Analogman - King of Tone Overdrive & Distortion Pedal
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This is the Analogman King of Tone Overdrive & Distortion Pedal. It's one of the most hyped pedals on the internet for electric guitar players.
Check out the official site - www.analogman.... (worst website design of all time btw).
Let me know what you think.
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I’ve got a box of overdrives I don’t use anymore. The King Of Tone has replaced them all except a tube screamer that I keep on my board to get a completely different flavor. They compliment each other very well and I run the boost side of the KOT with the tube screamer to make a great saturated tone. For those who aren’t aware, both sides of the KOT can be set to either boost, overdrive, or distortion by simply changing dip switches inside the pedal. I’m not sure why this important fact isn’t mentioned often in reviews. I run the left side as a boost and the right as an overdrive and had Analogman install the higher gain chip in the right side. It is a factory option. In front of my Marshall 1962HW it sounds incredible.
"This is my clean tone..." - plays overdriven sound. :)
+Karl Houseknecht some people like it pretty hairy for a base tone :)
+Warren Fulp Then that tone is Sasquatch. :)
Hot clean tone...lol
The point of the video is what the pedal sounds like, not choice of words. His presentation does offer a good idea of what the pedal sounds like. A better choice of words would be something like 'reference tone.' BTW - that's a very seriously good pedal (much better than most).
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One of the best investments I've made for my board😎👍🏻
That's great! Enjoy ! I'm Jealous!
Ive never heard a squire sound so freaking good.
The Classic Vibe series from Squier are the real deal! I have classic vibe tele that's as good as any tele I've tried
Has to be the best overdrive I have heard. And I own a ton of them.
I've got one and I'm really happy with it. Worth the original cost ($235) and wait time, which is less than a year now, but not worth $350+ from eBay. Certainly not cheap, but when you factor in that it is two high quality pedals in one box, its not so bad.
Clean boost is my favorite setting, as it really adds a nice quality to the tone without adding gain and stacks wonderfully with both the OD/dist side of the KoT and a Muff clone that I have.
Thanks for another good demo. Cheers!
Ive been waiting over 2 years....I give up,screw it !!!!!!!
Hi Teodor,
It's an original instrumental I recorded about 5 years ago now called "Exit Jam". It was the last track on an original demo album i made a long time ago. I can put it up for download (for free) if you want a copy just let me know. :)
intheblues I
Thanks for the comparison of similar licks on the various settings.
I had a Prince of Tone. It was a really good pedal...But i remember not being able to tame the highs on it. It had a really piercing high end in many settings. I ultimately sold it. It never ends..
Analog Man also has the "Prince of Tone" box which has 1 channel, all the same controls, but includes a switch on the front to select between Overdrive, Boost, and Distortion. It is quieter, has more volume output, is half the size, and sells for $138. My opionion is that although it only has one channel, it performs better than the "King of Tone" for less than half the price. I own both boxes.
only thing is the POT is made in china
Grasley09 Yeah. That's a shame. Seems hard to find anything these day that isn't made in china, or has parts that are. I've moded most of my equipment. Might have to get my tech to mod this box too.
@@bsullivan7 it makes no difference to the pedal. It's built so anyone could repair it. Mike is very proud of his two, that I know of, pedals thst are built overseas. Read his site. It's very interesting!
I am about to come up on the waiting list. Worth trying . .no way I can lose as the re-sale value is there. Have three high gain pedals and Fulltone FullDrive II , I am hoping the KOT will oust the Fulldrive II
Nice demo - your playing is sweet. Ordered mine ages ago - 10 per week!
signed up for the waiting list july 2017. But hey they came through and ordered mine yesterday.
turn the tone down to about 9am and the pedal comes to life...
Watched a lot of your vids lately. Just realised you are the least bias guitar reviewer by a long shot.
The Red side is OD and the yellow side is boost as set from the factory.
Great playing dude!
What Fender amp? I like your base "clean" tone.
"Clean Tone" xD
That is literally the most basic clean tone everyone is going after. A clean without any crisp sounds plain dull.
