matty_slabz's Reviews

A future classic

Compact, easy to use and sounds amazing.

Already becoming more highly sought-after.

Great option for treble booster fans

Great sounding Rangemaster-style Treble Booster with modern features/power

Stellar entry to the pedal market by Warm Audio

The original carpet covered Foxx Tone is one of the coolest and most coveted fuzz pedals out there.

Originally released in ‘73, this bassy warm fuzz (with a switchable up octave) found favour with Peter Frampton and Billy Gibbons.

Going out of production, they became more coveted and favoured by a new generation of sonic explorers including Beck, Nine Inch Nails and Adrian Belew.

It’s already been cloned a couple of times (in kit form as Madbeans Wolfshirt, then later by Orange as the Fur Coat Fuzz, Danelectro as the 3699 and Stomp Under Foot as the Silver Fox). Warm Audio are unique however in going as far as to replicate the original footprint and fur covering (not to mention the NOS Fairchild transistors), whilst adding modern features such as 9v power, true bypass and circuit board. (This unit, whilst not totally silent, is significantly more quiet than most vintage fuzz pedals I’ve used).

All in all, it’s a great unit - oozing with 70’s vibes and a build quality you’d expect from a business usually known for high quality (if mid-priced) replicas of popular studio gear.

Whilst it sounds good on the neck pickup of a Les Paul, providing beefy power chords or (with the up octave on) sinewy lead tones - this pedal really shines with a Strat and has gone on my Strat pedalboard (alongside a bunch of other Eddie Hazel-esque effects).

Very decent, affordable delay.

If you're one of those types who wants a multitude of tap temp/modulation and options on your delay - then obviously this isn't going to fit the bill.

However, if you're looking for a simple, affordable box that does a simple slap back echo (in this case with pretty clean repeats) then this a great, dependable pedal.

Standard 9v pedal supply, it's not a weird shape, it's got a decent footswitch.

There's a lot of "landfill" type cheap pedals out on the market. This is a really good one.

You've heard of Nobels legendary ODR-1? Check out this sleeper Compressor....

Behaves more like a studio compressor than many compressor pedals, this affordable piece of kit compares favourably to many pedals significantly more expensive.

The Nobels ODR-1 is a popular studio players secret weapon and I think this underrated unit will likely someday be as highly regarded.

Go and pick one up (for virtually no money) before they start going up in price.

Different kettle of fish...

I've personally never got on with the ubiquitious Boss DS-1, so originally started with the reissue MXR Distortion +. I later moved to the (handmade) Whirlwind Gold Box (modern features; true bypass/LED) before eventually finding a 79/80 model. It's impractical, it's inconvenient (no 9v power, no LED etc.) but it's a different kettle of fish and 'that' 70's tone. It's got the brightness/high mid that I liked about the reissue vs. other Distortion circuits but another level of tone and warmth. This is my holy grail distortion sound.

Workhorse Gibson SG & Modding Platform

If you want the beef of a solidbody Gibson but have never got on with the weight of the average Les Paul, then an SG should be part of your arsenal. It's got the grunt and the looks and putting it through any decent valve amp and hitting an open G chord will remind you of why you started playing electric guitar in the first place. The two humbucker special came fitted with the hot 498T in the bridge position and a 490R in the neck, but the big batwing pickguard means that a conversion to the soapbar P-90's for period correct late-60's spec can be done easily. (Just buy a pickguard ready cut for those pickups and you're away).