jonny toetags
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Copperhead":3d8fc said:jonny toetags":3d8fc said:BB Preamp beats all!
How much did that cost?
Cost me 250$ cdn i think.
Cost me 250$ cdn i think.
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Copperhead
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Echoes":fba9f said:Copperhead":fba9f said:
Sounds like a really cool company to deal with! But, please....tell me you aren't using a Hot Plate on a Krank rig....aye-karumba...
What's up with THD? The Hotplate gives me more latitude on volume control for real small venues where I hafta use the 2x12 in an amp stand instead of the 4x12 cab. "I'm at 1.5 now, do you want to try it again at 1-1/4?"
wIsEbLooD
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cusack screamer is the best.IMO
mchn13
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whats the biggest differance between the krank od and the maxon in your opinion?
i've been using the maxon 808 for about a year and a half now, and it's been my favorite so far.
i haven't tried the bb preamp yet, but i'm dying to.
i've been using the maxon 808 for about a year and a half now, and it's been my favorite so far.
i haven't tried the bb preamp yet, but i'm dying to.
The Big Snit
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Sometimes this could be all you need in front of a nice sounding amp... 
Gainfreak
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Well that and a hushThe Big Snit":8da7b said:Sometimes this could be all you need in front of a nice sounding amp...
It can be a very noisy pedal sometimes.
The Big Snit
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With HOM type gain happening in the amp...yes!Gainfreak":8ab4e said:Well that and a hushThe Big Snit":8ab4e said:Sometimes this could be all you need in front of a nice sounding amp...
It can be a very noisy pedal sometimes.
I never turn the sensitivity past 10:00...lots of nice sustain goo by then already.
Gainfreak
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The Big Snit":bfcf5 said:With HOM type gain happening in the amp...yes!Gainfreak":bfcf5 said:Well that and a hushThe Big Snit":bfcf5 said:Sometimes this could be all you need in front of a nice sounding amp...
It can be a very noisy pedal sometimes.
Nah, I would not use that pedal with uber gain.
FWIW, I love that pedal!!
The Big Snit
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I prefered it to the BB Preamp (in a blind taste test) in front of an amp....that's saying a lot, I really dug the BB.Gainfreak":6fdfa said:
Nah, I would not use that pedal with uber gain.
FWIW, I love that pedal!!
It just seems more natural, the amps tone sound pretty much the same...just with more lovely sustain goo.
wIsEbLooD
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how is the dyna compared to the supercomp?
The Big Snit
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I haven't tried one but James Peters had one for a while....maybe he can say the difference.wIsEbLooD":d1793 said:
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Copperhead
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I'm sure the BB is awesome, but it is a little spendy...
The Krankshaft is real crisp and bright, it adds gain without flattening the tone. On the Revolution head, as soon as I clicked it on I got a wide grin cause it was like hitting the "nitrous" button. The whole car didn't change, it just got lots faster.
That's what the Krankshaft is like compared to the Maxon. It doesn't change or flavor the feel of the amp, it supercharges it. It's like having a 3rd channel. I gotta think they engineered this pedal specifically around the Revolution head. It behaves like the FX boost on the Krankenstein or Rev JR, it dumps a lot of gain into the channel, but you can turn it on and off with a footswitch. Also the Krankshaft is true bypass whereas the Maxon is not.
JamesPeters
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The Super Comp is like the Dyna Comp but a bit less squishy/bouncy for the most compressed sounds the Dyna Comp can do. From there, the Super Comp has a wider range of usefulness including the ability to maintain the attack character if you so choose (with a control to select how much of this you want). Also with all three controls maxed it acts as a clean boost, and a very nice sounding one at that (not a lot of clean boost, but just enough and in a very natural way...it just makes your pickups seem hotter).
I'm keeping it.
The only downside is that it seems to suck batteries, so I'll be getting a power supply soon.
Adam, it's now your job to find me a cheap BB pedal.
I'm keeping it.
