Sound Sculpture

Sound Sculpture

Also known as: Sound Sculpture Musical Instruments, Sound Sculpture Musical Instrument Products

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Sound Sculpture Musical Instrument Products is an Oregon-based maker of audio routing and switching systems for electric guitar, founded in 1986 by engineer and guitarist Ken Czepelka. The company is best known for the Switchblade series of MIDI-controlled signal routers, including the rack-mount Switchblade GL and the floor-based Switchblade 8F and 8B, which let players patch effects loops in ...

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Sound Sculpture Musical Instrument Products is an Oregon-based maker of audio routing and switching systems for electric guitar, founded in 1986 by engineer and guitarist Ken Czepelka. The company is best known for the Switchblade series of MIDI-controlled signal routers, including the rack-mount Switchblade GL and the floor-based Switchblade 8F and 8B, which let players patch effects loops in series, parallel, or hybrid combinations and recall the entire matrix as presets via MIDI program change.

Beyond the Switchblade line, the catalog includes a number of small, purpose-built MIDI utility pedals: the AB Cadabra, a relay-based MIDI A/B/Y switcher and effects loop bypass; the Volcano, an analog volume and clean-boost controller addressable by MIDI or expression pedal; and the FootSim, a MIDI-controlled footswitch jack simulator used to remotely trigger amps and effects that lack their own MIDI input.

The brand has long catered to players building elaborate, programmable rigs, and Switchblade systems have been used by guitarists associated with King Crimson, Steve Vai, and Dave Matthews Band, among others.

Sound Sculpture has 5 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Switch Effects Pedals, Effects Processors, and Converters. Their gear is featured by 12 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Electronic, and Pop. Notable users include Matthew Bellamy, Chris Wolstenholme, and Robert Fripp.

Artists Who Use Sound Sculpture

Matthew Bellamy uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Matthew Bellamy

Singer, Guitarist · Muse

Chris Wolstenholme uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Chris Wolstenholme

Singer, Guitarist · Muse

Robert Fripp uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Robert Fripp

Guitarist, Keyboardist · King Crimson

Steve Vai uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Steve Vai

Guitarist · Whitesnake

Justin Vernon uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Justin Vernon

Singer, Guitarist · Bon Iver

St. Vincent uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

St. Vincent

Singer, Guitarist · The Polyphonic Spree

Michael Paget uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Michael Paget

Guitarist · Bullet for My Valentine

Dave Matthews uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Dave Matthews

Guitarist, Singer · Dave Matthews Band

Karl Sanders uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Karl Sanders

Guitarist · Nile

Acle Kahney uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Acle Kahney

Guitarist · TesseracT

Wayne Sermon uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Wayne Sermon

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Imagine Dragons

Jon Deiley uses 1 Sound Sculpture product

Jon Deiley

Guitarist, Composer · Northlane

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