Initial thoughts:
A little sheepish towards Brassmaster clones after a run in with the Prescription Depth Charge and the insane about of “bee attack” that you get if you happen to play through a cab with a horn (or DI). I’ll admit the joke name/look of this pedal eluded me, until my wife walked in the door and saw one sitting on the counter. “What’s with the big gay man pedal?”, she said. I was shocked and blew cola out my nose. To this day, I have no idea what is with the deal with the “big gay man pedal”, but I very quickly learned that big gay man pedals have a lot to offer.
I’ve never had any experiance with an actual Brassmaster, but the basic look and control layout is similar on the surface. I was confused by the large glittering number on the back and when I got the second one (a germanium version) that looked no different from the first, I assumed that the number was used to delinate them. Yeah, no so much. The number is part of the sense of humor imparted to the entire lineup by the jokers at Malekko. Plastic teeth will never be the same again.
So unlike most of my other reviews this is kind of a three-in-one fest of Assmaster goodness. I bought a standard one (silicon), traded for a second (germ version) to compare, and then a silverburst special edition (double germ, changed eq) came to me on loan from talkbasser vegas523. This whole process got a little bigger and more convoluted than I intended, but finally I’ve gotten the review together!
My initial conversations with Josh from Malekko have been nothing but positive. If you are curious about the goings on of a curious mind, be sure to read my interview with him.
