Am I being weird?

General Gear Discussion - effects, synths, etc.

Moderator: Ghost Hip

User avatar
The Mad Owl
experienced
experienced
Posts: 669
Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 3:00 am
Location: The Back of your Reverb Tank
Contact:

Am I being weird?

Post by The Mad Owl »

Or is the FAB Distortion by Danelectro decent sounding????

It's not smooth, or articulate, but it's biting in a very wonderful way.
The Common Men.
Northern California's Post-Punk/Shoegaze Vanguards.
http://thecommonmen.bandcamp.com
User avatar
Big Mon
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 7920
Joined: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:07 am
Location: SE US

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by Big Mon »

It's all relative, I suppose. I personally enjoyed the way the Dano Grilled Cheese sounded with a Blue Box and an envelope filter in front.
User avatar
The Mad Owl
experienced
experienced
Posts: 669
Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 3:00 am
Location: The Back of your Reverb Tank
Contact:

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by The Mad Owl »

I have 2, thought I would put it on my board and it's sounding great :)
The Common Men.
Northern California's Post-Punk/Shoegaze Vanguards.
http://thecommonmen.bandcamp.com
User avatar
Big Mon
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 7920
Joined: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:07 am
Location: SE US

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by Big Mon »

Is it the OG big metal one, or one of the newer, compact ones?
User avatar
ifeellikeatourist
experienced
experienced
Posts: 817
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:06 am

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by ifeellikeatourist »

Has anyone ever tried the fab delay? I just realized its $20! I think I'm going to have to try it...
goroth wrote:Most builders are content on reproducing the same crap. Which is fine. Most guitarists want the same crap.
User avatar
charles
committed
committed
Posts: 183
Joined: Thu May 19, 2011 9:18 pm
Location: Virginia

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by charles »

I like the way my fab distortion sounds on bass. It gives it just enough bite to be noticeably distorted. I can't really remember how it sounded on guitar though, it's been awhile since I've used it. I pretty much threw it in the closet when the battery in it died a year ago. I should probably dig it up later.


ifeellikeatourist wrote:Has anyone ever tried the fab delay? I just realized its $20! I think I'm going to have to try it...


From what I hear it has the same circuit as the Echo, just with adjustable delay time. My Echo sounds decent, for how cheap it was. I wouldn't call it 'bad' sounding, just not a lot of room to mess with it. I still have big dreams of ripping mine open and bending it till it breaks, but I doubt I'll ever get around to it. The extra knob on the Delay would probably help with that problem though.
User avatar
Ghost Hip
moderator
moderator
Posts: 7469
Joined: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:11 am
Location: Detroit

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by Ghost Hip »

Wouldn't be surprised, my danelectro Pastrami sounds super thick and damn near fuzzy.
Youtube Channel?
mr. sound boy king wrote: Organic apples are not normal, they are special, like analog, whereas normal apples, like digital, taste sterile and lack warmth.
friendship wrote: y u h8 swoosh woosh
User avatar
Gone Fission
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 4926
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:50 pm
Location: The ungovernable tribal regions southwest of D.C.
Contact:

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by Gone Fission »

I would guess the plastic FAB Distortion is a Boss DS-1 clone like the Cool Cat Distortion. The Fabtone distortion of the 90s series is in the same family as the Boss Metal Zone and the Digitech Grunge -- same distortion architecture, slightly different eq.

If it works, it works. Some cheapie stuff just overperforms in the right setting.
D.o.S. wrote:Broadly speaking, if we at ILF are dropping 300 bucks on a pedal it probably sounds like an SNES holocaust.
friendship wrote:death to false bleep-blop
UglyCasanova wrote:brb gonna slap my dick on my stomp boxes
User avatar
The Mad Owl
experienced
experienced
Posts: 669
Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 3:00 am
Location: The Back of your Reverb Tank
Contact:

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by The Mad Owl »

It's the little plastic red one!

It's sounding stellar right now!

The sound just REALLY REALLY moves me... I can't explain it any other way.
The Common Men.
Northern California's Post-Punk/Shoegaze Vanguards.
http://thecommonmen.bandcamp.com
User avatar
nieh
IAMILF
IAMILF
Posts: 2689
Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:32 pm
Location: Wisconsin

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by nieh »

ifeellikeatourist wrote:Has anyone ever tried the fab delay? I just realized its $20! I think I'm going to have to try it...


I kind of want to buy a shitload and chain them all together. instant ambient toanzzz mang.
Chankgeez wrote: (Don't worry, spouses come and go, ILF is forever.)
Image
Image
User avatar
spacelordmother
HERO
HERO
Posts: 5719
Joined: Sun May 16, 2010 4:45 pm
Location: Rochester, NY
Contact:

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by spacelordmother »

ifeellikeatourist wrote:Has anyone ever tried the fab delay? I just realized its $20! I think I'm going to have to try it...


No, but the Fab Chorus is the best chorus I have ever owned. No, for serious.
User avatar
Big Mon
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 7920
Joined: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:07 am
Location: SE US

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by Big Mon »

spacelordmother wrote:
ifeellikeatourist wrote:Has anyone ever tried the fab delay? I just realized its $20! I think I'm going to have to try it...


No, but the Fab Chorus is the best chorus I have ever owned. No, for serious.

Like, srs fer srs? And btw, where you been, bro? :poke: :hello:
User avatar
Rygot
FAMOUS
FAMOUS
Posts: 1381
Joined: Sat May 08, 2010 11:07 am
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Contact:

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by Rygot »

Whoa!

Spacelord?!

Made me think this was a necrobump for a while.
User avatar
The Mad Owl
experienced
experienced
Posts: 669
Joined: Fri May 13, 2011 3:00 am
Location: The Back of your Reverb Tank
Contact:

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by The Mad Owl »

the FAB flange has never failed to get me great things in a feedback loop. really just thinking about buying a few more and putting them in different places in my loops.
The Common Men.
Northern California's Post-Punk/Shoegaze Vanguards.
http://thecommonmen.bandcamp.com
User avatar
Kellanium
experienced
experienced
Posts: 656
Joined: Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:02 am
Contact:

Re: Am I being weird?

Post by Kellanium »

i had the FAB OD at one point and was less than impressed. Never tried the Distortion.

On the subject of cheapass effects, i have a fender Starcaster chorus that i repainted. It's totally analog and can be found for dirt fucking cheap. I think it's a boss Chorus Ensemble clone, but i'm not entirely sure. it sounds amazing.
snipelfritz wrote:We're like those friends who are a bad influence and get you to do drugs...and they're REALLY good drugs.
Fuzzy Fred wrote: YO IM OUT OF LUBE IS IT OKAY IF I USE WALMART BRAND CRISCO?

Get in on the ILF Mixtape Swap!
Post Reply