Uncle Waynzo's World: Griffin Analog, the music maker and the dreamer of dreams

[stephen sawall]

Nice phrasing and vibrato. I didn't see any shoes ?

 

[nightlight]

Back when I got the VBF pedals from Uncle Waynzo aka @griff10672 I told him I'd eventually post up some clips so now seems like a good time. Huge thanks to Unc for helping me with the project. I think @mentoneman has the same box with a different name so unless I'm mistaken maybe he can offer some thoughts on it if he's feeling like a G Brohtato lol. In other news the Calibrated T-Type neck pickup is now my all time favorite.

Griffing analog Vonbonfire deluxe blue side TX edition, Griffin Analog's pultec EQ, and Spaceman meridian engaged


Same pedals, bridge pickup lead fun starts at 5:10

@VonBonfire on fire. Thanks for sharing.

 

[griff10672]

Nice phrasing and vibrato. I didn't see any shoes ?

with that kind of tone and finesse .... he was definitely wearing these ... they got a friggin PRS headstock on the soles .......

https://www.dsw.com/product/carlos-...8ZXj2dFgSW9R6dTf7uHth9RsbtZlb6DEaAspzEALw_wcB

 

[VonBonfire]

excellent display of wood touching right there Veebs

Thanks mentoneman. How are you liking your Gladio clone? I've been waiting two days for you to tell me you get way better tone out of yours than I do mine.

But for real I dig the pedal, especially the right side. Share with me all your settings.

Nice phrasing and vibrato. I didn't see any shoes ?

Thanks Stephen. The Carlos by Carlos Santanas will probably have to wait until Christmas since Gibson, Guitar Center, and uncle Waynzo stole all my money last year.

@VonBonfire on fire. Thanks for sharing.

This means a lot coming from a guy who gets sweet tones from a seriously killer looking JAMES TYLER GUITAR.

with that kind of tone and finesse .... he was definitely wearing these ... they got a friggin PRS headstock on the soles .......

You got that uncle Waynzo attention to detail. Thought you were kidding and then I looked closer. Those are must haves this Christmas season. When I throw up in my mouth a little but still end up keeping a pair in the closet next to a big bag of mini toggles I have no use for.

 

[griff10672]

Thanks mentoneman. How are you liking your Gladio clone? I've been waiting two days for you to tell me you get way better tone out of yours than I do mine.

But for real I dig the pedal, especially the right side. Share with me all your settings.



Thanks Stephen. The Carlos by Carlos Santanas will probably have to wait until Christmas since Gibson, Guitar Center, and uncle Waynzo stole all my money last year.


This means a lot coming from a guy who gets sweet tones from a seriously killer looking JAMES TYLER GUITAR.


You got that uncle Waynzo attention to detail. Thought you were kidding and then I looked closer. Those are must haves this Christmas season. When I throw up in my mouth a little but still end up keeping a pair in the closet next to a big bag of mini toggles I have no use for.

The one Pat @mentoneman had didn't work out for him unfortunately ...... I modded his a little differently and he ended up having oscillation problems with certain setups / amps ...... it now sits on my " proto type " shelf ..... I guess I could mod it back to the same as yours and re sell it ... but it slays into my Fillmore 50 and as long as I don't go to hard with the gain ..... it behaves

 

[VonBonfire]

The one Pat @mentoneman had didn't work out for him unfortunately ...... I modded his a little differently and he ended up having oscillation problems with certain setups / amps ...... it now sits on my " proto type " shelf ..... I guess I could mod it back to the same as yours and re sell it ... but it slays into my Fillmore 50 and as long as I don't go to hard with the gain ..... it behaves

I'm interested to know how it was modded differently? I know Pat is def a higher gain player than me though vs most modern blues guys I use more gain. I need the sustain but try to keep the pedal gain as low as possible to work in conjunction with higher amp volumes.

 

[griff10672]

I'm interested to know how it was modded differently? I know Pat is def a higher gain player than me though vs most modern blues guys I use more gain. I need the sustain but try to keep the pedal gain as low as possible to work in conjunction with higher amp volumes.

I gave it more gain ..... I sent it to him to try with the option to buy .... to be honest .... he didn't need it .... he sent me three or four Dumble-esque pedals to check out ..... all were absolute killers including the BEAST ... his Ethos

 

[JackBootedThug]

fart sniffer

Dishwasher safe…

 

[JackBootedThug]

One thing about it… folks now know that your legit bwah…. You bring it….

 

[VonBonfire]

I gave it more gain ..... I sent it to him to try with the option to buy .... to be honest .... he didn't need it .... he sent me three or four Dumble-esque pedals to check out ..... all were absolute killers including the BEAST ... his Ethos
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So....can you get the schematic for that?

I know those are well loved and it was one of the better pedals I've heard demo'ed online. TBH the Royal OD was my favorite, the Ethos, the Gladio and Gladio SC, and the Rockett HRM v2 (was surprisingly really badass for a more affordable unit) were among the best I heard.

 

[VonBonfire]

One thing about it… folks now know that your legit bwah…. You bring it….

