FUZZ- FUNNY LITTLE BOXES Caught by the Fuzz___NEW___ sounds or novelty, pick one

$135.00 USD

FUNNY LITTLE BOXES 

Caught by the Fuzz  

 

A Simple OpAmp Fuzz with zero intentions of cloning anything.

You have a fixed voice without any controls to change it. 

The layout is just a Volume and Gain. 

CONCLUSION ___ 

What can one say about a one size fits 

all baseball cap in-a-Box, lol. For $150.00 

you can get the Pigtronix Gas Giant with 

at least 3 really good and different types 

of Fuzz sounds .

OVERDRIVE- CHAMPION EFFECTS The Imposter ___NEW___ MIAB ...the real deal?

C H A M P I O N  E F F E C T S

THE IMPOSTER

$150.00 USD

This is a new builder that has arrived in pedal-land. 

One pedal and and a T-shirt is definitely qualifies a 

rookie.

We can see by the name we are dealing with a FET 

pedal. It is a medium gain OD. It is meant to be a  

50 watt MIAB. Maybe, but it has indeed nailed a good tube sound. The layout Gain, Level, Tone and Damp.

            CONCLUSION ___

Check out the real amp video I posted. The pedal 

is impressive!!! I love the real deal. Most guys me included have MIAB pedals that the sound was borrowed from listening to old records where the player was using boosts or even a Fuzz, then add 

to that the studio added loads of EQ. This pedal is 

in the raw, butt naked like the real amp is. Love it!

Even the price says buy me!!! 

     This builder is going places !!! 

FUZZ- VOLTIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES Smalls Fuzz ... a very unusually sweet tone

$265.00 USD

VOLTIC 

ELECTRONIC 

DEVICES  Smalls  F U Z Z

A very simple but very old school Fuzz meticulously handwired with perf board like a mid 60's pedal. The layout is simple. You get just 

a Volume, Tone and Gain. It comes with a choice of silicon or

germanium transistors.

   CONCLUSION ___ 

It has very much an OD vibe than a Fuzz. 

The problem is if I describe it it would sound 

like I am describing a cheap piece of costume 

jewelry's take on a diamond when indeed it 

is the real thing.

BOOSTER- GRINDSTONE AUDIO SOLUTIONS Reveal ... old school boost

GRINDSTONE 

AUDIO  SOLUTIONS  

 REVEAL 

$160.00 USD

Grindstone are a small pedal builder in Columbus Ohio with 

a couple of robust old style simple pedals. A Boost with one knob and 3 knob old style hardclipper with a lot of  level. 

Both are aimed at the regional Indie players to blast their 

old tube combos with.

The layout is Volume ...and 28dB level of it.

              CONCLUSION__ 

The killer enclosure gets a lot of attention. 

If you thru it at a wall it would be the wall needing the repair, lol. With a basic clean 

and transparent sound and a lot of output

what can I say about it. Well it is very

surprisingly fat and has punch and 

balz to spare.

OVERDRIVE- REVV G2 Version2 ____NEW___ more focused sound

 REVV  

       G2 V.2

$275.00 USD

This is version 2. The sound is as detailed but the voicing is tighter and does indeed fit better in a mix. The Green is a take on the low gain channel of their amp. The amp has 3 channels so they make 3 pedals. This one has a very vintage Plexi vibe. The layout is Bass, Mids, Treble, Volume and Gain with a toggle for low gain or a basic Crunch. 

   CONCLUSION ___

All 3 pedals sell well but from what I hear the G3 

is the biggy. The 4 is too Metal and this G2 is a 

bit whimpy. Although the build and parts are

second to none it is too pricy for any of them. 

I had the original G4 for 2 years and was very

disappointed. I should have got the G3. As for 

this one. I have a few MIAB pedals I like much

better than all the REVV. Add to that my fave 

was $200.00 USD.