Andy Birger Everyone thats a white blues wannabe or teenage indie kid? Id never go for that as a clean tone. Only if i was playing in a pub rock band
Everyone has their own sound. If he likes his clean like that it's the sound that speaks to him.
15Holladay of course everyone has their own sound, that's exactly why it made me laugh!!
Or he loves low watt amps. Derp.
Hi, do you know if yours is the standard pedal?? I'm also on the wait list and have been told that that most pedals are usually ordered with a high gain option. Ordered one after hearing Kenny Wayne Shepherdup close, who claims 90% of his sound is this pedal!!
Ive always wondered why the graphics were so bad. They look like they were drawn on by hand with a gold paint pen. Several I've seen in the wild are nearly missing the graphics because they've rubbed off.
THANKYOU x
sweet playin mate!
Been waiting for over 2 and a half years and no pedals......I give up !!
David Ringo check your email now or soon. I just got my email yesterday. Signed up 5/20/17 I believe
Worth the wait🎶😎👍💯
All Clon clones sound bad until you hear an "original" clon pedal and realize that even that sucked :)
Having said that I think this pedal is a "fine pedal" its just that the high end frequencies in this demo were a bit harsh.. probably due to the mike settings or something. The sensitivity of the pedal seems to be cool though.... Thank you for another fine Demo
He had the tone dimed on a lot of the demo, that might be why the high end is kind of harsh. Although, I agree. The sensitivity response is beautiful.
I find I like this pedal better with lower gain levels. It was pretty plain that the reviewer didn't have a lot of time to find his favorite settings with the pedal.
What amp are you into?
Great demo! My name just came up on the list after a year wait on the eating list. Vet excited to get my hands on one.
It sounds great. I got my confirmation email a month ago that I should be around the top of the list :-) Put my name in 5 Mo. ago. I've seen it on KWS board in a Premier Guitar Rig Rundown.
you ever get it ? Never got mine...Its been years
What amp are you using for this demo, tells alot about the sound if knowing ?
great playing, my guy.
That Tone knob at max though....
This pedal is highly configurable. There are internal trimmer pots to add more treble on each side, to compensate for a dark guitar or amp. There are DIP switches to choose the clipping mode on each side: clean, overdrive, or distortion. The op amps are socketed, so you can experiment with different op amps to get the distortion sound you like, and you can run at 18V for extra volume and headroom (V4 model). I run mine at "clean boost" in both sides, using a JRC4580 op amp in the red channel, and an OP2134 in the yellow channel, at 18V. You can get more distortion by cranking up the volume in red channel and driving the yellow channel with it, or using another pedal to push the red or yellow channel into breakup. Most demos don't bother to push the yellow channel much into overdrive territory, because it has the same type of op amp as the red channel, so it sounds similar to cranking the gain on red channel. That's why I changed the op amp in the yellow channel, to get a different tone when overdriving the yellow channel.
Which fender amp are you plugged into?
Sounds great!
Best of all time? That depends on what sound you want :) I think you can get 99% of this goodness for around $100 or less.
I was disappointed of the demo. I think you should have focus on the pedal and exercise the dials, you had the distortion full up for some time. I got the just in1 minute what the sound was full up. I wanted to know what the pedal was capable interns of tone.
I have the same Squire Strat - have you changed the bridge for a steel one ?
That guitar is so bright sounding, how about some humbuckers :) Great pedal thou :)
Is it on the stock settings dip switches?
Thanks for doing the demo! I just got one and wonder if you changed any of the factory settings inside the pedal? I don't get as much of the distortion as you seem to get. Thanks for any help!
I didn't change anything man but the pedal was on loan so I am not sure what the deal is with it. :-)
thanks for getting back w me so quick - cheers!
Cheers man, does it sound the same?
Very nice! Thanks!
I would like to hear it from a super clean amp.
*waiting list. Getting one* haha few too many pops tonight ;)
King of Tone or the vs audio royal flush?
does this have any guitar lessons online?
woah! Fuck yeah, that overdrive is... is so fucking good! :'D i love it
Great Playing though ? Just wondering….what gauge are your strings?
10-46 Webstrings Brand. :) Thanks for the comments
It sounds good but too noisy in my opinion
that's probably his terrible recording technique. Sounds like room noise. Even his voice sounds noisy in the video.
