Bathroom Break Pedal Reviews

  Preface: Good day to all of you fuzz lovers out there. Over the course of the last 5+ years, I had the pleasure to test out a lot of drive pedals. This blog is supposed to help you find not only your sound, but also a device that is well built, nice looking and, ideally, affordable. And if you are not interested in owning the pedal, the post hopefully makes for a good read on bathroom break! 1. Optics and General Built Quality It doesn't mean a lot when it comes to pure quality or tone itself, but I really like all Z.Vex pedals and especially the Vertical Series, due to their utilitarian nature in terms of pedalboard real estate. The pedals, albeit being team-made with a lot of care and quality control, still exhude a home-cooked and artsy vibe that makes me want to pick them up and play them. In terms of optics, the 2018 Limited Edition Instant LoFi Junky I have used in order to write this review, fits perfectly with the Z.Vex theme and is, on top of that, extremely rugge...

Preface: Good day to all of you fuzz lovers out there. Over the course of the last 5+ years, I had the pleasure to test out a lot of drive pedals. This blog is supposed to help you find not only your sound, but also a device that is well built, nice looking and, ideally, affordable. And if you are not interested in owning the pedal, the post hopefully makes for a good read on bathroom break! 1. Optics and General Built Quality As usual, starting with the most subjective of all aspects, I have to admit that I am on the fence when it comes to the Hammertone Fuzz. I dig weird and odd enclosures, however, the slightly rounded-down and chubby nature of the casing is not really to my personal liking and even though I wholeheartedly adore the purple witch hat knobs that they used, the color and font of the lettering on the bare-metal enclosure makes the pedal seem cheaper than it is. Don't get me wrong, it clocks in at a mere 65 Euros here in Central Europe new, thas has to be kept...

Preface: Good day to all of you fuzz lovers out there. Over the course of the last 5+ years, I had the pleasure to test out a lot of drive pedals. This blog is supposed to help you find not only your sound, but also a device that is well built, nice looking and, ideally, affordable. And if you are not interested in owning the pedal, the post hopefully makes for a good read on bathroom break! 1. Optics and General Built Quality As with absolutely every pedal on the market, this part is the most subjective of all. I personally like the bulky, old-school bent sheet metal enclosures EHX has used for what feels like hundreds of years, since we all know that bigger pedals sound better. Compared to the newer version of the Double Muff I reviewed more than three years ago, it does, thanks to the top-mounted output jacks, not even take up that much more space on the pedalboard. There are, due to the use of thin sheet metal by EHX, more disaster-proof pedals out there, but the construction ...