Mad Professor

- CB version - Switch between compression and sustain setting - Controls for volume, compression, tone - Powered by 9v battery of regular boss style adapter - Pretty neatly wired, seems stable. - Solid enclosure UTILIZATION Pretty straightforward to compressor to use. Tone, volume, and compression controls are all pretty basic. The problem is the way the controls change completely between the compression and sustain modes. It becomes a completely different pedal, and its very difficult to keep a similar sound between the two. My other complaint is how difficult it was to dial in a transparent tone on the pedal. The paint is a lot more sturdy then the original BJFE pedals, but still pretty easy to chip. SOUND QUALITY Its alright. I found it a little noisy for a high end compressor, especially compared to the original BJFE Pine Green Compressor or the much cheaper Diamond. In terms of actual compression, it did a pretty good job on the compression side. It just didn't add the character or clarity I was looking for. The sustain side is a pretty cool feature, and one I'd never seen before. It basically leaves the attack intact but draws out the decay. Could be very useful for a metal guitarist looking for more sustain but without any squish. OVERALL OPINION To be honest, I just wasn't that impressed with this one. I tried it alongside a PGC and Diamond, and have used numerous other compressors in the past. The actual compression and sustain sounds, once dialed in, where pretty good. But it was just annoying to dial in and didn't really add the character I was looking for. At $200 new, its not a bad compressor. But honestly, I would pass, and there is no way I'd shell over $350-400 for the hand wired version. If you can afford an original BJFE Pine Green Compressor, they are fantastic. As as of May 4th, 2011, the crazy ebay prices seem to be dropped. On more of a budget, I would recommend the Diamond compressor which is fantastic.

The Mad Professor Little Green Wonder is an overdrive pedal that is designed for electric guitar, but suitable for use with any electronic instrument. I've only used this for electric guitar and it definitely seems like the best option for it. As far as it's basic characteristics go, it's pretty standard as it has 1/4" input and output connections and a power supply jack for a nine volt supply. It also has an compartment for a nine volt battery, and isn't rack mountable as it's a foot pedal. UTILIZATION There isn't much at all to using the Mad Professor Little Green Wonder. It's a really simple device that doesn't take too much prior knowledge to use, although certainly previous experience with overdrive and distortion pedals will be helpful since this is a pretty standard configuration. The pedal has three knobs for controlling the drive level, body (which is a low/mid tone/EQ knob), and for overall volume level. I haven't seen a manual for this pedal, nor do I believe one is necessary. SOUND QUALITY The sound of the Mad Professor Little Green Wonder is really what makes it a great pedal. The features are certainly nice, but when it comes down to it, it's really all about the sound. This is definitely one of the top overdrive pedals that I've used in recent memory. It doesn't reinvent the wheel or anything, but it delivers a full bodied overdrive sound that sounds great across the board and for both rhythm and lead guitar. I like it best for getting chunky rhythm guitar parts happening, as it's awesome for getting that just slightly overdriven tone. OVERALL OPINION While Mad Professor is a little known company, the Little Green Wonder is an overdrive that players should certainly be aware of. The original version is certainly expensive, which is really it's only downfall. However, Mad Professor has issued a PCB version of the pedal which is about half the price. I haven't used the PCB version, but it's definitely worth looking into if you're on a budget as the original version of this pedal isn't very affordable. If you're a pedal geek like myself, the Little Green Wonder and Mad Professor pedals are definitely worth knowing about.

This vintage sounding amp, fully handcrafted in England and conceptualized in Finland, has the following features: - Preamp tubes: 4 x ECC83/12AX7 - Poweramp tubes: 2 x 6V6 - Power: 21 Watts - Power supply: Max 100 VA - Combo Speaker: 12" 8 ohms, creamback 65W celestion - Combo dimensions: 61 x 26 x 50.5 cm / Head: 61 x 26 x 27.6 cm - Weight: Combo 22.6 kg The cabinet is entirely made of solid Scandinavian birch wood. A superb and very crystalline clean up to about half of the gain stroke, after which it starts to crunch slightly depending on the feel of the strings. The master volume potentiometer allows you to make it crunching or bring it up to a large overdrive even at low volume. Usual settings in terms of eq but with in addition a cut filter (low-pass filter) which allows to attenuate or cut very high frequencies undesirable during a crunch for example but sought in its own right. The reverb and tremolo are superb. This amp sounds a lot like a vox ac30. It is rather intended, as its name suggests to lovers of any musical style, except metal. This amp really takes up the main characteristics of the old traditional mythical amps without being a faithful copy (deluxe reverb, ac30, plexi) and therefore does not have an effects loop. It will satisfy lovers of old sound, both in clean and crunch and/or overdrive. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator

The Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo is a high end pedal that can be used for any electric instrument, although my experience with the pedal is just with electric guitar. Having said this, I'm sure it would also sound awesome on keys. The pedal is standard in it's make up, consisting of 1/4" jacks for input and output and requiring power from an external power supply. The pedal does have true bypass although it's not rackable as it's a foot pedal. UTILIZATION The make up of the Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo couldn't be much simpler. There's nothing too unique about it's configuration, giving you parameters for speed, depth, and level. These are pretty ubiquitous parameters for tremolo pedals, so if you have experience with one of them, chances are you're going to be familiar with this one without having even used it. No need for a manual here. SOUND QUALITY The sound of the Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo definitely puts it in the top tier of tremolo pedals that I've used before. It's got one of the cleanest trem sounds I've ever heard and is versatile to boot. I've used the pedal in the studio only, using it with a Fender Telecaster and Orange amplifier. It's great for using when you're not using a Fender amplifier (which already has tremolo on board). It's pretty flexible as far as tremolos can go, but the overall clean sound quality of this pretty traditional sounding tremolo is where it makes it's dough. OVERALL OPINION The only problem I have with the Mad Professor Mellow Yellow Tremolo is the price! It's a seriously awesome pedal that sounds incredible but it's not worth the price in my opinion. It really does cost a good amount, but that's what you're going to find with Mad Professor pedals. For a professional who can swing it it might be worth it, but unless you're using tremolo 24/7, it's really not necessary to spend this amount of money on a tremolo pedal. There's nothing at all with the sound of it, as it's one of the best I've ever heard, I just wish it was a bit cheaper so I could get one!

The Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster is a great little guitar booster pedal that has more control than your average boost pedal. The pedal has a pretty standard make up as far as general characteristics go, with 1/4" connections for input and output and requiring power from a 9 - 18 volt power supply. However, the internal characteristics are anything but standard as it's got two booster in one here and also has a switchable buffer on the inside for helping not to lose signal when using it with other pedals. It has true bypass and isn't rack mountable... UTILIZATION You don't need to know much in order to use the Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster as it's a really simple one to get used to. The parameters that it gives you to work with are for boost, treble, and master. Each is kind of it's own little effect in itself, as turning each up will have a pretty drastic effect. A manual shouldn't be necessary here - just mess around with it until you feel comfortable. SOUND QUALITY The tone of the Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster is absolutely perfect. It's super smooth and there's a lot that can be done with it considering it's 'just' a booster pedal. You can use it as more of a full bodied boost, a treble boost, or even for some straight up overdrive. If you were using a tube amp and a great guitar, you could probably get away with just using this pedal and have a nice array of different sounds here. The main thing to consider here is the flexibility, as you aren't going to find these kinds of options on many other booster pedals. OVERALL OPINION If you're looking for the ultimate guitar boosting pedal, you need to take a serious look at the Mad Professor Ruby Red Booster. It's a booster by trade but has the flexibility to be an overdrive or simple treble booster as well. It's definitely not the cheapest booster out there, but it's also not incredibly expensive considering the incredible tone quality here. If I was buying a booster pedal and money was no object, I'd definitely be going with the Ruby Red Booster.

Mad Professor's Deep Blue Delay is a pedal designed for electric guitar, but certainly usable across the board with all electronic instruments. Since I've only used it for electric guitar however, this review will be focused on this application of the pedal. It's got a really standard and simple configuration, with 1/4" input and output connections and a nine volt power supply jack. It isn't going to be rack mountable since it's a foot controlled effect. UTILIZATION The make up of the Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay is incredibly simple. It only has three parameters, which might not seem ideal for a delay pedal, but is enough here to get a good amount of sounds. These include knobs for level, repeat, and delay. These are definitely the basic parameters that you'll see for a delay pedal, but I love having as much control possible so I'll never mind a few other parameters. Having said this, it's still a very flexible pedal and is incredibly easy to use because of this. A manual should definitely not be necessary. SOUND QUALITY The sound of the Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay is incredibly clean! It's the kind of delay that you can hear all of the details of your sound, with each of the individual notes and repeats being heard very clearly. I've used the pedal with a Fender Stratocaster and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb amp, so I think I'm getting a pretty clear picture of what the pedal sounds like. I've only used it in the studio, and it's not cheap so if you're going to bring it on gigs be careful with it (not that it's not sturdy). OVERALL OPINION If you're in the market for a super clean, high quality delay pedal, the Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay is absolutely worth knowing about. It's definitely on the pricer side of pedals, but Mad Professor has released a PCB version of each of their pedals which is about half the price and of course now much more affordable. I've only used the original version of this pedal, but it seems like the PCB versions aren't too far off. I'd recommend checking out both if possible if you're interested in the Deep Blue Delay pedal.

Mad Professor's Sweet Honey Overdrive is a guitar pedal that I've got experience using inside the recording studio. A little while back I did a recording session with a guitar playing friend of mine who had a few different Mad Professor pedals, including the Sweet Honey Overdrive. The pedal has a standard make up, with a 1/4" input and output and power requirements from a nine volt supply. It isn't rack mountable in any way as it's a stomp box. UTILIZATION The set up of the Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive is really very simple. It's got the same basic make up that you'd expect from most overdrive and distortion pedals out there, with parameters for volume, drive, and focus, the latter of which is a unique control for leveling out EQ and overall dynamics. It's a unique parameter that takes a minute of playing with to get used to, but is one that is really useful. I haven't had a need to check out the manual for the Sweet Honey Overdrive. SOUND QUALITY The overall tone of the Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive is nothing short of outstanding. It's perfect for getting a little boost or overdrive to your guitar, but also sounds especially cool when you use it with an already distorted amplifier. You can push the level of overdrive up a good amount if you want, but it's definitely not the ideal type of pedal for getting raw distortion. Rather, it's best for getting a cleaner and more defined sort of overdrive sound. I loved using it for getting crunchy rhythm parts, as it was the go to pedal for getting this type of sound throughout the session. OVERALL OPINION While a bit expensive, the Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive is a top tier pedal that is designed for experienced players looking to get a top notch lighter overdrive tone. For those who can't afford this, Mad Professor has kindly issued out PCB versions of their pedals that are about half the price. I personally haven't used this, but I'm sure it sounds pretty close and you get a very considerable savings. I'd highly recommend the Sweet Honey Overdrive for anyone interested in a truly great sounding overdrive pedal for guitar.