What People Are Saying

“Hi Aleks and Nazar, I received my order last week, the pedal is incredible!!

It has quickly become my favourite pedal as the tone is so versatile. It sounds great with any guitar, and I love how much you can personalize the tone to suit what you’re playing.

Having 2 different drives changes the game, and the pedal really inspires me to play! It is also incredible quality, the ridges around the controls are so handy for accurately adjusting the tone, and the controls themselves are really high-quality material, super nice!

Shipping from Canada to the UK was a lot quicker than I expected! Definitely going to have to invest in more of these pedals :)”

— Daisy Pepper (UK)

“The Red Scorpion Mega Distortion is way more versatile than the name would have you believe.

The tone stack is both dramatic and subtle. The pedal is nice and sharp. Plus it has a huge amount of volume boost and gain on tap that remains responsive to pick attack and volume knob changes.

When maxed out on the gain settings, the pedal still remains quiet with very little hum. I’ve tried many high gain distortion pedals and hum to gain level is a shocker for me with the Red Scorpion.

Keep us the good job, guys! ”

— Capital E-D (USA)

“Pedals received, thank you!

Definitely two keepers (and I love the quality and bold serial numbers on the outside).

The Scorpion beats my Friedman BE-OD big time, and the Maple Leaf will bump my Friedman Dirty Shirley of my board also. The Scorpion is tight, defined, and in your face, which is what's needed for fast leads, but is still full, not thin or brittle, and accepts a wider variety of amps to drive it.

Great pedal. Thanks again. You definitely created a winner with the Scorpion.

Thank you for the great quality pedals, and the great communication after the sale.”

— Kevin Maine (USA)

*“Amazing pedal! Sounds smooth and super juicy.*
*Very quiet even at max gain.*
*Two distinct tones between the drives make this box very versatile.*
*A true bypass is a great option.*
*Well built and crafted boutique pedal.”*

— **Anthony Fiddler (Port Coquitlam, Canada)**

*“Hello, Aleks & Nazar!*
*I’m Sergio from Donostia.*
*Enjoying my new Red Scorpion Mega Distortion pedal!*
*Thank you very much, the pedal is awesome!*
*Very heavy, very definite sound and looks great. I like it, the paint, the graphics, the sound, all of it!*
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*hank you again and best wishes!!”*

— Sergio DG (Donostia, Spain)

*“Pedal arrived, and it is FANTASTIC!!*
*You make the best overdrive pedal I have ever heard in my life!*
*I am recommending you to all my buddies!”*

- Michael Swogger (USA)

*“Great pedal! Sounds equally fantastic at low and high gain settings.*
*Smooth and extremely versatile. The 5 know system allows the pedal to sound as a distortion, an overdrive and even a booster, all in one unit.*
*And the quality of the build is beyond any other boutique pedals. The Hot Ice Sweet Distortion is what boutique stands for”*

— **Ray Token (Langley, Canada)**

“Maple Leaf Royal Drive” sounds 100% better than many classic vintage or high-end amp’s own onboard gain channels I’ve tried!

You just need a decent clean tone, any amp (for me, my Blues Cube Artist), and you’re good to go. This pedal has that special feel between fingers, strings, tubes and speaker, without tubes. That much sought-after tube sag feel guitarists crave.

Every aspect of this pedal is high quality, (you get what you pay for and well worth it)! Once you plug in, you’ll have a hard time to stop playing.

This pedal exceeded my expectations by a lot from the moment I looked at it and then plugged it in. I’m very impressed and highly recommend Aleks K Production pedals!!!”

— Mark Lemieux, Guitarist (Rockwell-Double Image – Third Degree and The Dream Crashers bands), Chilliwack, BC, Canada

“Hello, Aleks!

I’ve been a long time to get your second pedal, the Maple Leaf Royal Drive;). It’s actually Royal! It is a good addition to Honey Moon 2. It has a very broad spectrum! (e.g. from Big Muff to Plexi tone ...)

Anyway, I’m very satisfied with both pedals!!! Thanks again for that!

Kindly, and stay healthy!”

— Olaf Wittchen (Lenzburg, Switzerland)

“Hello, Aleks and Nazar,

I received my Honey Moon Overdrive 2 yesterday. Since it arrived, I have spent many hours with it.

In searching for the overdrive sound I have wanted, I have previously purchased:

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, Keeley-modified Boss Blues Driver BD-2, Radial Tonebone Classic.

None of these really worked for me. My search is over! The Honey Moon Overdrive 2 is exactly what I have been looking for. Such a pure sweet overdrive. I love it!

Thanks so much!”

— John Meyer (USA)

"Greetings from Scotland!

I just want to say a massive thank you to Aleks K - who's customer service is second to none and has gone above and beyond to help me get the Maple Leaf pedal!