I can't post links on here but fire me a Facebook message and I'll send you a link mate.
Any guitar player who doesn't get on the wait list for a King of Tone needs their head read. When your number comes up, get one, and if you don't like it, sell it on for three times what you paid or more. I'm 6 months away. I'll be getting the maximum (four). One to play, two to sell to get the purchase price back, and one to keep as an investment. When Mike stops making them, they'll be worth more than Klons
You can only get one at a time. I’m on the waiting list to get my second one. You can get 4 total but you have to get on the waiting list 4 times to get them.
and they do that for obvious reasons. So hustlers don’t just buy them to sell and make money. Analogman could charge a lot more. Thankfully they don’t. So they’ve gotta have rules for buying them to keep the hustlers away.
@@shawnglass108 Right. Makes sense. Honestly I thought it was weird that you could get more than one, but I see I read it wrong.
Is it worth all the hype? I don't know. Probably not. But the hype isn't the fault of the guys who are making the pedal. This is our economy at work. It's worth whatever people are willing to pay for it. It sounds pretty damn good to me but I've got plenty of awesome OD distortion boxes.
reverb brings me here
I've seen the Analogman interview and he says the pedal is not designed for quiet playing. He said he's had a few comments about it not sounding good at low amp levels.
Just some advice for the bedroom player who wants to treat themselves.
This obviously isn't a demo available pedal either, unless your mate has one.
Bottom line, research!
Dave Carpenter251 what if you use an atenuator?
This pedal is very cool but ways too expensive -- the Wampler TQ Dual Fusion is basically the same concept (two OD type stacked) but half price with more voicing options (+ modern tones)
I liked it a lot until I saw the price! Ouch!
I like your clean tone better. However, it is a really nice pedal but way, way overpriced.
Honestly I just don't really hear anything special about this pedal [soundwise], as far as any online demos, it's hard to tell unless you have it in front of you. I really don't care for fuzz but is it better souning than the KTR or the Superbolt? Anyone know?
450 dollars? Fuck me
Nope. That's not retail price
King of Hype!
What a disappointment….no support….no e-mails answered …..and then they try to shame you out of flipping it onto ebay for a profit
That sucks mate, I have no affiliation with any of these guys. I just have lots of pedals on hand through friends. Flip it on eBay, they always sell for more on there because someone can get it instantly rather than waiting 2 years. lol. All the best.
You're either full of shit or are asking questions they don't want to answer because Mike has never taken more than 24 hours to answer the 10+ emails I've sent over the past few years.
Can you blame them for not liking the resale? They build these by hand and sell them for a super reasonable price for a dual drive. Then people go out there and resell them for at least $100 more than they paid.. I'd be a little twisted about that too.
you probably asked them something really dumb.
Asking something really dumb would be my prerogative right ?
I think I'll pass... but then again, you demoed with the gain pegged. Once you backed the left side down, you pegged the volume, pushing the amp... not a fair demo.
Blues is all about balance, not too much, not too little when it comes to grit. So many great legends used no pedals at all.
I search on.
It's great to to see someone living within the blues rules and musical box they created in their own mind. Oh, wait.. No 🤣
Yeah it's very, very good. But is it worth the "hype"? Ehhhhh......nah. Not really. Not unless you are earning your living solely from guitar work, then I can understand why you'd absolutely have to get one of these.
UAS King of Blues that'll do me. He'll even do one with half BB/half-klon.
Not sure why you say they’re not worth the hype unless you make a living solely from guitar. The KOT is very reasonably priced for a double pedal and sell for more used than they cost new. Best pedal made in my opinion.
Honestly you sounded better without the effects, maybe you have to be able to play the instrument first before worrying about a whole array of gimmicky pedals. That squire sounds nice.
your kinda correct there.. it's better to add a pedal because you want to achieve a different sound than to have a bunch to chose from a have a sound
over priced and over hyped !!!!.... Does nothing different than any pedal you can get for a third the price... get an angry charlie.. or a Mod tone fuzz... or an OCD.. You're just fooling yourself if you're really thinking there's any difference...