Well, I will take any pedal, just about, new in the box or otherwise for $25.00 friggin bucks. Just a tiney little shop that deals mostly with band rentals, violins, woodwinds, etc. I am not a regular guy at this place, not even close. Don't know the guys there at all. I found this highly odd. Box was marked for $220.00. Needless to say I picked it up, if nothing else for trade fodder down the line.
Well a short review is in order, Now I have never played with a fuzz of any sorts and this thing is wierd, fun but wierd. The cord jacks are oriented wrong. Cool thunbscrew to open it up for battery access, whole pedal is hinged and when open shows all the circuitry and such. Construction seems to be top notch, damn near hand wired, all analog, not chips that I can find. It pops a hair sometimes a little, so I am guessing true bypass on it. Big ginormous CTS looking pots, and metal jacks. There is a printed circuit board, but it appears to be handwired with flying leads from the pots, switchs and jacks. NO stinkin Led's, although I could add some easy enough if I really need it.
Playing through my VM in low range on the edge of breakup, both the volume and saturation (gain) need to be cranked to be at unity gain.
The tone knob has a huge range and is very sensitive to minor adjustments. The blend knob brings in a sort of clean signal, seems to help with clarity sorta. It has a second toggle that seems to be a gain boost and eq shift in one. Really opens up the sounds and brightens it as well. Makes unity gain alot easier to access as well.
This thing can the ability to get way outa control, feedback insanity is fun, This thing can get quite "splatty" as well. The cool things seem to been with the blender knobs mostly maxed out and the guitars volume rolled back, while using a neck pickup. Gets sorts a Smashing Pumpiks type thing is the best comparison I can come up with.
It alos has some interesting overtone type things that seem to work with 2 noth chords really nicely. Now this next part is talking out my arse, because I dont know music thearoy much at all, BUT, this the overtones seem like they are in a consistent partial octave thing, or like say for example a perfect 3rd. I don't know how to describe this accuraltely. Certain harmoic comboations of notes sound good, others sound awfull, some 3 nothe chords sound cool, very cool, I was hunting around doing strange chord shapes and some actually worked. Maybe this thing has ring mod or octavia type tech inside.
I couldn't tell you if this is a BigMuff type or what, but it's fun. I will say this much, this thing got to play in a defferent style trying to figure out different ways to use it. So consider me somewhat inspired :Bounce Sheesh only $25.00 new in the box.
If any one has tried one of these please clue me in on what this may be similar to, or is it just its own creature.
Thanks, Low
Oh and let me add that my Retro-sonic Phaser sounds friggin awesome with the Blender. Turns it all into some sorta of rasy sweepy pulsey auto-filter thing. Way cool with the phase going.
good deal.
