Sorry about that.....i'll have to test mine when I get home Sunday but I don't recall any issues
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Southampton Pedals show some love thread!!
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Sorry about that.....i'll have to test mine when I get home Sunday but I don't recall any issues
No issues with mine.
Hit Hamish up and get some info. He may have an idea or send it back for a repair or replacement
It should be fine within reason. The coch (CHIP) doesn't have a huge amount of headroom so it's definitely possible you overloaded it, but I think you would need a pretty hot anal (SIGNAL) to do so. As others have said, should work. EDIT: THIS IS WHY YOU DONT TYPE ON YOUR PHONE. LEAVING THIS UP AS A LESSON.
Does it have any issues with a clean signal in your rig? Do you have some type of butter/boost always engaged (i.e. is you're signal always pretty hot)?
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Wowzers. A lot to unpack in that one. You could write a book about my autocorrect screw ups in public places...
Funny enough, I got a call from a guitar store in Kingston the other day. They have one of the first 10 ever built they just found (brand new in box). I consigned it back in 2014. It should be on Reverb soon.
Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for that. In the meantime I'm happy to pay the used price for one on here
I had one up for AGES and it finally sold on Reverb, sorry!Thanks! I'll keep an eye out for that. In the meantime I'm happy to pay the used price for one on here
I never did swap pedals around like I said I would, but here's a current shot of my board anyway. Only one Southampton box right now, but I wouldn't say no to getting another 5th Gear some day...
The words "muff", "coch", and "hot anal" are all on the same page. Pretty soon there will be memes and this thread will have gone totally Broughton...
Would you care to talk a little about the differences between the Studio One and the Ictineo? Is that comparison even possible?
Well, the Studio One is based on a Neve preamp/EQ IIRC. It's a very straight forward preamp with controls that are very easy to understand... three band EQ with adjustable mid frequency, HPF and LPF, volume and gain. Even with the gain (red knob) all the way up, it's still quite clean. Each knob does exactly what you'd imagine it will do, and it's really hard to get a bad sound out of.
The Ictineo is also a very flexible tone shaper, but it's a little more esoteric in how it operates, and has no DI out (as compared to the Studio One). The Body knob is a mid boost/cut. Tone knob is a tilt EQ, and then you have all the mini switches which control a variety of midrange modifiers, an Ultra Low boost, and a level boost ('EUUUUUGE boost!!). Each knob covers a wide range of tones, and extreme settings can get quite... extreme.
Are they a little redundant? Maybe.
Do I miss either one when it's not turned on? Definitely.
The way I set my board, I usually start setting my basic tone with the Ictineo first. The settings in the picture above are fairly neutral actually, but it just kind of adds a nice smoothness and fullness to the sound. I kicked it on and off a couple times and while I can't quite put my finger on why/how, it makes a very pleasant difference to the overall sound just by being on and set "flat".
Then I use the Studio one to fine tune, set to the room, etc, and because it's so straight forward I will use it for any mid-set adjustments that might be needed as well.
Both/either have more than enough juice to drive a poweramp on their own (especially the Ictineo with the BOOST engaged!).
Hope that helps?
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Well, the Studio One is based on a Neve preamp/EQ IIRC. It's a very straight forward preamp with controls that are very easy to understand... three band EQ with adjustable mid frequency, HPF and LPF, volume and gain. Even with the gain (red knob) all the way up, it's still quite clean. Each knob does exactly what you'd imagine it will do, and it's really hard to get a bad sound out of.
The Ictineo is also a very flexible tone shaper, but it's a little more esoteric in how it operates, and has no DI out (as compared to the Studio One). The Body knob is a mid boost/cut. Tone knob is a tilt EQ, and then you have all the mini switches which control a variety of midrange modifiers, an Ultra Low boost, and a level boost ('EUUUUUGE boost!!). Each knob covers a wide range of tones, and extreme settings can get quite... extreme.
Are they a little redundant? Maybe.
Do I miss either one when it's not turned on? Definitely.
The way I set my board, I usually start setting my basic tone with the Ictineo first. The settings in the picture above are fairly neutral actually, but it just kind of adds a nice smoothness and fullness to the sound. I kicked it on and off a couple times and while I can't quite put my finger on why/how, it makes a very pleasant difference to the overall sound just by being on and set "flat".
Then I use the Studio one to fine tune, set to the room, etc, and because it's so straight forward I will use it for any mid-set adjustments that might be needed as well.
Both/either have more than enough juice to drive a poweramp on their own (especially the Ictineo with the BOOST engaged!).
Hope that helps?
We're getting there - how do they compare in terms of tone? One more neutral, one more warmish... that type of thing?
Both are extremely flexible and capable of hitting a few different marks depending on your taste.
I think the key difference, outside of the basic specs, would be that the Ictineo is actually available for purchase.
I think the key difference, outside of the basic specs, would be that the Ictineo is actually available for purchase.
Ya know, I was hoping that there would be less of that in this thread...
