My Dream Overdrive Is Now Even Better! | Kasleder Toxic Twins | Gear Corner

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It's been years since I last talked about my most used overdrive, the Toxic Twins. Now it's time since it received an update and became even more... toxic. Enjoy the video and leave a comment below!
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-Kasleder Toxic Twins: bit.ly/2VJRDiO
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Intro track
1:58 What's the Toxic Twins
2:40 The right side of the pedal is new!
3:56 PLAYING | Clean, then left side comparison
4:47 What's inside the pedal?
5:12 PLAYING | Right side comparison
6:38 PLAYING | Right side and stacked tone
7:35 Why is the new one golden?
7:59 What changed on the pedal
9:10 PLAYING | Same settings - different styles
Gear used - signal chain:
(the short links are Thomann affiliate links)
-Fender Telecaster CS '53: bit.ly/40qKWi1
-Gibson Les Paul CS '58: lmy.de/xzRezYby
-Kasleder Toxic Twins: bit.ly/2VJRDiO
-UAFX Golden Reverb: bit.ly/3vS36JN
-REVV Dynamis 7/40 head: bit.ly/3C8MfbE
-Universal Audio OX BOX bit.ly/2IyOeuj
-Two Notes Captor X: bit.ly/33FPfcW
-One Control Agamidae switcher: bit.ly/3HHhoG3
-Evidence Lyric cables: bit.ly/3QJHQ40
-Evidence Audio patch cables: bit.ly/2Ixylo1
-DR Strings: bit.ly/3QcKUon
Other gear I use in my videos:
-Harley Benton Fusion-III bit.ly/3He3utv
-Gibson Les Paul CS '58: lmy.de/xzRezYby
-Gibson Les Paul CM 2015 - heavily modified "Junior"
-Barocsi Troublecaster - Custom built T-style
-Barocsi "Frankenstrat"
-Kasleder Vintage King: bit.ly/3bPU0sN
-REVV Tilt boost: bit.ly/3L10wLO
-Xotic Super Clean: bit.ly/36fsHka
-Soldano SLO pedal: bit.ly/3FyRcwj
-REVV Tilt overdrive: bit.ly/3PtrWdv
-Warm Audio Centavo: bit.ly/3XOmsxG
-UAFX Astra Modulation: bit.ly/3ycxXFu
-UAFX Galaxy delay: bit.ly/3KNrOFj
-Walrus Audio D1 Delay: bit.ly/3G228iP
-Tone King Imperial MkII: lmy.de/qqrSUDcZ
-Empress Effects Compressor bit.ly/3BAubVe
-Analogman King of Tone analogman.com
-Sennheiser MKH 416: bit.ly/2w1EAMP
-Warm Audio WA273 pre: lmy.de/KlgYdmEc
-UAD Apollo x4 interface: lmy.de/XmPqMQah
Check out the Thomann Music channel for some wicked guitar videos:
/ musikhausthomann
Cheers,
Kris

[@CharlesEBusa]

Sounds great, Kris! Great vid!

[@Gaslight.Guitar]

I definitely need to try one of these! Sooo good!

[@frankiegreaser7493]

Amazing Intro Jam! Really crazy ;-) Good Job and great Pedal. It is on my "shortlist" (since a long time). Maybe I should really get one!

[@ToddTheJoker]

Great sounding pedal now even better sounding! What a tone dude! Thanks Kris!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot my dude! It’s of course always a matter of taste but for me this is exactly what I want to hear whenI play pretty much 80% of the time. The rest is fuzz. 😆

[@mikeyjhn]

Great playing as always and you really do generate and record amazing tone 👏🏻👍🏻

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thank you so much! 🙏

[@frantisca]

Always a pleasure to hear you playing. That Classic tight Rock sound at the end is just... hands on ! I guess it's depending on the amp and the guitar input, but somehow, I seem to prefer #32... Cheers Kris !

