Woody Piano Shack Spins Up the CRUMAR BURN 2025: Rotary Mayhem or Polished Pretender?

Woody gives the BURN 2025’s build quality a solid thumbs up—metal chassis, shiny finish, and a weight that says ‘don’t mess with me.’ But here’s the kicker: those protruding knobs are just begging to get snapped if you stomp on it like a typical floor pedal. Woody’s advice? Keep it off the floor unless you fancy a knob massacre. Thankfully, there’s a side socket for a dual footswitch, so you can still control speed and brake without risking pedal carnage. It’s a clever bit of design, but definitely more studio desk than stage floor weapon.

The BURN 2025 isn’t just a one-trick pony. Woody runs through its unique features, starting with the dual-speed modes—slow, fast, and a proper stop function for when you want to slam the brakes on your sonic spin cycle. The pedal’s interface lets you balance between the upper horn and lower drum, mimicking the classic Leslie mic setup. Want more drama up top or a bass-heavy rumble? Twist a knob and you’re there.

He also demos the distance and angle controls, which tweak the virtual mic placement for subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) shifts in tone. There’s even a Memphis style mode that lets the horn spin while the drum stays put, perfect for keeping your basslines tight. Woody’s not shy about pointing out which features are genuinely useful and which are more ‘set and forget’—and he’s quick to note the lack of built-in overdrive, so you’ll need an external pedal for that classic crunchy grit.

Hooking up the BURN 2025 to the CRUMAR SORRENTO is a breeze—just one LAN cable handles both power and audio. Woody highlights how this keeps your setup clean and simple, especially if you’re running the pedal as part of the SORRENTO bundle. If you’re using it with other gear, you’ll need a 12V adapter and stick to mono input (no stereo in, sorry workstation fans). It’s a streamlined rig for organ heads, but don’t expect it to play nice with every synth in your arsenal.

Now for the main event: the sound. Woody dials up a range of tones, from subtle shimmer to full-on rotary chaos, showing how the BURN 2025 nails the movement and frequency shifts of a real spinning cab. You get to hear the horn and drum ramp up and down, the stereo spread, and the impact of all those mic and speed tweaks. The pedal’s reverb options—digital hall and spring—add extra flavour, with the spring reverb running pre-rotary for some proper psychedelic weirdness.

But let’s be real: no text can do justice to the swirling madness of a rotary sim in action. Woody’s demos are the real deal—if you want to hear the acceleration, the mic tricks, and the Memphis mode in all their glory, you’ll need to watch (and listen) for yourself. The verdict? The BURN 2025 comes close to the real thing, but if you crave that filthy Leslie overdrive, you’ll need to bring your own dirt box. Still, for organ fiends and rotary obsessives, this pedal’s got plenty of spin.