Seymour Duncan Twin Tube Classic

Its very easy to get a good sound from it, controls knobs shows in a logical format for the musician and being true there isnt any need of manual hints.

Its produce a variety of sounds, with the clear channel you can just "help" the signal of your low output pickup or you can get a mild distortion ... it produces those "british" sounds.

With the hi-gain channel you get a great amount of saturation / sustain but (incredible to say) without to loose too much "attack".
The distorted sound produced anyway is completely different from the one you can get on a 12AX7 based amplifier (Fender) its a sort of warm but hi-tech distortion ... I would say a '80 sound ... or an Allan Holdsworth like timbre.

Just for this is very nice when coupled with a Fender amp , since you can get a great variety of combinations.

I have to say (agains other reviews) that this unit its not noisy at all !!! I'am very satisfied ...and I'am using it in Italy coming from
a 230V 50Hz main voltage. I scale down with a transformer from 230V to 120V using a transformer. Clarely the frequency remains 50Hz since the unit is supplied in alternate current (16V AC)

I'am using it with a Fender "the Twin" (red knobs) amp upgraded with Electro Harmonix tubes.

I've had it for just one month ... it looks solid and I had no problem until now.

For sure I would use in a GIG.

Its weight lets you think it isnt "empty at all inside" ..

I had no occasions to deal with the company

I play prog-rock music its clean channel is a good match for this genre, the distorted channel is useful instead in two cases:
- When I want to get an hi-tech sound for other misical genres.
- When I jam out of my studio and I want a warm and reliable distortion with no troubles of presence etc..
I've been playing for 25 years and I own lots of gear including 13 instruments Guitars / Bass / steel guitars (Gibson, Martin, Epiphones, Rickenbacker etc..)
If they will stole it to me ..I'll buy another one.
I love its versatility and quality , the low noise .. everything.
I liked if it had the ON/OFF switch
I choosed this one over a Electro Harmonix Black Finger to lift up my guitar signal ... I choosed this one because more versatle and also because I read very good reviews of this. Also, I thought that being one of the Seymour Duncan top gear it couldnt be a dull object.

hook this up to your guitar and amp and just rock---it's just that simple.all my favorite guitarist live in this unit[it's more than a pedal].the sounds are sweet and buttery...and yes,up the gain and it can and does get nasty.tube heaven...............yes sir//

tube heaven.......if you can't afford a tube amp...just buy this...it's all you need.

solid as a brick.

i have purchased their p/ups for years.i have never needed customer support.

i play rock--blues..........this unit does it all.listen,i have owned and sold many pedals over the yrs.--this one's a keeper.thats right...10's all the way.......buy one and you will see.i went by the reviews on H.C.---i'm glad i did.i purchased this from A.M.S. without trying one out,thats not really a good thing to do,but in this case,it worked out very well for me.this is one of the best units you could possibly buy for yourself...it's worth every penny.

Very simple to use. One set of treble and bass master controls, Volume and gain on rhythm and boost.

I've had the twin tube for two weeks, here's my thoughts so far... the pedal has an excellent overall sound. The sustain is very sweet sounding at higher gain levels and feeds back well with humbuckers. So far i'm using it with a clapton strat and 57 goldtop. I ran the pedal in front of a blues jr. and threw on a couple of cd,s.. I was able to nail the "Venus Isle" lead tones of Eric johnson and "One more car/driver" tones of Clapton pretty easily. The twin tube will pretty much cover all of the Blues/Classic rock/Country tones territory. The controls are sensitive and interact well. I really wasn't able to get a bad sound regardless of where I set them. The jump from channel 1 to channel 2 is not a drastic volume or tonal change, like a tube factor, so the rhythm to lead switch is smoother. It;s also fairly quiet, quieter than both my soldano supercharger gto and tone bone classic...to my ears it also has a truer tone. The only negative I would note is it may be a little flabby on the low end to some. If you dig an overheated, saggy ,tweed sound like I do, the low end is fine. Don't buy it if you're a Metal guy, it doesn't do the scooped mid sound or Rectifier/Randall buzz saw. To my ears it slightly favors humbuckers. If your'e looking for an " all in one" gigging tube pedal that will cover most of the tones you'd want, try it out.. I highly recommend the pedal to fender tube amp lovers because you can set a great clean sound with the amp, a dirty rythym tone on channel 1, and a nice grind on channel two.. switching from single coils to humbucking guitars and working the volume knobs will cover almost anything from jazz to hard rock. very good pedal, However, I'm tired of reading 10,s on every review... so i'll give it an ...........

seems pretty sturdy and well built

I play classic rock and blues, This pedal is excellent for both. I would replace it if lost or stolen and think compared to both a tone bone and soldano, it's a better sounding pedal for those sounds

Super easy!

