Product: Pro Tone Pedals Brahma
Price Paid: US $89.00
Submitted
12/20/2005
at
02:42pm
by
Jack
Ease of Use
:
10
Two Knobs, one Switch.
Sound Quality
:
10
I use a Strat going through way too many effects into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, and Bassman Ten. This is one of a few OD/Dist boxes I use, and is now my favorite. I looked for a long time for a CMOS based distortion and couldn't find anything. At least not in my price range. I am not going to shell out 500 bucks on something I am going to spend a lot of time stomping on. I emailed Dennis at Pro-Tone and he replied right away and told me that this pedal is in fact CMOS based, using the CD4049 chip specifically. He also told me he had a couple that were blemished (runny paint) for cheaper. I am very pleased with the sound of this pedal. It's exactly what I was looking for.
Reliability
:
10
I own three of the Pro-Tone pedals and they all seem very well built.
Customer Support
:
10
Dennis was extremely helpful, and very nice, answering all of my questions no matter how dumb they were. Pair this with great sounding effects and I would definitely purchase more of his products without hesitation.
Overall Rating
:
10
This is great as a well rounded overdrive. I play quite a bit of different styles, and this is well suited for most of them. Really good for a classic overdriven tube amp sound. Excellent harmonics, all the notes of a chord come through very well, it's definitely dirty but not muddy. Real warm, but cuts through. If a Tube Screamer is a steak it would be a NY strip, this thing is a Filet.
