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Basic Audio 2020 and/or 2021 Tourbox Review Thread

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First off, sorry this took so long to get off the ground. Everybody's been really busy.

That being said, all participants will have roughly 10 days (more or less) once they receive the tourbox.

Please ship the tourbox with tracking and then PM me the tracking #. I will contact you about a week or so before you’re supposed to get the tourbox. Please, PM me back to confirm all’s good. Otherwise you risk having your turn skipped.

Also, please, take insurance out on the tourbox when you send it. $400 should probably do it. Thanks.

Participants:

Jero
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cbm
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flouncingfleasbag (token non-ILF guest participant)
Flatscan (a second token non-ILF participant has emerged)

Oh, yeah, also, please, post in this thread when you receive the tourbox. :thumb:

The Targets:

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John's description of said targets:

Kay Fuzz - Octave up fuzz similar to the Super Fuzz and Foxx Tone Machine but lower gain and more course. Diode lift, Octave cut and FAT toggle switches add a lot of flexability in gain, tone and overall feel.

Fuzz Rite - silicon FuzzRite-based. (more to come…)

Low Volt - Germanium fuzz based on Zippy and Shin Ei Companion fuzz. Starved (Low battery) , broken and mis-biased with big grain texure. Broken, bloom and ducking sounds available via extreme settings and with toggle switches. "This pedal uses a positive ground power set up. It can be powered with an isolated center negative tap, but not daisy chained with other negative ground pedals."

Pendulum - based on the Earth Sound Research Graphic Fuzz. Without the Osc mode off it's basically just the Graphic Fuzz without clipping diodes. less sizzle and fuzzies...more open, but still big bold fuzz with a lot of variety. With the Osc toggle On it's ALL OVER THE PLACE and has a lot of sounds from big and bold to FZ-1 thin and fuzzy. Wide range of oscillation frequency as well. "Pendulum works on a floating +/- and ground power scheme. It needs to be an isolated tap."

All pedals use a 9v DC jack and have a battery snap. Special instructions for the Low Volt: "This pedal uses a positive ground power set up. It can be powered with an isolated center negative tap, but not daisy chained with other negative ground pedals." (Thanks, Jero, for catchin' that.) Also: Pendulum works on a floating +/- and ground power scheme.
It needs to be an isolated tap. (Thanks again, Jero.)

Your mission (that you've chosen to accept):

FUZZ IT UP!!!… & then post about your experiences here in this thread.

yeah, please, contribute all kinds of clips, written reviews and other media. :poke: :snax: :hug:

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If anyone's got any questions whatsoever, please, don't hesitate to PM me. :thumb: :snax: :rock:

(I'll add stuff to this post as needed. :idk: ) Thanks to John, all participants & all followers of this tourbox!
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Wootenanny! great timing :)* :joy: :snax:

Thanks John and Chankgeez! :hug: :bear: :group: :ilf:
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Yea! Excited!
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Whoa! Those look like fun.

I've only played an earlier iteration of that Kay and I liked it.
Had a great bite on certain settings with certain pickup configs when
playing notes high up the neck. As heard a bit on this old clip from 5 years ago.
http://soundcloud.com/caesarshift/asparagus

Awaiting clips and reviews.
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I'm alive! As are the fuzzies!

more soon.
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I missed this thread when it went up. On it now.
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Chankgeez wrote:All pedals use a center negative 9v DC jack and have a battery snap.
Can we confirm this? The box the Low Volt comes in says otherwise...

"This pedal uses a positive ground power set up. It can be powered with an isolated center negative tap, but not daisy chained with other negative ground pedals."

These all sound pretty amazing, as expected. Trying to get some clips and final impressions before boxing up to send to JWAR this week. I know everyone is excited about these, sorry for the delays.
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Thanks, I'll amend the OP to clarify. (I may've oversimplified things. :idk: ) :hug:

So, exactly what the instructions say: It can be powered with isolated 9V center negative. Just can't be daisy chained.
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Chankgeez wrote:Thanks, I'll amend the OP to clarify. (I may've oversimplified things. :idk: ) :hug:

So, exactly what the instructions say: It can be powered with isolated 9V center negative. Just can't be daisy chained.
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:lol: Better to make sure than not to make sure. :hug:
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I just wasn't thinking AT ALL haha. I've been moving to fast or too much lately. Both?
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:snax: :idk: :poke:
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Package received today!!
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:lol: You guys're supposed to keep me in the loop. :hug: :snax:
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:lol: :joy:
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