NONE BETTER! If you're looking for a OD that will give you classic 70's crunch look no further-this is THE pedal you want. I've got a lot of OD/distortion boxes including some of the best tube pedals out there(SIB Varidrive, H&K tubefactor, Tone Bone Hot British)also non tube( Bad Monkey, Barber DDSS, DGTM, Rumble mod, rust driver,Reeza, V-stack classic...) I've spent way too much money-but you don't have to! The Twin Tube makes all non tube pedals sound like,Well, pedals! This thing is really an amp in a box. If you want to NAIL the punch and dynamics of bands like AC/DC, Trower, Zep the twin tube will do it 100%. Some people have claimed that this pedal sounds muddy! It is not muddy if you turn the eq knobs.-Here's a good setting for starters that is not muddy-set the bass knob at 10 oclock and the treble at 3 oclock. It's amazing the sounds you can get out of pedals if you just turn the knobs! Spend $209.00 on this thing and don't look back! There is a reason this pedal is getting such high ratings-TONE!!! Like I said for 70's rock NONE BETTER! I play Gibson and Epiphone V's and this pedal actually makes my Epiphone sound great!

Built like a rock. Had it for 6 months no problem

Haven't needed it but if it's half the quality of this pedals tone no problem!

This the first time I've given a pedal a 10. Like I said this is the only pedal you'll need for 70's rock. Don't waste your money on no-tube boutique boxes-this is the real thing. But hey-I got some pedals for sale.....
Peace!

This is extremely simple to use, probably the simplest pedal you will ever own.

Natural tube sounds. Note that it doesn't emulate or model any particular amp and it has it's own sound. Probably not a great pedal for heavy metal, but it is great for blues and "classic rock". Some people have complained that it sounds muddy... My opinion after having it a few days is that it IS a little bottom heavy, especially if you keep the tone controls at equal settings. However, if you boost the treble a bit it evens out nicely. I would say the distortion tones are better than on my Tonelab as well as any non-tube pedal that I've ever owned or tried (yes, I've played a lot). Hvr, I have not had the chance to compare it to the Damage Control tube pedals, which seem like they might be cool as well.

Don't know, but the casing is heavy duty and it seems like it will last a long time. I am concerend that it uses special tubes, hopefully replacement will not be a problem.

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I mostly play blues, been playing for about 30 years. A great match for my style.

Very easy to use. Even at extreme settings it sounds usable. No experimental sounds here. Plug it in and your instrument, set the levels and you're good to go.

