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THE UPDATER 

APRIL 2026

I separate those pedals that are a steal from those

that are stealing from you at any price

IF IT IS WORTH KNOWING IT IS HERE FIRST !

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MY MONTHLY RANT

G-zed-F-king-rice, It cost more for a gallon of gas than pack of Ernie Balls!!! I don't know who is running this show but he is acting like a belligerent 10 year old kid with a big mouth and throwing tantrums and should be sent to his room ...and no Big Macs for a month!!!

TIME OUT

Picasso was once asked when did he decide he would be an artist for the rest of his life. He said he never had to decide that. On occasion he had to to decide not to be, but that quickly passed. 

My only doubt was when I was a child and adults told me I could not do anything unless I had a PhD in it. In grade 7 I was saved by a book called the Kon Tiki Expedition about a guy with an idea all called a preposterous nonsense. He did it by beg, borrow and deceit. It took years of dead ends. 

Recently someone said that I would soon be 80 and I will have not accomplished my goal. 

I simply said that it was a stupid statement because I'm not dead yet, LOL. 

GLAD TO BE ALIVE !!! | 

TOYS FOR THE OLDER BOYS                                                 Some old some new, all cool  !!!

 

SONICAKE COWBOY  Distortion

This is meant to be a pedal capturing Dimebag Darrell's Randall RG100 ES sound. 

Who knows, lol. 

The best way for me to describe it is a modern Metal sound stacked on a 

Marshall Plexi Super 100 ...Perfect!!!                                                                                                                                       ...it is $50.00 USD ...but on sale $27.00 USD so I ordered one of the 30 left!!!

 

CALINE PURE SKY OD

This is dead on clone of the Timmy V.1 overdrive. Recently a guy who had boasted the V.2 really is better came on his show and apologized. After 2 years he decided to pull his V.1 off the shelf plug it in to see if it was working before putting it up for sale. He plugged it in and his sound check became a marathon. He ended up listing his v.2 instead, lol. Caline just celebrated its 10 year anniversary. 

Buy one and see why. 

...they are less than $30.00 USD, so treat yourself

 

ROWIN NOISE GATE

This is now 7 years old and still sold as the Mooer Noise Killer with a different brand painted on it. 

It is a simple single end gate. You can spend $1400.00 USD on an original spec Tone Bender Fuzz that truly sounds killer but it it is damn noisy. You pop this on behind it 

with a quick turn of the knob and  ...bingo, goodbye noise.

....$25.00 USD from AliExpress

NUX LACERATE FET BOOST

Sometimes using an OD, especially a transparent one like the Timmy V.1  is 

best. But other times a dead simple super clean bump up is perfect. This 7 

year old pedal is supreme with 35dB boost & a charge pump doubling the 

headroom wins the prize

...$70.00 USD new but there are used ones for half that. 

MOSKY AUDIO MAGNETIC DELAY 

A very good hand made clone of the Keeley $150.00 USD Magnetic Echo. 

The Keeley being a generalized faux take on Tape Echos.  

 

...at $35.00 USD a good Pro sound cheap 

 

BOSS ROTARY ENSEMBLE RT-2

The infamous Leslie Speaker cabinet that had a rotating horn and rotating wooden horn shaped drum also spinning under the 15 inch bass speaker amplified by a tube power amp-in-a-Box. Boss either nail a pedal or it a dog. Nothing is really just passable. This is nailed!!!

 

IDIOTBOX EFFECTS BLOWER BOX

An old school hardclipper Distortion pedal with very good Amp-in-a Box sound. It does a good medium gain to a high gain sound but if you dime the Bass it will out doom the heaviest Doom Overdrive. It is literally the fattest, most aggressive and balzy OD I have literally ever heard! 

...$139.00 USD but with 25% off sale! It is a no-brainer buy!!! 

   On order & my gut says it will be a keeper!!!

 ...It arrived, I played int for a few minutes & thought it has 

     to rank with my 5 best dirt pedals ...ever!!!

UPDATED 4/12/2026  <<< NEW TODAY

 

 OK calm down ...new sh*t at anytime ...

TheGuitar Kiosk 

SOLO Pro St
$255.00 USD
Made in Canada using all Japanese parts
Wilkinson  PU's & good gig bag
the price includes duties.
anyone else would charge double!!
best of the best
...of the Budget brands

Harley Benton ST-Modern IBM
Sold out???
check back here in 2 days for the video
and the BIG surprise!!