We were recently fortunate enough to review and demo the String Slinger Overdrive from our friends at Free The Tone, and what an overdrive that was. Seeing as how they released TWO overdrives at virtually the same time, we were understandably excited to see what lay in store for us with the Fire Mist FM-1V Overdrive, a different spin on another classic amp, packed into one pedal and ready to rip. Where the String Slinger focused on more Fender-type tone, the Fire Mist goes into Marshall-esque territory, and it sounds so gooooood…..
The Fire Mist FM-1V seeks to replicate classic tones produced by the famous Marshall Plexi amplifiers of the mid-late 1960’s, which is (normally) easier said than done. There’s a TON of headroom available, making it a perfect clean boost if you need, but also able to produce creamy, tube-amp overdrive with ease. There’s a broad spectrum in the Volume, Tone and Drive controls, giving you extended dynamic range, brilliant overtones and long sustain throughout its settings.
Turn the Drive down and the Level up, and you get a magnificent clean boost that brings up the low end and accentuates the mids as well. As you turn the Drive up, the tone gets thicker, harmonic and responsive, becoming extremely touch-sensitive, for rhythm and lead sounds alike. The Tone balances everything out, there’s little to no coloration of your original sound and you get crystal clean note definition with lead runs and chords alike.
The Fire Mist also features Free The Tone’s HTS (Holistic Tonal Solution) Circuit, providing ideal sound and low noise. In addition, there are custom-made knobs to reduce vibration, a special enclosure design, the unique IC Tone Plate for dampening and shielding the IC chips and a Passive Tone Circuit to minimize phase shifting in the circuit. All this in a 3-knob overdrive pedal? Absolutely. Free The Tone has never cut corners on sound or quality, and they’re not about to now just because of a different style of pedal. Painstakingly researched and restructured, the Fire Mist FM-1V Overdrive is a modern masterpiece and marvel in the effects world. Be sure to visit the FTT website as well!
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