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PEDAL SNAPSHOT � Phil Traina
This winter NAMM 2017 was a crazy week . We started out wild and crazy . It felt like more people showed up on Thursday this year . Then Friday was the Inauguration . That was new , and maybe that ’ s why Friday seemed a little slower than usual . Then the floods came … Sunday especially . It was raining inside even !! Walking through the halls , I had to pay close attention not to trip over garbage cans being filled with water coming from the ceiling . That was an adventure . Not to mention the NFL playoffs , which I ’ m sure had an affect on attendance . After building my Ark , I had some time to checkout some really cool new pedals .
is simple , effective , and fantastic . It ’ s a single stage discrete boost with just the right amount of hair . Overall , this is a pedal every guitar player should have in the arsenal . I could get through a whole gig with a Milkman Creamer amp and this pedal . www . JHSpedals . com www . MilkmanSound . com
SoloDallas Storm Street Price $ 335
amp just the right amount of compression that allows it to sing , and the boost doesn ’ t have to pummel the input of your amp to get some love out of it . I have been hoping SoloDallas would do a version of the pedal like this . Fil … Thank you . Caio ! www . SoloDallas . com
Daredevil Pedals Supernova Street Price $ 159
The JHS Milkman Street Price $ 179
This pedal is a collaboration between JHS pedals and Milkman Sound Amps . Tim Marcus , of Milkman , is a simple man . He craves only a few things : killer tremolo , killer reverb , a good boost , and some slap back delay . His amps , if you haven ’ t played them ( and you probably should ) cover the reverb and them in spades . The boost and slap delay were another story . That ’ s where the relationship with JHS comes in . Tim was telling Josh about his quandary . He wondered why most delay pedals only have 1 / 2 % of the dial for slap back ? He wanted a pedal where the whole dial was slap or short delay , and a great simple boost that could boost or cut . The controls are simple and useful . Slap is the delay time , all short delay kids . Mix is the wet / dry mix , I enjoyed the mix when run rather high . Repeat goes to 3 repeats . Lastly , the EQ knob that dulls out or darkens the repeats . The boost
The TSR pedal was the start of the SoloDallas modern legacy of pedals . I reviewed the original about a year or so ago . That pedal was one of those pedals that had its own thing going on , with gooey compression and hammering boost capabilities . The only thing lost in the new incarnation of this pedal , dubbed the “ Storm ”, is size . SolloDallas set out to get all the tone ( and more , in my opinion ) into a pedalboard friendly enclosure with standard 9v power . Other than the size , the biggest addition is the SNAP control . It ’ s a vintage style limiter that somehow adds dimension to the 30db of boost . I ’ m a fan of the SoloDallas brand , and everything they are going for . With that said I want to take a minute to say something some people may not believe : This is not just an AC / DC pedal . Ok , I got it off my chest . My favorite application of this pedal is through a crystal clean amp with single coils . Polar opposite of cranked Marshall with humbuckers , right ? The Storm delivers . It gives the open clean
The original Nova pedal was an original design from the guys at Daredevil pedals that was aiming for a good mix between a 60 ’ s biting fuzz and a 70 ’ s fuzz face . Flash forward a bit , and enters the Supernova . This is an original design , silicon based fuzz that packs a punch . It goes from the biting , cutting tonebender style fuzz to a 70 ’ s fuzz face with all the depth , all with the turn of a knob . The purpose of the Supernova was to be a great lead boost style fuzz that cut through the mix live . The issue I have with many fuzz pedals is that they get lost in the mix and just aren ’ t loud enough . Johnny at Daredevil Pedals solved that problem for me and many other players . Another great feature that the Supernova has is that at lower gain settings you can get great rhythm tones . . . almost overdrive . The reason I say almost overdrive is there is still a hint of hair on the notes . The Supernova is one of those fuzzes for people who don ’ t like fuzz . For the people who do like fuzz , this is a great pedal that comes with quite a bit of versatility . www . DaredevilPedals . com
14 Mar � Apr 2017 CollectibleGuitar . com