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05-29-2009, 11:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio | | | Electro harmonix Mole? Anyone use this?
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Was wondering if it actually works like it says. |
05-30-2009, 02:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Helsinki rock city, Finland | | I have had one for over a month now. It boosts everything under 400 Hz and nothing above it. When boost knob is all the way down (zero) it mutes the whole signal. Mole delivers nice retro/dub boom sound without any high mid or treble. You can also drive tube amp with that bass boost.  |
05-30-2009, 05:05 AM
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some of mine really respond well to it, but others just sound muddy.
i have found it to be a cracking pedal, and really useful - does exactly what it says on the tin!!!
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05-30-2009, 05:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Perth, WA, Australia | | | Just curious - I've always wondered what does it do that can't be done with a decent eq? I'm not slagging it, by the way; I genuinely would like to know.
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05-30-2009, 05:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glos. England | | | It does nothing an EQ can't, the only difference is it's 'set in stone' sound. It's advantage is ease of use and simplicity basically. That said, the one I played did turn my Geddy Lee (usually a midrangey growley beast) into a dub machine.
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05-30-2009, 09:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Portland, OR | | | So does it just isolate the under 400hz frequencies and boost them or is it a low pass filter with a ton of available gain? If it is a lowpass filter then I don't think you can exactly get that out of most eq pedals. |
05-30-2009, 11:18 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rhode Island, USA | | | This sounds similar to Devi's Dark Boost, except that the DB can easily boost well into overdrive territory. Can the mole do that? I guess what I'm asking is, when the boost is all the way up, does it start clipping? |
05-31-2009, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by crapusername  you have to be very careful which bass you use it with.
some of mine really respond well to it, but others just sound muddy.
i have found it to be a cracking pedal, and really useful - does exactly what it says on the tin!!! | its a lpb-1 with a low pass filter in front of it
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05-31-2009, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by bigchiefbc This sounds similar to Devi's Dark Boost, except that the DB can easily boost well into overdrive territory. Can the mole do that? I guess what I'm asking is, when the boost is all the way up, does it start clipping? | And the Dark Boost costs twice as much....
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06-17-2009, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bigchiefbc This sounds similar to Devi's Dark Boost, except that the DB can easily boost well into overdrive territory. Can the mole do that? I guess what I'm asking is, when the boost is all the way up, does it start clipping? | that depends upon your preamp, but with 20db available i would hope you can get some clipping going
mine came yesterday and i haven't been able to mess with it much. The cutoff frequency may be a little low for many folks' liking. |
06-17-2009, 09:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Des Moines, IA, USA | | | Does it let your bass' natural high end through, or does that get muted by the LP filter? |
06-17-2009, 09:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bassman1185 Does it let your bass' natural high end through, or does that get muted by the LP filter? | the BOOST is filtered, but your signal is not. However, at high levels, the low end may drown out your highs |
06-17-2009, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by RCCollins the BOOST is filtered, but your signal is not. However, at high levels, the low end may drown out your highs | That's what I thought. |
06-17-2009, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by bassman1185 That's what I thought. | it's pretty dark - iirc you use a hematoma, right? many folks find the 5db pre/boost of the hema to roll off too many highs. Well, the Mole is CONSIDERABLY darker. And because of it's cutoff frequency, the mole doesn't actually SOUND too much louder than the 5db hema boost. It will, however, drive the heck out of a tube pre! |
06-17-2009, 10:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oakland, NJ | | | When I first read about this and the Screaming Bird (treble boost), I just assumed these are the components of the Knockout split into nano enclosures... Is it safe to say having a Knockout pretty much cancels out the need for these?
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06-17-2009, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by a_magg When I first read about this and the Screaming Bird (treble boost), I just assumed these are the components of the Knockout split into nano enclosures... Is it safe to say having a Knockout pretty much cancels out the need for these? | totally different cutoff frequencies. |
06-17-2009, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by RCCollins the BOOST is filtered, but your signal is not. However, at high levels, the low end may drown out your highs | That's been my experience with my clone. Thankfully I added two switches with different levels of bass boost.  |
06-17-2009, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rcubed That's been my experience with my clone. Thankfully I added two switches with different levels of bass boost. | how come i never find these r3 effect pedals at garage sales? |
06-17-2009, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RCCollins how come i never find these r3 effect pedals at garage sales? | Hopefully in another 30 years you will. 
Actually a Mole with a rotary switch for different frequency boosts would be ideal. How come EHX can't come up with that idea? |
06-17-2009, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rcubed Hopefully in another 30 years you will.
Actually a Mole with a rotary switch for different frequency boosts would be ideal. How come EHX can't come up with that idea? | too busy reissuing really old designs  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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