The Gunshot. You've all heard it. You know how it sounds, you know what it does. You've seen the awards it's won. You've seen Dan's face on that pedal show when he kicks it on.
But I wasn't convinced. I thought, 'An overdrive? Really? And isn't it too big?'
Regardless, after my recent
Gretsch purchase I thought I could do with some drive. I have a Laney Lionheart 5T (no, I don't want to trade it for your guitar
), and love the clean channel but find the dirty channel lacking especially at higher gain levels. It's nice for gentle overdrive though. I'd read a lot about the Gunshot and enjoyed watching Dan getting into it, so thought I should give it a go.
Bought one here from
@m1ck1970 (ta), and I believe there is now one for sale for less than what I paid. I wanted the classic rock sound (for fun, really), and that's what I got. It isn't an entirely marked difference from a tube amp overdrive. It really complemented my amp, and I was soon playing with the two different gains and enjoying goosing the calibre knob and pretending I was Slash in '91.
Then I thought I'd be Mick and give the Strat a go. Turning the calibre down and upping the gain really gave me a lovely overdrive - particularly at lower levels. Whereas I had a nice crunch with humbuckers / fulltron pickups, I was getting a nice, thick organic ooze with single coils. AND it really isn't a large pedal at all. It's pretty cute! I certainly prefer it with higher output pickups, but I was very impressed by the build quality both inside and out.
You've all heard it.
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First impression of the Gunshot is yeah, it works but I need more time particularly with the gain and calibre controls.
The Fallout cloud on the other hand just blew me away. Bucket loads of sustain, sounds great whatever the settings.
Now, if only I hadn't sold that MJW amp last year. Oh well.........
i found the Warthog a little more versatile. Again only my opinion. Horses for courses lol
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Exactly this. It's also so much fun, and I think that's what I look for in a pedal now. Not just something functional, but something to play with.
Our boats are more similar than you think @antifash - right now for me its Gretsch Setzer Hot Rod into Gunshot into Tweed Deluxe.....
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