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Published on 07/08/12 at 10:08Pedal Overdrive / Fuzz EHX analog home.
Non-editable sounds (analog) and non rackable product (bah ... what is a pedal).
One input and two output jacks (an effect and a dry, which will be able to mix the exact mix of bass and distorted the original signal, in the studio recording two tracks simultaneously, or live with two amps but the latter option is not very interesting indeed), a standard 9V power supply input.
Everything is true bypass.
UTILIZATION
The general configuration is very simple with three knobs:
A volume-,
-A general tone
-A gain knob (Sustain)
and a 3 position switch:
-Normal (saturation is linearly across the audio spectrum)
-Bass Boost (a big boost of low end)
-Dry (in this mode, regardless of the upstream equalization, have recovered a lot of bass frequencies, and saturation applies to higher frequencies, it manages the presence of saturation with the volume knob).
The manual is concise (little leaf color so dear to EHX) and no use of any not so much.
Editing sounds is easy.
SOUND QUALITY
So here we have an Overdrive / Fuzz, I must admit I do not like letting down the gain on this pedal, in fact, well settled in Overdrive I find little convincing, it sounds cold and synthetic compared to my TS9B. It still sounds warmer than ODB-3 but is still far from equaling the Overdrives upscale market (Okko Basstard, Blueberry MP, Ibanez TS9B, etc ...).
On the other hand pushed more than 50% of the couse of the Sustain knob is a real treat. I am using this pedal as that of Fuzz. This is far more filthy than any overdrive but too little gain to fall into anything (such Feedback and controllable breath galore) a MXR El Grande example.
In short with the gain pushed the fuzz is a controlled and relatively clean (I understand).
The Big Muff sound is typed (a grain strange-sounding synthetic but which shows still some heat and some organicity) and love it.
The downside is that the Big Muff sound does not really fuzz versatile, especially when combined with other effects.
The tight controls are not doing either a model of versatility but you can get a lot of different sounds by playing on the tone knob, and the switch at the fuzz, it will play simultaneously on the volume knobs and Sustain, which is a fault, let me explain: for some distorted sounds I have to play the knob to "Sustain" AND the volume knob (as in many pedals saturation in fact). So, often, my overdrive sound is stronger or weaker than my clean sound, not a problem if the pedal is engaged an entire song (just adjust the volume to the amp concerver for the rest of the level set), but if you must activate it during a song That can cause problems (boost volume much louder than what you want or, conversely, loss of volume, etc ...). Problem can be solved with a volume pedal to complement but hey, I do not like to sweat to handle 36,000 to sol.Problème stuff I therefore rule by playing on many other parameters (volume at low , to the amp, changing playing technique, etc. ...).
I forgive him these inconveniences because any fiddling with the config settings for hours to find the perfect balance, it is the prerogative of any good enthusiast. xD
I forgive him because I'm a fan of this grain "Big Muff" and I could not do without.
I use only methods and Dry Bass Boost, which adds depth to the groundwater. Besides, the Normal mode will seem well pâlichon. And if you are bassist you know too much bass, it's never enough (well I admit Bass Boost mode with Tone knob turned to the left does not much listenable).
And always set the gain between 13h and thoroughly celon the fuzz I research (as discussed above, does not like the sound of the pedal with low gain) and in addition have to play on the damn volume knob who do suffer my general levels.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for some months now.
I used the templates that you can see stuff in my column.
I like its texture so special, I do not like his lack of versatility sometimes, it gives the sound combined with some other purpose (a job where I excelled ODB-3), and pull my hair out to find if these beautiful fuzz whose levels are not always adapted to the context where I want to integrate them (well in the studio, we do not care, we take the grain, the sound of fuzz and adjust the volume of the track as they please at the mix, but live, more than one sound engineer has tapped the head against the wall with me and my BBM)
The quality / price ratio is simply the best market, as with many products at EHX.
