Just seen a great demo of this pedal on BassTheWorld.com's youtube channel. I hadn't heard of it prior to watching but I'm pretty intrigued. Seems like a nice pedal for the more subtle end of overdrive sounds.
Anyone got one/tried one?
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Wolftronix - The Growl Bass Overdrive?
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Just seen a great demo of this pedal on BassTheWorld.com's youtube channel. I hadn't heard of it prior to watching but I'm pretty intrigued. Seems like a nice pedal for the more subtle end of overdrive sounds.
Anyone got one/tried one?
Mr. Exane has a vid showcasing some of the higher gain stuff too.
I am curious why there's so little interest in this pedal here on TB. It seems to me like a fantastic pedal for Mild to In-Your-Face growl.
I have one in my "Cart" but haven't pulled the trigger at $239 USD(219 Euro's)
219 euro is not cheap, and maybe feel that they can get what this one offers for less.
I have the Barbershop and a couple other drive pedals, so I just don't need one more at this point If I did, I might consider this one...after investigating other options at possibly lower price points.
How big is this?
Size does also come into it, I recon.
Good question. It looks to be the size of an original Blower Box or way huge pork loin but no specs on the page.
I really liked the way that sounded........ of course, that was such nice playing that I'd probably have enjoyed it played through an old dirty sock : )
Hi. Here's the dimensions (W x D x H): 3.54 x 4.72 x 1.96 inch (incl knobs) / 9 x 12 x 5 cm
- May 20, 2000
- 3,200
- 1,917
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- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, Spector, Dingwall, Tech 21 NYC, Darkglass
It is the size of the o.g. BlowerBox, B7K, most Tech 21 pedals, etc.
- May 20, 2000
- 3,200
- 1,917
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, Spector, Dingwall, Tech 21 NYC, Darkglass
I got a Growl pedal last week and I'm digging it.
It's great for mild overdrive, adding a little hair to your tone. It will do full blown distortion too but I think it excels at mild bite. Other than the RAT style reverse tone control, which works more like a tilt eq as found on the Diamond bass comp, it's really intuitive to use. For anyone wondering how the pedal was so bright sounding with the tone knob around 9:00-10:30 in the Excane demo, that's why, it's boosting treble left of noon. It is not an overly bright pedal and the tone control is voiced well.
I really like the growl switch, which goes from a subtle to dramatic change depending on where your other controls are set. I'll caution that it's not ideal for a change on the fly tone (ie. you won't be flicking it mid song to give yourself a dirtier tone. At least I wouldn't). It really interactive with your tone, boost and blend setting so your best results are changing those knobs with the growl switch setting.
My fave setting is growl switch on low, blend around noon, level at unity and boost set low (like 7-8:00). It's fairly transparent, putting a tiny bit of color on your tone. Not as transparent as some other boost/overdrives but way more so than many other popular dirt pedals.
I suspect this pedal will sound really good pushing an all tube amp. It also plays well with other pedals, and sounds good in the band mix, staying present without being over bearing. Balanced is a word that keeps coming to mind about this pedal.
I get the name Growl is a nod to the company name but it fits the pedal well, meant to add a growl to your tone, not a scream. While it can go from mild/subtle hair to full blown distortion the pedal doesn't come across as extreme and it's range all sits in useful territory.
Hope that's helpful. I'm still trying it in a few different projects, once I find a "permanent" home for it I'll update with what I'm running it with for a bass/other pedals/amp. Right now it's shining going into the Tech 21 dUg head.
I'm not suggesting they sound alike (though not wholly dissimilar either), but the Growl reminds me a bit of the Damnation Audio MBD-1 (another pedal I got in the past few months),
being less coloured, having a useful range from mild hair to full blown distortion and being a versatile box.
It's great for mild overdrive, adding a little hair to your tone. It will do full blown distortion too but I think it excels at mild bite. Other than the RAT style reverse tone control, which works more like a tilt eq as found on the Diamond bass comp, it's really intuitive to use. For anyone wondering how the pedal was so bright sounding with the tone knob around 9:00-10:30 in the Excane demo, that's why, it's boosting treble left of noon. It is not an overly bright pedal and the tone control is voiced well.
I really like the growl switch, which goes from a subtle to dramatic change depending on where your other controls are set. I'll caution that it's not ideal for a change on the fly tone (ie. you won't be flicking it mid song to give yourself a dirtier tone. At least I wouldn't). It really interactive with your tone, boost and blend setting so your best results are changing those knobs with the growl switch setting.
My fave setting is growl switch on low, blend around noon, level at unity and boost set low (like 7-8:00). It's fairly transparent, putting a tiny bit of color on your tone. Not as transparent as some other boost/overdrives but way more so than many other popular dirt pedals.
I suspect this pedal will sound really good pushing an all tube amp. It also plays well with other pedals, and sounds good in the band mix, staying present without being over bearing. Balanced is a word that keeps coming to mind about this pedal.
I get the name Growl is a nod to the company name but it fits the pedal well, meant to add a growl to your tone, not a scream. While it can go from mild/subtle hair to full blown distortion the pedal doesn't come across as extreme and it's range all sits in useful territory.
Hope that's helpful. I'm still trying it in a few different projects, once I find a "permanent" home for it I'll update with what I'm running it with for a bass/other pedals/amp. Right now it's shining going into the Tech 21 dUg head.
I'm not suggesting they sound alike (though not wholly dissimilar either), but the Growl reminds me a bit of the Damnation Audio MBD-1 (another pedal I got in the past few months),
being less coloured, having a useful range from mild hair to full blown distortion and being a versatile box.
- May 20, 2000
- 3,200
- 1,917
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, Spector, Dingwall, Tech 21 NYC, Darkglass
I'm sure price is a barrier for it too but I think the biggest issue is the company wasn't making pedals for a bunch of months while it changed how it was set up to build them. I got that from Michele (nice guy btw), who I see is posting in this thread.
I'm guessing that now that the Growl is back in production you'll start hearing more about it.
- May 20, 2000
- 3,200
- 1,917
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Amplification, Spector, Dingwall, Tech 21 NYC, Darkglass
