OVERDRIVE- TSAKALIS AUDIOWORKS Room #40 ...25 years of Marshalls in one pedal?

 TSAKALIS AUDIOWORKS ROOM #40 

$295.00 USD

This there take on classic Marshalls period. Unlike Columbo Audio Electronics Lead Trilogy The Tsakalis take is free hand one with the sounds of the popular mods of the time included in there approach. 

It tries to cover 60's 70's and 80's amps in one pedal. I am more drawn to a Marshall pedal that nails the sound of a Marshall like it came right off the factory floor. Luco Columbo can do this. That said I love pedals like this too :-)

Layout has level presence, bass, mids and treble. Added are 

volume bright and volume normal just like a real Plexi and a variac control which increases the saturation. A foot control lets you kick 

in a boost.

CONCLUSION

What's not to like this is a serious OD. As I said it suggests that it mimics certain amps and is in the ball park but it is not like Columbo 

or PedalPalFX that are both anal about getting the amp sound dead on. 

I find both kinds are important. If your playing is a lot about

improvisation or you want to solo or have things jump out in places 

than pedals like the #40 are killer. If you are backing vocals and in 

general doing the key parts of a tune than the authentic sounds really 

shine. This is however is the best of the Swiss Army Knife Marshalls.

One thing I find playing live changing complete sounds on any pedal

just doesn't work. My point is with a Marshall sound needing one pedal

for crunch and one for hi gain is a given. A Plexi pedal for crunch and 

an JCM 800 for leads etc. makes more sense.

In other words this pedal is killer please give me two. LOL

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