Cloning the Lovepedal JTM - a New One Knob Pedal!

As Steggo and Kyle announced earlier this week, there is a new entry in Kyle the Ankylosaurus' "one-knob pedal" line of effects - the Philovenator Overdrive. This one is a clone of the Lovepedal JTM with an added twist (which does add an extra control, but it creates a fairly fun and unique pedal in the process). The Lovepedal JTM itself is essentially mid-60's British tone in a box, but it's not exactly a cheap pedal with new examples running around $225 (US). The original just has one control that varies the volume at the clipping stage, so it was an ideal choice for a Steggo clone!

Announcing a New "One-Knob" Pedal!

Back in November, Steggo and Kyle introduced Kyle the Ankylosaurus' "one-knob" collection of pedals with three inaugural designs:

• The Astrodon Physicist - A Brian May treble boost pedal
• Acanthopholis Gold - An Acapulco Gold clone on a new board
• Archaeoceratops - An EQD Arrows clone

A fourth model will be fully released later this week (with a full build log forthcoming). As before, Steggo and Kyle couldn't wait to tell everyone about it! So without further ado...

Zen Steggo Overdrive Back in Stock!

The industrious dinos at Steggo Studios just finished up two new Zen Steggo Overdrive pedals. These have largely been built to the formula used on the previous build starting with the AionFX Azimuth board and the fun dino-themed Asian enclosure.

A Most Tranquil Pedal, With a Most Tranquil Steggo!

Dumble Amplifiers are some of the most revered and most expensive boutique amplifiers on the market, and many pedals have attempted to capture their unique sound over the years with varying degrees of success. The Hermida Zendrive, first released in 2004, was the first overdrive pedal to attempt to capture the legendary Dumble sound. In 2013 production of the pedal was taken over by Lovepedal, but it remains a fairly boutique pedal. Current production pedals using film capacitors and through hole components run $240 with used versions running anywhere from $200 to $700+ depending on whether they're an original Hermida or the more recent Lovepedal branded copies. I had a fun idea for an enclosure for this one, so I decided to pick a couple up and see how it came out.