Saturday, December 9, 2017

OVERDRIVE- PROTONE PEDALS Reeves Gabrels Distortion ...unbelievably range from near dead clean to Metal

 PROTONE PEDALS REEVES GABRELS DISTORTION ENGINE 

$230.00 USD to $360 USD (for a 'dual' 2 in one box.)

The guy spent 12 years as Bowie's guitarist. A very creative player.
He is quite the opposite of most players with his background.
He spent years at school learning his craft. He can read music like most of us can only read a comic book. He could always pay the bills because he could do any kind of studio work no mater what the style from country to jazz and beyond.
Unlike nearly all players from such a background he never pulls out the endless cliches of such an education with 'this the only way its done right' arsenal.
No ...he is always looking for a new way to approach music. He thru out the RULES before he even went to college.
But he learn them ALL yet stayed true to his mission.
He recently spent a few dollars and a lot of time to perfect the Bigsby ...the whammy he loves and cured it's tuning problems with out having to mess with the look and feel by having made a special alloy steel spring that makes action dead smooth and yet easily pulls it back in tune.
He spent a lot of time with Reverend guitars perfecting the guitar that bears his name and now has worked with Protone to get the exact tone from a dirt box that he likes that has not just the tone but the perfect touch and details in expression to make it 'one' from his mind to the tip of his pick.

So what do we get???


The pedal is all about clarity and precise dynamics to your touch. The tone is not just about the obvious but about how it will fit in the mix of playing with several players or how it will sound in the mix when recording. There is NOT a sweet spot the pedal is usable through out it's entire range. If you were to keep the gain low there is not even a 'HINT' that you ever push it into a maxed out Metal sound. Love it or hate it this pedal is very much a marvel and a superb technical achievement.

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