Brett Kingman | 5 months ago

Serenity: https://skreddypedals.com/skreddy_pedals_serenity_fuzzdrive.php
Echo Infinity: https://skreddypedals.com/skreddy_pedals_echo_infinity.php

This video places the Echo Infinity and Serenity FuzzDrive in a 'driven' amp environment, specifically a HIWATT DR103 and Marshall SLP1959, both of which are actually accurate models in the Axe-FX III Turbo. The Echo Infinity has been placed after the cab block to put it in a virtual FX Send/Return. It has no problems with this setup due to its buffered bypass (that by default also allows trails when bypassed). The Serenity Drive is seeing the main input of the Axe.

I've made another video of the Echo Infinity and Serenity FuzzDrive into a very clean Magnatone Twilighter Stereo. You can view that one at https://youtu.be/k_3xlZTnF7E

My old friend Marc at Skreddy Pedals sent over a couple of great pedals, one slightly newer than the other. The Echo Infinity takes all of the great tape-like tones from the previous Echo iterations and adds several features requested by Echo users including a shorter footprint, reworked Mix control and other cool stuff; the Serenity Fuzzdrive can do low-medium gain fuzz/overdrive/distortion to a clean amp or act as a very versatile boost into a driven amp (there's another video on the way to show it in that capacity). It's not a 'full-blown' fuzz per se, but rather something that crosses a 'clean' fuzz with a tube-like drive without over accentuated mids or bottom end. It's a cool new outing for Marc and Skreddy Pedals. Together, however, they are a great team! I've matched them up with my finest Strat and amp today for a bit of fun. I hope you enjoy.

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2023 Fender Vintera II '50s Strat with JJ's Guitar Pickups V12 Set (see: https://www.jjsguitarpickups.com/strat.htm)
Amp: Axe-FX III Turbo running FW: 26.00 public beta. Marshall and HIWATT models
Cables: BOSS
Strings: Ernie Ball Paradigm 10-46
Pick: Signature Honey Pick https://www.honey-picks.com/collections/all/brett-kingman
Mic - Voice: Audix USA A231 - https://audixusa.com/products/a231/
Mics - Amp: 2 x Audix i5 - https://audixusa.com/products/i5/
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
Monitor Control: SPL 2Control - https://spl.audio/en/spl-produkt/2control/
Headphones: Audix A150 - https://audixusa.com/products/a150/
All Stands: Gravity Stands - 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 courtesy of Tom at Elevated Jam Tracks