Cat Tail/King and Blower Box Question

[Barry O Connor]

Hi everyone I'm looking at buying one or both of these pedals at the moment and was wondering if anyone has experienced both and if so are they different enough to warrant having both or should it really be a one or the other if I'm being sensible?

 

[darkwasthenight]

Not tried the Blower unfortunately, but the Cat Tail is brilliant. Was my main drive for both bass and guitar for a long time - loads of bass response and with the second gain control replaced both a fuzz and a boost on my board. Would love to try some of the other circuit variations.

After a year or so of owning the pedal I had an issue with the output dying while on a tour; Ryan answered my troubleshooting email within 30 minutes and identified the issue via photo. It turned out to be a simple fix of the input jack rotating under stress and grounding out on the chassis but can't recommend his response to helping me out with a second hand pedal with no warranty highly enough. Great service.

 

[bassbrad]

Both are brilliant and worthy choices and I can only double @darkwasthenight hearty praise for @rratajski at Fuzzrocious for service and his willingness to discuss custom features to make the pedal the best it can be for you.

 

[Barry O Connor]

Thanks for the replies guys. I've read a lot about the fuzzrocious customer service and the same for idiotbox but I'm actually not based in America so will be buying them through a 3rd party without mods etc. I really was just curious to hear from anyone that has used both if they are different enough and if I would be justified buying the two of them or should I really just decide on one or the other.

 

[Lebowsky]

I have both, love both, but they are voiced much differently imho. What kind of sound are you after?

 

[rratajski]

Thanks for the replies guys. I've read a lot about the fuzzrocious customer service and the same for idiotbox but I'm actually not based in America so will be buying them through a 3rd party without mods etc. I really was just curious to hear from anyone that has used both if they are different enough and if I would be justified buying the two of them or should I really just decide on one or the other.

I'm available via email if you'd like to talk more - [email protected]. We have three excellent UK-based dealers too - Joe's Pedals, Guitar FX Direct, and FX Pedal Planet.

 

[Barry O Connor]

Just want to say thanks for the replies especially to Ryan who answered all my follow up questions by email. Outstanding customer service. A cat tail is in transit to me right now and I cant wait for it to arrive.