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Mosky; Any good
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I have 2 Mosky pedals one good and one not. Xp is a clone of the xotic Ep that sounds good and has plenty of gain, JCM that is a clone of another that is bad and stopped working. Both were cheap and I would consider buying others. Even the one that stopped working was worth it junked for parts and utility.
I only have the Black Rat, and while it's way more usable on guitar for me than bass, it's a solid sounding Rat clone.
I recently got their Crazy Tone distortion pedal. I guess it's a Suhr Riot clone. It's pretty damn beefy when you use it on bass! It almost has a fat overdrive sound when the settings are low. There's also a switch when it's down, it brings out the bass sound more.
I had the Mosky XP booster that was a great clone of the EP booster, with the ability to be powered up to 18v and the inner trims. I sold it because I wanted to make money to get other stuff and I thought that I could easely get another one if I needed.
I have the Black Rat which I think sounds great on bass, specially with the led clipping. I also have the MM Silver which is a Timmy based pedal and I really love it as a transparent drive to beef up a P-bass tone with a pick.
I have the Black Rat which I think sounds great on bass, specially with the led clipping. I also have the MM Silver which is a Timmy based pedal and I really love it as a transparent drive to beef up a P-bass tone with a pick.
I'm not as knowledgeable with dirt pedals but it definitely doesn't sound like it cuts lows at all. If anything, it focuses the tone if that makes sense. I'm guessing it colors your tone because its distortion sounds different from the MX80's distortion.
The way this guy describes his Suhr Riot sounds similar to my experience:
Suhr Riot!!!!!!!
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Which ones are those? Is their Xotic BB clone good for bass like the BB Bass?
It's great on bass, I think it's called the b-box.
I think the only difference between the xotic bass BB and the guitar one is the frequency center of the treble control (I think 10k on the guitar one/mosky and 5k on the bass one).
If you want a budget tube screamer that's good on bass, I would recommend it.
I think the only difference between the xotic bass BB and the guitar one is the frequency center of the treble control (I think 10k on the guitar one/mosky and 5k on the bass one).
If you want a budget tube screamer that's good on bass, I would recommend it.
I used a Mosky B Box for the track F Society if you would like a demo of the pedal.
That track sounds GREAT, Stan! I'm digging the sound and the composition as well.
I've been thinking of the Xotic BB because my MXR M80 is a bit heavy on the pedal board and aside from the Color button, I don't really need distortion (plus I got that Mosky distortion pedal now). But this Mosky B Box would be way cheaper AND lighter.
btw, I just read that the Mosky B Box cuts some lows. Is that true? People have recommended Joyo's Orange Juice instead since it doesn't cut the lows much.
Caline Orange Burst is also a good shout. Mine doesn't cut lows.
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I've just seen the mosky bp booster advertised. I already have an xp.
Does anyone know if they are the same? Or based on something different?
Cheers
I've just seen the mosky bp booster advertised. I already have an xp.
Does anyone know if they are the same? Or based on something different?
Cheers
I own the Moksy Black Rat, RAT clone, and I love it.
It got both a Vintage, classic RAT, silicon diode, clipping mode, and a Turbo, Turbo RAT, LED diode, clipping mode, and utilizes the original LM308 op amp chip of the original Rat.
But it has a bit darker character than the original RATs and most other clones, retaining low end a slightly better, which though ought to be a good thing when used for bass, and the tone filter is not reversed like on the original RAT and also affects the tone slightly differently.
But, as said, I think it sounds great, and I really love mine, using it as part of both my bass and my guitar high gain distortion setup.
That's the only Moksy pedal I have any personal experience with, but I've watched a fair share of YouTube demos feauturing their Spring Reverb pedal as well, and although it doesn't really sound like a real spring reverb, to my ears, judging from the demons, it does still sound pretty amazing, like a really lush rich type of reverb.
It got both a Vintage, classic RAT, silicon diode, clipping mode, and a Turbo, Turbo RAT, LED diode, clipping mode, and utilizes the original LM308 op amp chip of the original Rat.
But it has a bit darker character than the original RATs and most other clones, retaining low end a slightly better, which though ought to be a good thing when used for bass, and the tone filter is not reversed like on the original RAT and also affects the tone slightly differently.
But, as said, I think it sounds great, and I really love mine, using it as part of both my bass and my guitar high gain distortion setup.
That's the only Moksy pedal I have any personal experience with, but I've watched a fair share of YouTube demos feauturing their Spring Reverb pedal as well, and although it doesn't really sound like a real spring reverb, to my ears, judging from the demons, it does still sound pretty amazing, like a really lush rich type of reverb.
