NPD: SA Aftershock

[Driven Crane]

Can anyone tell me about the difference between Aftershock and LA Lady? Is it only picture on the box or something more?

 

[rsmith601]

There are 2 key differences:
1) They are programmed with different sounds on the toggle switch at the factory
2) The Aftershock has a clean level and tone knob vs treble and bass with Kingmaker.
All of the same sounds are available on either.

 

[Driven Crane]

Thanks! I have got LA Lady. I was wanting to get an Aftershock, but i've just bought a used LL for about 105$. I was tweaking virtual knobs with my cell phone and really... it is the same pedal as an Aftershock that i have borrowed from a friend of mine. The only preset i believe i would not tweak is a clean pre-amp, it sound very modern. I like it much!
The Great OFD Machine - i can say so. I was using OFD for a half of year, i have swapped it only because i was thinking of an Aftershock to replace with... This time has come.
Nemesis is the next one, i believe.

 

[dave_bass5]

Just got back from my first rehearsal with the AO. I got this pedal to give me an on/off option for a bit more dirt and level when needed.
I’m not happy........I ended up having it on almost all night, it sounded that good. Now I have to decide where my extra dirt is going to come from. Hoping the new Spectradrive might be the solution, or maybe I just get another AO.
Really pleased I go this, and its managed to replace my Pork Loin without breaking in to a sweat.

 

[Shadowkast]

Any demos of this pedal or other One Series dirt boxes being used on synths or drum machines? The Ventris and Nemesis are OUTSTANDING on synthesizers and I'm hoping the AfterShock can accept these signals and manage.

Thank you in advance.

 

[bassmonkeee]

Just got back from my first rehearsal with the AO. I got this pedal to give me an on/off option for a bit more dirt and level when needed.
I’m not happy........I ended up having it on almost all night, it sounded that good. Now I have to decide where my extra dirt is going to come from. Hoping the new Spectradrive might be the solution, or maybe I just get another AO.
Really pleased I go this, and its managed to replace my Pork Loin without breaking in to a sweat.

What you do now is get a tap tempo so you can have an always on tone, and then you can tap on something stacked. Good fun.

 

[Matthew_84]

I’ve been following this thread since the first page and while this pedal is very well priced, the last few years have been very rough for us financially and I just couldn’t justify it...

Things are starting to look better so I took the opportunity to run into my local music shop and place an order while I can! Should be here in a few days, but I’m super pumped to finally get around play around with it!

 

[hintz]

Better late than never, I finally ordered the aftershock off the classifieds(got the Orbital for the 2nd time). I can't wait to finally try this out!

 

[JanusZarate]

Just got back from my first rehearsal with the AO. I got this pedal to give me an on/off option for a bit more dirt and level when needed.
I’m not happy........I ended up having it on almost all night, it sounded that good. Now I have to decide where my extra dirt is going to come from. Hoping the new Spectradrive might be the solution, or maybe I just get another AO.
Really pleased I go this, and its managed to replace my Pork Loin without breaking in to a sweat.

You can use a tap tempo footswitch to change channels, and if you have the I/O routing properly configured, you effectively have two presets at your disposal for each toggle switch setting. I posted about it in this thread a while back. The only drawback is that you lose stereo/dual output capability, but most people don’t need it.

The other option (especially if you are looking to add more SA pedals) is the Neuro Hub + MIDI controller for expansive preset control. Using Hub + MIDI also lets you keep all features on the AO available.

 

[dave_bass5]

Thanks for the Tap tempo ideas guys. It sounds interesting. Ill look in to it although, I didn’t think I want to go too far and use Midi etc.

 

[rsmith601]

Thanks for the Tap tempo ideas guys. It sounds interesting. Ill look in to it although, I didn’t think I want to go too far and use Midi etc.

The Aftershock is a dual cascaded fuzz and overdrive pedal. You already own all you need to have:
1) always-on tone
2] extra kick when you want it.
The only question is what way will you turn on the extra kick? Here are some options:
1) burn the 2 sounds to the toggle switch.
2) burn 1 sound to a green mode position and one to a red mode position. You can then get to them without bending over.
3) get the Source Audio Tap switch for $40 and then you will have a dedicated switch to turn the kick on and off (this is probably the best solution)
4) create a midi switching system. This is overkill for what you want to do.

Others should comment on what I suggest here.

 

[DobleBlack]

Just got back from my first rehearsal with the AO. I got this pedal to give me an on/off option for a bit more dirt and level when needed.
I’m not happy........I ended up having it on almost all night, it sounded that good. Now I have to decide where my extra dirt is going to come from. Hoping the new Spectradrive might be the solution, or maybe I just get another AO.
Really pleased I go this, and its managed to replace my Pork Loin without breaking in to a sweat.[/Q

I´ve came across that a year ago when I bought it and a cheap A/B Switch did the job.

