What is the FINAL ABSOLUTE BEST MIAB pedal?

[SKU]

I know there are similar threads out there but none of them are about the FINAL FRONTIER !!! THE BEST OF THE BEST ! ?

I've been reading about:

- MI Audio
- Bogner
- Tsakalis
- RevivalDrive
- JHS
- Citadel
- Constable
- 7something ..
- Weehbo
- A.S.

What else is there? Too many options !?!
The more factual, dealing in absolutes, posts the better! Opinion based replies are ok too ... I guess

 

[Blix]

Not tried them personally, but these sounds pretty damn promising, I know @2112 demoed one a while back. Beautifully built tube pedals

 

[SKU]

Not tried them personally, but these sounds pretty damn promising, I know @2112 demoed one a while back. Beautifully built tube pedals

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That looks awesome. It's in Europe too!!!

 

[FuzzyAce]

It's all subjective I suppose, not to mention the different circuits -- JTM, JMP, JCM, etc.
Only pedal I've owned from your list is an original Bogner Red which would be a modded, hotrod circuit. Great pedal but I traded it years back.
My current MIAB is a Vox Copperhead and I like it better overall tbh. It seems to capture the JMP thru to modded JCM thing pretty well.

 

[JasonE]

Barber Direct Drive gets mentioned a lot in these types of threads. I have one. I like what it does.

 

[la szum]

Lovepedal Purple Plexi. 3 knobs and the Truth!

 

[norminal]

What else is there? Too many options !?!
The more factual, dealing in absolutes, posts the better! Opinion based replies are ok too ... I guess

I see this as two categories: either an analog pedal that uses clipping diodes and transistors to approximate a Marshall like the JHS Angry Charlie or the Wampler Plexi Drive and pedals that have an actual Marshall-style tone stack (some with actual tubes), like the Friedman IR-X or the pedal you posted a above.

 

[Stone]

Not tried them personally, but these sounds pretty damn promising, I know @2112 demoed one a while back. Beautifully built tube pedals

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Wow those got me Curious and led me to this guy holy Frack !!!!

 

[gearJunkie]

Lovepedal Purple Plexi. 3 knobs and the Truth!



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Oh so sweet!

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

I'm partial to the Friedman BEODD:

 

[Los-D]

I'm partial to the Friedman BEODD:

+1
Not sure if best Marshall in a box, but damn good Friedman in a box.

 

[Desertdweller]

 

[Stone]

Isn't the Guv'nor the OG MIAB ?

 

[vino_buono]

Isn't the Guv'nor the OG MIAB ?

Yes. I have the original one. It sounds great and when bypassed it sucks tone like there's no tomorrow. Use with looper.

 

[SKU]

Yes. I have the original one. It sounds great and when bypassed it sucks tone like there's no tomorrow. Use with looper.

I'm quite interested in the reissue. Do you know if it has the same tone sucking buffer?

 

[SKU]

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Isn't this partly digitalz? I could go into UA, Strymon etc but I want to keep it analog only.

 

[dronerstone]

I'm quite interested in the reissue. Do you know if it has the same tone sucking buffer?

if I remember correctly, then yes, they should be 100% identical, down to the buffer + slight lack of output volume

 

[SKU]

if I remember correctly, then yes, they should be 100% identical, down to the buffer + slight lack of output volume

Did you try the Angry Charlie / AT+ / JB2 ? I hear they're based on it.

 

[dronerstone]

Did you try the Angry Charlie / AT+ / JB2 ? I hear they're based on it.

nope, not exactly my cup of (british) tea.

I have an old Shredmaster and Drivemaster, but I'm not using them very often.

 

[vino_buono]

I'm quite interested in the reissue. Do you know if it has the same tone sucking buffer?

Don’t know, sorry. I have never tried the reissue.