reviews & testimonials
time machine boost

"WOW!! What can I say? Hooked up the TMB yesterday, and played with the tones a little. I wasn't going to leave it in the rig, because I threw a set of new pickups and a new chorus at Brad yesterday, and I didn't want to overwhelm him. Well, he came in early, saw the pedal and wanted to leave it in... I was amazed at the Modern setting, pure boost and no coloring...

"Well, I look out during the first few songs and he's got it on (Modern setting)... Sounded wonderful!! He ended up using it on 'Back in the Saddle', 'Same Old Song and Dance', 'Last Child', and 'Jaded' (probably more). We talked after the show and he was very impressed, we hope to explore the Vintage side in upcoming shows. I would really like to hear it with a Strat..."
Greg Howard, Guitar Tech for Brad Whitford of Aerosmith

"I've been playing around with the TMB. It's freaking amazing! I've grown particularly fond of the modern channel...I'll be using it on my future recordings for sure. I just wanted to write and tell you congratulations. This pedal is going to set a new precedence for boost pedals." - Dave Weiner, solo artist and guitarist for the Steve Vai Band

GUITAR WORLD - "Buzz Bin", February 2003:
Go to Guitar WorldEditor Tom Beaujour selected the LegendaryTones Time Machine Boost for GW's "Buzz Bin" section after giving the TMB ample testing time during his band's rehearsal. In his article entitled, "Genie in a Pedal," Tom discusses his enlistment into a band that will perform David Bowie's 1973 album, "Aladdin Sane", in its entirety at a tribute show.

When discussing Mick Ronson's tone, Tom admitted, "I've been struggling to replicate Ronson's cutting, midrangey vintage tones on the legendary tracks like 'Watch the Man' and 'The Jean Genie'." Use of the the Time Machine Boost's vintage channel was the recipe he was apparently searching for. "Lo and behold, I found that I'd hit the tone jackpot - gobs of midrange and swaggering crunch with none of the character-masking 'refinements' that plague so many of today's overdrive and distortion pedals."

Beaujour also highlighted the modern channel and how it, "employs two JFETs to produce copious amounts of transparent clean boost that can be used when retro is not the way to go."

In the end, Beaujour goes back to the vintage channel summing it up, "...if you crave vintage treble boost, the Time Machine has the magic you're looking for."

VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE - "New Gear Review", March 2003:
Go to Vintage Guitar MagazineVintage Guitar writers Phil Feser and Bob Tekippe wrote a wonderful review in the March 2003 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine and the TMB even got placed onto the cover! Here are some quotes from the story, entitled, "LegendaryTones Time Machine Boost; Built like a tank, but sings like a bird..."

"We plugged the Time Machine in line between a Fender Esquire and a clean-sounding tube amp. The 'Modern' setting gave us a nicely-boosted signal with transparent harmonics that made the amp come alive, sort of like how a compressor lievens up the signal, but without affecting the dynamics of the signal like a compressor would. It sounded really nice."

"The '1966' mode offered up some of EC's famous treble-boost 'Bluesbreakers tone' that serves as the mode's inspiration, while the '1973' mode gave us a more midsy tone, with increased low-end response...Very sweet, and nice and fat!"

"Next we plugged the Time Machine in-line with a late-'70s Gibson SG going into an all-tube half stack set at moderate distortion. We then kicked in the 'Modern' boost mode, and our immediate reaction was, 'Wow!" The unit boosted the amp's natural distortion to a sweet, singing, harmonically complex sound that would please any pro."

To sum up Vintage Guitar writers wrote: "Overall, this pedal does an outstanding job in all modes, and is one of the most usable pedals we've tried. The trick is to experiment, but essentially, the Time Machine Boost will make any good amp sound great."

 
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