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ununtrium
Bronze Member
Germany
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 Posted - 08/21/2006 : 23:01:44
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I would say that the CH-1 was a huge disappointment, but that was one of my first pedals, so I did not fully realize how bad it really was until later.
The true bomb was the OC-2. It did not track well at all. It produced only grunting and coughing noises. That pedal was a real let-down. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2006 : 00:02:42
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i dont understand that about the OC-2. some people say that the tracking is off. ive NEVER, (Not even once) had the tracking off on both MIJ and MIT versions on plenty of uses. the only time it will scramble on you is if you play chords or if you accidentally hit 2 notes at once.
when playing with my guitar out of tune,or even with distortion in front of it, it still works flawlessly.
anyone have an opinion or explanation? could it be gear?
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2006 : 00:31:57
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| sounds like ununtrum has a bum unit. was it bought new / used, consider warranty??? |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2006 : 00:33:03
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Originally posted by strat714
The Slow Gear.
This is a deadly sought after unit - could you elaborate strat? |
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ununtrium
Bronze Member
Germany
84 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2006 : 16:58:25
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Hi there!
Regarding my (and soon to be somebody other's) OC-2, I got it off ebay. It is the MIJ "Octaver" version. I put it in every position imaginable in the chain, but it did not produce the octaves as I imagined it would. Well, even when it WAS tracking, I was not really impressed with the sound, so there you go. Maybe I am not an "Octaver"-person or I have/had some misconceptions about this type of effect.  |
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controlfreak
Silver Member
Ireland
337 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2006 : 17:44:44
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2006 : 02:54:51
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i agree with Starr36 when he said that you must really work on a pedal before you can say you hate it. i dont hate the XT-2 that much. i just joke around about how bad it is. it only sucks a little bit 
i actually have a new candidate for most hated
THE AW-3.. wow.i got this puppy a little over a week ago. every day after i come home from work, (and some mornings) i try it..with others, on its own, yadda yadda.just bad. i feel that it tries to do so many things, but fails at almost all of them. even the straight up regular auto wah feature isnt good. and the humanizer?? man. somehow the TW-1 with 2 knobs and a switch is more versatile than this. is the AW-2 this bad? |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2006 : 07:00:45
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Well
.. I tried XT-2 for a while some days ago, and it isnīt that bad, itīs possible to get some nice sounds out of it. If you prefer a crunchy tone, like me, you ainīt gonna get it with XT-2 and that was certainly not Boss intention
I have AW-2 and I donīt like it very much, hard to get anything nice out of it. In general I hate auto-wahs, and I donīt have TW-1. Some says TW-1 is a good one.
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Sunburst
Silver Member
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Posted - 08/31/2006 : 08:19:22
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| I can vouch for that TW-1 is a good pedal. I have an FT-2 aswell but the TW-1 outshines it. |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2006 : 20:01:04
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| ditto on stratosphere. I owned an AW-3 for about as long as it took to try it out and sell it on eBay - couldn't find a use for it! |
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Fuzz
Copper Member
Croatia
4 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2006 : 19:53:15
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can someone tell me what's so bad about XT2? describe it please!!! what type of sound (distortion precisely) can you get through it?? but, please, don't name it's sound (for eg.) "crappy", "bad", "good", "great", or anything similar. please, just describe it. i play grunge mostly. i saw on main page that it fits perfectly for this type of music. is it true?  thanks. |
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jack
Platinum Member
USA
1418 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2006 : 20:05:33
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Originally posted by Fuzz
can someone tell me what's so bad about XT2? describe it please!!! what type of sound (distortion precisely) can you get through it?? but, please, don't name it's sound (for eg.) "crappy", "bad", "good", "great", or anything similar. please, just describe it. i play grunge mostly. i saw on main page that it fits perfectly for this type of music. is it true? thanks.
I think it's just "bad" in the sense that many have a hard time finding useable settings with it. However, there are some users on this forum (I cannot recall who at the moment) who like the XT-2. Its really just a matter of personal preference, at times, when you are choosing the best or worst of something. I've never tried one myself, but I am almost tempted to get one and try it for myself cause I have an addiction to distortion and fuzz pedals. I have one that I primarily use these days (Keeledy modded MT-2), but always like to mess around with other ones, but I recently took a vow to not buy any manufactured pedals for now because I am getting into pedal building...I will be building a fuzz face and Big Muff clone in the near future... |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2006 : 23:36:06
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like i said, i just joke about hating it so much. it actually has one or two usable settings and is currently in my chain. although i have a eq after it with bass increased.
to answer Fuzz' question, it definately has a nasally characteristic and for whatever reason, it has virtually no sustain. it is a very trebley sounding pedal and if you dont have the right setting, it will give you a gross sound. by that i mean even a power chord in tune will sound like garbage. the trick to a good setting is the "punch" knob. this is sort of like the "Q control" on a wah.
i saw you mentioned that you want a grunge sound, but i wouldnt say this is necessarily grunge. i think it gets categorized with grunge and punk because these types of music are known for having shitty sounding guitar playing, and lots of people see this as a shitty sounding pedal.
in the XT-2 manual they give a 70s hard rock preset, and it is actually pretty good. i think the biggest reason that people dont like this pedal is because even though there are some interseting sounds, there just arent many usable sounds. |
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Fuzz
Copper Member
Croatia
4 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2006 : 19:59:47
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Thanks, people!
i was just interseted in this box just becouse on main page was mantioned: "The XT-2 is a versatile pedal that lets you get any sound from thrash metal to grunge to hard rock."
i own ds-2 and i think it's great  . also i have Ibanez Soundtank Powerlead distortion...preety muddy...
i'm also addicted to dist. and fuzz boxes... i'll get russian big muff soon...its preety cheap! 
better than Ibanez Tonelock FZ7! I heard that those pedals have a very weak switch! |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 09/03/2006 : 21:05:40
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| actually, speaking of the XT-2, i found a song that it does almost perfectly. try contour at about 3oclock, punch cranked, distortion around noon, and tell me that is not Money for Nothing by Dire Straits |
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Boss bombs..post yr worst Boss pedals!!!
