AMP & GUITAR WIRELESS ____ both cool! both cheap!!!! both by LEKATO

LEKATO  

JA-02 Mini Amp  

It is a 5 watt amp that is only slightly bigger than an average double size pedal with 2 footswitches. The clean sound is very good. It is much better than many brand name bigger amps. The dirt sound is not amazing but totally usable.   

The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain, with a switch for Overdrive. A second Volume and input can be used for a mic etc. It has bluetooth and can be used to send music from your phone. It gives you 6 hours on a charge.  

It is capable of being really loud.  

In fact "Turn that damn f.-ing thing down !!!'' 

kind of loud,😡. $35.00 USD.  

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LEKATO WS-70

 

CHEAP GUITAR WIRELESS    W  A  R  N  I  N  G  

First there are 3 frequencies used for cheap units. The cheapest are in the $30.00 USD range.

They operate at 2.4 ghz. The thing is so does WiFi. So... if someone is on your channel your unit will cut in and out or even die. The second are the units using 5.8 ghz. They sell for $30.00 to $60.00 USD. It has the same problem with WiFi ...it is only better because it is not as popular ...yet ,lol. 

The 3rd are units that work on 500 mhz. They have been selling for $60.00 to $100.00 USD. They are incredibly reliable. Some countries use this for emergency, military or government business. One example is Germany. It is illegal to sell, or own one in those countries. Not everyone's rig works with every unit no matter what the frequency. Sometimes if you have several guitars the unit will not work on one of them for no apparent reason.

THING$ ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE 

I personally had endless problems with 2.4 ghz units.  Problems with 5.8 ghz. were less frequent but they were rare and by simply changing the channel I was OK. Units having more than one channel can save the day. The safest route is to buy one of each. Seriously it is not outrageous since it is about $150.00 USD or less. 

At the moment 500 mhz is the king ...but usually the pricy king because it is not on a frequency used by WiFi which causes 99% of all problems.

    THE BIG BUT  

The LEKATO WS-90 __5.8 khz is what I am currently using, BUT!!!

They now have the slim black and gold 500 mhz...  

LEKATO WS-70 @ $31.00 USD >>>  

The WS-70 offers a seriously pro 500 mhz product for 

an entry level  budget. 

>>> It only took 10 days to arrive. I have owned several over the last few years.

   This is the first one to sound more like I am using a cable, not a wireless.   

 

COMPRESSOR- LYROCK PEDALS LYR Pedal Stacked Edition|| $105 buys a $500 pedal?

IN THE BEGINNING

Origin Effects started out by making a large super pricy Compressor pedal cloned off of the 

antique original Universal Audio 1176. This $3000.00 USD rack mount that still is in production.

 

Origin's last recently discontinued large pedal was the CALI76-TX. The big seller was their latter Cali76 Compact. After a few years of it they added the Stacked version to create the sound of a 1176 being stacked on a second 1176. 

A favorite trick in the studio. Jimmy Page used it extensively. The latest version the FET Compressor put all 3 of these pedals in one enclosure only slightly bigger than the Compact. All other guitar versions are out of production.

The Origin has been on boards where a guy had never paid even a 3rd of the price for his other pedals. It has been the ultimate 'Gotta-Have'. 

LY-ROCK PEDALS 

LYR-PEDAL STACKED EDITION

$105.00 USD
shipping incl. on AliExpress

Origin sued LY-ROCK successfully on trademark

infringement and patents and had the pedal  

removed from the market place. It disappeared 

for a couple of years. I expect the patent ran out.  

It is the stacked version. Origin wanted $500 

in August. Now on a clearance they still want $420.00, WTF!!!

The LY-Rock price is the good news as are a couple 

of reviews by some early buyers. The bad news 

is there are no pro reviews nor any videos.

    

    CONCLUSION __

I am and very, very tempted. In the 

mean time I will be fishing for more 

info on a routine bases.  

I have borrowed the videos from the Origin Stacked Edition 

to give you an idea of what the pedal is all about. 

OD- MOOER AUDIO Blues Crab... Blues Breaker clone vs. Marshall Blues Breaker

$40.00 USD

 MOOER  BLUES CRAB

Thanx to John Mayer everyone wants and everyone makes a Blues

Breaker. The first many say is Mooer a decade ago or more with 

their mini pedal take on it.

