Author Topic: Tribute versatility......? (Read 420 times)

hollis · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2004, 02:50:42 PM »

I'm running through Mesa myself.....

hollis · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2004, 04:35:56 PM »

Hey Kevin,

Well, I did a little checking last night. And when I say a little, I mean a little.... Apparently, senior management has been doing a little cleaning up, and most of my old stomp boxes have gone to Good Will. Those that I still have, have been boxed up and stacked in the garage among a myriad of knick knacks and basic clutter.

Ah well, that's cool, but I could only run a test with my Mesa V-Twin foot pedal tube pre-amp(thank God I still have it). It worked well both through the effects loop and when running it directly from guitar to V-Twin to amp... Now that being said, the V-Twin has different lines out:guitar amp,mixing board, and headphones, so it's probably not a fair test.

Sorry that I can't be of more help. Although I sure had a blast kicking it with that V-Twin last night. Man, I love my Skylark. Did you get a chance to do any trim pot adjustments?

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #17 on:** October 22, 2004, 09:54:22 AM »

Gone to goodwill! Man, let me know the next time Senior Management decides to clean out a closet. I tried the trim pots, with no real improvement. I suppose I will have to live witht the reduced playability of these particular pedals, or come up with a way of reducing the line level (I'd hate to by a volume pedal just for that!). Perhaps I can wire up a volume pot with a couple of inputs and stick it in the chain.

jalevinemd · « **Reply #18 on:** October 24, 2004, 06:54:53 AM »

Kevin,

About the fuzz. I have a Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face that I recently purchased. I played my 2 Alembics through it and almost returned the thing b/c I thought it was defective. I tried changing the batteries and...nothing. It wasn't as bad with individual notes (still lousy) but chords sounded like they were being played underwater...even with the fuzz level at the absolute minimum. Tried it with my other guitars (all passive) and BOOM! There was that classic fuzz sound. I guess those active electronics don't dig the fuzz!

Jonathan

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 24, 2004, 07:18:59 AM »

Jonathan
I guess those active electronics don't dig the fuzz!

Just my 2? but wouldn't that be the fuzz doesn't dig active electronics?

Mike

jalevinemd · « **Reply #20 on:** October 24, 2004, 07:55:13 AM »

I guess so...darn fuzzy bastards!

pace · « **Reply #21 on:** October 24, 2004, 05:58:37 PM »

The Fuzz Face is an awsome but primative circuit (two germainum diodes) and the tone does not react with the gain in the linear proportions we'd expect from a typical gain stage. The E.H. Big Muff and Zvex pedals are kind of the same.... If you're expecting your gain and tone to behave the same way as a Tube Screamer or a Boss then forget it.....

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #22 on:** October 25, 2004, 06:27:35 AM »

The last thing I want my tone to behave like is a Boss pedal, or for that matter a tube screamer (sorry to TS fans, just my personal preferences).

hollis · « **Reply #23 on:** October 25, 2004, 01:19:27 PM »

I fully recommend Mesa's V-Twin pre-amp pedal, 2 count 'em 2 12AX7's, very versatile. If you can't get the distortion you want outta it, then man, you're even more distorted than me....