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Published on 03/29/11 at 06:33This is a distortion stompbox, it's all analogue circuitry housed in a solid cast metal case. This unit isn't rackable or editable using a computer.
1/4" in jack, 1/4" out jack, standard boss power supply adaptor and internal 9v battery snap.
Three external controls: Volume, Gain and Tone.
One internal control: Presence.
True bypass to avoid tone coloration when the effect is disengaged.
UTILIZATION
This pedal is easy to set up, standard cable between the guitar and pedal then from the pedal to the amp and stick a battery inside and you're ready to go.
I find this pedal very easy to manipulate to produce interesting tones. All of the controls are very interactive. The internal Presence trim pot is very useful to help match the tone of the pedal to amplifier depending on how dark or bright it sounds. I think there's a good range on all of the knobs which allows you to dial in a good range of tones.
SOUND QUALITY
The tones that can be created with this pedal range from a slight drive with the Volume pushed up and the Gain backed down to a huge cranked marshall tone with the Gain control at maximum.
One thing I really like about this particular pedal is the way it reacts with what guitar you plug into it, when used with a guitar with low output pick ups such as a Fender Mexican Standard Stratocaster the gain needs to be pushed a lot more than if something like a Les Paul is used.
This pedal uses LEDs as clipping diodes which provide a very middy distortion which I really like the sound of.
OVERALL OPINION
I think this is a great pedal for some looking for a good sounding Marshall crunch tone for a reasonable price without getting a new amplifier.
1/4" in jack, 1/4" out jack, standard boss power supply adaptor and internal 9v battery snap.
Three external controls: Volume, Gain and Tone.
One internal control: Presence.
True bypass to avoid tone coloration when the effect is disengaged.
UTILIZATION
This pedal is easy to set up, standard cable between the guitar and pedal then from the pedal to the amp and stick a battery inside and you're ready to go.
I find this pedal very easy to manipulate to produce interesting tones. All of the controls are very interactive. The internal Presence trim pot is very useful to help match the tone of the pedal to amplifier depending on how dark or bright it sounds. I think there's a good range on all of the knobs which allows you to dial in a good range of tones.
SOUND QUALITY
The tones that can be created with this pedal range from a slight drive with the Volume pushed up and the Gain backed down to a huge cranked marshall tone with the Gain control at maximum.
One thing I really like about this particular pedal is the way it reacts with what guitar you plug into it, when used with a guitar with low output pick ups such as a Fender Mexican Standard Stratocaster the gain needs to be pushed a lot more than if something like a Les Paul is used.
This pedal uses LEDs as clipping diodes which provide a very middy distortion which I really like the sound of.
OVERALL OPINION
I think this is a great pedal for some looking for a good sounding Marshall crunch tone for a reasonable price without getting a new amplifier.