I'm not interested in sounding like my favorite artists. Having said that I did have a couple of hours fooling around with early Zepplin sounds and a few Beatles riffs came to mind. This is a soft sounding overdrive. If you're into the tight bottom "Rectum-fried" sound look elsewhere. No fizzy spitting sounds either. This overdrive has more detail in the harmonics than I expected. Especially noticeable with darker tones where I find most overdrive pedals and some amps sound flat. This retains the pulpy nature and harmonic content. Absolutely beautiful for smokey jazz. It's easy to get all the other overdrive/distortion types sounds but the sound that this pedal does is very difficult to find. Soft/smooth/warm/musical/harmonic. There are a couple of selling points for me here. Two overdrives that work very well together. One will melt into the other when switching from rhythm to lead and back. Even from clean to rhythm. The ability to switch between these settings without feeling like you changed amps is brilliant. I've had not pedals do this so well. This trait is coveted in amps and it's still rare there too. They chose a great colour for the pedal not because I dig the burnished copper but if you relate sound and light together I find the pedal colour is representive of it's sound. A sparkling brown sound, pulpy textured, smooth, aged, mature sounding overdrive. I've run this into a class A EL84 amp, 6V6 tone machine and KT66 powered amp. All with the same degree of sucess. All my amps retain their signature sound and the Twin Tube just lets me have more drive. Just Beautiful. With this pedal I can understand where the Robben Fords and Larry Carltons get their inspiration. Reviews are a funny thing as it's very hard to quantify the opinions of others without hearing what they sound like. I'm interested in my voice on the instrument. I go out of my way to find it. So many pedal/amps/guitars sound like signature sounds of others that it's a nice surprise to find something that is familiar without pigeonholing your tone. This pedal is smooth enough to run the lead channel in a low lite jazz restuarant without getting strange looks and has enough presence to cut through a horn section in a Vegas style dance band. It's gentlemanly and well behaved. I use other pedals to cop the snotty sounds of youth but this is a refined effort. It's very open sounding so endless sustain has to come with the volume of the amp not the compression of the pedal. There's very little fatigue factor even with the lead channel and it sits well in a mix when recording. Because of it's pulpy nature it allows competing frequencies to be heard. It's versitility in the arena that it is intended is great. From dark and smooth to bright and effervescent and all shades inbetween. Much more versitile than the so called all-in-one pedals which I find shadow the many flavours of overdrive/distortion but miss all the subtlty and musicality. This is not a "Jack-of-all-Trades" but rather a master of one. My main amp is a JUKE 1210 running KT66's. (Check these amps out...not your average but in this world of "GAS" and tone fashion I still can't get enough of the JUKE's voice) I give it a 10 for sound quality only because I have spent thousands on pedals (and amps for that matter) trying to find this quality of tone that is usable at most volumes. A better pedal??? It's completely possible. Pedals I've owned and no longer have Pete Cornish, Budda, Matchless, Bad Cat, Providence, Sigmund, SIB, Blackstone, Chandler Tubedriver, Hughes & Kettner and I've tried everything that is available to me in the Pacific Northwest. The Twin Tube doesn't make my JUKE sounds smaller when engaged and doesn't destroy it's beautiful voice. It was instant gratification and over the last month in several live situations and even last night playing until midnight in my studio it makes me smile. That gets my 10.

I'll have to wait and see. It seems solid in a metal case. The tubes are technition servicable. Switches are the new contact type that work like a computer keyboard or cell phone. I've had one go in my ToneLab SE. It's cheap to repair but a hassle. Wall wart is not my favorite and will die if I don't hard mount the pedal onto a board. I understand why Seymour chose to use a wallwart but I still don't like them. Knobs are solid. I accidentally stood full weight on the face of the pedal without any noticible damage. Knobs are smooth and well laid out. Switches seems solid and the external body is solid too. Jack are not floating on the PC board but are secured to the body. Power jack is tight in the access hole in the housing and there is no wiggle. When mounted in a pedal board I suspect that it will almost as long as the two tubes inside. With the steps to reduce weight and costs Seymour chose the right areas change. The pedal could be stronger and with better power supply but it would be more expensive and a lot heavier. The Bad Cat Two Tone is 9lbs. YIKES!

If he backs up his pedals like he has treated me in the past on his pickups I don't feel apprehensive about his word.

I play many many styles of music. I study Jazz for the language and use tonefonts and stylistic ism's for what ever style is needed. As a studio musician I have to be aware of all music able to cop that vibe. I would replace it. Been playing for 25 years but learning for 20. This pedal doesn't get in the way of making music. Some other user said that this pedal draws out the sound from your fingers intstead of the feeling of having to push it through the cables. It's a good comment. The openess of the drive is how I feel it. It doesn't feel or sound small. There is room to move within the pedal's tone. Like having room to dance.

Very easy pedal to get a good tone no matter where the knobs are set at.The tone controls are very user friendly but in the nest version considering this pedal costs 200.00 bones seperate tone controls for each channel would be nice.

I can get Warren Haynes tone very easily with this pedal.It turns my hand made point2point single channel amp into a three channel monster without loosing the character of the orig amp tone.I mainly play Teles with neck HB and single coil in the bridge...also this pedal works really well with any guitar Ive plugged into it.When turned off or on its a very quiet.

Here is where I give Seymour no glory.The pedal itself has been bullet proof yet for 200.00 he thinks using an AC wall wart is going to save the customer money,well lets just say Ive had one replaced by the local dealer and the second Ive had to purchase myself.Plus I purchased another to keep in my case just for the eventual problem of needing one at a gig.If it wasnt for the fact that I absolutely love the pedal and what it does I would have thrown it in the garbage by now.The wall wart has not saved me any money or frustration.The AC wall wart is not cheap to buy.Ive even checked to see if someone makes a compatible aftermarket replacement and so far no such luck.

