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[Phrygian]

New Pedal Month!

As some of you know I've been on a pedal binge lately. I managed to acquire a few of the ones I wanted but there are still more to come! I even have one of my Mesa's up for trade/sale on the forum for pedals.

So here's what's in so far:

And here's a brief review of each. I'll be happy to do an in-depth review a little later on, after putting more time into them!

BK Butler Tube Driver
One of the smoothest overdrive pedals out there. Very capable of the Gilmour / Johnson sound as many describe. There are some sweet spots you'll find in the tone controls. Not a high gain pedal but very classy.

Suhr Riot
One of the most kick ass distortion pedals I've ever heard. So far I'm preferring the middle toggle position as it seems to offer the thickest tone. This little pedal has an incredible amount of gain on tap it it's extremely easy to dial in a great sound. I'm having fun engaging the pedal while on the lead channel of my amps. It gives some extra thickness and a bit of volume boost.

BB Preamp
I'm happy I got this one. Through a clean amp it offers a very sweet classic overdrive. Through a distortion channel it really pushes amps to new levels, making them aggressive or thick, your choice. What impresses me the most about this pedal is how volume sensitive it is. It's a joy to use!

Voodoo Lab Amp Switcher
A wonderful amp switcher, quality all the way. I used to have the Morley Tripler and hated it...full of ground loop issues. With the Voodoo Lab you can control and ground issues, dial in levels, and from what I read (but haven't done yet) program it to function in a few different ways.

Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Very accurate, takes up very little space. The metering takes a little adjusting to but honestly you get the hang of it quickly.

Tech 21 Sansamp GT2
I haven't used this to its proper potential just yet and have only tried it with an amp. A range of sounds to have fun with. It's pretty cool but not something I would run live. I'll get back to you on this one when I try recording direct with it. Gonna try it on bass Wednesday, will report back!


So that's my report for now! The pedal hunt continues!

 

[JakeAC5253]

BK Butler Tube Driver
One of the smoothest overdrive pedals out there. Very capable of the Gilmour / Johnson sound as many describe. There are some sweet spots you'll find in the tone controls. Not a high gain pedal but very classy.

I have the head version! I'm curious if it dials like the pedal. I have found the EQ to be VERY touch sensitive and the sweeps are huge. It almost dials like a low gain recto lol. Where are some of these 'sweet spots' you have found?

 

[dstroud]

Awesome! I'd love to try a Tube Driver with my amps someday.

 

[Phrygian]

BK Butler Tube Driver
One of the smoothest overdrive pedals out there. Very capable of the Gilmour / Johnson sound as many describe. There are some sweet spots you'll find in the tone controls. Not a high gain pedal but very classy.

I have the head version! I'm curious if it dials like the pedal. I have found the EQ to be VERY touch sensitive and the sweeps are huge. It almost dials like a low gain recto lol. Where are some of these 'sweet spots' you have found?

Cool man!! I've never even seen a head version in person. What's it like tone wise?

When I rolled the highs down towards zero it thickened right up, like an obvious bump in size. It was damn cool!

 

[Phrygian]

Awesome! I'd love to try a Tube Driver with my amps someday.

If you're into super smooth it's definitely worth checking out!

 

[JakeAC5253]

Cool man!! I've never even seen a head version in person. What's it like tone wise?

When I rolled the highs down towards zero it thickened right up, like an obvious bump in size. It was damn cool!

I use it as my designated 'clean' amp. I'm not really into the gain channel as much, I am sure the pedal is better in that regard.

http://www.netmusicians.org/index.php?s ... value=7296
https://soundclick.com/share?songid=9284628

That's cool lol. I'll have to see if that works with the amp too.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Where's the "Pig Mine"?

 

[Phrygian]

Cool man!! I've never even seen a head version in person. What's it like tone wise?

When I rolled the highs down towards zero it thickened right up, like an obvious bump in size. It was damn cool!

I use it as my designated 'clean' amp. I'm not really into the gain channel as much, I am sure the pedal is better in that regard.

http://www.netmusicians.org/index.php?s ... value=7296
https://soundclick.com/share?songid=9284628

That's cool lol. I'll have to see if that works with the amp too.

I dig the sounds man, very cool!!

 

[Phrygian]

Where's the "Pig Mine"?

Still on my list, just not as pressing as the Catalinbread Semaphore, Fuel Tank Classic, and Trailer Trash Board. I might do without for a bit but have been keeping an eye on ebay for a deal. Actually, I re-opened my ebay account just for this lol.

 

[glassjaw7]

Great pedal choices so far man! A germanium fuzz and pedaltrain board are next on my list, but I'd love to try a Tube Driver.

 

[amiller]

Thanks for the reviews...very cool.

So what do think about the Riot on a clean channel?

 

[Phrygian]

Great pedal choices so far man! A germanium fuzz and pedaltrain board are next on my list, but I'd love to try a Tube Driver.

Nice man! Any fuzz pedals catching your eye right now?

 

[Phrygian]

Thanks for the reviews...very cool.

So what do think about the Riot on a clean channel?

The Riot's one of the best pedals I've ever heard on a clean channel. It's one of the rare ones that makes a clean channel sound like a higher end high gain amp. It sounds real if that makes sense!

 

[glassjaw7]

Great pedal choices so far man! A germanium fuzz and pedaltrain board are next on my list, but I'd love to try a Tube Driver.

Nice man! Any fuzz pedals catching your eye right now?

Well I originally wanted a Skreddy Pink Flesh, but that was before I knew how rare and pricey they are. I'll probably go with a MJM London Fuzz. Sounds pretty raunchy and nasty but in a nice warm way if that makes any sense. Pig Mine would be cool too.

 

[Phrygian]

Great pedal choices so far man! A germanium fuzz and pedaltrain board are next on my list, but I'd love to try a Tube Driver.

Nice man! Any fuzz pedals catching your eye right now?

Well I originally wanted a Skreddy Pink Flesh, but that was before I knew how rare and pricey they are. I'll probably go with a MJM London Fuzz. Sounds pretty raunchy and nasty but in a nice warm way if that makes any sense. Pig Mine would be cool too.

All nice pedals! Yeah Skreddy's are a little harder to find in the first place, and their discontinued pedals are either hard to find, pricey or both! I've still got my sights on the Pig Mine but I think I'll hold off for a bit...not too long...but maybe not a "this month" purchase.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

All nice pedals! Yeah Skreddy's are a little harder to find in the first place, and their discontinued pedals are either hard to find, pricey or both! I've still got my sights on the Pig Mine but I think I'll hold off for a bit...not too long...but maybe not a "this month" purchase.

Here are two:

http://instruments.shop.ebay.com/i.html ... m270.l1313

 

[Phrygian]

All nice pedals! Yeah Skreddy's are a little harder to find in the first place, and their discontinued pedals are either hard to find, pricey or both! I've still got my sights on the Pig Mine but I think I'll hold off for a bit...not too long...but maybe not a "this month" purchase.

Here are two:

http://instruments.shop.ebay.com/i.html ... m270.l1313

Been watching those! Although the "Wall" one is pretty sick I still like the pig in the miner's cap lol. I missed out on one that went for $170 but I had just bought that other mesa so I had to hold off.