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Vintage Tone Project Citrus Squeeze: This OS clone is, of all the ones I've tried, the closest in design to the original Dan Armstrong circuit. VTP went to great lengths to use uncommon vintage components throughout the audio path, even using a carbon-comp resistor at one point. This OS has a furry warm vibe that I just don't hear from the others, with soft subtle distortion almost like a tube amp. It really is a "vintage tone". The external bias pot allows a huge range of usable and unusable settings, including some outright buzzy/gritty distortion at one point, and creamy smoothness at another. Of all the OS clones, this one is the most like an "effect". The tradeoff of the warm fuzziness is that it's not as crisp and bright as the Pedal Doctor version. VTP worked with Dan Armstrong for the last couple years of his life, and replaced this model with the "Orange Crusher", with a couple of improvements from Dan, and the bias pot on the inside instead of out. The footswitch is true bypass. VTP gave me some great customer service when repairing this pedal a few years back, but unfortunately they are no longer making any version of this pedal.
 

 
 
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