Hahaha, please don't forget to keep us posted when you do :).Quote:
Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
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Hahaha, please don't forget to keep us posted when you do :).Quote:
Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
Re: the name
I'm always a big fan of obscure Monty Python references, to the chagrin of most everyone else around me.
So if I name a pedal "The Shrubbery", will ya buy one, Rev??Quote:
Originally Posted by marnold
The Drive That Says 'Ni!' :DQuote:
Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
I heard there was a delay feature so it goes:Quote:
Originally Posted by red
NiNiNiNiNiNiNiNiNiNiNi. . . . .
Distortion to suit. It also launches barnyard animals, and has a taunts repeats feature.
Yeah and delay speed simply MUST go all the way up to African swallow...
Definitely coconut-based.
The Pedal That Goes Ni! . . . Ni! . . . Ni! Love it.
I suppose "The Shrubbery" would have to be a fuzz, eh?
The "Hoochee Mama" by Tim Brown, @ Browntone electronics.
I like Voods ZYS MkII.
While I was looking for a distortion pedal I picked up a Marshall Jackhammer OD/Distortion and found it to be an excellent distortion and overdrive combined. This pedal is a sleeper IMHO.
Yeah I found one on ebay a while back too. I definitely do not like the distortion on it, but the OD into a clean amp seems to be good, better than a Bad Monkey anyway. It's loaned out right now.Quote:
Originally Posted by M29
Eric,
What don't you like about the distortion side of this pedal? I actually like it but I have read many who don't. Just curious.
M
IIRC, it has a lot of high-end fizz and not much muscle to it, kind of the tinny, fizzy, faux-metal sound you get sometimes when trying to imitate a very distorted amp. I guess I like a bit more low-end to beef it up if you're going to go in that direction.Quote:
Originally Posted by M29
If I had it and a guitar on hand I could give you a better description, but that's what I remember -- just too thrashy to be very effective in the distortion mode.
Wow that is odd. What I like about the pedal is that it does not sound like that. I don't like fizzy distortion pedals. I like a beefy distortion pedal with a full range of chunkin bass. Maybe someone has modded my pedal.
I don't have much faith in my ability to tweak appropriately to produce very good tones, so it's more than possible that it's that. What sort of settings do you use? Do you use it with tube amps or SS? Already driven or clean? I'll give it a whirl when I get it back eventually, so it would be good to know how you use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by M29
I find that actually owning the pedal is only part of the tone equation -- you need to know how to use it too setting-wise, which is still a pretty weak point for me.
Those are amazing pedals...but they'd better be for the price. Yikes!Quote:
Originally Posted by gregsguitars
They beat out every pedal made ,including the "Page " pedal in a blind test two years ago, It so happens that he is my uncle and he stays so far behind order wise (he builds one at a time by hand with only the best components) that I have yet to receive any other that my first pedal years ago...Although he is presently making me a custom five in one long pedal with each effect being able to be placed anywhere in the series chain I wish and independently controlled..Echo,chorus, octave splitter,sustain and overdrive. Greg.
I haven't owned a ton of pedals. So far I've been through:
non moded DS-1
FullDrive 2 (non-mosfet)
TS-808 from general guitar gadgets (including all mods except mosfet)
and my two day old BYOC OD2 Mosfet.
I've also played around with:
Fulltone OCD
Lovepedal Eternity
LovePedal COT 50
I like most of em but the versatility of the OD2 is blowing me away. It's pretty similar to the TS from GGG which means I can dial up one for rhythm and one for lead. The opamp in the GGG TS is the JRC which is a bit more warm and the OD2 has the BS170 so it's a little more cutting for lead. The cool thing though is that the OD2 opamp is socketed so I could throw the JRC in there and use it for rhythm if I wanted to. I can't wait to explore this thing some more.
Another vote for the Fulltone OCD. I couldn't be happier. Great pedal and the only effects pedal I use except for a Fulltone Clyde Deluxe wah pedal and a Morley Volume Plus pedal.
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I was just thinking of this thread the other night, as I enjoyed my Zonkin Yellow Screamer. The ZYS that Duhvoodooman built for me is based off that pedal, with a bunch of extras thrown in, and a boost circuit as well. It is really just so nice. I really enjoy setting a bit of boost, for rhythm, and kicking on the OD for lead. Very fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by vroomery
Nady TD-1 tube OD pedal:
http://dirtbox.net/wp-content/upload...Distortion.jpg
It's like the poor man's Tonebone Classic. Same tone.
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbas...4/3/570343.jpg
For this week anyway
I feel the need, the need to chime in here. I, just today, made a trade for a pair of Epi Alnico Classics (57CH(G)) pickups for a DigiTech Bad Monkey, and right now, it is one of the best sounding overdrive pedals that I have ever used. Very articulate, even with the gain and level full up. I feed it into my Fallen Angel 40, set on the clean channel with the gain up all the way (not very clean!), turn the Gain knob on the Monkey all the way down, Level all the way up, Low at 12 o'clock, High at 11 or 1:30, gives me a nice boosted, preamp distortion, crunch sound! I love it! And, when the Gain is cranked, sweet mother may I!! Watch out! It also does equally well on my modded Crate V5! I guess that I am just a "mid-hump" kind of guy... LOL
Between this pedal and The Rat (II), does life get any better?
Cheers!
I have toyed with the idea of getting a Tonebone... that Nady is sweet! Gotta look that one up! Thanks, Bloozcat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloozcat
I like my Bad Monkey too. Very nice pedal. Not quite as clean, articulate or versatile as my ZYS, but still a very worthy pedal I will not get rid of. Best bang for the buck pedal I can think of really, especially used at around $25 to $35 shipped.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeanEVO_Dude
Maybe the Rat is the same thing. I got DVM's Rat clone (Rabid Rodent), and between the ZYS and Rodent, it seems anything is possible.
Everybody and their pets recommend the Bad Monkey, I guess I need to try one just for testing purposes if not else.
I've just never had a Digitech pedal I liked, so I don't expect miracles.
The Bad Monkey's just a Tube Screamer variant with a more versatile eq that allows you to tune out some of the hump, Dee. You have to like screamers in the first place.
Oh, I see...then I don't know. I do like screamers too, but they don't work so well with my current gear. Used a TS-10 for a loooong time, though, and after that went thru about a dozen of 'em I think, but yeah, they're too 'hairy' for me now, I like the 'purity' of the Jackhammer. Hmm...thanks for the heads-up, I don't think I'll actively look for one, but if I come accross one for like a twenty I'll grab one just for testing. Might work with the Vox amp at least, if not to replace the Vox as my second OD.
Also, I don't know if I'd like to part with the Vox (distortion booster)...it sounds marvellous, really gives the sounds some extra scream and shrieks, BUT it is also rather a noisy one.
I have 2 on my board, Ibanez ts9 and ts808 reissue. I use the 808 for my standard OD and the ts9 for really overdriven stuff. when used together it is a loud dirty oversaturated sound. My bandmates call it the koolaid tone, cuz it sounds sweet, like koolaid with about 2 pounds of sugar!!!! I also have a blues driver, really nice tones, I use that sparingly when I'm jamming by myself or playing an acoustic set. I really dig the tone of the boss paired with my acoustasonic and a boss ch1. I really havent looked into trying any others cuz these just seem to fit like a worn in pair of boxers!
I use my MXR Classic Overdrive with the internal set to FAT!
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