The fine folks at StewMac have always had your guitar needs covered, whether it’s guitars, accessories, blank wood canvases, electronics and, of course, pedals. Their DIY pedal kits have been a favorite of players for years, and now they’ve decided to offer these great-looking and -sounding units as PRE-BUILT pedals, cutting out the DIY portion and giving you all that great tone in an instant. We’re taking a gander at the first four builds they’re releasing today: the Sun Fuzz, Ghost Drive Transparent Overdrive, Two Kings Dual Boost Overdrive and the Lightcycle Phasor II Optical Phaser…
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“Inspired by Analogman‘s Sun Face, the Sun Fuzz finally gives you the control and tone shaping you’ve always wanted from the original Fuzz Face circuit. If you love Hendrix, Clapton, or Gilmour — this fuzz must be on your board. The Fuzz Face is one of the foundational tones for electric guitar. However, the originals can be hard to control and don’t play nice with many pickups and amps — even temperature can completely change the tone! Following Analogman’s lead, we’ve swapped the germanium transistor for a silicon BC-108, giving the pedal a brighter tone, more gain, and enhanced touch sensitivity.”
StewMac Sun Fuzz https://stewmac.sjv.io/3JxWky
“More than a “klone“—it’s the closest we’ve ever seen to the real thing! Few pedals reach mythical status like the Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive. We scoured the world for the EXACT right components to recreate this “holy grail” circuit. Considered the finest transparent overdrive ever, the original Klon is shrouded in mystery, epoxy, and hype—but amazingly, it delivers. It’s a guitar player’s dream come true: saturated tube tone from your amp at a reasonable volume. It doesn’t change the character of your amp, you get just the right amount of overdrive without losing your unique tone. It’s relied on by countless players like Joe Perry, Mike McCready, Joe Bonamassa, John Mayer, Nels Cline and more.”
StewMac Ghost Drive https://stewmac.sjv.io/xL3aL3
“Can’t wait 5 YEARS for an Analogman King of Tone? Now you can build a pedal that captures the tone of the amazing original. Raved about by players like John Petrucci, Gary Clark Jr, Samantha Fish, and Warren Haynes, you no longer have to wait to add it to your rig. Inspired by a heavily-modded Marshall Blues Breaker, this 2-in-1 pedal is something completely different. It’s transparent but still warm and gritty, with a full range of frequencies available, all while keeping the core tone of your guitar and amp. The Two Kings Boost gives you the tones players have chased for years—without the waitlists or inflated prices. Two channels, endless versatility: from clean boost to rich overdrive, always responsive to your touch and true to your guitar and amp. It’s the kind of pedal that doesn’t just sit on your board — it stays there.”
StewMac Two Kings https://stewmac.sjv.io/6y9LkE
“Feeling limited by phasers that are one-knob-wonders? Not anymore! This is our take on the revered Mu-Tron Phasor II—the most versatile phaser ever made! A studio-quality optical phaser, we pack all the tone and legendary flexibility of the original in a pedalboard friendly box. Designed to recreate double tracking and synths studio sounds, the Mu-Tron Phasor II gave players a dynamic and lush phase sound right at their feet. Finally players could recreate those complicated textures live — and nothing was the same after. From rotary speaker shimmer or wild spacey soundscapes, every knob twist sparks inspiration.”
StewMac Lightcycle https://stewmac.sjv.io/yq3AZB
In our demo video below, we run through each of these wonderful pedals individually, and then stack ’em all together at the end for a wild sonic adventure. Great as DIY kits, now you can get them already built, and ready to ROCK. Thanks once again to our friends at StewMac for sending these beauties our way to check out – be sure to head over to the their website to snag a couple pedals, as well as shop for all your guitar-related needs. And be sure to watch the ENTIRE demo, to see and hear just what these effects are capable of…cheers!!
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