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April 1, 2009 at 12:39 pm #77988PabloMember
Allo Allo,
a friend of mine is trying to sell me an original 70’s Zipper,
just wondering if anyone knew anything about it or had any sound samples,
thanks,
Pabs.April 1, 2009 at 7:27 pm #95113Fender&EHX4everModeratorVery nice, fat sounding, and easy to use envelope filter. It only does the envelope ‘up’, but it covers a nice range of frequencies. The tricky thing is to remember that you need to keep a battery in it, even if you are using a power supply.
April 1, 2009 at 8:30 pm #95116PabloMemberQuote:Very nice, fat sounding, and easy to use envelope filter. It only does the envelope ‘up’, but it covers a nice range of frequencies. The tricky thing is to remember that you need to keep a battery in it, even if you are using a power supply.Classy, I’ve recently bought a Doctor Q also, is there much difference between the two?
April 2, 2009 at 1:05 am #95138Fender&EHX4everModeratorQuote:Quote:Very nice, fat sounding, and easy to use envelope filter. It only does the envelope ‘up’, but it covers a nice range of frequencies. The tricky thing is to remember that you need to keep a battery in it, even if you are using a power supply.Classy, I’ve recently bought a Doctor Q also, is there much difference between the two?
I haven’t tried the Doctor Q yet. I imagine it’s very similar, but in a smaller enclosure, and less flexibility than the Zipper.
I will say that I’ve been able to approximate the tones of the Zipper with a Q-Tron+, which is really EHX’s most flexible env filter pedal; but it’s also one that requires a bit of tweaking and experimenting to get the right settings. The Zipper is almost plug & play, so it’s convenient.April 3, 2009 at 1:02 pm #95193PabloMemberQuote:Quote:Quote:Very nice, fat sounding, and easy to use envelope filter. It only does the envelope ‘up’, but it covers a nice range of frequencies. The tricky thing is to remember that you need to keep a battery in it, even if you are using a power supply.Classy, I’ve recently bought a Doctor Q also, is there much difference between the two?
I haven’t tried the Doctor Q yet. I imagine it’s very similar, but in a smaller enclosure, and less flexibility than the Zipper.
I will say that I’ve been able to approximate the tones of the Zipper with a Q-Tron+, which is really EHX’s most flexible env filter pedal; but it’s also one that requires a bit of tweaking and experimenting to get the right settings. The Zipper is almost plug & play, so it’s convenient.nice.
I think I’ll go for it then,
cheers Fender.April 3, 2009 at 5:53 pm #95211Fender&EHX4everModeratorQuote:nice.
I think I’ll go for it then,
cheers Fender.Enjoy! BTW, my favorite setting:
LP/BP switch = LP
Attack switch = 2
Range knob = max
Q knob = maxThis will give you the fattest and most dramatic filter – very vocal!
April 4, 2009 at 7:41 pm #95251PabloMemberQuote:Quote:nice.
I think I’ll go for it then,
cheers Fender.Enjoy! BTW, my favorite setting:
LP/BP switch = LP
Attack switch = 2
Range knob = max
Q knob = maxThis will give you the fattest and most dramatic filter – very vocal!
Guess what made it’s way onto my pedal board this morning! :thumb:
That setting is pretty brilliant, just been playing Bill Withers all day at practice.April 4, 2009 at 9:33 pm #95266Fender&EHX4everModeratorQuote:That setting is pretty brilliant, just been playing Bill Withers all day at practice.:thumb:
Your thread inspired me to pull my Zipper out of the box yesterday and play around with it again after being stored for a few months. I played it in front of my Roland Space Echo RE-101. What an amazing combo. I could’ve jammed around on it all day :love:
February 18, 2011 at 2:15 am #114362pacoMemberHello, I just bought one for $80, it sounds good, I got a 1/8” adapter to plug it onto my pedalboard but I am wondering why should I need a battery in it ? I do not have one in it now and it sounds good.
Thanks
Quote:Very nice, fat sounding, and easy to use envelope filter. It only does the envelope ‘up’, but it covers a nice range of frequencies. The tricky thing is to remember that you need to keep a battery in it, even if you are using a power supply. -
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