MrFlexx
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Anyone have a suggestion about how to get a tone close George Lynch on Dokken - Kiss of Death on a Friedman Smallbox?
Rdodson
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I love that whole record. Crazy attack in that sound, and I wouldn't be surprised if he was using the Fanes by this point. I'm not a Lynch historian, but I'm sure others here are. Might want to post this question on the main forum.
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John 14:6
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The recommended starting point settings noted in the Small Box manual should get you in the ballpark right off the bat. Try adding a Friedman Buxom Boost pedal and playing around with that a little. All Small Box owners should get a Buxom Boost. I just got a Buxom Boost and already feel it is kind of a must have pedal for the Small Box. I have a Maxon OD 808 overdrive that I have been using to boost the BE channel for Lynch tones. Lynch is my favorite player.MrFlexx":2ca3tdrf said:
MrFlexx
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Funny thing you mentioned the Buxom Boost as I've just got one and it's awesome. The thing that surprised me the most was that just by dial the boost knob clockwise is like having a Smallbox with more gain on tap. It doesn’t sound like you added an overdrive or boost pedal. The added gain really sounds like it’s coming out of the Smallbox itself. To explain how good the Buxom Boost is I can tell you the following thing: I’ve had a mail conversation with Dave himself about having him modifying my Smallbox by adding the HBE-switch, C45 and SAT-switch, but now I don’t feel there’s a need for it anymore. By using the Buxom Boost to boost my Smallbox makes it sound as big and aggressive as the BE100 but with the vintage touch of the Smallbox.John 14:6":3rrl8qqo said:
There’s one more thing making the Buxom Boost extremely versatile, and that is that if you dial the boost knob counter clockwise it will actually lower the gain of the Smallbox without destroying the tone. This means that you can dial in the Smallbox with the gain on 10 of the BE channel and then engage the Buxom Boost and have a low gain sound but with the BE character. So there’s loads of variations making a 2-channel amp like the Smallbox a multi-channel monster of amp. And I haven’t even mentioned the Tight Knob or EQ of the Buxom Boost. The sound palette is huge.