Clone Pedal Lowdown?

[King IzzO)))]

Re: Clone Pedal Lowdown?

I'm reminded of dudes that do concourse restorations on their 1970 Roadrunners, GTFO. Perfect is the enemy of good.

[Lazarus1140]

Re: Clone Pedal Lowdown?

Yes, you are right, but IMO the current production BBD's don't have that same ... I don't know the best word to describe this ... maybe warmth? Bloom?

According to my limited experience I agree. Although my Maxon AD-999 is an excellent delay the repeats have neither the clarity nor broad frequency response of those produced by my hard wired EHX DMM. I have to admit that both are warm, but the Maxon's warmth is like that of a person wrapped in a blanket.

Plus the whole concept of a BBD is indeed obsolete now that digital equivalents are so cheap.

Hogwash.

[ratherdashing]

Re: Clone Pedal Lowdown?

Hogwash.

Hey, don't get me wrong, I love a good BBD (I have two pedals with BBD chips in them) ... but technically speaking, they are obsolete, and have been for a long time.

[ErikH]

Re: Clone Pedal Lowdown?

Let's not forget the variances in part values. Some are all over the place and back in the day, they were certainly not as precise to the value as they are today.