STOMP BOX STEALS

Sunday, August 2, 2026

WHAT's THE POINT ??? _Good idea? _Or is it a bandaid?

THE ALWAYS ON PEDAL

My alway on is the Caline Pure Sky. It is a very accurate
clone of the Timmy V1. Note ...NOT the V.2. I scoop the
Treble and Bass and have the Gain barely on and the
Volume at unity gain. It simply removes mud tightens
the lows then pushes the whole sound forward
with better clarity and a nice crisp sound.
Last but not least it stops my sound from getting thin
and weak when I am forced to turn my volume down.
The Bonus is it is $35.00 USD. Not much even to
just check it out.

...some guys want $800.00 USD for a V.1 Timmy, WTF!!!

Saturday, August 1, 2026

PREAMP- TUBESTEADER Lightkeeper V.2 ...Dumble Overdrive Special-in-a-Box

TUBESTEADER

Lightkeeper

$300.00 USD
This is the clean channel of a Dumble Overdrive Special. A bit silly

to say but with 72 pedals on my board and 4,400 + pedal reviews

I am all about pedals. Pedals and tube amps are the 11th

commandment Thou shall not let any digital guitar amp simulator

come between them, 😇.
At 80 I have kept my old Plexi but its days gigging with it are more

than less over. I have been using a Friedman IR-X to replace my

Marshall but only its clean channel. It is adequate but ....
The layout is Volume, Gain, Bass, Treble and Mids. A 3 way

toggle gives you Deep and another does a 3 way for Boost.

CONCLUSION __
The voicing for a clean sound is spectacular.

Add a bit of Gain to get some Crunch and

the Boost adds the balz. I will try and talk

myself out of it,😟....oh no !!!

BOOSTER- SUHR Brighton Treble Boost_NEW _ Rangemaster on steroids

Shur

$150.00 USD
B R I G H T O N

Before the Tube Screamer any single channel Brit amp really,
really needed a Rangemaster. In fact a guy buying a new
stack bought one that same day.
Like the Tube Screamer it is all about the upper mids NOT
per se the highs. It is the always on pedal of both Brian May
and Tony Iommi. Both now use a custom pedal. The layout
gives you BIAS, Body and Volume and a toggle chooses
classic for dark sounding amps and or smooth for others.

__ CONCLUSION __

I think this version really nails it for a modern player.

It keeps the vibe but knows we all have incredibly

varied gear to amplify and need a Swiss Army Knife

version. This is on my short list.

_THE UPDATER_AUGUST 2026_NEW GEAR NEWS_UPDATED 24/7

THE UPDATER
August 2026

I separate 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
The damn politicians are boasting the economy has never been better. None of them can possibly eat or drive a car or why else would they say anything that is beyond that stupid!!!

TIME OUT

Last month nearly everything was a great version of what it is and what it can do. Big BUT! It was nothing several others offered over the last 5 or even 10 years. The 2 highlights are both Missing Link's The Zepptone does a pedal capturing Pages early Marshall sound including adding the Tone Bender. It is very well done but dead on and perfect for many but pointless to many wanting a broader brush. Missing Link also hade the Afterburner to nail ZZ Tops 2 biggest hit albums. In one way it is unique and fans will want it. However it is simply a very raw and exciting MIAB sound that thousands would die for.

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LENARD Re-inventions

Yes my own brand of pedals.

For years I have checked out Fuzz & other Dirt pedals, made in Sweden, often with an Urban, Industrial look and all with a unique but killer sound. The Big But was they were often $325.00 ish and then shipping on top. Now with world economies the shipping is eye watering and so are the import duties. They are all making prices obscene.
About 6 weeks ago Swedish designer Karl Eriksson got a hold of me with an idea to get a Fuzz to your door with shipping and duties already paid for $145.00 USD.

I have written a very long but entertaining Post of the whole story.

Just go to the top left hand corner of this Post.

There is a tiny orange box with the letter B in it ...type in the number 1 then type in x followed by another number 1 then click the little circle beside that ...and bingo you are there.

___ Read it all and then leave your comments.

TOYS FOR THE OLDER BOYS

some old, some new all cool !!!

TONE CITY GOLDEN PLEXI v.3
A MIAB? Literally thousands of this one have been sold over the last 10 years.
A toggle goes from v.1 that no one wants to lose to a modern take that is
impressive. In fact impressive enough that it could have been brought
out as different pedal.
...still cheap ! $65.00 USD