Dr. Tinnitus

" I bought the 'Screwdriver' and right when clicked it on, I was very impressed. My treble happy SG Junior sounded even and full. I was able to dial in very usable EQ across the spectrum. The range of fuzz and dirt is so wide. But the touch sensitivity is the most impressive part. I don't need to roll off the volume or disengage the pedal, I just need to lighten the attack. It's just as good as an amp. Single notes still sound full, rich and chimey. Once I hit harder, all the dirt comes right back.

I don't know how you did this, but I've never experienced a pedal like this.

Thank you Marc. This is so far removed from anything else I've owned."

Warren

"I received my ScrewDriver mini deluxe a couple of days ago and I must say, *I am COMPLETELY confused with this thing.*

Can you please enlighten me as to *where* to set the knobs for the unusable, totally useless, tones that are found on all my other OD's. I have tried my best to find them but I am about to give up. I don't think they exist in the ScrewDriver and it has caused a great deal of frustration. I normally have to spend weeks, sometimes months trying to find the "sweet spot". This pedal has NO sweet spot. ALL the spots are SWEET and I am blown away.

Seriously, what a fantastic unit. I have been playing (and searching) for 36 years. Spent way to much money on Hype and Fluff and got burned most every time. That all ended thirty seconds after I fired the SD up. Unreal tone, feel, etc., etc., etc...all the cliches the "other guys" use in their descriptions.

Just wanted to say thanks for a truly great product that goes way beyond a simple OD pedal - it actually *is* that elusive tone I've had in my head for all these years. (Get the hell outta my head)."

Dave

"marc-
all i can say is WOW...WOW!! i have searched for a pedal that works for playing predominantly rhythm and for alt rock. this is IT!! i have had a boatload of OD pedals incl xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx...etc, and this one provides the tone i have been on a mission to find for years!!
thanks, marc!! it took me 45min to zero in on THE TONE. it is on my board with my timmy and keeley java boost. band rehearsal sunday night, the screw driver is going to get a work out!! unfortunately, work got in the way this am after i received the pedal as i had only an hour to play before i had to go to work...drives me nuts when that happens!! got to generate some cash so i can look at another skreddy pedal!!"

John

"Marc

I just received my screw driver. Finally, the sound I have been hearing in my head for 40 years is coming out of my amp.

Amazing. Thank you
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I was so happy last night at my first gig I couldn't believe it. In my pedal board is an OCD and a Voodoo labs sparkle drive. I thought those two were the best combo I have ever had. In comparison the screw driver is a notch above, but in combination with the sparkle drive the guitar pretty much plays itself and I was just there for the ride. I have been playing for 40 years and have a serious collection of guitars, amps and effects. I ordered the pedal after reading the roundup in Guitar Play and it was well worth the wait to get it.
Thanks again"

Michael

"I write/produce/record for a living, mostly pop and/or rock and/or roots, and generally use nice germanium  fuzzes for overdrive tones as well as for fuzz. I've owned so many  overdrives and none ever moved me like a fuzz. Well, your Screwdriver  hits the nail on the head -- overdrive and distortion for someone who  prefers fuzzes to any overdrive or distortion pedal. I was able to  easily dial in the trim pots in less than two minutes, and am certain  this pedal of yours will become a mainstay for my higher gain needs.

I love vintage 70's tones, but am working on a lot of stuff right now  that requires more modern tones in the general realm of Avril Lavigne  or the Veronicas. The Screwdriver nails it. The voicing of the  sharpness control is as if you read my mind. The gain control responds  perfectly. Guitar volume rolloff response is just what I would hope  for. It's going to be so easy to dial in a variety of tones on the  fly, without the low-mid buildup that's such a drag when you're  layering multiple distorted guitars. It's just ultra intuitive on  every level."
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"Your Screwdriver really has made me crazy (in the best possible way).  I'm literally figuring out what other pedals I can sell so I can order  another -- the idea being to have one Screwdriver for my board, and  one to float freely about the studio."

Jonathan

"Hi Marc, I've been a Skreddy user for about 8 months now and I just wanted to drop by a line and say that your pedals have well passed the honeymoon phase. It may not mean a lot for you cause I'm no superstar but anyway for me it's worth a lot. I just started to do some session work for a guy who is releasing a cd this fall and I've been blowing away the producer and the band with the mayo, screwdriver and pink flesh (bought them from Cowtown). My own band released a cd last winter and unfortunately the recordings took place before I got my Skreddy pedals but at every show since then, the sound guys are always blown away by how my sound cuts throught the mix and how great it is.
It's not easy to find pedals that have such great tone and that are so inspiring. A great tone is always the starting point to getting songwritting ideas or to create some parts and my Skreddy pedals are helping doing just that. So thanks for that!"

Gary

"The Screw Driver arrived yesterday ahead of schedule! This is simply the best pedal I have ever played (and I have a very impressive collection)! IF I had to choose only one pedal, this would be it. It instantly brought my amp alive with dynamics and harmonics. I do mean ALIVE! For the first time, I felt my whole rig was responding to my slightest touch. The Screw Driver goes from sparkle to grit or vocal singing - at the same setting - based on picking dynamics. The Screw Driver is the definition of 'Touch Sensitive.' The attack is wonderful, chords and double stops are articulate and the pedal is completely noiseless. All the tones are just amazing. You could easily play all night with the pedal on. Kudos to you for the clips you put up because I could easily recreate those tones. This is such a rare treat. As I told you, those clips were the sound in my head and now I'm going to do some really wonderful things with them now that they are at my fingertips.

I was impressed with the build quality of the Zero, but this is even better. I don't think I've ever seen those 'can' looking components...

