Well this is an interesting one... As usual the build went without incident because the boards are so good. (Do I end up with free stuff for always saying that??)
Is it just me or does this pedal have low output? I find this with pretty much any Cornish designed pedal I have built - I have to almost max the volume to get unity. I can get probably just above unity with volume on full but most other pedals I build have way more level than this. It reminds me of the Honey Bee in that regard - only just enough grunt!
The tones are interesting. Again, it might just be my build and maybe I have done something wrong but there isn't really that much gain for a "distortion". More like an overdrive really, especially with a Strat. Things is it sounds really pretty good with a Strat - if you're into your Gilmour sustainy stuff through delay and reverb it sounds suitable vocal and has decent definition on bass strings etc. The treble sounds a bit detached from the tone without any other effects but makes more sense with ambience added. But the Strat sounds big and full in lots of good ways with this pedal. If it had a bit more dirt and level available it could be killer!
With a Les Paul it sounds quite artificial to me, unless you were to pour on loads of reverb etc. But - as a booster into my other low-gain ODs it sounds huge. So stacked I like it and with a Strat it has huge potential - but I just feel it isn't quite there yet. Have I wired it up correctly? I wanted it to be TBP.
Is it just me or does this pedal have low output? I find this with pretty much any Cornish designed pedal I have built - I have to almost max the volume to get unity. I can get probably just above unity with volume on full but most other pedals I build have way more level than this. It reminds me of the Honey Bee in that regard - only just enough grunt!
The tones are interesting. Again, it might just be my build and maybe I have done something wrong but there isn't really that much gain for a "distortion". More like an overdrive really, especially with a Strat. Things is it sounds really pretty good with a Strat - if you're into your Gilmour sustainy stuff through delay and reverb it sounds suitable vocal and has decent definition on bass strings etc. The treble sounds a bit detached from the tone without any other effects but makes more sense with ambience added. But the Strat sounds big and full in lots of good ways with this pedal. If it had a bit more dirt and level available it could be killer!
With a Les Paul it sounds quite artificial to me, unless you were to pour on loads of reverb etc. But - as a booster into my other low-gain ODs it sounds huge. So stacked I like it and with a Strat it has huge potential - but I just feel it isn't quite there yet. Have I wired it up correctly? I wanted it to be TBP.
