Recently, I picked up a JHS Notaklön overdrive pedal.
What do I think of it? Read on for my initial thoughts.
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Tone. At Home.
What do I think about a piece of new (to me) gear at first? We all know first impressions don’t last, but at least this way I can look back and see how my opinion has changed from when I first tried something.
Recently, I picked up a JHS Notaklön overdrive pedal.
What do I think of it? Read on for my initial thoughts.
Continue reading “First Impressions: JHS Pedals Notaklön”I recently picked up a Blue Bee Overdrive (4 knob version), or BBOD4K for short, by One Control.
What do I think of it? Read on for my (shorter than usual) First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: One Control Blue Bee OD 4K Mini (BBOD4K) Overdrive”This is a second (and lengthy!) look at the LPD Pedals Dutch ’24 that I recently bought.

I’ve already written a First Impressions on the Dutch ’24. In that, I said that I’d briefly tried it as a main overdrive, and was a bit meh about it. (You should definitely go and read that post. I was very happy with how it helped me address the top-end of position 4 on my Strat.)
When used as a main overdrive, I’m finding the Dutch ’24 both incredibly familiar and – at the exact same time! – quite different too.
It’s been bugging me ever since.
So I spent a couple of evenings at the start of the week comparing the Dutch ’24 against other pedals aimed at the blues-rock market.
Along the way, I fell in love with how the Dutch ’24 is its own thing.
Continue reading “First Impressions: LPD Pedals Dutch ’24 Overdrive As A Main Overdrive Pedal”I recently bought a LPD Pedals Dutch ’24 Overdrive pedal.

What do I think of it? Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: LPD Pedals Dutch ’24 Overdrive”I recently bought a LPD Pedals Fifty5 overdrive pedal.

What do I think of it? Here are my First Impressions.
You might want to grab a drink for this one. There’s a lot to cover, as the Fifty5 has three different tone characteristics to explore …
Continue reading “First Impressions: LPD Pedals Fifty5 Tweed Overdrive”I recently picked up a Tomahawk Deluxe overdrive pedal from Greer Amps.

What do I think of it? Read on for my first impressions.
Continue reading “First Impression: Greer Amps Tomahawk Deluxe Drive Pedal”I recently picked up a JRAD Monkeyman tweed overdrive pedal.

I think this is a fantastic tweed-tone pedal. Read on for my First Impressions, where I’ll try and demonstrate why.
Continue reading “First Impressions: JRAD Monkeyman Tweed Overdrive”I recently bought a ToneX One pedal.
What do I think of it? Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: ToneX One Modeller Pedal”I’ve just bought a DanDrive Tweedy 5B3 overdrive / amp-in-a-box pedal.

I’m in shock over how good this pedal is (for me). Read on to hear why.
Continue reading “First Impressions: DanDrive Tweedy 5B3”Earlier this month, I picked up something a bit different – a new (to me) bass.
Talk about becoming a fish out of water! I am a complete beginner here, but as you’ll see, I think this might be one of the most important things I’ve tried for a long time. Why? Read on for my First Impressions.
Continue reading “First Impressions: Spector Euro 5 RST Bass”