OVERDRIVE- HORROTHIA FX Triage Discrete Transitor Pre-Amplifier ___ NEW ___

HORROTHIA FX TRIAGE DISCRETE TRANISTOR PRE-AMP 

$230.00 USD

Going to the Tom Oakes Horrothia site is like going to Apple. The magazine type
artwork and the hype is laid on with a trowel WTF. Cascading FETS is the best way to create a tube sounding distortion. I look for it but those that do it that I buy from dispense with the bullsh*t and talk about the sound they have aimed to nail with the pedal. This is not a MIAB and with guy like Lawrence Petross of LPD Pedals even telling you the year of the the actual amp they have attempted to clone. This pedal you like or hate as it is a guy tinkering until he finds something that pleases him. In other words it is not a Ferrari but a car. If you like this  

Tom's car than get one.

It appears to be a basically a transistor clean boost with an Op Amp for distortion.

The layout is volume gain and mid switch that changes the resonant point. Finished with a knob for high frequency balance (whatever that means)

CONCLUSION

Ok, Ok, what about the pedal?

It appears to be a transparent OD with a pleasing Klon vibe that on a Klon, 

and as with this pedal is faded off as you blend in the dirt. Pushed it moves 

into a medium gain with a bit of hair that is a bit Tonebender Fuzz like. 

It's ok ...but a bit of a yawn. If you like the basic idea of this pedal than 

check out the Harby Pedals Centauri. It's a part for part real copy of 

the Klon using the same NOS parts. Best of all $150.00 USD :-)