Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: namle on June 05, 2006, 01:50:09 PM
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hi guys... i dont know much about the guitar world in UK so this thread would like to ask about boutique gears
what are the boutique gears that you guys like in term of overdrive and distortion??
i just got my hand on a SUBDECAY BLACKSTAR and hell it sounds the best for me!... super versatile and a amazing sensitive sounding
so do tell me about yours :D
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Well if you consider Conford to be boutique, then i'd say their Carrera model is one of my favourite amps. It's tone reminds me of a Mesa Mark IV because of how clear the overdrive is. Not fizzy stuff at all.
Mesa Mark IV is another favourite.
That's the only boutique gear i've had a chance to play, because it's kinda in the price range i can afford
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I have a fuzz from Catalinbread which I love very very much. I'm tempted to get one of the modified Big Muff clones from DAM sometime too, but I haven't got the money right now.
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I don't live in England, but my boost/overdrive/distortion of choice is from an American company, Homebrew Electrtonics. (HBE for short)
I have a Big D overdrive/distortion pedal, a Dos Mos clean boost/preamp, and coming soon ... the TWILIGHT DRIVE!
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For fuzzy stuff I have a Frantone 'the sweet', and its,.. ahem sweet!
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hey guys mind if you guys posting the links to all these boutique stuffs??
for myself im aiming for the catalin bread SEMOPHOR TREM as well :D
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http://www.homebrewelectronics.com
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hey guys mind if you guys posting the links to all these boutique stuffs??
for myself im aiming for the catalin bread SEMOPHOR TREM as well :D
Yeah, the Semaphore Trem looks very cool, it acts as a controller to my Teaser Stallion too, which is intriguing. But recently I picked up a Moog Ring Mod which I'm using for my tremolo needs these days, so no Semaphore for me!
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hey guys mind if you guys posting the links to all these boutique stuffs??
for myself im aiming for the catalin bread SEMOPHOR TREM as well :D
Yeah, the Semaphore Trem looks very cool, it acts as a controller to my Teaser Stallion too, which is intriguing. But recently I picked up a Moog Ring Mod which I'm using for my tremolo needs these days, so no Semaphore for me!
where did you get those stuffs? you have the URL?
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Check out
http://www.pedalgeek.com
US based but usually has all the URL's
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hey guys mind if you guys posting the links to all these boutique stuffs??
for myself im aiming for the catalin bread SEMOPHOR TREM as well :D
Yeah, the Semaphore Trem looks very cool, it acts as a controller to my Teaser Stallion too, which is intriguing. But recently I picked up a Moog Ring Mod which I'm using for my tremolo needs these days, so no Semaphore for me!
where did you get those stuffs? you have the URL?
where are you based, US or UK?
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Actually, I think he said Singapore in a recent thread.
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yup in singapore
super difficult to get this kinda stuffs
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Hmm...
well I'm in the UK, and I got my Catalinbread stuff from stompox.co.uk - but this company doesn't exist anymore! I believe Vintage and Rare Guitars in Bath, UK are now the UK stockists.
In America, Tone Factor seems to have all the stuff.
Oh!
You're in luck - I just checked Nick (Catalinbread)'s website - they actually have a Singapore dealer!
http://www.catalinbread.com/dealers.html
Hope that helps!
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yup yup i know
i know the guy who works in that music shop as well
haha
but im still searching for more boutique stuffs right now
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I have a Big D overdrive/distortion pedal, a Dos Mos clean boost/preamp, and coming soon ... the TWILIGHT DRIVE!
is that a signature pedal? :o
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is that a signature pedal? :o
More info coming soon!
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is that a signature pedal? :o
More info coming soon!
awesome, good work, ben, keep us informed!
Now I just need to work out how to get engl (or anyone, i'm not fussy, lol) to make a non-gigging musician a signature amp...
:(
:drink:
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Try out www.musictoyz.com and check out the zvex and barber clips
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As far as 'boo-teek' FX go I have:
Fulltone Fat Boost - www.fulltone.com
Fulltone Fulldrive2 - www.fulltone.com
Zvex Super Duper 2 Channel Booster - http://www.zvex.com/effects.html
EMMA Electronics ReezaFRATzitz - www.emmaelectronic.com/emmarw/index.html
G2D Custom Overdrive - www.g2d.co.nz
Brow
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my lovetone brown source. Is that boooo-teeek nuff for inclusion here?
I'd love a lovetone meatball too, but they're megabucks...
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my lovetone brown source. Is that boooo-teeek nuff for inclusion here?
NO!
Just kidding! PDT_008
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yup in singapore
super difficult to get this kinda stuffs
There are some companies that do worldwide shipping at very reasonable prices.
Although I don't own any of their pedals, MI Audio have a great reputation for reasonably priced boutique stuff and seem to ship anywhere in the world for only $10 US. Good sound clips on their site, too:
http://www.miaudio.com
I'm tempted by the Blue Boy Deluxe...
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yup in singapore
super difficult to get this kinda stuffs
There are some companies that do worldwide shipping at very reasonable prices.
Although I don't own any of their pedals, MI Audio have a great reputation for reasonably priced boutique stuff and seem to ship anywhere in the world for only $10 US. Good sound clips on their site, too:
http://www.miaudio.com
I'm tempted by the Blue Boy Deluxe...
im tempted by that as well!!! :D
looking for a overdrive as well that can kick all my current overdrive
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Furry Nuff, then.
I just never see the old lovetone gear listed, and some of it is fantastic. I used to have a Big Cheese as well, which was just stoner-fuzz heaven, with added sonic chaos.
