(The above works equally good with a 2008 Mexican Fender or my 1983 JV Squier, just requires some more volume). I've not used it past the two o'clock setting as yet. If I'm using the dirty channel at higher gains the Cinders will drive it into fuzzy distortion territory just short of signal breakup if I put it past four o'clock on the drive. It does wonders to the clean where it produces the afore mentioned Twin transparent crunch and it certainly drives the crunch channel a good deal further resulting in some kind of boost which is a good alternative standalone use for this pedal imo. Okay, for testing the Cinders at home I'm going into the Orange Crush 20 (Clean channel proper clean, Dirty channel slightly in crunch territory) with a self built Tele-style guitar with Fender Tex Mex pickups. (Of course I can't boost all of the equaliser bands separately or give the whole signal an overall presence push, but.) The Cinders really does that! Of course in a limited way but the sound is really there. (I was playing the Dual Showman (red knob ed) at that time which is basically the same thing as 'The Twin'). I've decided to buy the TC Electronic Cinders because when I watched and listened to the online reviews/tests I felt that there was something there that was close to my dream sound for use on a future pedal board.Īnd this dream sound is the overdrive channel of a Fender 'The Twin' (red knob) with its crisp transparent colour that keeps the tone on each string distinct - wether you play chords or single notes.Ī band buddy some 30 years ago described that sound with the words: 'Ey cool, that's overdrive and at the same time clean!'

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