I was curious about the pedal, but not curious enough to watch all 72 minutes of the video.
IMO they'd be better served by a teaser video; pique people's curiosity, then link to a deep-dive
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NEW Electro Harmonix LIZARD QUEEN Octave/Fuzz Pedal
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IMO they'd be better served by a teaser video; pique people's curiosity, then link to a deep-dive
JHS would not be doing any of this if the vast majority of the pedal buyers out there weren't total dweebs who still act like children on Christmas morning. IMO, who cares about some 1000 unit screen printed "vintage vibe" pedal that he is making thousands of percent of profit on. But my opnion doesn't mean anything. Quite frankly the pedal market is saturated with "curators" and other assorted doofuses who treat pedals as if they are some fine wine or art piece. Don't get me wrong. I like pedals. I have hundreds of them. But I'm not sitting there taking pics of my pedalboards and nerding out over the virtue of point to point wiring and "vintage vibes."
You all are getting what you created. If you don't like it, stop buying.
Oh, one more thing about JHS. So many people reflexively don't like them because of some stupid controversy from like 20 years ago. Get over it!!
You all are getting what you created. If you don't like it, stop buying.
Oh, one more thing about JHS. So many people reflexively don't like them because of some stupid controversy from like 20 years ago. Get over it!!
Short version video …. I picked up a used Octavix a while back which sounds pretty much the same. Very nice on bass, and you don’t necessarily need the clean blend I’d say. Lets the bass end through as is, but clean blend is maybe nice for holding down the rhythm better.
I actually LOVED the sound of the bass in the vid. Pretty much close to my ideal dirty bass sound. But I learned a long time ago to never trust demo vids because they always sound different to my rig. I'll probably pick one of these up used in a few months after the hype dies down.
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I actually really want one of the little ones but I swore off buying EHX pedals after 3 dead muffs in a 10 year span. the big box ones were made by JHS and whether you like the man or not they make really reliable pedals.
just need to tell myself that octave dirt boxes really aren't hard to come by
just need to tell myself that octave dirt boxes really aren't hard to come by
that poor dead horse…
recommend you take to google…there is PLENTY to read about it. Make your own decisions on how you feel, but let’s not go down the rabbit hole of why some people are turned off and if they should or should not be.
What I don’t like about this is that EHX puts it on their website as an “original circuit design by Josh”. The design part apparently consisted of combining two existing classic DIY circuits. I always like the concept of giving credit where credit is due, but this is clearly not a common thing for the pedal business. Luckily there are quite a few people around that trace new hyped pedals to reveal what they are based on.
combining into a new design........also where have you heard this i havent, and every pedal cant be a brand new design so many clones thee days
if the designs are given away freely do you have evidence that josh even saw them maybe they were in another pedal he owns and hes tweaked things....
sadly josh gets alot of undue hate.
can we just argee the pedal sound great
Are you saying that there is no design involved in combining two existing designs?
Maybe being a bit pedantic?
I honestly don't think it matters that much at all.
I found that on Freestompboxes Invalid Link Removed and Madbean's forum New Etcher's Paradise Project: Dragonthlayur - the EHX Lizard Queen. I don't know the workings of Josh's mind, so I cannot speculate how this design came about. However, I can't believe this can be a completely independent design; the similarities are just too big (if the schematic is correct).
Please note that I expressed no hate whatsoever, just stating my sincere impression that the "original design" work by Josh was combining two existing designs. Again, I would liked to have seen that credit was given, where due. And, if another builder uses existing designs, I would also like to see this pointed out. This is totally unrelated to whether the pedal sounds great, and whether the pedal is more than the sum of the two circuits.
No, I am not saying that. I am saying that "original design" would be an exaggeration of the facts (if these are indeed the facts; I have not seen the pedal myself, so I have to go by what other fora are stating). I am also saying that I would have applauded if credit to the original two circuit designs was given.
Every person may decide for themselves whether they think it matters or not. Me personally: I am very interested to know what different pedals are based on, especially ones for which hype is being created.
I think this thing sounds amazing with a blend. As close to a "perfect" dirty sound as I can personally imagine.
I don't need another dirt pedal. I don't need another dirt pedal. I don't need..
Does it need the bloop?
EDIT: I just watched the video. Sorry for the redundant question.
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