Tuesday, May 26, 2026

CHORUS- ACE TONE ELECTRONICS CSW-01 California Swirls ___NEW ___ :-) or :-(

$145.00 USD
  A C E T O N E 
 California Swirls 
Basically a good old fashioned clone of an analog bucket 
brigade Chorus. In this case the tech is in all probability 
borrowed from any or all of the Boss Chorus pedals.
The layout is the Speed of the modulations, then a knob 
to sweeten and pump up the overtones and finally a mix 
between your clean sound and the effect.
     CONCLUSION ___
It looks cool sounds good and is fairly priced 
reasonably. Although ???
It us not unlike the $60.00 USD NUX Reissue
Series Analog Chorus. I have had the original 
NUX version for years. It is the same but it 
came in yellow,😇

COUNTRY PEDALBOARD ___

COUNTRY PEDALBOARD      
 
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MARTIN TAYLOR'S LIVE SET-UP ___ a Jazz Players magic rig

MARTIN TAYLOR'S RIG   

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Monday, May 25, 2026

THE ALEX LIFESON INTERVIEW ____ from May 25 2026

      THE ALEX LIFESON INTERVIEW      


OVERDRIVE- MOZZTRONICS Green Drive GD-1 Bone Breaker ...5 OD's in one???

Mozzrtonics
GREEN DRIVE 
$220.00 USD
GD-1 BONE BREAKER
It is is a one pedal does all? It claims to cover an Ibanez TS-808, 
a BOSS OD-1, a MARSHALL Guv'nor, an OCD and a one of their 
own that sounds Vox-ish???
The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain. Body is a Mids control and 
Mode is a rotary switch that lets you choose the Voice.
            CONCLUSION ___
Not surprising all but the Vox voice that is their own is
although usable not exactly convincing. That said the 
Voices are a good starting point for this OD with lots 
of control to dial one or 2 great sounds. It scores full
marks. It has balz, bite, great definition and lots of
character. It's a winner.

Sunday, May 24, 2026

FUZZ- CITADEL ELECTRONICS Vector ___NEW ___ Octave Fuzz // serious slam!!!

 CITADEL ELECTRONICS 
VECTOR   HYBRID OCTAVE FUZZ 
$145.00 USD
This one has it all. Not just wild abandonment but plenty of control 
and a tight sound. It even checks the box for girth. If that is not 
enough you get lots of sustain and a wall of sound usually only 
found in a good Muff or a Fuzz Face. The layout is Octave, Volume, 
Tone, Gain and Wear ...input control. 
     CONCLUSION ___
Octave Fuzz has literally become this years fad. 
Everyone is making one. Many are flat out over 
the top or very in control to the point of laying
out of the way behind the vocals. This hits all
the bases. My first impression is it is both 
an all rounder and great value for your $.

Thursday, May 21, 2026

BOOSTER- LPD PEDALS Spearhead ___NEW ___start perfect end perfect

LPD PEDALS
SPEARHEAD
$220.00 USD



The premise is simple. Go from guitar to pedal and shape the 
perfect sound to head to your amp while maintaining the 
sound of that guitar. Add punch, fullness, definition & harmonic 
clarity yet keep the character of your instrument. In short you 
simply want more of what the guitar already offers. If your 
guitar is the Mona Lisa then it simply needs the perfect frame 
around that picture.
The layout is Boost, and a boost of the entire signal. Tone in 
this case keeps the highs adequate but sweet. The Low Cut 
removes wool from the lowest lows yet you have Bass to give 
you as much as you need for a very full sound without the 
extra low, lows you do not need. Push gives you fat full mids 
borrows its circuit from the pre of the classic EchoPlex.
      CONCLUSION ___
The damn thing simply adds what you need
and nothing you do not. Even if what you 
need is the heaviest sound on the planet, 😇.

OVERDRIVE- MELO TONE LABS Silent Bee OD ___NEW ___ a BB clearly better than!!!

$100.00 USD
Melo Tone Labs
Silent Bee Overdrive
It is a straight forward no fuss BluesBreaker clone.  
Unpretentious and to the point,
The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain.
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     CONCLUSION ___
This one is very transparent. The sound is
crystal clear with exceptional definition.
Unusually punchy compared to others. 
Easily as good as those wanting 
double the money. 

FUZZ- PIGTRONICS Octava Micro ...8 years on and still Rockin' !

 P I G T R O N I C S 
OCTAVA 
$120.00 USD
The Octava is a take on the original Tycobrahe Octavia an Octave 
Fuzz that does a thing choking the signal forcing it to reverse 
back up towards the input. The side effect is that squeals up an 
octave while making a huge squelching noise and then drops 
out like it has a hard gate. Pigtronics do a good take on it.
The layout is Volume, Blend, Filter and Gain.
     CONCLUSION ___
The thing about the Pigtronix is it sounds very good. It is 
easy to pull out a great sound without having to fight it. 
It is a pedal most guys will use very sparingly so having it in a mini pedal tucked in a corner of your board makes a lot of sense. Yes Behringer make an excellent $80 clone of the Tycobrahe. They even nail the enclosure. The pedal is large and not quite as user friendly. But as for tone there isn't a bad choice.