James Rock
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So got some pedals that I bought off ebay in the post today.
A NUX Overdrive (Tubescreamer Clone)
and a Toadworks Leo Jr.
I only got to play them at medium levels for a little while tonight but here is what I have so far.
NUX -
On opening I noticed its a cheap made pedal it feels really light and cheaply made (makes my Joyo pedals seem more like boss by comparison) but its a $30 chinese build so not much expected here.
Sound wise its how I expect a tubescreamer to sound a little loss of bass a little nasally although i never have owned a tubescreaner, probably not alot of use at the cleaner low volume setting I was using in a band environment at loud volumes I expect it to be a more useful but kinda ok nothing great.
Toadworks -
Still fairly light pedal but alot more proffesional looking and feeling then the NUX, its simple with two controls which is kinda nice for a change (I tend to like lots of options). Plugged it in and a massive grin goes on my face, sounds exactly how I expect a dirty fender to sound with plenty of touch response, instant blues pedal. Higher gain settings arent as sweet but are kinda cool still (I prefer marshall sounds for actual distortion) I found about 12 0 clock the best balance. Sounded good with my tele but awesome with my Jaguar (most dirt pedals sounds kinda **** with my jag) and suddenly things like the treble cut and the rythmn circuit made a big difference. Overall pretty cool pedal and nothing like any of my other pedals. One problem is that with a battery there is a lot of white noise hiss that goes up and down with the level control (gain doesnt really affect it) and with a power supply (BBE Supa Charger) there is also a power hum that goes along with the hiss (also changes depending on volume control). Makes the dynamics of the pedal less useful with such a high noise floor.
I will hopefully do some clips of them tomorrow at proper band volumes
A NUX Overdrive (Tubescreamer Clone)
and a Toadworks Leo Jr.
I only got to play them at medium levels for a little while tonight but here is what I have so far.
NUX -
On opening I noticed its a cheap made pedal it feels really light and cheaply made (makes my Joyo pedals seem more like boss by comparison) but its a $30 chinese build so not much expected here.
Sound wise its how I expect a tubescreamer to sound a little loss of bass a little nasally although i never have owned a tubescreaner, probably not alot of use at the cleaner low volume setting I was using in a band environment at loud volumes I expect it to be a more useful but kinda ok nothing great.
Toadworks -
Still fairly light pedal but alot more proffesional looking and feeling then the NUX, its simple with two controls which is kinda nice for a change (I tend to like lots of options). Plugged it in and a massive grin goes on my face, sounds exactly how I expect a dirty fender to sound with plenty of touch response, instant blues pedal. Higher gain settings arent as sweet but are kinda cool still (I prefer marshall sounds for actual distortion) I found about 12 0 clock the best balance. Sounded good with my tele but awesome with my Jaguar (most dirt pedals sounds kinda **** with my jag) and suddenly things like the treble cut and the rythmn circuit made a big difference. Overall pretty cool pedal and nothing like any of my other pedals. One problem is that with a battery there is a lot of white noise hiss that goes up and down with the level control (gain doesnt really affect it) and with a power supply (BBE Supa Charger) there is also a power hum that goes along with the hiss (also changes depending on volume control). Makes the dynamics of the pedal less useful with such a high noise floor.
I will hopefully do some clips of them tomorrow at proper band volumes
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