Product: Aphek Model T
Price Paid: $200 (Australian)
Submitted
02/10/2006
at
04:45pm
by
Hala_pino
Ease of Use
:
10
Dead easy to use and the manual/info sheet is helpfull. Has volume control, tone filter and Gain control. On/off switch plus a boost switch.....can't get much simpler to use than that.
Sound Quality
:
10
Using this with a custom dual humbucker Tele and a 1981 Ibanez Artist and I love the smooth buttery breakup. I also own the original Peanut Butter (also a great pedal) and in my opinion this is more versatile with the added tone filter, and of coarse it has the added bonus of a boost switch, which adds a little volume and sustain....great for solos!
I'm using this with humbucker equipped guitars into the clean channel of a Messa Nomad pushed to the edge of breakup and it gives a beautiful "fenderish" overdriven poweramp sound, I imagine this would be heavenly with single coil pickups.
Does not colour the sound a lot, but it does sounds like I've plugged into an old fender amp with the output valves cookin' and I can get that type of sound at any volume level. Wow!! that's got to be a good thing.
Reliability
:
10
Solid feel to the pedal, and beautifully finished, has a guality feel to the pots and switches. This will last forever if I looked after it. So what if I need to replace the switches in 20 years time!!
It is new, so I have no guarantee that my belief in this is justified, but with the use of good quality parts, and a manufacturer that cares about his product and his customers I am giving this a 10.
Customer Support
:
10
Purched direct from Greg at Aphek Studio, super helpful, great to deal with, fast shipping, a genuine guy and a great product.
Overall Rating
:
10
I play ballads, blues, rock, and some heavy rock. Have played on and off for 30 years, an acoustic player/singer turned to electric 10 years ago....not that good, but a tone junkie just the same.
I have used many OD and distortion pedals, and still use more than one on my pedal board (Hot Cake, MI Audio-Tone Zone, George Denis distortion) but this one has a sound I was looking for and it works well with other pedals when you get it in the right place in the chain of effects, for my setup, it is first OD after compressor.
Product: Aphek Model T
Price Paid: 200 (Australian)
Submitted
01/04/2006
at
01:56pm
by
Jono
Ease of Use
:
9
Easy to use. If you can't get a good sound out of this, there's something wrong with the rest of your set-up. Nice info sheet. Explains the thinking behind the design and offers some suggestions for getting the most out of it.
Sound Quality
:
10
I mainly use it with a Jap strat and an AC30. It's the quietest overdrive I've ever used. This combination is awsome. I can't imagine ever using another OD now.
Reliability
:
9
Well, I've only had it for a few weeks, but I can't see why there will be any problems. It comes with a 2 year waranty. I've probably used it about 10 times, with my band and it's been great.
Customer Support
:
9
Bought it direct from the manufacturer. That's the only contact. He offers a trial period and I've heard good things from others, so I doubt there will be any problems.
Overall Rating
:
9
I play rock and it's a perfect match. It wouldn't be good for high gain sounds, but it's not meant to be. I've been playing for over 10 years and have bought and sold way too much gear. I'd definitely replace it if stolen. I love everything about it. The mean switch is great for adding sustain for solos. I've owned a lot of overdrives and I'm now selling most of them off. I'm keeping my original TS808, because it's cool to have one, but I can't imagine using it much now. It sounds quite hard and boxy in comparison the the Model T. The only thing I wish, is that I'd bought this years ago, so I could have saved buying all the other ODs. Then again, I guess I appreciate it more, having gone through so many others.