Like the original the layout is Volume, Tone and Gain.

    CONCLUSION __

I have the Browne Amplification Carbon, it is

certainly not authentic sounding but I bought 

it for a dead crispy clean big time clean Booster 

Low gain drive. It delivers that big time. I use

it set as invisible as possible. If I want low

gain with character I prefer a Hermida Audio

Zendrive and the Demon FX Z-drive nails it,

and for just $30.00 USD. 

 

SPRING REVERB- ANASOUNDS LA GROTTE ___NEW___ Jack White Third Man Records

ANASOUNDS

L A  G R O T T E

$300.00 USD

The concept is not new, it is just much better done. The pedal has real although small springs in it. The secret sauce is a Pre Amp in it as well that gives it the sound of a Fender Deluxe Reverb amp with a trace of Crunch. The layout is Dry, Wet 

with a Low and High EQ.  

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                   CONCLUSION ___ 

What can I say. It is all analog and real 

springs create an incredible amount of 

detailed overtones constantly changing 

every time you hit the strings. In short 

just like real tubes, real springs make 

an astounding difference. 

FUZZ- KASLEDER GE Vintage King Germanium Fuzz___NEW___ Fuzz Face-able &

$260.00 USD

 kasledar 

 GE VINTAGE KING FUZZ

Albert Kasleder was the designer for Hofner pedals. It was short lived as they were beyond expensive. They spared nothing in giving you the best of the best. But...

The layout is in spite of the pretentious labelling is ...Gain, Volume, Tone and a quasi parametric sweepable mid boost. 

In short it acts like mids in a Wah pedal where you can 

leave in one spot for a mids boost.

    CONCLUSION __

It is basically a very good Germanium Fuzz Face 

with a mid boost. I can not fault the sound or 

build. You will have to decide on its oversize 

foot print and equally oversize price.

OVERDRIVE- ROWIN LEF-1 Bluesy.... a Boss Blues Driver clone

$24.00 USD
w/free shipping AliExpress

Rowin  LEF-1 

 BLUESY 

So right off lets get to a basic. The only thing Rowin about this is the

name. It is made by Mooer as the Mooer Blue Mood as are versions 

for most of the 30 other brands that. They merely change the graphics, knobs and paint.

It is Mooers take on a Boss Blues driver with a Keeley bass boost from Keeley's Super Phat pedal clone of the boss Blues Driver. The layout is volume, Tone and gain with a toggle to add a bass boost.

                CONCLUSION ___

Much loved for years as the Blues Americana

alternative for a Tube Screamer. It has an

old school tube combo on 10 vibe. Pushed

past 2 o'clock it turns into Fuzz territory.

Politely put this Boss design tends to be dark, 

or to me muddy. But if its your thing the

Mooer/Rowin is damn near dead on the Boss. 

 

Overdrive -FUZZ IMP Pedals Mystery OD ...BOSS FDR-1 clone___SNEAK PEAK ___

FUZZ IMP PEDALS  

SNEEK PEAK

From 2007 to 2013 Boss made the FDR-1 Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb pedal.   

It was very popular but it was made under a licensing agreement 

and it was not renewed. It is a mystery but neither side will comment. 

 

CONCLUSION __ 

We now have a second mystery. Fuzz Imp Pedals  

appear to have made a clone. But .... ???

OVERDRIVE- GERVANA Bingzi OD ___NEW___ Screamer-BOSS SD-1 & Timmy-thingy

$100.00 USD
shipping incl  AliExpress

GERVANA 

BINGZI II  

The first thing one simply has to notice is the casing. I expect they got it 

on a raid of the BEETRONIX FX warehouse. So if your Fuzz has not arrived than it was because B. are out of enclosures,😯

The layout is Volume, Tone and Gain. Tight is usually a high pass filter. 

A toggle lets you pick Tube Screamer, BOSS SD-1 or Timmy. All 3 are a 

ts with less additional parts than can be fit into a Tic-tac candy container. 

A second toggle ...Clip, adds an additional diode for more dirt.

    CONCLUSION ___ 

I do not hear anything special. Gervana are part of the

Moogoo group that include Mosky & Demon FX. 

Moogoo are not immune from a few forgeries of pedals

from Fulltone, Maxon and Mad Professor to name those 

that come to mind. Gervana's clones of DOD pedals 

are very, very good, but I would pass on this one.