swollen pickle OMG!

[amroach]

So i bought a Way huge swollen pickle last weekend had great fun winding the shop assistants up getting them to move the whole way huge display board into the bass section to try out as i had been recommended this pedal here on TB.

So i tired it out on a MIM jazz bass and harke and although this isn't my normal set up i was still impressed by the versatility of the pedal and found it defiantly had more of the tone i was looking for unlike the Pro Rat-2 i was using.

So i picked it up off them for £116 which is cheaper then i found it on the internet and thought it was a bit of a bargain.

Had practice Thursday and it was the first time i got to use it with my set up because all my primary gear is normally packed up else where for gigging or what ever else, And OMG it was AMAZING such a beautiful tone i wanted to cry i would recommend every one having one of these in the pedal board best pedal I've come across in a while.

The only thing was it was a lot louder then i was expecting i had it on about half when i turned it on and thought I'd instantly ruined my speakers but luckily they survived the epic attack and now I've got it set on about 1/4 and my boys play load.

[Gashaponcito]

Originally Posted by amroach

So i bought a Way huge swollen pickle last weekend had great fun winding the shop assistants up getting them to move the whole way huge display board into the bass section to try out as i had been recommended this pedal here on TB.

So i tired it out on a MIM jazz bass and harke and although this isn't my normal set up i was still impressed by the versatility of the pedal and found it defiantly had more of the tone i was looking for unlike the Pro Rat-2 i was using.

So i picked it up off them for £116 which is cheaper then i found it on the internet and thought it was a bit of a bargain.

Had practice Thursday and it was the first time i got to use it with my set up because all my primary gear is normally packed up else where for gigging or what ever else, And OMG it was AMAZING such a beautiful tone i wanted to cry i would recommend every one having one of these in the pedal board best pedal I've come across in a while.

The only thing was it was a lot loader then i was expecting i had it on about half when i turned it on and thought I'd instantly ruined my speakers but luckily they survived the epic attack and now I've got it set on about 1/4 and my boys play load.

mmmm nice how does it stands in the band mix

[Jimmy Bones]

I tried a Swollen Pickle. I like the Big Muff better, despite its lesser versatility.

[RTL]

What's all this talk about a swollen pickle load? Sounds dirty

[amroach]

Originally Posted by Gashaponcito

mmmm nice how does it stands in the band mix

It blends nicely in the mix i had my first gig with it last night and it awesome seem too be always a bit to load or to quite because of the sensitivity but i'm sure its just teething problems

[Smurf-o-Deth]

Originally Posted by RTL

What's all this talk about a swollen pickle load? Sounds dirty

Well, when a man and a (wo)man love each other very
much, they share a special hug...

[(b)Assman]

this thread=needs clips

114 pounds or whatever sounds like a pretty good deal though!

[sillyfabe]

my WHSP is great for that QOTSA deep fuzz esp for first it giveth. also can get very grindy if needed!

[ciledehcysp]

I love that pedal, but IMO its tone is too scooped to work in a band with guitars. So I will also keep my Big Muff for that.

[Chronicle]

A Big muff which doesn't scoop mids? When did you make it?

I still like my Supercollider over the swollen pickle and original big muff. A mids knob and incredible fuzz bite? win.

[kaputsport]

I had one for a little while. While it is great, I was only able to really get Woolly Mammoth tones from it, and seeing that the Mammoth was the next pedal on my board, I sold it.

I am buying a muff again.

[bassman1185]

Originally Posted by ciledehcysp

I love that pedal, but IMO its tone is too scooped to work in a band with guitars. So I will also keep my Big Muff for that.

The Swollen Pickle Mk II (The ones you can buy new) have a midrange control that lets you dial some of the mids back into your tone.

It is probably good that I don't have room on my board for a WHSP, because I think I would probably end up buying it if I did. It really is a killer sounding fuzz.

[Nyarlathotep]

I believe the "voice" knob inside the unit sets the max q of the scoop knob.

I also believe that it goes from scoop to boost. Im still not bloody sure myself, but it definitely sounds better WHSP->wah when the voice is opposite of the "factory default".

[paganjack]

i also tried one last weekend, and bought it. after hearing it i needed it. I booted my Russian Muff from the board. What can I say? I'm a sucker for lots of knobs, and it sounds so raunchy. I haven't tweaked the internal trimpots yet...but i will.

i think i am in the minority in that i love the name too. it's very appropriate for the way the pedal sounds.

[Holy War]

any other thoughts on this pedal?

[jumbo_steelie]

I'll let ya know, I got one on the way...

[Holy War]

Originally Posted by jumbo_steelie

I'll let ya know, I got one on the way...

please do

[JNW7]

Swollen Pickle is a MUST for that extreme heavy doom sound. Only other pedal that I tried that could compete was the Ultra Violet from OohLaLa(for another $100 at least).
Try it, the low end can only be described as "bong rattling" LOL

[Holy War]

Originally Posted by JNW7

Swollen Pickle is a MUST for that extreme heavy doom sound. Only other pedal that I tried that could compete was the Ultra Violet from OohLaLa(for another $100 at least).
Try it, the low end can only be described as "bong rattling" LOL

[M@ddest_H@tter!]

see my sig...I love that thing!