Been on the waiting list since 5th March 2016, my name came up and the King Of Tone finally arrived. I had to pay £18 import duty & fees to release it from the Royal Mail sorting office after battling through the Friday evening traffic.
I have plugged it in very briefly, really just to check it worked, I didn't have time to get to grips with it so my opinion is to follow. It will be up against a Strymon Sunset which I am really starting to love the sound of, so it has it's work cut out to beat that. Here's some pics of the fabled and somehow mythical Analog.Man King of Tone as I unpacked it:
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Hope you enjoy it!
if you don’t mind me asking how much do you end up paying?
edit...I’ve just joined the waiting list
Im looking forward to hearing your opinion on the KOT
Yep, I just watched the TPS video on the Angry Driver and that parallel mode sounds very good. I am tempted! If the KOT doesn't work out I might get one.
I wasn't really fussed by the time my name came up but after waiting so long I figured it's worth buying as I won't lose money if I sell it.
This isn't the kind of drive pedal that will make a Strat sound like it has humbuckers like an Angry Charlie can, but will keep the core tone of the guitar and amp intact and just add dirt to it.
10 minutes turned into 1 hour noodling which is a good sign as I got lost and just kept playing. So far so good.
I’m on the list, but no idea where. You can’t lose out really for £230, it’s either as good as many people say (win) or you can sell it and get your money back (win).
As @ThorpyFX said the £400 you see on Ebay is the going market rate for people who want to buy their way out of the 18 month lead time.
I didnt know that they weren’t £400. So in my case £230 is great, so much so that I put myself on the list after reading that.
For example i got one earlier in the year -
higher gain both sides
white case
buffer
four jack sockets (for looper pedals)
external switch for the right hand gain
spare back
made it a lot more than £230!
didnt mind because I wanted all the options so I could keep it forever.