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Ollie
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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/10/2010 : 14:52:28
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I'm thinking of selling my Marshall shredmaster and picking up one of these to replace it. I want a crunchy distortion (not overdrive) and this thing looks really versatile. Any one tried it?
*This is the 1000th Topic in the Non Boss Gear Section  * |
Edited by - Ollie on 01/10/2010 21:22:44 |
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Witloofboer
Gold Member
Belgium
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Posted - 01/10/2010 : 16:12:36
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Nowp, but I've seen a lot of good reviews about them.  |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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Posted - 01/10/2010 : 18:25:49
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Never used any of their gear but the original pedals are legendary especially the delay partly due to it's use by QOTSA and i think the Foo Fighters...i think Dunlop have bought the original company out and have started trading with the name again...i would imagine the Way Huge stuff is fairly expensive ... |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 01/10/2010 : 19:27:31
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About �120-160 new depending where you look. But on a good day Marshall Shredmaster can fetch �120-130 so I'm thinking of doing that  |
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Brutalitarian Supremacy
Silver Member
USA
270 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2010 : 04:19:33
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| i guess their supposed to do a limited run of their legendary AquaPuss delay...at least we hope they do anyway! |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2010 : 13:26:06
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| I thought you were taking about something to eat buy the title |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 01/11/2010 : 16:20:51
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Hungry? Check out they're other pedals.
I'm not big on their fuzz & I'm a Vegitarian, so I can't buy the Pork Loin! Just kidding, but I do really like the Fat Sandwich. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 01/12/2010 : 17:41:46
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quote:
Originally posted by Ollie
I'm a Vegitarian, so I can't buy the Pork Loin!
That may be something for me, one of my bands is actually called
"Pigs on a mission".  |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 01/12/2010 : 18:07:07
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quote:
Originally posted by Dirk
quote:
Originally posted by Ollie
I'm a Vegitarian, so I can't buy the Pork Loin!
That may be something for me, one of my bands is actually called
"Pigs on a mission".
Cool  I like it! |
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The_Doc
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/23/2010 : 00:10:11
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Hi Ollie,
Bought a Fat Sandwich today (�129 from my local store). First impression is that it's a bit twitchy to set up right, but after a bit of experimentation - it's starting to sound thick and rich with both humbuckers & single coils.
I'll play some more and report back. This thing is certainly much dirtier than an overdrive - we are into distortion and even fuzz territory here. Responsive in a good way to the guitar vol control. |
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Ollie
Gold Member
United Kingdom
729 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 00:50:23
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Yeah I wanted some natural dist, rather than the heavy lead dist from my blackstar I was after some thick crunchy tones, warm with a lot of presence. Would appreciate any feedback from this as I'm very interested in picking one up (selling my shredmaster for it)
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nosi0
Gold Member
Netherlands
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Posted - 01/23/2010 : 01:37:07
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| If your looking for a natural distortion give the Satchurator a try. This is my favorite distortion for anything from blues to hard rock, doesn't quite cut metal rhythm but is perfect for all lead sounds. |
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The_Doc
Gold Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/24/2010 : 15:47:50
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It will depend on your amp / guitar combo, as always, and these are just my immediate impressions with the pedal. Nevertheless, here's what I used and what I thought about the Fat Sandwich.
I wasn�t able to run the amp at gig volume, so this is based on �bedroom� sound levels. The controls on the pedal were all at 12 o�clock for these tests. None of the internal trim pots were touched and they remained at their factory settings.
PRS CU22 into Marshall JVM 410 combo - clean channel
Not a natural distortion to my ears & a very noticeable �processed� sound � I guess it�s all in the name �harmonic saturator�! Into the clean channel, I felt it partially drowned my tone and whilst I could still use it, it wouldn�t be my first choice for a distortion. It was good for digging in and getting pinched harmonics � as you would expect.
PRS CU22 into Marshall JVM 410 combo - crunch channel
With more drive on the amp this is where this thing came alive. I guess the natural distortion of the amp starts to take over and the pedal simply makes it sound richer � like when you�ve been running a valve amp pumped up for a couple of hours. I liked this but if you bring too much distortion on with the pedal it descended into a less usable mush. Responded really well to the guitar volume � took it right down to 1 or 2 and it really sounded useful right the way down � a good spectrum of sounds from gutsy overdrive through to sustaining distortion was possible. This must have been good as I kept playing on this setting for way too long
In summary
I would use this pedal probably more for recording than live work, to run a high wattage combo (like the JVM 401c) at lower volume to get that really saturated valve sound. I do like this pedal and I probably need to play around with it a lot more before I really understand what it can do. I did mess around with the �Presence� control � does what it says on the tin and is pretty useful but the �Resonance� control � less so � some impact on the low end but not much � I think that would have more impact if I had been able to crank up the volume. The tone control is useful � a good range and you can really hear the difference � piercing on full treble though!
Hope this helps Ollie.
The_Doc
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