You are 100% correct of the fashion analogy. I noticed that first with the big strymon pedals. But at the same time nothing on the market could come close to offering what they did when they came out. But now strymon has some serious competition. Dirt pedals will always be a tough market. There are so many great builders with new tweeks or takes on circuits. I just bought a chase bliss Atomotone a little over a month ago. I love it. It is seriously great. But I also just bought a use cornerstone gladio V2 for a great price. It arrives in 2 days. Can't wait to see if it is really that damn good or just a fashion trend. All that being said I have been on the KOT waiting list for over 2 years now. Can't wait until my name comes up. I had the prince of tone just to get an idea. I liked it alot. When I get my KOT it will be a keeper. We live in a great time for guitar gear. Sometimes a bit overwhelming.
Another very expensive one that just isn’t for me but I did buy their antique v2 and it’s great to push your amp’s distortion. Kept the Strymons btw. Kollmanation pedal imo way better.
Hey Tony. Nice battle. Both sounded cool. I'm sure your great playing helps a lot too. I loved the tone of both, but I give the edge to the Duelist. I would love to see you compare the Duelist with a Kingtone Blues Power. I realize the Blues Power isn't an overdrive, but I think there are many players who like both pedals but can only afford one of them. A pedal battle between them would make you the only CZcamsr with such a video. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for the upload. Both are great pedals, but not identical. I like the KOT for its simplicity, the Duellist for its versatility (a bit complex to tweak though). All in all, I think the KOT cleans up a bit better (10:13) and is less warbly when both channels are on and dimed (8:53). This is my taking anyway... ;-) Cheers !
Great video man! Really interesting,the KOT seems more open and dynamic but it could be because it has less gain,more of a clean boost Killer playing as usual👍
Kiki Marty. You are exactly right. And some people are fine just having SRVs sound and there’s nothing wrong with that cuz it’s a great tone. Every guitar player should have that sound in their arsenal. It’s kinda a raunchy clean that’s articulate loaded with harmonics and it’s aggressive with balls. But sometimes you do feel like you need a brake from it. Definitely worth having both I think. The KOT is probably better at pushing a saturated amp with its transparency and the Duellist might sound a little harsher with its bright top
both sound super sick. if i wanted an OD for just the higher gain driven tones, i may go with the Duallist. but i tend towards low-mid gain tones, and there is just something about the character of the initial attack that the KoT has that i’ve never heard (and really, felt) in another OD. there’s an uncompressed immediacy to the attack that’s more like a cranked amp than an OD pedal, especially when run at 18v. but dude, you’re killing the cranked tones on the Duellist!
I have both of these pedals, and they really are different. For my style of playing, I much prefer the KOT. I got tired of constantly fiddling with the duellist to get a good sound and tone out of it. My KOT is always on; the Duellist is always off. In fact, it's just sitting in its box.
Right on: The Duellist is a very good pedal, but too much tweaking. My fave remains the CmatMods SuperSigna: always on, fantastic dynamics controlled by the playing (light/hard) and the volume pot. Love it !!
What's going on Brother Tony. Man, I love your guitar playing. Subscribed to your channel long ago. Question for ya. Aren't you sponsored by Friedman Amps?
I have both pedals. My observation is that Strat/Teles sound better with the Duelist, the KOT works best with all other guitars with less emphasis on the mid range hump of the Duellist. The KOT shines on the top end and grit. The Duellist is very smooth often too smooth. I think that I prefer the KOT for more songs
With all honestly I prefer the Tim Overdrive by Paul C Audio. They sound incredible and going up in price. The king of tone are still being made, yes you have to wait if you want a brand new one. But the Tim OD are out of production and don’t think the will be reissued. Check it out
I got the new version called the dual gun. Slightly more expensive at $499 as the guy on ebay said it was the new version and not many official stockists have it in stock yet.
