Friday, September 11, 2026

OVERDRIVE- TZT Mr. Brown 5x50 ___NEW___ 5150-in-a-Box

 TZT 
Mr. Brown  5x50    
$85.00 USD
AliExpress/shipping included
A PEAVEY 5150-in-a-Box or a stripped down
 
MXR clone. The layout is Volume, Gain, Tone 
and Presence.
    CONCLUSION __
As the guy in the video said this is not 
an MXR clone. It is however a good OD. 
That said the MXR are exceptional which 
to be honest I was surprised. None 
of them sound like Eddies amps but since 
I have never been a fan or a student of the style I just judge Rockstar pedals by the sound. 

 
 

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The Sonicake Cowboy is a Dimebag 
pedal  It has a bit heavier gain but 
covers the same kind of tunes and 
it is $40.00 USD.

OVERDRIVE- DRUNK BEAVER MD-1 Metal Mind ___NEW___BOSS MD-2 Metal Zone clone

DRUNK BEAVER   XR Series   MD-1
  METAL MIND  
$90.00 USD
The defunk Polish brand Exar did both the MD-03 and the MD-04  
which was their take on the Trash Metal Boss MD-2 Metal Zone 
pedal. The D.B. version borrows from all into a nice neat package. 
The layout is comprehensive but complete. It has Level and Gain 
with active Bass, Mids and Treble. 
     CONCLUSION __
The look is understated and yet very functional with 
the clock like divisions for the knob settings. The 
overall vibe is a hot rodded Marshall thing with 
a near cocked Wah mid boost. The harmonic detail 
is impressive the mids are neither melted or even
smeared. Impressive. The price is bang on!!! 
 

Thursday, September 10, 2026

FUZZ- SolidGoldFX Fuzzbox Bender Fuzz ___NEW ___punchy Tone Bender MKII clone

SOLIDGOLD FX
FUZZBOX ToneBenderMK2
$200.00 USD
Another modded classic from the guys that capture the vibe 
when they clone but literally fix and only fix problems with 
the original. The layout is Level, Gain, BIAS and Sag/input 
level. BIAS on the original was fixed so if it was not on the 
sweet spot it can sound very good but not great. A toggle 
switches from vintage to a modern sound.
     CONCLUSION __
SolidGold Fx have a following and they alone will 
scoop the first batch. I myself have their Fuzz Face
I can get a Fuzz going in OD tone without even
stacking it. It is a killer sound with a Tele.  
The Fuzzbox Vintage sound is to die for and 
the Modern takes it to never, ever-land!!!
 

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

NEED TO KNOW ___the 12AX Tube/Valve ___King of all Tubes

THE ULTIMATE|TONE|SHAPER
99% of all tube amps use this preamp tube. It is the one that when
overdriven gives you the distortion that makes the ultimate 
supreme dirt sound possible.

    

Monday, September 7, 2026

OVERDRIVE- THORPY FX Gunshot OD Judge Dredd Lawbringer ___NEW___ ?-in-a-Box

$370.00 USD
Thorpy FX   GUNSHOT OVERDRIVE  
JUDGE DREDD 
LAWBRINGER EDITION   
Thorpy takes the obscure than interprets even to the more obscure 
and then adds back what we all want when we check the boxes. 
Yes you get definition, a decent sustain & some breadth/fatness. 
Just for fun they do not tell you what pedal they cloned and did 
all that to. 
The layout is Gain, Tone, Volume and Calibre/bright gain. 
            CONCLUSION __ 
WTF ???  __Version 2 of the 11 year old 
Gunshot STACK-in-a-Box. A $270.00 pedal 
cased in a $100 box, 😇 
 
2015

Sunday, September 6, 2026

OVERDRIVE- ACORN AMPLIFIERS Vegeta Drive___NEW___ Boss clone ?

ACORN  AMPLIFIERS 
  $150.00 USD
 Vegeta Drive
According to them it is an OpAmp hardclipper Distortion. 
In all probability based on one of the Boss dirt pedals. 
Probably the Blues Driver or OD-1.  
The layout is Volume and Gain and a toggle gives it a 
boost, but like the OD-1 it doesn't have a Tone control.
     CONCLUSION __
It virtually is a one trick pony. However that one 
sound is cool and the price is reasonable. 
That said the Joyo Bright Day Blues Driver can 
cover this kind of sound and a lot more for a 
nice and cheap $40.00 USD.