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The Okko Diablo is supposed to be a high grade pedal. It cost about 200$.
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yup in singapore
super difficult to get this kinda stuffs
There are some companies that do worldwide shipping at very reasonable prices.
Although I don't own any of their pedals, MI Audio have a great reputation for reasonably priced boutique stuff and seem to ship anywhere in the world for only $10 US. Good sound clips on their site, too:
http://www.miaudio.com
I'm tempted by the Blue Boy Deluxe...
I'm loving the sound of their Crunchbox and Tube Zone pedals.. Another pedal that seems good is the Plexi-Drive by www.indyguitarist.com
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Namle,
I just noticed that MI Audio have a dealer in Singapore:
http://www.miaudio.com/dealers.htm
That's one more than we have in the UK!
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yup yup
i was just informed recently as well
STOCK COMING IN NEXT WEEK!!!!
and im so gonna grab the blue boy deluxe XD
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I am officially jealous. :lol:
Let us know what it's like ...
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Sure sure :D
but im totally jealous with you guys be able to afford bareknuckle
its far way too expensive
S$600 per set over here in singapore
that would get me a decent guitar
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anyone heard or played the BLACKSTONE MOSFET before?
i may get that or the blue boy deluxe
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My Favs are clearly (own them all):
ZVEX Octane3: http://media.zvex.com/octane.mov
HAO Rust Driver: http://www.jes1988.com/hao/sound_us.html
Geoffrey teese RMC3 Wah: www.realmccoycustom.com/
Diamond Drive: http://www.diamondpedals.com/
Just received the T-Rex Replica Delay, but this will take some gettin used to it seems, I find it a little muddy for a start ...
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So hunter, whitch one is the best for signal boosting???
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With the Subdecay you easily have a distortion pedal that is easily a match for, if not better than most of the pedals mentioned here.
I like the boutique stuff. Amongst my collection I have;
Fulltone Fulldrive II
Fulltone Fulldrive II Mosfet edition
Demeter Fuzzulator
Frantone Vibutron
HBE Mos Dos
and will soon be adding a TRex Replica.
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and im a happy boy with the subdecay blackstar
man today i played this in my church for the first time and it rocks to the core
even my guitarist mate also so have to agree its a unique pedal with a unique distinctive tone
weeeZz
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and im a happy boy with the subdecay blackstar
man today i played this in my church for the first time and it rocks to the core
even my guitarist mate also so have to agree its a unique pedal with a unique distinctive tone
weeeZz
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I just ordered one of these to go with my Epiphone valve jr., and it should sound interesting through my Zvex nano head too. Out of all the sound samples I listened too the blackstar seemed to cover the most ground.
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OK, presently stuck in a boutique wonderland. As far as overdrives go I would heartily recommend:
BJF Electronics Honey Bee (www.bjfelectronics.com) - modelled after an old Supro amp, this is a sweet sounding overdrive, great for Stones-y crunch, and also the most fantastic thing to put after fuzzes because it can tame the excesses of a really wild fuzz but still sound really wild.
Blackstone - this is a great two channel overdrive, great for using into a clean amp. Not super heavy distortion but a nice breaking up sound. (www.blackstoneappliances.com).
For fuzzy goodness you have to try a Lovepedal Karl (www.lovepedal.com) - this is an excellent fuzz with nice ring-moddish overtones, particularly when you let the notes ring and you get a nice swell effect.
A good place to order from is www.tonefactor.com - reasonable prices, reasonable shipping and good to deal with.
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The best boutique gear in terms of pedals is definitley Keeley, Moog, Zvex, MJM and RMC (real mcoy custom) for wha!
here are all the boutique pedals I currently own and often use:
01. RMC3 custom wha
02. Keeley Fuzz Head
I plan to eventually buy the Keeley Java Boost, the Keeley Compressor, the Zvex Fuzz Factory (for silly sounds) and MJM make some phenominal sounding pedals for the price! I also plan to get the Moog ring modulator pedal that they have brought out recently.
In terms of boutique amps, older Mesa's are amazing, so are Cornford, Matchless and Hughes and Valliant. These amps all cost serious money though but my favourite is the cornfords.
The conford Harlequin is ground breaking in terms of value and tone. If you ever heard 'watermelon in easter hay' by Frank Zappa, then that's the type of tone that amp can give you! the Carriera is even better than the Harlequin but it's too expensive for my budjet. Damn!
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Which is your fav setting on the RMC3?
I am on the Lynch setting at the moment...
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I used to have a V-Stack BHM. Great, quite unique pedal:
http://www.v-stack.com/
Now I only use my amp's own overdrive:
http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4847
However, I'd love to try a Silver LTD by Barber, as my amp's rather a modern rocker with a high-headroom clean channel, and the LTD is supposed to be the ultimate low-gain OD pedal:
http://www.barberelectronics.com/LTD.html
http://www.barberelectronics.com/silverltd.htm
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Hi hunter, my fave RMC3 setting is the factory standard, but there's lots more to try yet! only just getting use to my new bareknuckles, I remember really liking the smooth and sweet, the hendrix one and I think the picture wha settings. I'm trying to make my own sound with the RMC3 with some amazing results, at the moment it sounds like youoy sound. Brilliant, just like an alien. Check the mp3 clips of the sixties vibe pedal by mjm! http://www.mjmguitarfx.com/mjm_sixties_vibe.html and the octavia clone
http://www.mjmguitarfx.com/mjm_roctavios_octaver.html I own the MJM octavia. It's phenominal. (if you like that kinda sound)