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JohnnySlapback · August 29th, 2011, 02:07 PM

My dad just got one of these and he claims that it is the mother of all distortion pedals. He told me that Buddy Miller uses it and that it is a highly sought after.

Anyone have one? And is my dad full of "it"?

Strummerson · August 29th, 2011, 02:13 PM

Ahem. If you are looking for people around here to help you show up your father, you are probably looking in the wrong place.

But as I haven't played through this pedal, all I can say is that I think there are few "ultimate" pedals of any kind. I'd recommend trying your father's and see what you think. Some fathers actually know some stuff. Some anyway...

TV the Wired Turtle · August 29th, 2011, 02:30 PM

Mike P. is a friend and major mentor to me since the mid 90s.. his stuff is well thought out and built! here's gearmanndude demo'ing it..

Analogman King of Tone V4 standard gain guitar...

Jeff O · August 29th, 2011, 02:48 PM

That pedal can't be any good.

It doesn't have a mojo knob or talent button.

Feh!

DevilYouKnow · August 29th, 2011, 03:34 PM

Works best when you are playing loud. Even better with Fender amps. It's rated as very transparent pedal that does not offer a lot of gain but cuts right through the mix with the on the verge of break up amplifier. Lots of fans. I like it too. I just with he had a one Chanel pedal. That said, I've been on a wait list since Jan. '09. My name should come up in a month or two. Will definitely get mine when it does.

Geosh · August 29th, 2011, 04:36 PM

I had one for a bit. It was a very nice pedal and very well built, but didn't really fit my style. On some rigs i have heard though they are absolutely amazing though, so as always it depends on your setup.

If you have access to one though I would definitely give it a try. They are highly sought after and command a huge price on the used market due to the waiting list.

Funky54 · August 29th, 2011, 06:11 PM

I was searching for "the" pedal for my super reverb, I had a lot of people tell me the original Bluesbreaker pedal is the cats meow with a Super. The originals were going for like $300. and I thought that was rediculous. I read many many posts saying that the KOT was a blues breaker circuit with some minor mods complimented by a good boost. Since both were out of my price range, I found that the CMATMODS Butah was also a Blues breaker clone. I bought one and love the pedal with the Super. Maybe that helps, maybe it doesnt. I never spent the $300 plus on a KOT, so I cant really compare. Maybe someone can confirm that???

5120mantis · August 29th, 2011, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff O

That pedal can't be any good.

It doesn't have a mojo knob or talent button.

Feh!

Analog.man has some good pedals, as for this one, i don't know, i just liked jeff o's post.

Jeff O · April 29th, 2012, 10:58 AM

keeley proco (made in Michigan) Rat mod

best distortion, plus it can be a straight boost pedal (no effect on tone)

TV the Wired Turtle · April 29th, 2012, 01:10 PM

there's a new rat in town

james lee · April 29th, 2012, 01:16 PM

I just picked up a used big box Rat. Not a reissue..

125.00

If your gonna go Rat. Nothing beats the original. The prices on these kick butt too.. fleabay isn't where to find them..

damacleod · April 29th, 2012, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnnySlapback

And is my dad full of "it"?

Possibly. If he's found the right pedal for his ears, then fair enough. If he thinks he's found the right pedal for everyone's ears then he is so full of it he should be looking for a job in fertilizer production.

Analogman does make some fine stuff but there is nothing in the guitar world quite as subjective as an overdrive.

big kenny · April 29th, 2012, 01:58 PM

Ubangi Stomp, cmon, you need it on that board!

JohnnySlapback · April 29th, 2012, 07:01 PM

I still haven't tried the KOT but I have tried a boss tremolo that was modded out by the Analogman guy, and it sounds amazing
I'm getting my Nailhead soon, it will be cool to compare them

And yeah, the Ubangi freakin rocks.

digdown2001 · June 7th, 2012, 10:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TV the Wired Turtle

here's gearmanndude demo'ing it..

Analogman King of Tone V4 standard gain guitar effects pedal demo Kingbee Filtertron Tele - YouTube

AKA Jack Black

Blue King · June 8th, 2012, 01:40 AM

I really like it- for me the neck tones are the hardest to get on a wailing amp and this pedal really gets them well. But- I had it right next to a Box Of Rock on my board and many times it was hard to tell the difference at lower volumes. The BoR is a bit more 'full in the center' maybe.

This all gets filed under my recently liking lower gain everything for better sounds- the KoT sounds more open to me, and the ratios of the dials make sense. That's my technical answer.