MrDinsdale

I really like it, there are annoyances though. The DI sounds great, the power amp modelling is excellent and the main reason I’d keep it despite some disappointing omissions. The utilities like the EQ and enhancer are handy in a pinch, the Noise Gate is passable but not gonna beat a dedicated pedal with a loop. That being said I wasn’t impressed be the amp sims, they’re not really my thing. The DynIR cabs that come with it weren’t for me either, I’ve not tried purchasing any so they might be better but out of the Box wasn’t great. The IR loading is excellent, I’ve blended two Science amps IRs and it’s probably the best I’ve heard (for my tastes). I think it’s a real shame that it doesn’t act as an audio interference via usb or support audio streaming over bluetooth like the DG Element though. That was a really handy feature, I’ve got a little BT audio transmitter dongle though which does the job.

Funny you should say that, I just did this: The V4 has way more headroom, it’s a lot easier to dial in something more crisp where the V2 is far thicker. I’d say the v4 is more versatile but moth have their own mojo. The Dagger is still my favourite though I think.

EAE Dagger Model FeT 0xEAE Bass Driver 0xEAE Fuzz Longsword v2 Longsword v4 Halberd Dude Incredible Science Mother Preamp MAE Black Math Shiftline Olympic mk3 Boss OC5 GT1000core Mod Dwarf NeuralDSP Quad Cortex Jad Freer Capo Damnation Dirt Fixer Tronographic Rusty Box Twonotes Opus Lusithand Alma Comp Ground n Pound Mastro Valvola (I think) OFF1 There’s definitely more but they’ve slipped my mind!

Turned up to a new rehearsal space expecting an Ampeg 8x10 but found this Orange combo… at least I could put my Handbox WB100 to some use 🥲

if that Hypersleep ever needs a new home let me know 🤣

Added the Dirt Mixer, still not decided on which drives I want but for not I’ve opted for the Venus, Dagger and Halberd for a pretty wide range of options. Recording in a couple of weeks so still time to change things around. Still patiently waiting for a smaller version of the Bass Driver from EAE so I can go back to a more compact board 🤞

Just got my hands on the Damnation Dirt Mixer. I also borrowed a reamp box which is super handy for experimenting. Back to the pedal drawing board… So far I’m leaning towards the Venus and Dagger for a good balance between clanky boost and a crispy distortion tone. The Black Math is a lot of fun though and infinitely more useable with the Dirt Mixer.

Oooo that's much nicer than the stock colours IMO!

It largely depends on the rig you're playing through and the kind of sound you're aiming for. I like ditching the preamps and drives when I'm noodling at home occasionally for a change but it doesn't fit the music I'm playing in the band I'm in. There's other times ive just taken a straight DI and tweaked the EQ slightly and it's fit perfectly.

Its thick and chewy 👌

Just picked up a Crazy Tube Circuits Venus on eBay, it recreates the BK Butler Tube Driver, so far I'm having a lot of fun with it. Pairs great with the 0xEAE Bass Driver too. I put together a very quick (and sloppy) play through with my favourite sounds:

Small alterations to accommodate the new Crazy Tube Circuits Venus, so far really loving it. Honestly the HX One, Dagger and OC-5 are there as filler for the current project and my pedalboard needs. I tried making a more compact board but the massive 0xEAE Bass Driver just takes up a ridiculous amount of space. This attempt will upset a lot of folks here I suspect 🤣 Even I couldn't stomach the sideways pedals 🤣

At this stage I think its just down to if the Anagram has the features you need right now. Its far too early to see what their feature release cadence will be or where the platform will be a year from now. If you're ok with the footprint of the QC, its a pretty mature ecosystem which already does a lot. The capture collection is vast too, I found everything I was looking for, even less common stuff. I'm intrigued by the Anagram but not really interested in any of the stock preamps/drives and most of the stuff I’d want is absent from the NAM captures. If the capture process was a bit more refined and they had a better variety of non-darkglass stuff covered out of the box itd be a far more tempting proposition for me personally.

The one on the core is very cool, you can set parameters like Pattern via assigns to oscillate through options etc to give a cool glitch effect