Monday, January 29, 2018

Bonsai


Still in pedal territory, new for 2018, JHS' Bonsai. 😁

As the colour suggests, it's a trove of Tube Screamer goodness. The manufacturer reminds potential antagonists of its true reference; it's not emulating but replicating the TSes. Whatever this means to you, there is a need to hear the modules in action personally & not be taken in by any commercial slants. What you get is an investment of 40 decade's worth of the TS manifestations plus two re-interpretations of the voicing made famous by other brand names- Keeley & JHS. 

I currently own a few JHS pedals & they are pragmatic in terms of tonal considerations. Many of us just can't come to terms with the prices. This one's listing for USD229 so by the time it reaches our shores, you can easily get a starter level guitar for that kind of price. But let's appreciate it for what it is, a bona fide best-of pedal that easily solves the issue of choice. 

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