Pedal Plagiarism

[dronerstone]

Build a couple pedals and you quickly realize VERY few companies are putting out novel effects circuits. Not unlike tube amps, everything is based off a couple different designs and then maybe a popular mod is thrown on a switch as a differentiator.

Screw the Behringers of the world who steal wholesale designs, but pedal builders have always riffed off of each other - not unlike how we lift musical ideas from our musical heroes. That approach is part of the tradition and IMO actually helps drive innovation.

The whole universe is actually nothing but a GIANT tweaked Tube Screamer.

 

[EOengineer]

The whole universe is actually nothing but a GIANT tweaked Tube Screamer.

I mean this monster isn’t going to drive my amps all on its own.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

I mean this monster isn’t going to drive my amps all on its own.

Lol. Reminds me of David Guetta's piano

 

[HomespunEffects]

… Heck, I just bought an exact clone of a King of Tone on Ali, …

What’s the cost for the AliExpress version?

 

[James Freeman]

70$

What’s the cost for the AliExpress version?

70$