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overdrive/fuzz quest

#644
i really do like the clip that i've heard of the Cusack.
haven't tried or even heard the Wilson FB.

today, while i was driving around running errands, i realized that since the Emma ReezaFratzitz doesn't have a true bypass, but rather a buffered one, it makes it a great candidate for a clean blend. so i just added a true bypass and a blend control this evening. this makes the pedal even better than it was before and it has moved up to my top 10 bass overdrive distortions now.

so here's a pic of the way that i have it set up now...............

Reeza-01-1.jpg
 
#646
out of the ones that i own, my top ten, but not in any particular order:

creative audio labs Holy Fire
wampler ecstasy
wampler black '65
cochrane timmy
barber direct drive
fairfield barbershop
ebs multidrive
catalinbread WIIO
greedtone overdrive
Emma ReezaFRATzitz

and another 'baker's dozen' that can easily hang with them:

flipster
madprofessor blueberry
my modded rat with blend and revoiced for bass
my own Duality pedal
wampler triple wreck
barber LTD
xotic RC
OKKO diablo (modded into a basstard)
fulltone mosfet bassdrive
Barber dirty bomb
catalinbread SFT
DAM Ezekiel 25:17
wampler plexidrive
 
#647
johnk_10 said:
finally got these two boxed up and completed, so here's some pics of them:

Flipster:
Flipster-01.jpg
Click to expand...

For those interested in the Flipster, Runoffgroove has come out with a "refined" version called the Ginger:

http://www.runoffgroove.com/ginger.html

I've built both the Flipster and Ginger, and I definitely prefer the Ginger. Has all the good qualities of the Flipster, but more "interesting" overdrive character and somewhat more amp-like.
 
#649
i made a vero of my own of the ginger and just finished building it, and you're right, i think that the Ginger is an awesome pedal. i still like the flipster too (i'm a big fan of JFfet based pedals), but i think that i slightly prefer the Ginger over the flipster.

i also built a fender blender and it's a pretty crazy effect and sounds really good, but, IMO, it's not your everyday overdrive/distortion pedal. ;)
 
#650
I have a question: my rig consists of some pedals and a DI, no amp. Have you tried running any of these direct? I'm interested in the black 65 and RAH mainly. Otherwise, which of these would you recommend that has a low-pass filter control? I know the pork loin does, but that's the only one I'm sure of...

PS- Thank you for the awesome thread and soundclips!
 
#651
i don't use mine direct. i have listened to them thru jeadphones though. IMO, as long as the pedal has no low end loss, it really doesn't need a LPF.

for a good sounding OD using it direct, i think that an Xotic RC, or the Runoffgroove 'ginger' would work really well.

i just got my ginger boxed up tonight and i LOVE it! it captures the ampeg tones (clean or dirty) really well and is much more dynamic and responsive than a VT pedal.

here's a couple of pics of it:

Ginger-01.jpg


Ginger-02.jpg
 
#657
Has anyone tried a Wampler Pinnicle on bass? I've tried cutting the highs on a Rusty Box while boosting them on a distortion pedal via Boss Line Selector, kind of like fake bi-amping. Unfortunately I haven't found any distortion pedals that are able to make this idea sound good :(

I guess an EQ pedal could help that but I DON'T WANNA!!!
 
#658

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