Seymour did replace a broken wall wart no questions asked.

You name it I play it and this pedal works fantastic in all types of music.Ive been playing for 25 yrs and in that time Ive owned about every pedal out there.If it was stolen or damaged I would hope that the wall wart problem would be fixed so when I purchase a new one it will be a better pedal.

This pedal has two channels, each with its own gain and level controls. It also has a single two-band eq for both channels.

Getting a good sound out of this pedal is as easy as plugging in to it. No matter what the settings you can find a great tone that suits your needs with minimal adjustments.

I run this through a Crate thirty watt amp with a Schecter Omen 6 and a Eros les paul with Carvin pickups in it. I use an Original Crybaby a Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion and a Boss BD-2 Blues Driver.
You can get a huge range of sounds out of this pedal from punchy clean to over-saturated classic overdrive.
When I just played through my Crate amp I thought that the clean was awesome and that the distortion was really great. But then I bought this pedal and plugged it in. All of the Crate sounds sounded thin and lacking when compared to this pedal. It even made my Boss pedals sound better because they were being played through tubes.
This thing is a tube preamp so it doesn't just use the tubes as a diode to create distortion but it uses them as a driver stage which uses the tubes to their full potential creating a fuller sound.

I have never gigged with it but I would probably do it without a backup. It is sturdy and is also heavy which and doesn't rattle when shaken. Overall it seems to be a reliable pedal

I haven't dealt with the company.

I play anything from Classic rock to Blues to worship music and some Hard Rock. This pedal fits all of those styles extremely well. It wouldn't fit metal well because it has a very strong midrange so I wouldn't advise a metal player to buy it.
If this were stolen I would definitly buy it again. Even though it was $210 the sound that comes out is definitly worth it.
This pedal not only sounds great itself, it makes your playing sound better.
If you are looking for a great overdrive pedal that gives the best of warm, tube-like sounds than this is the pedal for you. Buy it.

If you can't use this pedal, you shouldn't be plugging into an amp anyway. It's easy to figure out, no manual needed and it sounds great without having to tweak. The sweet spot is pretty large. My only minor complaint would be that the lights for the switches are at the top of the pedal instead of closer to the switches. It's no big deal but the pedal is so large that it's not as easy to see which channel is on or if it's on as it would be if the lights were right above the switches.

This is the best sounding overdrive pedal I've ever owned and I've had some nice ones. It really is an inspiring unit to play because it doesn't sound or feel at all like a pedal. It truly is like an extension of the guitar and amp. I like the gain difference between the crunch and lead channels... very usable. The tonal range is enormous and it cuts without being harsh and it sings without really overcompressing and making the note small. It sounds great with all of the different tube amps and different guitars I've tried it with.

I've had it about a month or so and so far it's been totally reliable. It appears to be very well built and sturdy. I would use it without a backup, but it sounds so good I'm thinking of getting another one for my other rig.

I've never needed customer support for this pedal but I've dealt with SD regarding their pickups and they've been very good to work with so far.

I play country/rock/pop and it is a great pedal for someone wanting a real tube amp overdrive sound. It's definitely not like a Mesa rectifier grind and it's not as gnarly as the V-Twin pedal. It's very smooth but has enough attack to cut without rounding off the notes like many of the tube screamer clones. It's defnitely going to stay on my pedalboard. My thought everytime I play through it is that THIS is what I want my guitar to sound like. The only potential downside of this pedal is that it is big. It barely fits onto my pedalboard and I'm sure there's a reason with the real tubes inside for its size so it's not a deal-breaker. It's worth the real estate. I'd recommend anyone still trying to find the perfect overdrive pedal to try this one!

Dirt simple: Input, Output, Bass, Treble, Volume, Gain. Manual is good, brief yet adequate. I'm a little wary of how close the knobs are to the switches, I forsee some accidental changes to the lead channel when in the heat of battle. However, not enough of an issue to warrant the loss of a point.

This device shouldn't be demeaned by the term "pedal," it is much more than that. I would consider it an extension of my amp and guitar. The bypass is uncolored and fast, the rhythm distortion can go anywhere from clean to the far side of crunchy, the lead tone is exactly what I've been looking for. It is fuzzy without being mushy, it is thick but not cloudy, it is stringy but not harsh. I'm going to buy another of these beauties for a backup, perhaps sell my TS9's DS-1's, Tube King and 250's, perhaps whore myself out and play covers for a while :).

