That Pedal Show-TodayRobben Ford showed up on the show today and talked gear.I figured many of you guys would love to hear from him
first hand. He has all but retired his Dumble in favor of
the Little Walter amps.
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That Pedal Show-TodayRobben Ford showed up on the show today and talked gear.I figured many of you guys would love to hear from him
first hand. He has all but retired his Dumble in favor of
the Little Walter amps.
ORIGIN EFFECTS Cali76
Compressor V.2
Has the best got better??? Just released. Except for the LED
lights the only giveaway is the f.ing price!!! 😕
The layout is Dry, for your wet/dry mix, Out, a level, Ratio,
amount of compression Attack, to delay the comp effect
kicking in and Release, how long before the comp fades out.
CONCLUSION___They needed to do this simply because thereare now choices from Wampler, UA, and knowJ. Rockett offering all the the different studioclassics so we have choice. I confess I do lovethe Cali but the new J.Rockett Airchild Sixty Sixis equally good and $230.00 USD.
FRIEDMAN IR-D PreAmp
A real tube pre that can be used in the same ways one would use a modeller.You get two channels and a boost. The voicing is that of a hot rodded classic
Marshall Super Lead Plexi PreAmp. The features are endless and and the layout
needs explaining. If i write it out you will get lost. So I will letthe videos do the talking.CONCLUSION ___
It sounds as it should like a real tube amp because it indeed
uses tubes. Yes not a model but the real thing.
What's not to love!!!
thefineprintI am 77 and taking my Plexi to a gig is getting a bit much. I have beenwrestling about getting a modeler? First I only need one killer amp notdozens. I hate giving up tubes!!! I want the sound, feel and response thatONLY tubes can provide. Ideally a Plexi. This pedal has zero competitionin my mind. I could still use my cab. I would just need a power amp.I will have to give this a serious think.
AMPLITUDE TONEX ONE
PREVIEWThis is a total surprise. Amplitude were a Pro software company before they made any pedals. It is why they have such high quality sounds.
It has 20 presets of amps, cabs and effects. You can download all that the full size unit has and edit as well and you get free software to do it. Yes and it is capable with an interface to make your own models. In short it does all the 'Must Have' of what the full size model does and with the same quality of sound. Sounds that compare with Neural and Fractal? YES! This is a game changer!!!
I will update ALL day as new videos and info comes out!!!
thefineprint
I expect this pedal is already sold out and even if you doa pre-order it may take months to arrive.
SUMMER SCHOOL
ELECTRONICS
The CLASS REUNION |||
Once I read thru the gobbly goop I was lucky enough to figure
out we have a Green Russian Muff and a Tube Screamer. It is two of the companies pedals combined into one pedal.
The layout has a Gain and Tone for each pedal. Volume is for both sides and Blend determines which side is loudest. Both sides have a silicon clipping diode and LED for overkill distortion.
CONCLUSION___
A lot of noises good and bad. The ts side is a bit thin using the silicon diode. The LED predictable gives it a Metal vibe. The Muff sounds like a good basic Muff and with the LED you get a full blown Doom thing. I feel the blend is its secret sauce. It can make good better and the unuseable turned into the just right.
I have a Muff, the Boss ts best know as an SD-1 OD.
I also have a great EQ and a Rat to throw into the mix.
In short stacking separate pedals does much more.
Big but ...on a smaller board this could be a good
choice to cover the Metal vibe of many genres.
MAD PROFESSOR
Silver Spring Reverb
This is now by Reverb chip generations a golden oldy. It came out in 2012.
Old chips at best can have some character to the sound like a pedal with germanium transistors. They can however have some nasty analysing distortion. Robben Ford is a big fan. It is basically just one algorithm
needed and used to create a Fender/Accusonic type Spring Reverb.The layout is Reverb, that controls the dry wet mix, Tone and
Time which is the length of the decay.
CONCLUSION ___Like all pedals that claim to clone a sound oneeither measures how close or simply only caresthat it makes a pleasing substitution. I find itan exceptional substitution and I owned Fenderamps, for a start I had 2 different Twin Reverbsover the years.
CALINE CP-53
FUZZY FACE ||VOODOO OCTAVE
Another good ol' Octave Fuzz. Don't ask. Some are a take on the original or take on an American copy or indeed the MIJ Boss that is still not on offer even though Boss did an accidental release of it and pulled it the next day. Rumors were it was the covid thing stopping production. Voodoo Labs had a Fuzz for about 20 years but it is a sub octave Fuzz. The Caline compares well with the Joyo Voodoo Octave Since you asked the Joyo is $35.00 USD. Check out the Post on the Joyo. The layout is Volume, Tone, Gain and a switch that kicks in a mid scoop. In fact identical to the Joyo setup.
CONCLUSION ___
It sounds good but not better than others including the $30.00 USD, Boss Hyper Fuzz clone the Behringer Super Fuzz. All 3 are impressive and Pro sounding.
COUCH ELECTRONICS
Bakers Dozen
A new company from builder designer Slobodan in Slovenia. It is his take on a Bluesbreaker. Yes the enclosure looks like a B.B. The big little surprise is
it is almost the size of a standard Hammond 1590B
box. Same height but a tad wider. Dead cool!!!The layout is as expected a Volume,Tone and Gain.
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CONCLUSION ___Pulled back it sounds very much like the Marshall original but pushed it has a
gain stage borrowed from an old MXR
Micro Amp (so was the DOD 250 PreAmp)
A design as we know that can give it some serious kick.
StarCrash Fuzz
Yes our old friend the Fuzz Face .The Layout tells us what is the same ol' and what is different. You get Level, but Gain is dimed & fixed & the Tone is gone. You get instead of a BIAS control that will alter Gain and bring
down highs and you get a High pass filter to tighten unruly lows.
CONCLUSION ___
It is a very excellent sounding
Fuzz but it ain't no Fuzz Face.
You can get a lot of good usable
noises from it. I really like it!!!
A Tube Screamer where they let you cut the 1K poke and put it down to 720Kh to pull back on that cocked Wah vibe. The layout is Volume, Gain and Tone but you have a mids to boost or drop the mid poke.
CONCLUSION ___
A versatile OD but again not a ts.
No complaints. It is it's own thing.
It fits into your kit or not as it is
not a focused tool but a Swiss
Army Knife pedal.
WAY HUGE Smalls
SUPA-LEAD Overdrive Mk-lll
It is meant to be a take on a pedal with great tube amp like qualities. Some say it is a designer Jeorge Tripps MIAB, derived from a modded
version of his Fat Sandwich design.
Version 1 was a very large pedal, Version 2 was never released.
So WTF, is going on.One guy that bought on Reverb said in his personal review
that it is harsh and shrill. Yes! I thought,
but it could be worse. 😦
The layout is Volume Tone and Gain.
CONCLUSION ___If I had to say what it basically sounded like in one polite word
I would say Rat. No it is NOT a Rat but it has a very aggressive rip your face off near Fuzz thing going on. The formal term is
it is a Hardclipper Distortion pedal. If you buy it to use as a Hardclipper, to be in RAT territory, but different, then why not.BIG but ...for a MIAB I could name dozens and this would
NEVER be among them.