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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 15:26:33 GMT
First impressions; I only played it through my Kustom PH2012R amp. I am yet to play it direct into the audio interface. I mean, Shane's video sais it all, its sounds great through a great sounding amp (Full STOP). My amp sounds boomy and hence the lows are mashed up and I have to take them down then I must also take down the high end and all seems flat and ... The pedal has many tones thats for sure and there is also hi-gain in it. The switch produces a very loud click when I step on it. The knobs turn very easily almost loose like, but they work. The battery compartment is separated from the circuit board which is sweet, has its own opening no screwdrivers needed. Works great with the battery too. The 9V socket's pin is a bit thinner than the one in my Digitech pedal which might result in some power supply jacks not making proper connection to the pin (assuming here). The whole box is metal and looks great. No loose parts. It has 4 silicon feet so it cant slide easily. Velcro not included. Once I get the mic and I figure out how to tame the boomy amp I will do some recording with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2016 17:16:11 GMT
This pedal is not as versatile as the Joyo/HB true tone pedals. It is missing the Voice knob and the mids knob. The voice knob should be on it to be able to really dial in what you are after. Its missing that option so I will use this one as a distortion/OD pedal for stacking.
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Post by DefJef on Jan 11, 2016 23:05:48 GMT
My amp still sounds too boomy and I have to open up the back or sell it and get something else instead. Damn closed back amps. Why would you decide to close down a 12" speaker in a relatively small box?! I have the same feeling from my Blackstar id core. It takes an mp3 player but anything with drums on it sounds like the drummer's hammering to get out of my amp. With my guitar plugged in it's VERY directional, especially vertically (horizontally the stereo effect works quite well). In my fascination to find out how it works I took the top off it to look inside and noticed that the sound was much better! I questioned Blackstar about the benefits of opening the back up and asked if they had tried it in the development stage but they replied that they feared I would lose bass (plus they were worried that youngsters might put their hands inside (!!!?). I now notice that they are selling an ID Core BEAM that is more designed to be suitable for acoustic guitars and basses too and they have now ported it, presumably to enhance the bass. I'd love to get a peak inside one to see how those ports are designed. It leaves me wondering, hmmm, perhaps I could get busy with the drill and a hole cutter and drill holes that are the same size as rubber lids or cups so that I can fill some or all of them back in again if it's a total fail.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 7:08:54 GMT
Yeah that might be it! Fear of getting a law suit if some kids get electrocuted might explain why the close the backs on smaller and cheaper amps. My amp is not the smallest but sure they have planned to sell it to beginners/intermediate players. I will try and take the back panel off without cutting it and place back a piece of plywood I have to exact measures only this time semi open back. I do have an issue tho; The spring reverberator is very long and is placed vertically on the back pannel and it has no enclosure/tank. Me opening the back might weaken the reverb. Matters little because I will anyway get a reverb pedal soon. As a matter of fact I think I will do some chopping and drilling today stay tuned for the photos ...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 11:03:47 GMT
Ok here we go I have chopped the amp to pieces This opening in the back is where the control board is but I had to take it off because some parts were screwed on it After the table saw did its job The spring reverb sounds awful now as I have assumed (the law of attraction maybe), there is so much Noise now which was not there before. I had to replace the reverb because they screwed the thing vertically onto the back plate now I placed it horizontally just above the opening. I guess this kind of reverb must either be placed vertically or if horizontally then it has to be screwed to the floor of the cab or something enlighten me if you can Any who, the sound, how is the sound Che?!! Oh yes the sound of the amp is now fine actually, no more boom and the FX pedal sings very good now. So all I need is get a reverb pedal at some stage
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DefJef
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Post by DefJef on Jan 12, 2016 13:22:46 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 13:40:33 GMT
Thanks for that, nice find! Ok so I simply moved it out of the "sweet spot" and maybe it was designed to be inside a closed cab. Will have to look in again and see what the last character is on the serial number.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 13:50:41 GMT
I dont care much if I dont fix the reverb because I need different kinds of Reverb any way and a pedal is a must so ... off I go and research which to get ...
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Post by nickinthestates on Jan 12, 2016 14:35:32 GMT
I rant into the same issue with my revergb tank in a Monoprice amp recently. They definitely have a directional preference and for me I found the best spot immediately under the center of the speaker on the bottom of the cab. Looks quite similar to the one you have there.
For the Nux pedal, thanks for sharing these details. I'm intrigued by them and love how you can get all four of their pedals in a bundle for $79 or so US. Great starter setup for anyone taking their first steps towards a pedal board. It sounds like at a minimum they don't suck. For this price point that's HUGE lol.
I also agree with your thoughts on the Joyo/HB amp sim pedals. They're awesome. Now that I have two I think I'm resigned to having to buy the entire set.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 14:39:46 GMT
Yeah man the Joyo/HB amp sims are awesome. I mean I could buy the Kustom Defender 5 watt tube head and then have the American infront to shape the sound. Will get it soon. I must say that this Nux Amp Sim does make my amp sound different and more full sounding and it also gives such growling fuzz like sound when I drive the amp's Max Drive, surreal almost hell like
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Post by freekingprawn on Jan 12, 2016 16:28:20 GMT
this is a very interesting thread. I personally prefer the open back amps. I find that the sound "flows" better [for lack of a better term]. Closed back amps can sound "boxy" and very "directional" . However, the closed back amps tend to be better for that lovely stereo effect.
Semi-closed are preferable in all regards [and you can always close them if you so want to].
But each one has its own specificity and place.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 18:46:49 GMT
I just looked into the reverberator and its made by Ruby Tubes and has an "A" as the last character in the number so it should be "horizontal, open side up" yet they had it originally vertical I placed it back in the old position which is vertical and now it sounds fine again but one can see part of the reverb through the opening at the back
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Post by blablas on Jan 12, 2016 19:12:52 GMT
but one can see part of the reverb through the opening at the back But who want's to be at the back of his amp when in use!
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