Boutique Gear: When did you fall for them?
- Thread starter ShredCow
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guys.....
i got my Blackstar!! and my Flying Tomato Fuzz!!
from playing with the Blackstar so far, i find that it can create much chunkier, ballsier distortion compared to my J&H, due to the dual Drive controls (one for the lower frequencies, one for higher frequencies. much better than a simple tone control - which it does have as well). oh, and it cleans up real well with the volume knob too, can get bluesy OD if u wish.
the Flying Tomato has settings for almost any kinda fuzz... and can do the bleepy, syncopated weird stuff too! very happy with that as well... but i'm new to fuzz... so maybe another evaluation down the road will be more telling.
will post pics soon
i got my Blackstar!! and my Flying Tomato Fuzz!!
from playing with the Blackstar so far, i find that it can create much chunkier, ballsier distortion compared to my J&H, due to the dual Drive controls (one for the lower frequencies, one for higher frequencies. much better than a simple tone control - which it does have as well). oh, and it cleans up real well with the volume knob too, can get bluesy OD if u wish.
the Flying Tomato has settings for almost any kinda fuzz... and can do the bleepy, syncopated weird stuff too! very happy with that as well... but i'm new to fuzz... so maybe another evaluation down the road will be more telling.
will post pics soon
WANT A SKREDDY TOP FUEL?
I'm abt to purchase a Zvex Vector Fuzz Factory, the guy selling it has a Skreddy Top Fuel for sale @ 160USD (like 30USD off original price). TF is in great condition.
You'd pay 160USD + 12USD shipping.
If anyone is interested, pm me, and you must be able to fork out the dough by today. Else, I'd just take the Fuzz Factory. 8)
I'm abt to purchase a Zvex Vector Fuzz Factory, the guy selling it has a Skreddy Top Fuel for sale @ 160USD (like 30USD off original price). TF is in great condition.
You'd pay 160USD + 12USD shipping.
If anyone is interested, pm me, and you must be able to fork out the dough by today. Else, I'd just take the Fuzz Factory. 8)
Re: Blackstar
it is i
it is very high gain, firstly.
the two drive control knobs give very good versatility, when upping the lower drive setting, can get very thick distortion because it distorts the lower frequencies more...
in general, it has very 'open' and gritty tones.... not too compressed. tone knob is quite useable across a wide spectrum.
with vol knob rolled down, u get nice dirty blues overdrive
mrben said:
it is i
it is very high gain, firstly.
the two drive control knobs give very good versatility, when upping the lower drive setting, can get very thick distortion because it distorts the lower frequencies more...
in general, it has very 'open' and gritty tones.... not too compressed. tone knob is quite useable across a wide spectrum.
with vol knob rolled down, u get nice dirty blues overdrive
It appeals even more to me, because I've been speaking to people, and they are telling me the Blackstar has flat mids. That is what's making me tick for the Blackstar. Flat mids. Plus its touch sensitive, but how sensitive, i dunno, I can hear the punchiness thru the clips on Subdecay.com but I want to hear a ripping solo with it.
I do know, from just the clips, that it will rip apart an MT-2. :lol: Okay, fine, almost every distortion pedal out there rips apart the stock MT-2... :wink:
I do know, from just the clips, that it will rip apart an MT-2. :lol: Okay, fine, almost every distortion pedal out there rips apart the stock MT-2... :wink:
ShredCow said:
well... the J&H has less gain - which is not a bad thing. for those who understand distortion pedals, you know that you can get better crunch with less gain. compared to the J&H, the Blackstar's tone has more.... character? the Blackstar sounds 'hairier' in a way... like alot of harmonics? the J&H sounds relatively tighter compared to the Blackstar
Blackstar gives more control over the distortion character than the J&H. J&H is good for tighter rhythm perhaps... but i havent experimented in full yet, i'm pretty sure i could do the same or better with the Blackstar if i try lower gain settings.
theblueark
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The blackstar is evil (hei xin). :lol:
jono007
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was surfing and found this... seems to be the ultimate retailer of boutique stuff!
http://www.axeandyoushallreceive.com/biglist.htm
http://www.axeandyoushallreceive.com/biglist.htm
