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James... « Great value if you like the distortion »
Published on 08/03/11 at 05:10The Jekyll and Hyde has been around for a while, but this revision of it is fairly new. Since the overdrive is apparently a tubescreamer clone, I had to try it, being the TS fanatic that I am. The layout of the J&H is a bit more complex than your typical tubescreamer however, and in fact is two pedals in one. The first side is an overdrive with an optional bass boost in addition to your usual V/T/G knobs. The second side is a full on distortion with a sharp/blunt switch. There's also supposedly a noise gate built into the distortion side.
UTILIZATION
This is where the pedal signs. The knobs are rock solid and the switches are bulletproof. It feels very soild all around. It's a big footprint but when you consider that you're getting two pedals in one, it's not really an issue. It's an easy pedal to figure out after some initial trickery. No manual required really.
SOUND QUALITY
The overdrive side is well...it sounds like a TS9. Which is great. The bass boost is a nice function if you have a trebly amp or guitar. If my review was based on this side of the pedal alone, it would likely get a solid 10. The distortion side however, is another story. I'm not sure what they were going for here. No matter how you dial the knobs it sounds pretty brittle and fake. I honestly couldn't get a great sound out of it. For the record, it doesn't sound terrible, but compared to other overdrives and distortions, it falls flat.
OVERALL OPINION
I don't think I'll be keeping this pedal because one side of it is pretty much unusable for me. I know that Visual Sound makes another pedal with the left side of the J&H by itself. I'll probably get that one. I want to stress again that the distortion side is not terrible, and many people might like it. If so it’s a great value.
UTILIZATION
This is where the pedal signs. The knobs are rock solid and the switches are bulletproof. It feels very soild all around. It's a big footprint but when you consider that you're getting two pedals in one, it's not really an issue. It's an easy pedal to figure out after some initial trickery. No manual required really.
SOUND QUALITY
The overdrive side is well...it sounds like a TS9. Which is great. The bass boost is a nice function if you have a trebly amp or guitar. If my review was based on this side of the pedal alone, it would likely get a solid 10. The distortion side however, is another story. I'm not sure what they were going for here. No matter how you dial the knobs it sounds pretty brittle and fake. I honestly couldn't get a great sound out of it. For the record, it doesn't sound terrible, but compared to other overdrives and distortions, it falls flat.
OVERALL OPINION
I don't think I'll be keeping this pedal because one side of it is pretty much unusable for me. I know that Visual Sound makes another pedal with the left side of the J&H by itself. I'll probably get that one. I want to stress again that the distortion side is not terrible, and many people might like it. If so it’s a great value.