Makes sense. I probably wouldn't try to use it without EQ as full-on distortion either.
Would've been nice if they'd included a toggle to only engage the Scrambler along with the EQ via a single activation switch. Seems obvious.
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Darkglass b7k ultra - not digging it
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Makes sense. I probably wouldn't try to use it without EQ as full-on distortion either.
Would've been nice if they'd included a toggle to only engage the Scrambler along with the EQ via a single activation switch. Seems obvious.
I am really digging the B7K ultra with my Music Man Sterling 5 fretless. I have zero noise issues running from a Voodoo Labs ISO5. The distortion is awesome IMO. It's not fizzy and unfocused. It's also kind of amazing how you can get so many different gain tones playing with the dip switches, blend, and gain knobs.
The preamp is an always on for me going forward. It's a lot like my xotic RC booster on my guitar board where it just makes things sound better. The EQ is extremely flexible and I can dial in my tone on a variety of rigs.
The preamp is an always on for me going forward. It's a lot like my xotic RC booster on my guitar board where it just makes things sound better. The EQ is extremely flexible and I can dial in my tone on a variety of rigs.
No noise issues with my B7KU (or my B3K and VMT, neither), even when daisy chaining. It is for sure one of the most versatile pieces of gear you will find, and certainly one of the best sounding pedals out there. No doubt about it. It worths every cent.
I have some complaints tho. Why the Hell you, guys at Darkglass, don't include a chorus and a flanger and a compressor and a three channel distortion, that you can change between with your mind while you play. And make it cheaper. And the enclosure is huge, so make it small, so I can fit it in my pocket. And water resistant too, in case I want to swim while playing. And can you please stop using black on it? It makes my heart sad and I don't wanna be sad while I express myself with music. And the knobs... can you make them in red? That way the pedal would match with my favorite shirt. I have other suggestions, but i can live with that. Jeez, I can't understand why you just don't make things the way I like'em.
B7KU = one of the best pedal ever. In fact, to me, it is the best pedal ever. Obviously, YMMV, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a truly wonderful piece of engineering and design, and if you don't like it it's fine, but it doesn't mean nothing more than just that - a matter of taste. Don't get angry on the thing itself or his creator. Pass it up, get what you want. Or better, tweek it until you find some settings you like.
I have some complaints tho. Why the Hell you, guys at Darkglass, don't include a chorus and a flanger and a compressor and a three channel distortion, that you can change between with your mind while you play. And make it cheaper. And the enclosure is huge, so make it small, so I can fit it in my pocket. And water resistant too, in case I want to swim while playing. And can you please stop using black on it? It makes my heart sad and I don't wanna be sad while I express myself with music. And the knobs... can you make them in red? That way the pedal would match with my favorite shirt. I have other suggestions, but i can live with that. Jeez, I can't understand why you just don't make things the way I like'em.
B7KU = one of the best pedal ever. In fact, to me, it is the best pedal ever. Obviously, YMMV, but that doesn't change the fact that it is a truly wonderful piece of engineering and design, and if you don't like it it's fine, but it doesn't mean nothing more than just that - a matter of taste. Don't get angry on the thing itself or his creator. Pass it up, get what you want. Or better, tweek it until you find some settings you like.
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Decided to pick up a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus to replace my Moollon. There is definitely less hum with this PSU but it is still slightly there (and this is playing my Warwick passive and with treble rolled off).
I noticed on my Moollon that the further away I get from it with my boss the less apparent the hum is. It could just be that my PSU needs to be further away from my amp or kitchen or whatever. Probably some signal interfere issues. Overall it is okay but to me is still somewhat of a noisy pedal
Decided to pick up a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus to replace my Moollon. There is definitely less hum with this PSU but it is still slightly there (and this is playing my Warwick passive and with treble rolled off).
I noticed on my Moollon that the further away I get from it with my boss the less apparent the hum is. It could just be that my PSU needs to be further away from my amp or kitchen or whatever. Probably some signal interfere issues. Overall it is okay but to me is still somewhat of a noisy pedal
This sounds like a grounding issue or shielding issue either in your rig or in the wiring in your house. Also those are cheap power supplies for a reason.
To troubleshoot possible noise issues:
What output on the PP2+ are you using? Are you using it with any other pedals from the same output?
Have your tried different cables?
Do you notice the hum regardless of settings on the B7K or is it fairly constant independent of Gain/Volume/EQ settings?
Its possible its just accentuating noise issues from something else- it has a pretty specific EQ curve that can definitely bring existing noise to the fore-front in my experience. Also any high-Gain settings add alot of compression to the signal which will raise the noise floor.
The Moollon is like a 400 dollar PSU. Using it with the Aguilar Chorusaurus, B7k ultra, and FEA Labs Opti FET. Noise is only if I boost mids or treble or increase distortion levels.
Ah sorry, I got my Korean FX companies mixed up- I was thinking of the Artec power brick, which is a non-isolated power supply along the lines of the old MXR Power Brick. A guitarist in one of my bands used one of the bricks previously and it was super noisy.
If you turn the Gain all the way down on the B7K but crank the Drive Volume is there alot of noise?
Also, where are you running the B7K in your FX chain? Is it after the compressor and/or chorus? If so, I might also suspect those pedals as culprits- compression naturally boosts your noise floor, and the Chorusaurus is an analog BBD chorus so prone to high-frequency "clock noise" as all analog-delay based FX will be. My Tech 21 Bass Boost Chorus is also an analog BBD-based chorus and is quite noisy if placed before anything that boosts high/high-mids. The B7K is a high/high-mid beast even set "flat" IME...
Nah, the b7k is the only pedal causing noise..I have tested all the pedals individually and there is zero noise from anything but the b7k... I'm specially if you flip the grunt up there is super Strat single coil type hum
