All user reviews for the Hughes & Kettner Warp Factor

c is a big distortion of metalheads that sounds much cleaner and realistic that a boss mt2

UTILIZATION

configuration is as simple as explained in Paravant 3 knobs is very intuitive

SOUND QUALITY

I used the 7-string with Ibanez RG 7620 and a laney lc 30 and frankly solos stand out sharp and very aggressive and clean riffs and evil can not rate this pedal versatility that it isn t made for it

OVERALL OPINION

I've used the 6 years and frankly it still works no problem c is a pedal to the metal which is not made for 15w transistor amp with a ridiculous hp or to rock a billy or blues but on amps tt lamps hp with 12-inch as my laney lc 30 sounds nasty, heavy and cold as the metal

experience with the choice I would do that especially on a key 50 euros for secondhand but I put a more pop rock so I m used more

zzounds.com
$50

I had been looking around for a quality metal effect pedal until I stumbled upon the Hughes and Kettner Warp effect pedal. Prior to buying the Warp effect pedal, I bought a Zoom GFX-5 multi-effect pedal ($200). While this pedal had an abundance of metal type effects, I was still unable to get the tone I wanted.

I plugged the Warp Factor into a Pignose 40w All-Tube amp and was shocked at the clarity of the pedal. Unlike many pedals that create an overwhelming metal sound, the Hughes and Kettner pedal can produce a clear yet intense sound. A Gain knob, a Warp knob, a Level knob and a unique Sub button assist you in dialing in that perfect sound.

One of the best aspects of this effect pedal is the Sub button. The purpose of this button is to simulate the sound of a 4 by 12” cabinet. Like I said before, I play through a 40w all tube amp with only a single 10’ custom speaker. I love the amp, but the bass always seemed to be lacking. With the Sub effect on this petal, my small amp really does sound like a 4-12” cab. Now I can have that great drop-d bass that characterizes most metal.

While this pedal is great, it does have a few flaws. My biggest complaint is that the pedal relies solely on an AC power adaptor (AC adaptor is included). There was no battery power supply option that I would have liked to have seen. This could become an inconvenience if you didn’t have an available power supply, like in most gig situations. However, on the upside, you will not rip through battery after battery with this pedal. Another, downside is the on/off switch; it seems a little sensitive to me. While playing, I have often turned it off and on by accident. While this doesn’t influence my high marks for this pedal, the on/off switch is a little annoying.

The construction of this pedal seems great. It is constructed of black metal and is very solid. I would expect it to live through many years of hard gigging.

The retail value is $119, however, I bought it at zzounds.com for $50 (including shipping). That is a great price for this very well constructed (no plastic) and sexy looking pedal. Hughes and Kettner’s states “The Warp Factor turns every amp into a merciless Nu Metal monster” and I would have to agree. For this reason, I highly recommend this pedal for all metal players looking for that new age sound.

This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

It is a distortion pedals of TRS TRS serious. There are three branches, 3 pottery (warp, level, gain) and chti a button that made me happy: sub.
The shape is original and the trs trs pedals is impressive cot other analog.
The interlock is quite rsistant and snaps perfectly.
Solid level meaningless: the pedals are Fully in metal.

UTILIZATION

In other words, the manual is not used much, except maybe that the button be prvenir sub is not recommended for some amps ... if not, bah it's all stupid! A few prs same as on other distortion pedals in, there is SETTING THE gain and level. But novelty here is a new pottery called "warp" and allowing rgler a kind of filter that accentuates frquences serious or not.

SOUND QUALITY

This is one that is made pedals to produce big sound! It can greatly enhance the bass trs: basically, it is advisable to use a 7-string guitar or Dropped D. Personally, I have a 6 string in Dropped D, and my sense of being under agreement 3 tones when I play with ...
Pti a button named "sub" will increase the bass. Note that some amps do not like this button ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 weeks and since I feel like I have a 7-string in his hands. I make very heavy and well mtal serious. Its sounds Impeks! on the other hand, its use is limited trs recess in the styles of music is not great for blues, punk, grunge or even the! His grave is trs ... too bad ...
So the price is quite biensur lev for use: but remember that these Hugues & Kettner!
or do as I do: try to nab one occasion, can ngocier 60 euros

Analog distortion pedal VERY SERIOUS
there is an entrance and exit
the adapter is provided (which is rare enough to be specified)

