* THIS IS A BOUTIQUE HAND-MADE PEDAL FROM SEAN MICHAEL OVER AT HIS SHOP IN WHITE LAKE, MI. PURCHASED FROM RAINBOW GUITARS FOR $129.99. NOW A DISCONTINUED MODEL RUNNING FROM $129-399 (YES, SOMEONE POSTED IT THAT MUCH - NO ONE BOUGHT IT ON EBAY YET). ITS A VERY SIMPLE AMP IN A BOX ONE-KNOB PEDAL THAT CAN GO FROM MELLOW TO A MARSHALL PLEXI SOUND. THE TRICK TO THIS PEDAL IS ITS GAIN TRANSISTOR KNOB THAT YOU CONTROL WITH YOUR GUITARS "VOLUME" AND "TONE" KNOB. THIS IS ANOTHER VERSION OF THE LOVEPEDAL COT (CHURCH OF TONE) NOW TURNED INTO A KANJI SERIES.
IT TOOK ME TWO DAYS TO FINALLY GET THE FEEL OF THIS PEDAL. WHEN I GOT TO THE RIGHT SETTING FOR MY SETUP, IT JUST HITS THE SWEET SPOT. NOW ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE PEDALS. I LEAVE THIS ON ALL THE TIME WITH A KEELEY 4-KNOB COMPRESSOR AND A BBE SONIC STOMP. WITH A TRUE SILENT BYPASS SWITCHING, YOU WONT HEAR ANY POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNED ON OR OFF.
THESE WERE THE ISSUES THE FIRST TIME I USED IT:
1.) WAS THIN SOUNDING AND SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD TRANSISTOR RADIO TYPE OF DISTORTION.
2.) FIGURING OUT WHERE TO PLACE THIS PEDAL FROM MY SIGNAL CHAIN SINCE THE MANUAL DID NOT SUGGEST ANY.
3.) MY AMP EFFECTS LOOP HAS A VOLUME BOX AND KANJI50 SOUNDS VERY DIFFERENT WHEN PLACED BEFORE OR AFTER IT.
THE FIX:
1.) CHANGE THE VOLUME AND TONE FROM YOUR GUITAR TO MOVE FROM A MELLOW OVERDRIVE TO A MORE AGGRESSIVE PLEXI SOUND. NECK PICKUP FROM MY STRAT IS MY CHOICE TO GET TO A SWEET SPOT.
2.) PLAYERS PREFERENCE ON WHERE TO PLACE IT. I LEAVE IT ON ALL THE TIME AND CONTROL THE SOUND FROM THE GUITAR KNOBS.
3.) I NOW PLACE THE KANJI50 ON THE AMP BEFORE THE VOLUME BOX ON THE EFFECTS LOOP. ALSO, ANOTHER GOOD SPOT THAT WORKS FOR ME IS AFTER A KEELEY COMPRESSOR FROM MY PEDAL CHAIN...GUITAR->BOSS TU-2->DUNLOP WAH->IBANEZ TS9->KEELEY COMPRESSOR->KANJI50->FULLTONE OCD V.3->KANJI BURST->KANJI ETERNITY->LINE6 DL4->BOSS LOOP STATION->BBE SONIC STOMP->FENDER DEVILLE 410
LOVEPEDAL Limited Build - Gold Kanji 50:
http://twitter.com/Lovepedal/status/3901896247
FROM LOVEPEDAL:
What do you get when you mix a Kanji with a COT 50? Gold. Introducing the Gold Kanji 50. This is a limited build, so order your Kanji 50 before they're gone. I use this, and absolutely love it! It's beefy and amazing, and cleans up oh so nice when you need it to!
- Lovepedal Gold Kanji 50 Features:
- Made by Pedal God Sean Michael
- The Simplest Control Layout Ever
- Great Tone
- Cleans Up With Volume Pot
Lovepedal is like an addiction...gotta have 'em...next reviews will be for them:
Lovepedal Kanji Eternity
Lovepedal Kanji Classic Distortion
Lovepedal Eternity Burst
Lovepedal Provalve 2 - released January 2010 - just received while writing this review =)
Lovepedal Englishman (Death of the VOX) - released January 2010 - coming tomorrow =)
IM STILL ON THE HUNT FOR THE LOVEPEDAL KANJI 9 TO COMPLETE THE KANJI COLLECTION.
Heres a sample video from Sean Michael over at Lovepedal:
*sorry for using ALL CAPS i typed this one out @ work
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