Black Country Customs by Laney - Secret Path - Boutique Effect Pedal - Reverb Shimmer

I purchased this because I needed to push the front end of a Rocker 15 and shape the tone to give a more modern metal edge. The reason I plumped for this pedal over countless others is due to the excellent sound demo of the Rocker 15 given by Sonic Drive Studios. In this video he plays one song that goes from chimey cleans, though gradually more overdriven/distorted sections all the way to a modern metal tone. This was the pedal he used towards the end of the video (not endorsed) to drive the amp hard into modern gain territory. I thought for £90 it’s worth the gamble. I wasn’t disappointed! The magic of this pedal for what I required lay with both the insane amount of clean boost (30db) that will push the front of my amp more than any other pedal I own, but also with the bass and treble tone shaping controls… these are set flat at the halfway mark, so I can remove any bassy flub and add treble to taste.There is also a pre-mid boost/low pre-mid boost to help thicken tone if you need it, as well as a gain control you can use over a clean amp for different flavours. Silent switching, excellent build quality, lovely packaging too!The ONLY issue I have is the rubber feet on the bottom… they just make it a little fiddly to mount to a pedalboard.If you’re still unsure, Tom Quayle also has an excellent YouTube review, and that guy knows tone.

Very good pedal,adds drive and boost to a dirty amp,or as an overdrive to a clean channel.NOT a high gain distortion pedal.

A very nice reverb. I love the tone shaping for the reverb trails. You can make some really spooky sounding ambient guitar parts.The pre delay feature is great.The secret path with the added modulation is just heavenly.Spring and plate settings are perfect.

I love the sounds this gives me, but the pedal itself broke far too quickly, the knobs fell of it within a week.

I generally don't use effects very often but I do build my tone the old-fashioned way by running an always-on booster into the front of a good valve amp set just on the edge of breakup - ie. 60s to early 70s gain levels on the amp (like a Plexi or maybe the Normal channel of an AC30). As such, I rely on a good booster to get my tone where I need it.As it happens, I've always been a big fan of Tony Iommi's playing but, since my Laney amp already has a built-in booster, that's not what I bought this for. In the main, I've been using it between a Strat and a Marshall JVM and it sounds great. Although it's based on Iommi's old modded Rangemaster, it's much meatier sounding than my own Rangemaster and really makes the Strat sing. But it's equally good with my Gibsons. Great little unit. Similar features to the Spark booster I use with my backup Marshall but better tonally and a much more solid and rugged build quality - this is the booster I'll be using with the band from now on.

I have a number of OD pedals (RAT; Plexi and Keeley) this is right up there with them. At the front of my chain it is terrific with the other pedals too. Great with crunch channel on amp too.Can't fault it and built like a tank.

You can dial it in to exactly what you need, from a transparent boost with slight gain, to a more EQd and heavier version. Perfect into a tube amp. Highly recommend

It is amazing how much you can push the reverb Size and Volume (mix) without getting any muddy. The audio quality and clarity is insane. I love the fact that there is a Tone and Pre-delay which help you go from very dark to pristine sound. Build quality is perfect.

The Secret Path chorus pedal is awesome! Love this pedal by Laney. Is a great compliment to my pedal board. I highly recommend this one. Has many options for tweaking your tone.

Ce boost signature Iommi est le meilleur que j’ai eu sous la main! Il est vraiment possible de se travailler un son intéressant tout en chauffant les lampes de l’ampli! Je l’utilise avec Randall, Bugera, Palmer et Blackstar!

Das Monolith Pedal klingt sehr eigenständig. Es ist kein weiterer TS oder Marshall Klon sondern geht seinen eigenen Weg. Durchsetzungsstark, offen und ein wenig kratzbürstig. Genau so, wie die legendären Amps eben. Im Bandgefüge setzt es sich super durch. Für meine Ohren ist es jedoch eher ein Overdrive Pedal – Mit der Strat oder Tele also eher für Crunch bis Midgain geeignet. Das Pedal kann gut mit einem Tubescreamer ähnlichen Pedal "angeblasen" werden, dann ist auch HighGain drin. Aus meiner Sicht eignet es sich am besten vor einem cleanen Amp mit viel Headroom. Die Verarbeitung ist absolut solide und hochwertig wie alle Pedale aus dieser Reihe.

Yep, it'll do Sabbath, but as a boost it makes every pedal on my board roar. Really wasn't expecting it to be this great. Sorry I held off so long on it. Great doom/sludge tones. Buy one!

Als clean-Booster ist das Ding echt gut, als Low-Gain overdrive leider komplett nutzlos, da die Gain-Struktur irgendwie komisch klingt. Für alle die sich fragen: Das Pedal hat (leider) mit dem Sound vom Laney LA-Amp absolut NICHTS zu tun! Der L-Regler fürs Lowend ist aber echt beeindruckend. Ich habe schon echt viele Pedals getestet und noch nie hat mich das Lowend eines Pedals so beidruckt. klingt richtig fett un dvoll, ohne irgendwie den Sound zu matschen.Daher, wie gesagt: wer einen cleanbooster sucht, probiert es aus! Werden Sound von verzerrten Laney Amps oder Toni Iommi sucht? nope!