Brett Kingman | 12 months ago
https://tubesteader.com/
I can't think of too many pedals that go for a classic Magnatone simulation. The Magnatone Super 59 M80 is a mighty amp, but may be beyond some people's means. Enter the Tubesteader Magnezium, a 2 x 12AX7, two channel pedal that does a fine job of parking up next to the Gibbons-favoured Magnatone and gives you both preamp and standard overdrive capabilities as well. My personal preference is to jack it straight to a power amp or IR (as you'll hear here) but it does a very fine job of being an elaborate overdrive pedal in a standard amp configuration as well. Each channel, blue and red, features its own Gain, Treble, Bass, Mids and Volume control and there's a handy extension footswitch input on the side for remote channel switching, as well as the preamp/overdrive attenuation toggle to help you tailor the pedal to just about any given host. And the sound? Stellar! The Magnezium is handbuilt in Canada by Tubesteader and the build quality is so tough I have no doubt it will long outlive you and I. Rock on. Good stuff.
Today's tools:
Guitar: 2012 Gibson CS '61 SG/Les Paul Standard RI. Tyson Tone TTL-2 PAF's.
Amp: Axe-FX III Mark II Turbo running Cygnus X-2 FW 23.04. Marshall 2203 Low Input model + 1960 cab IR.
Cables: BOSS
Strings: Ernie Ball 10-46
Pick: 3mm Honey Pick (Signature model coming soon) - https://www.honey-picks.com
Mic: Audix USA PDX720 (See: https://audixusa.com/products/pdx720-signature-edition/
Camera: GoPro HERO10 + Sony ZV-1M2 x 2
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum 26x32
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors (https://www.presonus.com)
Headphones: Audix A150 (See: https://audixusa.com/products/a150/)
Camera and Mic Stands: Gravity Stands: (See: https://www.gravitystands.com/en/)
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB
Backing track "Spring Groove" courtesy jtc_guitar.com
