Tee Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) I'm guessing you may have already seen this. But if not... [media]http://youtu.be/z3c35s7mKMs[/media] http://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/pedals_s_detail.asp?stock=12120411044916 Edited January 17, 2013 by Tee Quote
thodrik Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 You would think that with the proliferation of 'cranked SVT' emulation pedals, Ampeg would have at least investigated building their own pedal in order to release it and try and reclaim that sound. Quote
Gust0o Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 I likey. I also likeyed the Mastotron. Some nice gear from Zvex. I wonder what would happen if I put the two together... Quote
chrismuzz Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) £150 for a basic distortion pedal with a tone knob and a bright switch, and no blend? Come on! Edited January 17, 2013 by chrismuzz Quote
thodrik Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1358456347' post='1939681'] £150 for a basic distortion pedal with a tone knob and a bright switch, and no blend? Come on! [/quote] I must admit, that was just about my first thought and I like Zvex products. Quote
hamfist Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 Build quality costs more, although one has to factor in R &D time etc etc. Basically, any pedal on the market on costs a couple of quid in parts I suspect. What companies change for them is basically what they can get away with. Personally, I'm interested in the pedal. It sounds rather unique to me, although I'm disappointed that the whole of that demo vid was done with the drive knob firmly on max. I would have liked to see what it can do at lower levels. The lack of a clean blend doesn't bother me as, IMO, these rather lower levels of drive sounds don't really need a clean blend. Higher gain, yes. If someone knows of any lower gain demos of this pedal I've love to be directed to it. Quote
xgsjx Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 & that's probably why Ampeg haven't made pedals for a while. Stomp > Bzzzzzzzzz Quote
Gust0o Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1358456347' post='1939681'] £150 for a basic distortion pedal with a tone knob and a bright switch, and no blend? Come on! [/quote] I think that a few are guilty of that sin, mind. Quote
GazWills Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 have to say i was a bit disappointed to find out this was another SVT-based pedal. zvex have made so many unique guitar pedals, i was hoping they would be a little more creative than just making another SFT/flipster/sansamp style pedal. though saying that i'm still interested in hearing low gain samples Quote
nottswarwick Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 I've got a Box Of Rock for my guitar rig. It also sounds great on bass actually, and I like this one too Quote
thodrik Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1358641315' post='1942835'] I think that a few are guilty of that sin, mind. [/quote] Looking at my collection of pedals, probably most of them! Quote
fretmeister Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 Pretty generic really. And considering the amount of SVT in a box pedals out there - I don't buy that R&D argument in the slightest. That's a pedal that shouldn't cost more than £10 in parts. Quote
Invisible Posted January 23, 2013 Posted January 23, 2013 I think I'll continue using my Fulltone bassdrive. But I have the Wolly Mammut fuzz and it is amazing! Quote
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