It is a Brit sounding pedal in a common 'b' size box. World wide
there are easily several hundred pedals like it. If a company makespedals one thing is for sure sooner or later they make a Brit OD.
There are actually many very good ones. At least 100 are worth listening to. There are 25 mind blowers.There are perhaps 5 to die for.
Not cheap! $220.00 USD
But order it ? ...I did.
YES BUT ...IS THIS ONE OF THEM ??? Maybe it is even the best of those 5?
It has the 3 classic controls ...the Master is the overall level, the Preamp is the gain and tone is self evidently ...the tone. Where it gets cool is how the contour knob works.
Left of 12 o'clock it scoops the mids and right it boosts them. It works a bit like a wah pedal as you move the frequency moves with you. Or as you cut it does the same. The sweet spot on the average pedal is often where the voice of the pedal already has the loudest frequency in other words it is fixed on one spot. The contour knob is like moving the sweet spot as you sweep the dial. Dead cool as it lets you pick in what range you want the sweet spot.
CONCLUSION
This pedal takes the classic Marshall amp to the edge of a full blown Metal pedal BUT
...it does not cross the line. For a solo pedal it is KILLER!
...for a flat out power chord type tune KILLER!
It has incredible definition on the attack. You can feel the pick hit the string.
There is not a trace of mud or fizz or a woolly blanket of light fuzziness clouding the sound.
It is dead easy to use.
FAT ...BALZY ...TIGHT ...total KILLER sound!!!
...all this creates a vibrant synergy
One of the very best aggressive dirt pedals I have ever heard!!
FINAL NOTE
Rob Chapman of Chapman Guitars did a blindfold test of 35 high end overdrives
the one he choose as the best of them all was the Dawner Prince Red Rox.
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I thought you would never ask!
The car is the same one as the graphics on the pedal
It is a 54 Buick Riviera.
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ENCORE
Check out a different take on the Red Rox
...go to 15:00 click play
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NOTE:
Sept 11/18 ....I ordered one ...it is in transit!!!
I have a good feeling about this pedal ...I have for some time been looking for an OD with both the bite and the balz of this one. At the same time I did not want to loose the 'Marshall Thing'!!!
OCT 10/18 ...Yes it took awhile
So how does it sound. Actually exactly like Brett's video.
In short great!!!
Is there anything else you should know?
YES
I practice at very low levels. One thing you will find our right away is how much sustain
a pedal has. Even at a full 15 watts some amps will provide enough feedback so you
do not have the full picture.
This pedal has more then any dirt pedal ...more than over 20 of the worlds Best OD's
and several Fuzz boxes
.
In short ... IT HAS A RIDICULOUSLY LOOOOOOOOONG SUSTAIN!!!
One last thing ...BUY 2 you will want one set to shred and another pulled way back
for chords, riffs and vocal accompaniment.
I have a good feeling about this pedal ...I have for some time been looking for an OD with both the bite and the balz of this one. At the same time I did not want to loose the 'Marshall Thing'!!!
OCT 10/18 ...Yes it took awhile
So how does it sound. Actually exactly like Brett's video.
In short great!!!
Is there anything else you should know?
YES
I practice at very low levels. One thing you will find our right away is how much sustain
a pedal has. Even at a full 15 watts some amps will provide enough feedback so you
do not have the full picture.
This pedal has more then any dirt pedal ...more than over 20 of the worlds Best OD's
and several Fuzz boxes
.
In short ... IT HAS A RIDICULOUSLY LOOOOOOOOONG SUSTAIN!!!
One last thing ...BUY 2 you will want one set to shred and another pulled way back
for chords, riffs and vocal accompaniment.
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