It's good to see the Power Stack available here rather quickly after its debut. Being a distortion fan, I just have to try it despite having preconceived ideas about the absent midrange control- I do not fancy a scooped tone. However, the ST-2 isn't one to disappoint when it comes to the distortion voicing per se. It's capable of giving you a placid drive as well as pure aggression with enough saturation that would render a drive booster unnecessary- the drive range is indeed impressive. It got me genuinely interested, to say the least. If you are a 3-band EQ fan & find the lack of midrange access here troubling, leave the bass & treble midway & add an EQ pedal in the line up.
Distortion wise, the PS-2 is a 3-realm generator; a mild Tubescreamer-type drive in its polite stages, a cruncher when one toggles the SOUND control about its middle placement & an aggressive distortion unit at its extreme setting. I wouldn't equate the aggression here to that of a typical metal type distortion, to me it sounds more appealing as it is devoid of the latter's coarseness. As the name suggests, the ST-2 aggression emulates an amplifier's upper end distortion setting with lots of warmth in the mix. I find this sorely lacking in many distortion units often coercing the use of an extra drive-type booster pedal to juice things up. In this light, the ST-2 has no problems addressing user pick sensitivities as well as harmonics triggering. If you need a truly dynamic distortion, the ST-2 is highly recommended.
Personally, I still think it would be a stellar pedal upon a midrange control inclusion. If BOSS thinks there is no more room in the control panel for an additional knob, a stacked feature just like the METAL ZONE controls would be the answer. Of course, if it's too costly to be implemented, we understand that it's still about the bu$ine$$. Wouldn't be surprised if there's a Keely mod manifestation (or others) to address this situation.
PS: Thank you brothers Jumahat & Albert (Swee Lee BB showroom) for the assistance
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and the price tag would be... ?
SGD311... (List).
i got mine for SGD197 after discount.
A good distortion unit indeed. :)
that's the market price after the usual discount :-) i'm doing price tracking here, it seems that the BOSS pedals are now about $50+/- more than their previous prices.
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