Origin Audio Cali76 FET compressor (1176 inspired)

[bassboysam]

Agonizing over this or a pwnzor... I love the action of my 163x, but need something pedalboard friendly. My goals are punch, punch, punch....

and maybe a finishing move.

I wouldn't call the Cali pedalboard friendly. It's huge.

 

[bongomania]

I have to make my standard disclaimer about how everyone has a different idea about what "punch" means, so it is not a good idea for me to say whether a pedal will give any one user the punchy sound they hear in their heads. That's why I evaded the earlier question about heft versus punch--it's not that the other guy had any problem with his use of English, it's just that we're trying to use these words to describe a totally vaporous moving target of tone and "feel".

With that out of the way, I don't think the PWNZOR is what I'd recommend for punch. For me, punch requires an aggressive response, that at the same time does not have a "mushing", softening, or dip-and-swell effect on the envelope. The MXR M87 or the Maxon CP9Pro+ might be better choices, coming from the dbx flavor. Maybe even a Boss.

And yes, the Cali is huge.

 

[kringle77]

Yeah, punch is so subjective. I thought that the mxr was too smooth and sterile with no real punch. The cali, for me, has more punch. Where you feel the sound in your chest and then sucks back into the cab. Heft for me is the low rumble 80hz and lower that shakes a club. Punch is centered more in the 150hz region. I think the cali is very punchy but, so is my modded and unmodded versions of the boss lmb-3. I really love them both.

 

[scotch]

"punch", "growl", "transparency", "mojo", etc... All words to describe every piece of gear everyone has just purchased!

 

[climber]

Curious...sounds like just what I want/ need, however:

Do they have US distribution, or is the only way to get one direct? And, how much were the customs and broker fees?

Thanks

 

[matt davies]

I find myself strangely more interested in the other pedals in that picture...

I have to make my standard disclaimer about how everyone has a different idea about what "punch" means, so it is not a good idea for me to say whether a pedal will give any one user the punchy sound they hear in their heads. That's why I evaded the earlier question about heft versus punch--it's not that the other guy had any problem with his use of English, it's just that we're trying to use these words to describe a totally vaporous moving target of tone and "feel".

With that out of the way, I don't think the PWNZOR is what I'd recommend for punch. For me, punch requires an aggressive response, that at the same time does not have a "mushing", softening, or dip-and-swell effect on the envelope. The MXR M87 or the Maxon CP9Pro+ might be better choices, coming from the dbx flavor. Maybe even a Boss.

And yes, the Cali is huge.

 

[climber]

Can someone tell me what the ups brokerage and us customs fees are for this unit?

 

[climber]

Nobody???

 

[caeman]

As an American, I have never been charged a customs fee for oversea's sales.

 

[Phantasm]

As an American, I have never been charged a customs fee for oversea's sales.

I'm as American as they come and I got a bill for about $15 from UPS for "customs fees."

 

[caeman]

Odd. I have purchased dozens of things off eBay from China and Europe and never encountered a customs fee. Phantasm, what did you buy?

Note: I have always used USPS.

 

[climber]

it seems to be somewhat of a crap shoot. I was just wondering what it was going to cost if I got a bill for American customs fee and any additional charges.

 

[onosson]

You Americans are lucky then - pretty tough to get something through the Canadian border without paying customs, duties, or taxes.

 

[kringle77]

I was sent a duties fee. It was somewhere around $20.

 

[caeman]

Maybe it has to do with the value of the item? The stuff I've purchased internationally has never exceeded 125 GPB.

 

[Phantasm]

Odd. I have purchased dozens of things off eBay from China and Europe and never encountered a customs fee. Phantasm, what did you buy?

Note: I have always used USPS.

I bought a Cali76.

 

[climber]

Phantasm - was it sent USPS or UPS? how much was the shipping?

 

[bassvirtuoso]

As seen above:

I'm as American as they come and I got a bill for about $15 from UPS for "customs fees."

And per the website it looks to be about $40 for shipping to the US. Simon was originally doing free shipping for forum members, but that was a long while back. He hasn't logged on since July...

 

[climber]

he's on FaceBook regularly

 

[bongomania]

He and I have exchanged emails quite recently too, so he's around--just busy.