Klon vs Zendrive 2 vs Snouse Blackbox vs Purple Plexi Shootout, you be the judge.

[BrianK]

You be the judge.
Posted a challenge last week and one pedal took 70% of the votes and was the clear favorite. This week we have 4 more pedals, 3 new ones and 1 returning challenger from the last shoot out. I’m going through 4 pedals one at a time and after the 4th one I quickly go through all 4 Again in the same order. I’ll reveal what the order of the pedals are tomorrow. Bonus points for picking out guessing the pedals.
here’s the order of the pedalsView media item 225559

 

[Dave Locher]

Too close to call! I hear distinct differences but like 2, 3, and 4 in no particular order. Quite sure I could be happy with any one of them once I adjust the knobs and/or amp.
If someone pointed a gun at me and made me choose...maybe #3?

 

[Rod]

Nice guitar!

 

[lefort_1]

For me, I'd pick #2
1 and 3 have that noticeable elevation in volume that makes the ears wnat to pick them
BUT, the note articulation was a bit better on 2 and 4 and I have the feeling that 2 would cut through a mix more betterer.

One can ALWAYS stomp on a mini-clean boost to claw back on that absolute volume, but it's a lot tougher to do it AND keep the notes separate for pedals like 1 and 3.

imo

 

[BrianK]

Nice guitar!

 

[LikeAMotherF]

I like #3.

Is that a 225? Siiiccckk

 

[BrianK]

I like #3.

Is that a 225? Siiiccckk

Yes it is.

 

[BrianK]

Too close to call! I hear distinct differences but like 2, 3, and 4 in no particular order. Quite sure I could be happy with any one of them once I adjust the knobs and/or amp.
If someone pointed a gun at me and made me choose...maybe #3?

yeah, all 4 are pretty great. I know I’d use one of these pedals in a slightly different way that what played in the video.

 

[strawberries]

The mismatched volume throws this off for me.

 

[voorhiessa]

Sounds like the same pedal just eq’ed differently. So with a few adjustments of the tone knob (or Bass/treble) they can all sound identical.

 

[MadFrank]

I've got nothing to add to the speculation, except to say that No.3, with it's upper-mids sparkle would probably be the most use in a band mix. 2 and 4 were a little dark and muted IMO. No. 1 was a good middle ground of the lot.

No.3 then sounds like it was deliberately tuned to emulate the late 70's-80's kinda Marshall bark.

 

[BrianK]

I've got nothing to add to the speculation, except to say that No.3, with it's upper-mids sparkle would probably be the most use in a band mix. 2 and 4 were a little dark and muted IMO. No. 1 was a good middle ground of the lot.

No.3 then sounds like it was deliberately tuned to emulate the late 70's-80's kinda Marshall bark.

You're are not wrong. To be fair, a couple of these pedals I would use in a slightly different way then demonstrated. One for chunky rhythm and one for smooth solo lines etc...

 

[Pedalometrist]

You be the judge.
Posted a challenge last week and one pedal took 70% of the votes and was the clear favorite. This week we have 4 more pedals, 3 new ones and 1 returning challenger from the last shoot out. I’m going through 4 pedals one at a time and after the 4th one I quickly go through all 4 Again in the same order. I’ll reveal what the order of the pedals are tomorrow. Bonus points for picking out guessing the pedals.

My guess would be:

1. Snouse
2. Zendrive
3. Klon
4. Plexi

... interesting video, since they all sound surprisingly similar. 4 sounds the most muffled to me, while 2 and 3 seem to cut through the best. 1 is a nice tone too, but I would likely opt for 2 or 3!

 

[Tonefree]

3 for me, more open, less congested. 4 sounded a bit muffled or muted.

 

[Cabwaystar]

4 sounds like BluesBreaker. I like the sound of 2 for rhythm and 3 for the riff.

 

[SubApathy]

I like #1 and #3.

My voted for #3.

 

[8len8]

3 for home use, since it's the fullest sounding. The others sound darker, but might be better than #3 in a mix.

 

[LikeAMotherF]

So....

Which is it?

 

[SubApathy]

Not many played this time... Was it due to a Klon being added to the mix?

 

[BrianK]

So....

Which is it?

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