[@kmickp1166]

Nice review /playing Kris, great pedal, that tele sounds killer🎶🔥👏

[@KrisBarocsi]

My tele and I are glad to hear that! 😆🙏

[@christianboddum8783]

Sounds great!

[@Cluless02]

Beautifully done mate!!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot! 🙏

[@rilucas2]

Das wird meine nächste Pedal, hört sich einfach klasse an. Perfekte Demo from the Pedal!!!

[@markush.573]

Ordered one after watching a few minutes😁....that's the Sound i'm looking for🔥🎸great demo!!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Awesome dude! If you ask me, it was a great decision, haha. It’s without doubt my desert island pedal. 🙌

[@samaitcheson7057]

This is a really useful comparison. Got to say though, that I prefer the original circuit. It has less thickness on the left side. The new circuit feels too mid-fronted now and that diminishes the BluesBreaker vibe that I like best about the pedal. Also, the reduced gain on the right side makes the new circuit less useful for getting classic rock tones when pushing the front of a cranked tube amp. Still a great sounding pedal but curiously it feels like the left side now colours the guitar's tone more while the right side colours it less. All IMO of course but, given the choice, I'd buy the original circuit.

[@PetesGuitar2303]

Love the toxic twins, such a musical.pedal, and it sounds awesome when both sides are stacked

[@KrisBarocsi]

100% 🙌

[@elvillegas1211]

The Toxic Twins is my core sound. That's the sweetest and the more dynamic overdrive I ever had. When I play it, I don't hear an overdrive in my amp, I hear the perfect harmony between my guitar, my amp and my fingers, and the Toxic Twins is the link between them. I'm not exaggerating, this is really my impression when I play it, whatever guitar I plug on it.

[@KrisBarocsi]

That is such a good description of how it feels to play this pedal. It’s exactly the same for me man, it’s so sweet you don’t even think of it, you just enjoy using it. 🙌

[@bluedawn2669]

I just came back to this video. What guitar and amp are you using if I may ask? I play a 51 Nocaster (Kris made me do it lol) and a P90 through a Vox AC15 and I think that works very well with the toxic twins. I also have a Marshal TSL in the rehearsal space and the green side is quite nice with that amp.

[@elvillegas1211]

​@@bluedawn2669 My amp is an Ampeg GVT15-112 with a Greenback Heritage speaker. Very clean amp, great pedal platform. I plug in an Ibanez JSM10, a 54 Strat and a Jazzmaster with P90s. The Toxic Twins is magnificent with all these different guitars, it can achieve a lot of musical genres.

[@rolandguilford8301]

They both sound great to me! I wouldn't say the new one is an improvement to my ears, just different. Killer tones and playing all round though!! Love it.

[@martinclayton7260]

I bought my toxic twins pedal as soon as I saw you demo the old one, I wish I'd waited now, as I want the new one. I've used mine a lot for recording.

[@JTBasstronic]

What a toxic tones! I need to try this pedal with my tele

[@markoreiche846]

Genial gespieltes Solo von Crazy - Respekt !! Hab mir das Toxic Twins aufgrund Deines Videos gegönnt und was soll ich sagen ... endlich habe ich den Overdrive-Sound gefunden, den ich seit Jahren gesucht habe ...cremig, trotzdem rotzig und rockig ... unglaublich gut, was in Budapest zusammengeschraubt wird - Danke für den Tip !

[@KrisBarocsi]

1000 Dank! Ja, ich würde das Ding nicht so (viel zu) Oft spielen, hätte ich nicht damit auch „mein Drive“ gefunden. 😅 Und vor allem klingt das TT bei jedem Spieler anders, was ja unfassbar cool ist. Viel Spaß damit!

[@starshineraiser6729]

I’ve got the V2 and it’s the secret weapon of all time. It can’t be articulated with words. This pedal is so fine tuned it’s incredible. Each side is so strange but you just play and it sounds exceptional and then if you combine both sides, it does anything. I could easily see someone not getting it and selling it, but it’s one of the very best pedals I’ve ever heard.

