Wednesday, March 18, 2026
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KSR Ceres One: Heaviest High Gain Guitar Pedal? Full Demo & Mix


Can a mini preamp replace an amp head? Here’s the KSR Ceres One Mini across all three gain modes with a full mix and isolated tones. Skip to the tones and settings below.

This one is heavy… This Ceres One mini preamp pedal from @ProtoplasmaKSR is KILLER!

I have been addicted to playing this high gain preamp pedal since the moment I took it out of the box, and it is absolutely a pillar of my pedalboard as of now.

Check out the KSR Ceres One here: https://ksramps.com/product/one/

Why the Ceres One Mini is a killer option:**
– Compact version of the full Ceres series, offering three gain channels + a clean channel in one pedal.
– Clean channel mode means you can plug fuzzes or extra drives in front and treat this as a real all-in-one rig hub (which is exactly how I’ve got it setup).
– Built for direct to power amp or into your return loop, perfect for modern setups or fly rigs.
– Feel switch (Fat / Tight / Thick) + Mode toggle (Ares/Ortho Crunch, Artemis/Gemini Red, Colossus Lead) give you serious flexibility.
– For the demo blend I used the middle “Artemis/Gemini Red” channel toggle which gave me that satisfying gain.

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Timestamps:
0:00 KSR ceres one full demo mix
1:00 Ceres One features overview
3:10 Soloed guitar tone demo

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Originally posted by UCGBmZnwgMmdlO2BMaXBKbjw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4XJ2VC1sBk

4 thoughts on “KSR Ceres One: Heaviest High Gain Guitar Pedal? Full Demo & Mix

  • Yeah!!! This is a really sick pedal!!! I'd say amps can be retired if pedals like this come along! ????????

    Reply
  • Hey man, that little monster breathes fire.

    You know what would be really interesting? If you made a video comparing the Joyo Rigel with this Ceres pedal, since rumor has it the Joyo is a clone.

    You can connect both pedals to your interface and use the same IR, it could be from York Audio or similar. Cheers.

    Reply

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