Way Huge Swollen Pick MkII: Pics, Soundclips, and First thoughts

Pics:

Guts:


Back (sans feet/screws)


Front:


The screws work WITHOUT the rubber feet. Awesome if you plan on velcroing it :


Battery Compartment:


In/Out/Power Jacks:


Sound Clips:

Gain max Filter noon Scoop min Crunch variable
Gain max Filter variable Scoop min then max Crunch max
Gain max Filter variable Scoop min then max Crunch min
Gain variable Filter noon Scoop min Crunch min
Gain max Filter noon Scoop variable Crunch max
Gain max Filter noon Scoop variable Crunch min

I am aware of the bubbly sound on some of the samples. Just try to ignore it for the most part I will have to do some testing, but I think its from my JamLab interface. Ill have to test things out and see

First Thoughts:

Man does this thing keep lows The 1st thing I noticed is that the Sustain (gain) and Crunch knobs are like 1st and 2nd stage gain, and not at the same time. Backing it off a little I get it to sound like a combo of the non-max-crunch and the max-crunch sounds, sortof like its a blend.

Hard to explain.

The Filter and Scoop knobs are very interrelated except when the Filter is at min. AFAICT the Scoop knob makes the Filter more pronounced. Depending on the Crunch settings it seems to either lose lows or not at high Filter settings.

Anyways, I've gotten everything from boomy bass on low gain to "weak guitar" and total hell raising doom on higher gain settings.

Again, it doesn't replace the XXLB or the Goat but compliments them. Whenever I get my Supercollider I plan on doing a comparison to the Pickle, but from the clips I've heard of the Collider I have high hopes that both will be different enough to keep.

Enjoy!

 

Just the regular one.

On a sidenote, if both are similar I will prolly end up selling one and putting a BMS (or some other synth) on teh board.

 

I know mine SC's being built right now. It was supposed to ship middle of a few weeks ago, but as long as I know its being worked on, im not worried. I got 4 dirts now and a Noisebox on the way. I should have enough to keep me busy LOL

 

Nice! I may still have to put a synth on the board. Not quite sure tho.

 

Bump to give a little info on the 2 internal knobs: Clip and Voice.

Clip pretty much does what it says, to the left it makes the fuzz more saturated and smooth, and to the right, more defined. Also, the further right the knob is the brighter the LEDs beside it light up when you play. They don't become blinding or anything, but you can see them. I might see if I can get a pic in the dark or something.

Voice changes the scoop intensity apparently, but I find that to the left it makes the unit more nasaly sounding that when the knob is to the right.

I hope to do soundclips of these Sunday, if not before then. Tuesday at the latest.

I am actually considering velcro mounting this w/o the screws to keep the unit together, just so I can pull the front off and adjust these knobs with ease, if I want.

 

Alas, I don't have an active bass

IMO, it sounds great with my passive

 

I don't know if it counts but the samples above where recorded with an XXL and P&C infront of it, bypassed.

I believe both are buffered bypass.

 

Clip Adjustment - Filter 2-oclock, Gain max, Scoop max, Crunch max, Voice min

Voice Adjustment - Filter 2-oclock, Gain max, Scoop max, Crunch max, Clip max

On a very important sidenote: The bubbly sound you hear in the BG is my computer. Yes, my computer. I dunno why, but when doing clips of high gain pedals recently I get bleed from the CPU. Ill have to narrow down as to if its because my little mixer has split outputs that I use to go to the amp and my JamLab at the same time. Thats the ONLY thing I can think of that I've recently changed from doing clips before.

 

Yes. I tune ADADG. It is at least partially my equiptment tho, or my lame encoder for audacity is ****ed up. I can play the file thats on my computer, and I hear zee bubblies.

Im not on my LT at the moment otherwise I'd attach a sample....