@@jerrymartinez2160 That's great to hear! I've been looking for something to give a deluxe reverb reissue some hair when I can't crank it up enough. Do you think the Duellist would do it?
The thing with pedals is that hearing them is not enough. You got to play them. Especially drive pedals.
Hype is killing us. Turns us into consumer zombies. Sad but true...But awesome playing as always :)
You are 100% correct of the fashion analogy. I noticed that first with the big strymon pedals. But at the same time nothing on the market could come close to offering what they did when they came out. But now strymon has some serious competition. Dirt pedals will always be a tough market. There are so many great builders with new tweeks or takes on circuits. I just bought a chase bliss Atomotone a little over a month ago. I love it. It is seriously great. But I also just bought a use cornerstone gladio V2 for a great price. It arrives in 2 days. Can't wait to see if it is really that damn good or just a fashion trend. All that being said I have been on the KOT waiting list for over 2 years now. Can't wait until my name comes up. I had the prince of tone just to get an idea. I liked it alot. When I get my KOT it will be a keeper. We live in a great time for guitar gear. Sometimes a bit overwhelming.
Another very expensive one that just isn’t for me but I did buy their antique v2 and it’s great to push your amp’s distortion. Kept the Strymons btw. Kollmanation pedal imo way better.
I own both and concur that these are some of the most terrific pedals being made at the moment! 🔥
Thanks for the demo and I *SUBBED* ✌🏼
Efectivamente, los dos suenan brutal... en tus manos 👌😎
Proteína pedal le saca el ancho a los 2
The Duellist LOOKS so cool, though. Like a rack mounted unit or an old Space Echo.
Edit: Damn great playing. Forgot to compare them haha.
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Both sound great. Your playing helps :) and the high audio quality of the video is useful to appreciate the tones.
fantastic...even dimed gain you can still here the strat character wowwwww...awesome playing
Beautiful playing man. Just ordered the Dualist
Own both & I also think the Duellist is just tuned so well, it really makes you play better. It sounds sorta magical.
What a great demo !
What guitar and amp do you play through?
Analog man, so clean
Hey Tony. Nice battle. Both sounded cool. I'm sure your great playing helps a lot too.
I loved the tone of both, but I give the edge to the Duelist.
I would love to see you compare the Duelist with a Kingtone Blues Power. I realize the Blues Power isn't an overdrive, but I think there are many players who like both pedals but can only afford one of them. A pedal battle between them would make you the only CZcamsr with such a video. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for the upload. Both are great pedals, but not identical. I like the KOT for its simplicity, the Duellist for its versatility (a bit complex to tweak though). All in all, I think the KOT cleans up a bit better (10:13) and is less warbly when both channels are on and dimed (8:53). This is my taking anyway... ;-) Cheers !
Great video man! Really interesting,the KOT seems more open and dynamic but it could be because it has less gain,more of a clean boost
Killer playing as usual👍
In real i would prefer the duellist i think😁Not enough bass and gain in the KOT
What a fantastic miced tone after all this modelers!
Both great pedals. If you want to sound like SRV with dirty blues go the duelist, if you want a more transparent sound go the KOT.
Kiki Marty. You are exactly right. And some people are fine just having SRVs sound and there’s nothing wrong with that cuz it’s a great tone. Every guitar player should have that sound in their arsenal. It’s kinda a raunchy clean that’s articulate loaded with harmonics and it’s aggressive with balls. But sometimes you do feel like you need a brake from it. Definitely worth having both I think. The KOT is probably better at pushing a saturated amp with its transparency and the Duellist might sound a little harsher with its bright top
The brown Amplification protein overdrive is really amazing if you're looking for drive.
Duallist for me ...great video 👍
I own both of these pedals. They’re both great, but of the two I prefer my Duellist.
@Dakota Thaddeus the pair of you work together to flog this thing on random videos. So transparent.