UTILIZATION

A gain knob
1 volume knob
Warp a knob that lets you change the middles intelligently: the variation of middles is accompanied by a change treble and bass.
Button that adds a sub bass

SOUND QUALITY

Terrible for metalheads and those looking for the big sounds.
It can go from a metal or hard rock for years 70/80 to today's metal knob thanks to warp.
WARRANT ITS HEAVY

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and I'm not about to change.
I am going through the distos Boss ME-50 that are very well except for the metal
I also used a metal zone that I quickly dropped: the sound is too e

It is a distortion, but has a hard plutt call-your-head-ortion, transistors.
It is too class, the pedals, a real look of the fire of God.
Entrance, exit (the meaning is reversed: the input is left). I put 9, but just a.
In addition, the slogan is too class " <p class="bbcode-cite"> Quote: <span>turn your amp Into a monster</span> "laugh out loud!

UTILIZATION

Well it's super simple, one button on / off, some will not like (yes scne on in the dark, there is a limit too small).

The sounds are super simple rgler, a gain knob (Mrs. Russ I have a small drive, enl'ouvrant minimum), another WARP (that little prs , but a Tone axis mediums), a SUB (for amps that are not combos, and add bass) and volume.

Someone should explain why you find a manual of distortion is essential. Yes, there is one, but there is no point.

SOUND QUALITY

The distortion is simply enormous, if we push the WARP bottom right, with the micro acute, we get a FUCKING DISTORTION OF CRAZY, which comes very easy to the big sound of Deftones, or for those who love , a big fat Pleymo. The harmonics sound like notes clips!

I use a Fender Talon, DiMarzio, given in drop D. But rest assured, it works just as well given normally n'coutez not others, they type it to be the only ones to have (lol)!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a month, with tantt a Marshall JCM-2000, if not a little Vox Ad-5 (eehhh yes, it hard even with a 5W!).

Ok, it is CHRE is its major weakness.

With experience, I would do 100 times the choice, I will pass Ardisson home to tell everyone to buy it!

I put 10.

Edit: at the bottom samples

Overdrive monster transistor.
No boost, no overdrive here. That's heavy.
No batteries either, should have been able to put 2 (18v power supply) but the power supply comes with doing his job and is quiet (no noise added).

Pedal that of the mouth, it can be put on the table and watch it without saying "my gods, she is ugly this Boss."

UTILIZATION

General configuration well explained in the doc multilingual.
French Translation made on a translator on line, but it's very sufficient.
Finding her is much less.
The knobs are not marked (Roughly: There's a mark above the knob, but no figures around) and it is sometimes better to shoot than note its settings when you have the sound
In addition, it is far from conventional knobs and a saturation were some surprises.
For example, I want to add mediums to increase the presence of sound and bass are soaring. So a new psychology to acquire, even when we had several pedals Satus hands.

SOUND QUALITY

Let's talk about her.
This pedal is as versatile as my pair of slippers. She knows how to do the big sound, very big one or a huge point!
The gain is that it delivers titanic! Put the bottom level of a gain is to risk one's boiled but necessary, she can do it!
Personally, to achieve a sound Factorien Fear, I have to leave the gain knob between 12:00 and 14:00. Above, it gets out of hand for me.

What is extraordinary is that even a huge gain, there's no more noise than that. The sound is based on the quality of cables, electrical installation, but the pedal itself, however, has fueled the help of a transformer (included), do not add!

The Warp knob to allow more or less sound in the mix by changing mediums.
It is very important at this time of change along this knob EQ of the amp to find the sound that one seeks. It is quite possible to find a sound to be clumsy while piercing the mix! It is not necessarily from the perspective of an EQ "V rock'n 'roll of the devil", which is a plus.
The button changes the volume level and does it well. Cool!

After, just the button "Sub" is not for use with a headphone on pain of being a deaf 40 years without realizing it (yes, I did that last night, so what?). This button increases the frequencies around 90Hz and the sound allourdis considerably. Sounds with, it sounds without too is a matter of taste. If you have a low skinny design, it can complement the spectrum without tiring.

The only downside for the grain of the foot: there is none.
Long accustomed to Marshall pedals (especially the gigantissime Shred Master) or saturated channel of my Peavey RockMaster, sound as "smooth" shocks me a little. However, after several tests, this pedal can sound perfectly complement another scratch, which would have plenty of grain and EQ in "v".

