OHNOHO Blowing Up

[Swicked]

Will this thing seriously destroy me pedals? cause I'd get it if it wasn't for the fact it might explode my gear.

[warwick.hoy]

I don't know the specs; it might destroy your amp and your speaker cabs.

[Swicked]

that sucks. a lot.

[Hutzbordello]

doesnt it do the same as a volume pedal?

[warwick.hoy]

The Blowing up is a crazy (40db-80db) clean boost. I think it's intended to over gain fuzz and distortion pedals,...and whatever else. I don't know if you can mess up pedals with something like this but I don't think you speaker cabs or amps would like that much gain.

[bassman1185]

A clean boost of that magnitude is not really useful for bassists. For a guitarist looking to drive the heck out of his tube amp, it might be handy, though. If you're looking for a clean boost, there are plenty of good, inexpensive pedals that will do the job without harming your gear.

[Footbutt]

i purchased a "Blowing Up" from the latest batch by ohnoho.
here's some things i learned...

1.) i tried it out with a Danelectro Peperoni Phaser w/ the knob at noon and it was crazy. The pedal handled it just fine and works normal afterwards. it was really loud, but still musical.

2.) for the heck of it, i tried plugging the output of the Blowing Up into an 8 Ohm speaker that i didn't mind if anything happened to it. needless to say, this thing can power a speaker! it was only about as loud as something talking to you, but still very distorted and the ohmage didn't properly match.

3.) i tried it as follows: Fender Jaguar --> Blowing Up--> 12w all tube amp. THIS is where it shined. that amp has always been mild, but with this boost in the lowest setting... it was total rock. while i only tried it out for about 30 seconds, i didn't notice anything wrong with any of my gear.

so yes, it's crazy, but it's still useful.
i'm still figuring out if it's right for me.
i might be willing to loan it to others... just to get a taste.

[rratajski]

I'd love to see someone actually blow something up with this pedal!

[Footbutt]

Originally Posted by rratajski

I'd love to see someone actually blow something up with this pedal!

i could rig up a low wattage transistor preamp and see if it glows then asplodes?

[warwick.hoy]

Cool.

I asked if anyone actually blew anything up on the OHNOHO subforum of ILF and someone reported in that he fried the preamp tubes in his old Fender Twin (guitard).

[RCCollins]

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

Cool.

I asked if anyone actually blew anything up on the OHNOHO subforum of ILF and someone reported in that he fried the preamp tubes in his old Fender Twin (guitard).

who knows if that dude knows what he's talking about, is my question

[warwick.hoy]

Originally Posted by RCCollins

who knows if that dude knows what he's talking about, is my question

I did.
for some reason i thought it would be cool to set up Guitar -> Blowing up -> 1973 twin reverb.
It blew some preamp tubes i think, the thing crackled afterward, but i think the tubes were on the way out anyway. but, it still counts as blowing it up.
also, it wasn't my amp. and im an *******. Wont be using it with other peoples stuff again, i can tell you that.

^^^This was his reply. I'd link the thread but it has naughty language and big butts.

Your guess is as good as mine.

[jwr]

I swear I almost blew my solid state amp up. It was making crazy noises. This pedal scares me now. Lol

[osd]

Originally Posted by jwr

I swear I almost blew my solid state amp up. It was making crazy noises. This pedal scares me now. Lol

You're scared?! I just bought it off you, LOL.

(fiendish mad scientist laugh)
MUAWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!