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seYo
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 Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 12:41 pm Post subject: Distorsion Factory 7 |
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| I've read in this magazine ( Ultimate Guitar ) about this distortion pedal. Its rated as "best buy".. I would like to hear your opinions on it. Is it really best buy option or... ? |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Never heard of it. Who's it made by? |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
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Location: London, UK
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Ive not heard of it either, is it Digitech? |
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Michael
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Joined: 02 Feb 2005
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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seYo
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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oops sorry about the typo 
anyway.. opinions ? anyone played on it or something ? |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
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Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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| Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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Who knows? There are so many distortion and overdrive devices these days, and to my ears they are all much of a muchness. I don't know what others think, but I really can't get any enthusiasm for such products any more.
Last time I wanted to buy an overdrive device, I took my guitar to my local music shop (it's importatnt to take your iown guitar) and I auditioned a whole bunch of pedals. The shop didn't mind - they made a sale in the end. |
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Michael
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1bassleft
Lowdown Cack-hander
Joined: 16 Feb 2005
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Location: "Hit The North"
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Well, I had a listen to the samples on the Digitech site you flagged up, Mike. Coupla problems; Mrs Bass sets the vol to "window bulger" when she's here but, even though I'd trawled it right back, she still woke up and told me to cut it out.
Anyhoo, what's the price on this thing? I will admit it's versatile, but I couldn't give it my own 10/10. The emulations are not foot-switchable, so that's a drag for live work. If used for recording, what's the point of it being a stomp pedal? I don't see what market it's set for.
The TS9 patch sounds a bit thin and unconvincing as a 'blues' valve sound and the Muff sounds like a bluebottle trapped in a jam-jar. So, that's two accurate replicas of unuseable, overpriced FX, then   .
The others I generally liked, especially the Rat. Not a bad pedal for the metal-end player who's nifty with barefoot knob-twiddling. If it's over $100, I couldn't see much point if your guitar and amp are decent in the first place. HST, not a bad pedal and I wouldn't kick it out of my gig-bag. |
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glw
Lover of Fine Antigua
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Location: Oxfordshire, Uk
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Hey, why don't you get this Audiotech Wicked Metal pedal.
It has skull knobs on it labelled Torture, Resurrect and Scream.
That's gotta be more metal than anything! Hasn't it?
http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/2005/WMP-1.html |
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lee_UK
Rolling Stone No.8
Joined: 04 Feb 2005
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Location: London, UK
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| Looks like a pansy grey, why didnt they paint the main part of the pedal Blood Red? Midnight Black? but grey? umm.. |
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