Touch sensitive overdrive

[sammywalk]

Well, I think you have me sold on the Holy Fire.

Thanks you all for the help, I certainly have many good ideas now if I ever want to expand my dirt pedal collection.

 

[jumblemind]

Not to reopen now that you have closure, but this is all kind of premature since you haven't picked your amp/cab yet. Most of these pedals will take on different characteristics with different stacks. To me, the SFT is the very definition of touch sensitivity. Just search some of the YouTube videos where they show this exactly. Now, the SFT is definitely "colored" because it's whole purpose is to emulate an old SVT head. But to me, that's exactly the point: recreate a tube head and the characteristic of overdriving the tubes. Can't recreate tubes without starting out with tube "color". Even then, the SFT will sound different with different amps. With my Micro VR ministack it's insanely good. With my GK MB200/Avatar 210, it's okay.

Of course, you could make your ss amp purchase an Aguilar Tone Hammer, and then you kind of have all that touch sensitive tube behavior baked right into the amp's sound. You just have to be down with that tone to begin with.

 

[sammywalk]

You're fine! I wouldn't even care if somebody commented on this thread a year from now.

I see your point though, and I will admit I haven't thought about that much. I suppose I will just have to deal with this being a trial and error process; Very rarely do we get the sound we want on the first try. And the SFT is definitely in my list of pedals to try out.

 

[cnltb]

Oh man, why did nobody suggest this before?

Are they any close competitors with this? Just to make sure it really is the best option.

This one, the Silverstone is FANTASTIC too!


http://www.silvermachine.de/en/frame.htm

 

[sammywalk]

This one, the Silverstone is FANTASTIC too!


http://www.silvermachine.de/en/frame.htm

I like the controls, do you have any soundclips? It appears its impossible to find any information about that thing

 

[cnltb]

I like the controls, do you have any soundclips? It appears its impossible to find any information about that thing

I tried it a few times and love it but do not own one YET.
I would e-mail the builder and ask.
I'm sure he'll respond.

 

[sammywalk]

I tried it a few times and love it but do not own one YET.
I would e-mail the builder and ask.
I'm sure he'll respond.

I would! But when I click "email" on their site nothing happens...

How would you personally describe the sound?

 

[cnltb]

I would! But when I click "email" on their site nothing happens...

How would you personally describe the sound?

Dynamic and alive would be two words I'd use.
[email protected] is the e-mail adresse that just opened when I clicked 'e-mail'.