KING OF TONE
IS THIS PEDAL ALREADY A CLASSIC?
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JAN. 17, 2022
This Post is nearing 6 years old. The wait time to get this pedal is now doubled
to 4 years.
The pedal is literally a Marshall Bluesbreaker clone, much modified and
then 2 are built into in one box.
There are know 5 or 6 other pedal brands that have made a double pedal
with at least one Bluesbreaker in it.
All are very pricey. All have not only big sales but often waiting lists
and a league of followers.
The KOT not only created a prized pedal but even a
different way of doing business.
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In the last few years the Analog Man KING OF TONE has entered the picture. Its basic overdrive core has not changed since it's introduction in Nov. 2003.. It has sold in a very steady manner increasing in an even gradual but healthy manner every month.
The company makes everything by hand using obsolete hard to find parts. The waiting time is now___one and a half years___and can only take longer.
Current Price $265.00 USD
without options.
WAIT TIME FOUR YEARS!
On-line used ones are already hitting...
$1275.00 USD.
The current model is said to be the last. In the beginning it was in the companies mind the "perfect Overdrive' but endless requests asked for more bells and whistles to make it the best solo distortion. There were many attempts to improve it and 4 versions to follow.
BUT! Nothing was 'doing it'. Fortunately the original circuit and knobs for the overdrive function were always left in tact. The great overdrive sound was never lost or polluted. Finally the perfect solution was found. Put 2 KOT's in one box. If you need more?
The current model is said to be the last. In the beginning it was in the companies mind the "perfect Overdrive' but endless requests asked for more bells and whistles to make it the best solo distortion. There were many attempts to improve it and 4 versions to follow.
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Adding an overdrive with just a gain knob did not 'DO IT'  |
Just stack one thru the other. It works wonderfully.
This is Ver. 4...Analog Man says there will never be a Ver. 5. Smart!!! If it's not broke do not fix it. Why follow the history of other companies...and blow your own foot off??? LOL
There are several custom options available. The only one recommended is to have more gain in the second unit...to treat it as the Boost channel. A good idea since no one runs the first unit lower then 4...so having each the same only means turning the boost side down if you wish to match the gain on both units.
WHAT's THE BIG DEAL
The basic sound is very warm and very thick. The level of distortion is just below amplifier breakup.
The EQ is very flat. It sounds good thru any amp because it is neither scooped like a Blues Drive or has the mid range boost of a Tube Screamer. My first impression was that it had a huge massive sound...but magically it did not sound muddy. I instantly wanted one because it was as big as the biggest Fuzz box...but had zero fuzz...in fact it does not even have an annoying fizz
I think the really big deal only happens when you play one. It must have a ridiculous amount of head room because the transient response is mind blowing.
In plain English that means when you hit a chord or a string the sound returns to your ears instanously. With 99% of the dirt pedals out there there is a delay which kills off the attack of the notes before your amp shoots them back to you. With the King you feel a physical connection to every note you play.
Now that is an amazing connection to have while you are playing!!! Totally addictive.
BEST CLONE
68 PEDALS KING OF CLONE
Read the Post!
Part for part the same!
$115.00 USD
Buy it...now
Buy the KOT and wait.
Sell the looser.
If it is the KOT you will make enough to pay for the KOC
and still put money in your pocket.
IT IS A WIN ...WIN solution!
It stays closer to the original. The sound is brighter and much more crisp and detailed than the KOT. The KOT is really is at it's best using a Fender guitar especially a Strat and putting it thru a Fender amp. It tends to sound muddy thru something like a Marshall and with Humbuckers. The Carbon works with anything. If the gain is pulled back a bit it can easily act as an always on pedal making a modest amp sound like pricey one. I like it for my Strat, Tele and my semi as I find it perfect for flatpicking as it fills out the sound yet has incredible definition and lots of headroom. It has enough sustain to weave single note riffs between the chords. It is more than nice extra OD to have. It is a necessity.
This is Ver. 4...Analog Man says there will never be a Ver. 5. Smart!!! If it's not broke do not fix it. Why follow the history of other companies...and blow your own foot off??? LOL
There are several custom options available. The only one recommended is to have more gain in the second unit...to treat it as the Boost channel. A good idea since no one runs the first unit lower then 4...so having each the same only means turning the boost side down if you wish to match the gain on both units.
WHAT's THE BIG DEAL
The basic sound is very warm and very thick. The level of distortion is just below amplifier breakup.
The EQ is very flat. It sounds good thru any amp because it is neither scooped like a Blues Drive or has the mid range boost of a Tube Screamer. My first impression was that it had a huge massive sound...but magically it did not sound muddy. I instantly wanted one because it was as big as the biggest Fuzz box...but had zero fuzz...in fact it does not even have an annoying fizz
I think the really big deal only happens when you play one. It must have a ridiculous amount of head room because the transient response is mind blowing.
In plain English that means when you hit a chord or a string the sound returns to your ears instanously. With 99% of the dirt pedals out there there is a delay which kills off the attack of the notes before your amp shoots them back to you. With the King you feel a physical connection to every note you play.
Now that is an amazing connection to have while you are playing!!! Totally addictive.
BEST CLONE
68 PEDALS KING OF CLONE
Read the Post!
Part for part the same!
$115.00 USD
Buy it...now
Buy the KOT and wait.
Sell the looser.
If it is the KOT you will make enough to pay for the KOC
and still put money in your pocket.
IT IS A WIN ...WIN solution!
MY FAVORITE BLUESBREAKER
BROWNE AMPLIFICATION CARBON OD
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| $200.00 USD price from Jan. 2022 |
Do Work, Take your working design hours, looking for YOUR sound, don't copy, stop it.
ReplyDeleteSo reproducing an obsolete circuit that sounds good offends you how? It was a circuit designed by Marshall, is no longer made by them, and people want to use it. How does that affect you?
DeleteOpinionated person you seem to be.
Build more clones people, I love some of the earlier pedal circuits, many, many of the current pedals on the market are modded (some only lightly) circuits from other manufacturers.
Wake up and enjoy the golden age of pedals man.
The King of Tone is a Marshall Blues Breaker on the left and a Tube Screamer on the right with some relatively modest mods. It uses a lot of NOS to affect it for changes in tone .BUT it is no more or less a clone then the next guys pedal.If detail in sound makes it original then ALL pedals are original because a Chinese cheapie may be in the ball park BUT IT SOUNDS different even the parts are.
ReplyDeleteYou made me spat the monitor.
DeleteBlues Breaker and Tubescreamer...
ROTFL!
Wrong dood.... Have you ever looked inside of one? Two Marshall Bluesbreaker circuits in one box... Traced it myself, and schematics online match what I traced from an original.
DeleteAt least I didn't notice any Ibanez circuit included...?
Dude the KoT is TWO Bluesbreakers pedals in the same box. Same circuit, same parts, same everything, just double. It share some circuitry of a TS, but not a whole lot. Just look at ANY of the schematics on the web, and the one on this page. Then compare with a BB and TS if you’re still not convinced.
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with G1,G2,G3? Are those tied to ground?
ReplyDeleteNew PCB and components? https://stompboxsteals.blogspot.com/2016/06/overdrive-analog-man-king-of-tone.html#comment-form vs https://www.demon-fx.com/uploadfile/202106/9ba6cc60a2aa1a8.pdf
ReplyDeleteMissing from previous post. New innards: https://id.aliexpress.com/i/1005002789060581.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2idn
ReplyDeleteOops. The board may be from the Demonfx Dual Gun pedal.
ReplyDelete