GiorgioV
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Please be patient. I know this has been debated to death, but there are some specific circumstances under which I'd like to compare the two pedals, that I've not seen discussed elsewhere.
I run a very dynamic rig, an ES-330 into a Reeves Super '78, so I do run the volume on the guitar A LOT and rely extensively on picking dynamics.
I just decided to buy an overdrive to get some extra flexibility, and I tought about a KOT since I've long been interested in it and I like the dual channel thing since I also use a Les Paul for some stuff.
I've been fortunate enough that they've sent me a KOT version 4 on trial, higher gain red side, and I'm amazed by HOW SEAMLESSLY it integrates with the amp's tone, expecially the yellow channel, it boosts the tone a bit but when you roll back the volume you can't tell the pedal's there, AT ALL, you can turn it on and off when picking lightly and it's like there's no difference at all. It's quite incredible.
Now, I've been out of the "overdrive swapping frenzy" for quite some years, of course I've head of the klon, but never tried one. I wonder how it compares under the same circumstances:
When boosting a light overdriven tone, does it blend as well that you don't feel it when you run the volume on the guitar? Or does it compresses just a bit? I know it's great for boosting, and sits amazingly in a mix, but I'd like to know how it fares in such a specific circumstance.
I'm not going to swap the KOT, and I don't feel like spending hundreds on a KLON, but I'd like to know if I might find it interesting for me if I check it out.
Thanks a lot.
I run a very dynamic rig, an ES-330 into a Reeves Super '78, so I do run the volume on the guitar A LOT and rely extensively on picking dynamics.
I just decided to buy an overdrive to get some extra flexibility, and I tought about a KOT since I've long been interested in it and I like the dual channel thing since I also use a Les Paul for some stuff.
I've been fortunate enough that they've sent me a KOT version 4 on trial, higher gain red side, and I'm amazed by HOW SEAMLESSLY it integrates with the amp's tone, expecially the yellow channel, it boosts the tone a bit but when you roll back the volume you can't tell the pedal's there, AT ALL, you can turn it on and off when picking lightly and it's like there's no difference at all. It's quite incredible.
Now, I've been out of the "overdrive swapping frenzy" for quite some years, of course I've head of the klon, but never tried one. I wonder how it compares under the same circumstances:
When boosting a light overdriven tone, does it blend as well that you don't feel it when you run the volume on the guitar? Or does it compresses just a bit? I know it's great for boosting, and sits amazingly in a mix, but I'd like to know how it fares in such a specific circumstance.
I'm not going to swap the KOT, and I don't feel like spending hundreds on a KLON, but I'd like to know if I might find it interesting for me if I check it out.
Thanks a lot.
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