thisisswanbon Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 So this has just arrived... seen alot of noise about these, but not many have actually tried them! Those that have tried them suggest you wouldn't tell the difference in a blind test, but others suggest that the circuits are different and can't be the same.... Anyways, I present the Demonfx Call76 compact bass! Won't be able to plug in until tonight, but fit and finish impressions are confused... I've had the original Origin Effects unit, and this is in no way competition to the original. It weighs less than some micro pedals, the metal has ever so slight burs on the edges, the switch is awful, the knobs feel cheap... but it was just over 50 quid brand new delivered in 3 days, so none of that REALLY matters! Service from affordaboard-pedals.co.uk (thanks for the heads up @stewblack) was brilliant and highly recommended! Sound test to follow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Talking of your trigger warning-The metering is apparently on the inside of the pcb! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisswanbon Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 Yeah I did notice that! Really bizarre design decision (or afterthought). I know what they're trying to achieve, but for the sake of putting this OUTSIDE of the pedal, they'd have given themselves a lot less grief... In honesty though, I didn't find the metering on the origin effects unit all that useful... and I've used more compressors without it than with, so I'm not overly put off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 1 hour ago, thisisswanbon said: Yeah I did notice that! Really bizarre design decision (or afterthought). I know what they're trying to achieve, but for the sake of putting this OUTSIDE of the pedal, they'd have given themselves a lot less grief... In honesty though, I didn't find the metering on the origin effects unit all that useful... and I've used more compressors without it than with, so I'm not overly put off I imagine copying a schamatic without knowing what it's doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisswanbon Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 Possibly... although if they've blindly copied it then it's more likely to do what the original does I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 I have been delighted with all my Affordaboard purchases. Great service, as you say. I hope your pedal is as good as the ones I've bought from them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisswanbon Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 So after having a play around with this through headphones, it definitely does the cali76 thing pretty well! In honesty though I think there's an element of listening with my eyes... I just remember my Origin Effects unit sounding a bit "better" but I can't put my finger on how or why. I honestly think it's a mental thing of "it's a clone, and the fit and finish is no where near, so it can't be that close". In reality though, I have no idea how they've made a compressor sound as good as this for 50 quid! If I take my cali76 head off then it genuinely is just a great compressor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 10 minutes ago, thisisswanbon said: In reality though, I have no idea how they've made a compressor sound as good as this for 50 quid! Origin had already done the R&D for them - they just needed to trace it…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 I've got the LY-Rock, stacked Cali Rip off. Really heavy, chunky pedal, good quality knobs, cost about 70 quid, took an age to arrive. I really liked it but it seems to have developed a bit of noise so it's now stuck in the cupboard. I may return it to the pedalboard at a later date! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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