dannybuoy

BTW, the Octabvre is very sensitive to what you plug into it. Plug a passive Precision straight in and you get that midrangey OC-2 sound. But certain other pedals being active before it, particularly my Blueberry, transform it and the sub bass is all of a sudden massive!

Nowt wrong with those Yammie BBs! I choose mine over my Fenders etc any day of the week!

Al - the low volume issue supposedly only affected the older T16 and not the rest of the range.

I have boutique fuzzes with more features that I thought sounded better at bedroom level or through headphones, but the Russian just dominated when playing at high volume. I even saw the lack of features as a plus, it takes up less board space and there's fewer knobs to worry about tweaking live. Considering the price of this though, just get both!

The best box I've found for pairing with a P + flats is the Aguilar Tonehammer. Just the right kind of breakup with the AGS on, sounds perfect right into headphones or PA. Check one out if you get the chance!

Improved chips could mean being able to run more FX, or more complex algorithms, or simply having higher fidelity or less noise. When it comes to what really matters though, it's all about the software / algorithms running on those chips. I've never tried a B3N but have tried a few of the previous generations and have never been impressed with the distortion or amp models, octave or phasers. Chorus / flange / delay / reverb / filters were pretty good though! The addition of Darkglass models is promising though and shows they are putting more effort in here!

If you were already a few metres from your cab that gave you a 15ms delay when plugged straight into the amp, then adding an extra 15ms could well be noticeable. I can certainly feel a 30ms delay affecting my timing when recording, 15ms not so much.

Your amp is most likely mono, so just use the mono output. If you happened to run dual amps, or were recording with it, you could use both outputs simultaneously, assuming the two outputs are individual mono channels (rather than the stereo one being designed to be used alone and actually serving up two channels to a stereo TRS jack).

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You can probably work one info more contexts than you realise. I found myself stomping on it for breakdowns at the end of a track and all sorts of places. In a noisy mix with the tone set low, the fact it's a fuzz gets pushed to the background, you just end up with a massive fat boosted bass tone.

Gave mine a good workout at a loud rehearsal earlier. It has so much low end grunt it's unbelievable - pitted against my two favourite fuzzes, the Team Awesome Fuzz Machine and FEA Photon II, the humble EHX won the battle. It just sounds massive! The other two are going to stay around for recording purposes but the Green Russian is the one I'll be using live from now on.

^ Deleted my comment as it no longer made sense, yet it lives on! You'd struggle to find an on-board pre that gave you EQ, grind and compression, yet alone one with no knobs. I think you are looking for a pedal... I don't think you are looking for a scooped EQ for a solo sound if you are used to moving to the bridge pickup, which is very midrange focused. More like a mid boost? I'm quite into the Fairfield Accountant for solo/boost purposes at the moment - leave the switches in one place, then all you have is a volume knob, and it gives a bit of boost, grind and compression all in one tiny box. In fact you could probably rehouse it in your bass without too much trouble! [media]https://youtu.be/cumlB6lUU-Y?t=129[/media]

[quote name='tandark' timestamp='1503496933' post='3358716'] a couple of compressors I like the look of are the Fairfield Circuitry Accountant and the Rothwell Love Squeeze. Any users on here? [/quote] The Rothwell is a great simple two-knobber with good compression and low noise, by all accounts. Never tried one though. I do have an Accountant though, but I use it set with low compression as a dirty boost / overdrive. For some reason it's very noisy when adding the input pad to clean the sound up, so I wouldn't recommend it as a general purpose compressor.

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1504489056' post='3365211'] The Barefaced Retro 210 is designed to be used in either orientation, but if stacked vertically results in a bottom ported cab. I've always wondered if this would be problematic having read comments against placing rear ported cabs close to walls? [/quote] Any advice on this one Alex? Particularly if positioning a Retro 210 vertically on a carpeted floor?

You mention P vs J mode, but how about P+J? Mine is in that mode 99% of the time!

Just discovered this bunch, very different but they remind me of Vulfpeck: http://youtu.be/GnEmD17kYsE

Neotech are good too. I lost mine somehow, might need to get another now that my BB1025X is getting regular outings!

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1504635411' post='3366278'] To be fair, the Stache isn't Green based, so will sound different, but features wise it's going to be hard for the EHX to beat either that or the COG. It's only really going to be if you want a production (i.e. not boutique) green muff for not much money. Me? I'll stick with my Stache & two Grand Tarkins for now. [/quote] It's useful for anyone that wants a great fuzz and is concerned more about tone than whether or not their pedal was hand made. I've had a Grand Tarkin and happen to think the EHX kicks its ar$e!

They've hinted that they've been doing some DSP related shenanigans behind the scenes too. Darkglass plugins or digital fx may be headed our way...

Doug has 3 more product announcements coming this month so who knows!

Fairfield Barbershop or Accountant are tiny and when great for dirty boosts. Although if you need a mid control you should probably look elsewhere.

Don't get your hopes up. The AO is much darker than the B7K, take away that EQ and it'll be darker still. I'm sure I've said elsewhere but if you want a brighter VMT, check out the latest VMTD with the attack switch, or the Pike Vulcan (which is available to rent from a certain pedal rental company).

[quote name='tonyxtiger' timestamp='1504536778' post='3365518'] As it happens I do have one but it's not listed yet. I have some still to add this week. If you're looking to try one I'll add it this week for you. And yes, they are very nice. I tried the keeley pro for a while which was excellent but the Cali parallel compression is much better at retaining the pick attack/top end dynamics. I'm looking to get the RMI compressor in at some point too. [/quote] I just bought the RMI! If I A/B the Cali and decide to keep the Cali I could do you a deal... I have an Effectrode PC-2A which is the sweetest sounding comp I've ever tried, but when you slap or pop hard, the compression makes the low end disappear since it's low in volume relative to the high frequency content. Therefore interested in trying the RMI Dual Band or the Cali with it's LPF and blend knobs...