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Southampton Pedals show some love thread!!
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Less of what, exactly? Trying to decide if I need to be offended.
Don't be too hard on him, he's living through #worstcaseontario right now.
Less of what, exactly? Trying to decide if I need to be offended.
Dude... always assume the need to be offended...
At the risk of devolving into a full Broughton Super Thread situation here, I will resist perpetuating further jokes on the matter.
To try and answer your question from yesterday, I'd say that the Studio One is generally quite neutral, with a bit of added thickness when you get the Gain knob wound up. The EQ is very flexible, and it's especially nice having Bass and Treble shelving controls combined with HPF and LPF. You can boost the bass up to where you want it and then cut back the mud with the HPF, and similar with the Treble. I don't know what the frequency points are.
The Ictineo is kinda thick as well, but also sparkly up top. Even in the "flatish" setting there is some "enhancement" going on. With the tilt EQ you can alter the balance of your tone between thick and bright, but you don't really get independent control of both. Think of it like a see-saw (teeter-totter?). It boosts one end of the spectrum while simultaneously cutting the other.
There we go. So - availability notwithstanding - I am right in wanting both.
Bottom line... Yes.
Stop it. The flashy orange square of crushed dreams is a Broughton thing...
It goes beyond that, it's a universal sign of caution now.
Seriously though, It's a great pedal, well built, top jacks, does what it is supposed to do. I know this has been said many times before, but you do have to be careful with the sub and boost switch though. Try them at lower volumes first, your speakers integrity are not something to take for granted.
+1. Anytime I turn on the boost I always turn the volume down/off first, then slowly bring it back up.
Agreed, I will be careful.
As I muddle through the experience of using pedals (I am a solid 3 months in
) I find that setting gain - particularly with pedal combos - is the hardest thing to get right. That and the HPF side chain on the APEX... there is no understanding that...What I see happening on my board is a series of preamp pedals set up as "scenes" to get "that" sound for a particular type of tune on a gig. WAY handier than turning around and fiddling with EQ on an amp in the 3-5 seconds I have between songs on a gig. At some point I'm going to need some kind of loop switcher to make it all work together, but that can wait until I figure out how many pedals I will be using. Almost done with effects (I need one more that may rhyme with Futility Strife), and after the Ictineo I'll be looking for a couple of other preamps.
@DirtyDuke - any preamps in the works at SP?
Agreed, I will be careful.
As I muddle through the experience of using pedals (I am a solid 3 months in
What I see happening on my board is a series of preamp pedals set up as "scenes" to get "that" sound for a particular type of tune on a gig. WAY handier than turning around and fiddling with EQ on an amp in the 3-5 seconds I have between songs on a gig. At some point I'm going to need some kind of loop switcher to make it all work together, but that can wait until I figure out how many pedals I will be using. Almost done with effects (I need one more that may rhyme with Futility Strife), and after the Ictineo I'll be looking for a couple of other preamps.
@DirtyDuke - any preamps in the works at SP?
Just the ictineo at the moment.
But I have a few ideas
Just testing the UK here. Nice job SP! After just five minutes, all four settings sound pleasing to my ears. The smooth controllable clarity is outstanding. Quiet operation, easy to hear and dial in.
Nice! I do desperately want a UK, it would finish my board off perfectly and be a worthy replacement for my Small Clone, but my use of modulation is quite limited currently. So justifying the price and postage to Australia is tough!
Just got this used out of the classifieds. It’s functions perfectly. I trolled a bit excessively for this I admit however.