Seems pretty sturdy, however the latching aircraft switches feel like they might have plastic innards. I may have to swap them for some all metal ones. My experience with plastic anything equals broken stuff at the worst time.

Duncan rocks, they've always been friendly, fast, and helpful. Except that Seymour guy (joking, joking).

I'm going from my Gretsch Silver-Jet into a Budda Wah into the Twin Tube into a '68 Bandmaster into a 70's Marshall 4x12. I'm very happy with this setup and don't forsee changing in the future. My quest is complete, the last windmill tilted. I'm definitely buying a second.

By the way, a cool little trick is to set the Rhythm channel to just before break-up with the gain and use the volume control for a nice pile of clean volume. Basically you can use this trick for some stingin' clean leads. I was at first put off by the lack of tone controls for the separate channels, but after cranking it up and using it at full gig volume, they aren't necessary. The tone is set to "yummy" from the factory. I don't know how much of a "value" it is, but in my opinion it would be a bargain at twice the price.

Bass, Treble, Volume and Gain. Pretty straight ahead. It would be great if it didn't share the bass and treble for both channels.

Very natural tube amp sound because it is basically a tube amp ! The rhythm sound is very beefy and phat and the lead sound is a little more saturated with a slight peak in the mid to cut through. The two channels sound very different but both very usable. This pedal feels like a good tube amp and reacts like one too. Getting great tones with this thing is easy ! It was between this and the Xotic BB and this one won hands down !

I have alot of there pickups from years ago and they are still working fine !

Don't know yet ?

Killer pedal, fantastic tone, this one is a keeper !

Real simple control layout. Bass and Treble chicken head knobs. 3 channels accessed via two footswtiches (your amp clean via true- bypass, Rhythm channel, and Lead Channel). The Rhythm channel and Lead channel each have their own volume and gain. Nice feature in that you can set your amp volume, the Rhythm channel and the Lead channel all in the same volume ballpark. The only reason I give 9 instead of 10 is that you need to adjust your levels for a minute or so to make sure one channel doesn't sound 10 times louder than the next when you are switching.

The Twin Tube is a handy piece of gear to have. If you have a single channel amp, this will give you the ability to add two dirty,clean, or in between sweet tube channels. I have a solid state Roland jazz Chorus, with a great clean sound but sub-par distortion channel. The twin tube gives me 2 more options for levels of saturation. It also adds more punch and dynamics to the amp, almost like taking a blanket off the speaker. The Rhythm channel can get a nice level of distortion without getting muddy. The lead channel has great sustain for single not lines but can get a little fizzy on the chords (think early Boogie), not my favorite flavor of distortion.
The pedal is also handy if you set your amp to an overdriven level. I have a Rivera era Fender Concert that I can set on the dirty channel, then use the Twin tube to access a clean channel and an over-the-top distorted channel. The distortion-on-distortion is a little too much in my opinion but if you need the never ending chord you can get it.

The housing is heavy duty metal, rubber on the bottom to prevent it from slipping. Comes with its own adapter. The unit is too big to fit in a guitar case so you will have to transport it separately. It has 2 mini tubes in it so there is some degree of fragility. If something goes wrong with the tubes you have to send it back to SD for repair. I am giving it an 8 due to the idea of having to ship it back to the manufacturer some day.

Never used.

I've been playing for 22 years and have collected numerous guitars and amps. The main axe is a G&L S-500 (strat on steroids) but I also play a Jay Turser 335 copy. I refuse to pay Gibson's ridiculous prices, but that's another story. Overall I like the pedal. The only thing I would like different would be for the Rhythm channel a little more sustain, for the Lead channel a little better chord definition. But that is the nice thing about getting 2 channels in addition to the bypass,you get enough options to mix and match and get 3 really usable sounds.
If it were stolen I would probably try something else, not because I don't like the pedal but because I like to experiment with different sounds, leads to new music.

Very easy to use. The way a footpedal should be. It is easy to get a good sound out of it. Just turn the knobs to find the overdrive or distortion and volume you want.

