RIOT RELOADED™ FIRST IMPRESSION - BY PETE THORN

In 2009, we shipped our very first Riot distortion pedal. Riot became an overnight success, offering players the ability to transform a clean amp into a versatile Classic Rock tone machine.

Riot Reloaded is the result of countless hours of listening, testing, and tweaking our original distortion circuit to create a pedal that is amp-like, aggressive, in your face, and features more gain (30% more than our original Riot). Riot Reloaded is the ideal choice for players seeking Hi-Gain Rock, Metal, and drop tuning style tones.

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Signal Chain: Mahogany Deluxe™ - Riot Reloaded™ - PT-100™

[ryanpgroovy]

It seems like every product suhr makes is awesome.

[guitarlink]

This pedal will be on my board very soon!!! Thanks Suhr for such an awesome product.

[reso]

Pete knows his shit folks, I love his sense of tone and space.  The best reviews out there!

[PeteThorn]

It does, yes- I like the voicing of the Reloaded a bit better for my taste! So it's like a slightly better voicing to me, although someone else might dig the old one more! It's all what you dig, ya know...

[dapperdanman]

Very sweet, great description..
Dam nice guitar to.

[joe]

Pete has a 70's kind of look and vibe going with his hair, clothing, and footwear, really cool. 

[sbrave]

Sounds pretty sick over laptop speakers!!

[PeteThorn]

I would expect that it would be great, being hit by a TS for leads, if you run the gain on the Riot lower (rhythm sort of gain)

[BookofIsaiah]

Love your guitar playing and all your videos on guitars/amps and pedals,

[HumbuckerGuy]

Just got one of these and it's really great. Very focused and has a nice quick attack, not spongy or sluggish like some high gain pedals. Now if I could just play half as well as Pete... Best demos anywhere, Pete. Looking forward to a longer version! Maybe an A/B with the original Riot?

[ia]

That's for using it with a separate Ground Control pedalboard layout if the effect is racked. That way it's always engaged and when it's accessed through a foreign button you get the pedal full on. It's just to accommodate it to those using racks of effects and choosing to control those effects through a separate foot pedal board.

[kutsbothways]

I love that guitar. Watching and listening to it, I would thing it gives you the best of both worlds, especially if it has coil-tapping to get a nice single-coil tone out of it too. Good review Pete, thanks.

[pyRtE]

cant decide riot or riot reloaded :P :)

[manningtreeosteopathicclin]

Thanks Victor Lee, just bought the CD .

[Schizophrenia]

I own this pedal and love it but it’s begging for a boost to slam into the front end for a little more Saturation, Shur, deluxe version please!

[embrio]

Awesome demo Pete! I have a question: i used to have the first riot, and i loved the great range of the pedal, from an almost clean crunch sound for jazzy or bluesy staff, to a big hard distortion for metal riff and solos, respecting your dinamics. Does the reloaded Riot have the same features? one of the amazing things of the Riot, is that the pedal helps a lot in the definition of everything you do, this one preserves the same definition than the first one with the 30% more gain? Thanks Pete

[PeteThorn]

I'm not actually sure what we were using! I think it was a 4-12' with greenbacks

[ivan]

Its sound like tube amp, with more presence of even harmonics! :) Super

[sattercaster]

Sounds outstanding, I know alot of that is Pete though. He makes everything sound great haha!

[manningtreeosteopathicclin]

Love your demo's Pete, but Christ you are a tasteful player, have you released any solo albums? Sure you have but where are they available?. Cheers Tim