Tuesday, October 20, 2026

OVERDRIVE- CRAZY TUNE CIRCUTS Rapture ___NEW ___ one stumble but no fall

crazy tube circuits
rapture   
$215.00 USD
Once upon a time not so very long ago CTC brought out the Triptych  pedal. Basically all the Tone Bender Fuzz variations and a basic MIAB 
to put them thru in one enclosure.
The general consensus from those that tried it was WOW what a 
great amp. The company simply pulled the OD out of this Triptych 
Fuzz pedal. They added a bit of headroom & gain but that's about it. 
           CONCLUSION __
Lets just say I expect one day before long the Triptych 
will disappear off their site as the bad ol' Fuzz part is 
at best mediocre and should be put back in the closet. 
However the Overdrive in it is indeed total killer. 
...the good news is everyone can now 
                    live happily ever after, 😇.

OVERDRIVE- FENDER Pugilist v.2 ___NEW ___ impressive

$230.00 USD
FENDER 
PUGILIST  DISTORTION V.2
It appears to be a one size fits all heavily modified Amp-in-a-Box. 
The layout gives you 2 channels each with a Volume, Tone and Gain. 
A toggle lets you route the signal path. Another toggle allows for Bass Boost. Switches beside the in/out jacks let you choose buffered or bypass, Scoop is on another as is a switch 
to match the input to match a HB, single coil or active pickups.
      CONCLUSION __
The unit has a very open fat sound with a lot 
of girth and with a lot of edge on the attack. 
Above all it has some balz. Love it!!!

V.1 from 2018



____ JOHN MEYERS OVERDRIVES ____ COMPARED

 COMPARE  SOMETHING     

I respect all good players but have never been a fan of J.M.  When it 
comes to sound he likes dark sounds that to me border on very muddy
without any sustain. Worst of all they have no overtones or rich sumptuous 
harmonics. A few guys with different but excellent tones are Hendrix, SRV, 
Santana, Knopfler, EVH, Brian May, Gilmour and last, and my fave  
Bernie Marsden, best known with Whitesnake.

Bernie Marsden's
The Beast 59 LP

Saturday, October 17, 2026

REVERB- NOBELS REV-mini ___NEW ___ understated genius, high spec, cheap!!!

Nobels  REV-mini
$100.00 USD
A basic idea. Make a Pro Reverb cheap by giving you 3 basic sounds 
that are in 99% of all Pop or Rock hit tunes that you need and if you 
need to on the odd occasion want the Footgazer Star Wars stuff buy another pedal since you cannot go Star Wars to no reverb at all as 
it sounds weird. So this Nobels becomes your always on Verb. 
The layout is Size, Blend and Tone. You get Spring, Plate 
& Hall which covers all the 'must haves'.
            CONCLUSION __
It delivers the goods. All the sounds sound 
totally Pro and are voiced for tunes to lay 
in the background not for theatrical 
soundtracks. Priced right on the money. 
Likely a permanent fixture as an always on.


FUZZ- MMK ELECTRICS Green Dot___NEW___ VOX Tone Bender Mk3 clone

$200.00 USD
MMK ELECTRICS
GREEN DOT  Mk3 1968 BENDER
I must get right to the point. Our buddy in Alaska is giving 
us the 'REAL DEAL'. The original was made by Sola Sound 
for Vox but only for one year in 1968 because Vox UK went 
out of business. The layout is simple with just a volume 
and tone control.  
             CONCLUSION __   
The sound speaks for itself and $200 
is reasonable for a virtual accurately 
replicated sound.  

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FUZZ- ENDURING AUDIO Burgess ___NEW___ high gain Fuzzydrive

ENDURING AUDIO
BURGESS 
$130.00 USD
What if you took the schematic for the Big Muff but put in the 
EQ tonestack of the VOX AC30's Top Boost? Apparently the 
Burgess would be created. The layout gives you Gain and 
Level with a toggle giving you a classic sound or something 
more modern and in in your face.
     CONCLUSION __
We get a great up market look with tasteful graphics 
and classic MXR style knobs in a basic Hammond 
1590B enclosure. The tone is high gain & massive 
The Vox bit keeps the sound from getting dark or 
muddy. Add to that it is not the usual same old 
clone. All this with a small price on the menu. 
...not even a tiny piece of lint to pick.   

Friday, October 16, 2026

OVERDRIVE- AMPLIFIED NATION Bigger Bloom___NEW___ Dumble-in-a-Box

Amplified Nation 
  BIGGER BLOOM    
$380.00 USD
You must not grumble just because it is another Dumble,😇. This company makes faux dumble amps that cost as much
 
as a real Dumble. So perhaps they can clone the sound 
better than most. The layout is Volume, Tone, Gain & Level.
          CONCLUSION 
Maybe they nailed it? Maybe they didn't.  
The sound is killer. The price is high enough 
in some countries to buy yourself a skillful 
hitman who too is arguably a killer as well.  
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