It's really hard to describe the sound of with out playing one yourself. Kind of like a Big Muff pi but with the fuzziness reigned in and the distortion signal is smoother, since the even-order harmonics are heavily defined.
That's NOT to say it doesn't sound wicked as hell. The signal is really wild and even at low volumes, feedback can be conjured easily. It sounds quite good with a little bit bit of mediocre amp distortion mixed in.
It's an intense pedal with a very interesting character.
@terraf0rm Why, do you hear something changing? He is playing on an Orange Tiny Terror set to cleanish - almost crunchy with a bit of breakup. One moment he plays delicately (clean sound), the other hitting the strings a bit harder (small crunch of overdrive from the amp).
@bloodySunday77 I dunno man, it sounds like a pretty noticeable change in the characteristic of the tone. :05 sounds like a clean "normal" guitar tone, :08 sounds like a clean "Albini" tone. It gets noticeably darker, and he clearly doesn't switch pickups between the two strums. Maybe I'm trippin'.
@terraf0rm No, you are not... It's pretty normal, I've played with a Tiny Terror and what I wrote before is easily done with it... it's a crunch machine with a very limited area of clean.
@bloodySunday77 yes. turning the gain to 3ish gives a signal that cleans up when played lightly(or with the volume control rolled back on your guitar to about 7) but you can still break up the front end with hard dynamic playing. he also has the volume cranked a bit, so you can hear the el84s breaking up a bit too, making it crunchier than it is when it's played quietly.
I wonder if he's ever tried the Theramaniac's Harmonic Percolator. I have one, and I like it, but I've never been able to try an original, so I don't really know how it compares.
Bloodysunday77: as far as I can tell he sees the term producer as being redundant. It's a label that gets attached to someone who can have no actual 'production' skills at all and actually 'produce' nothing. He sees the artist as the producer as in they make the product so they are the most important factor. He is purely and engineer or troubleshooter. Apparently he in no way tells a band they should do this or that. He will listen and then suggest the best recording procedure....
@redcassette Thanks for your comment... I've read interviews of his, and I respect his work ethic. There's quite a debate on how useful a producer can be, though... each one has his own style, and that's why bands choose a specific one. He can be neutral, he can bring out the best in a band, he can help them by steering them towards a direction they want to go, he can inspire them...
@bloodySunday77 ...or in some cases try to turn them into hit machines. But I must say that crushing the vision that they have about their music is not what is always happening, and only very experienced bands (some, not all of them) know how to get where they want without a producer.
@PieceofMindmusic He's amazing in every way. One of the best mixing engineers and producers alive today, he's a genius, and his work ethics are excellent, too.
@BlisterOnTheMoon Fuzzes of this kind always had a hint of octave in their sound... I have a clone of the Shinei and the Superfuzz, and they are a bit similar (quite different from Octavios, though).
It's really hard to describe the sound of with out playing one yourself. Kind of like a Big Muff pi but with the fuzziness reigned in and the distortion signal is smoother, since the even-order harmonics are heavily defined.
That's NOT to say it doesn't sound wicked as hell. The signal is really wild and even at low volumes, feedback can be conjured easily. It sounds quite good with a little bit bit of mediocre amp distortion mixed in.
It's an intense pedal with a very interesting character.
PieceofMindmusic 4 months ago
@PieceofMindmusic Nice comments, thanks...
bloodySunday77 4 months ago
I would like to know what changed between :05 and :08.
terraf0rm 8 months ago
@terraf0rm Why, do you hear something changing? He is playing on an Orange Tiny Terror set to cleanish - almost crunchy with a bit of breakup. One moment he plays delicately (clean sound), the other hitting the strings a bit harder (small crunch of overdrive from the amp).
bloodySunday77 8 months ago
@bloodySunday77 I dunno man, it sounds like a pretty noticeable change in the characteristic of the tone. :05 sounds like a clean "normal" guitar tone, :08 sounds like a clean "Albini" tone. It gets noticeably darker, and he clearly doesn't switch pickups between the two strums. Maybe I'm trippin'.
terraf0rm 8 months ago
@terraf0rm No, you are not... It's pretty normal, I've played with a Tiny Terror and what I wrote before is easily done with it... it's a crunch machine with a very limited area of clean.
bloodySunday77 8 months ago
@bloodySunday77 yes. turning the gain to 3ish gives a signal that cleans up when played lightly(or with the volume control rolled back on your guitar to about 7) but you can still break up the front end with hard dynamic playing. he also has the volume cranked a bit, so you can hear the el84s breaking up a bit too, making it crunchier than it is when it's played quietly.
jasonfifi 4 months ago
my chuck collins clone is amazing! i have a demo of it on my channel
TacooGrill 1 year ago
I wonder if he's ever tried the Theramaniac's Harmonic Percolator. I have one, and I like it, but I've never been able to try an original, so I don't really know how it compares.
twoboots4you 1 year ago
@twoboots4you Never heard about it, thanks for the tip...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@twoboots4you -Thats the one I've got as well. ITs made from the old original parts and the circuit are nearly identical apparently.
PieceofMindmusic 3 weeks ago
Bloodysunday77: as far as I can tell he sees the term producer as being redundant. It's a label that gets attached to someone who can have no actual 'production' skills at all and actually 'produce' nothing. He sees the artist as the producer as in they make the product so they are the most important factor. He is purely and engineer or troubleshooter. Apparently he in no way tells a band they should do this or that. He will listen and then suggest the best recording procedure....
redcassette 1 year ago
@redcassette Thanks for your comment... I've read interviews of his, and I respect his work ethic. There's quite a debate on how useful a producer can be, though... each one has his own style, and that's why bands choose a specific one. He can be neutral, he can bring out the best in a band, he can help them by steering them towards a direction they want to go, he can inspire them...
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
@bloodySunday77 ...or in some cases try to turn them into hit machines. But I must say that crushing the vision that they have about their music is not what is always happening, and only very experienced bands (some, not all of them) know how to get where they want without a producer.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
He doesn't like the term producer
redcassette 1 year ago
@redcassette Why? (I am sure he has a very good reason - I admire everything about him)
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
i wish steve would review more pedals. id watch those videos over gearwire anyday.
PieceofMindmusic 1 year ago 3
@PieceofMindmusic He's amazing in every way. One of the best mixing engineers and producers alive today, he's a genius, and his work ethics are excellent, too.
bloodySunday77 1 year ago
horribly usable ...
lesscunning 1 year ago
Sounds like octave devider?!!
BlisterOnTheMoon 1 year ago
@BlisterOnTheMoon Fuzzes of this kind always had a hint of octave in their sound... I have a clone of the Shinei and the Superfuzz, and they are a bit similar (quite different from Octavios, though).
bloodySunday77 1 year ago