Need to make some decisions

I have quite a few decisions that I need to make soon.

1. The input jack on my Aphex Punch Factory is screwed. I should have listened before I bought it about the plastic jacks being attached to the board. But I figured that I treat my stuff right and bought it anyway. Now it's broken.

Do I call and bitch to them? Ask for a replacement or try and get some money back? I doubt either will work. It probably broke when some drunk bitch fell across my board. Grrr. That was a while ago, but I just rearranged my board and I had to jiggle the cable to get a signal and now it's just not working at all.

2. I need to choose a real pedalboard. Should I go with a PT-2 or one of these? A Pedaltrain is way more money (2x) but will look neater/cleaner in the end because everything can be tied to the bottom. But I like flat boards, a wah pedal and an angled board don't work together for me.

3. I can't decide which OD pedal I should keep. The Bass-Drive and Hematoma are similar, but it's the small differences that are keeping me from choosing.

The Bass-Drive is choppy and gritty. Not as dark as Hematoma even with tone at 0 and drops a little more low end. Tighter and more defined. Boost is just nasty to me. Works great with effects like flange and wah. Easy to switch on. The Hematoma is smoother than the Bass-Drive. Darker, even with tone cranked. Not as choppy and less defined. Preamp adds punch to clean signal. Wah is almost unnoticeable when used with HBE. And a flanger with it is way to harsh. Knobs are too close to switches and is awkward to turn on.

If the Hematoma worked better with other effects and was easier to turn on then I would keep it. But the Bass-Drive works great with other effects and is easy to switch on. Which might make it the winner. I have no other bass playing friends around to help me choose. But I have a guitarist and drummer coming over Tuesday to help me choose. Lot of help they'll be.

What should I do?

 

I think I bought it in October or November. I'm going to call and get a replacement, then sell it and use the money to buy a EBS or a Demeter Compulator.

 

I think I'll go with the Pedaltrain. No, the pedals aren't different enough to keep both. I like the Hematomas tone SLIGHTLY more. But it's to hard to turn on and doesn't flange well. And anyway, I'm trying to downsize.

 

My decisions.

1. Call Aphex, try to get a replacement. Then sell that for an EBS comp.
2. Pedaltrain PT-2 with soft case.
3. Sell HBE Hematoma, keep Bass-Drive. Buy yet another OD and to compare to the Bass-Drive. Next up ... EHX English Muff'n.

 

I shipped the Punch Factory out for repair today. And sent a message to Ashdown bitching about my 2nd broken amp of theirs in 6 months. I want my money back, not a replacement. I need to sell some stuff before I can order a Pedaltrain. And I'm going to GC with a friend on Wednesday to compare the Bass-Drive and English Muff'n.

 

Yeah.