ancientbones wrote:The rat's a little too high gain for what I'm after. Not to mention my bandmate is already using one. Sounds good through his twin though. It's not a very touch-responsive pedal from what I can tell. That's mostly why I'm interested in the honey bee and stuff.
I don't know anything about the Zendrive but is that one of those "transparent" overdrives? I'm totally not into that sort of thing. My amp needs a little bit of flavor added to it.
Actually...If you don't need super high gain, a ruetz's rat might work great for you. Just imagine your buddy's Rat, with a little gain sacrifised for a little more low end. Such an easy diy job it's hardly even worth calling it a 'mod'. It'll take you longer to open and close up the enclosure than to clip that single reistor. A little toggle switch is probably the best way to go though. Don't bother messing with a pot, the range is so small it's not worth it.
Don't know about the rat's touch responsiveness or whatever, I always tought my Rats had plenty of dynamics
Hey I had the exact same problems you did with the OCD. I ended up replacing it with a EQD talons and I am happy. You may not be able to DIY it though.
scienceman wrote:Hey I had the exact same problems you did with the OCD. I ended up replacing it with a EQD talons and I am happy. You may not be able to DIY it though.
I don't think a Talons is DIYable, but it is totally awesome, and can be very touch-responsive. Also, with control over bass/mids/treble AND presence, it's super flexible.
ancientbones wrote:The rat's a little too high gain for what I'm after. Not to mention my bandmate is already using one. Sounds good through his twin though. It's not a very touch-responsive pedal from what I can tell. That's mostly why I'm interested in the honey bee and stuff.
I don't know anything about the Zendrive but is that one of those "transparent" overdrives? I'm totally not into that sort of thing. My amp needs a little bit of flavor added to it.
Actually...If you don't need super high gain, a ruetz's rat might work great for you. Just imagine your buddy's Rat, with a little gain sacrifised for a little more low end. Such an easy diy job it's hardly even worth calling it a 'mod'. It'll take you longer to open and close up the enclosure than to clip that single reistor. A little toggle switch is probably the best way to go though. Don't bother messing with a pot, the range is so small it's not worth it.
Don't know about the rat's touch responsiveness or whatever, I always tought my Rats had plenty of dynamics
I suppose it might work, but I want to keep tonal variety in the band. Also I definitely don't think the Talons would be easily DIY-able.
How about a Way Huge Red Llama clone? I know a few peeps who have built 'em and love 'em, and there are definitely kits and schems out there. This is a demo of a production model, but a decent clone should be in this ballpark (I'd think).
I think the honey bee and the zendrive are more of what I'm looking for. The red llama sounds like it colors the tone a little bit but not in the way i want. Isn't it supposed to be tweed based?
ancientbones wrote:I think the honey bee and the zendrive are more of what I'm looking for. The red llama sounds like it colors the tone a little bit but not in the way i want. Isn't it supposed to be tweed based?
