Description

The POT is pretty much the same as half of the King of Tone, with an externalMODE switch standard. It is the same as the KOT with HIGHER GAIN option, so youcan use the full range of the DRIVE knob and it has a little more drive at thetop than a normal gain KOT. The DISTORTION mode is improved though, for alouder, stronger distortion sound. See http://www.kingoftone.com for more info.

Power Jack is standard on the POT -

The TREBLE trimpot is inside, just like the KOT.

There are also two new DIP switches inside! They are a bit subtle at some knobsettings and modes:

DIP1 : LO-MID lift switch. The tone from your lower strings will be enhanced alittle when DIP switch is ON.

DIP2: TURBO switch- with higher gain settings you�ll heardeeper compression, especially in DIST mode. You will hear a brighter,crunchier sound with this on at higher DRIVE settings when this DIP switch isON.

The three modes, as on the KOT, are:

1) Normal Overdrive mode (OD mode): This is the standard King Of Tone sound, -a touch drive available than a tube screamer. Can get much louder than a tubescreamer. The RED side of KOT has this setting from the factory.

2) CLEAN mode : This mode has less distortion, it can be used for clean boostsor clearer, louder sounds. It's sort of a cross between a true clean boost andan overdrive. CLEAN MODE is even less compressed and louder than the OD mode. Ilove this mode with high drive settings too! The YELLOW side of KOT has thissetting from the factory.

3) DISTORTION mode : more drive than the standard mode- a touch of harddistortion. The sound is more compressed, yet retains the pedal's character.Same volume as OD mode.

At low DRIVE settings, or when playing softly, there is not much differencebetween the three modes, they all can get pretty clean and have the same levelat low drive settings. The ability to clean up when playing softly is a veryuseful feature of this pedal. The Drive knob works like the KOT with HIGHERGAIN OPTION, so you can set it anywhere and get great tones.

The DRIVE knob taper is different than the KOT. It comes up faster and morelinear, while KOT has a lot going on from 2:00 to max. So comparison to a KOTwith HG option will not be the same at the same knob position unless it's upall the way, where they are the same.

We are making these by hand in China by the same people who are making ourAnalog Delay. Though it's made in China, we use the same parts as the King ofTone - best Japanese chip and capacitors, not cheap Chinese parts. No surfacemount parts, NO ROBOTS, everything is vintage style and hand wired for easymaintenance and repairs unlike most Chinese pedals and most USA"boutique" machine-made pedals which are disposable if they have anyproblems like a pot, jack, or switch that wears out.

POWER SUPPLY: A Standard Boss PSA120 type 9V DC adapter will work fine. Centeris negative. The pedal uses only about 6mA of current at 9V. You can get afuzzier sound if you want, at lower voltages, for example the SAG mode on thepedalpower2. When your battery dies you will notice the pedal will not get niceand clean, the sound will be hairier. Use a good Alkaline battery or a powersupply for best results. You can use higher voltage for more headroom, 12V iscommon, 18V is safe too. Clean boost may be improved the most with highervoltage.

CHIPS: You can also try other standard dual op-amp chips in thePrince of Tone. Just make sure you put it in the right way, with the pin#1 doton the side with the chip socket cut-out. The TS-808�sJRC4558D chip sounds good in this pedal, especially with single coil guitarsand smaller Fender type amps. You can try a high fidelity chip for the CLEANmode which may work well.

Size

We made our own case for this pedal, it's lower and a littleshorter than our Beano Boost / Orange Squeezer / large SunFace box, and alittle bigger than the Astrotone / Peppermint / small Sunface size.
Size is 2.5" wide x 4.5" long x 1.5" tall, not includingswitch/knobs/jacks.