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milenko « Tube preamp high gain, high gain enough for me »
Published on 01/23/13 at 13:48- Type of amplification lamps, two 12AX7 powered high voltage
- Connections: input jack instrument amp out to connect in a PowerAMP / return loop, direct out / cab sim to connect directly to a mixer / sound card
- Settings (complex):
> The classical level and drive
> Compressor
> Parametric EQ with 2 double tiered knobs
Note the presence of the "Magic Eye" is a kind of psychedelic dial that changes color depending on your game
UTILIZATION
Configuration not very simple parametric EQ ...
Knob of the double left to select a frequency to elicit, and the degree of boost of the frequency relative to the other.
The double right knob to set the level of depression (scoop) mids and treble adjustment.
However, the knobs gain, volume, compression, are very effective.
Manual: not supplied with the unit purchased second-hand, but I do not feel useful. At worst, it can be downloaded from the website of Damage Control.
Gets it easy to sound good? Yes and no ... all depends registers addressed, as I will elaborate a little further. But overall, this pedal provides very clean and crunch well (even big crunch), correct distortion, but not modern enough grain.
SOUNDS
Overall, the sound was good, we felt that it was a preamp tube.
However, for a pedal that is destined to high gain "the Rectifier", she was a little disappointed. I said that I play mostly high gain distortion modern, clean and a little dirty.
It is paradoxical, but my favorite sounds with Demonizer was the cleans and the big crunch, which could be called "hot".
In contrast, the distortion I had not been convinced more than that. Obviously, I could still get the proper high gain (boost on), but it was not transcendent much distortion I prefer my ENGL E530 (yes, nothing to do, I know), more punchy, more nervous, more accurate ... short, "more better" looks like another.
Guitars used: most of guitars humbuckers output level "therefore", but the strat-like in lipsticks
Chain of effects: I use very little effect, except a little bit of chorus and reverb.
Demonizer the connections, namely:
- In PowerAMP: EHX 22 Caliber (yes, the whole thing mini), and Brunetti Rockit
- Direct output (cab sim), a situation in which high gain distortion was better than in an amp ... oO
OVERALL OPINION
This Demonizer still remained four years with me, and I finally sold.
I had little experience when I won, but in 4 years, I could feel a lot of gear, which confirms my opinion.
Features I like the most:
- The cleans and crunch: they are rich, warm and dynamic
- The "Magic Eye" too kitsch, I kiffe
Features that I like least:
- Weakness in high gain distortion
- Footprint
- Settings not visible
- Single Channel
Value? Nine, it was worth € 450!! On occasion, it turns instead to 110-160 €, which is more in keeping with the true capabilities of this preamp. To give you a vague idea, small FET preamp pedal from AMT (Legend Amp Series 1 and 2) sound better than the Demonizer in high gain for € 100-130 new. So no, at the moment, I do not have that choice would do.
- Connections: input jack instrument amp out to connect in a PowerAMP / return loop, direct out / cab sim to connect directly to a mixer / sound card
- Settings (complex):
> The classical level and drive
> Compressor
> Parametric EQ with 2 double tiered knobs
Note the presence of the "Magic Eye" is a kind of psychedelic dial that changes color depending on your game
UTILIZATION
Configuration not very simple parametric EQ ...
Knob of the double left to select a frequency to elicit, and the degree of boost of the frequency relative to the other.
The double right knob to set the level of depression (scoop) mids and treble adjustment.
However, the knobs gain, volume, compression, are very effective.
Manual: not supplied with the unit purchased second-hand, but I do not feel useful. At worst, it can be downloaded from the website of Damage Control.
Gets it easy to sound good? Yes and no ... all depends registers addressed, as I will elaborate a little further. But overall, this pedal provides very clean and crunch well (even big crunch), correct distortion, but not modern enough grain.
SOUNDS
Overall, the sound was good, we felt that it was a preamp tube.
However, for a pedal that is destined to high gain "the Rectifier", she was a little disappointed. I said that I play mostly high gain distortion modern, clean and a little dirty.
It is paradoxical, but my favorite sounds with Demonizer was the cleans and the big crunch, which could be called "hot".
In contrast, the distortion I had not been convinced more than that. Obviously, I could still get the proper high gain (boost on), but it was not transcendent much distortion I prefer my ENGL E530 (yes, nothing to do, I know), more punchy, more nervous, more accurate ... short, "more better" looks like another.
Guitars used: most of guitars humbuckers output level "therefore", but the strat-like in lipsticks
Chain of effects: I use very little effect, except a little bit of chorus and reverb.
Demonizer the connections, namely:
- In PowerAMP: EHX 22 Caliber (yes, the whole thing mini), and Brunetti Rockit
- Direct output (cab sim), a situation in which high gain distortion was better than in an amp ... oO
OVERALL OPINION
This Demonizer still remained four years with me, and I finally sold.
I had little experience when I won, but in 4 years, I could feel a lot of gear, which confirms my opinion.
Features I like the most:
- The cleans and crunch: they are rich, warm and dynamic
- The "Magic Eye" too kitsch, I kiffe
Features that I like least:
- Weakness in high gain distortion
- Footprint
- Settings not visible
- Single Channel
Value? Nine, it was worth € 450!! On occasion, it turns instead to 110-160 €, which is more in keeping with the true capabilities of this preamp. To give you a vague idea, small FET preamp pedal from AMT (Legend Amp Series 1 and 2) sound better than the Demonizer in high gain for € 100-130 new. So no, at the moment, I do not have that choice would do.