Sunset Dual Overdrive Pedal Review

My current favorite overdrive!

This pedal is amazing. What I like about this pedal is the right side 2Stage overdrive! This pedal is very quiet and I've found I can achieve a greater signal to noise ratio with this pedal. I am currently searching for a combination of other pedals to find that soft clipping into hard clipping the Sunset does to compare with original pedals the Sunset modeled them after. I am not… read more utilizing the pedal to it's fullest because I am not using the other types of overdrive sounds, just he 2Stage. It is also a great pedal to get if you are not sure what to get but want the best. I can dial in just about any sound of any pedal I want with this think and it versatility is the clear winner!

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The Best Pedal

After doing some research I decided to buy the Strymon Sunset! Wow what a great pedal and it's my first Strymon pedal too. It has six well known overdrive, distortion, and EP clean boost in it. The best part it's all in one dual pedal in a great red color! This pedal is on my board permanently! Thanks to my Sweetwater sales representative Rod A.

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Does all the overdrive/distortion I'll ever need

This pedal is really quite a perfect addition for my HX Stomp--plus some pedals--rig. This thing makes my Fenderesque tones sing beautifully, and the favorites switch, while a bit pricey for what it does, really makes this a seriously versatile pedal. I particularly dig the Klon and TS sounds on this, and find either one of them at all times on, at very low drives for my clean tone,… read more as they really sweeten the tone. I think what makes this pedal so special is the range of tones you can conjure when you sweep the drive knobs on either side. For example: the "hard" circuit makes for a beautiful transparent boost sound down at 9 o'clock and lower, but the same knob on the same algorithm takes you into fuzz territory when you get up to 3 o'clock and higher. This kind of idea makes the pedal extremely useable to all players, and I feel like I could cover just about any tune with this pedal running straight into the front of my HX Stomp chain. One thing that makes this pedal personally so great is that I gig regularly as a guitarist AND as a bassist, and this pedal works really well on the bass. Not enough has been said about that on le Internet forums or videos. This pedal keeps the bottom end, and depending on the circuit, can even boost my low end. This makes it the perfect pedal for a guitarist and bassist (who can't make his mind up on which instrument is more fun to play) looking for a most versatile rig in just his pedalboard. Can't see this pedal ever leaving my board because all other overdrives are missing one feature or another that the Sunset includes. I thought I was done getting more pedals, but I think I may have to get one of Strymon's other pedals (El Capistan) to throw into my FX loop because I can't speak highly enough of Strymon quality, when it comes to pedals. Shout out to Nick Church. While he did not help me with this transaction, he still deserves some serious praise for his ongoing helpfulness.

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Everything I need in one box!

No need for other overdrives (beside maybe a fuzz pedal) when you've got this in yer arsenal! Lots of different tone options with the 6 different drive circuits. I mostly keep in on the germanium one that is said to be like a klon centaur But every setting sounds great with this thing especially with the + and - bright switch. Got rid of my EQD Palisades and am pretty darn happy… read more with just this. You will be too!

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