When Fire Custom shop is widely known for their Carpe Diem overdrive pedal, but there is a lot more to this company than just that one pedal. A number of excellent pedals have come out from this shop and aren’t getting the attention they deserve. Today I am going to quickly go over 2 of these pedals that I find particularly good.
First up is the simply named Overdrive pedal. Even when running at 9v (many FCS pedals can take 18v) there is tons of volume on tap ready to drive you amp into sweet distortion. The Gain control also has a huge range, from clean and clear to near distortion levels of gain. The gain is sweet sounding with lots of harmonic content and just enough grit to cut without making it harsh.
The Kronos Delay is a simple delay unit with just the right amount of options and features. It’s Vintage/Modern knob lets you dial in a darker delay that falls off quicker, or a clean digital like delay that gives you bright repeats. The Tails switch is a welcome feature that lets the repeats finish after tuning the pedal off so you don’t get an abrupt cut (though you can turn it off if you need the echos to stop right away) and the Mod switch lets you add in some of the chorus and movement that gives you a tape echo vibe. With repeat length that go from super fast slap back to beyond analog vintage units on the long end, you will be set for anything less some crazy effect.
All in all these pedals are impressive in their character and feature sets, and can be had at a decent price. Right now I have a couple new units and some used ones up for sale on Reverb, so go check them out.