In more recent years – Dan and Mick from ‘ That Pedal Show‘ have also done a lot to increase the popularity of the pedal. And this did a lot to increase the King Of Tone’s popularity. Many of the guitarists who played the King Of Tone gave public, glowing reviews of the pedal. A few years later, players like Gary Clark Jr also started to use the pedal. This included Brad Whitford of Aerosmith and Noel Gallagher, amongst others. So when the King Of Tone pedal was released, it was quickly picked up by a number of notable guitarists. And over the years, guitarists ranging from Scott Henderson to Kenny Wayne Shepherd have sent their Tube Screamers to him to be modified. In fact he started his company by making modifications to TS808 Tube Screamer pedals. Long before the King Of Tone was developed, Mike Piera was a well respected boutique pedal maker. This has led more guitarists to join the waiting list for fear of missing out, in turn increasing the popularity of the pedal. In addition to this, Piera has repeatedly stated that the very specific components he uses will eventually run out. I suspect that a lot of guitarists sign up to the waiting list on the chance they may later want the pedal. It has also encouraged guitarists to sign up to the waiting list, because if they ever decide that they would like to buy the pedal, they will be even further down the list. This lengthy wait has generated excitement amongst the guitar community. It is a rare pedal and the waiting list means that you can’t get your hands on one easily. As such, there are a lot of people out there who have heard of and would love to play a King Of Tone pedal, but have never had the chance. But for almost the same amount of time, demand has outstripped supply. The pedal has been in production in various iterations since 2003. Mike Piera and the Analog Man team hand build every King Of Tone pedal. So with that in mind and without further ado, let’s look at the 10 main reasons that the Analog Man King Of Tone pedal has become so famous. We’ll start with some of those factors that have little or nothing to do with the tone or build quality of King Of Tone pedal: 1. And it is this that has partly led to the extensive waiting list in the first place.Īlmost all of the factors that I discuss below, relate back to these 2 points. The way the King Of Tone pedal is built differs to that of most other boutique guitar pedals. Secondly, there is the manufacturing process behind the pedal. And as I will explain below, this has almost nothing to do with the tone of the pedal, or its build quality. The waiting list has increased the popularity of the pedal. It is worth making this point early on here, because I believe that almost everything that makes the King Of Tone pedal so famous and also so special, relates back to this waiting list in one of 2 ways.įirstly, the mere existence of a waiting list has fundamentally changed and enhanced the popularity of the King Of Tone. I don’t know of any other guitar, amp or pedal companies that have such an extensive waiting list. So if you order a King Of Tone pedal today, it is likely that it will be 2023 before you have the pedal on your board. The waiting list.Īt the time of writing, there is a 3 year waiting list for the King Of Tone. And in my next article on the topic, I will be looking at some alternatives to the King Of Tone pedal you might want to consider.įirst things first though, I think it is worth addressing what everyone wants to talk about when it comes to the King Of Tone pedal. I will be addressing a number of those questions today.
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