Sitek Vixen: From Full-Range to Rangemaster...And Every Type Of Boost In-Between!

[@BradRocker]

This is my favorite from the Sitek line so far

[@mikeroadblock]

You rock kind sir!

[@Paul-dw2cl]

Sounds great, great playing. Some timestamps on youtube are easier to watch, I’m not sure why this is

[@dave64k]

Nice review Joe. Must admit I couldn't hear much difference across the toggle switch positions so must be very subtle....... but the Vixen sounds really nice

[@JoePerkinsMusic]

The clipping is right at the end of the circuit, so it's super-subtle when the pedal is at unity - more noticeable when it's cranked! :-)

[@gianpierovena235]

Hi Joe! You play great and this pedal seems great too. I do have a question for you. You've played almost every pedal I like: Protein, Effectrode Firebottle/Overdrive, Kingsley Page, Sitek Caffeine, Vixen, etc etc etc... I play a PRC CE 24 with humbuckers in a fender Hot rod deluxe (usually always clean). Which of these boost/overdrives would you suggest for a good dynamics and a nice low volume boost/overdrive? I really like these Sitek pedals, but honestly I cannot compare these with the Effectorode, Kingsley, Protein etc ... I really hope you can give me your opinion. I wish you the best and keep up the good work!!

[@JoePerkinsMusic]

I think there's two different approaches there - a tube overdrive (such as the Kingsley Page) as they _tend_ to be some of the most touch-sensitive drives; or a boost (something like the Sitek Vixen) to push your amp tubes into saturation. Both approaches have positives & negatives (eg. if your amp is set clean, and has headroom to spare, a level boost would up your volume as well as gain) - but it depends whether you're looking for the sound of your 'amp turned up' (boost pedal) or a different sound altogether (OD pedal).

[@esmoroglu]

Wonderful informative demo as always. One question, your amp sound has no audible hiss or hum while sounding quite loud. How do you achieve that? Thanks!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👋🏼

[@JoePerkinsMusic]

Good quality cables, isolated power, well-designed (and laid out) amplifier circuits, and the shortest signal path possible - those are probably the main things! And...not too much gain :P