STOMP BOX STEALS

Thursday, September 3, 2026

FUZZ- TONECAT FUZZ A L'uile _NEW_ Fuzz Face clone

$75.00 USD

TONECAT
FUZZ A L'UILE
From Melbourne Australia comes a very basic silicon
Fuzz Face with garage band vibe,😇. The layout is
simply Level and Gain.

CONCLUSION __
A fun quirky pedal with a nasty
trashy tone that on its own or
stacked would make some
interesting noises.

MODELER/FX- IK MULTIMEDIA TONEX Board _NEW_ Just released today!!!

TONEX

_ BOARD

$1000.00 USD

The all bells and whistles TONEX to take on

the big boys.

Is it too little too late & definably expensive!

Then there is NAM 2. It sounds as equally as

good that has just moved into the first of NAM boards. Note merely the first not yet something

serious covering all the bases which will arrive

in the very near future.

CONCLUSION __

If TONEX went out of business you are

screwed. If a company that only uses

NAM goes under you just take your

personal library with you and move to

another brand. Once there you can keep

downloading the free 6000 plus library.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

_ NAM A2 _ 10 budget pedals shootout using the identical downloaded sounds

NAM IS YOUR FRIEND |

A scientist would have to conclude that if you want the perfect representation of an amp that amp would have to be represented by

NAM tech. If you hated it and loved the sound of another tech it is only because you are a musician born with that incurable affliction.

You take 10 of the cheapest budget NAM A2 digitally simulated amp pedals. Load the identical sound in each one & see which can accurately reproduce the sound closest to the metered

then recorded spec of the actual amp.

CONCLUSION __

I am not surprised the Valeton won because before they got into the Modeling Industry they were & are the one both making from scratch and/or supplying all the parts for everyone else. They do not need the 'middle man' they are the 'middle man'. Their GP-5 came in 4th and smokes the bottom 5 yet is the cheapest by a lot at $70.00 USD.

In short it squeaked into the pro sound quality which makes it worlds cheapest backup/emergency rig. It also has the supper bonus that you can literally carry it to the gig in the pocket of

your jeans.

OVERDRIVE- KEELEY Tube Drive _NEW_ Boss Blues Driver w/Tube

$400.00 USD
K E E L E Y ·

TUBE DRIVE

It is basically the ol' Keeley Phat Mod Drive/BOSS

Blues Driver clone stacked on a simple tube PreAmp.

The Layout has a Volume, Gain & Tone for each side.

CONCLUSION __

It sounds impressive but if you are already using

a tube amp you might want to try a ordinary

Blues Driver. Better yet the $40.00 USD

Joyo Bright Day Waza Craft clone of it.

__________A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY

_THE UPDATER_SEPTEMBER 2026_NEW GEAR NEWS_UPDATED 24/7

THE UPDATER
September 2026

I seperate those pedals that are a steal from
those that are stealing from you ate any price

IF IT IS WORTH KNOWING IT IS HERE FIRST !!!

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MY MONTHLY RANT
The damn politicians are telling us that it's never been better when

it is not only worse but they made it 50% more f__ked than July!

TIME OUT
Well today was going to be something I was really looking forward to.

The release and launch of my own pedal brand LENARD Re-Inventions.

But I can not ship without prepaying the electrical goods duty which

neither country can say what it is. So I have to wait until the squabble

is over. That will not happen until one side agrees to give the other a B.J.

To find out more go to the top left hand corner of this page to a small orange box with a white letter B in it. Type in 1 followed by the letter x and then type in another 1 .
It will take you right there.