The only downside is that it seems to suck batteries, so I'll be getting a power supply soon.Adam, it's now your job to find me a cheap BB pedal.
The Big Snit
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I'd like to try a Super Comp one day, it'll be interesting to have more tweaking ability, but the Dyna Comp seems tweaked nice already.JamesPeters":16de8 said:The Super Comp is like the Dyna Comp but a bit less squishy/bouncy for the most compressed sounds the Dyna Comp can do. From there, the Super Comp has a wider range of usefulness including the ability to maintain the attack character if you so choose (with a control to select how much of this you want). Also with all three controls maxed it acts as a clean boost, and a very nice sounding one at that (not a lot of clean boost, but just enough and in a very natural way...it just makes your pickups seem hotter).
I'm keeping it.
Adam, it's now your job to find me a cheap BB pedal.
I'll find you a used one after I get myself one.
I had a BB for a week and realized the comp was more for me at the time, but i still want one.
Variable
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danyeo":3cc8f said:
Absolutely. I think the BB Preamp deserves the "Pedal of the Decade" award. It's just that good...
mchn13
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Variable":128dc said:
what is it about the bb preamp, that everyone seems to like over the ts type boosts?
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bill
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I just got my used BB Preamp from a ebay deal today for $145.00. I hate to love this pedal as much as I do. I just got home from practice and trying it out for the very first time. Break open your wallets and belly up to this pedal boys. It totally rocks it makes my strat sound perfect through my old 59 Guild. I can't believe it is so good. I know its my first couple of hours with it but still its instant tone heaven. I still will use the HBE Power Screamer and Keeley Modified Sparkle Drive and my buffaloe Phuz. Its like when I hit the throttle on my WRX and get it up to 6000 RPMs you just get a rush. IMHO the extra bucks for this unit is well worth it.
JamesPeters
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I'd be more excited about getting a BB if I didn't already have a few pedals which are excellent for boosts, including a Boss OD-3 that I modified (my favorite boost pedal now). I'm not looking to dethrone the OD-3 but I figure the BB will offer some different flavor as a boost pedal compared to it. I'll also most likely keep my Ibanez TS-7 that's modified to sound just like an original TS808, because only a Tubescreamer (or clone) is going to sound like a Tubescreamer. I'm sure I'd eventually miss it if I sold it.
Brent JR
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Juggernaut":c536d said:Nope, sorry....
THIS is the king of the "Tube Screamers"
Its true!!!
Variable
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mchn13":becbc said:
There are a ton of things I love about this pedal.
1) It's extremely versatile. All the controls have a very wide sweep to them, so you can dial in a variety of sounds, from clean boosts to buttery gain. You can make it glassy or mellow with the treble and bass controls. You can dial in some extreme sounds that are bad, but if you don't go overboard, the vast majority of settings sound very good.
2) It has a SICK amount of boost. I've been running mine lately with the gain control almost all the way off, and the volume at around 2:30. Cranking the gain sounds great too. It has a very Plexi-ish vibe.
3) It cleans up better than any boost/distortion pedal I've ever used. A couple weekends ago I played a jam with the BB on just about all the time, from clean to robo-gain. All I did was roll off the volume on my guitar for cleans (on a clean channel, mind you, there's just too much gain with it on my gain channel to clean up). It also responds very well to picking dynamics.
4) True bypass. Don't need to say more on that...
5) It doesn't have that mid-hump like some of the other TS style boosts. Some people dig that mid hump, I think it's honky and hate that I can't dial it out. I'd say that the BB is a very even EQed pedal with the treble & bass at 12:00.
6) I don't know how Xotic manages this, but it really does sound like an extension of your amp. Not quite like having another gain stage, but more like having an extra channel. It alters the tone in a subtle way for the better.
I know there's been a lot of hype about this pedal, but I think the vast majority of it is well deserved. Obviously, the best bet is to pick one up and try it yourself (the resale is pretty good on these too, so it's not like you're going out on a limb). It's not the cheapest boost/distortion out there, but it's also far from being the most expensive.