Hey EX. Class A boost question.

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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    me too but I have a hard time seperating my feet from my hands in my head.

    That does take some getting used to... my right hand and my right foot always want to act together...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    Ah. I'd still say the Class A would be the way to go. Check Ebay 1st

    We're all poor. Hell man maybe a regular Blues Driver would work. It's fairly transparent just run the gain down and the volume all the way up. It gets pretty loud at $69. Bluesy piano cool.

    I still dream of a organ so I can play "Gimme some lovin" over and over and over.

    i think a BD-2 would work quite well. cheap as hell used too. the pharaoh (micro amp) is great if you're running close to saturation anyway but with an SS preamp, i think the BD-2 is a better choice.

    but for info, my pharoah was $70US off ebay. it's a one knob, very early version i think. the newer versions are $120-140US.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by exhausted
    i think a BD-2 would work quite well. cheap as hell used too. the pharaoh (micro amp) is great if you're running close to saturation anyway but with an SS preamp, i think the BD-2 is a better choice.

    but for info, my pharoah was $70US off ebay. it's a one knob, very early version i think. the newer versions are $120-140US.

    Cool...

    I was looking at the Seymour Duncan booster, which they claim is clean enough to boost a vocal mic. It's $80 brand-new from Musicians Friend. I just wish I knew how it sounded...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    Cool...

    I was looking at the Seymour Duncan booster, which they claim is clean enough to boost a vocal mic. It's $80 brand-new from Musicians Friend. I just wish I knew how it sounded...

    nah, that Seymour Duncan looks like it's built like shit. I took apart my PH-3 just for shits and giggles last night. the Boss Stuff for being mass produced slave labor made pedals are built like brick shit houses. I'd go with the BD-2 based on reliability, quality, and the fact we all know it sounds great.

    sorry Ex I couldn't remember how much you paid.
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  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    nah, that Seymour Duncan looks like it's built like shit.

    I can't say anything about the guts, but the case seems pretty tough...
    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031208224247150131025216496997/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/150710/
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    the duncan still isn't going to give you any of the grit you want. you've already got the amp cranked and you don't have enough grit. clean boost will give you the volume but that's it.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    I can't say anything about the guts, but the case seems pretty tough...
    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=031208224247150131025216496997/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/150710/


    yeah but the case on the russian big muff is pot metal too with plastic jacks. Looks weak to me. Plus it has no guts Its just a couple of capacitors a switch and a pot. Nothing to hold it up, drop it or accdently drop something on it and it's cut in half. I just think the BD-2 would work better but what the hell do I know.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by exhausted
    the duncan still isn't going to give you any of the grit you want. you've already got the amp cranked and you don't have enough grit. clean boost will give you the volume but that's it.

    See, that's it... really, he just needs higher output. Ever worked with a Rhodes? They have insanely low output. They're passive, so they don't have any sort of pre-amp, and their transducers don't produce anywhere near the output of a guitar. In the full-deal Rhodes, they had an amp that was specially built for the Rhodes with a tailored preamp, so the Rhodes just sat on top of this amp and speaker cabinet. But the suitcase models (like the one my friend owns) needs to go into something else, like a guitar amp, a preamp, or a DI. And even DI's have trouble, can't hardly get enough clean signal without tons of hiss. It's sort of a pain in the ass, but worth it for the sound...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    yeah but the case on the russian big muff is pot metal too with plastic jacks. Looks weak to me. Plus it has no guts Its just a couple of capacitors a switch and a pot. Nothing to hold it up, drop it or accdently drop something on it and it's cut in half. I just think the BD-2 would work better but what the hell do I know.

    I'm not saying you're wrong, I just want to know how it sounds. I would play plugged into a pig's asscrack if it sounded good.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    I'm not saying you're wrong, I just want to know how it sounds. I would play plugged into a pig's asscrack if it sounded good.

    Don't laugh Way Huge or Love Tone probably make a pedal called the Pigs Asscrack.

    I could try and check one out some time this week if I make it down to the ATL. Possibly tonight.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    Don't laugh Way Huge or Love Tone probably make a pedal called the Pigs Asscrack.

    I could try and check one out some time this week if I make it down to the ATL. Possibly tonight.

    That would be a great name for a pedal...

    Hey Ex, have you designed a drive/distortion pedal yet? Need a name?
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    That would be a great name for a pedal...

    Hey Ex, have you designed a drive/distortion pedal yet? Need a name?

    lovetone's distortion was called the big cheese.
    way huge's fuzz was the footpig.

    i haven't designed a distortion. i don't have the knowledge.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    lovetone's distortion was called the big cheese.
    way huge's fuzz was the footpig.

    i haven't designed a distortion. i don't have the knowledge.

    yeah but I'm sure if they made a pigs asscrack they'd sell it for 800 bucks.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    yeah but I'm sure if they made a pigs asscrack they'd sell it for 800 bucks.

    1200 for the camel toe.
  • mccreadyisgod
    mccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by exhausted
    1200 for the camel toe.

    I hear they pay $1200 for a camel toe out in LA...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    1200 for the camel toe.


    wow. just wow.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.

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