I couldn’t be happier with Fortin’s Spliff pedal. Despite its slacker title, it’s an extremely hard-working stomp. First, it makes routing your essential Zuul+ noise gate—what do you mean you don’t have one?—even easier. Second, it’s a ripping three-way active splitter with phase fixin’ in one out. Third, it’s the buffer you need for your fancy-ass true bypass pedals. Fourth—ahh, read the description on the site. It’s marked down, too.
It brought back the amp’s aggressiveness far beyond my expectations. Since the Mini 33 isn’t available in Korea, I had to order it from overseas, even with the customs duties and expensive shipping—but I have absolutely no regrets!
I own countless boost pedals commonly used by guitarists, but none have given me the level of satisfaction that the Mini 33 has. The subtle difference that sets the Mini 33 apart from other boost pedals made it more than worth the money.
I’ve been searching for the perfect drive to take my Mesa Tremoverb (part of the Dual Rec family) into a heavier, more modern metal direction. After some of the more common tries (Maxons), this instantly pushed and tightened the Dual Rec into what I was looking for! As a bonus, one knob rules them all, and I set mine at about 1 o’clock, nothing more needed. There is a nice metallic bite to the tone, so if you’re chasing a Meshuggah sound, this is worth Thordendal’s namesake. I can also get anywhere from Linkin’ Park to SYL tones as well. Buying an 8 string soon, and this has inspired me to keep this amp as a starting point. The Mini 33 has breathed new life into my old rig and setup, and I couldn’t be happier.