No I Never Knew Tone Like This Before
As I mentioned in my previous post, I did indeed pick up another new pedal for my electric guitar rig. This time it was the AC Plus – a boost/overdrive pedal made by Xotic Effects. A guitar player friend of mine turned me on to the Xotic effects line. From their web site I learned of the AC Plus. After watching some videos I decided I needed to try it out.
Though the pedal can be purchased through Amazon.com, it’s hard to try one online. So, I made my first trip ever over to Rock and Roll Vintage Inc. in Chicago – near the Old Town School of Folk Music. I brought my Ibanez TS-9 along to compare to whatever TS-808s they had on hand as well. I actually found that I liked my TS-9 better than the 808 they had on hand, which was from the 80s.
But, I digress. Strapped to a Strat and a vintage Deluxe Reverb (or equivilent, I don’t actually remember), I test drove the AC Plus. WOW! Amazing tone is all I could say. I then tried it with a ’74 Les Paul and thought I was in heaven. Incredible. It didn’t take too much convincing to realize that this was a pedal for me. I also wished I could’ve brought home half the store, but hey…
While I was there I also tried a ’68 Gibson Semi-Hallow with stereo output. I never knew such a thing existed. The pickups on it looked like an old car battery with corrosion all over. Pretty nasty lookin’, but sounded like butter.
Since I’ve brougt it home I can’t stop playing with the pedal. I’ve found a setting that just makes a great sound that has me freakin’ out. This is a very versitile pedal. It’s actually 2 pedals in one. It has 2 separate channels which can be configured to run with the A channel before the B channel or vice versa. Each channel has a number of variations, so the possibilities of sound are quite expansive. This was a very good buy in my opinion. I paid around $274 with tax.