The Guitar Junkie

Here's a cheap alternative to get some pedals which won't cost an arm and leg. The Biyang's! With quite a range out in the market now, These pedals are made in china. I bet a lot of you would probably roll your eyes after seeing that MIC tag.

I recently got 2 Biyang pedals. The first is the Metal End King. This pedal is worth a mention. Built on a shiny metal housing. The Distortion levels on the Metal End King is shattering. With very high gain and lots of tonal options. With some tweaking, It's easy to get a 80's-90's Metallicaish era hard distortion to the new age Nu Metal tones. There's a lot of thumping lows for awesome palm mute riffs. Retailing brand new at $160, This is one of the Biyang's i would highly recommend if you are on a budget. With that aside, there is a manufacturing fault on the amp simulation toggle switch. Some owners have reported the mulfunction of that switch. Even i myself have fell victim to it. Not to worry, The warranty will cover the repair. Just have to bring it back to the shop and it will be ironed out with some fixes. If you're a avid Metalhead, This one is a must try.

Next Biyang on the list is the Biyang OD8 X-Drive. One very unique feature in this pedal is the ability to change IC chips on board. There are 3 different IC chips that come together with the purchase. The NE5532(warmer tone), TL072(harder tone) & of course the JRC4558 (Think ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer). Personally, I think the ability to swap IC chips so easily without the need for solder or any technical experience is a great selling point. With a much sought after tone that the JRC4558 chip can produce, It's an alternative to the ibanez TS9 tubescreamer. Tone wise, this is a good pedal to help boost some soaring leads. Only retailing at $100. How much does a TS9 cost again? For a fraction of the price, I'm comfortable with the tone it produces. It's very close but not a clone worthy TS9.

There are still some Biyang's that i have yet to get my hands on. The next few that i would like to take for a spin would be the AD-8 Delay, CH-8 Chorus and the EQ-7. Another worthy mention about the Biyang products will be the Biyang Noiseless Adaptors. They are cheap and an alternative to the one spots and DC Bricks. At $25 a piece to power up 5 pedals. Most major brands are compatible with it. These are worth checking out as well.

Definately, Value for money pedals and accessories from Biyang. Check out their english translated website HERE