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  • Kevin Demuth
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    (updated)

    1. Big Muff – ‘vintage’ model w/tone bypass
    2. Big Muff – IC model w/tone bypass
    3. Stereo Memory Man
    4. Graphic Fuzz (original ‘classic’ version)
    5. POG2
    6. Small Clone
    7. White Finger compressor
    8. Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai
    9. Germanium OD
    10. Pulsar
    11. Micro Pog
    12. Deluxe Memory Man
    13. Bass Big Muff
    14. Little Big Muff (XO)
    15. Small Stone
    16. LPB-1
    17. Soul Preacher
    18. Muff Overdrive
    19. Mole
    20. Stereo Electric Mistress
    21. Bass Balls (NYC)

    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #103001
    Kevin Demuth
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    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #114127
    Kevin Demuth
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    Which one was the winner? :D

    Truthfully?

    They are all winners in their own way! 😆

    Seriously though, the two op-amp ones are only subtly different – I have a slight preference (in isolation) for the V4 but in a band mix I doubt there’d be any perceivable difference… but then some people would say that is the case with ALL Big Muffs.
    They’re both (predictably) perfect for Pumpkins tones.

    The V6 is the fuzziest Big Muff I’ve ever used (inc. clones) and is probably my favourite of the 3.

    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #114836
    Kevin Demuth
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    Just been having a Big Muff shoot-out:

    (L-R) V4 & V5 op-amp versions and a V6. All with the Tone Bypass switch.

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    Kevin Demuth
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    Have you changed anything else in your set up recently?
    More/different pedals in the chain? A different amp? Maybe you’re running your amp totally clean whereas you used to have it a bit crunchy? That sort of thing…

    What I’m getting at, is that maybe the pedal has always done it but you didn’t notice before as other factors were masking the problem.

    I had something similar happen with an old Vox pedal of mine; I had never noticed before, but I suddenly noticed a lot of effect bleed-through. In the end I replaced the switch and re-wired it to get better isolation.

    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #115817
    Kevin Demuth
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    You know, sometimes I think I own far too many pedals, and shouldn’t be thinking of buying more (Hot Tubes currently). On those times, it’s always good to come over this thread and see that I’m wrong.
    I just hit the 13 mark…

    I currently have over 50….

    But I’ve had over 400! :freak:

    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #115903
    Kevin Demuth
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    Hey :) This is my pedal setup, and also my first post.

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    Either Fender Telecaster/Epiphone Dot into
    EHX Little Big Muff
    EHX Small Clone
    Dunlop Crybaby
    Tokai Metaldriver (Essentially a much improved tube screamer clone)

    Then into the amp, a Carlsbro TC60, and with a

    WEM Copicat IC300 in the FX Loop :)

    I like it. :thumb:

    I’ve never really liked tubescreamers, but the Metaldriver has always intrigued me for some reason.

    Also, welcome to the forum! :thumb:

    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #115902
    Kevin Demuth
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    I haven’t posted in here for ages, so here are a couple of recent pics:

    (I haven’t had anything resembling a fixed set up for quite a while now, I just grab whatever pedals I feel like using on any particular day.)

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    Old-school Graphic Fuzz – not a fuzz at all though, it’s more of a classic overdrive to my ears.
    With my Epi Casino and old-ish Fender Vibro Champ.
    (And a Lovetone Cheese Source is just sneaking into the picture.)

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    Guyatone Parametric EQ (early 80s, MIJ)
    Big Muff (V6, Tone-Bypass, c.1979/80)
    Boss TU-3

    in reply to: POG #114432
    Kevin Demuth
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    I find the POG tracks well enough for me; it’s not as precise as the Micro POG or POG2, but I tend to like effects with some imperfections (they fit with the way I play! ;)).

    My first impressions (I only got the pedal today) are that the POG does ‘better’ (more authentic) organ and bass tones than the POG2. The POG2 is, at times, a bit hi-fi sounding whereas the POG has a bit more colour to it. The one thing I miss from the POG2 is the attack slider, but I’m not going to complain.

    in reply to: Deluxe Memory Boy hiss #113405
    Kevin Demuth
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    Ok, thanks. And you’re right, not a fair comparison.. I just recalled the fact that RR is actually digital.

    Just to be more specific, the pedal is dead silent when on and I’m not playing. The hiss is present only in the repeated sound.

    Do you have the delay time set quite high?

    Almost every analogue delay pedal I’ve used gets noisy/hissy when the delay time is towards its upper limit.

    in reply to: What are you listening to right now (revisited)? #113268
    Kevin Demuth
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    :love:

    nice… and it’s inspired me to go and put this on. (my favourite trees album)

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    Also getting into The Screaming Trees due to their mention in this thread :)

    Awesome! I love Screaming Trees – ‘Dust’ is one of my all-time favourite albums.

    Currently playing:

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    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #113250
    Kevin Demuth
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    how’s the PN-2 stack up to the Stereo Pulsar or the Alesis Ampliton? think it’d be worth it for me to snipe one on ebay if i’ve got one of the others?

    also, what’s the compression ratio on the vox compressor? is it a ‘clean’ compressor or more dynacomp-y?

    I used to have the big box Pulsar but haven’t used the Stereo XO version; I had a bit of a love-hate relationship with the Pulsar – it could do some great things but also had some issues that irritated me.
    I’ve also had lots of the other more common trems (Boss TR-2, Danelectro etc) and highly rated boutique tremolo pedals (Catalinbread, Empress, Red Witch, Demeter etc) and the PN-2 is my clear favourite.

    I like the PN-2 so much I have two of them – until recently I had three!

    The Vox Compressor is a re-badged/re-housed (with minor tweaks) 1970s Guyatone Driving Box, which itself was a tweaked Dynacomp, I believe. I have the Guyatone too (Guyatone are my favourite effect company – I hope that doesn’t get me kicked off this forum! :lol:).

    So yeah, it has a definite Dynacomp character – I haven’t used a vintage MXR to be able to compare personally, but I’ve read numerous reports which suggested that the Guyatone/Vox versions are ‘better’.

    in reply to: Post your Pedalboard #113240
    Kevin Demuth
    Member

    No EHX on the board at the moment.

    I prefer using small selections of pedals and making the most of them – I rarely use more than 4 pedals at a time these days… but I do have 60 or so pedals that are in regular rotation.

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    in reply to: Home-Made Pedals #113208
    Kevin Demuth
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    Here are mine:

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    Delay with a vibrato (chorus) in the its effect loop,
    Modified BYOC/EA Tremolo,
    Rat clone.

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    My BYOC Tremolo after being painted by Melx.

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    Another Rat clone – heavily modified and tuned for low-mid gain dirt.

    in reply to: Where are you from?? #113167
    Kevin Demuth
    Member

    Plymouth, England, UK.

    :wave:

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