Fairfield Circuitry - THE CLUB

[cnltb]

This was a while ago, but as I recall, the Barbershop was defeated by the Earthquaker Westwood, which was in turn defeated by the Broughton Solarian.

Speaking of which, Four Eyes sounds great with the Solarian in front of it!

Solarian looks interesting!

 

[shwashwa]

I don't recall enjoying the Barbershop on any of the switch settings. The clipping just seemed really harsh and overly compressed to me compared to the other 3-4 light/medium overdrives I A/Bed it against.

I've got Four Eyes #747.

I felt the same way about the barbershop, but when I started turning the SAG down a bit I enjoyed that much more. Didn't have to turn it down a lot, just about an eighth of a turn and it took some of the harshness out for me

 

[cusar5]

I felt the same way about the barbershop, but when I started turning the SAG down a bit I enjoyed that much more. Didn't have to turn it down a lot, just about an eighth of a turn and it took some of the harshness out for me

I do kinda wish I kept it to try at lower gain, stacked with other gain stages. Lately I'm finding I prefer the sound of multiple lower gain devices together, rather than one higher-gain stage.

 

[cnltb]

I do kinda wish I kept it to try at lower gain, stacked with other gain stages. Lately I'm finding I prefer the sound of multiple lower gain devices together, rather than one higher-gain stage.

Stacking two barbershops works real well!

 

[cosmicevan]

Solarian looks interesting!

solarian is pretty incredible, but also pretty tricky to find.

 

[cnltb]

solarian is pretty incredible, but also pretty tricky to find.

I did a very quick search the other day and did not even find a clip; neither just audio nor video...

How would you describe it, what if anything is it based on etc?

 

[cosmicevan]

I did a very quick search the other day and did not even find a clip; neither just audio nor video...

How would you describe it, what if anything is it based on etc?

edge of breakup...in a pedal.

 

[cnltb]

edge of breakup...in a pedal.

Thanks!
That's exactly how I hear the Barbershop when it is set properly

 

[shwashwa]

Thanks!
That's exactly how I hear the Barbershop when it is set properly

yes, and it can be done. i think you have to bring the sag control down a little. not too much though. then dial in the gain

 

[cnltb]

yes, and it can be done. i think you have to bring the sag control down a little. not too much though. then dial in the gain

I think it sounds 'perfect' when used as a light drive( which , as I understand, is what it is supposed to do). I remember once asking fairfield circuitry about it and 'light drive' is the answer which came back.
When I want more I use foureyes.

 

[cusar5]

Hang on a second... you can run the Barbershop at 18v? Somehow I missed that when I originally owned one. Dang it, now I want to try one again.

 

[Feral Feline]

WOW! 18v!
If I ever knew that before, I'd forgotten it completely.
So I had to check for the manual, which I couldn't find... on my computer. Really? I download everything, even for stuff I don't have...

So I grabbed the manual/spec-sheet whwatechamaccallit...

"The pedal will function with voltages up to 18 VDC, but the character of the pedal will drastically change. The higher the voltage, the less drive you will have."
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Great, eh!

I prefer to run anything that can take a higher voltage at its highest, but this might be an exception. I'll have to have a listen at 18v, eventually...

 

[cnltb]

I'd be super interested in hearing BS at high oltage. Sounds interesting!
@ feral Feline; How come you like to run everything at max voltage possible?

 

[ookla the mok]

the moment, but sign me up! I've also got a Barbershop that I love. I made a crazy GAS-driven mistake in selling the first one I had, so this one isn't going anywhere!

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I'd be super interested in hearing BS at high oltage. Sounds interesting!
@ feral Feline; How come you like to run everything at max voltage possible?

Higher voltage will give you more headroom depending on the unit you are talking about.

 

[johnk_10]

i still prefer the barbershop over the westwood (but still own one), and i've owned a quite a few broughton pedals but just never bonded with any of them.

 

[bigshiny]

Could anyone recommend a standalone 18v power supply for the Barbershop?

 

[johnk_10]

one of these would work:
Pigtronix US18VDC 18 Volt 300mA Power Supply

or even one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Power-Gui...volt+pedal+power+supply&qid=1611181628&sr=8-5

 

[bigshiny]

Thank you sir!

 

[Feral Feline]

I'd be super interested in hearing BS at high oltage. Sounds interesting!
@ feral Feline; How come you like to run everything at max voltage possible?

I play mainly DB, which tends to go into feedback faster than a bass guitar. I think having higher headroom helps prevent feedback, that may or may not be true, I've never measured it myself, but that's my "experience". A 42" string-length vs typically 34"... whatever, DB's a completely different beast once amplified, maybe because DB seems to have more upper harmonics?
https://courses.physics.illinois.ed...12/Michael_Zevin_P406_Project_Report_Sp12.pdf

My initial interest in effects was more bent on modulation and things that make weird noises, so I went for the highest headroom possible, which usually coincided with higher voltage power. Physics, I'm fighting them on the band stand or just at home trying to hear my affected/effected double-bass sound above its acoustic properties — really difficult to hear a chorus or flanger effect at neighbour-friendly volumes when standing next to the acoustic-source, and headphones can only isolate so much.

It was, I suppose, inevitable that my interests in effects eventually made me want to see what all the fuzz was with dirt. I came to the dirt-game late, and I've found there's no faster way to make an amplified DB howl than start throwing gain-based pedals at it. Well maybe hard compression... but dirt is a form of compression.


Why do I always seek higher voltages? I don't know. Force of habit? Most sane people could've answered your question in one sentence.
If I run the Barbershop at higher voltage, I'm less likely to get feedback, but it'll take more gain/volume to get the desired grit... Where's the balance point?

 

[Hypercaffium]

Higher voltage will give you more headroom depending on the unit you are talking about.

Accountant, which works only at 9v according to FC website.