Ander87

And there’s also the rhetorical question whether I should ditch the whole thing and get back to an Alpha Omega Photon that I regret not having explored enough 😁… all those pedals amount to quite a bit more than an AOP second hand…!

Yup - prices are ridiculous, especially new!!!

Hm, I had the vintage ultra and didn’t find myself having the cleanly distorted tone I wanted - great for an old school gritty tone though, of course!

Haha! Love it, the grit and character, but the guys and previous recordings are used to my Darkglass stuff, hence that! I recorded some bits on B7k/Alpha Omegas so I guess that’ll be the upcoming for the band at least for this EP round…! just posted it for sale, let me know…!

Also learnt about pedal order... FUZZ FIRST has been a big reveal That also frees up the DI from the B7k in case I need to use it.

Hmm, interesting! Guess I could open the good old debate of Microtubes X7 vs Alpha Omega, I kind of want to stick to Darkglass...!

Aha! thanks @fretmeister those are actually pretty cheap, could give them a go...! As you can see by the picture I quickly maxed out the B7k's distortion @Cuzzie and @andruca ... Love the sound as is but could do with some more I reckon... Hmmmmmmm may be Alpha Omega time? Ander.

hm! I feel the aftershock may have too many models and options, but that’s just me as I don’t like to fiddle or connect pedals and gear to the laptop for edits etc etc… I may change my mind one day and explore it. I had the AO Photon and it just felt overkill but that’s just me, I know it’s a great rig! Ander.

Well here's mine! A dance of compressors and distortion pedals, but I've decided to run the Darkglass B7k into the ThorpyFX Fat General compressor clone which is working great as I'm always into evening out my clean and distorted signals... 5 outputs from my Harley Benton power supply, 5 pedals, all snug and tidy with flat patch cables from EBS... I should be (and am) a happy boy, but ah, I could squeeze in an octaver or something with the Nano Plus, couldn't I? Ander.

Hey guys...! I am sorry on the delay, Jesus it's been busy, with new year, work and whatnot it's all been a bit busy! I just wanted to say thanks for your comments - the videos from @andruca were really good in showing the character of these boxes! I ended up going for Darkglass yet again, hoping it doesn't suck out much bass on the EQ - at home volumes I've managed to get good results, so there's hopes...! Just to make sure both clean and distorted signals are more even, I've put the distortion before the compression (you can't imagine how sophisticated I feel). The comp is a Fat General clone I just got here this morning... LOVE IT for a third of the price of the original...! I'll try that tomorrow loud over rehearsal... Also, I somehow want enough distortion that I've maxed it out 😁 love the character as is and think it will be enough tbh, but I can still hear @Cuzzie mentioning the AO Ultra, I let go of that one maybe too quickly when maybe it was the one to keep!

Hey guys... ... Hoping you can help me out here - I am not convinced on the sound I get from my Fuzzrocious Lil Fella, for punk rock - love the grain and the amount of distortion I get, BUT, as usual with my EQ settings, I can tell it 'eats out' a lot of bass; also the problem is whilst the pedal is fantastic, I can't boost the bass/low frequencies to match the clean tone I get. In an ideal scenario I'd switch from clean to distortion with the same amount of bass. So, that makes me think I need a distortion pedal with bass controls? Playing punk rock as I do (I do like to use plenty of tight distortion when I can, even down to the metal/heavy range), with mostly passive basses (precision, Ricky 4003, stingray active but scooped and static settings) - what suits me better? I'm mostly between the B7k and the sans amp, the sans amp is an epic pedal but have never owned it, and the Darkglass I'll probs understand it well as I've had a few Darkglass pedals... the last option is the Source Audio after shock to get both tastes and knowing myself but I've got tube drive and fuzz covered with my ABM 600 and the woolly mammoth... and I rarely have patience to play with digital settings and apps etc although I could be seduced to if that can mimic those tones perfectly and be set up easily. Best, Ander.

I'm with 2 bands, recording and gigging on a rather relaxed schedule though... I don't think I can justify more than £2k these days, new or used! With that in mind, I rather buy 2nd hand, there's great stuff if you wait enough. My AO Precision 60s was around 1500, my MM SR 4HH Special even less (banging deal) and now I've got a Ricky 4003 Ruby red inbound for 1800£ - and I feel a bit guilty about that one, but missus insisted for xmas... Ander.

oh and no trouble with the 18v operation as I've got 9/12/18v on my (HARLEY BENTON!) power supply!

Hey Lee, so good to hear from you buddy, thank you for your post! Ah, I do remember the Nemphasis I had from you, the last pedal I held onto before I oversimplified my rig - that was in between bands and now that I'm full back into one band and forming another, pedals get important again, aye? The Nemphasis had that very nice tone-enhancing, always on mode I liked with simple operation. Whilst I'm more permissive to 'just fatten up' and sacrifice treble for neosoul and clean, for my punk rock gig I need to keep that treble (going in with Jazz neck pickup mostly) whilst thickening up a bit... I do all pick so it's not like I need a lot of attack/release controls, long as all strings sound similar volume and it 'riches up' the tone, I'll be happy... I do have that feeling that the Effectrode would satisfy more my 'clean rig', especially on a P bass with flats, that low mids thing, but not as sure that it does for the distortion and fuzz I add behind it on passages with the punk rock band...! I will be getting the Diamond with the adaptor and the power supply for £170 which seems a steal considering they're all £250ish and outside UK... Will try to do an A/B once I'm back and decide from there - nice of the Effectrode on the top mounting jacks and love the silent operation but I've heard it the Diamond is really quiet too (phew!). As you suggest, with the EQ control I can fatten up for neosoul and boost treble for punk rock if need be. Best, Ander.