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John JMemberQuote:Sorry John
Please try with the EHX supply.
Some power supplies ramp the voltage up so slow it stalls some EHX pedals.
In that case power up the supply and replug the pedals power back in after a few seconds.
See if that is the case…
Also you can write the techs on Monday at info@ehx.com. M-f 9-5 pm NYC timeThanks for the response! Unfortunately, I tried using the 9v adapter that shipped with my Superego, and then I tried using a fresh 9v battery, and neither made any difference. I’ll reach out to the techs today to see if there’s anything they recommend.
Sincerely,
John JuliusJohn JMemberi have a vox ac4tv with a lot of treble and i need to keep the gain turned fairly low or else it just starts to hurt; if you’re playing through an amp with a rich low-end you can turn the gain up further before it gets too harsh. it gets WAY fuzzier than the NYC Big Muff, and it doesn’t sound very much like the NYC box at all, so you’re not going to have any trouble justifying owning both.
(when i said it was noticeably lower-gain, what i meant was it gets CRAZY pretty early; i generally keep the distortion side’s gain knob pretty low because past noon it starts to feedback viciously, which is just no good when you’re palm-muting chords but great when you’re playing sloppy leads)
John JMemberjust thought i would weigh in: basically it’s a box of rock for potheads. other posters have done a pretty good job explaining the ins and outs of the pedal, but honestly it is like EHX studied everything i wished dual footswitch distortions would do and made the G4BMP do it. unlike the fulldrive 2, the MXR doubleshot, or the metal muff, you can use each channel independently. unlike the doubleshot, you can cascade distortions if you want to. unlike the box of rock, you have actual tonal control over the boost stage. unlike the fulldrive 2, the G4BMP sounds unique and can actually give tones you might not hear on AM radio. and it costs about half of what zvex, fulltone, and MXR ask for their boxes*. not to knock those pedals, but they didn’t do everything i wished they would or thought they could.
the G4BMP is noticeably lower gain than most fuzz pedals, but it can get pretty ratty if you want it to, giving it yet another heads up over the average dirtbox, and it’s nice to see a big muff that can sound completely rough and ragged – BMPs are gigantic, but always smooth. the tone wicker was a nice step towards harsher fuzz, and the double muff could get pretty jagged at full gain, but there was always something so well-behaved about EHX dirt compared to other EHX offerings. they offer an envelope filter, countless delay pedals, two tremolo boxes, and at least two flangers capable of self-oscillation, they currently sell two dedicated ring modulators, plus no fewer than three other pedals capable of creating the effect. they have manufactured and released Puretube Technology’s designs with very little creative taming (flanger hoax, pulsar, tube zipper, wiggler, plus others) – it’s about time they gave us a big muff that can spit and sputter as well as roar and scream.
also, unlike the fuzz factory or the woolly mammoth, the volts knob is marked VOLTS instead of COMP (ff) or PINCH (wm). it’s petty, but i’ve had it to death with ‘creative’ knob labelling. just tell me what it changes electronically, i’ll figure out how it affects the sound, thx.
*the MXR doubleshot is no longer being made. it didn’t sound all that great and it wasted a lot of potential but it had some good design ideas and it turned me on to the incredible potential that dual distortion boxes could have.
John JMemberthe ring thing is simply awe-inspiring. the ghost of sim tut basically covered everything i have to say, but i will add a minor complaint: i sort of hate that this pedal does so much. i sat down this afternoon for an hour, just going through the manual and tweaking knobs, and i came to the conclusion that this pedal could have contained HALF the features and i would still feel overwhelmed. and i would still feel like i paid too little for all that i got.
what this replaced on my board:
-HOG. although i will miss the stacked octaves and the freeze+gliss mode, there were only two songs when i used those features. the rest of the time, it was either octave up or octave down, which this does better. presets 4 and 5 are my whammy settings, with the suboctave blended 70/30 against the unaffected signal for maximum big muff stoner-sludge lead lines. preset 9 is 100% suboctave, a luxury the HOG’s scant six presets never afforded me.
-clone theory. the chorus on the ring thing is just phenomenal. sonically, it walks the line between the whammy’s digital detune and the more traditional modulated delay chorus. very lush. preset 1.
