Pathos - Tosin Abasi Distortion Pedal Review

My go to distortion!!

I'm a huge Animals as Leaders/Tosin Abasi fan and have always loved the crystalline cleans and smooth distortions he gets on their records so I thought this pedal was a no-brainer. I was a little disappointed at first as it sounded darker than I was expecting, especially in the Smooth channel. However, I believe that this was the fault of the conservative EQ settings I was setting.… read more Once I had the Mid knob to at least 3 o'clock and adjusted the Treble to taste, the clarity and "fluidity" really started popping right out, especially in leads (think John Petrucci's "liquid lead" sound). Don't be afraid to crank the Mid or Treble on this beastie! Most pedals get shrill when you do this but this only tightens and brings out the clarity in this case. Interestingly enough. Interestingly enough, this pedal has enough gain for any genre you could want but is flexible beyond just the "djent" that everyone typecasts Animals as Leaders for. They do sooo much more than just djent and this pedal can do so much more than that, too. Chords also sound fantastic. Somehow, complex chords don't sound muddied out...all the notes seem to ring out harmonically...almost like the pedal is asking you to play complex music with it! I use this pedal as a "preamp gain" run into a Strymon Iridium set to a warm but full clean sound with the stock Mesa IR 4x12 with controls set just a bit before breakup. For my recordings, this is a match made in heaven and it sounds fantastic. I've also used it on my pedalboard as a lead channel and it was great at that, as well as its clarity really helps cut through the mix. I can see why Tosin endorses this pedal. If any of what I said here interests you, get it!! You won't regret it!

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Guitar pedal

Amazing pedal super versatile for prog and metal tones even blues if you mess with the nobs a bit

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It’s a keeper

I thought it would be all high gain death metal prog rock but it's very versatile. High gain. But you can lower it and get lots tones in that box. Good looking great box too. If I kept it, It's good. I love high gain but it's a very useable high gain for any genre is my point.

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If I’m writing a review I kept it and I’m picky.

I was hesitant to get this because I am not an abasi type player. But I bought it and I really love it. It's very versatile. No fizzy trebley ear pearcing distortion. Very well voiced. And I love high gain. I don't know why I thought I wouldn't like it. Classy pedal and I love a grey pedal btw. You can use it for any type of genre you play. It can go from smooth type distortion… read more that's as distorted as you want, use the gain knob, fool with the eq knobs. Then there's the edgier distortion and it's just right. Not over the top. I play blues, rock, pop, funk. Still need to try it out with other amps but so far it's great. I'm just curious how it's sounds with a high gain setting. I have it with a crunch setting on the amp. I want to try it with a profile and modeler. Recommend it.

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This is so harmonically sweet!!

This Distortion Pedal it's just amazing! It definitely has Tosin Abasi Harmonically Edgy sound!! I am running it through a Fender Custom Deluxe and a Vox AC30 and I am blown away! This thing it's just amazing. Please do yourself a favor and try this baby in front of any amp!

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