A HISTORY OF CHARVEL/JACKSON

CHARVEL / JACKSON   |  

 

OVERDRIVE- DR. SCIENTIST Dungeon Crawler Metal Dist.____NEW____ SNEAK PEAK!!!

Dr Scientist

$250.00 USD

DUNGEON 

CRAWLER

This just dropped. There isn't even a picture. 

I got Petty 'The Pick' Pedilio a pro stand-in for 

today's performance.

It uses a no short-cuts' FET circuit and literally 

the best of the best parts. The company is 

all about killer quality.

     CONCLUSION ___

Yes they are expensive. So for them selling 

this for $250.00 USD is cheap, 😇. lol.

It sounds killer. I want one. 

But ...😒

OVERDRIVE- MXR WYLDE AUDIO Zakk Sabbath Overdrive___NEW___ Boss SD-1 clone?

 MXR 

WYLDE AUDIO 

ZAKK SABBATH  

OVERDRIVE · 

$170.00 USD

Let's go back to the roots. This is just another take on a 

Boss SD-1 Overdrive which primarily gets a bit more gain 

etc. each time another company gives it a face lift.

The layout is the familiar Volume, Tone and Gain.

CONCLUSION __

The Boss itself is a modified Ibanez Tube Screamer. 

In all and every case for the crowd using the Brit 

based stacks, all use the above as a boost pedal, 

Not as Overdrives that have a life of their own. 

All can be effective so you chose whichever 

shade of dirt you like. 

There are no bad choices, 😇.

BRISTOL GUITAR SHOW 2026 ___ BEST OF...

 BRISTOL GUITAR SHOW | 

FUZZ- ELECTRO-HARMONIX EHX Percolator___NEW ___ 1970's InterFax clone

 electro-harmonix 

EHX PERCOLATOR 

$100.00 USD

The InterFax Harmonic Percolator was made because the   

guy loved the gritty grainy sound of a vintage Germanium transistor Fuzz but he also loved the bite & spike of the Muff 

with its silicon transistors. So???  Why not use both???

The layout is Balance, Harmonics, BIAS & with a toggle for 

boost or gain. 

      CONCLUSION __ 

Yes the original sounded half OD & 

half Fuzz and it would tweak nicely 

but it did not have but this one good 

...sound ...but one with loads of character.  

The price is fair.    

 ...go to 3:40 on the video, the phrases played there

...sound exactly like the original.

 

     

FUZZ/OD- EARTHQUAKER DEVICES Sunn O))) HalfLife___NEW___ a Winner!

Earthquaker Devices

Sunn O))) HalfLife 

$260.00 USD

It started life using the the topography of the infamous Shin-Ei FY2 

& FY6 to make the Octave Fuzz part of the circuit but then added a 

serious FET Booster giving it an equally Overdrive like characteristic. 

The layout? It has 8 controls over 12 functions. Best watch the videos 

then browse the manual for this one.  

This is not their first, in fact there have been many. Some were limited editions and were all oversize pedals. The new size is very welcome.  

     CONCLUSION __

Yes this will do all the overkill Doom and even Shoegaze & 

Star Wars stuff. There is a big BUT?

Is this the one to get? The Octave Fuzz part is usable even 

for those not into Doom etc. The Overdrive part makes it playable even to those who do not have or have wanted 

a Fuzz. A winner on all counts for those on either side  

of the coin.           

OVERDRIVE- CORNERSTONE Centuro Dual OD ___NEW___ another Klon clone

 Cornerstone 

 CENTARIO 

$320.00 USD

Just what the world needs another Klon. This is as much a

Klon as 99% of the hundreds of Tube Screamers are a Tube 

Screamer. 

In short it is an original OD that you love or are not impressed.

            CONCLUSION __ 

It is trying to cover all the Klons, The classic Gold, 

the bright Silver and the v.2 Red Klon. Nothing 

wrong with that. But ...big But.

You can get what I got that does all 3 Klons. 

The SONICAKE Trio Rider. Just $50.00 USD 

and you have your Klon problem solved & 

with still some coin left in your pocket.