I tweeted yesterday that I won an Alesis Bitrman, a discontinued effects unit that "combines a compressor, a distortion effect, a dual phasor, plus one of six different “Bitrness” effects. The “Bitrness” effects are a comb filter, a decimator, a bit reducer, a frequency modulator, a ring modulator, and a frequency shifter." This is a piece of gear that was designed for sonic destruction and is used heavily by one of my favorite guitarists Eivind Aarset. Within moments of my tweet, I received 13 facebook replies including two video examples of a Bitrman in use.

The first is from Tony Kennedy of Bethlehem, PA. He offers Snow and Ice which can be found at http://www.viddler.com/explore/bigtonyk/videos/4/.

The second is from Jeff Duke of Ocala, Florida. His example of "Bitrman abuse" is titled Loopydroneyglitchywacky Presents 07/04/09 and can be found at http://www.vimeo.com/5453546.

Thanks to Tony and Jeff for sharing their examples of how to manipulate, filter, and mangle guitar. Wanna get in on this action? Post your tip via a comment on this blog, send me an email, or drop me a note on any of my social network outposts.