Sorry I don't actually update this every day, but I do get some awesome emails every day and will put them up whenever I have some time. I will remove the names and locations to protect the innocent :-)
You know that feeling you get when you're coming down a big hill and there's no cars in front of you and the light just turned green and there's no police or cars or pedestrians and you can hit the bottom and you have really good suspension and you get that great roller-coaster rush as you fly through at about 45 MPH but you are still in control sort of and then you hit it and there's this great rush and you want to go back and do it again but you need to get somewhere? That, except that you CAN do it again, is how the KoT is to play - oh, and also I want it installed as an artificial heart. I want to be able run either true bypass or have little Darth Vader-like buttons and dials on my chest where I can make my voice have liquid sustain or over-the-top fuzz, or double-stomp-boost, or... okay, I'm dreaming again, but that's what KoT has done to me - I can't say enough about it, or the workmanship you all have poured into it. Job well done from a very satisfied customer!! It is now the heart of my board, even if it legally can't be my heart! AS
Hi Mike,
Hope you had a great weekend.
I was introduced to your mods a few years ago by a friend who purchased one of your TS9/808's. Honestly it didn't floor me at first like some of the other mods I've heard since but where others try to turn their pedals into something different and totally miss the mark, your mod grew on me more and more as I realized what I was hearing, while their's just left me cold. More this and more that and just way too much bass, but where's the tone? Yours is just much more rounded and warmer and stays truer to the original
Your pedal sucks! I can't sound ANYTHING like your soundsample with my Fender solid state chorus amp and Kramer striker..I hate you, and my daddy is going to letterbomb you soon!
I just build the cars son, it's up to you to drive them to Victory.
As always never a disappointment with your pedals. I went crazy trying to decide which Fuzz pedal to buy and listened to quite a few. In the end I went back to you after purchasing a Chorus pedal a couple of years ago. My search is ended and I am so happy I feel like snoopy jumping for joy over his doghouse. Words cannot describe having pedals that just do what they should do and don't sound like toys. Thank you, thank you, thank you. My friends compared their pedals to yours and I can see the envy in their faces at the pure tone. I spent a lot of money buying good equipment and frankly to not spend a few dollars more to get what you need is like slapping yourself in the face.
Thank you.
I've spent years trying to get the right sound out of guitars on the cheap, trying to duplicate that sound. I finally decided to spend $2k on a good tube rig and went shopping. Already had an Amer. Strat. Was ready to buy, but the salesperson pissed me off and I left. Went down the block to another big music store in Houston, and tried a truly amazing little amp. Peavey VK 112, all tube, 1 12" spkr. It was so cheap, $350 after Christmas sale, I could not believe it was worth a darn. Got happy and bought it.
Got on the net and discovered the tube screamer and went ooookay. Bought an OD 9 from you. Ordered Wed, You shipped Thurs. , Got it Mon, Excellent service.
They all came alive for me again. I can't thank you enough, All my favorite rock and rollers come to visit me in my guitar. Effortless, smooth, limitless power out of only 50 watts! Thank you for a good product at a good price with good customer service, will do bus. with you in the future,
Thanx,again, GC
A-B tests with other pedals prove that this just sounds better. ...and when someone with a less experienced ear asks me to tell them the difference, I have no idea what to say... Compressors are like that, I guess. I just like the way this sounds.
with all the technical talk, that's what counts! - mike
I guess I qualify as one of those people who just can't say no to a new pedal. I have never counted them but it's definitely well over a 100. (I have the entire line of zvex, lovetone, fulltone, Klon etc) It's a costly hobby but I consider it as one of my forte's, namely that I have a big palette of guitar sounds. I know that I'm not the new Jimi Hendrix but I have been able to make a good living for almost 15 years as a session guitar player here in Belgium.
I have never been quite able to get a decent fuzz sound. I heard some on records, but I never got THAT sound. I tried everything from cheap Ibanez pedals to the more expensive range like the Fulltones, etc. Some were ok (like the experience by prescription electronics) and some were something quite else (like the amazing fuzz factory) but must were crap and I never found that classic tone.
Up until I got a hold of your sunface this week. I really must congratulate you with this amazing pedal. How it sounds and more importantly, how it reacts to someone's playing. My quest is over; I'm really really happy with this pedal.
By coincidence someone (in Holland) sold me your bi-compressor last weekend second hand. (it looked new, no scratches, no Velcro.) I had the same problems with compression. I kind a like the T-rex because it's real subtle and I like the old BOSS one, kind of, but never found a compressor that I used more that occasionally. Until now. (and you're right, the orange squeezer is really nice!) Two problems solved in one week!
Off course this makes me real curious about your KoT. (pity about the long waiting list) Your book you sent me looks really nice as well. (I just got home from some concerts abroad so I haven't had time to read that much)
I guess I just wanted to tell you to keep doing the amazing work you do. You can be sure that I will tell people about your work. You've made somebody happy over here. :-)
Happy holidays and a great 2007!
Sincerely,
j
P.S This is true. My little dog, Baxter (He's a Llasa Ahspo--looks like an Ewok :) is a music critic. If I play something he DOESN'T like (certain fuzzes, etc), he will leave the room! If I play stuff he likes the sound of, he'll lick the amp, "talk", and roll on his back in front of the amp. He was literally doing the "DYING COCKROACH" while I was playing---so he gives the YJM 4 paws up too! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)