Saturday, November 2, 2024

FUZZ & SUB OCTAVE- JOYO R-29 Gloam ...the BIG surprise

JOYO  R-29 
G L O A M
$85.00 USD
free ship/AliExpress
Not new but always a surprise and straight from the golden rule of Rock. If it sounds good. It is good.
This unit was made for Bass players. BIG BUT! It sounds killer on Baritone but most amazing even crazy killer on guitar.
The layout is Octave, Dry/Wet blend, Gain, Fuzz, Dry Tone, with
a toggle for 2 different voicings, Low & High EQ and a toggle for Fuzz modulation. 
     CONCLUSION ___ 
It really needs a listen as there is far too much 
variety of sounds. The most impressive thing 
is how much clarity and tightness you have 
so chords are not out of the question. 
     Go to 8:04 for killer guitar sounds !!! 
 

OVERDRIVE- SUPERCOOL PEDALS The Bartow Bat ___NEW___surprisingly impressive!

$200.00 USD
SUPERCOOL PEDALS
The Bartow Bat 
💥
I am a the ProCo Rat II pedal's biggest fan. I hate 99% 
of what gets sold as a Rat. That's a lot of pedals so that's a lot of hate, LOL.
So straight to the layout. As expected you get Gain and Level. The most obvious difference is that the backwards Filter control, in short an ordinary tone control is gone. You get instead some very comprehensive EQ with a 
very good mid control to cut or boost. 


    CONCLUSION ___ 
The big deal is really all about the voicing, the rough 
crunchy edge is never lost. 
Some moron did not decide to to turn it into a Klon 
or a Fuzz. It is none the less an OD but not some 
Brit-in-a-Box either. 
You still can not touch the magic of a real Rat II.
I couldn't part with my ProCo but I could certainly 
add this to the family.