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Berzin
Published on 01/25/09 at 14:40
The HBE Germania is a treble booster. It provides:
-A gain setting
An inter-high / low fidelity
An inter-filter three-position
Inter-a on / off
-An internal or external power.
It therefore has a choice of high / low fidelity. In the first case, the sound is relatively transparent. In the second, it is strongly affected by the pedal. In this configuration, the second inter lets you choose between three filters that add or remove bass, treble and midrange, depending on the position. We therefore obtain a lot of different sounds, more or less thick, sharp, etc.. Note that when the low-fidelity is engaged, the volume is lower.
The sound is in all cases slightly compressed, which I find very nice for bluesy sounds.
UTILIZATION
Operation is simple. We can enable it on the clear sound of the amp, in which case, the sound becomes a bit more banging and brilliant, sometimes a little dirty, when the gain is pushed. It reminds me of the sound of power tubes that bend when you walk up the volume. On a crunch or distortion, it brings a bit of slamming and staining more or less strong, it is a good alternative to an overdrive to get out of the mix.
The potentiometer may offer greater resistance, it would be better, but ...
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality is excellent. Start with one, the Tiny Terror, I love, it makes a sound a little dirty, slamming, but not excessively. It compresses the low less than overdrive, I think.
OVERALL OPINION
I have three weeks since I had a few rehearsals and concert, it seems very well built. I do not know if it will last, but since I have, I can not do without. The type of device that makes you wonder how we managed without it.
A review: to straw color and serial number written in marker and fades quickly.
The quality / price is right, we would like it be cheaper, but ...
-A gain setting
An inter-high / low fidelity
An inter-filter three-position
Inter-a on / off
-An internal or external power.
It therefore has a choice of high / low fidelity. In the first case, the sound is relatively transparent. In the second, it is strongly affected by the pedal. In this configuration, the second inter lets you choose between three filters that add or remove bass, treble and midrange, depending on the position. We therefore obtain a lot of different sounds, more or less thick, sharp, etc.. Note that when the low-fidelity is engaged, the volume is lower.
The sound is in all cases slightly compressed, which I find very nice for bluesy sounds.
UTILIZATION
Operation is simple. We can enable it on the clear sound of the amp, in which case, the sound becomes a bit more banging and brilliant, sometimes a little dirty, when the gain is pushed. It reminds me of the sound of power tubes that bend when you walk up the volume. On a crunch or distortion, it brings a bit of slamming and staining more or less strong, it is a good alternative to an overdrive to get out of the mix.
The potentiometer may offer greater resistance, it would be better, but ...
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality is excellent. Start with one, the Tiny Terror, I love, it makes a sound a little dirty, slamming, but not excessively. It compresses the low less than overdrive, I think.
OVERALL OPINION
I have three weeks since I had a few rehearsals and concert, it seems very well built. I do not know if it will last, but since I have, I can not do without. The type of device that makes you wonder how we managed without it.
A review: to straw color and serial number written in marker and fades quickly.
The quality / price is right, we would like it be cheaper, but ...