[@KrisBarocsi]

I couldn’t agree more man, it’s incredible. Can’t stop using it.

[@martonjancsak]

That intro track was one of the best I've heard in years! Great video as always!

[@KrisBarocsi]

This means so damn much to hear. 🙏 Nagyon köszi Marci!

[@davidschaer]

i love the toxic twins.. its my always on-pedal.. it’s interesting to hear how my two amps (marshall sv20 and an old orange combo) reacts differently on the two sides of the toxic twin - the blues braker on the left pushes the marshall more, while the screamer side pushes the orange more.

[@JudgeFredd]

Lovely

[@nunovondoellinger7136]

Hi @KrisBarocsi, excellent review as always. I'm looking for an overdrive pedal and this one is definitely in the top 3. I have an Orange CR120, which as an orange sound like all Orange amps. Even with pedals, we always notice that it is an orange amp. Do you have any idea how this pedal will affect the tone of this amp for low gains and solo boosts? And also the new Kasleder FX Vintage King? Thank you

[@fredmarquis1105]

the player helps XD nice video Kris you know I want one now :P gg haha

[@gcvrsa]

DUDE. SEAL. CRAZY. EPIC.

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

The Right side is more Timmy like. The Timmy started life as a Tube Screamer. The Greer Lightspeed started as a Timmy than changed a few diodes to give it a bit more gain if pushed. The bottom line is there a lot of tweaks you can do to Tube Screamer and these days you can start by looking at a dozen of others from other pedals and mix and match. It is less about any serios R&D but choosing what to steal, LOL. It is getting like a guy thinking needs a different looking shirt but comes home with a T-Shirt in a different color than his last one. LOL. It is like me with a MIAB pedal. I have already sold off over 10 in the last 2 or 3 years, I still have 9 and one is just 2 weeks old. I have since found 3 more I want, LOL.

[@PooNinja]

Toxic updates, 🤘🏽

[@jay2xtremefy]

Awesome review Kris as always. By the way when will this version 2 be available?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks so much! The v2 is already produced since around May 2023, so that’s the only version you’ll find if you get one new. 👍 cheers!

[@soundofbluesthing]

Toxic Twins is really good (especially BB side. TS was not "that good"). Well... I sent it back because: Foot switch was bad... It crackles and Snouse Electric Company Black Box 2 and Xotic BB Preamp is my choice in that use👌

[@hcrockso1]

Sounds really great... still didnt try onem I have the KoT and the Protein but this one is still on my wishlist...

[@KrisBarocsi]

That’s a pretty solid duo you have there. 🤩 Even though there are differences between the three if you’re happy with those I think you’re sorted. 😅

[@joekruger8033]

I’m giving one a try! Might take a bit to get to the US, but I’m in!

[@orryfishburne5326]

I live in Syracuse, NY and when i ordered my version 1 Toxic Twins a couple of years ago from Thomman it arrived in 3 days, so it shouldnt take long to get to u. Shipping costs more though

[@joekruger8033]

@@orryfishburne5326 it’s been moving along, so I think you’re correct! Hy, FYI, I lived in Rochester NY for 50 years!

[@thiscorrosion900]

Sounds phenomenal. It’s $250 US, but if you value it at two high end pedals, it’s more than worth it, and it saves board room.

[@dougrettberg7986]

Hi Kris. Sounds awesome! Have you had a chance to play the J Rocket Blues Note? I'm close to pulling the trigger on that pedal and then I see this video - now I can't decide. Thanks In advance!

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey, yeah the Blue Note is great too. In my experience the difference is that the Toxic Twins sounds even more amp like (wider frequency range). The blue note has a more pronounced midhump and sounds a bit more like a pedal drive. Don’t get me wrong, that’s not at all a bad thing. The left side of the TT is based on the blues breaker but has much more drive and low end. That makes it so versatile for me. It goes from super pretty low gain tones to proper amp-style rock drive.

