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Re: JHS Superbolt vs SS/BS Mini od
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:02 pm
by Doctor X
blanket wrote:blindrabbit wrote:blanket wrote:2) My Barbershop has a certain something (presence?) that the my Mini does not, and I think it's having no EQ in the signal. It sounds less like a pedal than any of my other drive pedals (if that makes sense). That's why I kept both!
yep, exactly
you have the gain at zero? and so the volume all the way up? i get the switch pop with the volume at max also
i have the barbershop at gain max/sag between 1/2 o'clock and vol to balance, about 9 o'clock
i usually just leave it like that, like a one trick pony but its a great trick that hits the spot
Re: JHS Superbolt vs SS/BS Mini od
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 9:00 pm
by blanket
Doctor X wrote:blanket wrote:blindrabbit wrote:blanket wrote:2) My Barbershop has a certain something (presence?) that the my Mini does not, and I think it's having no EQ in the signal. It sounds less like a pedal than any of my other drive pedals (if that makes sense). That's why I kept both!
yep, exactly
you have the gain at zero? and so the volume all the way up? i get the switch pop with the volume at max also
i have the barbershop at gain max/sag between 1/2 o'clock and vol to balance, about 9 o'clock
i usually just leave it like that, like a one trick pony but its a great trick that hits the spot
cool.
With my fender-based rig, the Barbershop is a bit too bright if I were to run at those settings. I put the gain at 9:00, sag at 10:30 and volume almost at 3:00. That gives me a bit of added character and sparkle, as well as some really nice grit when I dig in. Would love to be able to use the full gain range of the pedal, but that's what other pedals are for!
Re: JHS Superbolt vs SS/BS Mini od
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:02 am
by synthezatory
I also find this video interesting
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly_3Ph5zXsQ[/youtube]
Re: JHS Superbolt vs SS/BS Mini od
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:13 am
by Chankgeez
synthezatory wrote:I also find this video interesting
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly_3Ph5zXsQ[/youtube]
This dude makes some of my favorite pedal demos.
Re: JHS Superbolt vs SS/BS Mini od
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 12:59 am
by synthezatory
Yeah.. NOW I want a barbershop as well haha.. goddamn, this forum is toxic!
Re: JHS Superbolt vs SS/BS Mini od
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:22 am
by Doctor X
and then there is putting the barbershop at the end of the chain and it just tightens everything up, takes out the wooly low end and gives the sound a bit more kick
Re: JHS Superbolt vs SS/BS Mini od
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:12 am
by DADGBD
Have a mini enroute! Looking forward to it. I still have the SuperBolt on my board, but I had one of those "AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" (clouds parting, sun shining in) moments last week. I used the FUCK (full-sized) for a song I usually use the SuperBolt for and it just kicked so much ass. The fuck is just so much richer, sonically. The SuperBolt is pretty scant and harsh (which I like); but the fuck is just so much more pleasing, overall. Anyway, that night I came home from practice and bought a Mini! It's probably going to be a bit before it gets here, but I'm stoked to try it stacked in to the full-sized fuck. WOOT