The Truetone V3XO is a Truetone overdrive pedal. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2 and the JHS Kirkland Custom Boost. It pairs well with the Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier and the PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head.
Truetone V3XO
Truetone · pedal
The Truetone V3XO is an effects pedal from Truetone (formerly Visual Sound) of Franklin, Tennessee, delivering effects character in Truetone's reliable format with their characteristic practical design and build quality.
- reliable
- effects character
- effects capability
Amps that pair well with the Truetone V3XO
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Soldano
12% matchSoldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head
PRS
12% matchPRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Peavey Invective 120
Peavey
tonal matchPeavey Invective 120 pushes a higher-gain pedal harder
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchGallien-Krueger Fusion 210 tightens a saturated voice
Ceriatone HRM 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchCeriatone HRM 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost
Magnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head
Magnatone
tonal matchMagnatone Super Fifteen 15W Head tightens a saturated voice
Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50
Ceriatone
tonal matchCeriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost
Gallien-Krueger Fusion 212
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchGallien-Krueger Fusion 212 warms up and rounds off a bright tone
Pedals that stack with the Truetone V3XO
Friedman IR-D
Friedman
8% matchWhat Friedman IR-D brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
JAM Pedals Red Muck
Jam Pedals
8% matchWhat JAM Pedals Red Muck brings here leans toward scooped — that's worth building a pairing around
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchKeep Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress after Truetone V3XO in the signal chain, clear of Truetone V3XO's own gain stage
Ashdown Studio Compressor
Ashdown
6% matchWhat Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
Caroline Guitar Company
5% matchRun Caroline Guitar Company Meteore after Truetone V3XO in the signal chain, clear of Truetone V3XO's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
5% matchRun Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Truetone V3XO in the signal chain, clear of Truetone V3XO's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Spaceman Effects Atlas IV
Spaceman
tonal matchSpaceman Effects Atlas IV drives a saturated tone harder
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
tonal matchWampler Cory Wong drives a saturated tone harder
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2
EarthQuaker Devices
62% similarityShared character: expression_pedal
JHS Kirkland Custom Boost
pedal
82% similaritysimilar tone character
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault V2
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
81% similaritysimilar tone character
Tone City Fuxx Fuzz TC-T10
Tone City
80% similaritysimilar tone character
Matthews Effects Whaler V2
Matthews Effects
80% similaritysimilar tone character
Catalinbread Giygas Gold
Catalinbread
80% similaritysimilar tone character
Ibanez SM Mini Super Metal Distortion
Ibanez
80% similaritysimilar tone character
Death By Audio Evil Filter
Death By Audio
80% similaritysimilar tone character
SolidGoldFX Solid Gold
Solidgoldfx
79% similaritysimilar tone character
Fuzzrocious Croak
Fuzzrocious
79% similaritysimilar tone character
Catalinbread Galileo
Catalinbread
79% similaritysimilar tone character
JHS Pedals JHS AT+
JHS Pedals
79% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Truetone V3XO?+
The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper V2, the JHS Kirkland Custom Boost, the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Fault V2.
What pairs well with the Truetone V3XO?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier, PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head, Peavey Invective 120 — Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier leans toward saturated, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.