Green Rhino, Sparkle Drive, & Bluebeard all on their way

ocoaibass · #1 09-02-2011, 12:56 PM

I'm so stoked to be getting these 3 pedals coming to me. I'm going to see if I like either of the Tubescreamer clones, & I'm beside myself to try the Bluebeard!!! I've never had a muff because I've always played 5 strings or downtuned 4 strings, & losing low end is a no-no.

I've modded so many pedals & tried a bunch of blenders... Hoping these 3 deliver on their hype (at least 1 of them).

**Lazarus.Bird** · #2 09-02-2011, 01:05 PM

Cool! Bluebeard delivers better than Karl Malone

ocoaibass · #3 09-02-2011, 01:55 PM

That's funny! You're showing your age a little on that one, though. Any youngsters on the forum may not remember Karl "the Mail Man" Malone of Jazz fame.

But as for the pedals, I've already received & tried the Green Rhino. Couldn't play it through my regular rig, so just used a little Mesa Walkabout. Sounds really wooly & cool, so far.

Also couldn't crank to normal/loud volumes, so I can't speak for sure. But it's a gnarly pedal with pretty responsive controls, although the "curve" didn't seem to be as effective as I was expecting it to be. Seems to be the mid scoop, but rather slight on it's variation.

Still lots of fun ahead! Damned GAS

ocoaibass · #4 09-07-2011, 10:14 PM

Green Rhino is pretty sweet badassery! It's a lot like my modded ODB, but smoother & honestly had a clearer attack. Held the lows & I didn't even get the drive knob over noon. It's rich & sweet.

Sparkle Drive came in the mail today. We'll see, but probably not until next week.

Bluebeard needs more time to figure out. Touchy controls & LOTS of low end. Hard to handle at first. *ATTENTION CHIN BEARD PILL DOOM FANS* (of which i am one) This pedal handles all the 4x15, G#, heevy ****. OMFG does it have lows. Recommended on that alone. You Will NOT lose any bass beef with this guy!

eyeballkid · #5 09-07-2011, 10:25 PM

Sonny gives good beef.

ocoaibass · #6 09-17-2011, 09:37 AM

Sparkle Drive was cool, but I don't need this many pedals, so I won't be keeping it around. Green Rhino has replaced my modded/tb Boss ODB. Less shrill highs & a more musical low end. Really, everything I've wanted in a drive pedal for a while now. The funny thing is, I'm not really even boosting the 100k like I thought I'd have to. Just a dab does the trick!