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Captain Savon
Published on 08/28/10 at 02:05
Distortion / Fuzz could not be more conventional. Pure analog. SMD components. Full-metal body, true bypass. Powered by 9V (probably more able to cash), by conventional battery or AC adapter (for effects pedals, tip = GND).
Three knobs: gain, volume, tone.
An LED indicator of operation (red).
A jack input, 1 output jack.
Classic. Not fancy.
UTILIZATION
The configuration is simple. Having bought second hand I did not have the manual with it. But given the straightforward approach, there is no problem.
Note: I had a look at the manual on their site. Two pages! (No, one and a half.) But there is no need more. Perhaps some examples of settings were nice?
The buttons look good, are not too sensitive, maybe a little lack of grip. The controls are really effective.
The LED is easily visible, no problem from this point of view. Despite this, the battery does not wear out too quickly (usually it's the LED that pumps more on a pedal, especially when it's a simple effect like here). From what I remember, I used it much but I've never needed to change the battery. Good point.
Quality level of manufacture, unless you are a fundamentalist component crossing is good. Conso mastered, metal housing and solid switch. The plastic jacks tend to unscrew: be careful. The jacks are soldered to the PCB model, so it's not bad, if the plastic flies, it is always easy to plug / unplug the Plugs (since they do not move). The disadvantage is that you just might tear if there is too much like a nag, as it is the PCBs that takes all the mechanical stress (even if it is visibly solid). Blunders made plastic parts, if you lose you're wrong!
The battery change is done by unscrewing the bottom cap. So you need a screwdriver. Hum. The box is rather large, not very high (less than a BOSS), but very wide. It takes up space on a pedal board. Moreover, there is, as on all EH pedals, 4 small rubber feet to grip. Efficient, sure, but for a pedal board is the galley, as it must be glued velcro underneath. As the feet are 3-4 mm high and they are stuck, difficult to put the Velcro, as it will not stick to the floor pedal board. I admit I have not yet acceptable solution (I dare not pull the feet).
SOUND QUALITY
I use it with Epiphone SG Special, Fender Tele and Fender Jag.
The sound is quite what one expects: this powerful, a little heavy. The sound is rather rough cons, especially since the profit margin is important: 1 / 10 of the race was already a flurry of fuzz. At least we have on reserve. Margin volume is good, because in general it takes to turn the knob 1 / 3 for a volume equivalent to the sound clear. Good point. The coloring is very marked, and the tone of the guitar appears difficult. But it is the effect that it wants. In general, the sound is rather rough (again, this is the effect which means that). I shudder to think what would be a Double Muff ...
You can have the crunch by reducing the gain, and it makes it rather well, but even this minimum crunch not bad. The tone knob is very effective, but obviously does not sound sculpting. It takes a true equalizer for that. One way I think overall there are too many mids / bass, which makes his vague, and requires up the tone knob, but it quickly gets something nazillard. Hard to get something convincing.
It is perhaps the guitars I use, in any case it is difficult to be clear already in a band with another guitar. To make matters worse, the gain he has seen, we get a feedback loop of control quickly (again, it surely comes as the guitar). Difficult to tame. on the other hand, once a balanced setting is found, it was a real dirty fuzz sound and powerful. For which this pedal is made casually. To the psyche / rock 70's punk or she is well. For solos yes (but beware of feedback). For metal it seems too rough.
I do not think it adds a lot of breath. Better! For cons, the switch is very noisy! When activated, it makes a noise (sound) monstrous. It exudes quality, for sure, but hey, it's a bit annoying when you play. In a song, you hear a little noise in the switching amplifier, so be careful.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for two years, initially to make recordings and experiments (Hagstrom Suede - Spring King - Little Big Muff - tube amp = Wow!), Then on stage, coupled with an Octave Multiplexer, which I brings out my Jag on a solo (as the basic sound of the Jag is a bit anemic, especially in a group of 7, with another guitar player who plays Les Paul). Margin volume of the Big Muff allows me to overcome the attenuation of the octave. I think they go well together. To give an idea, it gives the same kind of sound that the keyboard early Trukin Space 'on the Made in Japan Deep Purple. This is powerful! But do not abuse it.
The sound is distinctive, powerful, dirty, not very versatile, I find, but this is not what we asked. Seems still difficult to use it exclusively. In any case, I do not do it.
