The Lizard Leg Effects Flying Dragon is a boost pedal built to push a tube amp's front end. Premier Guitar's review describes it as offering "a single stage, broad frequency boost to give your tube amp a serious front-end push," with 13dB of overall boost on tap1. At that gain level, the reviewer noted, "the Dragon is less extravagant than many other similar pedals," which puts it in the camp of a straightforward clean boost rather than a tone-shaping overdrive or preamp pedal1.
Controls and design
The pedal keeps things simple: a single control, which the review calls "one big, toe-friendly knob"1. It is housed in what the reviewer described as "a sturdy, custom-labeled enclosure with a cool graphic and a very small footprint," so it fits easily on a crowded board1. Switching is true bypass1.
What reviewers said
Premier Guitar's reviewer put the pedal's appeal in plain terms:
"The real strength of this pedal is in its balance and transparency."
Lizard Leg Effects
Lizard Leg Effects is a small builder whose pedals are hand built by Steve Miller (not that Steve Miller) in Gonzales, Louisiana1. The company also makes the Draconis Dual Boost, a two-channel boost with a switchable effects loop that it announced with first units shipping the week of the announcement2. If the Flying Dragon's single knob is too simple, the Draconis covers the two-boost arrangement; if you want clipping and tone shaping rather than a clean push, that is the territory of overdrive, distortion, or fuzz pedals instead. For more like this, see the site's boost pedal page.
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Questions
Is the Lizard Leg Flying Dragon true bypass?
Yes. Premier Guitar's review states that the Flying Dragon is true bypass, so when the pedal is switched off, your guitar's signal passes through without the boost circuit loading it. That matters on a pedalboard where a boost like this is often left on, since true bypass keeps the bypassed signal clean when you want the pedal out of the chain.
Who designs Lizard Leg Effects pedals?
Premier Guitar's review credits the Flying Dragon as hand built by Steve Miller, who the review notes is not the Steve Miller of the band, in Gonzales, Louisiana. Lizard Leg Effects is a small builder, and the Flying Dragon is one of its pedals alongside the Draconis Dual Boost.
Where is the Lizard Leg Flying Dragon made?
The Flying Dragon is hand built in Gonzales, Louisiana, according to Premier Guitar's review. It is a small-shop American-built pedal rather than a mass-produced import.
How much does the Lizard Leg Flying Dragon cost?
Premier Guitar lists the Flying Dragon at an MSRP of $179 with US delivery included. That figure appeared in the publication's review of the pedal.
Sources (2)
- Lizard Leg Flying Dragon Pedal Review, Premier Guitar, 2008-10-15
- Lizard Leg Effects Announces Draconis Dual Boost, premierguitar.com, 2009-11-09
