The Agonizer

seraph · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 6:48 am Post subject: The Agonizer

TX-1 Agonizer
There’s just no explaining it. It’s not a damn fuzzbox, it’s not a tube-amp simulator, and it’s not the slightest bit like anything else you’ve ever seen / heard. Think of the TX-1 Agonizer as a magical 1965-era industrial-music sonic reducer. It screws everything down to a nice, crunchy sonic pureè with aluminum shavings and broken glass mixed in. Yum. Please understand, it’s not a nice, sweet, well-behaved pussy-pussy “vintage tone” effect. You simply can’t get a simulation of a Fender Super Reverb out of this horrible yellow box. Trust us. If you're another one of those little obedient, cowardly, sniveling "tone lovers", the TX-1 is not for you to snivel over, so don't buy one. And if you worship METALLICA, perhaps you should buy some nice pink fairy wings instead of a TX-1.

mosc · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 7:14 am Post subject:

Wow, the marketing blurb for this baby is a must read. Twisted Evil

paul e. · Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 2:02 pm Post subject:

yes..nice rhetoric...

but the sound....OUCH...there is a fine line between distortion and ruination

zynthetix · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 11:05 am Post subject:

I think it sounds neat, although the $500 price tag is kind of steep...but it would also annoy the hell out of a lot of people, and that's a cool priceless feature in my opinion. (call me weird, but that's where I get my kicks Razz

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jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 469 Location: La Porte, IN, USA

Wow - gotta agree with mosc... that marketing blurb is a riot. I'm assuming they won't be putting most of that in print ads... Smile

I'd love to play around with one of these. I agree the price is a bit steep verses how much I'd probably use it.

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 469 Location: La Porte, IN, USA

Harshnoise's comments:

http://www.harshnoise.com/product_info/metasonix_agonizer_tx1

Mohoyoho · Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:31 pm Post subject:

Boy these products don't do it for me. Especially the price.

elle · Joined: May 19, 2004 Posts: 5

You gotta give these guys credit for having a unique vision and figuring out how to make it sell.

Great copy, nice retro graphics, weird sounds. It's enough to make me want to try one out!

Now, the price.....

seraph · Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:03 pm Post subject:

Now. The Agonizer SPECIAL EDITION.
It sucks even harder.
http://www.metasonix.com/
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