OVERALL OPINION

A versatile pedal absolutely not.
We should buy that for a purpose: to have a very big sound.
It works very well on my Lag in E with SH4, but it completely on my deposit Si and Jackson EMG 81.

Since we are in the frequency extremes, finding a sound is not so simple and asked to touch the knobs and touch of the pedal, but the EQ of the amp (it took me down mediums for a more present ... Go figure).
Push the gain too high will make the slurry was adjusted carefully.

So for the Blues, it does not even deserve to be thrown to the ducks, to the Neo / nag metal given serious or not - especially in conjunction with a sound of scratching and typed EQ "V" - it is perfect! !

Some samples:

Gain: between 12:00 and 13:00
Warp: 11:00
Level: 12:00
Sub not pressed

Middle lowered on my preamp.

Feart Fact:
http://bongo666.free.fr/EMG% 2081/warp/edgecrusher.mp3

Sepultura:
http://bongo666.free.fr/EMG% 2081/warp/roots.mp3

Korn (The Wall):
http://bongo666.free.fr/EMG% 2081/warp/the-wall.mp3

- Two effects on the pedals, and a saturation effect "warp"
- One button to turn or not a mode for low sub woof ...
- A very cute dsign see one of the few positives of this bug, but not very practical for the short rglages can compaction could do a little better now but apparently that's what this has to do PDAL move, made for heading what makes us a lot of devices with large mchant CHARACTERISTICS of Care Bears ... continue

UTILIZATION

Trs-rglage a simple, puts all its bottom for the most inaudidble throughout the inception, without the pedals sound little or gently ...
It is laborious start if like many other owners of the things you have the famous problem of ON OR NOT ON TODAY??
Let me explain, so like many others who have this MODEL, a weeks after the purchase (the 150 era, now has 20 leaves arflchir) so therefore a weeks after I am with pedals that s'teind alone ... You Started, and that more for a good ten minutes one day, making overgrazing scne classroom! "I expect this will reignite pedals in 10 minutes!" you have the beautiful dbranchedlicatement, pounding the buttons on his shots rangeos there is nothing to do ... goodbye my money!
- But when it works the magic begins! all go to her!

SOUND QUALITY

- Then commenons by the "warp," this supposed to make your sound makes aggressive chords you out as the flush in the toilet, because you can play your feedback Blind Korn or even to the agreements most of grimey 7-string ever known dsacorde 4 shades below, but the rendering of other types of music will not do a soup dcoulais pieces of groups other than the name of movement tal ...
- The distorion or plutt saturation ... I was sure that this provides the pedals DEATH METAL with all who have let go in for big riff, "No way!" the pedals with more harmonic does no good shalt hear, there is not an ounce of sustain on this machine, your agreement turns into a filthy pts noise ...

OVERALL OPINION

- Notice all those who are looking for good pedals out of the big fat sound and good riffs, passs your way, no pedals at all suited to "Heavy Metal" (for those who think that I Metallica talks about and I Judaspriest prcise the Heavy mtal is a term that encompasses a genre with so kind as also the death, trash, black, and so forth and so), the era of Lots commercial for the pedals to be seen what a stew (over??) Distortion Saturation words do not mean exclusively Draft and no pedals, but this and to remind us that this is the case for some ....
- What I like most about her is her beautiful black box, for the practice range in a corner and keep it there.
- Dernirement I try the Behringer Ultra Metal, and it provides much more sound and harmonics that pretty Frisbee Hughes & Kettner ... so I'll let you guess that my point of it (not behringer Frisbee)
PDAL-why cry baby dimebag Darell does not drop in price while the warp lost 130 of its original price? and yes I rve eyes open.
- And finally ... plutt eat it than have to repeat the terrible BTIS as the redeemed!

Large pedals with three knobs and a switch (I think pretty ...)

UTILIZATION

Trs simple

SOUND QUALITY

Trs good pedals for those seeking this sound
Personally, I am not at all fond of all that is no metal
In fact, it's not my cup of thbr /> basically, I would not use it to make my sound saturated primary
but big sound effect is really great
was drooling a little too pass 2 / 3 gain, a little fawn big muff in the mind
before, I think it's pretty prcis
the only thing is, I think, the sound does not have enough momentum
but hey, if just for a one-time effect
will, for the 7
for those seeking the one anyway ^ ^

OVERALL OPINION

10/10 for the report qualitprix: 20 for a pedal as it has donnbr /> I would not pay more, because for me, its use will be punctual
it is far from the trs metal muff in terms of finesse and dynamics
but even when it's a rather special and INTERESTED

A gain
1 warp
1 volume
A low boost
Interuptor a bypass to the foot

UTILIZATION

fesait this time: The "made in china" written on the back of the unit (that s'éforçait to hide in the years 80/90 to not look like a boufon) reminded me of the plastic toys of my childhood .. . fesaient those dreams before they're used and cry after use!

