I recently received my second Becos FX pedal and now own the CompIQ Mini Pro and the TS8-JZ Ziffer Overdrive.
The CompIQ mini pro is a VCA-Style compressor, quick enough for peak limiting.
It has an impressive set of features for any comp:
Threshold, Gain, Ratio, Dry/Wet blend and side chain filtering can be set with knobs, and there's switches for knee, speed and the direction of the feed.
The filter in the side chain is capable of either low or high pass filtering, and for metering, there's a five LED strip.
I said this is an impressive set of features for a compressor pedal of any size, and they managed to cram it into a mini pedal.
I personally quite like the comp. It's subtle and very transparent and has been a faithful companion on my mini board for half a year now.
The JZ Overdrive is, in a nutshell:
A Tube Screamer, where the low frequency response was enhanced, then a deep switch was added to let more lows pass into the clipping stage. The clipping stage offers different options (Silicon symmetric, Silicon asymmetric, LED) and there is a dry blend added. The special party trick is that on top of that, you get a tilt EQ that affects the dry signal only.
The pedal is the same size. Five knobs and two switches in a 1590A format.
Becos FX pedals are hand made in Austria, and built to order. In my case, both pedals took less than a week from ordering to shipping. The Becos customer service was quick to respond with long messages that took time and and serious effort to compose to answer questions via email.
Why am I writing this? I have a feeling that Becos FX is flying under the radar for most.
I've found out the CompIQ Pro mini exists a long while ago. It's basically the only fully featured compressor pedal in a mini format I know of, and I've looked.
In my humble opinion, this should be considered the alternative for the Cali76 or Empress when you're looking for something that can save a little space.
The JZ Overdrive is a great pedal for bassists, IMHO easily among the best Tube Screamer variants out there.
The quality of the pedals is absolutely top notch, they use good components and their workmanship is immaculate.
What made me hesitate to get those pedals in the first place is that I prefer to buy second hand pedals, so I can flip them for roughly the same should I not like them enough to keep them around, and Becos pedals rarely show up in the second hand market. For me, it looks a bit like they are a secret tip for those who know - and those who know were those who were brave enough to go ahead and order a brand new one for full price, even though there's not too much buzz around them and it's hard to find reviews or demos.
I personally feel that there should be more hype around them, because they are that good.
If you've looked at them in the past, were somewhat interested and then going "mmmmh, I don't know" and closed the tab, now you know.
Again, why am I writing this?
One selfish reason is that I'd like to see more of these pedals around, so the second hand markets see them eventually, where I can snag them up cheaply!
The CompIQ mini pro is a VCA-Style compressor, quick enough for peak limiting.
It has an impressive set of features for any comp:
Threshold, Gain, Ratio, Dry/Wet blend and side chain filtering can be set with knobs, and there's switches for knee, speed and the direction of the feed.
The filter in the side chain is capable of either low or high pass filtering, and for metering, there's a five LED strip.
I said this is an impressive set of features for a compressor pedal of any size, and they managed to cram it into a mini pedal.
I personally quite like the comp. It's subtle and very transparent and has been a faithful companion on my mini board for half a year now.
The JZ Overdrive is, in a nutshell:
A Tube Screamer, where the low frequency response was enhanced, then a deep switch was added to let more lows pass into the clipping stage. The clipping stage offers different options (Silicon symmetric, Silicon asymmetric, LED) and there is a dry blend added. The special party trick is that on top of that, you get a tilt EQ that affects the dry signal only.
The pedal is the same size. Five knobs and two switches in a 1590A format.
Becos FX pedals are hand made in Austria, and built to order. In my case, both pedals took less than a week from ordering to shipping. The Becos customer service was quick to respond with long messages that took time and and serious effort to compose to answer questions via email.
Why am I writing this? I have a feeling that Becos FX is flying under the radar for most.
I've found out the CompIQ Pro mini exists a long while ago. It's basically the only fully featured compressor pedal in a mini format I know of, and I've looked.
In my humble opinion, this should be considered the alternative for the Cali76 or Empress when you're looking for something that can save a little space.
The JZ Overdrive is a great pedal for bassists, IMHO easily among the best Tube Screamer variants out there.
The quality of the pedals is absolutely top notch, they use good components and their workmanship is immaculate.
What made me hesitate to get those pedals in the first place is that I prefer to buy second hand pedals, so I can flip them for roughly the same should I not like them enough to keep them around, and Becos pedals rarely show up in the second hand market. For me, it looks a bit like they are a secret tip for those who know - and those who know were those who were brave enough to go ahead and order a brand new one for full price, even though there's not too much buzz around them and it's hard to find reviews or demos.
I personally feel that there should be more hype around them, because they are that good.
If you've looked at them in the past, were somewhat interested and then going "mmmmh, I don't know" and closed the tab, now you know.
Again, why am I writing this?
One selfish reason is that I'd like to see more of these pedals around, so the second hand markets see them eventually, where I can snag them up cheaply!
