I’m just going to start by saying I’m all for a guitar pedal that claims it’s like being bitten in the face by a snake. Brutal. I like that. If you’re going to build a distortion pedal it probably needs to be brutal So the name Death Adder seems fitting to me. Well played Tortuga Effects.
Luckily us Australians have been known to say that we’re fanging for something if we like it. Seems fitting here, because I like the sound of this pedal. #want … 52 pedals, week 33—Tortuga Effects Death Adder
Three blog posts in under two days?! I know what you’re thinking. WTF—clearly the acronym for What’s This? Friday? Well actually, no. It’s not Friday. Also, that’s not what WTF stands for. When you take a look at the J. Rocket Audio Designs WTF Fuzz pedal though, you’ll know what WTF truly stands for. And it’s a good thing. … 52 pedals, week 32—J. Rocket Audio Designs WTF Fuzz
It’s another overdrive pedal. Shock! I like my overdriven guitars, ok?! But maybe I play clean every now and then and I need to boost that sound. Nobody likes it soft. It doesn’t matter if it’s clean or dirty. Go hard or go home. Well with the Oddfellow Caveman Overdrive 2 pedal you can most likely go hard at home.
I may have been overcome with innuendos there. Sorry. Not sorry. … 52 pedals, week 31—Oddfellow FX Caveman Overdrive 2
I’ve mentioned in recent posts from the 52 Pedals series that I often see an advantage in a guitar pedal that is more than meets the eye. Like a Transformer really. And just like a Transformer is a vehicle and a robot, the Strymon Ola dBucket Chorus and Vibrato pedal is two pieces of awesome combined into one. That makes sense because vehicles and robots are both awesome.
Also, I’m not a rich man. So if I can convince my wife to let me buy one of the pedals from this list at the end of the year, I may as well get my money’s worth and get two pedals in one. “By buying two pedals in one I’m essentially saving us money!”
I should be in sales. … 52 pedals, week 30—Strymon Ola dBucket Chorus and Vibrato
As I get back into the swing of things in regards to this 52 pedals series I feel the need to return to the pedal type that is closest to my heart. I need a pedal that allows me to improve, enhance and/or simply magnify the overdriven or distorted sound that I’m getting from my already distorted amplifier. I need an awesome overdrive pedal. Preferably one with versatility or options. I have a feeling the Alairex H.A.L.O. could be that pedal.
I mean, who needs one overdrive pedal when you could could have two in one?! … 52 pedals, week 29—Alairex H.A.L.O.
One of the rules for this 52 pedals series is that each pedal must be from a unique pedal manufacturer. Another rule is that I will write a new article each week. We all know how that second rule is going this year. Well the first rule stands strong. I’m a man of integrity. Limited integrity, but integrity all the same. That’s why today’s pedal—the Supa-Puss by Way Huge breaks no rules at all.
The fact that Way Huge is a Jim Dunlop company and that I’ve already included a Dunlop pedal in this series means nothing at all.
Integrity intact. … 52 pedals, week 28—Way Huge Supa-Puss
Has it been a week already since the last one of these posts?! Oh that will never get old with me. I suck at scheduling these posts this year. Must be my age. Anyhow, something that is not affected by age is distortion. Ever since the first caveman plugged a club into an amplifier, distortion has been king. It’s the reason there are no more dinosaurs.
This is not based on evidence, but a theory I have which nobody has been able to disprove.
What I hope I will be able to prove though is that the R.O.U.S. pedal by Blakemore Effects is a kickass pedal. I’ll do that with words and video (of other more talented people than me). Who knows, you may walk away from this article feeling the need to get yourself one of these pedals. I know I do (and I haven’t even finished the article!) … 52 pedals, week 27—Blakemore Effects R.O.U.S.
Is it week 26 already?! Wasn’t week 25 just a few days ago? Well yes and no. It’s actually week 27, but I’m a little bit behind. So although week 25 was a couple of days ago and it’s currently week 27, today is week 26. Confused?! Imagine how I feel! I’m writing about yet another pedal I wished I owned, but don’t. Crazy right? Crazy indeed. And that’s why this week—or is that last week?—I want the Crazy Tube Circuits Black Magic MkII pedal. Because if anything can make sense of this nonsense, it will be magic. … 52 pedals, week 26—Crazy Tube Circuits Black Magic MkII
There has been one thing most pedals in my wish list have had in common. Their pedal board footprint. Most guitars are the same size. There’s generally one recognised exception. An acceptable exception if you will. The wah pedal. What if you don’t have a lot of spare real estate on your pedal board though? What if you have tiny feet and you don’t your pedal to give you a complex? Well you can be like Krusty The Clown from The Simpsons and wear oversized shoes or you can get the Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Mini. The latter is easier and cooler. I’d recommend that. … 52 pedals, week 25—Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Mini
Regular readers of this series of articles will notice a couple of things. Firstly, I love overdrive and distortion pedals a lot. Secondly, this series is way behind it’s schedule. To make up for both short comings, I need to make sure the next few pedals are awesome. They need to really show that this article series can get back on track in quality and quantity. The Cold Craft Effects EchoVerberator will take care of the quality. Sadly, the quantity is up to me. Luckily, we all know quality is better than quantity.
Phew! … 52 pedals, week 24—Cold Craft Effects EchoVerberator
