Katana Juice

26 Feb

Whenever possible, I like to back up a suggestion with proof. I think in this case I have.

In an earlier post, I suggested stacking a Keeley Katana and an Analog Man Juicer in order to gain a clean lead tone similar to that of the guitarist for Samuel Jackson 5. The Juicer is a great clone of the Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer (with some updates). At a setting just above unity gain, it is perfect for cleaning up the extraneous tonal qualities — giving you a sharp, straight to the point, tone.

Then, to push the volume higher (such that you’re over the rest of the band, but before break up) I added in the Keeley Katana. This is a fantastic boost. With the knob pushed in (clean setting) and the dial set to about 4, I was able to push my signal louder with out hitting the point of amp break up. As a side not, pulling the knob out of the Katana gives an excellent dirty boost in the signal — but that’s for another day and another review.

All in all, I’m quite pleased with the result of this Tone Lab’s finding.

2 Responses to “Katana Juice”

  1. oriens April 16, 2011 at 7:26 am #

    The AnalogMan JUICER is a circuit based on Dan Armstrong’s “Orange Squeezer”, NOT a CLONE of a Ross Compressor. Editor?
    On the job training? Good luck!

    • thepedallab April 16, 2011 at 1:55 pm #

      Oriens,

      Thanks for the input, but not so much the attitude. We will update the info about the Juicer. We want to keep our posts accurate, and as any publication with accuracy in mind does, we welcome feedback. We understand that this is web communication and that the veil of anonymity inspires carelessness, but that’s not what we are about here. Please make any further comments as if we were talking over a beer.

      TPL

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