Creation Audio Labs - Holy Fire

**grygrx** · #1 07-22-2008, 02:36 PM

Got one of these incoming.

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The HOLY FIRE OVERDRIVE / DISTORTION PEDAL

Introducing the Holy Fire Overdrive / Distortion pedal from Creation Audio Labs.
For guitar and bass.

Featuring pro-audio quality overdrive, distortion and gain functions with high-cut control and unique L.E.D. interaction. This ultra-wide bandwidth pedal responds exactly like a tube without changing your tone and is unbelievably quiet.

The Holy Fire is a different approach to overdrive and distortion pedals. It’s extremely responsive. Go from overdriven sounds to clean tones by rolling back the volume knob on your instrument. Retain your full tone spectrum, boost or cut your volume and dial in YOUR tone.

bongomania · #2 07-22-2008, 02:43 PM

She looks hot, but can she cook?

magneezius · #3 07-22-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

She looks hot, but can she cook?

+1

jschwalls · #4 07-22-2008, 04:18 PM

I have a couple different creation labs gear... the MK4.23 is amazing.. and the redeemer is.. interesting ( to be honest, I didn't notice any extreme difference ).. I have to see if we can get this new toy...

the redeemer makes passive pickups sound more like active pickups, in that they sound more even.

RickenBoogie · #5 07-22-2008, 04:55 PM

I've got the Mk.4.23 as well. Best sounding clean boost ever, dead quiet. The Holy Fire looks to be in the same league, awesome. Sound clips on the way?

emjazz · #6 07-22-2008, 09:49 PM

Ah...I just stumbled upon these. Can't wait to hear your thoughts.

**grygrx** · #7 07-25-2008, 05:54 PM

Quickie Sample

Clean once, and then progressing up through the knobs

**5stringwonder** · #8 07-25-2008, 07:31 PM

Damn that looks sweet...

**grygrx** · #9 07-25-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 5stringwonder

Damn that looks sweet...

There are 9 leds in the thing

**5stringwonder** · #10 07-25-2008, 07:41 PM

9 leds!!! Wow!

What's your initial thoughts on the pedal?

Earwaxsculptor · #11 07-25-2008, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by grygrx

There are 9 leds in the thing

Remember, too much LED causes severe nervous system disorders.

whoatherechunk · #12 07-25-2008, 07:55 PM

that probably has to be the coolest pedal i've ever seen.

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Originally Posted by grygrx

Quickie Sample

Clean once, and then progressing up through the knobs

**grygrx** · #13 07-25-2008, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 5stringwonder

9 leds!!! Wow!

What's your initial thoughts on the pedal?

It new and pretty, so I don't want to get too excited. That said, I've been struggling for an OD/Dist forever. I can get raunchy, I can never get 'kinda dirty' that makes me happy.. but this I think sounds top notch, there is no lows lost until you really crank the distortion knob (and then it starts to compress a ton). The 48v power supply that you must use is a little bit of a turn off.

RickenBoogie · #14 07-25-2008, 08:18 PM

48 volts!?! No wonder it works without robbing your low end. I like how it sounds, very natural. I like that. Too many dist/od/fuzz pedals make your bass sound processed, and fake. Very few, that I've heard, sound like that. EBS Valve Drive is another. Thanks.

bongomania · #15 07-25-2008, 08:26 PM

Oh man, those low-gain OD tones are sweet! The mid-to-high gain tones sounded to me exactly the same as countless distortions at much lower price points, but the low gain tones are worth the price of admission! I hope to hear some more clips of those sometime.

Jared Lash · #16 07-25-2008, 09:59 PM

Wow, it sounds fantastic to me.

I thought the distortions were pretty good, especially for a pedal that does such great low gain overdrive. A hell of a lot better than most pedals that claim to "go from a warm overdrive to all out distortion"

Maybe I missed it, but what's the price?

**5stringwonder** · #17 07-25-2008, 10:16 PM

48V?? Never heard of a pedal needing 48V. Must be the 9 leds

It's listed as $295 on the Tonefactor webbie.
http://www.tonefactor.com/proddetail.php?prod=HOLYFIRE

**grygrx** · #18 07-27-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 5stringwonder

48V?? Never heard of a pedal needing 48V. Must be the 9 leds

It's listed as $295 on the Tonefactor webbie.
http://www.tonefactor.com/proddetail.php?prod=HOLYFIRE

Tonefactor is where I got mine.

I did a demo video yesterday as well.

OhThePeacock · #19 07-27-2008, 01:44 PM

Wow that thing is warm! I really like the OD tones from it.

SpankyPants · #20 07-27-2008, 04:20 PM

It looks amazing, and it's got some nice OD. Not $300 worth of OD imo. I think I actually prefer the Polish Love OD to this... At less than 1/3 of the price. And 1/5 of the voltage. And 1/2 the board space. It's worth it to lose the super-cool LED setup.