This pedal gives a great amp-like distortion, cleans up well, pushes an amps drive - it does it all to the highest standard and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Thanks again!"

— Stuart Gillies (Scotland)

“Hello! Maple Leaf received! C'est Formidable! Love the tone, love the quality, love how it feels and sounds!

Greetings from Paris, France :)”

— Alexandre Meyer (Paris, France)

“OK guys, so I got your Hot Ice pedal today!

Played with it for a few hours and I absolutely love it!!

Now I've decided to add a Maple Leaf, one good pedal deserves another.

Thanks again guys, Bill.”

— William J Condon (USA)

“I received the pedal in great shape, and can't say enough about it.

I was not disappointed, it has earned a permanent spot on my pedal board!

I love the versatility of having two different drives in one pedal, and being able to blend them lets you dial in the right amount of gain. The EQ lets you find some sweet spots for either single-coils or humbuckers, very nice. It looks like a very sturdy build, love the finish and the look of it!

Thanks for a great pedal, eh!”

— Claude Van Leuven (Montreal, Canada)

“I have demonstrated well over 1000 pedals during my tenure as a Youtube obsessive.

Most of those pedals have been dirt boxes of one type or another; overdrive, fuzz, distortion, etc. Many are similar sounding with similar features but packaged in a different coloured box with a clever name.

Aleks K Production pedals stand apart from the crowd as they offer genuine points of difference that are eminently musical and useable. Just the sonic scope of the Hot Ice Sweet Distortion and Honey Moon Sweet Overdrive respectively should be enough to convince most players of their worth. Add to that the uncompromising build quality and component choice and you have a winning combination that excels in all departments - sound, function and build.

It's easy to understand why these pedals are fast becoming the choice of well known professionals. I count myself as a fan also.

Great work, Aleks and Nazar!”

— Brett Kingman (Melbourne, Australia)

“Big, bold, beautiful distortion tones; that's what the Red Scorpion is offering.

This is the second version of this already great pedal and they've slightly tweaked the Voicing toggle and added a little more overall compression.

The three-band passive EQ helps to shape your dirt tones and there's enough gain on tap to satisfy the all of your dirt lust.

The Red Scorpion Mega Distortion continues the build excellence traditionally exhibited by Canada's Aleks K Production with the highest quality components and a steel case that will probably outlast you, me and our grandkids.

And it sounds BIG. So much fun!”

— Brett Kingman (Melbourne, Australia)

“From Vancouver with love - lots of it!

This is a family business and it would seem that their only goal (apart from selling a few) is to offer you the best product they can possibly build.

The Maple Leaf Royal Drive continues their tradition of excellence. Two distinct drives with a clever 'High' control, auxiliary top-end boost and well-voiced Low control give you everything from high-headroom TS style drive through to fuzz-like saturated distortion.

The tone stack enables a heap of tones from honey-like blackface drive (I'm trying to avoid the usual "D-Style" comparisons ... oops... ) through to gritty metal aggression. It works just as well with single coil equipped guitars as it does with humbuckers and thanks to its extensive tone shaping network, I doubt there are many amp varieties it won't get on with.

We're into early April 2018 and this would be my drive pedal pick of the year thus far, for sure!”

— Brett Kingman (Melbourne, Australia)

“The Sun Beam Magic Drive ...is! If you ever had an exact sound in your head for an OD and found that drive......it would indeed be Magic!

As soon as I had the Sun Beam in my hand I stood there amazed. The finish! The look of any Aleks K is stunning. They make all other pedals look cheap.

This pedal ...an overdrive, a thing that distorts your sound but can make every note in a full six note chord ring out transparently clean with a nice defined attack. It keeps that nice articular attack even if you push hard on the gain. You can hear and feel your pick touch the strings! Let me tell you how many other ...even specialty low to medium gain do this. ZERO!!

I have owned them all ...Klon, Tube Screamer, Timmy and KOT even the various Dumble amp style pedals. I even tried the gourmet 'so called' improved models. These other pedals in some ways are nice pedals. BUT!

They all sound FAKE.

Do not get me wrong fake is some times good.

BUT...would you not prefer to have a pedal like the Sun Beam that sounds like a real amp?

I know every maker claims there product sounds like a tube amp. But very few do. I can easily transfer tunes I write on my Martin to an electric and the Sun Beam will add some push and warmth to them but will never will never trash my tune!!

I write a Blog Stomp Box Steals 30,000 hits tells you something?

So like many of my readers if you are looking for an OD that can work as well with a very light amount of gain right up to a good solid medium gain you can do no better. When I say no better ...I mean I have tried damn hard to find better and have not found better by any other maker on the planet.

There are many who buy a Aleks K. pedal... but very few who could ever resale them.

Like all the Aleks K this thing is a 'keeper"!”

