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Alchemy « The pedal to do it all! »
Published on 06/09/11 at 04:10Pedal boost / overdrive replica of the famous fetish Colorsound PowerBoost Gilmour and Jeff Beck in the 70's, but with additional features that were lacking in the original model.
- A Master volume.
- A pair transistor / diode pair of silicon germanium is original (switchable)
- A circuit Pre Gain (+ footswitch LED)
Note: the circuit switched Germanium and Master, you can use the pedal as an attenuator and thus be able to put the volume of the amp for the tone block while playing in a room without disturbing the neighbors.
Impeccable quality, selected components, pedal signed and numbered on the back, use pots and manageable throughout their race.
5 year warranty, sent a few days from Michigan after a few exchanges of mail with Jon, very nice.
UTILIZATION
Very easy to use, with a mono input, output and power supply plug a standard 9V Boss type.
After reading the manual that came after (in English) gives some examples of typical setting, the use is very intuitive.
Only downside: it lacks the switch Silicon / Germanium marking to know what each position of the switch, but it's explained in the manual.
SOUND QUALITY
I used it with a Start and a Tele on two different amps, that's exactly what I expected even more, and yet I had high expectations!
I was in search of a "clean boost" inimitable we hear on the recordings of Pink Floyd Live in 77-79 years, particularly egregious in the solo part of Shine On You Crazy Diamond (clean boost), the Dogs (mild overdrive) and Have A Cigar (distortion / fuzz). With the neck pickup in the stratum is a treat.
This pedal does everything, it is extremely versatile both in terms of sound and distortion of grains and in terms of amount of gain and overdrive from clean boost to the fuzz, mainly thanks to improvements made by Throbak and switches and pregain additional, and at any volume level.
OVERALL OPINION
I did notice that since yesterday so to adjust over time but first impressions are valid for the quality of sound.
If I could keep only three pedals, it would be one for sure.
Before buying it I also had (and still have) a Big Muff, ProCo RAT 2 a and OVD-502 (copy of Maxon OD-808). The Throbak complements them well and could replace virtually all the clean boost function as a bonus.
This is the first time I put so much into a pedal but I do not really regret it a gem. After searching a long one occasion (I have not seen a single pass, and she left barely made the announcement), I decided to take a new one by adding the 40 euros that made the difference.
- A Master volume.
- A pair transistor / diode pair of silicon germanium is original (switchable)
- A circuit Pre Gain (+ footswitch LED)
Note: the circuit switched Germanium and Master, you can use the pedal as an attenuator and thus be able to put the volume of the amp for the tone block while playing in a room without disturbing the neighbors.
Impeccable quality, selected components, pedal signed and numbered on the back, use pots and manageable throughout their race.
5 year warranty, sent a few days from Michigan after a few exchanges of mail with Jon, very nice.
UTILIZATION
Very easy to use, with a mono input, output and power supply plug a standard 9V Boss type.
After reading the manual that came after (in English) gives some examples of typical setting, the use is very intuitive.
Only downside: it lacks the switch Silicon / Germanium marking to know what each position of the switch, but it's explained in the manual.
SOUND QUALITY
I used it with a Start and a Tele on two different amps, that's exactly what I expected even more, and yet I had high expectations!
I was in search of a "clean boost" inimitable we hear on the recordings of Pink Floyd Live in 77-79 years, particularly egregious in the solo part of Shine On You Crazy Diamond (clean boost), the Dogs (mild overdrive) and Have A Cigar (distortion / fuzz). With the neck pickup in the stratum is a treat.
This pedal does everything, it is extremely versatile both in terms of sound and distortion of grains and in terms of amount of gain and overdrive from clean boost to the fuzz, mainly thanks to improvements made by Throbak and switches and pregain additional, and at any volume level.
OVERALL OPINION
I did notice that since yesterday so to adjust over time but first impressions are valid for the quality of sound.
If I could keep only three pedals, it would be one for sure.
Before buying it I also had (and still have) a Big Muff, ProCo RAT 2 a and OVD-502 (copy of Maxon OD-808). The Throbak complements them well and could replace virtually all the clean boost function as a bonus.
This is the first time I put so much into a pedal but I do not really regret it a gem. After searching a long one occasion (I have not seen a single pass, and she left barely made the announcement), I decided to take a new one by adding the 40 euros that made the difference.