I like the possibility of a three channel amp that this pedal will create. My main amp is an AC 30 with a THD hot plate. No pedal I have ever used can sound and get the overdrive like that Vox with the volume cranked passed halfway going through a hot plate. If you own a Vox AC 30 you owe it to yourself to try the Hot Plate. My problem has always boosting my lead gain above the band since we mix from the stage. Anyway this pedal will do that. I love the rythm channel but the lead channel to me is fuzzy sounding and turns to mush with the pedal set with alot of gain.

This pepal is made in China. It looks and feels very reliable. I would use it without a back up.

Play Classic Rock and Texas county rock. Been playing 35 years. I own all kinds of pedal, amps, and guitars. This is just another pedal to throw on the heap of the constant search for tone. Some of the best guitar players I have seen just save their money and master the volume control on their guitar buy turning it up and down. Brain,heart,fingers,guitar and a great sounding amp is what you need. But for the money this is a good pedal. It will turn a single channel amp into a three channel amp. For the money it is worth that. The only thing I dont like about this pedal is the lead channel. It is a bit fuzzy and square sounding to me.

Very easy to use and the tone controls are very responsive

Tone Tone Tone and a side order of Tone.....I use this pedal infront of a handmade single channel Henson.It has turned it into a three channel amp but most of the time I just leave it in the Lead channel and use the Volume control on my guitars to soften up the attack.If I really need something like a JohnnyA or Chet tone I hit the Rhythm Channel and Im in the zone.This pedal will go from JohhnyA to Warren Hayes seamlessly.The seperate Vol controls on each channel are wonderful for keeping the vol levels where I want them(great option).This Pedal will not do buzz-saw....at the most it will growl with sweet complex overtones like a Plexi driven hard.

So far its reliable....... since Duncan always seems to make great products....Or should I say all of his stuff Ive bought over the years have been top notch.Im sure this will be no differance.

I play a wide spectrum from Govt Mule to the Three Kings(BB,Albert,Freddie) to Fuel and Staind,and Hoobastank.This pedal does 90% of the tones I need.The only thing I would change is to have the transformer mounted inside the pedal instead of a wall wart....I know it would(cough)cost more to build as the company says.....(cough)but your already in the hole at 200 bucks so whats a few more dollars to make a great pedal better(ie Blue Tube).....but thats just my opinion.

The features are as follows:
>Two real tubes
>Two gain stages (each in a separate channel)
>Treble and Bass controls

The controls are straight-forward just as a real tube amps controls are. The manual is easy to read, not very long, and provides necessary information.

I can get almost any sound out of this pedal; anything from hard rock distortion to classic rock overdrive to blues. It sounds completely amazing with an Original Crybaby in front of it. It doesn't have that harsh sound that digital pedals have with a wah wah.
I have a crate amp that I run pretty much only on clean (I hate crate distortion), a Schecter Omen 6 with Carvin Alnico 5 humbuckers in it, a Eros Les Paul style guitar with the old Schecter pickups in it (I plan on changing the pickups to Carvins soon), and I run a Crybaby through it.
No matter what setting I use it on I can get the best tube overdrive out of it, and a big bonus is that it has never been noisy. It always sounds awesome.

I have had it for a month without problems but have never taken it out of my room.

Haven't dealt with them.

I play anything from blues to classic rock and contemporary Christian to hard rock. It fits all of those styles and more. I have been playing for about three years but I have studied guitars: both acoustic and electric,and I can wire a whole electric guitar.
I would definitly buy it again if it were lost or stolen. The sound that it creates definitely makes up for the $200.
THIS PEDAL ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buy it if you are looking for great tube overdrive.

Great sounding right out of the box. Simple control setup. A no-brainer.

I mainly use this with a Fender 64 Vibroverb Custom amp. I was interested in this pedal and plugged it in to the 64 Vibroverb...ended up buying both! I have subsequently tried this pedal with a Fender Prosonic combo amp & a moddified Fender Blues Jr. amp. I have used a few Strats/Teles and a Les Paul Custom Shop guitar thru this pedal and have been thoroughly impressed. I have numerous pedals, including a Fulltone Fulldrive 2, Barber Electronics, and a few Keeley modded pedals, etc. All very good effects pedals, and I would replace them if lost or stolen. But this pedal (as stated in a previous posting/review) establishes a new benchmark! Way to go Seymour.

I haven't had it long enough to comment on reliability.

