Carl Martin panama - "A classic drive/distortion that remain tight even with maximum gain"
SOUND: Carl Martin has produced an awesome Classic 80s Plexi tone in a pedal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ0EgcziypE Although there are comparable pedals out there, what sets the Panama…
Keeley Electronics Fuzz Bender - "From modest warmth to full-blown Doom Fuzz"
SOUND: This is a fuzz for fuzz lovers… and definitely not for the faint of heart (or those who dislike fuzz). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69txX_i082M&feature=youtu.be With the Bias down …
Cusack Music Screamer Fuzz Germanium - "More than a Fuzz, but an Awesome Overdrive that Offers Plenty of Tones"
SOUND: Although called a Screamer Fuzz Germanium it’s not strictly a fuzz-sounding device and offers a lot of different tones. Certainly there are some nice thick and grainy fuzz tones, but with th…
Behringer Vintage Tube Monster VT999 - "Versatile and amazing sounding pedal."
I have been a loyal user to this pedal since 2011, and i've been using it since then. When i first tried, i did with the gear that was available in the store and it sounded good. Then i got home, te…
Keeley Electronics El Rey Dorado - "One of the best Plexi Tones in a Pedal"
SOUND: A great Plexi Tone pedal that is ‘rich’ in tone, the El Rey Dorado certainly other descriptors, like grainy, defined and robust. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFCQO_YlUvY&feature=youtu…
Tsakalis AudioWorks Six - "Destined to be a Classic for Sound and Diversity"
SOUND: SIX produces a host of various tones/sounds, and overall they are very good (this may be due to the cap-less technology, viz., and capacity-free audio path). When working with dirt, SIX does…
Pearl OD-05 Over Drive - "Excellent versatile od pedal"
Bought this new back in the day, it was my first drive pedal and I’ve been using it up to this day. The od5 is part of Pearl’s short lived attempt into guitar pedals but it’s a very fine pedal nevert…
Empress Effects Heavy - "From biting sizzle to massive tones"
SOUND: There are some good demos of the HEAVY and playing one live does not disappoint. However, it does proves that YouTube compression does not do HEAVY justice. As the manual indicates, Channel …
Tapestry Audio Fab Suisse - "Great Sound that Enhances Your Current Gear"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgroQE8HHPA&feature=youtu.be Tapestry Audio developed an amazing sounding overdrive. Definitely not a one-trick pony, you have three types of drive with …
Marshall JH-1 The Jackhammer - "Well built with wonderfull distortion"
I am using it to boost some distortion to my guitar on the Marshal Mustang II (v2) amplifier. It does it well! Strong and rich with many ways to shape it up to your taste. Limit the overdrive channel…
Spiral Electric FX Black Spiral Fuzz - "Diverse Fuzz for modest boost to full-out Sizzle"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUMk0UZdc7U What impresses me about the Black Spiral Fuzz is its diversity and quality of sound - not only do you get a host of different tonal variations…
Doc Music Station Vintage Fuzz II BC208 - "Early Pink Floyd/David Gilmour in a Pedal"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7GZZAOCrdI David Gilmour and that early Pink Floyd fuzz tone shines through with the BC 208 version of Vintage Fuzz II. There are other Vintage Fuzz pedal…
Friedman Amplification BE-OD Deluxe - "Thick Chunky Rhythms and Singing Leads in a 2-Channel Overdrive Pedal"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB28PwtSFzw&feature=youtu.be I like my tone’s low end to be punchy and chunky (for rhythm) and with enough energy to sustain quality singing leads. Friedma…
Doc Music Station Vintage Fuzz II 2SA202 - "Smooth Saturation to Aggressive Fuzz"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUjs1lKI1jE With two germanium transistors the 2 SA 202 model (which also uses those type of transistors) of Vintage Fuzz II replicates the famous Fuzz Face…
Doc Music Station Vintage Fuzz II MP41 MK2 - "Classic Growling Fuzz"
SOUND: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHtiFZ5XvYM An outstanding job replicating that classic 1960s and into the 1970s heavy, thick fuzz sound, you can’t go wrong with the Vintage Fuzz II. Wi…
