Stumplegriltskin
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I'm liking this little prick of a pedal. It's switchable between 9 and 18V and runs on 9V. You flip a little switch inside for 18V
But not without a little fuckery first.
Maxon pedals with internal 9/18 volt operation (the Pro and Pro+ models, VOP-9 etc) and those that have a charge pump to stabilize the voltage at 9 volts (OSD-9 etc
These pedals require huge amounts of current for the first few milliseconds, and then settle down to the listed current draw. This means they may not start up with a 100mA power supply (such as the Pedal Power 2+ or BBE SupaCharger). You may get lucky driving them from the higher current outputs (5 and 6 on the ones mentioned). But a 100mA source will power them, as long as they’ve been ”started up” with a battery. So keep a battery in the pedal, and on power-up temporarily remove the adapter plug (to let the pedal start up) and then plug it back in – that keeps it going from one of the ”normal” outputs on your power supply.
Since I'm using a Voodoo ISO-5, which the max 9V output is 400mA, I'm using that as the source of power. I tried this both ways, with the method above with just a battery first and then via the VooDoo ISO-5 and then without a battery and I don't notice much of a difference.
As far as the 18V vs 9V it may just add a tad of presence in 18V mode. It's mostly just louder in 18V mode, which I guess is the function. The boost on the pedal is real nice too. It adds a nice tone to the whole Rectum tube amp. Even without the MRX 10b EQ I'm using, it seems to add some midrange girth, a tad of presence, while still maintaining a slightly scooped tone. It's mostly the accentuation of the fast single string 6th string notes I was concerned about. Even without the EQ, the mud seems cleaned up a bit and the flub (as I call it with the rectifier) is minimized. As the tone enters the mouth and hits the pallet and mixes with the olfactory senses, it produces a nice array of .......
Ok, it's a damn pedal, not a glass of wine. But I like the thing. There's options with this pedal, which I like. Now the only thing I have to compare this to in the TS spectrum is the Biyang OD-12 X-drive and my VooDoo Sparkle drive. Both with a TS setting and the 3 way mod as well for added warmth or bright.
This pedal is very similar, but seems to allow more midrange through for that nice bite when chugging, but retaining the bass and allowing the top end sizzle through, but not an overpowering presence either.
So yeah, I actually bought something I like for once. Take a couple tokes and celebrate with me. I got this rectoff sounding pretty grand.
Here's a short video of the thing. Shit sound/Iphone recording.
But not without a little fuckery first.
Maxon pedals with internal 9/18 volt operation (the Pro and Pro+ models, VOP-9 etc) and those that have a charge pump to stabilize the voltage at 9 volts (OSD-9 etc
These pedals require huge amounts of current for the first few milliseconds, and then settle down to the listed current draw. This means they may not start up with a 100mA power supply (such as the Pedal Power 2+ or BBE SupaCharger). You may get lucky driving them from the higher current outputs (5 and 6 on the ones mentioned). But a 100mA source will power them, as long as they’ve been ”started up” with a battery. So keep a battery in the pedal, and on power-up temporarily remove the adapter plug (to let the pedal start up) and then plug it back in – that keeps it going from one of the ”normal” outputs on your power supply.Since I'm using a Voodoo ISO-5, which the max 9V output is 400mA, I'm using that as the source of power. I tried this both ways, with the method above with just a battery first and then via the VooDoo ISO-5 and then without a battery and I don't notice much of a difference.
As far as the 18V vs 9V it may just add a tad of presence in 18V mode. It's mostly just louder in 18V mode, which I guess is the function. The boost on the pedal is real nice too. It adds a nice tone to the whole Rectum tube amp. Even without the MRX 10b EQ I'm using, it seems to add some midrange girth, a tad of presence, while still maintaining a slightly scooped tone. It's mostly the accentuation of the fast single string 6th string notes I was concerned about. Even without the EQ, the mud seems cleaned up a bit and the flub (as I call it with the rectifier) is minimized. As the tone enters the mouth and hits the pallet and mixes with the olfactory senses, it produces a nice array of .......
Ok, it's a damn pedal, not a glass of wine. But I like the thing. There's options with this pedal, which I like. Now the only thing I have to compare this to in the TS spectrum is the Biyang OD-12 X-drive and my VooDoo Sparkle drive. Both with a TS setting and the 3 way mod as well for added warmth or bright.
This pedal is very similar, but seems to allow more midrange through for that nice bite when chugging, but retaining the bass and allowing the top end sizzle through, but not an overpowering presence either.
So yeah, I actually bought something I like for once. Take a couple tokes and celebrate with me. I got this rectoff sounding pretty grand.
Here's a short video of the thing. Shit sound/Iphone recording.
