What’s not to like about this pedal? Anyone wanting to buy into the whole King of Tone thing can now do so instantly. If you want a versatile and transparent boost or drive pedal that you can neatly slot into any setup, it’s no sweat with this particular Duke.
King/Prince Of Tone sounds without the purchasing obstacles.
Very compact size.
Three instantly accessible modes.
Decent build quality.
Nothing… except the usual fat fingers/small knobs interactions of a pedal this size.
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Ever since its introduction, the Analog Man King of Tone has been one of the most sought-after overdrive pedals on the market, so much so that if you want a new one you have to get on a waiting list – which, by some current estimates, is about five years long!
The King of Tone is a double-channel pedal based on heavily modded circuitry from the Marshall Bluesbreaker pedal, each channel having internal DIP switches for a choice of Overdrive, Clean and Distortion modes.
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