Radial Tonebone - Hot British

[Spudman***]

Here is a link to the Radial Tonebone web site and the sound samples. http://www.tonebone.com/tb-hotbritish-sounds.htm

If you hold your mouse pointer over the little speakers for each sample it will produce a small window with the guitar, amp, player, and pickup information for that particular sound clip. Very cool. I think you will hear that it is a very versatile pedal.

So far what I have found out is that the stock tube is a low gain ecc83 tube, The manufacturer says this is best to stay with.

[Nelskie]

Just picked up one of these pedals on the 'Bay for $129 + shipping. Plugged it into my Valve Jr. today, and I must say, that amp has never sounded better. Incredibly smooth, fat, rich OD, with loads of sustain, and incredible note definition. In short, it does what it says it does. This pedal is THE BOMB!

Anyways, my days of lamenting the sale of my old TS-808 have officially ended. The clouds have opened, and rays of sunlight are streaming down upon my little black and blue wonder box. Good-bye therapy. Hello incredible tone.

[blogan]

Just picked up one of these pedals on the 'Bay for $129 + shipping. Plugged it into my Valve Jr. today, and I must say, that amp has never sounded better. Incredibly smooth, fat, rich OD, with loads of sustain, and incredible note definition. In short, it does what it says it does. This pedal is THE BOMB!

There's gotta be something illegal about using a pedal that cost more than the amp. Actually, it sounds really tempting, the way you describe it.

[Nelskie]

There's gotta be something illegal about using a pedal that cost more than the amp. Actually, it sounds really tempting, the way you describe it.

blogan - I'm exactly the same way as you when it comes to forking over cash for gear - esp. higher ticket items. As in "is it really worth the dough?" IMHO, this pedal is. I'm very happy that I tried it out, and happier yet that I was able to find a used one on Ebay, instead of buying new. If you can't try one of these pedals out at a local shop, then maybe your best option would be to order one in from an online or catalog retailer that has a return policy. That way, if you don't like it, you can send it back.

I've really tried and went through a lot of gear in the past 2-3 years, and to say that it has changed the way I sound & play would be a big understatement. The ability to manipulate tone to your liking is a HUGE plus in my book, and I'm constantly on the look-out for gear that helps me to do that. Yeah, sometimes it can be a bit on the pricey side. Yet, there's always the chance that the elusive "grail tone" is lurking inside of that particular piece of gear . . . somewhere. It's up to you to find it!

SS - I'll see if I can't line up a few short clips of that pedal this week sometime, so you can hear what it sounds like.