So Finally Got to the Top of KOT List

peteri

So 50% of the charges are the post office, yet I have no chance to pay any other way. That's the fee for them paying £14.99 VAT on my 'behalf'.

The VAT was levied on Saturday and I paid on Monday, that's a good business!

UnclePsychosis

@fretmeister has covered this fairly comprehensively in the past. 

"They have plenty of paper work to do - they complete the VAT return to the HMRC on your behalf. They are able to do this electronically and the HMRC are content to allow them to release the item to you when they've done that paper work. On small items they even pay the Vat for you to speed up the process.
If they didn't do it, then when it arrived you would get a letter advising of the item arriving. Then you would have to complete the Vat returns to the HMRC and post them off. Then the HMRC would (in about 6 weeks) write to you to inform you of the monies owed. Then you would make payment.
Then another 6 weeks later you would get permission to have the item and you could collect it.
It might be annoying, but that £8 saved you more than a month of sodding about with the HMRC yourself before the item was officially allowed into the UK."

stickyfiddle

@unclepsychosis not to mention that there will inevitably be 1% of people who don't pay, meaning they have to work out what to do with all that shit, which I'm guessing is largely the cost of returning to sender.

Teetonetal

There you go. £13 is a bargain.

fftc

Looks smart in white.

And I agree that the Royal Mail charges are daylight robbery. Thankfully they will soon be forgotten and you can get on with enjoying the pedal. ;-)

Adam_MD

What was your total cost to get it @peteri?  I'm probably going to be at the top of the list soon and would like to know how much it'll be.  

peteri

@Adam_MD pm me and we can discuss

johnhe

Looks great. I'm sure it sounds great too!

MrSwanson

I'm there too just not sure what extras I want.. the different colours look cool but so does the purple!

peteri

Very happy

peteri

@MrSwanson know what you mean, I figured go all in so basically checked every box!

Black looks good too, don't like the dark blue

TimmyO

I've also come to the top.
in the meantime I've gone the modelling route.
Considering whether to get one anyway lol 

mattdavis

very nice - I got in the list Feb 2016 so should be a couple of months - feel I have to try it after all that time (although am pretty happy with my current tones, so it is completely illogical). Enjoy!

peteri

That was kind of my feeling, if I'm honest I really don't need it now, I was happy before.

But it's a great pedal, that I had once before and had to sell - so even if it stays in the cupboard for now I'm happy.

However, currently I'm loving it - sounds great at the lower gain stuff, and is a really good boost

mattdavis

Do you like the high gain tones? I know it's not  5150 high gain but can you get a decent growl out of it? I'm guessing you'd need both sides working to get something near that. 

BBBlues

mattdavis said:

Do you like the high gain tones? I know it's not  5150 high gain but can you get a decent growl out of it? I'm guessing you'd need both sides working to get something near that. 

It's not really known for high gain, I wouldn't say it does high gain that well but it can get pretty saturated... especially with the right side slamming the left side. It's excels as a low gain boost.

57Deluxe

But when we out of EU you won't be having these charges from US  gear!!

Dungus

Is the KoT an all-original circuit?

Adam_MD

No its 2 modded bluesbreakers in a box.  

Dungus

Thought as much hahahahaha