[@rolandguilford8301]

Hi Kris. Love the channel mate! Are they stock pickups in your Tele? Awesome sounding guitar! Thanks.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks a lot man! 💛 Yeah these are the stock CS Blackguard pickups. They are absolutely flawless.

[@fraenkiboii]

Isn’t that crazy? I love that cover! Is it your own backing track?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks my dude! 🤗 Yeah I made it fast before I pushed record on the cameras.

[@cameronlesley2428]

Definitely live the seal cover

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks so much! 🙌

[@gcvrsa]

OK, the new one, both sides definitely sound slightly better to my taste: brighter, crisper, a bit more "open". I am definitely a fan of LED diodes if any clipping diodes are used, at all, because of their higher forward voltage. I just like what they do better than silicon or germanium, for my music. The TT was already a great pedal, and the original is still a great pedal, probably the better one for you if you prefer girthier mids, but if you prefer a slightly more scooped sound that lets the highs and lows shine a bit more, the new version is the one you want.

[@samaitcheson7057]

Like you thoughts on this but I'm hearing pretty much the opposite with the left side.

[@ansonflavel6946]

Sweet rendition of "Crazy" by Seal, there in the intro

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thank you! 🙌

[@davidmatthai8473]

Hey Kris, cool video, The Toxic Twins is a great overdrive and has a great sound. Are you also at the Guitar Summit in Mannheim next week? Cheers, David

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey David, thanks so much! Yes, I’ll be there on Friday with the Thomann guys. 💪 See you there maybe?

[@SomeKindOfMadman]

Sadly, I don’t own one; they sound great, definitely would like to get one. Mainly a Tele guy as well.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Ohh dude, this thing loves teles. Just sayin‘ 😜

[@orryfishburne5326]

Hey Kris when should they be fully rolling out the new version? I currently have the older Toxic Twins and would love to try the new version, but i dont want to order one and get the older version. Will there be any indication on the Thomman page about which version u are buying?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey man, all TTs are the „new ones“ from serial number 500 (which is the one in this video). Since Thomann is waiting for the new shipment, all of those you can buy right now are already the new versions. Cheers!

[@orryfishburne5326]

@@KrisBarocsi awesome! Thanks man!

[@ps3ud0nym]

Your videos made me spend over 1k€ for pedals at Thomann this week xD

[@KrisBarocsi]

Oh oh… 😆 I hope you took awesome ones.

[@Bsaitz01]

6:57 Which settings did you use for the dip switches?

[@KrisBarocsi]

I always use the hard clipping setting for the left side and the first bass boost for the right. 👍

[@hugomartinho2555]

Hi Kris, I'm a proud user of the original pedal - and you're the one to blame... my wife hates you! - and listening to the "sound samples", I think Albert "missed" on a more obvious approach. The only thing better then the left side of the Toxic Twins is... 2 left sides of the Toxic Twins!!! I would go with a double BB - like the KOT - with external switches to change the clipping options. I would place the second BB as a hard clipping and the first one with no clipping or soft clipping... how great would that be??? Cheers, HM

[@Thurisaz84]

Yes, please!

[@agatzebluz]

Nice playing on the intro part Kris. I can't put the name of the inspiration even though I know the song ...

[@MrCherryJuice]

Seal's 'Crazy'.

[@agatzebluz]

Ahh thanks a lot @@MrCherryJuice More than 30 years old .... of course I could not pinpoint it. But still a great song nonetheless

[@LeifPalmin]

Love it, but with my set up I found my self using the Pipergate a lott.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Oh man the Pipergate is so awesome!! I adore that cranked amp sound.

