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RossL
Bronze Member
USA
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 Posted - 12/16/2006 : 01:51:41
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Just got a PS-2 from eBay. This pedal seems alot more subtle than my PS-5. It seems to sound best in the beginning of my pedal "chain", it does not like to fed distortion (DS-1 and/or Tubescreamer). It sounds much better as the first pedal, which seems odd for a delay type pedal.
Does this sound right to you guys? Just wondering if it is functioning 100% |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 12/16/2006 : 05:07:31
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| ya that makes sense. i find pedals like the OC-2 sound best when they are first in the chain. |
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nibla
Bronze Member
France
131 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2006 : 16:18:52
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PS2 rules!
Personally, I prefer to put it at the beginning of my chain if I use it as a pitch-shifter, and at the end if I want to use the delay mode...and if you need the two during your set, I recommend to put it in the effect-loop of your amp...best of both worlds...
The PS2 is a real gem, and I'm sure that this pedal will increase in value and price in the future... |
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RossL
Bronze Member
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 20:05:45
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Thank you for the input. The PS-2 pedal seems to be very subtle.
For example the feedback control doesn't make a huge differnence when in the delay mode(s). I can get between 1 repeat (minimum) to 3 or 4 repaets (maximum). Is this how it's supposed to work?
Just wondering most delays would just oscillate when the feedback control is maxed |
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tomwest
Silver Member
United Kingdom
436 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2006 : 20:40:37
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| My DD-6 oscillates like a beatch with the feedback high and the delay time low - basically with the delay time lower than the feedback (by a fair amount) |
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nibla
Bronze Member
France
131 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 10:08:10
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Your PS2 does only 4 repeats when put at max!! Normally it can go to infinite repeats!
It seems impossible to me, as this pedal has one of the best self-oscillation I've ever heard...it's a real screamer!!
If you really put the feedback control at max in the delay modes, you will soon regret it.. |
Edited by - nibla on 12/20/2006 10:34:14 |
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nibla
Bronze Member
France
131 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 10:10:19
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Originally posted by RossL
Does this sound right to you guys? Just wondering if it is functioning 100%
Now I'm wondering... |
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RossL
Bronze Member
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 15:35:38
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I also noticed that the octave up is not very loud, you can barley hear the higher octave unless I adjust the balance to turn down the original signal a great deal.
When they balance is centered the upper octave is really low.
Is this correct???? |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2006 : 19:29:52
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Rossl,
I think something is not right with your pedal, or perhaps you may use wrong powersupply or may have placed it in "wrong" place.
Why do I think so? First of all, with the feedback at max you should get a sound which may want to neighbours want to start calling the police for you to shut up, this makes some sense to you eh Really the pedal will occilate very easily, so plenty of repeats until you reach mayhem feedback.
Secondly, the octaversound is barely audiable you said? Well, really this pedal is one of the ones where you should be able to play chords while you are in the octave setting, and they sound very very strong. You can get churchorgan like sounds from the PS-2, yes it is that good and so unusual. Was very surprised by all of this when I first heard this myself.
THe problem may be solved by tweaking the trimpots inside the pedal. Perhaps someone has adjusted them for a less sensitive setting. Tweaking them will take a great deal of patience, but I think it is possible. You would need to tweak them as you listen to your guitar, or get a signalsound from an electric metronome or something of that kind.
Heh, the problem may not all be that bad, so check your powersupply and let us know how you are getting on with this.
N.B: Just overlooked one aspect in your post: You mentioned when level is in central setting ocatave sound is low, well it should be balanced with your direct sound, but you should still hear it very well. When you turn it clockwise the octave sound will get stronger progressively and the direct sound will become weaker. But I guess you know about this eh, as this is the norm with all [Boss]pedals which do have this feature. |
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RossL
Bronze Member
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2006 : 19:15:39
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My power supply is a decent Radio Shack that puts out about 1000 mA at 9 volts. It works fine with my Ps-5, DC-3, OC-2, Ds-1,DM-2.....
