thomas_redmond's Reviews

Great TS808 clone.

This replaced my BBE Green Screamer and I love it. It can act as a classic TS808 pedal or a transparent modern OD. The toggle switch is a little hard to access since it's on the inside of the side of the pedal. Overall, great stuff but I might switch to a Maxon 808.

Easy to control.

It's a very "straight up" kind of chorus pedal that can offer so many options, tonally. Analog over digital any day.

Damn.

Fellas, this thing is so sweet. It makes sounding not annoying and loud easy. The 3 knobs are easy to use and are sensitive to your desired settings. It's so good you'll forget the amp is on. Hope that helps.

So small, so good.

One knob. One job. It does it very well. Tone is transparent and tends to stay clean. I recommend it!

Versatile Fuzz.

There are so many ways to shape the tone, fuzz, thickness, whatever you want to call it. 5 external knobs and 2 internal (important) knobs to help with that. I've gotten stoner rock tones and I've also gotten a Bluesy sound when combined with a TS808 pedal. The main thing about this is that the Fuzz tone is THIQ with a capital Q. I like it. Hope this helps.

Cheaper than most fenders guitars, still made by Leo Fender.

I've been loyal to G&L since I was 11 and got my first Legacy. Almost ten years later, I bought this off Reverb for about $325.

I did some more research and found this to be a great bang for buck. You sort of get the best of both world since it splits having a single coil and a humbucker pickup. It's a little different than a standard tele or ASAT classic but I like the versatility. Tone is high quality and would hold its own against a Mexican tele or maybe any of the American made ones.

Awesome Boost/Overdrive.

I never had the original Tumnus mini sized pedal but I heard really good things about Wampler pedals, specifically- the new Tumnus deluxe which is a Klon clone. I ebayed it to my pedal board and it is definitely a keeper, thus far. The 3 band eq allows for personal adjustments to be made tonally, which I always like. Setting all the eq knobs at 12 o'clock will give you the original Tumnus's tone you'd be stuck with without the 3 band eq. There's tons of headroom on this pedal so watch out and enjoy! This pushes my Vox AC30VR to the sweet spot if the amp is just on the verge of breakup. It's very easy to get a warm and creamy tone if you keep the volume at noon and the gain around 11-1. The "hot" switch basically turns everything up a notch, and the side of the pedal is equipped with a toggle for true bypass or buffered. Oh and lastly, the design is just kick ass. The iconic lamppost from the Chronicles of Narnia is so sweet to look down at, especially with the LED in the middle where the flame would be. Go get this pedal!

This thing screams.

I got into this phase of trying to find a good TS-808 clone and this baby is as good as it gets. Excellent tone. It can work as a light clean boost or you can drive the gain up all the way to get a Stevie Ray Vaughn vintage drive sound. This was actually the first guitar pedal I ever heard or saw. My neighbor's dad had one he'd play with every so often. Finally getting one of my own after 10 plus years fulfills a sense of musical nostalgia and also completes a section of my pedalboard!

Solid drum kit.

I've had this since 2010 and it's still going strong. Loud and resonate. I added on 8 and 16in spare toms on the top and bottom to get the full 5 tom set up. Had to do it as a Neil Peart fan! Love it!

Smashing Pumpkins pedal

This pedal emulates the thick and grungy fuzz from the 90s quite well. It sounds like Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins to me when I activate it. Has incredible sustain, tone, and volume output. Has a little feedback when you're not playing but a noise gate pedal makes sound just fine. Good for solos and heavy distorted chords. This is also not as much as a pedal real-estate consumer compared to the Original Big Muff Pi. Get it!

Cheap AF and works well.

I used to have a BBE supper charger which is very similar to the Voodoo Pedal Power. I never had a problem with it other than the fact it only had eight isolated outlets. I currently have two of these Donner Power Supply bricks on my board because of a lone reverse polarity pedal that needs its own supply. I like that they can fit onto one row and they have a nice LED display. I may upgrade in the future but so far this model is just fine.

Just enough space for many pedals.

