I'm not sure if I want it. I know I can flip it for roughly 400 but seems a bit of faff for £100.
What are people's opinions of the kot a few years down the line? Are there any must have extras?
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I wanted one having tried two V2s one at home and one in rehearsal with a variety of amps. My experience was that I had heard them, wanted them and bought one at a reasonable price. I cancelled my V4 when my name came up.
I think that if one waits for years and gets one for £300 people tend to ask why a it's 'worth' £400 and b why isnt it the best pedal ever.
At the recent Water Rats Jam I made a bourd with the King Of Tone, Fulldrive 2, Friedman BE and a silver Klon for @Brooco to try. He basically tried all the pedals, went back to the Klon and used it all the time.
I rotate my pedals and dont use my KOT much but wont sell it either. It's a good pedal but a Klon(e) suits my needs better.
I didn't pay too much over the odds so that never bothered me but although I had it for 2 years I couldn't get on with it. I tried it pushing my amp overdrive and a stand alone overdrive in the clean channel.
The overdrive side had "hard" mids to me and I never got a sound I liked with any guitar on that side. The other side was ok but I could never stack both sides and be happy. I tried everything with the dip switches but it just wasn't my sound.
It sat on my board unused and I realised I was keeping it just to have it! Crazy. So I sold it.
I'm in the minority because most people rave about it. Good luck whichever way you go.
A good, solid pedal - Probably realistically over hyped and over priced...
Works well with a cooking amp, but not so at low volumes,.
As ever, YMMV...
Some points to consider:
It’s two pedals in one box. At £300 that’s not bad. £400 is pushing it.
Works with all guitars and all amps.
It’s a bluesbreaker circuit. Pushed mids, slightly rolled off bass. You need to like this style to enjoy the KOT.
The boost mode is world class, the others are average. Keep it in boost mode and crank the gain.
It’s not known for heavy OD or distortion, it’s all about the low gain. So don’t expect it to be something it’s not.
I really enjoy it at all volumes.
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Put it another way- buy it. Make it realtively standard and don't over spec it. If you then love it, keep it. If you don't, flip it. Win win
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I'm not sure I particularly want that sound to be honest.