-wiggler. i didn’t usually bring this one along because it was so big and because the power supply made it difficult to keep my setup relatively compact, but i loved having the vibrato and the tremolo in one box and it just sounds SO GOOD. presets 2 and 3.what i gained:
this pedal gets as noisy as you want it to. coupled with an expression pedal and the fuzz factory, there is no stopping the train. also, you can actually duplicate your settings, which means no more midsong ringmod freakouts that absolutely suck live because you could not find the right settings. like others have said, musical ring mod applications!!! the effect that i loved but never used because it was just TOO finnicky is finally at my feet and ready to use.everything sounds great, although this is right up there with the flanger hoax as far as complexity goes. the settings in the manual are fantastic places to start, but it is probably going to be a few solid hours of tweaking before i can figure out how the knobs react to one another. by monday, i should have it down – but if you’re the sort who found the hazarai intimidating, you really haven’t seen anything yet.
my only semi-legitimate complaint is that the shear breadth of sound you can get from this thing makes it difficult to find a decent place for it in the chain. i like running the octave and ringmod effects into distortion, whereas the tremolo and chorus sound better after distortion. i could solve this issue by rearranging the order of my pedals, but i use a rather tight briefcase setup for my tuner and distortions, with my volume pedal, hazarai, and ring thing sitting on the floor. if i got a proper pedalboard, this would be easy to solve. so basically, i am complaining because there are too many options in a single box and i am stubborn about my pedalboard materials. also, this complaint is stupid because i play clean at least half the time ANYWAYS. so forget i said anything.
HIGHLY recommended.
June 24, 2010 at 11:55 pm in reply to: New Devices: Germanium^4 Big Muff &, .44 Magnum, Freeze, Neo Clone, & Headphone Amp #109800John JMemberholy moley. ehx i love you, i love you, i love you. the guitar is actually no longer necessarily a guitar, and there just seems to be more brilliant things coming out all the time.
i dont know how, but somehow you cats have managed to find the PERFECT blend between preserving heritage and pioneering new frontiers. this is just… all of these are just phenomenal.
also, VERY impressed that the neo-clone and freeze pedals are actually being made – it’s nice that you’re using the forums as market research, taking suggestions, utilising ideas.
John JMemberi don’t think mine plays back more than a second, but i have the delay time set super super short – maybe that has something to do with it? try increasing the echo length, see if you can get more time in reverse.
John JMembernew melvins, ‘the bride screamed murder’
i like it just fine, but it feels too much like they are flipping me off at times. it’s alot like when they ran out of ideas after stoner witch and began exploring these weird, elaborate jokes – they made some really good music, but they made A LOT of really bad music too, making you question where to draw the line on self-indulgence.
i don’t know, a lot of the record is really really good. but overall, it is way easier to appreciate than actually enjoy.
John JMemberman, it seems like the REST of the band are at the wrong gig
John JMemberi’ve heard that the nano sounds basically identical to the NYC version, except it fixes the volume drop.
but that is just word of mouth.
John JMemberby noise, do you mean hiss and the occasional chirp? that is from the BBD chips. it shouldn’t be TOO loud, but that noise is part of the reason why they recommend you run it as close to the end of your chain as possible – after all of your distortion.
if it is really bothering you, try taming the treble on your amp (and flip off the bright switch, if you’re using it). if you are running it into a compressor to battle the volume drop, try using a clean boost instead. also, the hiss is FAR louder on some settings – try turning the delay knobs a bit, see if you can find something else you like where there is less noise.
the hoax is a tad noisy, but it shouldn’t be bothersome, and i’ve never been able to hear any hiss while i am playing. if it really comes down to it, just try clicking it off when you are not playing.
John JMemberthe iceman cometh
fantastic work. and fwiw, i am in the ‘pro toastybucker’ camp – it is a ‘space-age’ tele.
John JMembersomething similar to the mxr doubleshot, with far better tone – i would be totally down. have the first channel sound something akin to an english muff’n, the second walk the line between the metal muff and the big muff… this is basically what the doubleshot had, but at the end of the day it just didn’t sound all that great.
put a two-position switch at the top that decides whether you switch between channels or cascade them into one another, it would be so lovely
John JMemberQuote:bloody hell it still didnt work
im gonna have to make it tinyif we right click and hit ‘view image’, it all comes up on the screen. i am not 100% sure if it works the same way on a mac, but i would imagine it is something similar.
PS love the board! three cheers for sideways pedals
John JMemberit’s been my go-to delay since early 2008 – i love it, and i don’t think that i will replace it when its successor rolls around. just last week, i was at band practice and i suddenly remembered all the rad stuff that happens when you turn the knobs in certain ways… don’t let yourself get caught up on the presets! there is so much more there than what meets the eye.
John JMemberi’ve been pushing this thing on my other guitarist for over a month, but i think maybe i want one now too… fantastic review.
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