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03-23-2010, 04:22 PM
|  | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | DOD FX25 vs 25B
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Got one of each and they're quite interesting and quite different, as outlined by Bongo's review.
The 25 has a darker sound and a "vintage" feel. Read somewhere that its sound makes you think of 70's porno flicks and from what I hear from my more knowledgeable buddies on the subject (!), it's true. No noticeable volume-loss on my unit, but the real "SURPRISE !" is that it works with a 10-volt adapter !!! (and batteries, of course). For now, i've got settings on 9.5 (range) and 3(sens).
The 25 B seems treblier (settings used: blend 7 am, sens at max and range at noon) and you can get a sound closer to an auto-wah than with the old 25. Slight Volume loss.
I still have a lot of experimenting to do (especially with the old 25). Both sound great it their own right and produce no noticeable noise.
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03-23-2010, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassmike62  Got one of each and they're quite interesting and quite different, as outlined by Bongo's review.
The 25 has a darker sound and a "vintage" feel. Read somewhere that its sound makes you think of 70's porno flicks and from what I hear from my more knowledgeable buddies on the subject (!), it's true. No noticeable volume-loss on my unit, but the real "SURPRISE !" is that it works with a 10-volt adapter !!! (and batteries, of course). For now, i've got settings on 9.5 (range) and 3(sens).
The 25 B seems treblier (settings used: blend 7 am, sens at max and range at noon) and you can get a sound closer to an auto-wah than with the old 25. Slight Volume loss.
I still have a lot of experimenting to do (especially with the old 25). Both sound great it their own right and produce no noticeable noise. | I have one of each as well.
The volume thing with the 25B is a PITA but could be worked around by putting in a TBP Loop with a clean boost.
I really like the barky sounds you can get from the 25 when your attack maxes open the filter. Mostly though, I use it with the filter closed to get that dubby sound. The stomp button on mine doesn't really work worth a ****, I need to have it replaced or run it in a loop leaving it on all the time. It can get pretty loud too over the dry signal.
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03-23-2010, 06:52 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Colonel Monk The volume thing with the 25B is a PITA but could be worked around by putting in a TBP Loop with a clean boost.
I really like the barky sounds you can get from the 25 when your attack maxes open the filter. .... It can get pretty loud too over the dry signal.
CM | Huh... I'm not familiar with the "PITA" and "TBP" acronyms so I'm not exactly sure what you mean 
But I'm thinking about adding a (second) Boss LS-2 and looping the filters (I have a modded bassballs on the way, which suffers from the same ailment). That way, I can boost their signal and keep'em quiet when I don't need'em. Izzat what you meant ?
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03-23-2010, 07:12 PM
| | | | A pita is the same as a pain in the behind so to speak. TBP = true bypass loop. He means that if you throw it in a loop with a booster you can switch both pedals on which fixes the volume issue. |
03-23-2010, 07:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Cruz, CA | | | Yeah sorta - what I was saying is that if you put your fx25b in a loop with a clean boost after, you can leave both effects on, and when you kick the loop switch it'll bring both in at once - you can set the clean boost to make up for volume drop.
Ha, I have a bassballs too, old USA model - and with the distortion on it WAY boosts the volume. I've been thinking of modding that with a little standalone looper with passive volume control so I can turn it down when engaged.
If every pedal just gave an output control for unity volume our lives would be much easier. |
03-23-2010, 07:31 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | OK, got it, confirms what I've been thinking about.
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03-23-2010, 11:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | should i being running my 25 with a 10v? i use 9 volt from my 1spot.
is there an improvment?
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03-23-2010, 11:49 PM
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03-24-2010, 04:45 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | huh...
I can't use a 9v adapter (I use a DC Brick) to plug in my FX25 unit.
The DC inlet seems to be a different size than the FX25B I have (and all other pedals I've known or used for that matter).
'Zat normal with this unit ?
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03-24-2010, 05:10 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | It's a 1/8" male tip-positive plug. Your Brick almost certainly came with an adapter for that. |
03-24-2010, 05:28 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | I got the Brick a couple of months ago and had totally forgotten about those 2 extra cables, which I didn't know what to do with at the time.
Thx, mystery solved !
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03-24-2010, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassmike62 huh...
I can't use a 9v adapter (I use a DC Brick) to plug in my FX25 unit.
The DC inlet seems to be a different size than the FX25B I have (and all other pedals I've known or used for that matter).
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I power my FX25 with a DC Brick. |
03-25-2010, 02:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | yeah i just bout an adapter, was a couple of bucks.
just abit of wire.
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