Model H+ (3-Knob) (NEW!)

BearFoot FX presents the ALL NEW Model H 3-Knob…just in time for our 6th anniversary!

Good lawd! The bass response on this thing is a juggernaut! Balls for days. It is exactly how I imagine a big, burly Hiwatt sounds. I admit that I gravitate toward the dirtier sounds, but this thing sounded great at low gain, too. Honestly, you know what it reminded me of?–The Crowther Hotcake, but more refined and less fizz/fuzzy overtones. If I was playing through a Deluxe Reverb or just backlining somewhere, I could easily use this pedal as my base tone. I way say this though, through the rhythm/clean channel of my Budda Superdrive 18, the bass response was a bit much. The amp inherently is bassy. My bass knob is nearly off and it’s still pretty beefy. I spent the least time with this one and I intend to spend some more time with it to really gather my opinion completely, but if I had to say anything in simplified speech about its character, I’d say, “Hey, it’s the best Hiwatt in a box you’ll ever play through.” (USA, April 2017)

Hmmmmmmm
Is this my favorite one?
Hadn’t tried any version prior. Did quite a bit of messing with this one, definitely got the most attention from me.
First off, want to say I was surprised how full and clean this sounded at reasonable gain settings. Very common for me to stack a couple dirt boxes all set low-gain high-output. I spent a few comparing the H to an Archer Ikon, both set low gain and to boost, and they could get very close, in enough of a way that I wouldn’t prefer one over the other.
Of course the H does medium gain quite well also, and that’s mostly where I left it. Old-School big amp crunch. The low end especially is full, but not too much.
Didn’t give it a ton of time in direct use with/vs my Hiwatt head, because I don’t use that amp a lot anymore. Did give it a few minutes tho, and was impressed. Couldn’t ask much more of a pedal. It’s not a modeler, it’s not an amp… Personally I never use amp-in-a-box pedals as on/off options. Wouldn’t have a Hiwatt vs Supro/whatever-style to use as “different amps” for different songs, just am trying to settle in on “my” overall sounds. So in other words, I’d be using this pedal as a building block (probably lower gain) or as a dedicated medium crunch option, whether stacked or alone. But I was impressed that the H could handle plenty of different choices.
Great Pedal!!! (USA, May 2017)