Vahlbruch kaluna High Voltage Tube Drive

[@HEZ63]

For me a Bassman, JTM45 and 1959 SLP in a single pedal. These tones do not even need an additional amplifier, so it also is a nice direct recording tool, just add a nice cabinet IR and you are there. No so cheap, on the other hand, if you buy this one, you can easily sell all your other overdrive pedals... ...plus, you can most probably even fine adjust it with different (vintage) tubes. I already had a lot of tube pedals, but this one sounds outstanding, if not perfect. Meanwhile I also use it sometimes as some sort of tube power amp replacement in combination with other pedals/preamps. It has no a very dominant unique own character, but exactly this makes it to a secret weapon for optimizing other gear, especially if you have learned how to use the 3-band eq effectively. But also works great in front of eg. a Plexi, if you look for some beefier, hotter, well balanced sounds, but also, if you want to "dumbleize" it. Turn down drive and the tone controls almost completely, and you get excellent Tweed 5E1/5F1/5E2/5F2 tones, only less scratchy maybe in combination with a Jensen 8" or 10" cab IR.

[@mrchrispychicken]

The golden Kaluna. It's already for 3 years my main Drive. I love it! ❤

[@AndrewLewisHowe]

LOVE the left channel 'muted plink plink' first heard around the 50 sec mark! I love adding little 'horn blast' like things into grooves. That's how I think of things like that, 'what would a horn section add to this?', then I do similar on my instrument.

[@TheArchiveOfWonder]

Love Jeff Beck! Huge influence on my playing, especially his Vibrato and Thumb picking.

[@brentjohnson5171]

I've been making my living as a professional musician in Nola for 20+ years and thought I'd heard Cissy Strut done in every possible way. Very cool version! Great sound as always, you're a fantastic player!

[@andrewjaman4697]

Great interpretation of CC Strut!

[@karlwilson2021]

Those low gain sounds with the strat were incredible

[@MRxr400]

Mr Mike, my goodness. totally enjoy your inspirational playing. pedal does sound nice, but man, your chops. each time i play one of your vids, it makes me go and grab the guitar.

[@MRxr400]

oh, just got to the funk 49 riff i play all the time. love it, great to see it still lives on as a classic

[@barrysebastian9584]

An excellent pedal. Does what it does super well (and can nicely add a tube amp quality to a solid state amp😉). JJ inside😊. Great covers, as always, Mike!

[@davidwoods358]

Really cool intro ! ..... and that pedal, it's a smooth one ..... not a bad sound in it.

[@gserwas]

The fretboard of your Suhr Strat is crying out for oil or wax 🙈

[@tcox626]

Sounds great man! Great demo!

[@yvesleclercq2250]

Oh the meters

[@rangerdoc1029]

Now this is how demos should be done.

[@fivepiece]

Is there anyone demoing this pedal through a solid state rig?

[@sejuyz]

what happens if you put this stuff in front of a digital modeler?

[@johnmattei2799]

Do we allways need the ox box?

[@theimaginaryboy7210]

👊 🎭

[@danmessore667]

Sounds like a orange