Aleks K Production Maple Leaf Royal Drive - "The Maple Leaf Royal Drive is incredibly organic"
SOUND: Two thumbs up for the Maple Leaf Royal Drive. This amazing drive/distortion allows for anything from mellow and melodic to a smooth and powerful tone, as demonstrated in the YouTube video be…
Carvin MTS3200 Head - "Great All-Around Tube Amp"
All of the other reviewers are correct, the MTS3200 is a great all-around amp. Great high gain (very high gain) tones but smooth and tasteful. Around the same time I bought my MTS3200, I picked up an…
Carvin X-100B - "Series IV- A Top Amp at Any Price Point"
The Carvin X100B Series IV amp is a terrific all-around amp that does everything well. While previous versions of the X-amp had some quirks, they got it right with the Series IV. Very loud amp, beaut…
Soldano Hot Rod 50 - "Fantastic Amp- Killer Tones"
My first +$1000 amp was a 1994 single channel Soldano Hot Rod 50. Fantastic amp. Granted it was hard to get clean tones out of it at any loud volume, the overdriven tones were wonderful. Mid focused,…
Soldano SLO-100 - "A Legendary Amp For a Reason"
Mike Soldano builds wonderful products. The SLO is a legend for a reason....killer tones and robust build quality. In recent years I've owned Soldano SLOs (2), Soldano Hot Rod 50, Bogner Ecstasy, Car…
Peavey Classic 50/410 - "Very Nice Amp- Great Value"
First, the review posted by iamqman here is dead on, this amp has a beautiful warm clean with a mild EL84 overdrive on Channel 2. Very much targeted at country and mild rock applications (great tones…
Carvin X100B Head Serie IV - "Terrifc Amp At Any Price Point"
The Carvin X100B Series IV amp is a terrific all-around amp that does everything well. While previous versions of the X-amp had some quirks, they got it right with the Series IV. Very loud amp, beaut…
Dr. Scientist BitQuest! - "Dozens of sounds for multiple patches - a tweakers dream!"
SOUND: Below is a YouTube video that demonstrates some multi-layering of tracks while using each of the patches or effects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-RsjcjyWEQ Many of the patches are …
Rainger FX Reverb-X - "Plenty of features in a micro-sized pedal"
SOUND: The Reverb-X by Rainger FX is is very basic in terms of the reverb ‘sound,’ as well as being clear and obvious (certainly not muddy). Some reverbs can be too much and necessitate a clean gui…
Marshall Shred Master - "So glad I held onto this pedal!"
I bought this from a friend along with a Roland JC 120 a long time ago now, it was my first "bigger" amp and with this pedal I was in heaven. Not too long after I started making payments on my first …
Aleks K Production Red Scorpion Mega Distortion 2 - "Incredible Organic Sounding and Noiseless Distortion"
SOUND: Below is a YouTube demonstration video using various guitars and the Red Scorpion 2 (Mega Distortion) by Aleks K Production, a Canadian pedal (and now guitar) manufacturer that goes over and …
Carl Martin Surf Trem (2018) - "From Eerie Pink Floyd to Surf Rock,the Surf Trem is excellent value"
SOUND: Below is a YouTube demonstration video on the Carl Martin Surf Vibe 2018, which is the latest ‘scaled down’ or streamlined pedal board version of this classic. https://www.youtube.com/watc…
Mission Engineering Rewah Pro - "Likely the Best Sounding Wah with Biggest Sweep"
SOUND: The Rewah Pro by Mission Engineering is such a great sounding wah and likely has one of the biggest sweeps I’ve heard in a wah pedal (although you can adjust its tone and range, as I’ll expla…
Line 6 Duoverb - "Duoverb - Hidden Gem"
I consider myself more of a 70s guitar player in the sense I play a lot of styles like Rush, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, etc. So my comments about this product may not be as pertinent to people playin…
Joyo JF-18R Power Tune - "Excellent value for money"
I bought it on eBay, straight from China or Hong-Kong – I can’t remember. I got it for a very decent price, and everything would have been perfect had the seller not forgotten to send me – as promise…
Carl Martin Rock Bug - "True Analog Amp-Cab Simulation"
SOUND: The Rock Bug is an amp-speaker simulator that has an incredibly authentic and analog sound. It offers two basic sounds or responses – an Open Cabinet and a Closed Cabinet. The open cabinet …
Two Notes Audio Engineering Le Lead - "Le Lead 2-Channel Preamp"
SOUND: Le Lead is a 2-channel tube preamp that can produce a multitude of tones (although designed for lead, you can get some excellent crunch and rhythm from this unit). Le Lead offers a typical C…
Orange Micro Dark - "Powerful enough, and with a great sound."
A single channel hybrid mini amp head with a single preamp tube, a 20W solid state poweramp, a headphone out, mono effect loop and 8-ohm output. I needed a amp with a headphone out, at least one t…
Palmer Automat - "AUTOMAT autowah + distortion produces diverse array of sounds"
SOUND: If you like autowah pedals, you’re going to like the Automat… it also has Distortion! Palmer’s Automat produces sounds that can be very subtle and snappy, and as clean as you want them, or v…
Mission Engineering VM-PRO - "VM-PRO is Beyond typical Volume Pedals with Loaded Features"
SOUND: Volume pedals are fairly straight forward, although the quality of a volume pedal’s electronics will make a difference in what you hear when using it. The YouTube video below goes through va…
Electro-Harmonix The Silencer - "It does the job - for a lesser price!"
I’ve used it with a US Standard Strat (neck pickup replaced with a Seymour-Duncan SHR-1B) and an Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro; my amps are a Fender Machete and a Marshall 8240 Stereo Chorus. I play a…
Carl Martin Buff DeLuxe - "Buff DeLuxe Produces a Clearer and more Accurate Tone"
SOUND: If you’re looking for a pedal that provides a cleaner, clearer and crisper tone… one that can wash away a bit of that ‘mud,’ and one that makes all your other pedals sound better, then likely…
Marshall Code 50 - "A great amp with a nice Marshall sound"
- What musical styles do you use this amp for? Rock, punk, jazz-rock, reggae. - Given its weight and power, is this amp feasible for practicing, rehearsing with a band, and/or using live? Yes. I…
Temple Audio Design Trio 28 - "An endlessly modular, high-quality pedalboard king"
Used to shelter the 3 Strymon (Timeline, Bigsky and Mobius), an Origin Effect Cali76 Compact Deluxe, the Xotic Wah and SL Drive, the TC Electronic mini Spark, polytune mini and Ditto looper, the Boss…
Guild Starfire III - "Still a Great Guitar Holding a Lot of Memories"
I bought my Cherry Red Guild Starfire lll back in 1965 when it was brand new for $250 which included a hard shell case. I picked it because it looked like Johnny River's Gibson that he played on Shin…