Considering the price (45 € used) I'm not complaining. But given the limitations in sound, I tell myself that I would have been disappointed if I had had more money. It is worth its price (fob quality and sound) and it has its place in a pedal board. We must be sure of what we want.
Three knobs: gain, volume, tone.
An LED indicator of operation (red).
A jack input, 1 output jack.
Classic. Not fancy.
UTILIZATION
The configuration is simple. Having bought second hand I did not have the manual with it. But given the straightforward approach, there is no problem.
Note: I had a look at the manual on their site. Two pages! (No, one and a half.) But there is no need more. Perhaps some examples of settings were nice?
The buttons look good, are not too sensitive, maybe a little lack of grip. The controls are really effective.
The LED is easily visible, no problem from this point of view. Despite this, the battery does not wear out too quickly (usually it's the LED that pumps more on a pedal, especially when it's a simple effect like here). From what I remember, I used it much but I've never needed to change the battery. Good point.
Quality level of manufacture, unless you are a fundamentalist component crossing is good. Conso mastered, metal housing and solid switch. The plastic jacks tend to unscrew: be careful. The jacks are soldered to the PCB model, so it's not bad, if the plastic flies, it is always easy to plug / unplug the Plugs (since they do not move). The disadvantage is that you just might tear if there is too much like a nag, as it is the PCBs that takes all the mechanical stress (even if it is visibly solid). Blunders made plastic parts, if you lose you're wrong!
The battery change is done by unscrewing the bottom cap. So you need a screwdriver. Hum. The box is rather large, not very high (less than a BOSS), but very wide. It takes up space on a pedal board. Moreover, there is, as on all EH pedals, 4 small rubber feet to grip. Efficient, sure, but for a pedal board is the galley, as it must be glued velcro underneath. As the feet are 3-4 mm high and they are stuck, difficult to put the Velcro, as it will not stick to the floor pedal board. I admit I have not yet acceptable solution (I dare not pull the feet).
SOUND QUALITY
I use it with Epiphone SG Special, Fender Tele and Fender Jag.
The sound is quite what one expects: this powerful, a little heavy. The sound is rather rough cons, especially since the profit margin is important: 1 / 10 of the race was already a flurry of fuzz. At least we have on reserve. Margin volume is good, because in general it takes to turn the knob 1 / 3 for a volume equivalent to the sound clear. Good point. The coloring is very marked, and the tone of the guitar appears difficult. But it is the effect that it wants. In general, the sound is rather rough (again, this is the effect which means that). I shudder to think what would be a Double Muff ...
You can have the crunch by reducing the gain, and it makes it rather well, but even this minimum crunch not bad. The tone knob is very effective, but obviously does not sound sculpting. It takes a true equalizer for that. One way I think overall there are too many mids / bass, which makes his vague, and requires up the tone knob, but it quickly gets something nazillard. Hard to get something convincing.
It is perhaps the guitars I use, in any case it is difficult to be clear already in a band with another guitar. To make matters worse, the gain he has seen, we get a feedback loop of control quickly (again, it surely comes as the guitar). Difficult to tame. on the other hand, once a balanced setting is found, it was a real dirty fuzz sound and powerful. For which this pedal is made casually. To the psyche / rock 70's punk or she is well. For solos yes (but beware of feedback). For metal it seems too rough.
I do not think it adds a lot of breath. Better! For cons, the switch is very noisy! When activated, it makes a noise (sound) monstrous. It exudes quality, for sure, but hey, it's a bit annoying when you play. In a song, you hear a little noise in the switching amplifier, so be careful.
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for two years, initially to make recordings and experiments (Hagstrom Suede - Spring King - Little Big Muff - tube amp = Wow!), Then on stage, coupled with an Octave Multiplexer, which I brings out my Jag on a solo (as the basic sound of the Jag is a bit anemic, especially in a group of 7, with another guitar player who plays Les Paul). Margin volume of the Big Muff allows me to overcome the attenuation of the octave. I think they go well together. To give an idea, it gives the same kind of sound that the keyboard early Trukin Space 'on the Made in Japan Deep Purple. This is powerful! But do not abuse it.
The sound is distinctive, powerful, dirty, not very versatile, I find, but this is not what we asked. Seems still difficult to use it exclusively. In any case, I do not do it.
Considering the price (45 € used) I'm not complaining. But given the limitations in sound, I tell myself that I would have been disappointed if I had had more money. It is worth its price (fob quality and sound) and it has its place in a pedal board. We must be sure of what we want.