Dunwich Amplification General Discussion

[vivaknoxvegas]

Will the Gravity Well be part of your other pedal line coming up, or is it just a special limited build @dunwichamps ? I see a lot of different Dunwich pedals on your Instagram feed that never seem to make it to the pedal ordering page. Apologies if this is a dumb question.

 

[dunwichamps]

Will the Gravity Well be part of your other pedal line coming up, or is it just a special limited build @dunwichamps ? I see a lot of different Dunwich pedals on your Instagram feed that never seem to make it to the pedal ordering page. Apologies if this is a dumb question.

I do a bunch of smaller runs each year that do not become regularly produced pedals so its not uncommon that things do not make it back to the production level. Most of that is because it becomes difficult to continue to build many new products.

That being said, I can always make a custom order. It will most likely not be a screen printed pedal though.

 

[Deadsound]

Oh, I'm not inferring that it's easy... just possible

The amps mentioned are solid state parametric EQs, Nick's point is that a tube EQ is a different ballgame

 

[Kriegs]

The amps mentioned are solid state parametric EQs, Nick's point is that a tube EQ is a different ballgame

Right. Which is why I said "Oh, I'm not inferring that it's easy... just possible "

 

[Deadsound]

Right. Which is why I said "Oh, I'm not inferring that it's easy... just possible "

Ok, gotcha. I misunderstood

For the manufacturers mentioned though, it's not possible

 

[Korladis]

A tube circuit for a graphic or parametric EQ would probably be absurdly complex.

 

[monsterthompson]

Gravity Well users, how are you setting and using the Terror? I’m still feeling this thing out.

 

[BunchyMutt]

Gravity Well users, how are you setting and using the Terror? I’m still feeling this thing out.

I ended up selling mine actually because of the Terror switch. Just didn't work how I wanted and I couldn't justify keeping it for only half the pedal.

I didn't find that it got all that crazy. I think I would have liked it be more like an infinite delay feedback hold but it didn't get infinitely louder (which protects speakers, yes, but I wanted some dynamic shift), and I found that it sorta defaulted to a single note - G, I think. I figured that if I wanted a frozen note I'd get something that at least changes what note I play, like the Walrus Fathom.

 

[monsterthompson]

Hate to say it, but I’m considering moving some Dunwich pedals. I’m thinking the way I use the ODB and the DA120 makes them redundant. The HM 2 is fun but I don’t use it often. I’ve got my eyes on a more effect-y reverb, so the Gravity Well might get moved as well. Maybe I’ll come to my senses, but I’m starting to accumulate too much gear for my comfort level.

 

[Korladis]

Hate to say it, but I’m considering moving some Dunwich pedals. I’m thinking the way I use the ODB and the DA120 makes them redundant. The HM 2 is fun but I don’t use it often. I’ve got my eyes on a more effect-y reverb, so the Gravity Well might get moved as well. Maybe I’ll come to my senses, but I’m starting to accumulate too much gear for my comfort level.

Too much gear?

 

[Korladis]

Also did a quick video on my cell phone that's mostly just a sound clip of the Du-95 Fuzz.

Sorry about the picture quality. I will do a better one with an actual camera this week. In this clip I'm using it in the tone bypassed setting, with the extra mids stomp switch in on position, LED diode selected:

 

[monsterthompson]

Assuming the new bass plays well, this might be the “final” collection/arrangement. For a while. Until it isn’t

 

[Grahams Groove]

Assuming the new bass plays well, this might be the “final” collection/arrangement. For a while. Until it isn’t
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I never knew the DA120 and the classic WF were the same size.

 

[dunwichamps]

Yes sir but as always things can be scaled. I have WF in the DD, 1590BB, and 125B sizes. DA120 in the DD and 1590BB sizes and probably could make a 125B size with a continuous depth instead of rotary depth.

 

[donahue]

Can you fellas tell me a little bit about the DA120? What it is? How it sounds? What its specialty is, so to speak?

I probably shouldn't know because then I'll want one, but wth.

 

[arbitrary]

Yes sir but as always things can be scaled. I have WF in the DD, 1590BB, and 125B sizes. DA120 in the DD and 1590BB sizes and probably could make a 125B size with a continuous depth instead of rotary depth.

I would love the wizard in 125b. And the da120 in that size would be ridiculous. Would it still have the blend?

 

[monsterthompson]

Can you fellas tell me a little bit about the DA120? What it is? How it sounds? What its specialty is, so to speak?

I probably shouldn't know because then I'll want one, but wth.

It’s a model of a GT120. More of a pre than a dirt pedal. It’s got a depth control for the bass being let through the circuit. It’s got a gain and a drive control. The gain behaves as you’d expect, and the drive adds a different feel and tone to the signal than the gain. I tend to prefer lower drive settings. Then there’s a two band (Bax, I assume) EQ. After is a boost, which is another flavor of drive/dirt.

The pedal is most like a low gain ODB. It is vintage warm and dark, in general. It gets a bit gritty, but it’s not a high-gain machine. In the past, it’s been suggested that it be used as a boost to push a driven tube amp into gnarled tones. It can be pretty subtle. Cranking the gain, drive, and/or boost controls will get it sounding decently distorted.

It probably won’t blow most folks away as a magic secret “new” sound. However, it is a very solid tool for tone shaping. I really enjoy using it. If you’ve got a bass that’s a bit bright or thin, it’s a good way to warm and thicken it up. I wouldn’t use it as a stand alone for modern heavy sounds. I’d consider it for vintage low to mid gain rock/doom sounds.

 

[arbitrary]

Its deadly in front of a tube amp!

 

[donahue]

It’s a model of a GT120. More of a pre than a dirt pedal. It’s got a depth control for the bass being let through the circuit. It’s got a gain and a drive control. The gain behaves as you’d expect, and the drive adds a different feel and tone to the signal than the gain. I tend to prefer lower drive settings. Then there’s a two band (Bax, I assume) EQ. After is a boost, which is another flavor of drive/dirt.

The pedal is most like a low gain ODB. It is vintage warm and dark, in general. It gets a bit gritty, but it’s not a high-gain machine. In the past, it’s been suggested that it be used as a boost to push a driven tube amp into gnarled tones. It can be pretty subtle. Cranking the gain, drive, and/or boost controls will get it sounding decently distorted.

It probably won’t blow most folks away as a magic secret “new” sound. However, it is a very solid tool for tone shaping. I really enjoy using it. If you’ve got a bass that’s a bit bright or thin, it’s a good way to warm and thicken it up. I wouldn’t use it as a stand alone for modern heavy sounds. I’d consider it for vintage low to mid gain rock/doom sounds.

Wow, great description. What you describe sounds a lot like my BAT Revelation Superbass and how I use it. Dark, thick, vintage voiced toneshaper that can get gnarly but not too much. The RSB is most likely less versatile, since it has less controls. It has a pre and a gain control along with a master, which, to me seems like a similar concept to the gain and drive controls of the DA120. Very helpful. Thanks

 

[arbitrary]

Actually, now that I think of it, whenever I use my separate preamp/powerup lightweight rack, I always use the da120 for that tone shaping, especially nice with the ric. Works amazing at that and definitely runs my tubeamps into gnarly dirt.