The "Upper Octave" is very faint compared to the original signal whenthe balance is "centered" at 12 o'clock. I can hear the upper octave as I turn the balance knob clockwise and the original signal diminishes. The upper octave is definatley there but it seems like I have to over compensate to hear it.
I will take a look at the trim pots.
Does anyone have a schematic for this? |
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tomwest
Silver Member
United Kingdom
436 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2006 : 19:31:33
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| Wait, isn't the PS-2 an ACA pedal? If so you may be using the wrong power supply for the pedal? |
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ace
Bronze Member
Netherlands
77 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2006 : 22:00:31
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| No, the PS-2 needs a PSA adaptor. |
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RossL
Bronze Member
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2006 : 20:43:26
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I also have a Boss PSA supply and it doesn't make a difference. I decided not to open it and adjust the trim pots.
I've asked the seller for a refund. But now the seller says it was sold as-is, although he did say it was in perfeect working condition. (this is why Ebay is not very appealing).
Are you guys sure the feedback control should be able to create infinit repeats? |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 12/24/2006 : 14:56:21
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Originally posted by RossL
I also have a Boss PSA supply and it doesn't make a difference. I decided not to open it and adjust the trim pots.
I've asked the seller for a refund. But now the seller says it was sold as-is, although he did say it was in perfeect working condition. (this is why Ebay is not very appealing).
Are you guys sure the feedback control should be able to create infinit repeats?
Yes Yes, just like on any of the Boss digital delay pedals!!!
as far as the Octaver function, you should be able to get a very strong Ocataver sound out of this one. Played with the PS-2 myself last night[ sometimes I forget what each pedal does sound like, as I may sometimes get mixed up with them, and I do not use all of them each day], but yep, you can play chords with this one while you are using the Octaver function.
AS far as Ebay goes, you need to reseach very well and know what each pedal is supposed to do, so when you receive a pedal you can tell straight away if there is something right or not.
How can you reseach a pedal you may not know? Well you could look at other similar pedals so you know about their functions. Read some of the reviews on the net [do take them with a pinch of salt, as not all people will be objective and not all of us do have the gift of expression themselves very well in the written language] Personally I feel that the reviews do give you some kind of idea, as long as you can read between the lines. Go check for yourself, read some reviews about gear you do own yourself, and see how others feel about it. Very often you do see similar points, so there is some kind of sense in reading what others feel about a certain piece of gear.
The PS-2 does have three particular functions: A delay, a harmonizer and an Octaver. Boss does have a few more pedals which give you Octaver functions, same goes for delay pedals from Boss as well as harmonizers. You may have some of those yourself, or you could read what what these pedals are supposed to do [could even listen to some samples on the Roland website page!!]
I can see your point about not wanting to open the pedal up and adjust the trimpots. Perhaps what you could do is, look for another PS-2 , and sell this one in time, some people may be happy with its sound, and not everyone will be as picky as some of us are about its functions.
I also did get a pedal [ a DOD compressor] which did have some issues, the seller was a player!! but was not aware of it. You see, some people just do not listen that closely to their pedals.
Anyway, do not worry too much as you can always find another PS-2 so you will be able to compare.
Would you like the PS-2 in particular, or could any delay or Octaver or Harmonizer do?? If that is the case, then just see if you can get a DD5 or an OC-2 or the PS-3 or HR-2.
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bosshog
Silver Member
Canada
493 Posts |
Posted - 08/20/2007 : 21:15:32
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Does the PS-2 use any expression type pedals? Because I know it acts in a simialr way to the Whammy...
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 08/25/2007 : 10:41:06
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Originally posted by bosshog
Does the PS-2 use any expression type pedals? Because I know it acts in a simialr way to the Whammy...
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No, the PS-3 can be used with an expression pedal to get the idea of the Whammypedal. Of course the sounds of the PS-3 do not compare to the Whammy, but if your question is about using Whammy dives with a pedal, yes the PS-3 can do that very well!! |
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