Kingtone MiniFuzz v2 & Duellist v2 - Jesse Davey
Three KingTone Guitar pedals, one session — MiniFuzz V2, Vibe 1968, and Duellist V2, all with humbuckers. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the KingTone Guitar MiniFuzz V2, KingTone Vibe 1968, and KingTone Duellist V2 share the spotlight — featuring the Frank Brothers Ultralight Semi-Hollow with Lollar El Rayo Humbuckers (neck and bridge), Lollar Firebird (middle, blender knob with three-position switch), and a Bigsby, in Sonic Blue, into the Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" via the Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander.
Watch the individual demos:
MiniFuzz V2: https://youtu.be/pya6XSesCds
Duellist V2: https://youtu.be/WF36QOJzUU0
KingTone Guitar is Jesse Davey's hand-wired operation built in the USA. The three pedals in this demo represent his full gain range — vintage fuzz, lush modulation, and a dual overdrive — and this video explores how they interact as a system rather than as isolated demos.
MiniFuzz V2 recap: Si/Ge toggle (BC183 silicon / MP10b germanium, switchable mid-performance), three-way mode toggle (Fat / Vintage / Zonk), Bias knob with LED indicator for temperature-corrected bias setting, six side-panel dipswitches (Add Warmth A, Symmetrical Clip A, Add Distortion B, Symmetrical Clip B, Buffer, Boost). Compared across Ge and Si modes in all three voicings from 10:48. The Lollar El Rayo's alnico character and mid-forward voice push the MiniFuzz V2 differently than single coils — the Bias control becomes the primary tone tool for landing on the right saturation point.
Vibe 1968 recap: KingTone's take on the Uni-Vibe, adding the rotating speaker character and phase modulation. Applied to the MiniFuzz V2 from 07:08 for cleanup tones, then combined with the Duellist from 14:40 for the most layered section of the demo.
Duellist V2 recap: String Singer (Side A, Tube Screamer-inspired) and Heavy Hand (Side B, Bluesbreaker-inspired). Fat/Stock/Glass pre-clipping EQ voicing on both sides. Quad dipswitches. A-B/B-A channel order switch. String Singer explored across bridge and neck pickups with all three voicing modes from 12:41. Both sides stacked from 17:05.
The Ultralight's Blender Pot with three-position switch adds the middle Firebird pickup into the El Rayo humbucker signal — blended in at 04:53 and used throughout the second half, adding the Firebird's mid-forward bark as a distinct third voice inside the humbucker signal.
🎛️ KingTone Guitar: https://www.kingtoneguitar.com
🎸 Frank Brothers Guitar Company: https://www.frankbrothersguitars.com
🎸 Lollar El Rayo + Firebird: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-pickups
🔊 Benson Amps: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers
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🎸 Frank Brothers Ultralight Semi-Hollow | Sonic Blue | Lollar El Rayo (Neck + Bridge) + Lollar Firebird (Middle Blender) | Bigsby
🎛️ KingTone MiniFuzz V2 | Si/Ge Toggle | Fat/Vintage/Zonk | Bias LED | 6 Dipswitches
🎛️ KingTone Vibe 1968 | KingTone Duellist V2 | String Singer + Heavy Hand | Fat/Stock/Glass
🔊 Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R121 & R10 | Sennheiser E906 | Ableton Live 11
