pinhead's Reviews

Absolutely killer drive tone!

Yes, it has the sound. It is very true to the sound of the Kraken amp. The 3-band EQ is nice for fitting it to specific guitars or amps. The changes in EQ are not drastic, but very subtle and do not go into any unusable territory. The drive knob seems to cascade in layers of drive as you increase it. It doesn't just get hairier like other distortions. The only thing that would have been a great addition to this pedal would be 2 switchable gain settings. There's so many usable tones in this thing that it would be nice to be able to pick 2 for a live setting.

Possibly the best dual overdrive ever made...

Truetone absolutely nailed this one. On one side you have a Nobels ODR-1 type circuit with a few added options that many have sought after with the original -And on the other you have what seems to be a hybrid of a Tube Screamer and a Klon, depending on where your settings are. The ability to dial in YOUR sound is not only easy, but you don't feel as if you're settling once you get there. There are sweet spots in there that are sure to compliment any rig. The range of tones in this box can get you from a jangly, boosted clean, to a thick, but highly-dynamic and smooth drive tone. The VS-XO may possibly be the perfect dual overdrive.

The fuzz you wanted, but didn't know existed.

The line between fuzz and overdrive has been blurred. Giygas can go from the wall-of-sound thickness to controlled, articulate grit. With a tilt EQ it can be adjusted to work with any guitar. The blend allows you to keep some of your clean tone, or blend it with another drive. A sweep control is located on the bottom to change the EQ to be more bass-friendly. It may be the most versatile fuzz ever made.

The easy way to get your effects AND save room for drives.

This pedal allows you to gain access to all of TC's toneprint-enabled effects pedals without having a massive pedalboard. The ability to deep-dive into these effects through the editor, and through the use of an external expression pedal makes this the most detailed setup for these effects possible. If deep editing isn't your flavor the ability to load an effect, tweak the settings, and play it is also an option.

Through updates more effects have been added, and the features keep expanding. What this pedal does not do (currently, anyways) is drives. There is an effects loop to add them into the signal, or it can be used with 4-cable method to add effects before and after your drives/preamps. Routing is all digitally controlled - meaning you can have 127 different pedalboard layouts with separate routing options for each, depending on your needs. TC's effects were already amazing, now they're more compact, more versatile, and a lot more intuitive.

Tumnus + Pinnacle = Drive Toolbox

2 of Wampler's best in one box, tweaked to play nice with each other. The Gearbox can go from soulful bluesy lead tones to saturated chugging with a few turns of the knobs. The routing options add versatility allowing you to separate the pedal into 2 different sections for use with a loop switcher. Also, a pedal can be added between the 2 sides as well. The gate feature works extremely well and makes this pedal perfect for a fly rig or mini board without having to have a separate noise gate.