Prescription Electronics "The Experience"

smo · #1 09-01-2009, 03:52 AM

Hi all,

I did a search, and did find a little info (thanks Mark Olson

) but I'm curious if anyone is actually using one of these?

What's it like?

Are they useful for bass guitar?

Thanks guys n gals,
smo

EDIT: Here ya go!
http://www.fuzzbox.com/peipkexp.htm

gnasher1993 · #2 09-01-2009, 04:03 AM

I have no experience with it but I wouldn't be able to use it. Having the knobs on the front would really annoy me

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nad · #3 09-01-2009, 08:14 AM

Some dude kept talking about one once, with horribly poor grammar, and I kept thinking what a jerk he was to insinuate that the only "effect" a bassist needed was experience. I suppose that sound samples would have helped, but they were distinctly lacking, thus clouding my comprehension for a spell.

Chronicle · #4 09-01-2009, 09:01 AM

There's a big thread about this one somewhere...I almost bought one but something turned me off about it...forgot what.

smo · #5 09-01-2009, 11:00 PM

Thanks guys, I'll have to go hunting a bit more....

ANyone else?

Mark Olson · #6 09-01-2009, 11:59 PM

As far as I know there's at least two different versions, one with a sustain (fuzz) knob and one with two tone knobs (one for the fuzz and an additional one for the octave) and no sustain knob. So if you plan to buy one, make sure to get which version you think would better suit you.

Other than that it's a very saturated bottom heavy fuzz, and like a muff but tighter with solid lows and without such a nasty mid scoop. The Experience is daisy chain friendly, but if you've got an isolated output power supply, I'd recommend the HBE UFO over the Experience. It's much cheaper and essentially gives you the same sound on it's vintage mode, but has a reverse ground which is a concern if you plan to power it with a 1 Spot or a DC Brick or something without isolated power outputs. Also it doesn't have the Swell mode, which is extremely hard to use though and not usually very effective. Both are, I believe, basically copies (with different polarity components) of the Foxx Tone Machine. While the Dano French Toast is supposedly a copy of the same, in my experience with it (I've owned it too) it pales in comparison to the Experience and UFO, particularly where low end is concerned. There is also Foxx's reissue of the Tone Machine, but I've heard it isn't as good for bass as the HBE UFO, and since the HBE UFO is cheaper it'd be hard to recommend it.

7XL · #7 09-02-2009, 06:26 PM

I own an original one. It sucks for bass, great for guitar.

theavondon · #8 09-02-2009, 09:07 PM

But, fOXX Tone Machines are definately rad. Especially when Brad Davis of Fu Manchu makes you a copy with the original transistors. Super full sounding, probably due to the giant input and output capacitors that just let a ton of bass in and out.

In fact, for a while, it was the only pedal I used.

smo · #9 09-03-2009, 10:56 PM

Brad made you one?
Wow.
Fu Manchu are one of my favourite bands for who knows how long. COME BACK TO PERTH AUSTRALIA!

Thanks for all the replies guys!
I'll have to check out the UFO......

theavondon · #10 09-04-2009, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smo

Brad made you one?

www.myspace.com/creepyfingerseffects

smo · #11 09-04-2009, 07:41 PM

Cool.

Ta a lot.

nbtone · #12 09-05-2009, 01:18 AM

The experience pedal is a real effective fuzz tone. It has 4 pots on the front: vol tone tone and swell. If you set the two tone controls to 10:00 and 2:00 and just use the fuzz it's a great effect. The swell doesn't work too good, and the octave function is kind of wierd. It works good with the bass, but I'm not allowed to talk about the details in this forum.

gnasher1993 · #13 09-05-2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nbtone

It works good with the bass

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7XL

It sucks for bass

How poetic...