KingTone announces Duellist V2 dual overdrive with channel order switch

October 2, 2023 · 3 sources

KingTone announced the Duellist V2, an update to its dual overdrive, according to a Delicious Audio report published October 2, 2023¹. The pedal is listed at $349.99 on KingTone's site and was out of stock there at the time²³.

The Duellist is a dual overdrive, boost and distortion pedal with separate, independent circuits for each channel². Delicious Audio describes the "Heavy Hand" side as a refined Blues Breaker-style circuit and the "String Singer" side as a modern Tube Screamer-style circuit, and says the two stack when both are on¹. Each channel has its own footswitch and controls for Drive, Volume and Tone, plus a Fat/Stock/Glass voicing switch¹.

Delicious Audio reports that on V1 the order of the drives could be switched using TRS cables, while V2 provides an A-B/B-A switch on the right side panel¹. The side-mounted six position DIP switch adds options including asymmetrical or symmetrical clipping per channel, a switchable distortion circuit on channel B, an amp-like setting for both sides and an SRV Mod setting²¹. In Split mode, using TRS cables, the pedal works as two separate pedals with an in and out for each side².

KingTone lists top-mounted jacks, 9-18v DC power or an internal battery, true bypass, 4558 chips and hand wiring and assembly in the USA². The enclosure is a custom CNC machined 6061 aluminum unit, and the pedal measures 4.7 by 3.7 inches with a height of 1.34 inches². KingTone says it can run at 12 or 18v for more headroom².

KingTone also lists a black panel version of the Duellist V2 at the same $349.99 price, also out of stock³.