Cusack Music Meta Plexi - "Individual Crunch & Lead Channels with a lot of Tone Flexibility"
SOUND: I’ve worked with a number of Plexi-based pedals and find the Meta Plexi to have the best sound and the greatest diversity when working with various amps (including pushing the Gain on the ped…
Karma Guitar Amplifiers MTN-10 - "From 'True' Clean Boost to Thick and Chewy Drive/Distortion"
SOUND: Overall this pedal has great sound; a boutique-quality pedal developed by an amplifier company, which says a lot. The tones it produces are wide and varied, due to the range of both the Drive…
Foxrox FR-100 - "Great Sounding with Dual Channels (rhythm & lead)"
SOUND: The FR 100 is a very impressive OD, in both rhythm and lead modes, both of which sound very classic. Other drives have different flavors, but the FR 100 sounds seemingly ubiquitous to my ears…
Moody Sounds Octorsion - "A well-blended octave-up with clear cutting distortion"
SOUND: The Octorsion is a rather diverse pedal based on its dual-functions, with distortion and an octave up blend merging together. I have reviewed other such pedals, but found them more specific t…
Fairfield Circuitry The Unpleasant Surprise - Experimen… - "Strange and Experimental, but also Solid Rock Tones"
SOUND: The Unpleasant Surprise’s footswitch engages and disengages the device. The Tone switch can be set for ‘dark’ or ‘bright.’ Depending on your amp and guitar tone’s settings, the dark may seem …
Heather Brown Electronicals The Blessed Mother - "Fantastic Tone and Blending to Supercharge Your Amp"
SOUND: The Blessed Mother is by far one of the best clean/transparent boosts and overdrives I’ve heard – blending and affecting other gear exceptionally well without altering the original tone too m…
Ananashead Effects Main Fuzz - "Diverse Fuzz - from Boost to Overdrive/Distortion to Fuzz"
SOUND: The Main Fuzz offers more options and tonal qualities than other Fuzzes I have tried. Based on the Fuzz Face, you can achieve anything from a clean boost, to warm or bright, to crunchy and d…
Ananashead Effects Bolt - "From Transparent to Just a Little Dirty, Bolt is a Versatile Drive"
OVERALL IMPRESSION & SOUND: Whether adding some clean boost, turning a clean channel into a crunch channel, or pushing a dirty channel for added bite and clarity in the mix the Bolt is a fantastic o…
Doc Music Station Blues Delight II - "Diverse Overdrive Serves More than Just the Blues"
OVERVIEW: This pedal may be dedicated to the Blues (and the tones associated with the genre), but Blues Delight II certainly acts as an effective drive to push higher-gain amps, due to its very clea…
Doc Music Station Val Drive II - "Best Overdrive I've Used!"
SOUND: Val Drive II has found a home on my pedalboard. With a drive that ranges from mild to moderate, it provides a good ‘zing’ to clean channels, so that you have something between clean and dirt…
Doc Music Station British Bender - "Thick and Heavy Fuzz that Mimics the Tones of Led Zep, The Who and The Stones"
SOUND: An aggressive fuzz with an edgy distorted quality, British Bender definitely is more boisterous than it is smooth, although that depends largely on how clean your clean amp channel is. h…
Doc Music Station Meuf II - "Heavy & Thick Distortion"
SOUND: A thick and heavy fuzz-type distortion (more distortion than fuzz, but definitely characteristics of both), Meuf II has a good amount of Distortion even when turned low. https://www.yout…
Doc Music Station Dark Blue II - "Boutique Flavor that Ranges from Easy Rock to Hard Rock"
SOUND: A classic sounding distortion, Dark Blue II produces a very decent range in output and drive. When the Distortion is low there is some grain to the tone and a hint of bite. https://www.…
Demedash Effects 112+ Overdrive - "Diverse Overdrive with Three Voices (Vintage, Modern & Heavy)"
SOUND: The 112+ can range from low gain to thick and heavy while producing varying tones, certainly with the help of having three different and unique ‘Voices.’ Obviously keeping the Drive low will…
nUX Metal Core - "Classic and Modern Metal Tones under one hood"
SOUND: You can produce two styles of tone/sounds with Metal Core: ‘classic’ that it emulates a 1980s style of Metal and ‘modern’ that emulates a more current Thrash Metal tone. https://www.yout…