I would do this Chois closed eyes a hundred times without hesitation.
Non-editable sounds (analog) and non rackable product (bah ... what is a pedal).
One input and two output jacks (an effect and a dry, which will be able to mix the exact mix of bass and distorted the original signal, in the studio recording two tracks simultaneously, or live with two amps but the latter option is not very interesting indeed), a standard 9V power supply input.
Everything is true bypass.
UTILIZATION
The general configuration is very simple with three knobs:
A volume-,
-A general tone
-A gain knob (Sustain)
and a 3 position switch:
-Normal (saturation is linearly across the audio spectrum)
-Bass Boost (a big boost of low end)
-Dry (in this mode, regardless of the upstream equalization, have recovered a lot of bass frequencies, and saturation applies to higher frequencies, it manages the presence of saturation with the volume knob).
The manual is concise (little leaf color so dear to EHX) and no use of any not so much.
Editing sounds is easy.
SOUND QUALITY
So here we have an Overdrive / Fuzz, I must admit I do not like letting down the gain on this pedal, in fact, well settled in Overdrive I find little convincing, it sounds cold and synthetic compared to my TS9B. It still sounds warmer than ODB-3 but is still far from equaling the Overdrives upscale market (Okko Basstard, Blueberry MP, Ibanez TS9B, etc ...).
On the other hand pushed more than 50% of the couse of the Sustain knob is a real treat. I am using this pedal as that of Fuzz. This is far more filthy than any overdrive but too little gain to fall into anything (such Feedback and controllable breath galore) a MXR El Grande example.
In short with the gain pushed the fuzz is a controlled and relatively clean (I understand).
The Big Muff sound is typed (a grain strange-sounding synthetic but which shows still some heat and some organicity) and love it.
The downside is that the Big Muff sound does not really fuzz versatile, especially when combined with other effects.
The tight controls are not doing either a model of versatility but you can get a lot of different sounds by playing on the tone knob, and the switch at the fuzz, it will play simultaneously on the volume knobs and Sustain, which is a fault, let me explain: for some distorted sounds I have to play the knob to "Sustain" AND the volume knob (as in many pedals saturation in fact). So, often, my overdrive sound is stronger or weaker than my clean sound, not a problem if the pedal is engaged an entire song (just adjust the volume to the amp concerver for the rest of the level set), but if you must activate it during a song That can cause problems (boost volume much louder than what you want or, conversely, loss of volume, etc ...). Problem can be solved with a volume pedal to complement but hey, I do not like to sweat to handle 36,000 to sol.Problème stuff I therefore rule by playing on many other parameters (volume at low , to the amp, changing playing technique, etc. ...).
I forgive him these inconveniences because any fiddling with the config settings for hours to find the perfect balance, it is the prerogative of any good enthusiast. xD
I forgive him because I'm a fan of this grain "Big Muff" and I could not do without.
I use only methods and Dry Bass Boost, which adds depth to the groundwater. Besides, the Normal mode will seem well pâlichon. And if you are bassist you know too much bass, it's never enough (well I admit Bass Boost mode with Tone knob turned to the left does not much listenable).
And always set the gain between 13h and thoroughly celon the fuzz I research (as discussed above, does not like the sound of the pedal with low gain) and in addition have to play on the damn volume knob who do suffer my general levels.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for some months now.
I used the templates that you can see stuff in my column.
I like its texture so special, I do not like his lack of versatility sometimes, it gives the sound combined with some other purpose (a job where I excelled ODB-3), and pull my hair out to find if these beautiful fuzz whose levels are not always adapted to the context where I want to integrate them (well in the studio, we do not care, we take the grain, the sound of fuzz and adjust the volume of the track as they please at the mix, but live, more than one sound engineer has tapped the head against the wall with me and my BBM)
The quality / price ratio is simply the best market, as with many products at EHX.
I would do this Chois closed eyes a hundred times without hesitation.