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Topic: 15 W Howitzer question
Hello, this is about a 15 W Howitzer Power Amp I recently purchased.
It was advertised as “mint” on Reverb but the pictures did not show if the power supply was included. I contacted the seller and he told me that the P/S will be included and stressed that was a “new item” at a great price so I purchased it. It cost me $111 (plus my local tax) which was actually one of the lowest prices available plus s&h was free. When the item came, it became obvious that “mint” can mean a lot of things, but the most important issue I have with it is that the white indicator lines on the pot buttons were washed off/faded out, obviously from what appeared to be heavy prior use. There were also a couple of oily(?) fingerprints on the pedal itself and the box it came in was the original but clearly opened, used and abused, the edges were worn and tatty, one med-sized cut/hole on the box top, the inside paperwork unpacked and refolded, the p/s cables held together with old, frayed wire twists, you get the picture. Now the important thing for me is that it did not have any dents, scratches or fall markings on the pedal itself and electronically appears to be working as expected. However, the GAIN button is only usable up to 50-60%. More than that it introduces a lot of hiss/noise. I’m not sure if this is “normal” or an indication that the pedal has been …electronically, abused? There are also indications that the pedal has been opened (and reclosed) as the in/out jacks are not positioned in their original place and there are obvious markings around the washers.
My question is to EHX (if they read this note) and all those familiar with EHX products: How long should it really take of continuous use for the white indicator lines on the pot buttons to washed off and become faded-out? Everything else points to the seller misrepresenting the condition of the pedals but when I confronted him about it he told me (and I quote): “it is super common that [the fading] to all of the EHX white level lines are not consistent”. Obviously I agree. So before I file a complain for this seller on Reverb I’d like to ask those of you who have experience with EHX, do you agree with that. In my opinion, for the pot lines to start fading, one would have to use the pedal heavily and for a long time.
Finally, I immediately registered the pedal but will EHX honor the warranty should I need service when it’s obvious the pedal condition was misrepresented as “new” when it wasn’t.
Thanks for your feedback!
Electro-Harmonix is proud to present the new Lizard King, a bass-centric update to the popular Lizard Queen Octave Fuzz. Released in 2023, the EHX Lizard Queen was born out of JHS Pedals’ Josh Scott and Graphic Artist Daniel Danger’s love and admiration for 1970s Electro-Harmonix design. The original has a gnarly octave fuzz tone that musically interacts with your dynamics and features a blendable octave sound. Electro-Harmonix took this sound and has expanded and optimized the circuit with the bass player in mind.
Watch the demo video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_s4TaS-1Z0
The EHX Lizard King is a fixed-gain fuzz that is dynamically responsive. Adjustments to your instruments volume affects the amount of fuzz. Lower instrument volumes create a clear, fuzzy overdrive, while full instrument volume sends the gain over the top for ripping riff and searing solo tones. The familiar VOLUME and OCTAVE knobs control overall output and octave blend volume respectively. New to the Lizard King, the BLEND knob sets the mix between your clean and fuzz tones to create the perfect balance of fuzz while retaining your bass’s attack and low-end. The TONE knob is a low pass filter that rolls off the highs, while the SUN/SHADOW switch further enhances the tone of the octave fuzz and clean tones. SUN boosts the octave fuzz with a more driving midrange, and the clean tone accessed by the BLEND knob has more treble and bass frequencies. When the switch is set to SHADOW, the clean tone is unchanged, and fuzz tone is tighter.
The EHX Lizard King features True Bypass switching, can be powered by a standard 9V power adapter and comes equipped with a 9 volt battery. The pedal will be available in JULY 2024 and have a U.S. Street Price of $129.00.
Learn more at http://www.ehx.com/lizardking
Using Big Muff Hardware plugin with Ableton Live 11 Suite.
Drivers installed, plugin is showing on the track. I follow directions: from the hamburger menu, choose “Select Device”, Device Serial Number, Audio. Nothing happens and the Status light in the plugin does not light up to green (it stays grey). The plugin shows I’m on software version 1.0.70 and confirms that is the latest available version.
The pedal status light is green.
Any help on what I am missing? Thanks!
Topic: Voice Box
You should consider an external non-latching footswitch plug for bringing the harmonies in and out during verse vs chorus uses.
Even some choruses move from solo to harmony
having to push the current footswitch design (latching) means I’m getting a great workout for a 3-4 hour acoustic set!
Feel free to reach out via email or cell 832-726-2759.Thanks for considering this!