Kasleder Toxic Twins Dual Overdrive

This is a Bluesbreaker (left) and Tube Screamer (right) style combo pedal which manages to sound like neither of the two. Let me elaborate on that statement - while it has the sound signature of BB and TS pedals, it has its own unique identity and probably wouldn't be immediately identified as either a BB or TS.

Can it sound like a BB or TS? Sure, if tweaked right. You can get some very killer tons from each side and also stack them together for a nice high gain sound. You also have clipping and bass DIP switches inside of the pedal for more tonal possibilities.

The pedal is sturdily built, knobs turn smoothly without feeling cheap or brittle and the switches are footswitches are solid.

The LEDs do a great job and telling you what's on and what isn't without blinding you if you look down at the pedalboard.

If I had to criticize the pedal, I would probably give it flack only for the markers on the knobs, as they aren't very easy to see, especially if you're in a dark room or have other things with bright lights on your pedalboard.

So, who's this for?
I wouldn't buy this if I wanted a replica of a BB or TS that is as high fidelity as possible - the originals are there and there are also other pedals that do this better. I would (and did) buy this if I wanted a very versatile pedal that gives you a lot of different and unique tones. This is probably not coming off of my pedalboard anytime soon.

The pedal is simple to operate. There are a couple set and forget dip switches inside which increase versatility. Overall it is not a particularly gainy pedal.

The TS side is pretty much clean until the gain passes 2 o'clock and the crunch afterwards is very good and I would say enough for most use cases. The TS side has a low end adjustment inside the pedal and I've set it to the single coil setting per the manual. With this setting it sounds great, much better than a TS which pretty much kills your bass .

On the BB side I have the clip switches set to max, so I can use it with gain at 2 o'clock for a good crunch. The sound is amazing crisp, clear, enhances the tone of your amp and doesn't kill your harmonics but enhances them. Both sides together they sound great.

In the couple of days I've had it I've already found it super versatile and it has already replaced a couple other pedals in my pedalboard. I believe you can't go wrong with this pedal it sounds good without any effort at all, and it can do whatever you want i.e. fat sound, thin sound, clean boost whatever. It is just a matter of finding your preferred settings and letting it do its thing. It is also well-priced compared to other boutique pedals. I don't see how this can be missing from any pedal enthusiast's board.

I am blown away by this pedal. The build quality is incredible, but its tone is in a league of its own. The sensitivity to playing dynamics are out of this world and the way the bluesbreaker side blooms when using it in an edge of breakup type of setting is heavenly. Its very well balanced and stays articulate when dialing up the gain. Definitely my favorite drive ive tried to date. I havent tried all the top of the line dual drives, but i have a 2022 Duellist and the Toxic Twins surpasses it in many ways. The Duellist does higher gain tones better in my opinion, but where the Toxic Twins shines is in low to medium gain territory. If your on the fence about trying this pedal, just get one and try it. I highly doubt u will regret that decision. Its just a beautiful, beautiful pedal!

No matter what we have, there is always the feeling that there is something better out there. This feeling comes from the fact that we are proven right when eventually we do run across something that does sound better than what we already have.

This is one of those pedals that will easily pay for itself when you sell a handful of your overdrive pedals that can't touch this thing. 48 hours after this arrived, I posted my other Bluesbreaker and Tube Screamer pedals which did not sound close to the full and musical tone that came from either side of this pedal. There is a reason why Kris Barocsi has at least 3 videos incorporating this pedal. After having tried over 100 overdrive pedals. I haven't found a current Tubescreamer-style production pedal that sounds better.