Rainger FX Minibar Liquid Analyser

The Minibar is a liquid analyser pedal, a truly revolutionary stompbox that uses the properties of a liquid to decide the sound of your guitar!

A journey into sound…

Rainger FX are inviting you to take part in an experiment in tone-shaping discovery…. This mini-pedal makes no sound at all until you pour liquid into it – any kind at all – and the various qualities of that liquid decide the amount – and to some degree the quality – of the distortion, and also the amount of treble and bass. What you use to do this is entirely up to you – any sort of mixture you can dream up!

The pedal is simplicity itself; it has a volume knob, and a small watertight container mounted in the top panel; unscrew the lid, get pouring – and analyse! Then, when you’ve got your own unique sound, screw the lid on tightly and you’re ready to go. (Finger tight is fine – but don’t get too forceful as some liquids can give a sticky-ness over time that makes the lid harder to undo) .

To start again with experimenting, just open the lid and wipe out the container with a paper towel. You’ll hear the guitar sound crumble away to nothing, but as the new liquid hits the container the resulting new sound appears.

Some technical stuff…

The conductivity of the guitar’s AC signal generally decides the amount of gain, and the opacity (how easily light passes through it) decides the amount of treble and bass. The Minibar often creates satisfying ‘band-pass’ tones – nicely uncompressed, and with plenty of satisfying harmonics and plectrum ‘cluck’.

Note; the pedal is sold with no liquid in it, and so will make no noise at all – until you do your bit! It’s up to you to go and experiment….

• CHOOSE YOUR OWN LIQUID COMBINATION TO CREATE YOUR OWN SOUND!
• SIMPLE – YET COMPLETELY INNOVATIVE!
• INCORPORATES GREEN ‘ANALYSING’ LED (TO SHOW SIGNAL PRESENT)
• TASTY MIRRORED-FINISH BOX
• INTERACTIVE LIKE NO OTHER PEDAL BEFORE – USE YOUR IMAGINATION TO DISCOVER YOUR OWN SOUND!
• RAINGER FX CUSTOM MINI-PEDAL ENCLOSURE – WITH NO SOCKETS ON THE SIDE! (NO – REALLY!!)

*What liquids should I try?

Anything at all – nothing can be damaged by trying something not so suitable. We’ve found that water-based liquids give similar levels of gain…

However here are some starting points;

De-ionised water (from a hardware store) has great distorted sound. Try adding a few drops of red wine or coffee to tone down the high-end and add bass. Jagermeister has a great dark drive to it. Coca cola has a nice mild overdrive with plenty of lower mids. Nail polish remover sounds good….

*How much liquid shall I pour in?

It’s not that fussy – as long as it’s enough to definitely cover the two screw contacts in the bottom

*What if I spill liquid onto the pedal – is it dangerous?

Not at all – wipe it off and carry on.

*Is the pedal true bypass?

Yes.

*Can I add more bass while adding more treble as well?

No – the minibar produces a ‘band-pass’ sound – like a cocked wah but with far less ‘honk’

*I put olive oil into it and it makes no noise at all! What’s going on?!

Yes – weird, that! We don’t fully understand the chemistry going on here, but there are a few liquids that don’t get any kind of response…. Don’t know why – but olive oil seems to be one of them. Remember – this is an experiment!

*Can I increase the gain even more?

We’ve noticed that dissolving salt into the liquid (if it’s possible) enhances the gain. Also possibly bubbles? Or maybe sugar? (Maybe you can discover something else?)

*I’ve noticed that the sound varies a little bit if you shake the pedal…. Why is that?

It’s because as the fluid slops around it may be varying its contact with the metal screws…

Warranty & Returns

All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!

Shipping

We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!

We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.

If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.

We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.

Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.

Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.

Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!