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I Present the IdiotBox Effects's Blower Box
- Thread starter SirMjac28
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Works fine with my audere loaded fender Jazz. If you're thinking it might be broken, Matt is quick to respond and stands behind his product. Replaced my bypass switch quickly when it went bad.
Same here. He couldn't replicate what was happening with mine when he got it. But he relaced the foot switch anyway and shipped it back. All I paid for was shipping to him and it took about a week. Matt is the man. Plus the problem I was having is no longer there. So the foot switch swap out worked
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I've said this before and I'll say it again: I blew up my Blower Box by using the wrong power supply. Matt fixed it for free, I just paid shipping. Can't beat that.
Doh, just remembered: I exaggerated when I said I "blew up" my Blower Box. I only blew the main power filter cap. The Blower Box still worked, so I had no idea it was damaged, but it definitely didn't sound as good as I remembered. A techie friend @JGR suggested I open the box, and sure 'nuff, it was obvious that damage had been done: one of the black caps was loose, and tan fuzz was splattered around. Matt said that this is exactly what happens when a center positive adapter is used.
Anyway, take a peek inside of yours.
I wants a Hobo Santa. It looks to me like he's making some more. I am def getting one of those. Have you guys ever heard one of those?! My God. It's so goooooo
My BB works great with passive bass, but not so well with my one active. I may have to try again and see if I was overloading the pedal with too much signal or something.
For those interested in the "retro look" of the earlier version (larger enclosure with top jacks), Idiotbox is now offering both the smaller (125B box) green and black version as well as the larger (1590BB box) black and aluminum version on their website.
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The other day I got the e-mail below from Idiotbox. Should have thought to post it here earlier 
Since our fence blew down while we were checking out the NAMM back in January we have had to keep our dogs on lead lines. This makes them very sad. We were hoping to have the fence rebuilt within a few weeks but just haven't been able to make it happen financially, so I'm trying to raise up some quick funds so we can finally get it finished and poor, sad Sharkey can run free again!
Help him out by using checkout code:
RUNSHARKEYRUN
for a very generous 30%!!! off anything in stock at Invalid Link Removed
through Monday April 3rd.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be down with the IdiotBox sound and want to take advantage of a great offer.
***Please allow a few weeks for me to build your order as most of my time next week will be spent building a fence
Thanks so much for your previous and future support!!!
Since our fence blew down while we were checking out the NAMM back in January we have had to keep our dogs on lead lines. This makes them very sad. We were hoping to have the fence rebuilt within a few weeks but just haven't been able to make it happen financially, so I'm trying to raise up some quick funds so we can finally get it finished and poor, sad Sharkey can run free again!
Help him out by using checkout code:
RUNSHARKEYRUN
for a very generous 30%!!! off anything in stock at Invalid Link Removed
through Monday April 3rd.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be down with the IdiotBox sound and want to take advantage of a great offer.
***Please allow a few weeks for me to build your order as most of my time next week will be spent building a fence
Thanks so much for your previous and future support!!!
All are excellent FX! I usually keep my B7K set for subtle OD, and use it as the finishing touch for other dirt pedals, the Blower Box in particular.
The other day I got the e-mail below from Idiotbox. Should have thought to post it here earlier
Since our fence blew down while we were checking out the NAMM back in January we have had to keep our dogs on lead lines. This makes them very sad. We were hoping to have the fence rebuilt within a few weeks but just haven't been able to make it happen financially, so I'm trying to raise up some quick funds so we can finally get it finished and poor, sad Sharkey can run free again!
Help him out by using checkout code:
RUNSHARKEYRUN
for a very generous 30%!!! off anything in stock at Invalid Link Removed
through Monday April 3rd.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be down with the IdiotBox sound and want to take advantage of a great offer.
***Please allow a few weeks for me to build your order as most of my time next week will be spent building a fence
Thanks so much for your previous and future support!!!
Yeah I'm seriously thinking about a second BB just to help Matt out
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Ok, I'm getting back on the horse with the BB, got one on the way. Chain of drive/related pedals will be BB -> [Fuzz TBD] -> VMT -> Empress comp -> B7KU.
I'd had one before, I felt like the EMpress MultiDrive covered the ground I wanted for both distortion and fuzz, in a smaller footprint. However, I'm looking for a little more flexibility and independence in those departments, so the multidrive is on the block, a BB will be coming in the mail, and I'll have to make up my damn mind about fuzz (preferably by next weekend, as I've got a pseudo-audition next Sunday night!). I've seen too much about how good the BB sounds in front of the B7K to resist.
I'd had one before, I felt like the EMpress MultiDrive covered the ground I wanted for both distortion and fuzz, in a smaller footprint. However, I'm looking for a little more flexibility and independence in those departments, so the multidrive is on the block, a BB will be coming in the mail, and I'll have to make up my damn mind about fuzz (preferably by next weekend, as I've got a pseudo-audition next Sunday night!). I've seen too much about how good the BB sounds in front of the B7K to resist.
Yes it was really nice at the time I had it. Yeah I know my post said permanently on the board but I just didn't have any need for the higher gain settings with what I play and wanted something different and I got a good return on the pedal. I also had a ss bs mini which wasn't what I was looking for either and ended up with a vmt which works really well with my setup. None the less the low gain settings though before my compressor then through B7k was really really nice but for me only used the one settings hence why It moved on. Im sure I'll end up getting another one day cause low gain meaty grunty bliss forever!!All are excellent FX! I usually keep my B7K set for subtle OD, and use it as the finishing touch for other dirt pedals, the Blower Box in particular.