They both sound like an overdrive pedal to me
both sound super sick. if i wanted an OD for just the higher gain driven tones, i may go with the Duallist. but i tend towards low-mid gain tones, and there is just something about the character of the initial attack that the KoT has that i’ve never heard (and really, felt) in another OD. there’s an uncompressed immediacy to the attack that’s more like a cranked amp than an OD pedal, especially when run at 18v. but dude, you’re killing the cranked tones on the Duellist!
Neither are high gainers.
The Duellist vs King of wait for it 4 years -> Guess who's the winner ???
King of tone ;)
duellist for sure ! large !!!!
I have both of these pedals, and they really are different. For my style of playing, I much prefer the KOT. I got tired of constantly fiddling with the duellist to get a good sound and tone out of it. My KOT is always on; the Duellist is always off. In fact, it's just sitting in its box.
Right on: The Duellist is a very good pedal, but too much tweaking. My fave remains the CmatMods SuperSigna: always on, fantastic dynamics controlled by the playing (light/hard) and the volume pot. Love it !!
@@frantisca Cmat Mods makes great pedals. The Ratified. and the Brownie are great. And won’t kill
Your bank account.
i own both. Both sound significantly different to me.IMO i prefer KoT with Tele and Duellist with strat.
What's going on Brother Tony. Man, I love your guitar playing. Subscribed to your channel long ago. Question for ya. Aren't you sponsored by Friedman Amps?
Demos start at 3.35 🙌🏻😊
I have both pedals. My observation is that Strat/Teles sound better with the Duelist, the KOT works best with all other guitars with less emphasis on the mid range hump of the Duellist. The KOT shines on the top end and grit. The Duellist is very smooth often too smooth. I think that I prefer the KOT for more songs
Es posible que lo del minuto 8:15 sea la intro de una noche mas del grupo dinero? buen vídeo!
With all honestly I prefer the Tim Overdrive by Paul C Audio. They sound incredible and going up in price. The king of tone are still being made, yes you have to wait if you want a brand new one. But the Tim OD are out of production and don’t think the will be reissued. Check it out
I got the new version called the dual gun. Slightly more expensive at $499 as the guy on ebay said it was the new version and not many official stockists have it in stock yet.
Oh, you again! With the exact same comment. Dual guns a cheap copy for anyone else reading
@@Northknives yeah I found out from the other post. The ebay guy has disappeared.
Duellist has an internal trim pot to turn up the gain as well ! what i did to mine
I didn’t know that. It wasn’t for me anyway and sold it. Bought it used btw.
That was cool. I own both, and I’m keeping both. I like your playing style. Are you in a band?
Hype is killing us. Turns us into consumer zombies. Sad but true...
Hello! Great Demo! The Duellist will work in front of a very clean amp as well?
It is amazing in front of a clean amp. I have a 70s twin reverb and it is spine chilling.
@@jerrymartinez2160 That's great to hear! I've been looking for something to give a deluxe reverb reissue some hair when I can't crank it up enough. Do you think the Duellist would do it?
really great! could you demo the Duellist into your Tonemaster DR? would love that
I think I got a video of my tone master with pedals and I think I used the duellist ;)
My main question to you is, do you give guitar lessons? Absolutely, monster playing
Haha I actually do man, message me on instagram or facebook :)
KoT is still the king for me
More low end girth on the KOT!
Im am buying duellist just because KOT just got up to 800-1500$ on reverb ! Crazyyyyyyy
Get an MXR duke for $150 and save space on your board
Tony… y para ti cuál es mejor de los dos el King o el Duellist? Es que los noto tan similares, busco versatilidad. Gracias de antemano.
Duellist … DE LARGO
Hola Tony. Tu King Of tone tiene la mod. High gain en el lado rojo o es el normal
La tiene
which amp are you using?
Exageradísimo!!!.P AMO. ídolo
more mids on the KOT ,mids win for me
En español por favor!
Usa la ttaduccion bro. Funciona
Too much hipsterism in this video.
What does that even mean??
Dumb comment.
Quite the hipster comment