Lovepedal Provalve 2

     After reading the original Provalve's review in Guitar Player a few years ago, I decided I had to check out the pedal.   While I was trying to scrounge up the money to buy it, it sold out.   Lucky for me, Lovepedal reissued it as the Provalve 2, with a slightly different tone cicuit.   I was able to purchase it while it was still available and I'm glad I did, for it's a really neat stompbox.
     Basically, it's two high gain distortion pedals in one.   It's got knobs for volume and tone, plus two knobs for the two footswitchable gain levels.   One footswitch turns the pedal on or off, and the other switches between the two gain settings.
     Before I get to how it sounds, I have to note that this pedal is LOUD!   Unity gain is around 9:00 and it's got plenty of volume to really push the front end of a tube amplifier for extra gain.   The pedal has a very usable tone circuit that is great sounding no matter how you set it.   The gain goes from a solid AC/DC crunch to a super high gain half-stack sound, with all the attendant feedback and sustain.   This pedal will make a small combo sound huge, and it's one of the better high gain distortion pedals I've had the pleasure of trying out.
     As far as I know, it's pretty much sold out, although the last time I looked, there were used Provalve 2's and one new one available on eBay.   Check it out for yourself and good luck...