TARRIFS ON IMPORT GEAR SHIPPED INTO USA ___ KNOW THE EXEMPTIONS

   BASIC  NEED  TO  KNOW  SH@T !!!                

       VERY GOOD NEWS

Today ....the Court of International Appeal ruled that the tariffs are illegal. The short story 

is Congress would have to weigh all of them, one at a time to pass a single one. For example 

guitars could be tariffed but then only guitars in a single bill dealing with guitars etc. 

The court ruled ALL these Trump evoked tariffs are off and zero can be collected 

at the border.

This could change but it will hold for 10 days for Trump to give an argument for an appeal. 

If Trump can show in any way it was a true emergency which is highly improbable then 

he can still fight it but the tariffs will be on hold until there is a conclusive judgment.

OVERDRIVE- LICHTLARLAERM Medusa .... Boss HM-2 clone

LICHTLAERM AUDIO 

$225.00

MEDUSA 

It is meant to give you grinding Death Metal Distortion or a reasonable facsimile. This can only be an HM-2 clone. The layout is Gain, Level, Cut, then Low, Mids, Grind, Presence. Another pot sweeps the mid frequency, then a toggle chooses Classic or Modern voicing. Lastly there is a Gate and Blend, lol. 

           CONCLUSION __

I can not see how you can not get a great sound. 

Of course with 11 controls it may take a few weeks

to find it. That said a purest will never part with 

his Boss version especial as others have 

told him where to set the knobs.

 

MODELER- KEMPER Mk 2 ___ all NEW ___ ??? or not ???

  does KEMPER  finally Update??? 

   KEMPER  finally updates  

 

FUZZ- EVERYBODY HERTZ Ghoser Fuzz ___NEW___ same ol' or new ???

E V E R Y B O D Y   H E R T Z

$150.00 USD

  GHOZER FUZZ 

A Brit company with an aim for a Doomer and 

such like with pedals and a Fuzz that looks 

like a Muff? The layout is Volume, 

Tone, Gain and Mids.

 

    CONCLUSION __

It has a very good classic voice plus the 

mids to bring it more into present tastes. 

It doesn't add anything to the Muff millions. 

It has its place but for me my go too of 

all the many recent Muffs is still the new 

Pigtronix Gas Giant also $150.00 USD.  

(check out the Post)

BOOSTER- BLAMMO Voltage Driver... Mr. Tonebender made 2, no correction 3

BLAMMO ELECTRONICS

VOLTAGE DRIVER 

$170.00 USD

Mr. Tonebender himself, Gary Hurst made 3 variations of the same Colorsound Booster. The Voltage Booster, and the same thing for 

America called the Overdriver. 

 NOTE: The term Overdrive was not in use yet. 

           Any pedal with a lower or higher gain 

          was simply called a Distortion pedal at the time. 

The fist model was 18v that caused a problem at the time as 99% of the available adapters were 9V. So, Version 2 was 9v. The 9 had more dirt and the 18 was less compressed and had more headroom. In either case Gary had invented the first medium gain OD, not a Boost. "Damn'' he said.

NOTE: a problem ????  

Different players wanted either the 9v or 18 v. He then came up with the Voltage Driver which is the same circuit with mods to be a cleaner boost with headroom. This solved all the confusion and anxiety by having 2 separate pedals. 

               NOTE: BLAMMO makes everyone happy.

The layout is Volume, Treble, Bass, and Gain. The toggle with the 9v/18v 

choice solves the headroom or more dirt problem. 

 NOTE: The unit has a charge pump in it so your  

           standard 9v adapter is all you need to run the unit.

     CONCLUSION __ 

I am with Gary. He wanted to make a Booster and in the 

end he did a total killer job. So good it became an always 

on with many who bought one. 

I have watch many demos where the just touch on pulling 

back on the first units which turned the pedal when dimed 

into a second rate Fuzz. I only just found out about the 

'Fix It' Voltage driver variation!!!

BLAMMO makes both camps happy. 

NOTE: no more notes