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KRANK'S REVOLUTION and Krankenstein amps are at the top of many metal guitarists' most-wanted lists, but not every player can afford to drop a G and a half to have that million-dollar tone all to themselves. Ever conscious of musicians' needs, Krank recently introduced the Distortus Maximus pedal, which offers Krank's signature wicked high-gain tones in an affordable stomp box format. FEATURES Like a lot of distortion pedals currently on the market, the Distortus Maximus pedal features three-band EQ (treble, midrange, bass), gain and volume controls. A true-bypass switch, red LED and requisite nine-volt adapter jack complete its list of features. But while many other pedals feature EQ sections with rather radical ranges, the tone controls on the Distortus Maximus are voiced like an amp's tone section. The bass knob provides an ample amount of low-end thump, and you can dial in treble that sizzles satisfyingly, like five pounds of bacon in a deep fryer. Midrange settings interact with the bass and treble settings in a subtle but musical way instead of stamping your sound with an indelible sonic imprint, as lesser pedals often do. PERFORMANCE Even with the gain and volume knobs maxxed, the tone retains exceptional clarity and note-to-note definition. The sound is lively and responsive, with none of the overly compressed, flat tones common to distortion pedals. The Distortus Maximus sounds more like an additional amp channel than an effect, especially when paired with an amp that delivers stellar clean tones (like a vintage Fender Twin Reverb). No matter where you set the EQ controls, the Distortus Maximus delivers attractive, usable tones, and dialing in your ideal tone is as easy as getting your email address added to the list of a spammer pushing bogus Viagra.

Love everything about this pedal. Analog Alien Joe Walsh Signature Double Classic Compressor/Drive Pedal at a Glance: Classic Amp circuit Compressor circuit Pre/Post switch Classic Amp circuit The 4-control layout on the Classic Amp section makes putting together great guitar tones simple. You get just the essentials of bass, treble, gain, and output, but you can easily access all sorts of different tube amp sounds. From clean and sparkling to fat and driven, a twist of the gain knob gets you there instantly. And discerning guitarists at Sweetwater love how the 100% analog signal path of the Joe Walsh Double Classic pedal ensures your guitar tone shines through. Compressor circuit The compression circuit in Joe Walsh's signature pedal delivers a pristine, produced quality that shares much more in common with rackmount studio compressors than many of today's compression guitar pedals. Inspired by the hardware used at Cloud 9 Recording, the Double Classic allows Joe to access his studio tones wherever he is performing. And the compression circuit is completely independent of the Classic Amp section of the pedal, giving you full access to the compressed sounds, whether you want a straight tone or a tone with some amplifier color. Pre/Post switch The onboard Pre/Post switch acts as a virtual patchbay for your compression and amp tones. With a flip of the switch, you can place the compression circuit before or after the Classic Amp section. Joe Walsh uses this extensively, dialing in the amp side to shape and push the compression circuit into a smoother more natural drive of its own. Or hit the switch and run the pedal in the more traditional drive-into-compression format. Either way you run it, you'll have premium tones inspired by Joe Walsh at your disposal. Analog Alien Joe Walsh Signature Double Classic Compressor/Drive Pedal Features: Joe Walsh signature compression/drive pedal Compression circuit modeled after hi-fi studio designs Classic Amp circuit delivers the sound of various vintage tube amps Each effect is independently switchable Pre-Post switch places the compressor before or after the amp sound First signature compressor pedal ever for Joe Walsh 100% analog signal path Get the sound you've heard on all those recordings with the Analog Alien Joe Walsh Double Classic pedal

Hand wired by ‘Jersey Girl Hand made Guitars’ in Japan, they crank out about 5 a month and each pedal is said to have a different colour. The Fulltender is such a gorgeous tone with a cool overdrive sound and with 2 toggle switches that give you a "bottom" boost & an "edge" boost, it brings out the organic sound of the vintage style tube amp...The most SRVish tone in any pedal I'ved tried. My original TS9 comes close, but it does not have the punch and harmonics that the Fulltender delivers. This pedal is so overlooked that it is sad! I've tried all kinds of TS and non-TS pedals to get this tone including the Analog.man King of Tone and the Fulltender wins hands down! They are rare to find these days but worth the effort to hunt one down. The Fulltender shines for the SRV tone with the Telecaster and the Stratocaster, you owe it to yourself to try one of these. Pricey, but worth it!