I guess that's nice but my own criticisms of my playing are harsh. The vids were decent but were not me in my very best form. I wanna hit that Lucky Peterson bar. This is the year where I make myself worthy of those Carlos by Carlos Santana shoes. This is the year.

 

[griff10672]

So....can you get the schematic for that?

I know those are well loved and it was one of the better pedals I've heard demo'ed online. TBH the Royal OD was my favorite, the Ethos, the Gladio and Gladio SC, and the Rockett HRM v2 (was surprisingly really badass for a more affordable unit) were among the best I heard.

No ... I don't have a schematic for the Ethos ......... they go for almost a grand now i think ... last one I saw was 750 on GC ... it's a KILLER Pedal . There was another that he sent me that I really really liked too ... it put sparkle on your clean tone without coloring that I could notice ... it had flames on it .... was definitely by a boutique builder ... @mentoneman which one was that ??

 

[VonBonfire]

No ... I don't have a schematic for the Ethos ......... they go for almost a grand now i think ... last one I saw was 750 on GC ... it's a KILLER Pedal . There was another that he sent me that I really really liked too ... it put sparkle on your clean tone without coloring that I could notice ... it had flames on it .... was definitely by a boutique builder ... @mentoneman which one was that ??

I love the way the Ethos and Royal OD have a full EQ built into them, which was part of why I had been interested in those because my amp EQ is pretty limited i.e there is no further way to fine tune it. The Pultec solved the issue but I'd still like to try a Royal OD sometime but they are also around a grand. At this point I don't think there is much to gain from it. I'd rather have some new Carlos shoes and a furry sky blue hat now.

 

[VonBonfire]

 

[mentoneman]

I gave it more gain ..... I sent it to him to try with the option to buy .... to be honest .... he didn't need it .... he sent me three or four Dumble-esque pedals to check out ..... all were absolute killers including the BEAST ... his Ethos
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your pedal was great sounding and tons of thoughful features. liquid lead feel and seemed voiced a bit tighter and brighter than the ethos. but as stated with *my* rack rig, right when i dialed it into the sweet spot i wanted the legato feel to it sit at for the fusiony lead tone i was after, it was on the cusp of a microphonic type squeal i fought with that i didn’t experience with the ethos.

my rig is very finicky with pedals especially when combining with already slightly overdriven tones. your atomic punk od sounds killer with the rig but other popular ods i’ve tried in that same spot were ghastly and phasey.

 

[VonBonfire]

your pedal was great sounding and tons of thoughful features. liquid lead feel and seemed voiced a bit tighter and brighter than the ethos. but as stated with *my* rack rig, right when i dialed it into the sweet spot i wanted the legato feel to it sit at for the fusiony lead tone i was after, it was on the cusp of a microphonic type squeal i fought with that i didn’t experience with the ethos.

my rig is very finicky with pedals especially when combining with already slightly overdriven tones. your atomic punk od sounds killer with the rig but other popular ods i’ve tried in that same spot were ghastly and phasey.

Were you using the blue side, the green side, or a mix of both? I've taken a liking to the more open sounding tones of the blue side. What pickups was in your axe? I too love the legato feel, my picking hand was born with fewer IQ points than my fretting hand.

 

[griff10672]

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your pedal was great sounding and tons of thoughful features. liquid lead feel and seemed voiced a bit tighter and brighter than the ethos. but as stated with *my* rack rig, right when i dialed it into the sweet spot i wanted the legato feel to it sit at for the fusiony lead tone i was after, it was on the cusp of a microphonic type squeal i fought with that i didn’t experience with the ethos.

my rig is very finicky with pedals especially when combining with already slightly overdriven tones. your atomic punk od sounds killer with the rig but other popular ods i’ve tried in that same spot were ghastly and phasey.

I gave it a little too much juice ...... that Ethos is a serious piece of gear !

 

[mentoneman]

No ... I don't have a schematic for the Ethos ......... they go for almost a grand now i think ... last one I saw was 750 on GC ... it's a KILLER Pedal . There was another that he sent me that I really really liked too ... it put sparkle on your clean tone without coloring that I could notice ... it had flames on it .... was definitely by a boutique builder ... @mentoneman which one was that ??

the out of production klamac arc furnace pedal.

i was on a deep SRV od pedal tone quest for a while and after several twists and turns i eventually landed on this doohickey

the closest thing i’ve heard to it is the king tone duellist but i prefer the overall tone of the arc.

Jim also made a stripped down single channel version of his pedal called the el mo



if you SRV lovin folks ever run across one whilst scouring, you may wanna pull le trig.

 

[VonBonfire]

I gave it a little too much juice ...... that Ethos is a serious piece of gear !

Yeah the Ethos is a beautiful unit. Look at all them mini toggles! If you ever get your hands on a schematic lemme know, I could probably be real happy with a single channel model.

 

[mentoneman]

Were you using the blue side, the green side, or a mix of both? I've taken a liking to the more open sounding tones of the blue side. What pickups was in your axe? I too love the legato feel, my picking hand was born with fewer IQ points than my fretting hand.

the mix sounded best to me but i did try soloing either side too. as Wayne mentioned, if i didn’t have the Ethos i could’ve hung onto it and made it work, but i already have that box checked with a very mighty weapon.