Tres Diablos Ruidos Triple Cascaded Gain Stage Boost/Overdrive/Distortion - €189. Son of Pharaoh Compact Muff Fuzz (Ram's Head) - €189. Sarcophagus Dual Fuzz (Pharaoh + Lester) - €385. Raw Heart Dual Overdrive/Distortion (Witch Burner + Quantum Mystic) €279. Rapid Mammal Boosted Fuzz (Witch Boost + Pharaoh Supreme) - €355. Quantum Mystic Mike Scheidt Collaboration Opamp OD/Distortion - €185. Pharaoh Supreme Extended-range Muff-syle Fuzz (Ram's Head) - €259. Pharaoh Muff-style Fuzz (Ram's Head) : €189. LSTR Full-on Muff Fuzz (BAT-LSTR : Battlestar!)(Violet Ram's Head) - €179. Destroyer V2 High Output Fuzz (Ritual + Oath) - €185. Coven Dual Distortion (Pharaoh + Black Forest) - €385. Black Forest Overdrive (Power Booster) - €199. The ambassador pedal is the regular Pharaoh Fuzz - which contains exactly the same functionality as the smaller 'Son of' variety - while the Supreme version has additional controls and clipping options.Īmbassador Pedal - Pharaoh Muff-style Fuzz (Ram's Head) I can see if you are only getting one pedal the Microcosm does have more on offer than the IJ.I'm very familiar with Black Arts Toneworks - and personally own two of their best - the Compact Son of Pharaoh and full-size Pharaoh Supreme - two superb variations of the Ram's Head Big Muff type. However, the IJ won't be coming off my board. I am close to getting a Microcosm as well but I will keep this as a standalone unit (maybe with a fuzz in front) to create looping/ambient soundscapey stuff. I also use the drive on the IJ quite a bit as well, although I play a Bass VI so this might react differently to a guitar. The IJ does change the incoming sound a bit, but I just view this as part of the overall sound I am trying to create with the IJ so it doesn't bother me. Running an SY-1 into the IJ is a heap of fun! I have it after a Boss SY-1 and fuzz/distortion pedal running into an amp sim and then stereo effects (Synesthesia and Collider). I use it to create interesting rhythm and lead sounds in post-rock type stuff, or even in more conventional tracks. I love it and it integrates into my board and workflow perfectly for what I do. I've had an IJ for a few months now and bought it over a Microcosm. Which isn’t great for a live performance that you want to keep on the rails (if your band specializes in intentionally going off the rails, maybe that’s another matter). The IJ is the exact opposite of that, it’s whole point is to give you things that you don’t expect and that force you to change your approach. Things have to be expected within the bounds of the song. In that context I have to communicate with other musicians with my playing. That’s why it doesn’t work for me on a live playing board. 
I really use the IJ to break up my thinking about guitar. The whole point is showing you new sounds, not you imposing the sounds you want out of it. You have to go into it with an open mind to the sounds it wants to give. You can’t really go into it with a certain sound in mind and try to achieve that. You have to find inspiration in it and adapt to it, not the other way around. That is, they want to dial up one of their go to songs or riffs or whatever and the IJ make it sound amazing. The thing about it that I think puts a lot of people off is that they want it to fit in their playing.
But an hour later and entire 9 layer song was written. I I’d no idea what was going to come down when I sat down. I wrote an entire song yesterday just based on these two pedals and a beat machine. Would never have it on my board, but it’s so inspiring at home. I recently got a Evil Pumpkin and it’s the same sort of thing. But it’s indispensable for sitting at home on a table. For me, it’s a pedal that would never go on my board.
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