OVERDRIVE- MAD PROFESSOR Sweet Honey (handmade) OD ___NEW___ still cool ???

 · MAD PROFESSOR · 

SWEET HONEY OVERDRIVE 

$390.00 USD

Bjorn Juhl has designed pedals forever . He started with pedals 

like the 17 year old Sweet Honey that he made himself but found 

eventually he would have to expand into a factory or he could license 

them to other builders. He chose to license. To Bearfoot FX, 

Animals, One control & Mad Professor He did not always do  

exclusive deals & some got the right to use his name to endorse  

a pedal but not the name of the pedal. They had to use different  

names, like Honey Bee or perhaps Sweet Baby, 😇 LOL.

 

 UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT

The Mad P. has made both handmades and factory models and often 

at the same time. New owners of Mad P. have started rereleasing the handmade after revitalizing the factory for a couple of years.

The pedal makes a low to medium gain somewhat transparent 

and with a great feel and good dynamics.

The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain.

     CONCLUSION ___

There are hundreds of players over the years that have kept 

theirs and have used it for decades. Their cheap factory one 

is $235.00 USD. Not majorly cheaper but it sounds as good.

The good news is Joyo have made the Joyo Sweet Baby for 

years and it is a dead on clone of it for... $40.00 USD, 😇

OVERDRIVE- SPLINE LABRATORIES Archangel ___NEW___ heavenly ? :-)

 SPLINE LABORATORIES 

ARCHANGEL   

$220.00 USD

As it appears obviously by the name and graphics we have a Metal 

OD. The Layout is Volume, Gain and Tone and for more breadth 

we have a Low for that extra mass. A toggle lets you switch in

an upper mid poke or a scoop. It wisely includes a Gate.

          CONCLUSION ___

It appears to be a cliched type of pedal for the genre. 

To a degree it is so we at least have no unpleasant 

surprises. The small 'big' difference is the pedal has

excellent separation, some balz and no annoying noise. 

Even a guy in a wedding band would find it damn useful 

for the now inevitable requests for the Metal hits over 

what are often now decades old. 

To cut to the chase, it is a damn good pedal, 😇.

OD/PRE- RED SEVEN AMPLIFICATION Leviathan (tube) PreAmp ___NEW ___ serious kit

 REDSEVEN  

A M P L I F I C T I O N 

LEVIATHAN 

$700.00 USD

A small amp builder who offers a 2 12AX7 tube 

pre primarily borrowed from his amps.

The layout has 2 channels of full EQ of Treble, 

Mids and Bass with Gain and Level.

It has a Gate 4 presets and a Boost. 

16 IR's give you direct out. 

CONCLUSION ___

Damn pricy but everything is handmade 

and uses the best parts. A alternative to 

those expected to show up with a Modeler 

who if like me want one perfect real 

tube tone. 

OVERDRIVE- MIND MONKEY When I Grow Up Overdrive ___NEW___ Just a bit Special :-)

$280.00 USD

MIND MONKEY  EFFECTS

WHEN I GROW UP OVERDRIVE   

Basically built as a tube Preamp using FETS as tubes.

When done right it is always the closet to a real tube amp. 

The layout is Volume, Blend, Gain and a toggle to go from

a Low Gain to a healthy Medium Crunch plus.

   CONCLUSION __

It is its own thing. Very amp like but not characteristic 

of a brand. Pulled back it can act as a very good boost. 

For guys into a Blues or Americana thing it could even 

be an always on. It has a lot of character with definitely its own vive.

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DELAY - MOZZTRONICS EM-1 ECHO MACHINE___NEW ___unique circuit ...killer results

Mozztronics

EM-1 ECHO MACHINE

$185.00 USD

An Australian  company that takes great pride in NOT cloning. They also produce nothing but either excellent pedals or indeed total killer pedals. The layout is has 

both a Dry volume and Wet volume control to go with 

the usual Feedback and Delay. It has Modulation. You 

get a toggle for high or low level of Modulation and a 

Rate and Depth control. 

     CONCLUSION ___

The unit uses the old PTA 2399 chip that uses vintage DDL tech but has a killer ADA that gives it the clarity but with a very warm analog sound. 

It was designed for their Karaoke Machine that sold literally a 

million as it sounded the best but was also cheap. The result is

detailed voicing but with the warmth of a really good Analog Delay.

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OVERDRIVE- DONNER Umbria Ruben Wan Signature Distortion ___NEW ___ Flatulence?

⃣⃝ DONNER 

UMBRIA  Ruben Wan Signature  

DISTORTION 

$66.00 USD

Ruben Wan plays uninspired insipid Pop music 

but can play a few Jazz clichés. A Sesame Street

George Benson? 😇

The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain. A toggle 

lets you choose either Rumble or Classic.

            CONCLUSION ___

This is one of the most mediocre OD'S 

I ever reviewed. It is dark and muddy 

without any highs in the classic setting. 

In the other position it is thinner than 

a hair on your head, tinny, even strident.

WTF were they trying to achieve? 

Sonic flatulence!!!!

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WTF!!! this pedal is labeled as a Distortion. A Rat 

is a Distortion. If this is a Distortion than a

Klon is a Heavy Metal Doom pedal.