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Published on 09/11/07 at 01:16
So it's a pedals overdrive / fuzz that includes in one of two identical circuits Casing muff overdrive (circuit appeared in 1969 on one of the Electro-Harmonix pedals Premire, not much clbre do with the Big Muff). We can choose to enable only the first circuit to an overdriven sound, or two cascaded to a saturation mchante more.

That's a sr analog pedals. It is in a Casing Submitted by mtal style aluminum rather nice but the paint is trs fragile dj of mine had pets in a few days of use super quiet! Good will is "vintage" faster ...

The connection is very simple (like the rest of the pedals): one between an output. BMOL small: between the power supply is not standard! Appointment under tricks to circumvent the problem ...

It is true bypass, so no noise when it is dyed, and no coloration of sound.

UTILIZATION

* The configuration is very simple gnrale. May even be sometimes too. A good big switch on / off activated at the foot, a knob volume / gain for each circuit, a button to switch from one mode to another (single or double) ... and that's it. No Tone or what corrections are made on the amp or the guitar. It is for one of the big weaknesses of the machine: its simplicity is rjouissante, but do not always make it very practical, especially since it adds a lot of volume to the sound base. On the other hand, difficult to switch from one mode to the other foot, which is really not practical scne ...

* The edition of the sounds is very simple: the only single-mode knob is active CONTRL gain, volume and go to the amp. Dual mode using a knob for gain and the other serves as a master volume. Note that the sound changes depending on the volume knob used as ...

* The manual is ultra succinct and English but of all fawns serves nothing.

SOUND QUALITY

The sounds are superb obtained ... if you know what to expect. This gives the pedals CRADA. It is for a. No saturation surgical type mtal with Double Muff! It pedals for a Blues / Rock.

Personally I use it with half a body type ES335 with humbuckers (but quite difficult to saturate) and a Squier Tele Custom II with P90, a Vox Valvetronix.

In simple mode, there was an overdrive more or less pronounced depending on the position of the knob: rgl down, Global Warming pedals simply the sound of the amp and to add dynamics, and background was a true overdrive, always dynamic trs. The sound is super ractif the attack of the strings and the position of the volume knob on the guitar, allowing a game full of nuances. And even when the saturation occurs only slightly, it remains dirty, like an amp pushed too hard, even with holes in the speakers: a real rgal!

In dual mode, you enter the field of fuzz! The sound is much more saturated fat and even more dirty, but always sensitive to the nuances trs. Ideal for 70's Rock. Attention by this method can not bear against the game draft: if you start touching accidentally empty string, has quickly become the slurry noise ... In addition it adds a lot of treble, it may be correct ncessaire the amp, especially with single microphones. Another problem: with loud microphones (like my Squier P90), the sound tends to become somewhat ingrable if you put any background. It's still usable, but it must be reasonable, if not mean anything. APRs if you make things noisy, may be perfect!

On a sound saturated by dj cons I have more doubts: the dirty ct tends to be a bit difficult grate. It is better to use it on a clear or barely crunchy, especially since a lot of gain Yadji ...

Dernire precision: Fidler his bad characters is a pedals that can not stand to be prcde by another in a string effect : it must be in place first, otherwise it shows in his dsaccord gnrant a monumental blow.

OVERALL OPINION

I use the pedals for a few months. Finally I found him a perfect sound: it's my amp Global Warming hybrid modulation / lamps and sensitivity and dynamics are superb. Each of its modes alone justifies its purchase ... As against it is made to sound dirty, no need to buy it if it's not what you are looking for.

The radius of the bad points, it is not at all a practice pedals: it gnre an increase in volume which can be standard when it is switched on, refuses to be up elsewhere than the first in the chain of effects, and there will be a hard switch from one mode to another without using his hands. As much as may be inconvnients fatal for use on scne. But in return the sound is superb. To purchase knowing that ...