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Orbit or Oxide...or both?

Basehead

Basehead

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Jan 3, 2008
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#1
Hey all,

I'm building a new pedal board and I'm looking at fuzz boxes. Right now, it's between the CoPilot Orbit and the Iron Ether Oxide.
Based on the John Davis Youtube review of the Orbit, I'm REALLY digging that staccato, gated sound the Orbit gets for faster passages.
The Oxide is very attractive since I'm reading that it can get lots of different tones, which I like (and damn it, that is one sexy looking pedal!).
So, will the Oxide get me that Orbit sound? Should I just give in and get both? Am I wasting money by getting both? Obviously, I need some guidance...

Thanks in advance
 
#5
I've never heard of the Oxide. But I too was blown away by the Orbit's gated fuzz in John Davis' Youtube demo.

I could do without the spaceship and lazer stuff, and wonder if there's a pedal out there with just the great fuzz capabilities of the Orbit.

PS: Brian Tyler's demo video is really good too.
 
#8
Oxide gets a freaky big range of tones. the Orbit is pretty neat, but (especially if you take the ring mod out of it) i always thought it did one or two tones REALLY well, but not super versatile. depends what you're looking for.

this might just be IME, but i've had bad luck with the 3 or 4 FxOrbit's i've had. a switch or a knob failure, had one just quit. which is weird, because looking inside theh seem cleanly and professionally built. and Taylor's close if something were to go wrong with an IE pedal. i believe (i forget his name) the FxOrbit guys is in Polland?
 
#10
At the risk of sounding like a fan boy... (oh, I might as well admit it, I am a fan boy) the Oxide is the shiz. It's not an ordinary fuzz... it's got things going on inside that adds dimensionality and does things to other pedals (like filters and phasers) that really opens them up and makes them sound really good.
 
#11
I think I'll go with an Oxide to start. I have no doubts that I'll be happy with it based on the samples I've heard and the praises from all of you.
If I'm still wanting those sounds from the JD Tonefactor video, I may just pick up an Orbit to fulfill my fuzz/ringmod jones.
Now, would Taylor make my Oxide the same color as Behndy's custom Xero?....That would be cool!

Thanks!
 
#12
lol. YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY PRETTY ORANGEY!!!

yeah. he's (i'm kinda in the same camp as Dean'r, i'm a HUGE fan of the mans work. with the orange'ish finish he did on my Xero i just said a couple lines like, "a kinda orange, maybe a bit rusty?" and he did EXACTLY WHAT WAS IN MY HEAD.

he's the man.
 
#16
yep , WELL worth the wait!!!
im a shameless "fanboy" of this pedal too lol
like Matt said it really does add something to filters and phasers, kinda like a magic ingredient!! its the only fuzz/distortion pedal i own now, it covers all the ground i need & more... i cannot praise this pedal enough!!!! every home should have one :bassist:
 

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