Tonebone Trimode

Lots of knobs and switches which can be a good thing as far as versatility is concerned. Two channels is a great bonus. As far as getting a sound out of it I am sure others were more successful with that than I. I have been playing 20+ years and am pretty much a plug and play kind of guy. Inspiration-Fender Strat-Keeley-TS-9-Super Reverb. I played with this thing for about a week and could not find the exact tone I was looking for. Although it's fun to sit and turn knobs and tweak your gear I would rather plug in and play. So for me this one was a little more involved than I was looking for.

See above for my setup. I am a blues/rock guy. A 30-something year old strat slinger with a day job and the dilusion that I still have a shot at playing full time someday. Anyway, I'm looking for a box that will not change the tone of the strat-thru-super reverb tone. I am just looking for some transparent dirt--if that makes sense!?! That's all I'm asking for! The Keeley TS-9 is not quite there but it is the closest so far. I keep coming back to it. The Tri-Mode is a very good pedal but there was always a somewhat nasally tone no matter where I set the controls. It didn't work for me...I sent it back and am going to try the Pedalworx Texas Two Step. I hear that is pretty transparent and the soundclips sound pretty good.

I had it for only about a week-and-a-half and it seemed like it was built pretty tough. Generally, it seems like a well built sturdy unit that should last a long time.

Never dealt with the company. Informative website, however.

Like I said earlier, I think it's a very good unit but I sent it back as it was not quite exactly what I was looking for and at $240 I better like it if I keep it. Back to the search for me. Pedalworx seems to get pretty good reviews so I will be trying the Texas Two Step next.

This unit takes a little while and some understanding to be able to use it. The manual is helpful but I had to sit down in front of the amp and just play and turn knobs and listen. Every knob and switch creates a very noticable sound change. I could't see that I'd ever get bored with one or two sounds from this because the combination is endless.

American Series Strat & Tele w\ Noiseless Pickups > Maxon Cp 101 Compressor > MXR 10 Band EQ > Tonebone Trimode > Ibanez FL 9 Flanger > Ibanez CS 9 Chorus > Ibanez AD 9 Delay > Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue.

This review is done just two days after receiving the Trimode so I know that I'm in the "Honeymood Period", but I couldn't wait to review it.

The pedal adds some noise on extreme settings like turning up the gain real high (to be expected, otherwise it's relatively quiet.

The bottom line for me is that this pedal is extremely versitle and helps me to get "THE SOUND" that I've been after for some time now. I sent back the Ibanez Reissue TS 808 for this pedal. I loved the Ibanez 808 sound at low gain settings. It has a great, buttery Overdrive. But I wanted to be able to get higher gain settings with the same pedal at the push of a switch and this one does it. (Wish I could afford both pedals!).

Years ago I heard SRV play Voodoo Chile on Television and while I admired his playing ability and style, I could not get the sound of the guitar out of my head. I haven't heard "THE SOUND" I was looking for coming out of my rig until I got the Trimode. It's there 100%!

The website at Radial Engineering is very informative, you should check it out!

As stated, this is new to me so I will use it for a while and report back later!

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Been playing seven years as a hobbyist and this is "MY SOUND"!

Basically a two channel valve driven preamp with true bypass
This pedal has some great sounds in it and they are easy to obtain. The manual is quite informative.

Various guitars including Fender,Gibson, PRS and amps including Marshall and Fender. The overdrives are great and you can set two different sounds and levels plus switch to bypass for your own amp sounds.

This is where it goes pear shaped. I am on my third unit the footswitches in the first two were faulty. Now the problem I have is the input jack (Cheap plastic) keeps falling out no matter how you tighten it.For a pedal costing this much I think this is diabolical. I would not trust this to gig with and it is now relegated to the odd rehearsal.

The dealer has been great about it. I have not contacted the Company.

I play classic rock,blues and in a 60's band. Been playing 35 years. I own or have owned loads of gear over the years. I loved the sounds and the idea of a pedal with an ability to go from crunchy rythmn to solo sounds and levels in one box. I would not replace it if stolen. I have now got a mesa twin pedal instead (built like a tank).

Very simple and straight forward knobs any guitar player should be familiar with. The 3 things that will require attention are 1) the mid boost switch (which is not what most people expect) 2) the filter knob (dido) and 3) the built in fx loop on the pedal itself. Good manual too.

Using PRS 24 BLE with a CARR Slant 6V clean channel. I get a very good sound from both channels, and I was pleasently surprised to learn that working the volume knob on your guitar feels like an amp in that you can clean the sound up but not lose it...

Overall I'd say the sound is great right out of the box, but does require a GOOD amp and some tweaking time. DON'T GET it if you have a bad amp.

Very solidly built. Nice job on this one. my only gripe is the 15 Volts (see below)

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Great pedal...my only complaint is that it uses 15 volts instead on the typical 9V - That is a pain in the butt, especially if you have a pedal board that provides built in 9V power to every pedal you have except THIS one.