tonyclaret Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Which is best? Liking the demos on both of these, the size of the soundblox puts me off, would be a rebuild of the pedal board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxxwj Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Depends on what you want to do. The proton is a very traditional "auto-wah" type thing, but the BEF is incredibly versatile, with tons of modes (including wah-wah-like expression pedal usage and the LFO-like noises with the hot hand). And if you're completely against digital, then the BEF is out. Edited February 20, 2012 by lxxwj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The question should be "which is best for (insert musical genre here)?". If you want funk then maybe the Proton, if you want to control the bass like a synth then the BEF. I'd love to add a BEF before my MF101 in the signal chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 The Proton is nice but, and this is probably more user error than any fault of the pedal, I couldn't get it to be as squelchy and nasty as Spencer does in his video. I sold it and went back to my trusty Mini Q-Tron - too big by design but does everything I want from an envelope filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am not excane Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='Gareth Hughes' timestamp='1329749275' post='1546679'] The Proton is nice but, and this is probably more user error than any fault of the pedal, I couldn't get it to be as squelchy and nasty as Spencer does in his video. I sold it and went back to my trusty Mini Q-Tron - too big by design but does everything I want from an envelope filter. [/quote] I've found this to be true as well - the Proton really shines when you put a drop of fuzz or dirt in front of it to really make it come alive. My vote is for the 3leaf. If you want a ton of features (and hefty size), then go with the soundblox. For a small footprint, classic envelope sound the 3leaf is a winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyclaret Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1329748561' post='1546662'] The question should be "which is best for (insert musical genre here)?". If you want funk then maybe the Proton, if you want to control the bass like a synth then the BEF. I'd love to add a BEF before my MF101 in the signal chain. [/quote] Fair point, I was kinda sold on the proton but have recently being playing with a cover band covering the likes of lady gaga etc. so it made me ponder the use of the additional features on the soundblox although I do have a line 6 m5 for some wacky sounds. The size of that BEF is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 [quote name='tonyclaret' timestamp='1329774988' post='1547266'] Fair point, I was kinda sold on the proton but have recently being playing with a cover band covering the likes of lady gaga etc. so it made me ponder the use of the additional features on the soundblox although I do have a line 6 m5 for some wacky sounds. The size of that BEF is crazy. [/quote] But the Hot Hand is the big selling point for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskimoBassist Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I've got a proton in the post, I can't wait to see what all the fuss has been about it. I would perhaps consider one of the soundblox pedals, but the simplicity and size of the proton were big winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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