Gain at your feet

[jtougas]

Re: Gain at your feet

I remember seeing that Akai pedal in a Musicians Friend catalog waaaaaaaaaayyyy back in the '90s. Never actually saw one in person.

I also kick @$$ at Trivial Pursuit.

[hydro]

Re: Gain at your feet

Find a better amp - one that actually cleans up well as you roll back the guitar's volume knob - then hook up a passive volume pedal of choice for foot control.

Oh my amps are fine, I have lots of different ones, and I can clean up with my volume knob, etc. This is really just for fun, to play around with - and kind of a curiosity thing more than anything else.

That Akai pedal has mixed reviews. It actually has a 12ax7 in it and tube or diode clipping. Pretty amusing for $40. The name is classic - "Shred O' Matic"

[jtougas]

Re: Gain at your feet

From the reviews, it sounds like it might be worth cracking it open to check for modding possibilities.

[treyhaislip]

Re: Gain at your feet

Oh my amps are fine, I have lots of different ones, and I can clean up with my volume knob, etc. This is really just for fun, to play around with - and kind of a curiosity thing more than anything else.

That Akai pedal has mixed reviews. It actually has a 12ax7 in it and tube or diode clipping. Pretty amusing for $40. The name is classic - "Shred O' Matic"

Dude, for $40 I would say it is worth a shot!

[jtougas]

Re: Gain at your feet

More specifically, I'd change that drive type switch to a blend between tube & diode...

[hydro]

Re: Gain at your feet

More specifically, I'd change that drive type switch to a blend between tube & diode...

I may have misunderstood the online manual, but I think it has a setting which does this. I will find out here shortly...

[jtougas]

Re: Gain at your feet

It looks like an either/or/blend... I'd just get rid of the either/or portion, and make it a full on blend.

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Gain at your feet

Hmmm. How about something similar (tube + diode) where the tube drive is always on when the pedal is on, and the treadle activates the diode clipping as a variable boost for the tube. You'd have your rhythm crunch and your variable solo boosting in one pedal. Alternatively, if the pedal were made so you could set the amount of drive for both individually, you could go from lightly-broken-up sputtering tube cleans at 0 to pushed tube at 5 and then max tube + diode boost at 10.

[Hank-]

Re: Gain at your feet

Wonder why this was discontinued & no one bothered to make a clone of it or improve on it either. Well it looks like fun, cool find.

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Gain at your feet

Cast-off tech is often up for grabs, especially if Akai dumped it like they did Jackson guitars.

[treyhaislip]

Re: Gain at your feet

Wonder why this was discontinued & no one bothered to make a clone of it or improve on it either. Well it looks like fun, cool find.

Might be just something not so useful or it might be awesome! Not everything main stream is the best (cue the Edison vs Tesla debate )

[emilio]

Re: Gain at your feet

Check out the GigFX VOD.

http://www.gig-fx.com/products/vod/

[treyhaislip]

Re: Gain at your feet

Check out the GigFX VOD.

http://www.gig-fx.com/products/vod/

That is really cool! But at $149+ I'd say the $40 route is a cool option to try first

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Gain at your feet

Man,I was brain-farting so hard trying to remember teh Akai unit...

Saw one at a Pawn Shop a good while back,but didn't have the jack...

Seems promising,tho!

[hydro]

Re: Gain at your feet

When I get it in, I will post back and let y'all know how it does. Should be here shortly.