Thank you for building this pedal for me and for personalizing it."

Rob

"Hello again Marc, this afternoon I received my pedals and fortunatly the house was empty so I was able to connect them to my board and give them a good test drive. Holy shit, my friend. These two pedals both exceeded my expectations. Ive never ordered pedals before with a wait time, so needless to say I was a bit reluctant and nervous to see if I would even like them. My doubts are gone now.

I want to personally thank you for the fine pedals and service you offer. Its been a pleasure doing business with you and I hope nothing but the best for you and your future pedal building. Take care for now and talk soon, Thanks again."

Rick

"I can tell you that it has the nicest tone control of any OD I have used. I like how you can dial in just the amount of bass that gets fed to it as well as being able to add some crispness via the trim pot. It has plenty of gain but I have been digging it at the lower gain settings. It pairs up very well with the Blues Pro and also does a fantastic job of pushing the Mayo over the edge. The low gain tones out of it are really nice and defined. Hard to explain but it just feels right. Nice and glassy but not harsh or brittle. Can be darkened plenty as well. Think of the FD-2 being able to sweep through Comp Cut to Vintage but all be the turn of a knob and not having to hit the switches. But where the FD-2 can leave me sounding a little flat at times, the SD just has a nicer roundness to it. It is very dynamic and reacts really good to your picking."

John

"When I choked down on the sharpness (back to 7 o'clock) the Screw Driver immediately hit me as being something that gives me back some low-mids I always want but have a hard time getting on the dinky little Blues Jr. Junior sounds wonderful turned up in a jam situation and gives me an amazing array of harmonics and color and dynamics. But in this (apartment) setting, I can't get it loud enough to hear any of that. Which is amazing as it's just about the lowest-powered tube amp I could find that sounds decent. I wanted something I didn't have to turn up too loud to start pushing the tubes. Anyway..... The low-mids are the tones that don't 'sell' when you're just blasting on an amp in the music store but they are a secret weapon when recording and playing with other instruments. If you listen to that recent track I did (all plug ins) the left channel was my attempt (fleeting and not very ambitious) to get that tone - it's a bottomy sounding big-cabinet soup with reverb. I can tell that this Screw Driver would give me that sound, only more precise and defined and colorful, without any effort at all. It's also got what I would call a 'subtle crunch' like what Pagey uses on riddum stuff - nothing so 'metal' that it's obviously a pedal distortion. Just a bit of carne with the beans. I'm sure it's an all-around pedal but this is the first blush - I have the settings like this; volume 12 o'; gain 4:30; sharpness 7 o'. The sharpness is really cool. It had been up around 12 but when I turned it down I immediately heard that big-cabinet acoustic."

Daniel:

"Just thought I'd write to say that the Screwdriver rocks. I truely think that it is perhaps the best overdrive pedal ever made (not just saying that). Compared to all other pedals I've tried (and thats a lot) the Screwdriver just sounds better."

Steven

"From the Screwdriver I got SRV, Joe Walsh, Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, Myself.
This one's gonna take a while to explore; it's a journey I'm happy to have in front of me.
Thank you so much for sharing your talents with the larger music community.
I'm glad I purchased these pedals from you.
Two hours into my relationship with them and I already know it was money well spent."

Chris

"This pedal KICKS ASS! Unique sounds that I can hear incorporating tones I like from other pedals. Sharpness has a profound effect on low end, so you can dial it end right where you want it. I kept the Gain below 9 o'clock on this one too (guess I'm a pussy), and it was amazing! Sustain of a Mosferatu Dynamics of a Honey Bee Lower OD sounds reminded me of my Eternity (KINDA) This pedal really has a voice all its own.

Nice, accessible Brilliance pot on the side... I can tell this pedal would fit into any rig."

Mark

"The Screwdriver seems to be an unusual and innovative design. According to Skreddy's website it, 'features a mosfet treble-boost input stage followed by a highly modified, tightly-controlled, hybrid fuzz circuit.' And I can tell you that if you crank up the Brightness pot it will do treble boost, or if you crank up the gain and turn down the sharpness a bit it does take on a fuzz quality (not the best fuzz, but definitely fuzz). However, everything in-between comes out as a very natural sounding overdrive with sparkle and clarity. Also, if you turn the gain way down and set the Sharpness and Brightness to taste, it does a very respectable job as a regular boost.

I probably wouldn't use it as a fuzz, but it does do a very respectable treble or clean boost. The main thing, however, is the very clear, transparent, and dynamic low-gain overdrive that it does (again, with sparkle and a 3D quality to it)."

Dan

"I received my Screw Driver a couple of days ago and have spent some time with it. Marc, I'm very pleased. A great range of super tones, very sensitive, and very compatible with other pedals. Excellent engineering and build quality. The trim pots are fantastic.

Thanks for the wonderful work."

Brett

"... It sounded so fat and toneful. ... And you're right, it's very amp-like.
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Man, I just can't get over this thing. I am quite honestly shocked that the Screw Driver isn't getting more hype than it does. It's one of the most unique and satisfying pedals I've ever played.
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Well, just had to let you know. I've been playing this thing almost nonstop since Wednesday, and I absolutely love it."

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"Hi Marc,

Just a quick update now that I'm a couple more weeks in with these pedals. Bottom line: I am simply thrilled with both of them.

I use them separately, stacked, whatever --- just sound great. The SD is my main dirty sound into my Fender style amp, but I use it as a tone shaper/slightly hairy boost into my Marshall style amp and it's wonderful.

And of course the LM sounds great into the Fargen (Marshall) and equally great when I run it into the Screw Driver when I'm using the SD as an always on dirt pedal into the Sewell (Fender BF).

Love em both!"