Verellen Meat Smoke tube pre amp pedal!

[mjac28]

Here is a link to the Verellen Club http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/**...len***-937271/

[twhitedc]

Originally Posted by helenforsdale

Okay, here's my question for y'all - and I can repost this in Club Verellen if I need to - but I have two SVT Bluelines that I'm just sitting on. I hate lugging these things around. I'm thinking of downsizing. I love the Verellen Meatsmoke, but never considering going for one cus of the aforementioned SVTs.

How do these pedals/pre-amps compare? I'd love to get rid of one of these monster heads and get something cheap, like an old acoustic or gk, run one of these pedals into it for the warmth and tube overdrive. Would it even compare? I was really impressed with the sound clips you guys posted, plus the kickstarter video...

Thoughts/opinions?

I can't compare it to an SVT, but I can compare it to my 70's V4-b. Tonally, it's got much more gain on tap, but sounds plenty like a classic tub ampy. I can also say that I run it into an acoustic 320 and it works great. Those old acoustics have a TON of volume and running a clean signal into the other channel of the 320 allows for a lot of versatility. I've also used it with a power amp into a single 15" and even that was a very convenient set up for lower volume, with the ability for full on tube tone AND natural break up / OD by dialing up the gain. I could see a very simple bar or coffee shop set-up being: Pedal Board, and a small rack with a Power conditioner and Power amp in it, and a lightweight (or heavy weight) cab.

[xfredrikx]

Anyone have measurements of how much space it takes up on the floor? Would really appreciate it. Looking into buying a pedalboard but not sure if the preamp will fit.....

[Plays_For_Dog]

Originally Posted by xfredrikx

Anyone have measurements of how much space it takes up on the floor? Would really appreciate it. Looking into buying a pedalboard but not sure if the preamp will fit.....

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Originally Posted by twhitedc

I have been thinking about rearranging my board to accommodate mine. I took some measurements last night, I believe it was roughly 8x10"

(Measurement in inches)

[xfredrikx]

Thanks

[mjac28]

I'm going to put mine on top of my amp

[xfredrikx]

Originally Posted by mjac28

I'm going to put mine on top of my amp

Yeah thought about that as well, but I will turn the boost on and off for different parts in my songs, can't switch that off with my hand while playing... Haha

[mjac28]

Yeah I don't gig I keep forgetting that come on over to the Verellen Club http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/**...len***-937271/

[tibpson]

Originally Posted by MrThunderfoot

probably not what you are looking for but here is my board and my meatsmoke preamp pedal at a gig

Awesome board man! A lot of simillarities with what I intend to build. Is possible to ear that in band context?

I've been thinking about running the Verellen Meatsmoke into the Ampeg PF500 power section. Does anyone tried this?

Cheers!

[mjac28]

Originally Posted by tibpson

Awesome board man! A lot of simillarities with what I intend to build. Is possible to ear that in band context?

I've been thinking about running the Verellen Meatsmoke into the Ampeg PF500 power section. Does anyone tried this?

Cheers!

In the Verellen Club Thread he made a clip and plenty of folks are running the Meatsmoke into the power section that's what it was designed for it's a monster and on sale til the end of the year.

[Gonzo476]

Can this pedal act as a clean preamp or is it inherently dirty?

[Plays_For_Dog]

Originally Posted by Gonzo476

Can this pedal act as a clean preamp or is it inherently dirty?

It will do clean tube tone. Dirt comes in when you overdrive on the boost channel, or really crank the volume on the clean channel.