Gear Aquisition Syndrome is a serious disorder.... FX etc
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- Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:24 am
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After 2 years of waiting, the day that my name comes up on the King of Tone list is drawing near. I put my name down in January 2017, the list is up to November 2016. Is anyone else on the waiting list or have one of these rarities in their collection?
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- Sat Jan 26, 2019 8:41 am
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I thought this thread was going to be about serving me meals.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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mugamee - Sat Jan 26, 2019 10:58 am
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I got one and had it for a decade now, I think that would be a good indication how much I love it. Works wonders with fender guitars into fender amps ymmv
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jeremyb - Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:23 am
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 11:23 am
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It should be well worth the wait, the that pedal show guys love theirs!!
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- Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:48 pm
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mugamee wrote:I got one and had it for a decade now, I think that would be a good indication how much I love it. Works wonders with fender guitars into fender amps ymmv
Good to hear, as that's exactly what I'll be doing with it.

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- Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:51 pm
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jeremyb wrote:It should be well worth the wait, the that pedal show guys love theirs!!
I'm hoping so. I still haven't found my holy grail of overdrives yet.
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- Sat Jan 26, 2019 12:59 pm
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Nice! And if it doesn't work out you can always sell it on Reverb for twice the price...
I've been watching far too much That Pedal Show. Loved the one where they compared the 4 Sunface Fuzz pedals. Sounded amazing. Typically the one I liked the most you can't get anymore. Except for crazy prices on Reverb.
Not many people with a bad word to say about the King of Tone so I'm sure you'll love it also. Exciting times. Looking forward to your review.
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- Sun Jan 27, 2019 12:04 pm
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I'm on the list, but more than happy with my prince of tone in the meantime.
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Conway - Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:58 am
- Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:58 am
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I have a KoT. I’m not sure the secondhand value is really justified but it is an outstanding low gain overdrive. I would recommend getting the higher gain red channel - it’s not that much hotter and gives a moderate drive when in distortion mode. Definitely get the external 3 way switch. Also, if you use a loop controller (I use a Boss ES-5) get separate in & outputs for each channel - I wish mine had that.
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- Tue Jan 29, 2019 5:13 am
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interesting...this has been announced in the next Helix update. Still debating what they will call it.
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- Wed Jan 30, 2019 5:10 pm
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I'm a proud KOT owner and have been for many years. The secondhand prices are indeed silly, but it is indeed a fabulous pedal. Not getting rid of mine anytime soon.
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Bg - Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:05 pm
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 6:05 pm
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Lawrence wrote:interesting...this has been announced in the next Helix update. Still debating what they will call it.
Yep looking forward to the new amps too

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chur - Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:37 am
- Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:37 am
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In the throws of ordering bits to make one of these. The original diodes are a bit of a pig to find nowadays..
No one ever died of hard work.. but why take the risk..
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TmcB - Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:09 pm
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