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by Sid Nitzerglobin » Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:34 am
Not really ranked as listed:
Nocturne Mystery Brain: awesome pre-amp and RE-301 delay sim, only improvement I could ask for so far is an insert between the preamp and delay
Wampler Tumnus: Really a tough call between this one and the JRAD Archer Ikon and Rockaway Archer. The Wampler gets the nod on this list for me based on liking it a little better when dialed as a clean-ish boost than the J Rocketts
ProCo Vintage Rat: my 2nd or 3rd pedal ever, I use it w/ the clipping dialed back way further than I used to, still loving it.
Catalinbread Katzenkonig: Still love the Rat but not quite Rat thing it's got going
Fairfield Circuitry Barbershop/Modele B: my go to OD stacker and sag simulator, so good I've wound up w/ 3 (2 full size and 1 Modele B)
Fairfield Circuitry Meet Maude: It's dark and grungy but I just love it for delay washes especially w/ the Supermoon in its loop
Malekko Ekko 616 MkII: great meat and potatoes, bright BBD w/ a really broad range of adjustment, my Carbon Copy seems a bit more consistent, but the 616s additional features seem to give it the edge for me most days
EQD Levitation: great plate verb
EQD Ghost Echo: great sorta simple reflection machine, provides spooky ambiance w/o seeming like it's trying too hard
Chase Bliss Gravitas: still fully learning it but it seems to provide all things trem and then some w/ a great juicy, organic character and surprising ease of use for how complex it is
Honorable mention to the Stymon Deco, really nothing I thought I would ever need until I tried one. It's still too new to me to knock any of the others out of the top 10 at this point (just got mine in a trade over the weekend), but I love the tape saturation dialed subtle for cleanish boost and as an OD stacker when cranked up, and the delay side seems to sound great to me regardless of whether I'm shooting for straight doubling or slap, or 3D chorus, flange, or swirling roto-vibe-y sounds.
Also have to shout out to the Tym Double D, it's my favorite Muff so far, I just don't wind up using them much anymore