ProGuitarShopDemos | 7 years ago
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Welcome back to ProGuitarShop and ToneReport.com. Today, we're operating with the Rotten Apple, from Keeley Electronics. The Rotten Apple is a positively smashing distortion box, doling out gobs of thick and meaty gain that defines '90s alternative rock. After beginning its life as an op-amp Big Muff-style circuit, the Rotten Apple became something else entirely, giving you more of the good stuff with none of the bad parts. Not many Muff circuits out there are touch sensitive, but the Rotten Apple is, keeping some of its massive gain in its reserves until you can really dig in and unleash its inner rottenness. The articulation really plays well with the Gain control, which has a greatly expanded range. Cranking the Gain up all the way and abusing the strings unleashes a torrent of molten fuzz that will make your hair stand up on end. Keeley's crew scooped out all the harshness of traditional op-amp Muffs and replaced it with a more even-keeled EQ profile across a three-position toggle switch. This switch features Full, Flat and Scooped modes, giving a broad palette of fuzz tones. Within any Muff style pedal, the Tone control tends to be the weakest link, but it has been overhauled and designed around the distortion circuit of the Rotten Apple, for a smooth filtering that fits like a glove. The low-end of the Rotten Apple has been significantly increased, and is expertly tailored to not overload your amp with low end. And just like all Keeley's pedals, the Rotten Apple is grown right here in the USA.
