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Saturday, May 2, 2026

FUZZ- GIGAHEARTS FX Siliface _NEW _Fuzz Face clone

$160.00 USD

GIGAHEARTS |FX
SILIFACE
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A good ol' very to the point Fuzz Face clone from

Manchester UK. I love the simple graphics taken

straight of the round casing original. The layout

is Volume, Gain & BIAS.
CONCLUSION ___
Nothing really new It is just a straight to
the point clone with no beep ups or
major surgerys.
It is like that old hammer in your toolbox.
Not too exciting but does the job every
time. Rough and ready!!!

MODULATION- BOSS MD-200 ...all the basics in one box

$275.00 USD

BOSS MD-200

MODULATION PEDAL

You get 12 modulation effects and memory for 4 of those set to your settings. The Specs are 32 bit 96kHz. Any better would be pointless for the range and detail of a guitar signal. You get a Chorus, Vintage Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vintage Phaser, Classic Vibe, Vibrato, Tremolo, Rotary, Auto Wha and Slicer/Overtone.

You get Mono & Stereo outputs and an expression pedal input. The usual foot switches take care of on and off and for Tap and preset changes.

CONCLUSION ___
I am anal about Analog sounds even though with modulations
I use them for a sprinkle of spice here and there and a but of
fatting on clean sounds. My only serious beef is you cannot
stack 2 or 3 pedals. It is just one sound at a time. It has been
on offer for 6 years because without anyone passing it by for
spec it covers decades and decades of tunes right up to to
new hits in the present. You get Boss reliability. it will
definably hold its value.

'HOW MUCH' GOES TO THE GUY IN THE DEMO? ___ WHAT IS EVERYONE BUYING?

WHATS ...WHAT???

HOW MUCH?

For example if a Youtuber recommends you buy from
Sweetwater and you punch in a code the YouTuber
gets a commision on the sale. It varies by the both
the product and the store. Amounts in general are
from 5% to 20%.

DO I MAKE MONEY?
Debatable? 5 times in over 10 years I was gifted a pedal for praising a pedal or the builder.
In all cases I have first finished the review, paid full money to buy the pedal in it and then

was offered a different free pedal in gratitude. I said thanx but no thanx.

They sent it anyways. It was always a pedal I would never use. I gave them away😇
My site thrives because I can not be bought. I can call a sh*t pedal sh*t ...or an overpriced
pedal a rip off. I also recommend similar or clones at a fraction of the price.
I will be 80 on my next birthday. I completely live on a small pension that gives me
$20,000 a year.

WHO BUYS WHAT ?
I was surprised by the diversity. Some guys are focusing on guitar gear others just Guitars and amps or more than not a mismatched collection of anything and everything. Most are hobbies and if the like pedals most are not on a board but a bookcase. One week they get an Overdrive and on another they get a golf club.

I sold my 59' Les Paul

Friday, May 1, 2026

FUZZ/OD- ATLD PEDALS Kush 2026 Green _NEW _ Fuzzy Drive

ATDL PEDALS

Kush

$160.00 USD

When you use an old school Distortion topography and
put in FET transistors or an OpAmp you get a Tube sound.
Add in germanium or silicon clipping diodes and you get
a Fuzz/Overdrive cross breed. It is nothing new but it all
literally doubles the possibilities. From Dublin Ireland we
get just such a pedal. The layout is Gain,Volume, Treble
and Bass with a welcomed toggle with a high pass filter to tighten the sound. A Boost floor switch adds great punch.

CONCLUSION ⃟ ⃤

It sounds like a good Fuzz stacked on

to beef up a good OD. It is definitely

worth a good look. If it fills a

'I Need' spot? Go for it.

_THE UPDATER_MAY 2026_NEW GEAR NEWS_UPDATED 24/7

THE UPDATER
APRIL 2026

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

IF IT IS WORTH KNOWING IT IS HERE FIRST !

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MY MONTHLY RANT

G-zed-F-king-k-rice!!! My Ride blew up and the mechanic said it would cost $4000 to fix!!! Even worse it has a full tank of gas so I got to tow it home to use on the next wrecking yard rebuild car I buy!!! The only good news is my neighbor said he will trade me his Tele for that tank of gas.

TIME OUT
As my alter ego mentioned my $6000 car needs $40O0 of work. In short it is a write off.

I have a line on an ancient Honda from a trustworthy friend but they need to keep the car until late August. If their plans fall thru I will have to give it some serious thought. Bottom line though is no car for the whole Summer, I live in the city so I can use the bus for basics, but ....

TOYS FOR THE OLDER BOYS Some old some new, all cool !!!

SHAEVLE IRON REVOLT
Old man Suhr brought out the Suhr Riot pedal and it became a major go to for those that wanted a hot MIAB. Years later in 2009 his son convinced him it was out of date and needed more gain to be cool. So out came the Suhr Riot Reloaded. Too little too late as the Transparent OD boom hit so the Reloaded was dumped and the original returned. That boom is all but over and most guys want massive gain.