I received this today from Bongo after I had it sent to him for his OS Clone shootout.
Here are his findings
PLEASE NOTE: This review is pre bass mod that Bongo has performed on this comp.
Now firstly I have also owned the older Tone Factor Squeeze Factor that was made by Pedalworx and I have also owned the Pedalworx McSqueeze, which are effectively the same circuit with the trim pot being a proper knob on the Squeeze Factor. So i have had brief experiences with OS Clones that to be honest have left me massively unimpressed, the clip out and fart out etc and are generally unusable but not this baby, this is a fantastic compressor, very clear and natural and when you crank it you get a nice squish and a very vintage tone as you will hear in a moment.
The pedal is excellently build as you expect from Tone Factor and any other Boutique builder to be honest, but I couldn't see the messy paint job Bongo referred to. So I've uploaded some pics of it so you can judge for yourselves
don't know if the flash is in the way though.
So I wouldn't even compare this to the OS Clone I've had before, this is a full on proper bass compressor and not just used for an effected sound as most OS Clones are, I'd put it in a similar class as the Demeter and EBS while still retaining some of the roundness a vintage type compressor will always have.
In the sound clips I have the compression knob at 3 o clock to get that more OS'y clone sound
This is my 60's Classic MIM Fender Jazz with Overwater flats, neck pup and tone rolled off, the comp comes in after the first few bars. This is my feeble attempt at some Motown or similar era hits to show that nice vintagey lofi flats and compression sound.
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This is my Overwater Evolution 5 string with Overwater Rounds *WARNING WANKERY ALERT* I wanted to show the percussiveness of the pedal while still retaining the high end zing for slap, this is the same setting as the last clip just different bass and playing style.
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So while this pedal won't be replacing my Rane DC24 I will be using it jams and in the studio where I can.
If Bongo can chirp up exactly what the mods were I can talk to Tone Factor and they might be able to offer it as a custom option.
Hope this has been useful.
Cheers
Here are his findings
Bongomania said:
PLEASE NOTE: This review is pre bass mod that Bongo has performed on this comp.
Now firstly I have also owned the older Tone Factor Squeeze Factor that was made by Pedalworx and I have also owned the Pedalworx McSqueeze, which are effectively the same circuit with the trim pot being a proper knob on the Squeeze Factor. So i have had brief experiences with OS Clones that to be honest have left me massively unimpressed, the clip out and fart out etc and are generally unusable but not this baby, this is a fantastic compressor, very clear and natural and when you crank it you get a nice squish and a very vintage tone as you will hear in a moment.
The pedal is excellently build as you expect from Tone Factor and any other Boutique builder to be honest, but I couldn't see the messy paint job Bongo referred to. So I've uploaded some pics of it so you can judge for yourselves
don't know if the flash is in the way though.So I wouldn't even compare this to the OS Clone I've had before, this is a full on proper bass compressor and not just used for an effected sound as most OS Clones are, I'd put it in a similar class as the Demeter and EBS while still retaining some of the roundness a vintage type compressor will always have.
In the sound clips I have the compression knob at 3 o clock to get that more OS'y clone sound
This is my 60's Classic MIM Fender Jazz with Overwater flats, neck pup and tone rolled off, the comp comes in after the first few bars. This is my feeble attempt at some Motown or similar era hits to show that nice vintagey lofi flats and compression sound.
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This is my Overwater Evolution 5 string with Overwater Rounds *WARNING WANKERY ALERT* I wanted to show the percussiveness of the pedal while still retaining the high end zing for slap, this is the same setting as the last clip just different bass and playing style.
Invalid Link Removed
So while this pedal won't be replacing my Rane DC24 I will be using it jams and in the studio where I can.
If Bongo can chirp up exactly what the mods were I can talk to Tone Factor and they might be able to offer it as a custom option.
Hope this has been useful.
Cheers
i gotta order some stuff from tonefactor, then i should get some of my own. I'll record sound clips while eating the fireball, that should give an interesting take on the review.
