Tuesday, July 21, 2026

OVERDRIVE- TECH 21 Double Drive ReIssue___NEW___ Marshall or VOX or whatever Rocks

 T E C H  21· N Y C 
 Double Drive · 
$225.00 USD
They have been making a version of this on then off 
again for 14 years. This is the 2026 version.
The layout is unique. You get Level and Tone but you 
get a Gain A that emulates a class A power amp like 
a VOX or another that is A/B that emulates a Fender 
or Marshall power amp sound.
           CONCLUSION__
Well adding both power amp sounds will in 
theory give you a blend of having 2 different brands/types of amps on. The truth is simply 
if you get a great sound who cares, LOL. 
It indeed checks a lot of boxes for many of us. 
Soooo... If so go for it!


OVERDRIVE- GREER AMPS Mori Drive___NEW___Klon & Tube Screamer in a blender

 Greer Amps 
 M O R I   D R I V E 
$360.00 USD
Yes it is a cross between a Tune Screamer and a Klon. Knowing roughly how they are both made I would say
 
the clean boost in the Klon is what is added. It is what gives this pedal it's unusually good breadth. 
The layout is as expected Volume, Tone & Gain.
                  CONCLUSION __
I think it is a very good fresh 
approach to a better transparent 
type OD. It is more its own thing 
than a clone or a marketing gimmick.
I do think it is $100 over priced. 

OVERDRIVE- SUMMER SCHOOL ELECTRONICS Trash Panda // hard not to love :-)

$150.00 USD
Summer School Electronics
TRASH PANDA . 
It is very much an exaggerate Tube Screamer given more gain 
& like the BOSS SD-1 that also started life as a ts it gets some asymmetrical distortion. It takes the ts honk in the upper mid 
and exaggerates it into a cocked Wah sound.
The layout is of course the classic Volume, Tone and Gain.
          CONCLUSION __
I would not want to over use this sound but it 
does a good Mick Ronson cocked Wha that I 
used a in the late 60's. 
 


GIBSON'S NIGHTMARE ___

 BASIC BUILDING COST 
...with equality of fit and applied finish & finishing, 
the cost of a single guitar is ....
     GIBSON ...$400.00 USD to $600.00 USD
     ASIA ...$30.00 USD to $70.00 USD

Monday, July 20, 2026

FUZZ- JHS PEDALS Muffuletta ... all the Muffs-in-one Box.

$250.00 USD
JHS PEDALS
MUFFULETTA

That's right! You get most of them. The layout tells the story. 
You get Volume, Tone, Gain & then a rotary switch with 1973 
Rams Head, 1969 Triangle, 1977 The PI, 1999 The Russian, 
1991 The Civil War, and the 2015 JHS Mode.
___CONCLUSION ___
Ten years and still a hugely popular pedal. 
You can pick a favorite or 2 or like me use 
what fits the tune and end up using 3 or 4. 
Since you are paying $42 for each version 
the price is good!  


 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

OVERDRIVE- TONECAT Luna Drive... MIAB is let out of the box?


TONECAT
$160.00 USD
Luna Drive · 
Another offering by the Melbourne Australian company 
that makes the expected unexpected but with a usable 
twist. This is they claim is a take on a MIAB. 
More specifically a Marshall JCM 800?
The layout is Volume, Gain, Treble, Mids and Bass.
    __CONCLUSION ___ 
Perhaps saying it is a JCM 800 is a 
stretch but there are indeed a few 
good tones in this pedal from low 
Gain to Crunch sounds. It has a lot 
of character. I really like it.

            

Saturday, July 18, 2026

DELAY- ASHEVILLE MUSIC TOOLS AMT Analoger ADG-1 ...state of the art Analog Delay

$400.00 USD
AMT   ASHVILLE MUSIC TOOLS
Analoger ADG-1
A totally old school Analog Delay brought into the present. 
You get up to 700 ms delay, modulation and EQ. The layout 
has 9 controls so I will let the video show you what all the 
bells and whistles do.
           ___ CONCLUSION ___
Digital has its place but Analog Delays 
never compete with your guitar. 
They just act as a frame & your playing 
gets all the attention. This is the best!!!
$$$? ___Yes indeed the $ !!! 
Oddly enough ...it's worth it.


thefineprint 
...a NUX DCP-Analog Delay. It is a replica/clone of the  
infamous Ibanez AD-80 right down to using the 
same BBD chips. Basic but sounds killer. $60.00 USD!