It's a buddy (Geo hello!) Spun it to me so I repaired it: big problem with mute. He did not tell me if it was the power supply or the pedal. after checking the transformer (nothing to say except that the cable is ridiculous, like headphones for portable), then dismantled the beast (internal hardware Fouara he falu Hoter pliers to brand!)) j 'I understood the problem: the international foot was badly screwed and poorly adjusted in height, which fesait that his race was too large and off-axis (hello life 1cm2 a button that takes several pounds of pressure in the face).
difficult to set and then screwed to death it works almost fine, but for how long?

SOUND QUALITY

His inréglable> the ceiling very quickly saturated and the warp seems to be in fact a single knob equalizer. J'obtient personally much better with an art-tube coupled to the gain of my old washburn 15W! a discipline is a little more adjustable and comfortable for the melody, but it is as if the agreements y'avais That a on / off button.

OVERALL OPINION

9 / 10 for looks
5 / 10 for quality of materials
3 / 10 for sound
2 / 10 for reliability

Value for money> to 20 or 30 euros OCCAZ when you start and you never try anything that casts a few minutes or even hours, but even for a beginner looking to customize his sound is not the right choice .

Look for a brand to "tear it all" that made me want to look into it, I even want to see the rest of their products tellements'm disappointed. and I must not be the only one.

Everything has more or less t dja said here but I justify my rating.

-1 Gain (which affects only the gain and not the volume or not much)
-1 Volume
-1 Warp: act a little bit of color but is not really an EQUAL ...
-1 Sub: small button not essential but why not. allows for a more combos to be adapted or both rails.

it is heavy and thick which makes it convenient to use (I mean by that is far from the mini-mxr pedals of which tend to move if a pull on the jack or if it does not foot right in the middle)
it is metal (the case to say) so much stronger and I can confirm that a mine travels a lot.
it has at least the face! it is certainly not necessary but it is always a ^ ^

I put 3 because despite a lack EQUAL embraque trs badly (I explain below).

for those who want to get it to OCCAZ, know that the transformer is supplied with the pedals so the purchase rclamez it. if it is provided because the pedals does not work with batteries.

UTILIZATION

Since a appears to be the mode of TRSA dmolire the matoss by taking the tester of the month, I&#39;ll try to be a minimum goal and therefore useful for reading this critique: a hypothetical future owner .
so use ... more complicated than it seems!
Hugues you mean PDAL clear that this is not really made to be rack. it is partly true but it is in a rack that is effective. for me to use it alone, live in the amp is a standard error or it is really an effective EQUAL trs the amp in question, warp the poor do not. The Mieu is to put a pedal / multi-effects / other with EQUAL between the two and we really enjoy the pedals gives a distortion with a grain but that&#39;s it.
but as happens when it&#39;s integrated to the rack if Ms. Hughes said that this is not for? and although the adpend ... I prcise I did PPAs tried with anything else on the market but that the various tests I did allow me to say this, although remaining a case by case basis.
with:
-Compressor: food court while the signal! not compatible with but not be trs little gain.

-Another distortion / overdrive: the same or larger then standard and larsne BZZZ ... but sometimes it works! (Ok this is rare)

-An equal: no problem and so better now!

-An accumulation of distortion / amp: adpend. with an accumulation of stuff you get clean trs incredibly interesting and we gain flexibility. with a formulation that saturates most of the time is a food.
-Works perfectly with all the other effects. even a little more with the reverb.
-The noise suppressor / noise gate has to be against interest costau.

it is used in résumé Fawn trs particulire and there are many things she does not like. APRS experiment with different pedals and amp it appears that it&#39;s really case by case basis. (For example it fits perfectly with the zoom but cleans Muls dtest those of line 6 ... only testing will tell you)

live in use, be aware that only the volume button affects the volume. that is to say that if a small change in gain or warp between two piece is a do not need rergler everything else what is the problem of a lot of pedals that have this format: it vlan up the gain and the volume has tripled! (J&#39;exagre but the ide is)

