Patchbass Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I've noticed it's been almost a year now since they've been out but I haven't actually heard a lot about them and I know they started off around £130 but I've seen most places are selling them around £59, which could indicate they haven't really sold? But I was wondering whether to maybe pick up a bearded lady fuzz at the end of this month as they're a lot cheaper now and post my thoughts on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifi2112 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I've got their tuner (tune up) which seems to work fine (down to low A) but haven't really used it much yet. Very sturdy enclosure (steel perhaps) & pretty heavy .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I don't think they particularly lit many peoples fires. The problem I had with them, on a few of the models, is the proximity of the footswitch to the knobs. The bearded lady fuzz for example, stupid close, totally not a gigable pedal. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1422986160' post='2679195'] I don't think they particularly lit many peoples fires. The problem I had with them, on a few of the models, is the proximity of the footswitch to the knobs. The bearded lady fuzz for example, stupid close, totally not a gigable pedal. Si [/quote] Just checked that, what an awful design! Just seems pointless too, I can't imagine there is any innards below that switch, looks like it was put there for aesthetic reasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1422986374' post='2679198'] Just checked that, what an awful design! Just seems pointless too, I can't imagine there is any innards below that switch, looks like it was put there for aesthetic reasons? [/quote] Footswitch is high to allow room for a battery, knobs are low to allow top-mounted jacks. Just a bad combination of features is all. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1422988263' post='2679228'] Footswitch is high to allow room for a battery, knobs are low to allow top-mounted jacks. Just a bad combination of features is all. Si [/quote] You would have thought they would have slotted the battery in sideways at the edge, rather than taking all that room. I wonder how long it will be before batteries are completely fazed out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1422989030' post='2679235'] You would have thought they would have slotted the battery in sideways at the edge, rather than taking all that room. I wonder how long it will be before batteries are completely fazed out.... [/quote] Not sure why anyone would use a battery over mains power. Terrible for the environment too (disposing of). T-Rex pedals side-mounted their batteries in their recent pedal run, means the footswitch is off-centre, but also means jacks can be too mounted, a decent solution: [url=http://postimg.org/image/3leln1gk7/][/url] That said, the knobs are higher over the jacks too, so I imagine the T-Rex have a deeper enclosure to allow that. In any case, I wouldn't buy a Dr Green pedal Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I've got the tune up and it works perfectly. A mate has the auto wah filter one and it sounds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 The jacks are the wrong way round too, input on the left, output on the right. Personally I wouldn't go near them on that alone. It's just unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchbass Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Ah yeah it doesn't really look like it's worth it now with the pointless backward jacks and that, maybe just save for the woolly mammoth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 I got one of their compressor pedals and I'm quite happy with it. I'm pretty new to compression, so not really sure how it compares, but I like it Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 [quote name='Patchbass' timestamp='1423074945' post='2680414'] Ah yeah it doesn't really look like it's worth it now with the pointless backward jacks and that, maybe just save for the woolly mammoth [/quote] Just buy a Woolly Mammoth kit and build it yourself, probably set you back £35 or so plus your time. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleMalt Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1423152942' post='2681518'] Just buy a Woolly Mammoth kit and build it yourself, probably set you back £35 or so plus your time. Si [/quote] Second that. Zvex pricing is utter madness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchbass Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1423152942' post='2681518'] Just buy a Woolly Mammoth kit and build it yourself, probably set you back £35 or so plus your time. Si [/quote] Interesting, although I'm not good at soldering and making stuff haha but I shall look into it, also thinking about a Malekko b:assmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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