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A note about the guitar and amp: The Strat is a circa 2006(?) Clapton Strat. I've pulled the Noiseless pickups and electronics out of it and replaced them with handwound Mick Brierley pickups (Vintage/Modern, custom wound see: http://www.brierleyguitarpickups.com.au/ for more info) and old-school pots and wiring. Back to basics as it were. The amp is another handbuilt job, this time a PTP '59 Bassman clone built by my friend Labros at Achillies Amps (see: www.achilliesamps.com). They're probably the closest thing you'll get to the original without time travel. I love it.

This pedal...this pedal, this pedal.. is just ridiculously good with single coil guitars. It excels (IMO) with this Strat and my Tele and still manages to do flattering things to my Les Paul as well. Brian tells us that Brad Paisley's "favorite position is with both switches in the down position, the tone control at about 1-2:00, and the gain from 10-11:00. The volume is set to be a slight boost above unity." After using this pedal on stage with the same amp you hear here in front of a sizeable audience, I would have to agree. The bottom 'mids' position is perfect with singles but it also did wonders with my Axis which I used for most of the night.

Note definition is retained even at higher gain settings, although at battle volume I kept the gain at around noon as the volume and mid emphasis pushed the Bassman beautifully. The style of music I play with James Reyne (see: http://www.jamesreyne.com.au) isn't as country-centric as Paisley's but it does call for a lot of semi-clean tones and a ton of twiddly chicken pickin' from yours truly. So this blue box o' fun fits the bill perfectly.

I'll shut up now. Enjoy yours when it shows up and leave a comment here to let us know your opinion.

Cheers,

Burg.