I've had this since 2013 and I've never felt the need to get another pedalboard. It can easily hold 10-20 pedals and feels mighty sturdy. I currently have 13 on mine with 2 power supply bricks and i still have room for more.

WOW

Well I was using a VOX ICE 9 overdrive pedal for about 4 years of my guitar playing life and managed to not hear that it sounded a little weird at times. It was always missing something tone wise and sounded sort of empty. This OCD replaced it quite well. It can be a simple crunch clean boost or it can be a loud and heavy sounding distortion. Has moderate sustain and excellent tone. Well reputable and a classic pedal. What's not to like!?

Maybe the best Octafuzz out there.

I was researching into octafuzz pedals for a while and somehow decided to get the MXR Submachine Octafuzz pedal. I started to play around with it and noticed a couple of things. One, there was way too much feedback to the point where I was compelled to buy a noise gate pedal. Second, the octave feature was always very present when engaged and I couldn't find a subtle sweat spot for it. I was also just disappointed with the fuzz tone overall and was wanting a more classic blues pedal instead of a smashing pumpkins fuzz. I didn't have to look far to see that my blues rock idols were all using the Fulltone Octafuzz so I eBayed a used one to my house. I did originally have trouble figuring out that this pedal has reverse polarity so I had to find a reverse polarity cable and plug it into its own isolated pedal power supply. After that it fit right onto my board and instantly added that classic fuzz sound I was looking for. The octave function was beautifully subtle I could even play chords with it switched on and not hear a tremendous difference. The boost knob is quite responsive and you have much control over it as well. There's lots of tones in-between 12 o'clock and the boost being all the way up. I love it and while I also have an MXR 108 (modern fuzzface essentially) it is a completely different fuzz that have a bit more umph and crispness to it. I love it. I'm sure I'll keep it for a long time.

Exceptional for the price.

I bought this because I had a very noisy fuzz pedal (I ended up getting rid of) that needed some quieting down. This was only $37 and does a very nice job at reducing excess feedback before and after you play a note or chord. I like the designed and it's simple to use. Has two options for how hard/soft you want the cutaway to be. I think that sometimes the sound leaves to abruptly and its not smooth but hey I'm still playing around with it so maybe it's just me. Definitely a good for the price pedal though!

Good for the price.

It's easy to use. Has a good note display, noise canceling, and the sharp/flat/on pitch indicator is accurate. I find that this pedal has a hard time picking up the high strings of single coil guitars. That's just my experience. Still, great pedal to have on the board.

What do you expect?

It's the cry baby wah. It's classic. It's iconic. It's worth getting. Do it!

Kick ass fuzz.

This sucker is basically the Original Dunlop Blue Fuzz Face but compacted from the original size. It's still a little big compared to the average rectangular pedal but it doesn't eat up too much pedalboard space. I previously owned the Dunlop Fuzzface and while I did like the classic tone, its configuration was a little inconvenient. The in/output jacks were switched to the non traditional sides of the pedal and it only worked on a 9V battery so you couldn't charge it. This MXR pedal fixes both of those problems while keeping the sought after tone consistent. The sustain on the 108 Fuzz is incredible. I like to play with the buffer on since it compresses the tone, which I like. Its sound can come across as either a medium/fat overdrive or it can turn all the way into a Jimi Hendrix spacey fuzz experience. I think it's a great fuzz and was able to emulate John Frusciante and Gary Clark sounds quite easily. Check out some Youtube videos to hear the sound I'm trying to describe. Definitely worth getting. I hope this helps!

Decent for a midrange acoustic electric

I sort of bought this on a whim since I needed a better acoustic guitar. It was $325 and totally worth the price. It has a couple of tone adjuster knobs that can help enhance your sound. Plays well and feels solid. I like it!

Small and effective

I walked into a Guitar Center and demoed this vs. the original Phase 90. Yes the Phase 90 looked nice and had the classic look. The truth is though, it's a one trick pony compared to the mini Phase 95. MXR took the Phase 90 and the old Phase 45, infused them into a single pedal, and then shrunk it down to a mini sized box of fun. I went with the Phase 95 for those reasons pretty much. Saves you space and gives you more options. Hope this helps!