nick Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hi, I guess everybody's got an opinion on Behringer which is at least a thread in itself, but was wondering if anyone's tried out any of the other cheaper brands around such as Biyang, Artec, Belcat etc? Thinking about getting a phaser & the Biyang one looks interesting [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PH8-Phaser-pedal-Biyang-True-Byp-WIMA-caps-Biyang_W0QQitemZ330274469327QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item330274469327&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PH8-Phaser-pedal-Biy...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] Would be grateful for any unbiased comments from anyone who's experienced such brands. I build pedals myself, but sometimes it's more cost effective to buy Cheers Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Guitarist in one of my ex-bands has the Biyang analogue delay. For a cheap pedal, I was pretty impressed in the short time I had a mess with it. Seems solidly put together, and works exactly as you'd expect. Competent, unspectacular maybe, but for the money it's a peach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The Belcat Delay is surprisingly good, too. I also used to have the Biyang fuzz pedal - it's basically a Big Muff with some interesting clipping mods - you can change one pair of diodes for LEDs with a switch. They're mostly made with surface mount components, but then so are the new EHX pedals... Only really matters if you want to mod them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 [quote name='dangerboy' post='336077' date='Nov 25 2008, 10:35 AM']The Belcat Delay is surprisingly good, too. I also used to have the Biyang fuzz pedal - it's basically a Big Muff with some interesting clipping mods - you can change one pair of diodes for LEDs with a switch. They're mostly made with surface mount components, but then so are the new EHX pedals... Only really matters if you want to mod them.[/quote] Are the surface mount components too small for modding to be feasible. I reckon that you're okay with resistors etc down to 0603 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 [quote name='dangerboy' post='336077' date='Nov 25 2008, 10:35 AM']The Belcat Delay is surprisingly good, too. I also used to have the Biyang fuzz pedal - it's basically a Big Muff with some interesting clipping mods - you can change one pair of diodes for LEDs with a switch.[/quote] Quite interested in getting one of the fuzz pedals, not seen em before. Like this?: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FZ7-FUZZ-Three-Mode-Pedal-HIFI-WIMA-parts-Biyang_W0QQitemZ330274467471QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item330274467471&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FZ7-FUZZ-Three-Mode-...%3A1|240%3A1318[/url] Do they handle the lows well? I'm getting a bit annoyed with my noisy big muff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Ran hands over one of those Nevada pedals, its solid feeling. Guitarist seems happy with the sound. Starting to get the idea with this pedal modding lark now, so might score some things to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 had an artec analog delay, very nice pedal indeed, oscillates wonderfully very good for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 I like my belcat delay seems well put together and solid and sounds quite nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redzombie Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 [quote name='nick' post='335971' date='Nov 25 2008, 12:46 AM']Hi, I guess everybody's got an opinion on Behringer which is at least a thread in itself, but was wondering if anyone's tried out any of the other cheaper brands around such as Biyang, Artec, Belcat etc? Thinking about getting a phaser & the Biyang one looks interesting [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PH8-Phaser-pedal-Biyang-True-Byp-WIMA-caps-Biyang_W0QQitemZ330274469327QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Guitar_Accessories?hash=item330274469327&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PH8-Phaser-pedal-Biy...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url] Would be grateful for any unbiased comments from anyone who's experienced such brands. I build pedals myself, but sometimes it's more cost effective to buy Cheers Nick[/quote] Would be interesting to see how it compares to the EHX Nano Stone phaser. You can pick them up from around £40, so not much difference in price only reputation. I've 2 Harley Benton pedals (also known as GLX) which sound as good to me as the Boss equivalents for less than half the price. If you're interested check out their BLM-1 Bass Limiter and BEQ-1 Bass Equalizer pedals. I'm considering picking up their flanger next, looks like a knock-off of a Boss BF-2. I'm gonna have to see what other pedals Biyang do, looks interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan_da_man Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I'd be interested in that Biyang fuzz pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 bump. Anyone else has an opinion on these budget pedals? Im eyeing up a delay by nevada, any experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamapirate Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I know that at £60-£80 it aint exactly 'budget' but as bad a review the boss ODB-3 gets, I think it's a pretty versatile pedal. I've managed to get some killer sounds out of it from light clipping to full on square-waved goodness. Having said that i am getting a woolly pretty son, so it's not that amazing. But it definitely makes for some intresting sounds when you have it running into another pedal (especially a guitar wah - sounds awesome! Morley guitar wah - £20 - get one!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 [quote name='iamapirate' post='545924' date='Jul 21 2009, 12:51 AM']I know that at £60-£80 it aint exactly 'budget' but as bad a review the boss ODB-3 gets, I think it's a pretty versatile pedal. I've managed to get some killer sounds out of it from light clipping to full on square-waved goodness. Having said that i am getting a woolly pretty son, so it's not that amazing. But it definitely makes for some intresting sounds when you have it running into another pedal (especially a guitar wah - sounds awesome! Morley guitar wah - £20 - get one!)[/quote] I miss my ODB-3. But im talking about the cheap brands you see on ebay ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorris Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 [quote name='iamapirate' post='545924' date='Jul 21 2009, 12:51 AM']I know that at £60-£80 it aint exactly 'budget' but as bad a review the boss ODB-3 gets, I think it's a pretty versatile pedal. I've managed to get some killer sounds out of it from light clipping to full on square-waved goodness. Having said that i am getting a woolly pretty son, so it's not that amazing. But it definitely makes for some intresting sounds when you have it running into another pedal (especially a guitar wah - sounds awesome! Morley guitar wah - £20 - get one!)[/quote] Morley Wah £20 ? where ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 I was looking at getting an Artec Chorus as they look great but no idea if they are any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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