AmazonBasics effects pedals

[Vinny_G]

You can now buy AmazonBasics guitar pedals | Guitar World

Now I'm waiting for the AmazonBasics bass strings and the AmazonBasics Precision Bass.

 

[Nunovsky]

Considering the layout, these are Kokko pedals rebranded and sold on Amazon.

 

[Vinny_G]

Considering the layout, these are Kokko pedals rebranded and sold on Amazon.

Of course. Kokko, Donner, Mosky, Kmise, Saphue, Koogo, etc. I'm pretty sure all of those cheap brands that were already sold on Amazon are actually the same pedals, and they're made at the same factory somewhere in China. This one is apparently made by NUX (Edit: at 13:33):

 

[Nunovsky]

Of course. Kokko, Donner, Mosky, Kmise, Saphue, Koogo, etc. I'm pretty sure all of those cheap brands that were already sold on Amazon are actually the same pedals, and they're made at the same factory somewhere in China. This one is apparently made by NUX:

In fact, Kokko are clones of NUX pedals. This is like a wormhole loop, clones of clones of clones of...

 

[Vinny_G]

In fact, Kokko are clones of NUX pedals. This is like a wormhole loop, clones of clones of clones of...

Exactly!

 

[Vinny_G]

 

[rratajski]

The race to the bottom. Fun.

 

[two fingers]

The race to the bottom. Fun.

I would put more of a positive spin on it. It's a fun and cheap way for beginners on a budget to get into the world of stomp boxes. I don't think anyone is claiming these are tour/studio ready boxes. But not everyone needs that anyway.

Yay for more choices!

 

[pcake]

i have an amazonbasics compressor. it's at least as good as similar sized, similarly priced compressors, and i like it. it's got an all metal chassis which is quite sturdy.

it looks the same as the kokko compressor i bought in 2017, but the kokko didn't deliver much in the way of compression where the amazonbasics does. it's possible the kokko i got was a lemon, but i didn't bother to return or exchange it.

 

[brianrost]

Are these cheaper than Behringer?

 

[mambo4]

I would put more of a positive spin on it. It's a fun and cheap way for beginners on a budget to get into the world of stomp boxes.

back when I experimented more with pedals, I found you can get fun sounds daisy chaining serval cheapos together, amazopn/nux/koko seem like an affordable way to experiment

 

[Wretched Banana]

The analog signal processing that goes into your average effects pedal isn't exactly black magic, and if you need a few basics to mess around with or get you through a few gigs... This can't be a bad thing.

[OT] Btw I have a generic metronome/tuner (branded Donner, but it's sold under every other name too) I got from Amazon for $9. I bought it for the metronome, but realized that the little sucker tunes my Ibanez EHB1505 like a beast, B string and all. Now that's black magic, I mean, there isn't even a headstock to properly attach the clip to So you never know.

 

[kmon]

Do these come with the AmazonBasics "exploding" feature?

 

[NKBassman]

I would put more of a positive spin on it. It's a fun and cheap way for beginners on a budget to get into the world of stomp boxes. I don't think anyone is claiming these are tour/studio ready boxes. But not everyone needs that anyway.

Yay for more choices!

You're talking to a guy who builds pedals for a living though. I can understand why @rratajski may not be excited.
I picked up a Kmise tremolo for my guitar board earlier this year. It's nothing fancy, but it trems. Not bad for $30. Having it hasn't stopped me from wanting a better trem pedal though.

 

[Seashore]

I would put more of a positive spin on it. It's a fun and cheap way for beginners on a budget to get into the world of stomp boxes. I don't think anyone is claiming these are tour/studio ready boxes. But not everyone needs that anyway.

Yay for more choices!

Does it really count as more choices if it's just rebranding the same knockoff stuff that's already available?

And if they put these in bigger housings with fancier graphics, do you think they'll sell well at Whole Foods?

 

[monkeyfinger]

I would put more of a positive spin on it. It's a fun and cheap way for beginners on a budget to get into the world of stomp boxes. I don't think anyone is claiming these are tour/studio ready boxes. But not everyone needs that anyway.

Yay for more choices!

I agree. This is a nice way for a beginner to dip their toe in the waters of effects pedals. Once they get hooked there is no where but up from here. I guarantee some of them will end up at @rratajski's door step.

 

[Scott Lynch]

Now I'm waiting for the AmazonBasics bass strings and the AmazonBasics Precision Bass.

AmazonBassics*

 

[Vinny_G]

Are these cheaper than Behringer?

They cost about the same, more or less, but Behringer models have a larger footprint and plastic housings. They are mostly Boss clones. I've had a few, some were very good and some not.

 

[Richard Martin]

Why spend that much money? Wish has what is probably an identical pedal, for $18 and $20. They do have a slight variation in effect types. Kmise Guitar Effect Pedal Mini Single DC 9V for Electric Guitar with Intensity Rate Control True Bypass | Wish

 

[Vinny_G]