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efilhoMemberQuote:I personally like it more as my first Dist/Od/Fuzz, but I guess that’s just a matter of taste^^
It is by all means a matter of taste.
The only way to go about this is by trial and error!!!
Use the suggestions just as a guideline.
As an example, I’m moving my Phaser to be in front of my DIST/OD pedals. This would be heresy for some. But I’ll only know if I like it AFTER TRYING IT MYSELF!
Ed
efilhoMemberI guess a Red Witch Fuzz God II would get you close!
efilhoMemberI agree with Kevin Demuth on saying that the Big Muff should be the last distortion on the chain.
I have a few Dist/OD pedals and the BMP sounds awesome when pushed by other pedals and crappy (In My Opinion) in front of other DIST/OD pedals.
Ed
efilhoMemberSo… I heard and read about other people placing Muffs in front of other DIST/OD pedals.
But in my case it sounded horrible.
A brutal loss of clarity.
Opposed to using the BMP after DIST/OD pedals which as mentioned before gives me awesome results.
efilhoMemberefilhoMemberQuote:Does the memory toy have a volume drop like the #1 Echo? Please answer, I have already my #1 on sale to get the toy.Hummm… I have a #1 and it does not have a drop in volume at all! Weird!!!
efilhoMemberQuote:I have been agonizing for weeks about which fuzz pedal to get. One thing I discovered is that most of them are MAD expensive. I couldn’t find one cheaper than $150 (Fuzz Face RI, MXR, a few others). The rest of them were closer to $200 and more (mostly boutique). I liked the idea of a BM but was concerned about the fact that some people refer to it as a overdrive/distortion pedal. The Volume, Tone and Sustain knobs would imply that as well. I already have three ODs – OCD, Full Drive II & a Tube Screamer plus a compressor (Analog Man Bicomp). I didn’t want a duplicate of what I already had. Of course I was watching YouTube vids but this didn’t satisfy me. Finally I bit the bullet and bought a new BM. I got an incredible deal – 56 bucks! Well, suffice it to say, when I got the package yesterday, I brought it home and played all night! All my worry was for naught. This thing is about fuzzy as I could want. Who cares what the knobs say? For the record, mine is not noisy at all. And when I run the OCD in front of it, the roar is completely over the top!Sorry to blather on. By the way, here is a great demo comparing the “Ram’s Head” BM to a current version. The vintage pedal blows the current one away. But, not having a vintage Muff to compare mine to, I’m very happy with my new pedal. This clip is by gearmanndude who makes the best pedal demos on YouTube (along with Proguitarshop.com).
Funny… I spent 3 months also thinking “which fuzz should I get”. When a new batch of muffs arrived at my favorite shop (Which I pay a visit at least once a week) I had to give it a go… walked out of the shop with a brand new BMP!!!!
Couldn’t be happier with the pedal… I use the gain about 9hours and boost it either with an MRX overdrive or a Microamp for leading solos….simply amazing!!!!
It won’t leave my pedalboard unless it dies!!!
April 29, 2010 at 2:25 am in reply to: vintage clone theroy with flange switch set up question #96177efilhoMemberHow are you powering your pedal when in chain with others? Any different from when it’s by itself?
EHX pedals are a bit picky with PWR supplies.
e.g.: Daisy chaining a power supply is out of the question for some EHX pedals.
Ed
efilhoMemberSo… I guess the answer you’re looking for (and this is JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION) is:
Step 1: Put the money you’d spend on the two pedals on a small tube amp (plenty of those in the market today. I own a VOX AC4TVH with a 1×12″ vox cabinet. Love it to bits!!!!).
Step 2: Sell your current solid state amp
Step 3: Use the money from the Solid state amp to get you a good overdrive pedal. (maybe an english muff’n).
That should make your rig fly!!!!
Ed
efilhoMemberYou might get a better response and tone than without the valve pre-amp.
I used to try something similar using a TK-999 (12AX7) in front of a Fender Frontman 65R. Improved the hell out of my sound. Not quite a true valve sound tho.
Then I moved the TK-999 to the effects loop… uhmmmm good with cleans, pretty mushi when boosted into overdrive.
Then I started bypassing the preamp by going from the TK-999 straight into he return of the effects loop (Guitar -> Pedals -> TK-999 -> Return). Huge improvement and I finally could play at acceptable levels. BUT … Stil not a full valve tone.
I guess the power amp section has a lot more to do with tone than what’s advertised by hibrid amps makers.
Ended up buying a VOX AC4-TVH and sill use the TK-999 as part of my distortion section on my pedal board. The Fender FM65R has been demoted to being a backup amp now!
Ed
efilhoMemberAre you using a logaritmic or a linear pot?
April 21, 2010 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Im I the only one who was dissapointed with the Memory Toy? #92391efilhoMemberQuote:Quote:yeah, it’s analogue..….the ‘#1 Echo’ is an ‘analogue voiced digital delay’ and clearly advertised as one…. I don’t think EHX would ever try to pull that trick.
Yes. And I have one, and I bought it knowing it, and it’s brilliant.
Ed.
I meant the #1.
April 21, 2010 at 9:04 pm in reply to: Im I the only one who was dissapointed with the Memory Toy? #92390efilhoMemberQuote:yeah, it’s analogue..….the ‘#1 Echo’ is an ‘analogue voiced digital delay’ and clearly advertised as one…. I don’t think EHX would ever try to pull that trick.
Yes. And I have one, and I bought it knowing it, and it’s brilliant.
Ed.
April 21, 2010 at 1:34 am in reply to: Im I the only one who was dissapointed with the Memory Toy? #94149efilhoMemberWell. SOme companies are marketing delay pedals as Analog when they actually use a chip called PT-2399 on them. This is a cheap digital chip that emulates low-fi sounds.
So I guess the questions would be:
Is the MT based on Bucket Brigade technology or something like the PT-2399?
Cheers.
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