— Paul L. Ewing (USA)

“In this case we have an pedal encroaching on Friedman's forte. The Scorpion does not have that easy swelling that the Friedman has BUT everything else is better right down to the case it is built in. The tone is easily richer with beautiful sweet overtones and harmonics. MOST noticeable is it has a deep masculine tone and .... it is twice as fat as the Friedman.

The Scorpion is the heaviest sounding overdrive that I've ever heard that can easily pull off any kind of Metal style .... WITHOUT LOOSING IT'S REAL TUBE AMP ROOTS. If you just want a great straight forward PLEXI...NO PROBLEM it does that too.

Unlike the Friedman you do not have to work for hours to get the best out of it. Put everything on 12 o'clock and you can find yourself jamming for hours before you realize that maybe you can tweak it and get more. Damn it Margret..that is exactly what you can do.

FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO SHRED AND BLOW THE CROWD OFF THEIR SEATS AND PLASTER THEM AGAINST THE BACK WALL! this can do it.. and still sound great.

I hope I did not forget to tell you it is twice as fat as the Friedman?

I have bought and sold 2 of the Bognar distortions ...the Bogner Burnley and the Uberschall. I also had the Amptweaker Big Rock Pro and the Tight Metal. All 4 pedals I only kept a few weeks. The problem with them was that they were lifeless and artificial sounding. The Scorpion is not for sale. LOL. EVER!!!”

— Paul L. Ewing (USA)

*"I want to give a huge thanks to Aleks K Production!!*
*They are an amazing local guitar pedal company that graciously lent me the beautiful Honey Moon Sweet Overdrive pedal.*

*I used it in my newest video... it really is exactly the tone I've always been looking for"!*

— Ayla Tesler Mabe (Vancouver, Canada)

*"Great pedal – clear and transparent even at high drive settings.*
*The Sun Beam sounds excellent with both single coils and humbuckers.*
*The “dense” control is fantastic – thins and thickens the sound without altering the true tone of the guitar.*
*Another must-have box from Aleks K"!*

— **Brad Hamblet (Langley, Canada)**

*"I received my Red Scorpion last night.*
*It looks great, sounds awesome, and I already love the pedal!!!*
*I just wanted to let you know quickly that the package was delivered safely and correctly.*
*Thank you so very much for your creativity!!! Respect"!*

— **Inada Akira (Japan)**

*"As always, Aleks K Production makes the best pedals for guitar players.*
*Honey Moon Sweet Overdrive can satisfy even the pickiest players. The gain works great from almost zero to very saturated overdrive.*
*Thanks to the filter switch this pedal may create any kind of tone.*
*Very versatile! And like always, this pedal is built with top quality components. Love it!!!"*

— **Brad Hamblet (Langley, Canada)**

*"I own a Hot Ice Sweet Distortion and I am very happy with this pedal.*
Now I also have a Honey Moon Sweet Overdrive. I use these pedals separately and together using the Honey Moon as a booster for the Hot Ice. As a result, this combination gives me an unbelievable range of tones. From saturated, smooth, singling distortion to bright, clear overdrive.
*These pedals do it all!"*

— **Andre Arsenault (Quebec, Canada)**

*"LOVE IT!!! A very transparent and versatile overdrive.*
*The 2 gain stages can cover all the way to saturated distortion. It’s easy to get so many tones out of this thing.*
*The filter adds so much to the tone possibilities as well. This is probably the most versatile overdrive pedal I have ever tried!".*

— **Andre Bourget (White Rock, Canada)**

"First of, I love the EQ. The Red Scorpion has a very wide range. It goes from almost ear piercing to very muffled highs which is good because you can work that with any amp you are using. Same with the mids and the lows. There are plenty of lows which is very cool.
A lot of pedals stop at a certain point. The tone switch is awesome! The pedal is phenomenal, there is tons of gain. You can go from zero basically, which is just like barely a boost to as much as you want. Tons and tons of gain! It is phenomenal sound! The tone is very good.
*And the build is also superb"!*

— Alex (Vancouver, Canada)

"The Sun Beam Magic Drive sounds great.

I'm using it in a cascade arrangement with a Dumkudo and they compliment very well together. I'm very pleased with how well it works alone or with the Twin Custom Dumkudo.

The Sun Beam will be replacing a Zendrive 2 pedal which is a fine pedal but doesn't work as well as the Sun Beam with my set up. I'm probably going to sell my Zendrive 2 though it is a great pedal as well.

Thanks again for a great job"!

— Dennis Mecham (Salt Lake City, USA)

"I took the Honey Moon Sweet Overdrive through some initial paces with a Blackie Stratocaster through a Suhr Badger 18 combo.

I must say, this is probably the best sounding OD pedal I have tried to date, and believe me, I have tried a lot of overdrives in over 40 years of playing.

It is articulate, powerful, quiet, and built like a tank".