NPD - Ashdown Pedal of Doom

[Lozz196]

So a new pedal day, an Ashdown Geezer Butler Pedal of Doom. 
 

Now I’m not a particular fan of Geezer or Black Sabbath but am a big fan of Ashdown and this pedal looked on paper to do what I want - that is one good clean Ashdown tone, with the ability to add in a touch of drive/gain.

 

And it does! At nearly £300 it’s not cheap, but it does have two separate channels each with their own independent eq (apart from shared treble) plus the Doom which can be applied on each so essentially four different sounds available. But the main reason for getting this was having a preamp/DI  that could give me that lovely Ashdown tone for gigs where the rig is provided, as I’ve found recently that although I’ve used Tech21 gear for years my ears have gone off it, preferring more traditional amp sounds.
 

I’m yet to use it in a band setting, I do have gigs on Thu & Fri but I’m using my ABM600 for those so I won’t have a chance to use it with a band before the return period is up so I’m gonna have to make sure I’m totally satisfied with it, but first impressions are good.

[Lozz196]

Well it’s going back. Used it again last night and it’s picking up interference - checked it using the same PSU on my two other preamps, both ok, used a different PSU on all three pedals, ok on the others, same issue on the Doom.

[dudewheresmybass]

do you think it's a faulty unit or just inherent in the design (which i can't imagine lol)

[Lozz196]

I reckon faulty unit rather than design fault but I’m a bit dubious/wary re gear once I’ve had something fail on me, generally steer clear of those specific items from then on so it’s refund time.

[dudewheresmybass]

fair enough

16 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

I reckon faulty unit rather than design fault but I’m a bit dubious/wary re gear once I’ve had something fail on me, generally steer clear of those specific items from then on so it’s refund time.