Monday, December 25, 2023

OVERDRIVE- JOHNNY ROCK GEAR Jojo Cake ... not even his mother can find him

JOHNNY ROCK GEAR 
JOJO cake 
$160.00 USD
My site started in 2015 on a Xmas day just like today. The Xmas things with family were on Boxing Day and I was alone and bored, lol. 
A lot has changed. The choice of pedals is easily 100% more. Even so anything new I have covered so I went back looking for obscure small brands to see if they were still around. 
Ol' Johnny is from Montreal Quebec Canada and back then most of his customers first language would be French. Nothing has changed in 9 years, not even most  
of the pedals. The guy even still silk screens the graphics on the pedals.
He sales nearly everything word of mouth and regional. He does not seem to 
have added any new product. The good news is the prices have not changed, LOL. 
The products are all a vague spin on old classics. New makers still do that but usually these days with 3 more knobs a boost section etc, etc.
The layout is a basic Volume, Tone and Gain. 
CONCLUSION _____     
So the JOJO is what is an old school hardclipper distortion. Half Fuzz, half Rat pedal with a lot of trial and error experimenting with parts and their values to come up with something in the parking lot of the ballpark of the classics. So this is not a clone of anything as far as your ears will ever tell you, lol. This is a love it or leave it pedal. Great Indie Rock sound as it will indeed give you 
your 'Own thing'.

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