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BBE crusher

#4
I'm going to assume that from the lack of response nobody has tried it...

because i'm sure if they had we would know all about it by now..

based on the quality of their pre-amps and sonic optimizers i'm going to try and head down to GC to try as many of their pedals as i can...

namely the:

Free Fuzz
Sonic Stomp
Boosta Grande
Crusher
Green Screamer
and the Orange Squash

i'll post reviews when i get a chance to try them
 
#5
Cool, I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. I really like the Opto-Stomp, as everyone knows, and I thought the Orange Squash was OK. The build quality of this current lineup of pedals is really top notch, so they are all def. worth trying out.
 
#7
I did actually try them..

The Green Screamer combined with the Boosta Grande is awesome on bass (I highly suggest people purchase these together) The screamer itself is a modded 808 clone that blows away the Ibanez TS re-issue. It has a brighter overall tone and better note definition than the Ibanez, and when blended up with the Boosta Grande (which is a clean 20db boost pedal) it is absolutely golden...

The Crusher is a good distortion pedal for guitar, but i found it a bit too much for bass...I personally couldn't get but one usable tone out of it for what i play.

The free Fuzz was just no good for me, but it had much better note definition than the Big Muff I just took back

The Sonic stomp is bulletproof for a pedalboard, but i chose the Aphex Bass Xciter over it, as for my sound and what i play it worked better for me on my board.

The Orange Squash is also an awesome pedal if you like compression pedals, but i already have one and didn't see the need to replace it currently. (maybe later down the road as i liked the sound beter than my current boss pedal)

I highly recommend all of their line of pedals for build quality, price, and overall sound....some of them i just didn't or couldn't find a use for

hope that helped...
 
#8
Thanks for the reviews- it does help a lot. I'm still going to take my bass to GC to check out a Green Screamer. I'm currently borrowing a friend's Sparkle Drive and it sounds great, more clear than my old Tubeworks Blue Tube. I guess like everyone else, I'm looking for "that sound" that I can't really explain, but I'll know when I hear it. You can't find it unless you keep looking and listening. Thanks again.
 
#9
SaxBass said:
Thanks for the reviews- it does help a lot. I'm still going to take my bass to GC to check out a Green Screamer. I'm currently borrowing a friend's Sparkle Drive and it sounds great, more clear than my old Tubeworks Blue Tube. I guess like everyone else, I'm looking for "that sound" that I can't really explain, but I'll know when I hear it. You can't find it unless you keep looking and listening. Thanks again.
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I actually bought the Sparkle Drive because it had a boost channel included and simply becuase it was cheaper then the Green Screamer and Boosta Grande combined which would have been roughly $180.00 vs. $130.00 for the VooDoo Labs Pedal

You will find the Green Screamer to have a slightly better/brighter tone than the Sparkle Drive and slightly better note definition, other than that they are fairly comparable...

But as I said the Boosta Grande and the Green Screamer together are absolutely Golden IMHO and to my ears....
 
#10
I hear you on the combination of the Screamer and Boosta- will check that out. One of the main things for me is not losing bottom. The un-modded Sparkle drive I borrowed does a pretty nice job of that, and I'm even interested in trying a Keeley mod to help the lows more. I'll be listening for that trying the BBE pedals. The tone going into the pedal will be a big determinant of how the pedal responds; right now I'm looking for "that sound" for my Hwy 1 P-bass with Rio Grande pickups and half-rounds. Thanks again for your observations!
 
#11
I have gone through a ton of different pedals trying to find a fuzz/distortion that I was happy with for bass and I would say this is it. First off it's TRUE BYPASS (we all know that when a pedal is true bypass it takes away all the stress of worrying if our tone is going to get destroyed). It has a really nice bright blue LCD so theres no mistake when it is or isn't powered. It has tons of tonal control, I was able to dial in nice subtle drive all the way to face melting industrial grind! Once I realized I could dial in a tight focused drive similar to the Black Russian Big Muff ( one of the pedals the bassist for MUSE uses to get the tone that many try to copy ) and was also able to tweak the knobs to get a looser sounding break up similar to the Big MUFF NYC, I pulled out my wallet and adopted this into my pedal board family. It looks awesome, sounds awesome, runs off 9volt battery or adapter like most other pedals and it's built to last (nothing flimsy about it at all). This is a legit review from someone who plays everything from funk to blues to progressive/hard rock. I've been chasing tone for years so I'm definitely not an amateur when it comes to the tastebuds of the ears. Just hope more people check it out. I have tried alot of the other pedals people rave about and most sound non musical (obnoxious break up doesn't automatically make a distortion musical, this pedal is musical). Ok I'm finished rambling, just wanted to give people a little more info on this pedal.​
 
#14
Took a chance and bought the crusher. I'm glad the I did. It is a pretty high gain distortion that I think borderlines on fuzz. The eq is what helps this pedal. For a cheapish distortion, it is effective, versatile and I would suggest it to others.
 
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