james_spurney's Reviews

This is a wonderful pedal. Could not be happier.

Short disclaimer, I have wanted this pedal and through good luck and kindness I was able to get a Royal Cream. There are not many out there.

Now that being said this pedal is still available and is now known as the Hot Pink Drive

https://www.alexanderpedals.com/shop/hot-pink

So to best describe this pedal... It is a very 80's sound. Sup[posed to be similar to the ADA-MP1 which I can absolutely see. It is very tweak able and great sounding. If you happen to like that sound (think sunset strip in the prime) it will absolutely cover that, but it is far from limited to that. That isn't my particular sound by any means but it nails that. It has a cut that I love though in a band setting. If used with an american style amp (Fender or Mesa) which is a bit darker to start with it is an absolute compliment to the girth of that rich sound and adds the right frequencies. Clearly as a five knob pedal there is plenty of tweak ability. Alexander makes some very amazing stuff at a fantastic price range. There are things they just nail and this is one of them. I also think the Jubilee is a really great version for a a famous (but distinct amp in the marshall family) that is just nailed IMHO. What they do with delays is also so impressive. Really interesting technology incorporated too into their designs (not the Jubilee or Hot Pink as they are drive pedals) just a ton of functionality and once again at an amazing cost point. This though has a certain value for me personally and is something I would never part with.