Yeah at this point I feel like give me any half decent compressor, the Parallelum, and the RFE and I’ll have what I need for solid clean tone.
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UA offers more tone shaping (tone stack bypass option), much more breakup via gain, and much more volume on tap. YMMV.
I'd compare the SS to a PA, very similar, Broughton has more resonance, is more quiet, less issues, wired correc.... well, you get the point, but they are similar EQ wise
I don't have figures but feel like the Omnicomp was capable of a faster attack than the Compressore. For an optical it seemed capable of very quick times and also retained more high end than my FEA's. I'm curious what the maestro has to say about the numbers though.
Thanks for this. I was thinking about Locust Star of course but the others should be interesting to try as well. I guess there's no reason not to try them all.
And yes to the phaser! I can only imagine the crushed dreams that will bring. There will be blood.
May have to scoop one up again. I liked it on bass as well, one of my faves but
happens so I had to release it.
Thank you @Charlie Tuna , interestingly, I’m finding the opposite. Or maybe I’m not setting them the same, I don’t know. But that’s why I ask. Could be a threshold issue on my part.
I have one bass in particular, ‘77 Telecaster with the humbucker by the neck, that overwhelms all my compressors except the Compressore with attack at its fastest time.
Are you running the Omni at 18V? I don't have one currently but I believe the threshold knob worked opposite of what I was used to from other comps. I always set the Ratio super high when testing comps to get an idea of Attack times and set Threshold levels. That gives me a good idea where I want to set my ranges.
Any guesses on what bells & whistles the phaser will bring? Variable stages, envelope attack, stereo outs, expression input, FX loop...
My favorite phaser was EHX Polyphase big box.
With a slow rate and slow envelope, it was like an endless bloom of gooey phase. Bass Balls before it for more fun.
My favorite phaser was EHX Polyphase big box.
With a slow rate and slow envelope, it was like an endless bloom of gooey phase. Bass Balls before it for more fun.
I used it at 9v and I’m setting it by ear not knob position on the pedal. Just trying to get rid of the initial whomp in the attack that’s distorting a bit but still sounding natural.
I've never had a Super Stack, but I did compare the Sushi UA to a Broughton Silver Deluxe. The UA is gone and the SD remains in rotation.
Okay, adjacent:
Is there any common ground between the Super Stack and the Silver Deluxe? Same tone stack, one tube, one jfet?
Is there any common ground between the Super Stack and the Silver Deluxe? Same tone stack, one tube, one jfet?
Since this is Broughton Audio we're talking about I don't see an expression input, FX loop, or stereo output. There's not much history of such features. There will certainly be rate, depth, and level. Perhaps gain (like the JoshWah), variable stages (maybe as a 2- or 3-way switch), tone, and/or feedback. Ideally tap tempo as well.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
AFAIK, that’s about right. The SS is gooier due to the tube bits of course and I’ve always thought that the SD cut through a bit better and you can leave the treble cut back and use the bright switch for some different flavour (but I’m not a fan of using both at the same time).
agreed.
The silver deluxe feels more strident, tighter, immediate.
The super stack is a bit slower, warmer, chewier, gooey.
I use them both as clean preamps, running the SD at 24v.
Locust Star and Calamity are excellent for guitar, and I'll use them anytime I want a rat or a fuzz sound. Scorpion also sounds great, but I haven't found a context where it stands out yet.
But the best Broughton for guitar, hands down? The humble HLPF, as a boost straight into a tube amp.
(HPF @190Hz, LPF @ ~800-1kHz, and boost at around 2 o'clock is my sweet spot, but it depends on the amp settings.)
Any guesses on what bells & whistles the phaser will bring? Variable stages, envelope attack, stereo outs, expression input, FX loop...
My favorite phaser was EHX Polyphase big box.
With a slow rate and slow envelope, it was like an endless bloom of gooey phase. Bass Balls before it for more fun.
that looks fun…
I’ve been into these two.
The phase 90 is an original from 1974, that I’ve had for almost 25 years.
the mutron gets deep.
Ive got elebendy bazillion effects at hand, and i really really like the SS. So much so that im including it in an A/B comparison between two Jule offerings. Im tryna KISS, but the SS is gonna be in the mix, irregardless. Behold:
Capo with the SS! So much goodness
