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Post by bigben55 on Mar 4, 2021 19:01:48 GMT -7
I got sick of waiting for my name to come up on the KoT waiting list, so I bought the Angry Goat. Its unique, basically a Klon into a Zendrive. Wilson makes the Lotus Drive, his Dumble style OD, and the Lusus Naturae, his Klon klone. This is those 2, in one enclosure, minus the 6 way clipping switch on the Lusus.
The K-side is a proper klone. Has the 1N34 germanium diodes, the buffer, and the charge pump. Having played a few klones, I think this one has a bit more gain and output. Its an incredible lead boost. Its not just volume, but that perfect dose of added gain and mids the klon is known for. The D-side is SMOOTH. It has a tone and presence control, with the presence acting like a treble fine tuner. Its low to medium gain, but feels round and sustainy.
The 2 sides are stackable, but its K into D, and you can't switch the order, which is fine by me. Im using it into a cranked up Dr Z Remedy w/2x12 cab with Greenbacks, mostly with a strat or tele. I roll gtr vol back to 5-6 for my cleans. I have the D side set for dirt with the gtr set clean like that. I have the K side set for a lead boost with gtr vol at 10(overdriven amp). I can use both sides but that gets a little noisy IMO. Im sure I can set the 2 sides to minimize noise, but like them as is. Its not the most quiet OD pedal I've had, but the D side has considerably less noise than the K side as I have them set.
If youre looking for klon and a zendrive in a single box, this is it! 2 voices, both well executed. And I can 110% vouch for both the meticulous build quality and awesome customer service of Wilson Effects. Check it out!
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Post by KeithA on Mar 4, 2021 19:06:57 GMT -7
I like it just for the name alone !
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Post by loucardguitar (Johnathan) on Mar 4, 2021 19:27:18 GMT -7
I might have to try this one out! I see they also have a pedal called the "Stoned Grasshopper". LOL. They definitely have some interesting pedal names!
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Post by bigben55 on Mar 4, 2021 19:48:45 GMT -7
Wilson is known for his wahs, which are about as good as a wah gets. But his other stuff is great too. I have a custom built for me wah, and his Univibe. Ive had 2 of his fuzzes and a Guv'nor clone. All excellent.
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Post by LT on Mar 5, 2021 7:43:28 GMT -7
I had one of their wahs and it was very good, but ultimately had so many tonal options that I ended up selling it. This new OD sounds really interesting!
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Post by bigben55 on Mar 5, 2021 8:30:47 GMT -7
He does custom stuff. His vintage spec 12 position Rippah Q wah is the best ive ever played, but yeah, those external knobs aren't my thing. They get bumped, can get busted off, etc, and of the 12 positions, I found my favorite and it never changes. A few years ago, I had him build me one with the Q set to where I like it, and all the tonal controls on the inside(growl, mids, sweep and volume). I tweaked them to my liking, screwed the bottom back on and haven't touched them since. Its perfect. I had one of their wahs and it was very good, but ultimately had so many tonal options that I ended up selling it. This new OD sounds really interesting!
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Post by loucardguitar (Johnathan) on Mar 27, 2021 18:29:41 GMT -7
Well I actually found a decent deal on the Stoned Grasshopper. So I pulled the plug on it. It's actually a pretty cool pedal with Fuzz/OD/Boost all in one pedal. Haven't had a chance to play around with it much, but pretty good. Will it make it on to one of my boards one day. Probably not. It's a rather large footprint, but if I'm looking for a particular tone. Never say never! Ha! I also ended up pulling the plug on one of their wahs as well. I got the Wilson Wah V2. Just received it in the mail today. So still dialing it in, but a pretty cool wah. You can get emulations of several different wahs with it. So it allows me to have a different flavor of wah from my RMC Picture Wah.
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