King of Tone, is it that good?

Niallseroreilly

Interested in all the hype about these bad boys, how is it different from the rest?

octatonic

People will disagree but I reckon it is the best dirt pedal ever made.
I have a second one incoming.

TheMarlin

Agreed.  It's pretty damn great.  

kjdowd

It's great. I may be selling one soon. I realise that these two statements seem contradictory, but it's sitting getting little use on a home board that is mainly used for acoustic.

kjdowd

Needs to be played at rehearsal volume at minimum to really be appreciated, though.

Gassage

Mike is making me a rack version, which I am quite excited about.

Niallseroreilly

@kjdowd id be interested if you were?

kjdowd

@Niallseroreilly ;Drop me a PM with an offer!

Wazmeister

In the realm of comparison it could appear vastly overrated, the KOT.

Imho, it lacks a colour or sound of its own, and is pretty 'meh' hence when you first encounter it... and that, ironically, is its strength.

It is an incredibly neutral, dare I say it 'transparent' pedal, that adds to your amp tone (hence why it sounds better with amp volume). So, today at home volumes, I wanted to add just a little bit more to my great basic Redplate amp tone. Cue the KOT. I can gemtly add a bit more vol, then gain then treble - keeping the basic sound of my amp.

I actually think that surprisingly few pedals can actually do this.

John_P

I'm going to order another one over the weekend.   
I notice they now offer black, blue and white ones as well as the standard purple.    Tempted to get a black one this time, a shame they didn't offer the gold one again though.  

Wazmeister

John_P said:

I'm going to order another one over the weekend.   
I notice they now offer black, blue and white ones as well as the standard purple.    Tempted to get a black one this time, a shame they didn't offer the gold one again though.  

The new colours are interestinh mate - I didnt know that !

slacker

I've had the v2 for 10 years. I tend to use it at home or in smaller bands. I have used it in bands with other guitarists, keyboard operators and brass imho it can get lost in the mix. My current board has the v2 and a klon on it. This gives me a range of I'd and boosts sounds.

The kot is very good and very versatile but not a magic cure all.

riscado

I've had a V4 for some years, I would have to agree that it is my favourite overdrive pedal, out of many I've tried. It has a very nice compression to it's sound that is not simple to put into words. Really good sounding and versatile pedal.

octatonic

I agree with the idea that it makes the amp sound even more like itself- if that makes sense.
In that way it is the opposite of something like a Zendrive, which imparts a very particular tone to whatever amp it touches.
I have both on my board at the moment.

Moe_Zambeek

I thought the only good thing about it was the fact I could sell it for more than I paid for it. Other than that it's a deeply ordinary overdrive pedal.

rsvmark

I will let you know in about 3 months. 

John_P said:

I'm going to order another one over the weekend.   
I notice they now offer black, blue and white ones as well as the standard purple.    Tempted to get a black one this time, a shame they didn't offer the gold one again though.  

@john_p couldn't see any images on the analogman website. How did you find out?

clarkefan

I'm confused by some of the comments.

Apparently it's great at being a transparent boost.  Isn't that what a boost pedal does?  That's what I use a GE-7 for, with obviously plenty of adjustable parameters available. 

I thought the KOT was a dirt pedal.

octatonic

clarkefan said:

I'm confused by some of the comments.

Apparently it's great at being a transparent boost.  Isn't that what a boost pedal does?  That's what I use a GE-7 for, with obviously plenty of adjustable parameters available. 

I thought the KOT was a dirt pedal.

It is a dirt pedal- it also works as a dirty boost but the key thing is it doesn't impart much of a tonal change.
If you have a great sounding amp then the KOT will make it sound a bit gnarlier but it won't do the 'Marshall in a box thing' into a Fender amp, for instance.

John_P

rsvmark said:

I will let you know in about 3 months. 

John_P said:

I'm going to order another one over the weekend.   
I notice they now offer black, blue and white ones as well as the standard purple.    Tempted to get a black one this time, a shame they didn't offer the gold one again though.  

@john_p couldn't see any images on the analogman website. How did you find out?

The option only comes up in the order page.
It doesn't say if it's a limited edition or if that's now a standard option.  I'm torn between black and white. 

http://www.analogman.com/graphics/kotcolors2016b.jpg

hotpickups

kjdowd said:

@Niallseroreilly ;Drop me a PM with an offer!

Is your KOT the 2input or the 4 input so you can separate the two sides with a looper @kjdowd ?

kjdowd

4 jack. Hi gain red side.