The Setlaz
Published on 07/23/06 at 12:00
Distortion pedal tube (12AX7)
The chrome aluminum casing is thick enough, with ventilation for the lamp, it will withstand any attack of the foot ^ ^
It is not true bypass, so the signal still passes through the tube and is heated (very good if you use a transistor amp ... just need a head lamp)
The switch is silent (it avoids the big "CLACK" between the clean and distortion)
It has a 3-band EQ with parametric mid
I put 8 because some reproach him not to be wired in true bypass and power supply I find very hot (9V DC 200mA)
UTILIZATION
Configuration simple enough, but many adjustment options thanks (because?) Of parametric mids.
Swich 1, 3-band EQ with parametric mid, gain, output level. Basic, nothing too, or missing
SOUND QUALITY
While the sound ... what a sound!
I use it with a head Sovtek MIG-50 (the best of clean) and an Ibanez with EMG-81 microphone.
The grain is modern, a little at a Mesa Boogie. The headroom is huge! (So if you put a tube even more hi-gain type Tung Sol and Golden Dragon ... I dare not imagine the trick! Inside its huge !!!). The sound is very clear, not overly loaded with a particular frequency (it's not screaming like the MT-2 ... and the issue anyway, it did absolutely nothing, but then nothing at all! )
In short anyway, the name says: reserved for metal, I doubt that blueseux can find their account in there! (But you never know!)
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2 months on a tube amp and a transistor amp. She brings more to each of the two!
I tested different distortion pedal analog or digital (Boss MT-2, Line6 Uber Metal, MXR Dime ...) and the Metal Monster was really above the rest!
I purchased used € 150, if you find one, what a bargain!
The chrome aluminum casing is thick enough, with ventilation for the lamp, it will withstand any attack of the foot ^ ^
It is not true bypass, so the signal still passes through the tube and is heated (very good if you use a transistor amp ... just need a head lamp)
The switch is silent (it avoids the big "CLACK" between the clean and distortion)
It has a 3-band EQ with parametric mid
I put 8 because some reproach him not to be wired in true bypass and power supply I find very hot (9V DC 200mA)
UTILIZATION
Configuration simple enough, but many adjustment options thanks (because?) Of parametric mids.
Swich 1, 3-band EQ with parametric mid, gain, output level. Basic, nothing too, or missing
SOUND QUALITY
While the sound ... what a sound!
I use it with a head Sovtek MIG-50 (the best of clean) and an Ibanez with EMG-81 microphone.
The grain is modern, a little at a Mesa Boogie. The headroom is huge! (So if you put a tube even more hi-gain type Tung Sol and Golden Dragon ... I dare not imagine the trick! Inside its huge !!!). The sound is very clear, not overly loaded with a particular frequency (it's not screaming like the MT-2 ... and the issue anyway, it did absolutely nothing, but then nothing at all! )
In short anyway, the name says: reserved for metal, I doubt that blueseux can find their account in there! (But you never know!)
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 2 months on a tube amp and a transistor amp. She brings more to each of the two!
I tested different distortion pedal analog or digital (Boss MT-2, Line6 Uber Metal, MXR Dime ...) and the Metal Monster was really above the rest!
I purchased used € 150, if you find one, what a bargain!