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Two wide-ranging op-amps with a delightfully rowdy edge.


A Patrick James Eggle Macon Single Cut (a Les Paul style guitar with PAF-style humbuckers) into a Friedman Small Box set for semi-clean, and a 2x12 cab.
0:00 – Pedal off, amp sound only.
0:06 – Gain at minimum, Tone at maximum, Volume at 55%, Clip switch down
0:28 – Gain at 75%, Tone at 6-%, Volume at 55%, Clip switch up

 

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Pros:
Can move from aggressive to surprisingly great low-gain tones. Quality handbuilt circuit. Nice price.

Cons:
Not always the smoothest or creamiest distortion.

Street:
$125

MidValleyFx Double-Amp Distorter
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This raunchy, oscillating-octave fuzz wants you to do naughty, naughty things.

Recorded using a Squier Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom with Curtis Novak JM-V neck pickup, and an Eastwood Sidejack Baritone DLX with Curtis Novak JM-WR pickups, going into a Jaguar HC50 miked with a Royer R-121 feeding an Apogee Duet going into GarageBand with no EQ-ing, compression, or effects.
Clip 1: Tele neck pickup, first with Mad Robot bypassed, then engaged with knob 1 at max, knob 2 at 9 o’clock, knob 3 at max, knob 5 at noon, and the toggle in the down position.
Clip 2: Tele neck pickup through Catalinbread Topanga, first with Mad Robot bypassed, then engaged with knob 1 at 3 o’clock, knob 2 at minimum, knob 3 at 8 o’clock, knob 5 at noon, and the toggle in the up position.
Clip 3: Eastwood neck pickup, first with Mad Robot bypassed, then engaged with knobs 1, 2, and 3 at noon, knob 5 at minimum, and the toggle in the up position.
 

Ratings

Pros:
Gloriously gnarly, chaotic, and splatty tones perfect for everything from doom metal to MC5 mayhem, post-punk, and dysfunctional funk.

Cons:
Somewhat unpredictable operation. Unanchored interior perfboard could be cause for concern. Not adept at subtlety.

Street:
$130

MidValleyFx Mad Robot
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