I put 6 because it is difficult and sissy with other pedals and is used with other stuff to support it. but once you know its habits so good and she rvle more flexible than it seems according to what we put it there and how it fits with the warp (which alone, n &#39;brings a significant change)

SOUND QUALITY

I RPET: the pedals gives a slightly adapted grain but that&#39;s it! it&#39;s not a whole embraque pedals and has nothing to do with the flexibility of a metal zone (to take one example known). the grain is really special and TRS will not suit everyone. alone in the amp it sounds asser soft, thick with palm mute and harmonics pais rather good.
properly set in a rack adapted duly happens. although the spectrum is not equilibrated with natural trs (trs cave as his), it remains rgulier and it was not the problem of setting that does not sound good in one corner of the GREAT (like good rhythm but ultra sharp screaming or conversely good rhythm and acute soft as chvre hot)

Once the small kitchen finishes (fan of plug-and-play is not for you) the personality of the grain even more apparent, it goes a little treble and harmonic changes from a very good s good, large palms, a large-soft dynamic.
she keeps a small cot cellar, a little dirty with acute aggressive. by changing the settings of the equal, I am the black grimey trs (which has been told that your bass player is hard to follow you as it does not know what note you play ^ ^) to the neo through everything trsmlodique with a lot of alternate picking. it keeps most of the time his cot powerful / strong
putting little gain it gives a kind of crunch, which seems nice but for me its a typical overdrive this is not the right product.
trs not suited to hard rock or the heavy or the ... though? one day I saw someone use it with a micro Guid up with De Armond and a vox amp to play rock 70 &#39;... and my surprise was made trs correct! good the case is exceptional is still a metal pedals with his smooth, not heavy.
For comparison:
-More "big" a boss metal zone and heavier and less noisy
Be a little less dynamic than the Rocktron Metal Planet but more compact
-A little more dirty than the DigiTech Death Metal
Behringer-plus rsistante a plastic (not that&#39;s a laugh)
-More "raw" than a lot of accumulation
the kingdom of distortion, the warp factor is a very original personality and you can not remove it (a least not at all control his matoss or have shit in the ears). is a sound, a grain with color lgrement adaptable.
used alone in the amp it MRIT May 1st but given the sound it gives me now in retrospect, a lot of testing and how to support it in the rack is 10 (note I say it is not perfect ... but I think it&#39;s my satisfaction)

OVERALL OPINION

I have since ... 1 year or a year and a half I do not know too much. Never technical problem it is solid. I tried really a lot of things that make the distortion (various pedals and amp prampli) and I must admit that the rest in my rack. even if I only used more as a "major distortion" I do not sell as it is specially.

try, tell you only that it does not show its full potential. if you like the grain and you have a good EQUAL in the rest of the rack is a good buy especially at the level of prices is more than correct. it has its output costs in the 120euro (which is a bit expensive but not be a scam), it is quickly trs down around 80/90 euro which is a good price. OCCAZ of it sells at prices that can be incredibly low because a lot of people try it as a classic distortion (it is not) and, not finding the ultra standart format that makes sounds such as a group without the identity Whereas like shit (certainly it is black, round and drags the ground ^ ^). it lacks an EQUAL embarks ...

A difficult, temperamental but almost unique. we like or not. So yes I 9

The characteristics all have t give in other reviews

UTILIZATION

Ultra easy to use, each volume pot has its own function and completed perfectly!
No need manual to find its sound!

SOUND QUALITY

So let me put my opinion because I do not like my compression.
I'm all for a concert Ez3kiel and guitarist with a good bass distortion. So I'll ask him what he uses and it is this famous pedal.
I once had a v-twin mesa pedal that I sold in prvision buy the rack. Meanwhile, I warp discovery of any fact which corresponds to the sound I wanted.
Jolie economy to a sound that suits me as well as with the v-twin (that I just large disto) - I realize that to say that Warp 20 for me as well as a t-500 win will shock some.

I spoke with who are working ings are with us and they confirmed that the warp sounded really great!

No problem of legalization have been encountered some compression.

My Duesenberg, directly in the warp that leads to a fender hot rod deluxe and sounds!

OVERALL OPINION

It's been 2 months since I have a concert in SMAC, confirming the sound quality of this pedal.
A report qualitprix EXCEPTIONAL!
Ultra delighted with my choice

I realize that this pedal will not fit everyone.
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