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Paul_C wrote:Here's the latest incarnation of my pedalstand-not-board.

Apart from a Freeze and another BitQuest I'm beginning to think I might have everything I . . . it's never that simple, is it ?

Looks perfect as it is. The Freeze is an awesome pedal....for a while. It's one of those effects you don't use more than once or twice in a whole set, it mostly takes up space that can be filled with sweet sweet fuzz. Besides, there's improved versions out there these days if you look around on the booteek market.

Anyway...Talk me into buying an Obscura. Doesn't seem to get a lot of praise around here. Seems like a great alround small faux analog pedlol with a feature set that's hard to find in a small enclosure, especially at that price point

frigid midget wrote: The Freeze is an awesome pedal....for a while. It's one of those effects you don't use more than once or twice in a whole set, it mostly takes up space that can be filled with sweet sweet fuzz. Besides, there's improved versions out there these days if you look around on the booteek market.

From my experience, the Freeze is a very unique pedal. It all depends on what you wanna play, but the ehx "freezes" your exact sound. The exact texture you've fed it. If you strike a chord and stomp on the freeze, there's absolutely no change in sound. On some other pedals (I have a raptio for instance), it's not the same thing going on. It gives you a frozen echo of what you just played (like infinite reverb), and there is a huge difference of tone between your struck chord and the frozen sound.
This aspect might or might not be important depending on players, but it's a big difference feature-wise.
This "infinite verb" type of freeze seems to be the choice of other pedal builders. I haven't heard them all so maybe there's another pedal out there that does the very same ehx thing -hi-fi hold of your exact tone?

I had a Freeze before I sold off a lot of my pedals - I needed some spare cash in the bank for a year or two.

When I had it I used it in front of an Idiotbox Mad Doctor Stutter (another one I'll replace one day) which chopped up the signal and sent it to a Count To Five (replacement on the way soon ).

I'm liking the Obscura for the lo-fi setting and its ability to produce almost endless repeats which are currently passing through the Syntax Error and BitQuest before reaching the CSIDMAN for more delays if wanted

The only "trouble" is that the Pitchfork, Syntax Error, BitQuest and CT5 have the option to use an expression pedal, and I've only got two (plus a Boss FV500H which looks like it can be used as an expression pedal), so I need at least one more

Or a source audio reflex.

Or an Expressionator

Or a DB Instrument Amp 4E.

I've always wanted to tinker with one of those Miku Stomps.

Today's random assortment of noodlecore fodder, rendered in the usual, lo-fi image format:



I find it surprising that the Fuzz Mutant sounds better through an Atomic Amplifire and cans than a Quilter 101 Mini and 4x12 cab.

My board after being inspired to switch some things post Boris show.

BitchPudding wrote:My board after being inspired to switch some things post Boris show.

That gummy bear duct tape tho

My current petal board.

I'm pretty freaking happy here. I'm digging the sounds of everything here too. The only thing that's leaving is the Openhaus. Sadly I'm trading it to someone for something else. LOL. It's been long enough right?? I can do that! It makes my total Toneczar board no longer possible, but whatever!!! I don't care bro!! Leave me alone!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus Was a Robot wrote:My current petal board.

I'm pretty freaking happy here. I'm digging the sounds of everything here too. The only thing that's leaving is the Openhaus. Sadly I'm trading it to someone for something else. LOL. It's been long enough right?? I can do that! It makes my total Toneczar board no longer possible, but whatever!!! I don't care bro!! Leave me alone!!!!!!!!!!

Future JWAR is disappointed.

MONKEYS EVERYWHERE!!!! RUN!!!

very nice


you use the tone axe as a constant buzz from its oscillator, or what? strange pedal...

Thanks!

no, I use the tone axe in a gated setting for more traditional basssynth sounds, it is before the octaver so you get it coming through at two different octaves It's a really useful pedal, I usually use it as a smaller less temperamental alternate for a freqbox

hbombgraphics wrote:lots of clean head room, I haven't cranked it yet but should be able to this weekend.

since it's a 2 channel amp you can really push the clean side pretty loud

how did crankin it go?