Kernom Effects – My Thoughts!

I’ve been lucky enough to test out all of the three Kernom pedals. This article will talk about my experience testing the Kernom Ridge, Moho, and Elipse. Let’s get into it.

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What the Deal with Kernom Pedals?

The range of Kernom pedals are designed to be a one-and-done option for guitarists who like analog simplicity. They feature a wide selection of fantastic and iconic tones with the ability to dial in something unique and different.

This puts Kernom ahead of the game when it comes to releasing pedals. Unlike other companies that continue to release more and more pedals with slight variations – Kernom took a different approach. Their pedals are literally designed to give you anything you need tonally. Whether you’re a fan of a classic overdrive, Klon or clean boost – their Ridge will do it.

Kernom pedals are from France and the build quality and overall design is right up there with the best of the best. If you’re sick of buying numerous pedals, these might be the option you’re looking for.

Saving Presets

Each pedal allows you to store a single preset and switch between the “live sound” giving you two unique options. For those who enjoy midi-control – you can store up to 128 unique settings which is insane!

The Only Consideration

The only one thing to consider with Kernom pedals are that they are quite a lot bigger than a standard “dual pedal”. I love the fact there’s top mounted jacks and if you’ve got space on your pedalboard, it’ll be a great option.

Kernom Ridge

The Kernom Ridge was the first of the three pedals I got to test. When this was released I dismissed it as a complicated digital multi-effects overdrive pedal – but I was WRONG. At first glance it can look daunting, but I was able to find the sound in my head in no time at all.

The Kernom Ridge allows you to cycle through anything from a clean boost to a high gain distortion using the Mood control. The further this is to the right hand side, the more gain you are going to get in combination of course, with the Drive control.

In the center we get a post tone and pre-tone option which allows you to select the precise amount of high end you want in your signal. Having a tone stack before and after your drive separates this from a lot of other pedals out there.

Additionally, the Mid control allows you to either scoop or boost the mids. If you’re laying down some rhythm guitar for a recording you can adjust it slightly to the left for less mids and then turn it clockwise for more of a mid focused sound.

Check out my review of the Kernom Ridge – Buy it on Thomann (affiliate link)

Kernom Moho

The Moho was the second release from Kernom after the Ridge. This pedal is the all-in-one option for Fuzz lovers! If you’re a fuzz fan, this will do everything and replace the need for owning more than one Fuzz effect.

While I am not the biggest fuzz fan in the world (I prefer overdrive), it doesn’t take away from how versatile this effect is. The Kernom Moho will do anything from Lo-Fi Fuzz, Fuzz Face, Big Muff tones, and much more.

The mood control gives you full flexibility to find the fuzz tone that’s in your head. Like the Ridge we get the same great EQ options for pre and post tone stack for dialling in the high-end. The Electricity control adds low or high octaves (think Hendrix) which allows you to get it screaming.

The Moho is the same size, weight, and deisgn as the Ridge keeping the range of pedals very consistent.

Check out my Kernom Moho Review on YouTube – Buy it on Thomann (affiliate link)

Kernom Elipse

The Kernom Elipse is the most recent release and this offers an all-in-one solution for guitarists looking for modulation effects. The Elipse does everything from Harmonic Tremolo, Rotary, Chorus, Vibrato, Flanger, Phase, Univibe, and More!

The benefit of the mood control is you can position it between two effects giving you something that would not be possible on a standard single effects pedals.

Additionally, the Elipse has another trick up it’s sleeve called the “Swirl” control. This allows you to dial in a second Chorus effect over anything you dial in with the mood control.

All three dials on the left let you set the pedal in terms of Shape, Speed, and Depth like conventional modulation effects. If you’re sick of buying more than one chorus pedal or want something unlike anything else, this is where the Elipse really shines.

Watch my Kernom Elipse Review – Buy it on Thomann (affiliate link)

Final Thoughts

Let’s wrap up this post. At the end of the day, if you’re sick of buying loads of different overdrives, fuzz, or modulation pedals these three Kernom pedals will replace the need for anything else.

While they are quite expensive, they offer a solution that no one else is even coming close to unless you want to menu-dive through a multi-effects processor pedal.

The analog simplicity of the Kernom Range is what makes them unique, fun, and very usable. Thanks for checking out my blog. Subscribe on YouTube for more videos.