Bear in mind 2015? It was a vastly completely different time in so some ways, however one factor was nonetheless true – folks nonetheless liked a Klon-alike. One of the notable on the time was the J Rockett Archer, a pedal that’s nonetheless going sturdy in 2025 – nevertheless because the years have crept on, costs have crept up – however all that’s been undone for Black Friday.

A brand-new Archer proper now could set you again about £200, nevertheless for Black Friday at Thomann, the black, limited-edition model of the pedal is simply £152 – a hair over what it value after we first reviewed the pedal within the distant, dusty previous of 2015.

When the pedal did hit the overview bench it earned a 9/10, as, we discovered it carried out fantastically at what you would possibly want a Klon for: “Setting the output excessive and rolling off the achieve yields a surprising, high-headroom clear increase that’s widescreen, dynamic and addictive. Wind up the achieve for throaty overdrive, greasy rhythm and harmonically-rich lead tones.”

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Cillian is Guitar.com’s Senior Workers Author, and has written information, options and opinions for Guitar.com since 2019. When not writing about guitars, Cillian spends their time constructing and modding pedals, rearranging their pedalboard and extolling the virtues of the ProCo RAT.