No, sorry folks, but this isn’t a review of the pedal. However, it does seem promising. Not just a regular overdrive that’s patterned off the TubeScreamer or Klon, but something with an entirely different voice. On top of that, it has two independent overdrive channels that can be run in parallel or stacked and it has a variety of tone-shaping knobs for a practically endless list of overdriven tone possibilities.
All this sounds great, BUT the only good reviews I’ve seen of this pedal have been with people playing Strats. I did find one done with a Les Paul, but though the demonstrator was good, the sound quality of his review was horrid, and how it sounds with a Les Paul is important to me because that’s my main axe.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the sound of a Strat. I have two of them. But I find it strange that the reviews are so skewed with Stratocasters that it makes me think: Just how good is this pedal if few are demonstrating it with a Les Paul? Even Greenchild’s own video demo is predominantly focused on a Strat.
The Premier Guitar review of the pedal wasn’t totally complementary, with the reviewer saying that he didn’t like the high-end sizzle the pedal produces. Myself, I like that if it’s not overdone.
TheGearPage.net doesn’t even have that many threads on the pedal, with about half them being “for sale” posts. The demos didn’t get that much activity either. Strange.
Is it because the market is saturated with drive pedals? Or is it something else? I don’t know…
Normally, I don’t post this sort of article, but the apparent lack of response to this pedal got me wondering. I guess time will only tell…
Guitar Gear 
All pedals are not for all guitars. I’ve had pedals that made a Les Paul sound like
a ‘TWANGIN” Telecaster, but they are few and far between. Every guitar has it’s own “voice”, hence some pedals can bring out the best and others, not so good. Most pedal manufacturers, will show what works best with their pedals.
Good business sense. Ever notice what amps the OEM’S of such pedals use?
They use what sounds best with their pedal. It’s trail and error with a little
wisdom and “homework”. Finding the “sound” you want, should take time and
effort. Most great things in life, do.
Totally get it which is why I have several. The thing is, even though the sound quality of the Les Paul demo was bad, it seemed as if the response and growl produced would work really well with an LP. That particular demo was the one that got me wondering. I’m going to see if one of my local shops has one of these so I can audition the pedal. I really like the idea behind it.
YOU DA MAN GOOFYDAWG, MUSIC WILL ALWAYS BE AN AUDITION.
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