Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: gwEm on September 09, 2014, 12:12:40 PM
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Just arrived through eBay. No idea how it will be at this stage, but it's nicely made and I have good hopes.
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If it's anything like the original, it will kick butt!!
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If it's anything like the original, it will kick butt!!
Yeah, heres hoping! I have one of Juan Solo's Klons, though it is quite big. I was half thinking to get one of his small ones, but in the end decided to try something a bit different.
heres a gut shot from the ebay ad:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/TAgAAOSw-jhUDIoS/$_57.JPG)
looks tidy. we'll see!
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I've never tried an 820 but am curious. I think Tony has an 820 Clone, so hopefully I'll try it at the weekend.
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I really like the OD820. It's not exactly my Emma Reezafratzitz, but more or less in the same ballpark.
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Similar principle (op-amp OD with a clean/dirty blend) as a Klon. REALLY good OD.
The only other one I can think of is a Kingslayer, which is my personal favourite of the three.
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tried this morning, sadly this one has issues :( i'll get in touch with the builder. its rather dark, and the volume control is more like a fuzz control
update: builder happy for me to return it back for a fix, which is all as it should be
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All very strange. Builder could find no problem with the pedal so I the same set up with my Klone. Exactly the same fuzz tone, I wonder if it is because of the low end of the Aftermaths in the test guitar.
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got the pedal back, builder was very helpful in fact.
the tone pot is changed so it gives a much more usable sweep.
the volume control still gives a fuzzy tone with certain guitars. by far the worst is my hamer with aftermaths, but some others do it a touch too.
i feel sure this is because of bass frequencies on the pedal input.
as i say, the problem also affects my klon, but not my sd-1 or od-1
i wonder if it would make sense to include an input parametric shelf filter on high end pedals to adjust low-end cut <- answers on a postcard.
generally i have found with clean boosts that the boost only works so far and then things fall apart unless you do some frequency tweaking. thats why i like to use EQ pedals as a clean boost.
overall, klon vs od820, i have to say i like them both alot. the drive seems to sound a bit different. i know people say the 820 is better than the klon, but i couldn't honestly agree with that. both are excellent, i'm pleased i have both.
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I wouldn't say the 820 is "better" than the Klon; I certainly prefer it because it has more gain on tap; but at the lower end of the range, they are almost identical. I did a shootout a while back that compared a (real) Centaur w an OD820. You can hear the 820 get really gain-tastic at the end.
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You can hear the 820 get really gain-tastic at the end.
An excellent description