So I'm playing out for my first time ever this Friday and I'm very excited to use my hoof reaper! I only have that and the talons so far (all this tasty gear is too damn expensive), but I'm letting my buddy use the talons. I'm setting my hoof side to be a thick but versatile in conjunction with the pickups on my Reverend Six Gun, and I'm going to set the reaper side to be lower gain fuzz, kind of like an edgier OD. That way I can use the reaper side both as a not as dirty setting as well as a solo boost which soars and sustains for days. Plus the octave is always fun too.
I know that I'm likely not the first to use the hoof reaper like this, but I never really used it quite like this in my basement. And I just love it.
I just wanted to throw out a little more love for this pedal because I've been blown away with how awesome this thing sounds from the get-go. Thank you for listening to my ramble!