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I recently commissioned Max (silent fly) at SFX Sound to make me an analog chorus based on a CE-2 with a few tweaks. Here is my review of the unit. BUILD QUALITY - 10 Anyone who has been following the SFX thread in the affiliates forum will know that Max's pedals are very special indeed. This pedal is no exception. The finish on the enclosure is superb, with it's smooth almost mirror like surface and clearly labelled decal that surrounds the controls. The pedal has a look of simplicity and cleanliness to it which backed up with it's solid high build quality got me eager to plug in and have a bash. Plus it's got a blue led! FUNCTIONALITY/CONTROLS - 10 I wanted a pedal based on a CE-2, optimised for bass with tru bypass. In addition to the familiar CE-2 controls of 'depth' and 'rate', we decided to add an 'FX Level' and a couple of switches. One of which controls the 'mode' of the pedal and the other, the 'filter' of the pedal. The 'mode' switch enables you to flit between two chorus types, position 1 being the classic CE-2 sound and the other, a variation of this. The 3 position 'filter' switch enables you to affect your entire signal, your highs and mids or just your highs, i.e very useful! Between these controls I can get a lot of variations in the sound which makes this pedal very flexible indeed. A swiss army knife of chorus! It also has a dual output for either mono or stereo chorus!!! SOUND - 10 Clear lush chorus with lots of variation, subtle to saturated, it's all there! You can't get a bad sound out of it. I've tried it with both guitar and bass and it sounds fantastic on either. I would imagine this sounding lovely with a fretless bass. There is no change in EQ when the pedal is engaged, it sounds completely natural and there are no volume jumps. CUSTOMER SERVICE - 10 Max is a great guy and kept me informed all of the way throughout the build process. The pedal was securely packaged when I took delivery of it. I would recommend this pedal to anyone looking for a good, solid, musical sounding chorus. Max is a pedal guru and the quality and VFM of his creations is second to none. I will definitely be ordering some other SFX wizardry in the near future. to see the chorus, take a look at this thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71973&st=60"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=71973&st=60[/url] To check out Max's website, take a look at [url="http://sfxsound.co.uk"]http://sfxsound.co.uk[/url] If anyone has any questions about the pedal, drop me or Max (silent fly) a PM. Tim

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='827928' date='May 4 2010, 09:40 PM']I am currently gassing for a Blackout Effectors Musket v2, it could potentially replace my Supercollider and Bass Big Muff.[/quote] what's the diff between v1 and v2, any idea? I'm using a v1 and it sounds pretty good.

Not advice as such, but I popped a couple of fuses when I used to have a markbass. The amp eventually caught fire during a recording session, a nice rock and roll ending to it's career.. I'd punish the amp with silly amounts of distortion and compression, I certainly had the mileage out of it! I just binned it in the end, the board was fried. Great amp at the time tho.

Beautiful amps. I've been rocking mine for a year now. Just done a spot of home recording with mine, i'll try and get some samples up soon, it sounds really full and meaty!

really like that

Cheers Cetera. Does sound really nice. Pure filth! Love the sound of my ripper through this set up as well.

I'm using a gt200 with an nv610. It has both 4 and 8 ohm taps. I really like the sound but i'd still say try before you buy. Pop up and see Jeff is your best bet, or give him a call. Re the grind thing I have recorded with it once at low volume, but the sound is obviously a lot better with the volume up. You can probs get some dirt out of it at low volumes by messing with the depth and drive knobs, but I haven't really bothered with that. Get a mini mat if you want low volume grind!!!

Yeah I can't get enough of this album. The riff at the end of song 1 is incredible when it kicks in.

You're definitely describing Gibson sounds there Jamm IMO For example, my 78 ripper. It dishes out a really thick dark sound. Almost too dark, but it comes to life in a mix and really supports the guitars well without getting in the way of the kickdrum. I can't get enough of the old school gibbo tones.

Umcoo, for me it definitely thickened things up. Made quite a difference, adding a bit more grunt and heft to the overall sound. Have a try and let us know what you think man Still miss that amp

I used to do that with my old 135 - gives you a nice overall boost lovely amps

They look awesome Umph fair play

+1 my ears are ringing like bells today after using mine in rehersal last night, and thats with ear plugs in!!! just done a bit of home recording with mine using the di out on the back, sounds sweet...dirty valves mmmm

Thanks for the replies guys. Yeah I meant an active di with eq. All sorted now, got a sansamp on loan coming. The recording is on my band's fostex vbf160ex so it's a home recording affair..

good call... if anyone has any offers though, i'm still interested. cheers MacDaddy!

Guys Bit of a cheeky post but if you dont ask.... Got a recording date next week and haven't owned or used a DI in aeons.... I won't be able to crank my matamp up too much as it's a home recording jobbie. Was wondering if anyone would lend me a nice DI for the week if I paid for special delivery back and forth (and obviously cover the cost of the unit if it failed on me) I haven't really got time to sort one out any other way. I would be happy to pay for the loan or you can have my bluebeard fuzz or wah for the week if anyone would like to try any of them.. Would be happy to try the hartke, aguilar or sansamp or anything nice and effective. thanks Tim

[quote name='budget bassist' post='585927' date='Aug 31 2009, 05:58 PM']What sort of music do you play? and can i be cheeky and ask how much they both cost? I'm loving my ABM, but in the not so immediate future, a full valve amp would be really cool[/quote] www.myspace.com/argonautofsouthwales There are three old songs on there from our first album which I recorded with my old markbass. We are sort of a blend of metal/hardcore/rock/doom I suppose. Our sound changes from song to song really, the newer stuff is different again. The gt cost 1300 I think and the berg cost me 900 from the states a couple of years back. Don't get me wrong i'm not made of money, just upgraded and sold old gear on, occasionally adding money here and there to get what I want.

lol cheers Steve