I met Seymour Duncan back in the late 70's in Santa Barbara, Ca. He replaced & rewound a few pickups for my main giging Strat. I have purchased many SD pickups and owned a few of the Sd convertable amps (60 & 100 watt) over the years. He is a true gentleman. Seymour Duncan Customer Support is one of the best in the business.

Yeah I know. Honestly, this is one great sounding pedal. Works great for rock, blues, pop, country, & some jazz-fusion. If your looking for super distortion/minus any appriciable articulation, this pedal isn't for you.

This is a no brainer, easy to use, two channel boost/overdrive/distortion pedal. Each channel has a seperate gain and volume control, and the two channels share a bass and treble control. There is an led status indicator for each channel as well as an led to show that the unit is on. One footswitch switch is for true bypass, and the other toggles between the two channels. This is as easy as it gets to operate, its chimp simple.

I have owned many overdrive boxes, over the years, Klons, Fulldrives, vintage tube screamers, modded reissue tube screamers, chandler tube driver,hotcakes,yada yada yada. I've loved them all, this is no knock on those pedals, but the Twin Tube is the first overdrive pedal I've used that makes my great sounding vintage fender and vox amps, sound like great vintage channel switching amps, if there had been such a thing. This pedalsounds unbelievably good, and it has such a great feel, really responding to hand dynamics. The rhythm channel ranges from a almost clean fat boost, to a great fat crunch, kinda tweedy, kinda plexi-ish., very dynamic, and natural sounding real tube overdive. The lead channel goes from a warm markII boogieish tone to a more modern high gain wail gettin fatter and more compressed at high gain settings. great for soaring lead tones and long sustain. For all of its gain, it has a suprisingly low noise floor, and the added bonus for me is when I have to use modelling amps for recording at late hours, in my case a Vox tonelab SE, The twin tube sounds fantastic pushing the front end of the Tonelab, and making a good sounding modeling amp sound even better. I primarily play strats and teles and cover and the twin tube really fattens up the sound of these instruments. If your sonic heroes have names like Hendrix, Beck ,Clapton, or Gilmour, you might want to give the Twin Tube a spin.

though I haven't had it long enough to really say, the twin tube seems to be very ruggedly built. a stout metal chassis, sturdy switches and hard wired tubes, seem to indicate robust build. I'll take a chance and predict it will give me years of trouble free service....

Seymour Duncan have always had great customer support. As good as to be found in the industry in my humble opinion. no complaints

For what I play which ranges from rock to jazz to country, to reggae and world music, to funk and blues. This pedal delivers the tone goods, I am amazed at how many good sounds I can coax from this box, from mellow just breaking up jazz tones, to woody woman tones, to soaring Santana wails,to screaming Jimi and beyond, the twin tube is a seriously deep and soulfull pedal, I think it sets a new benchmark.

Two channels-rythym and lead. A bass and treble for each channel. Seperate gain and volume for each channel. True bypass via relays.

Here's a quick soundclip:
http://www.indyguitarist.com/soundclips2/506-SD_twintube-Indyguitarist-com.mp3

I also threw a soundclip of a few of my favorite pedal at the end for comparison ( modded Jacques tube blower, direct drive, daddy-o, rat).

On the soundclip, the twin tube sounds compressed with the gain up high. The hard thing to convey is that it really *reacts and responds* much different than other pedals. It is a bit fuzzy, but so are alot of tube amps!

Built incredibly good!

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Just bought one of these and played it at a gig last night.
I'm EXTREMELY impressed!! I brought along a Barber Direct Drive, Jacques tube blower (that I modified), a dano daddy-o turned guv'nor, a couple of my own builds, and a rat pedal...just in case the twin tube couldn't hang with the big dogs.

There is a night and day difference...I was expecting a 'decent' tone, probably tonebone/tube driver type sounds, but this one AIN'T that!! It is NOT operating in starved tube mode like most of the others are (tonebone, tube drivers, EH, etc.) You gotta try this one! I opened it up and discovered that it is indeed pumping some serious voltage through it (I'm not familiar with these little sub-mini tubes, but I measured 400+ volts off the caps!).

I just checked seymour duncan's webpage and listened to their clips- they don't do this pedal justice! See the above mentioned mp3 link if you guys want to hear it. In the meantime, go to your GC or Samash and try one out, they are a touch 'fuzzy', but much much more responsive, smooth and creamy than anything I had with me, and I LOVE those pedals (except the daddy-o, still deciding whether to keep it or not).