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Firstly, to get the best out of any tube pedal you need amp volume and pedal volume. Only then do they really open up and provide the rich harmonics.
Tube pedals also have an inherent warmth that can clutter note separation (although the best don't do this so much.)
Adrian's pedals are always noteworthy for their separation and also the usable sweep on the pots and again, with a tube pedal running on idle, the pots are hairtrigger-like.
I have 3 tube pedals on my board and 2 Thorpy's. I can attest that the Thorpy's are more usable at home vols, have greater clarity down low and more usable pot sweep
If you compared the higain and boost of the Jester to the Veteran, I'd take the latter all day long.
if you asked me which is the best low gainer, peacekeeper.
If you asked me to have one pedal for everything to play a huge set, I'd take the Minstrel as it's amazingly versatile.
So, both brands brilliant, both have their pro's anc con's.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Through my Hiwatt it was awful. Weedy, fizzy. POS, and I thought WTF have I bought?
When I plugged it into a Princeton or J20, different animal- it came alive, breathy, warm, think Gilmour TD tones and sustain to kill for.
Same for my Blackbird and BK TD.
On the other hand, the Peacekeeper is uniformly brilliant in either environment.
One thing I forgot to mention- is that both Adrian and Simon's stuff is beautifully made, amongst the very best.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Don't discount the strymon sunset btw. I'm using one at the moment and it's awesome.
Other one to try is nobels odr1 and a klon clone. They sound awesome together.
I also have a Peacekeeper which is also great and has superb EQ. But for me the Minstrel has a vibe which just tips it for me.
they are expensive they are boooooooooootiqueee but for once imho they are truly worth every penny