Acapulco Gold V2 Distortion Pedal Review

Acapulco Gold: Hits the Mark

Using this pedal in my home studio is a breeze . This Pedal does heavy sound in a most appreciable way. When I want to doom/drone grindage, King Buzzo guitar style, this pedal brings home the bacon. If this pedal was lost/stolen I would replace it a.s.a.p. without a doubt. I'm waiting for a RAT2 to arrive (maybe today from Sweet Water) as I have red the two pedal make a great… read more pairing. The continuous high quality customer service that I received from Sweetwater Music has been very consistent over the years. I bought two new Epiphone guitars, a Les Paul Modern and a Les Paul Jr. with a P-90 from Sweetwater music and Guitars that I received were perfect in everyway when they arrived.

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One Knob Wonder

I was doubtful of the amount of use I would get out of a one-knob distortion pedal, but the mad geniuses at EQD have made a great pedal. It couldn't be more simple: Set the overall volume level on the single, giant PONG-style knob, then use your guitar's volume and tone knobs to dial in any amount of killer overdrive-bleeding-into-fuzz tone you've been looking for. Is it wild and… read more prone to feedback? Yer darn tootin' it is. Will it have a permanent spot on my rig? Well, nothing lasts forever, but this is quickly becoming one of my favorite pedals.

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Awesome!!

This is the perfect unit for someone wanting a good middle ground between fuzz and distortion, I love it.

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Outstanding, plus it’a a mastering tool.

When I first heard and read about the Acapulco Gold a while ago I thought, meh, it sounds like a one trick pony. But let me tell you, this little pedal taught me more about controlling my guitar than probably any other pedal I've used. It's pretty much a straight distortion tone, that increases in volume, but the magic is in your guitar. You can change your distortion in many… read more ways by using the tone and volume knobs on your guitar. This is a revolution to me. I set the pedal level at unity or a little below, and then make the distortion how I want it without having to bend down and twiddle with stomp box knobs which takes away from playing pleasure as it takes longer, and you've got to kneel/crouch down. Hats off to EQD for making something that's been a true eye opener and fun learning experience.

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Best pedal

I always leave this thing on at 12 o’clock and just use my guitars volume to control how dirty I want it.

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