kerc
January 26th, 2007, 05:14 AM
Spacey-looking pedal, silver plastic (very thick), supernova-bright blue LED, three controls: Level, Tone, & O.D. Can usually be bought for $15-$20, but I got mine brand new off Guitareffectpedals.com for $11.95! How could I lose?
Anyway, take the price off your mind--this pedal sounds so good that it could be sold for $60-$80 easily, and people would buy it. Lots and lots of power...In fact, the booklet included advises you to start with the Level knob at 25%. So it really works as an overdrive, which is supposed to hit your preamp stage really hard.
One of the things I love is that this pedal has a darkish sound, a nice change from most low-cost pedals that usually are trebly. Even with the tone all the way up, it keeps a very warm tone. The O.D. knob adds a fuzz tone to the mix, very meaty and thick. So my guess is that this pedal would work better with bright Fender-like amps (like my Amptramp), although if you're looking for a dark, Josh Homme-like tone, it could work with a dark-sounding amp too.
So to summarize:
Pros: Awesome sounds, absurdly low price, well-built.
Cons: Probably the plastic case, which although thick and strong, could eventually break. It would be cool to enclose it in a Boss or similar three-knob case!
To sum it all up, here's a clip of it all. Recorded with a kinda cheapie RS mic at moderately loud levels. The FAB Overdrive was set at: Level 100%, Tone 50%, OD 0%, so this is a nice test of its amplifier overdriving characteristics.
The mistakes and odd stops were caused by my son telling me to turn down and getting me distracted.
:D
Started on bridge pup, switched at 0:50 to the neck pup, at 1:40 I went back to bridge with bass contour all the way off (less bass), 2:04 neck with bass contour off too, and the next change 'til the end was both pups on, bass contour full on. Interesting control, that bass contour...
http://cyberjammin.net/uploads/Music-Member/kerc_warhawk_fab_tramp_blues.mp3
http://www.musicgearcompany.com/catalog/images/danelectro%20d-2.JPG
:cool:
Anyway, take the price off your mind--this pedal sounds so good that it could be sold for $60-$80 easily, and people would buy it. Lots and lots of power...In fact, the booklet included advises you to start with the Level knob at 25%. So it really works as an overdrive, which is supposed to hit your preamp stage really hard.
One of the things I love is that this pedal has a darkish sound, a nice change from most low-cost pedals that usually are trebly. Even with the tone all the way up, it keeps a very warm tone. The O.D. knob adds a fuzz tone to the mix, very meaty and thick. So my guess is that this pedal would work better with bright Fender-like amps (like my Amptramp), although if you're looking for a dark, Josh Homme-like tone, it could work with a dark-sounding amp too.
So to summarize:
Pros: Awesome sounds, absurdly low price, well-built.
Cons: Probably the plastic case, which although thick and strong, could eventually break. It would be cool to enclose it in a Boss or similar three-knob case!
To sum it all up, here's a clip of it all. Recorded with a kinda cheapie RS mic at moderately loud levels. The FAB Overdrive was set at: Level 100%, Tone 50%, OD 0%, so this is a nice test of its amplifier overdriving characteristics.
The mistakes and odd stops were caused by my son telling me to turn down and getting me distracted.
:D
Started on bridge pup, switched at 0:50 to the neck pup, at 1:40 I went back to bridge with bass contour all the way off (less bass), 2:04 neck with bass contour off too, and the next change 'til the end was both pups on, bass contour full on. Interesting control, that bass contour...
http://cyberjammin.net/uploads/Music-Member/kerc_warhawk_fab_tramp_blues.mp3
http://www.musicgearcompany.com/catalog/images/danelectro%20d-2.JPG
:cool: