Under the radar Pedals

I haven’t tried a lot of nux or joyo they seem to be one and the same from I’ve played and heard. Now joyo is fetching a bit higher price and NUX prices have also jumped up a bit but there’s so many companies making pedals now the choices are insane when I was a kid learning you had basically the big 7-9 names to choose from? Now ? Hundreds. Wouldn’t surprise me if in the thousands of companies plus all the amazing DIY happening I’m sick can’t stop wanting and building and getting and buying and ranting on evidently
 
djmiyta said:
I haven’t tried a lot of nux or joyo they seem to be one and the same from I’ve played and heard. Now joyo is fetching a bit higher price and NUX prices have also jumped up a bit but there’s so many companies making pedals now the choices are insane when I was a kid learning you had basically the big 7-9 names to choose from? Now ? Hundreds. Wouldn’t surprise me if in the thousands of companies plus all the amazing DIY happening I’m sick can’t stop wanting and building and getting and buying and ranting on evidently
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Nu-X and Joyo are pretty distinct, without much crossover. It's the mini-pedals that are more similar. There's Mooer and Mosky and Donner, and a bunch of other names, where the PCB is often the same. There can be differences in parts, and that might have some effect on sound. Kokko pedals are sold under different names with slightly different paint jobs, too - the "Amazon Basics" for example - and shouldn't be dismissed as rubbish - I have a few Kokko pedals that are really good cheap clones of well-known designs.

Caline is another Chinese pedal company that I like, and they have some designs that aren't obvious clones of anything. The Snakebite reverb, for example, is a really nice digital hall reverb. All these pedals are worth trying, and dismissing them because they're made in China is foolish. I have zero doubt that a lot of "made in the USA" pedals are actually assembled in the USA from PCBs that are populated in China or other developing countries. Finally assembly is the only thing done in the US. That's how most "US made" Fender guitars are made now, too, excluding the premium ones.
 
DAJE said:
It's the mini-pedals that are more similar. There's Mooer and Mosky and Donner, and a bunch of other names, where the PCB is often the same.
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I broke mine after opening it up to take a look at the internals long before I started making pedals, but the Cuvave branded 1590a Fuzz is one of the best velcro ripping gated fuzzes there is. Absolute brick house, and it’s like $15.

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finebyfine said:
I broke mine after opening it up to take a look at the internals long before I started making pedals, but the Cuvave branded 1590a Fuzz is one of the best velcro ripping gated fuzzes there is. Absolute brick house, and it’s like $15.
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Yep, I have one of those too. And I agree, great little fuzzbox. I've opened a few of the Chinese pedals I have but they're mostly SMD and there's not much scope for repairs or mods. But at these prices, who cares?
 
I had the Donner Chorus mini pedal and liked it a fair amount but when I got a new power supply, it had a weird timing noise that kept coming through.
 
Vibranium. huh? well that's good enough for me and no GMO's is icing on the cake! You say the company's name is Dem Free the Tone? I'll check dem out!
 
djmiyta said:
Vibranium. huh? well that's good enough for me and no GMO's is icing on the cake! You say the company's name is Dem Free the Tone? I'll check dem out!
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Da. Da. I hear they also cure insomnia, impotence, and insulin. Especially that last one.

Plus, they personally weigh each pedal to the microgram for *optimal* tone.

Oh, and because your 0v point is so important to your tone, they terminate ground on a solid lump of gold, which you can also use in the apocalypse to trade for life-saving storable foods that totally last their full 30 year shelf life.

Also, the soundwaves from these pedals cause reptilians to shed their disguises and reveal themselves to you, at which point you can say "haha! See! I knew it!". Unless they were a loved one, in which case you will likely weep all planet of the apes style.

And don't EVEN get me started about how they stimulate adrenochrome production in people of all ages. Wink.
 
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DAJE said:
Yep, I have one of those too. And I agree, great little fuzzbox. I've opened a few of the Chinese pedals I have but they're mostly SMD and there's not much scope for repairs or mods. But at these prices, who cares?
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FWIW, I believe the cuvave fuzzes are based on the zvex wooly mammoth if you're inclined to breadboard it and tweak around.
 
spi said:
Looks like the glove has a voltage doubler. I wonder if running the OCD at 18V would've made them more similar?
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Probably so. But even at 9v, the two sounded nearly identical. Only thing that really separated them was the Tone with on the Glove. When the Tone is off, it sounds just like the OCD in HP mode, bright and shiny. When you turn it off, it shifts the tone but doesn't mellow it out nearly as much as the OCD. I felt the LP mode on the OCD was just too muddy. It's just right on the Glove to my ears. :D
 
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Da. Da. I hear they also cure insomnia, impotence, and insulin. Especially that last one.

Plus, they personally weigh each pedal to the microgram for *optimal* tone.

Oh, and because your 0v point is so important to your tone, they terminate ground on a solid lump of gold, which you can also use in the apocalypse to trade for life-saving storable foods that totally last their full 30 year shelf life.

Also, the soundwaves from these pedals cause reptilians to shed their disguises and reveal themselves to you, at which point you can say "haha! See! I knew it!". Unless they were a loved one, in which case you will likely weep all planet of the apes style.

And don't EVEN get me started about how they stimulate adrenochrome production in people of all ages.
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Go on . You were saying something about stimulation……..
 
The sweet cream by tone city has always peaked my interest and it’s often super cheap but I have never picked one up. From what I have heard online they sound awesome. I think it’s based on the Mad professor Honey overdrive.
 
Any of the mini pedals Monoprice used to sell. At least some of them are re-branded Mooer pedals. Got the Flanger for $30. Delay for $25. They had a DS-1 clone with a diode switch. Walmart was blowing them out for $11.40 each.
 
I'll plug Joe Gore pedals. His Screech is the purest octave fuzz out there. It sounds like a soprano singing your melodies. He also has a couple of quirky fuzzes.

As for the Cuvave fuzz I heard they changed it and now it doesn't gate anymore, which was the whole appeal of the little thing. There's a video by the Australian DIY pedal channel on how to get the gating back.
 
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