[@Baziell]

I'm interested in getting one of these, but how do I know it's the new version or old version they are selling online? Color is the same right? (Shopping on thomann)

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey, every current new Toxic Twins that is available for purchase is already the new version. They did the change at serial number #500, so mine is the first of the new batch. 👍

[@Baziell]

@@KrisBarocsi ok, thank you for the reply sir! Great channel by the way :)

[@KrisBarocsi]

@@Baziell Sure, any time. And thanks a lot!

[@pauldncn1]

Not two toxic twins !! That’s quadruple trouble Sounds epic I want one ( of course) Hi Kris 👍 good video Hope everyone is well in your house I’m alive !! ( apparently 😂😂😂) 2nd opinion anyone ?

[@Cluless02]

I'm partial to the greenie (old) but that's just me.

[@metalmover]

Concerning used pedals of the toxic twin, some look exactly like this new one and they've had for about a year. How old is the new mod?....did the mod happen with the color change or is this all very recent?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Hey, a few things: -there is no color change, all the new ones still have the faded surf green finish. My Golden pedal has a custom finish, only because it’s serial number #500. -the changes took place this year in May. So every new pedal you can purchase (every pedal after #500) have the „v2 mod“. Which also means that a TT that’s one year old has to be the old version. I hope that helps. Cheers!

[@frankengelmann8386]

Seal! Great

[@KrisBarocsi]

Nice! I was wondering how many will recognize the song (and how fast). Kudos! 🙌

[@WurzHurz]

Kann you still dial in the "King Of Tone" sound with the new version?

[@KrisBarocsi]

Ohh yes. It gets even closer but 🤫😆 Don’t let people know otherwise this also gets a loooong waiting list. Jokes aside, the left side is even more dynamic now (clean-up with playing dynamics) and it now reached the KoT in that regard too.

[@WurzHurz]

@@KrisBarocsiThanx man! I bought it from Thomann (DE), love it. ;-)

[@leeshobbyheaven3307]

Think I prefer the green version over the newer version

[@stanesposito2664]

Sounds like the newer one has a tighter sound. Both are very nice. 😎

[@billwatson8380]

Just once I'd like to see a demo with affordable gear. Say, a Squier CV 60's and a Fender champion 40.

[@mikaelberg4589]

liked the old one better

[@seal-nowweretalking6753]

Hey Kris, Seal here, (yes it actually is me) another great review. I love that my song made it into your reviews .....I can rest east now 😅. I'm a fan, please keep up the great work and feel free to use more ...it's an honour.

[@KrisBarocsi]

Thanks so much! Pardon my scepticism, I‘m struggling to believe it’s really you. 😅 You know how the internet is… If it’s you, thanks a ton, it’s my honour! ✌️+ 💜 If it’s not you, still thanks a ton! It’s not cool impersonating people though. 😉

[@seal-nowweretalking6753]

@@KrisBarocsiI understand your scepticism brother, so no apologies. I actually have a friends that I’ve met through the KZbin community just by simply reaching out to them if I admire their work. The response is pretty much the same as yours but I’m really a simple guy from a good working class background at heart. If you know Corey Congilio, ask him and he’ll confirm that it’s me. I reached out to him because I admired his candor and he became my guitar teacher as well as good friend. I’ve actually been following your channel for a while and again, I’m a fan. I’m not sure how else I can verify my identity without giving my personal info here, (as everyone would see it). However what I can do is tomorrow, I shall post a photo of my dogs in front of my recent ‘Two Rock Joey Landreth’ purchase from my small home studio that I’m reorganising. That way you’ll know it’s me ✌🏾&💜

[@gbbruno596]

V2 sounds more similar to a Browne Amp.'s Protein to my ears...

[@KenAwamura]

Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel

[@leonking9088]

This or the Protein?

[@marvinmartin3438]

Dude, thanks so much for pushing these expensive boutique boxes in from or our faces. As a starving musician I now have to decide wether to buy this box or eat. I'm sure I'll be losing sleep with my stomach growling "feed me" after I buy this overpriced box with my last dime. Just sayin

[@josed2828]

Scamming alert.