finally, after much gnashing of teeth and ripping of hair i received my blowtorch pedal today. woot, i definitely dig it.
digging around for a wall wart that would fit it properly (18v with positive sleeve is not that common) i found one in the back of the drawer of my studio desk in the basement - a trace elliot wallwart no less. that's a good omen.
well, just like any kid with a new toy, once i plugged it in, i put everything on 11 and cranked it. heh. actually, i put the eqs all at 12 o'clock and then cranked the gain and maxed the blend and then set the volume low to equalize the bypass/effected levels.
initial impression - great preservation of low end. i was very impressed with how much of my lowest frequency content was preserved while still generating an articulate and musical distortion. this was on one of my basses equipped with a low f# (almost an octave lower than a standard low e string). i heard some of the lowest bass rumble get cut a little, but it was really very little. overall i am quite pleased.
the high frequency content of the distortion on the standard setting was fuzzy but fairly articulate, but my favorite was the blowtorch setting - very sawtooth-synthy sounding to me. quite cool.
i put it in my growing pedal chain after the digitech bass whammy but before the moogerfooger - tried it briefly after the moog but it didn't sound as good. gonna experiement with the placement more once i get used to it and how it sounds with the other guys in the band.
i'll do a more indepth review once i get it integrated into my rig, but i just thought i'd share my initial impressions. thanks for the suggestions guys
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next up - some kind of phaser-type effect.
digging around for a wall wart that would fit it properly (18v with positive sleeve is not that common) i found one in the back of the drawer of my studio desk in the basement - a trace elliot wallwart no less. that's a good omen.
well, just like any kid with a new toy, once i plugged it in, i put everything on 11 and cranked it. heh. actually, i put the eqs all at 12 o'clock and then cranked the gain and maxed the blend and then set the volume low to equalize the bypass/effected levels.
initial impression - great preservation of low end. i was very impressed with how much of my lowest frequency content was preserved while still generating an articulate and musical distortion. this was on one of my basses equipped with a low f# (almost an octave lower than a standard low e string). i heard some of the lowest bass rumble get cut a little, but it was really very little. overall i am quite pleased.
the high frequency content of the distortion on the standard setting was fuzzy but fairly articulate, but my favorite was the blowtorch setting - very sawtooth-synthy sounding to me. quite cool.
i put it in my growing pedal chain after the digitech bass whammy but before the moogerfooger - tried it briefly after the moog but it didn't sound as good. gonna experiement with the placement more once i get used to it and how it sounds with the other guys in the band.
i'll do a more indepth review once i get it integrated into my rig, but i just thought i'd share my initial impressions. thanks for the suggestions guys
.next up - some kind of phaser-type effect.
