Paradox916
Well-known member
Oh man where do I start…
The Klein Bottle came with a lot of hype, and initially, I bought into it. While I can see some potential for its use in live settings, it falls short when recording. Frankly, there’s nothing it can do that can’t be accomplished in a DAW and with a much lower noise floor, especially when working with multiple analog delays.
For those of us who play while sitting in front of a computer, the Klein Bottle feels like an overpriced time suck of a paperweight. I managed to create some ambient tones using three delays and a reverb, but they were uninspiring at best. In fact, the free Valhalla Supermassive plugin does a waaay better job. I was able to add some thickness to a high-gain tone by splitting the signal through the HPF/LPF and a bass preamp, but even then, the results couldn’t compare to what I achieved in Reaper.
Considering the cost of parts, the lack of support, the absence of an accurate drill template (which was a challenge to figure out), and the overall complexity of the build, I’d go so far as to say that the only meaningful difference between this and a $60 Mackie 4-channel mixer is the sends bus — and even that is "meh" at best.
If you don’t use a computer or a decent mixer for recording , this *might* be a good option for you, but even then, I’d hesitate to recommend it. The most fun I had with this the build process itself, dialing in the trim pots was straightforward enough. But beyond that, it’s all downhill. If I had bought the Klein Bottle at retail price, I’d be pissed.
There’s a reason it’s hard to find a solid demo of this pedal online: most are a pretty accurate representation of its limited capabilities. Anyone who claims to love it is either lying or justifying their investment of time and money into something that’s as useful as an arpeggiator. YMMV… but I doubt it.
The Klein Bottle came with a lot of hype, and initially, I bought into it. While I can see some potential for its use in live settings, it falls short when recording. Frankly, there’s nothing it can do that can’t be accomplished in a DAW and with a much lower noise floor, especially when working with multiple analog delays.
For those of us who play while sitting in front of a computer, the Klein Bottle feels like an overpriced time suck of a paperweight. I managed to create some ambient tones using three delays and a reverb, but they were uninspiring at best. In fact, the free Valhalla Supermassive plugin does a waaay better job. I was able to add some thickness to a high-gain tone by splitting the signal through the HPF/LPF and a bass preamp, but even then, the results couldn’t compare to what I achieved in Reaper.
Considering the cost of parts, the lack of support, the absence of an accurate drill template (which was a challenge to figure out), and the overall complexity of the build, I’d go so far as to say that the only meaningful difference between this and a $60 Mackie 4-channel mixer is the sends bus — and even that is "meh" at best.
If you don’t use a computer or a decent mixer for recording , this *might* be a good option for you, but even then, I’d hesitate to recommend it. The most fun I had with this the build process itself, dialing in the trim pots was straightforward enough. But beyond that, it’s all downhill. If I had bought the Klein Bottle at retail price, I’d be pissed.
There’s a reason it’s hard to find a solid demo of this pedal online: most are a pretty accurate representation of its limited capabilities. Anyone who claims to love it is either lying or justifying their investment of time and money into something that’s as useful as an arpeggiator. YMMV… but I doubt it.
, not worth the time and money man. There are cheaper easier and more effective options out there both diy and commercial
