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What's Coming & Going Thread Part Free...err...Part III

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#543
Chronicle said:
I can read..but what does it do? :hyper:
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The Pefftronics SB-101 Super Rand-O-Matic ($229) is an all-new modulation effect, unlike anything else I've heard at least in pedal form. It definitely wins my vote as the wildest pedal in this roundup. It's much more than your average chorus, flanger, phase shifter or delay. Believe it or not, the Super Rand-O-Matic was developed at Iowa State University, probably the last place you'd expect to be dreaming up the effects of the future, but then again, maybe not. There must be some truly warped and creative minds hanging out there (and you thought people in Hollywood and New York were odd!).

Although its controls look and function like those of many other stompboxes, the Super Rand-O-Matic is indubitably unique. There are six controls for Range, Depth, Rate, Feedback, Mix, and Randomness, along with a Tri/Rand switch to switch between triangle and random waveforms, and a basic on/off stomp switch. It operates on a single 9-volt battery or an optional AC power supply and has a red LED in the middle of the "O" in the Rand-O-matic that tells you when the pedal is on. The footswitch is totally silent and you can't hear any clicking when turning it on or off.

The Range control switches between six varied delay times. Although the other controls are all fairly self-explanatory, the Randomness feature is a little bit hard to explain. It adds the random dimension of the effect by creating some little out-of-tune pitches, bleeps and bloops, in assorted, off-time spots. With its diverse tonal capabilities you can get it to sound like a chorus on acid or simulate R2D2 from Star Wars. But aside from the off-the-wall effects, the Super Rand-O-Matic does an excellent job of creating the basic chorus, flange and phase shifting effects, and it can also achieve some great doubling effects, too. Talk about endless hours of fun…. The more I play with it the more useful and interesting sounds l discover. One of the coolest effects occurs as the mix level is turned up past 12:00, when you'll hear a subtle amount of fuzz after the attack of each note that fades subtly into the background as the note decays. Techno players will truly love the versatility and odder aspects of this pedal, as will any player who likes to experiment with unusual effects. You may not find this one at your local music store (at least not yet, anyway), but if you're a stompbox aficionado make it a point to search this one down for you listening and entertainment pleasure. It's more fun than should be legal.
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#549
bassman1185 said:
I think he meant "Will you do bass clips SOON."
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Kinda. I was more hinting at that in the improbable and rare chance that godzilla may attack, or a hurricane, or he gets hit by a bus, or one of any of the million things that could go wrong happen to strike him, who would ever be able to do clips for us poor TB'ers. I would offer him a chance to put me on his will or something to send it to me, so that I could carry on his good work of satisfying the hungry wants of this forum and the rest of the internet with clips.



But since that's highly unlikely and grossly improbable, I'll go with your suggestion. :D
 
#550
TheBigO said:
The Rand-O-Matic is VERY cool on guitar.

On bass the effect is too thin IMO.

PS: The one I played was beat to hell. Where did you find one is such good condition?
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Sad to hear that, but I'll play with it anyway. I thought 'mix' knob controlled effect blend (and I own a blender of course). It was on ebay today, I've got this elaborate search I check a couple of times each day and it's on the list. I paid a bit much maybe, but I figured I'd never see one that clean again.


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#551
You may dig it. It's been too long for me to remember if there was any low end loss though but if so it must not have been too extreme if I can't recall.

When I say thin, I mean the effect itself was not pronounced enough for me on bass. The flanger type sounds were fine, but the thing that made it so unique - the weird boops and blips - just didn't really come through or if they did, created muddiness rather than interesting textures.

But again, different strokes. And it may behave differently with a passive bass. Plus I gave up on it on bass rather quickly so maybe you'll find better settings. I'm looking forward to your clips.
 
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Incoming: Little Lanilei Reverb ( I will eventually get this &#$% thing), EHX Wiggler, Digitech XP-200 MODDED TO XP-1000 SPECS :bassist::bassist::bassist:

Outgoing: Quite a few pedals to pay for that recent splurge: Devi Ever Bit, Devi Ever Spectacular Aenima, 4ms Tremulus Lune, Boss FDR-1, Dunlop 105Q Bass Crybaby
 
#559
Just in: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 and Avatar B210 Neo
Incoming: Mojo Hand Analogue Filter 442 RED
Incoming as soon as possible: MXR Bass Octave Deluxe, EBS Stanley Clarke Wah :D
Possibly outgoing: Peavey USA Cirrus 6? (sounds awesome, just doesn't fit with what I'm currently doing so... "possibly" outgoing)

5sg.
 
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