The Free The Tone SOV-2 Overdrive is something quite special. Evolving from the Providence SOV-2 Stampede, it has an ultra-boutique vibe with hand-written labels, and bears the signature of its designer, Yuki Hayashi. With simple level, tone and drive controls, it offers anything from a cleanish boost to a thick overdrive. In this video, I played a few simple lines and chords, using my Suhr Modern Custom through a Rivera Clubster Royale Top and a little Orange PPC 112 with a single Celestion Vintage 30 speaker. I kicked in a Way Huge Echo Puss Analog Delay at 4:53, to add a little more ambience.
It must be an accepted fact that cats like guitars, and they are particularly enticed by the lure of the soft interior of a plush guitar case. It's my observation that cats also like amplifiers, and if its an amp head on top of a 4x12 cabinet nothing could be better. Cats, of course, like a high vantage point. It gives them a sense of security, while affording them a better view of their territory, but cats also know how to be cool. My own cat is no exception, and is shown here enjoying an Orange AD30 HTC, Rivera Venus 5 and Cornford MK50ii, as well as various cabinets. Cool cat!
I've used quite a few different delay pedals over the years, and there really is something magical about the Way Huge Echo Puss, designed by delay expert Jeorge Tripps. It provides up to 600ms of delay from a pair of what Dunlop Manufacturing describes as "gravelly-voiced" bucket-brigade chips. The repeats are certainly dirty - no pristine digital delay-like repeats here. This video is not exactly a demo of the Echo Puss, but the pedal is on most of the time. Sometimes the repeats are short and low in the mix; at other times I've used longer repeats with the blend control turned up higher. (You can hear the pedal really kick in at 3:50.) The guitar is my Suhr Modern Custom with korina body and cherryburst flame-maple top. I'm playing through a Cornford MK50ii amp head and Marshall Vintage Modern 425A cab with G12C 25 watt Celestion Greenback speakers. I played a few riffs and jammed through some chords and lead lines. I just stuck my iPhone infront and played - so no high-tech studio recording gear here!
The Free The Tone SOV-2 Overdrive is something quite special. Evolving from the Providence SOV-2 Stampede, it has an ultra-boutique vibe with hand-written labels, and bears the signature of its designer, Yuki Hayashi. With simple level, tone and drive controls, it offers anything from a cleanish boost to a thick overdrive.