 

[dave_bass5]

The Aftershock is a dual cascaded fuzz and overdrive pedal.
3) get the Source Audio Tap switch for $40 and then you will have a dedicated switch to turn the kick on and off (this is probably the best solution)
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This seems a good option.
So, i can switch between two sounds (green and red) or between the three toggled sounds? Ive seen a Tap Tempo for £20 so i might give it a go.

 

[dave_bass5]

You can use a tap tempo footswitch to change channels, and if you have the I/O routing properly configured, you effectively have two presets at your disposal for each toggle switch setting. I posted about it in this thread a while back. The only drawback is that you lose stereo/dual output capability, but most people don’t need it.
.

Its a long thread, would you happen to know roughly when you posted this? Ive got the Tap tempo coming next week but im still trying to get my head around the AO as it is, let alone all this sticking stuff. I only use mono in/mono out so i think im good to give this a go.
I guess my idea is to have my usual always on tone, and be able to kick in a hotter/dirtier version as and when needed. Id also like to have a much dirtier tone, for one or two songs, but this can be on another toggle setting without needing the always on tone as well.

 

[JanusZarate]

No problem - I just located it:

Source Audio sells them directly through their online store. I'm not sure if anyone else stocks them.

Currently, the Neuro app lets you control channels with the tap tempo switch, not presets. However, there is a workaround that effectively turns the Aftershock into 3 different Bass OFD pedals - you just have to treat the channels as if they were individual presets. I don't have the pedal in front of me, but I believe this should be the right procedure:

1. In "Hardware Options", turn on "Preset Mode" and "Use Control Input for Switching".
2. In "Sound Editor", treat the left and right channels as your "preset 1" and "preset 2". Configure each as desired.
3. Set the "I/O Routing Option" (toward the bottom of the "Sound Editor" window) to "Mono In, Stereo Process, Mono Out".
4. Set the "External Switch Mode" to "Latching (Toggle)".
5. Set the "External Switch Control Option" to "Channel Switch Left/Right".
6. "Send All" and "Burn" to the Toggle Switch position of your choice.

Using this approach, you can get six different mono presets - two per toggle switch position. Plus, the green control input LED will stay on for one channel, so you know which channel you're using!

There are some drawbacks, of course:

• Your options will all be single-engine.
• You will not be able to take full advantage of the routing options available in the Aftershock.
• You'll still need to flip the toggle switch for your other four presets.

The best solution is still MIDI, but the above works for those who want to keep things simpler.

 

[dave_bass5]

Perfect, thanks for looking. I did see this when i first came here but it seemed like it wasn't anything i would use.
I think ill get used to the AO before going full steam ahead with the TT as well.

 

[hintz]

Get out of the 100ma outputs for our pedal. MUST BE 300 ma.
Set it to 9V, not 18V.

100ma is too little juice. You are starving the poor little pedal

EDIT - just because it works sometimes is not good. 100MA is too little to be reliable.

Would this cause a pedal to have lower clean output?? I ask because I still own the soundboard MWBD and it has always had a drop in clean level.

I don't have any 300 MA power supply and I don't think either of my voodoo labs power supplies have that much, I gotta check though. I might need to just use a power strip?

Edit: OK so I have an "Iso5" and "power 2 plus", the power 2 has dual 250 ma outputs and the Iso5 has one 400 ma output. Is 250 just not enough or is 400 too much? And if 400 *isnt* too much is there a way to daisy chain a few of these (I ordered the orbital as well and next up are the Manta and PEQ)

 

[BBKINGBASS]

Would this cause a pedal to have lower clean output?? I ask because I still own the soundboard MWBD and it has always had a drop in clean level.

I don't have any 300 MA power supply and I don't think either of my voodoo labs power supplies have that much, I gotta check though. I might need to just use a power strip?

The manual states it needs at least 180 mA of power. I run mine off a 200 mA source and it's fine.

 

[hintz]

The manual states it needs at least 180 mA of power. I run mine off a 200 mA source and it's fine.

Thank you, a few years back I had quite a few sa pedals but I can't recall *how* I powered them? I suspect I might've ran them with my power 2 plus but I probably had a few of them underpowered as well!? I wonder if this affected the tone?

If this does affect the sound then worst case scenario I can put my Furman power strip on the board but that wouldn't be ideal for saving space (I'm trying for a board no bigger than 16"x16")

 

[JimmyM]

Just get an iso power supply that'll do at least 150w in one of the outputs and be done with it. And if you're too cheap for that (I get it...I was for years ), honestly, I've run mine on a 1-spot daisy chain with many other pedals with no ill effects. At long as it doesn't have an issue with any of your other pedals and the total draw is less than 1700w, it's a good cheap way to power pedals.