The one I'm seeing is the first Groove Regulator, not the GR2, but pricing is $300.
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3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2
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I've owned a GR 2, wonderlove and chromatron and agree completely with this. Wish I still had any of them!
I found that the clear nail polish worked so well for the Doom2 that I went for it with the Octabvre III also. It was a good thing too...2 letters tried to leave the pedal when the nail polish brush came close...I was able to nudge them back to where they go pretty decently (the "T" on OUT is still a bit wonky) but the clear coat polish dried and it is now in place and you can rub it with a finger and it stays put!!!
Really glad I did this because it worked!!! Saved a few letters that were gonners from the get so even if the nail polish eventually takes all the letters off, for now, it's better than if I hadn't done it and it doesn't look all that bad either:
Really glad I did this because it worked!!! Saved a few letters that were gonners from the get so even if the nail polish eventually takes all the letters off, for now, it's better than if I hadn't done it and it doesn't look all that bad either:
Kind of makes me want to seal the whole face, that's what Johnk does with some of his, prepping it would be touchy though
That's a way better idea. I was looking for fast and easy. Each pedal took maybe 10 to 15 minutes to do and I didn't have to take anything apart.
I have an octabvre MKii and wonderlove. No problems with screen printing, I dont know whats going on with the new 3 leaf stuff.
I was trying to refer back to my email where I asked him specifically, but couldn't find it.. but I seem to remember him clear coating, and then polishing the clear down. I had asked about the sub blaster, basically a label placed atop the polished enclosure, then cleared, and buffed down. It's a very nice way of doing things, the label looks better than some UV print, screen print and even powder coat that I've seen.
Only thing tricky with doing this with the newist 3leaf enclosures would be the prep work needed for the clear to stick properly, any residue and it won't coat correctly. But I would think even the rattle can clear would work, if the surface was clean enough.
In order to clear coat you have to protect the knobs and switches...best idea is to actually take it apart...I didn't want to do that.
Looking at yours I'd imagined you were gonna cover the whole thing but you only painted over the text, right?
Yep. Kind of lightly. Some of the letters got nudged in the process. I didn't get close enough to the knobs or switches to have to worry about gooping them up.
Finally got my hands on a Chromatron.
I've had my fair share of 3LA pieces and feel the Chroma may be a keeper.
Really digging its versatility and ability to dial in a really specific filter sound.
My board sports an Octabvre MKII, which IMO is the best octave/sub around.
I also have a Doom and Doom 2 - fantastic.
Anyone care to share their fav Chroma settings?
I've had my fair share of 3LA pieces and feel the Chroma may be a keeper.
Really digging its versatility and ability to dial in a really specific filter sound.
My board sports an Octabvre MKII, which IMO is the best octave/sub around.
I also have a Doom and Doom 2 - fantastic.
Anyone care to share their fav Chroma settings?
I really liked how slap sounded with the band pass, mix around 50%. You could also crank the resonance and drop well below 50% while still getting a super greasy filter sound. For the standard mode I really liked the slower “auto-wah” settings.
I found the effects loop to be less useful than I hoped simply because the mix knob was then giving my clean tone on top of whatever was in the loop. If I kept it 100% wet it wasn’t an issue, but I ultimately moved my octave and fuzz in front of the Chroma so that I could have those available to blend in.
Enjoy them *****!
Has anyone figured out which brand and model of footswitch button cover will fit on the round top switch used in the Octabvre MKII? I’ve tried a couple of different Barefoot models and they all fall off eventually.
The sensitivity changes per bass, but I have a buffer I just installed in front so hopefully that will change instead. I house 14 pedals in the fxloop, and love how they are summed in the end. Never have to worry about how your envelope is going to work (every little change before the IEXD makes it behave differently..), it just works, as does the the MK3.
I don't ever hear many people talk about "the chromatron sounds like this, and that" but dialed in (which takes no longer than a couple seconds) it's amazingly responsive, to every bass I have. Even though it has many features, it is very simple to use.
Everything, including the boost is useful. I use a Dunlop DVP4 and SA Reflex (which really allows you to dial in the range 100% perfect) for expression.
Use every bit of it, it's worth it
Barefoot makes a button specifically for this kind of switch. I have several and they’re all rock solid.
