So I've been pricing some of the tweaked boss HM2 pedal copies out there and the prices are so high I'd rather commission someone to build me my dream boss pedal, An HM2 Hyper Fuzz in one housing, not so much worried about all the knobs and the top boost the FUZZ has, anyone here know anyone who can tackle this for me????
Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
- Thread starter LatsMcGee
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King IzzO)))
Ultimate Kitten Puncher
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
I like that idea. Where have you found HM-2 clones?
I like that idea. Where have you found HM-2 clones?
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
Have you tried the Behringer copies on these? I use my fz2's boost over any other part of it as it's got a parametric eq attached. Slam that hm2 with the right frequencies.
Have you tried the Behringer copies on these? I use my fz2's boost over any other part of it as it's got a parametric eq attached. Slam that hm2 with the right frequencies.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
Ah that's brutal. I'd suggest a rehouse into a BB housing if you can source the pedals. The Behringers would work if you rewired the pots offboard or just find the originals. the HM2 is a big job to handbuild due to more specialized components.
Ah that's brutal. I'd suggest a rehouse into a BB housing if you can source the pedals. The Behringers would work if you rewired the pots offboard or just find the originals. the HM2 is a big job to handbuild due to more specialized components.
dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
Turn up the knobs all the way and see if it sounds like this:
or this:
(If it's too noisy, a better way is to turn the gain all the way down and use the H and L knobs as a Pre-EQ into a distorted amp.)
Turn up the knobs all the way and see if it sounds like this:
or this:
(If it's too noisy, a better way is to turn the gain all the way down and use the H and L knobs as a Pre-EQ into a distorted amp.)
Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
is your idea just for convenience, or for the true bypass option?
is your idea just for convenience, or for the true bypass option?
dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
I think the general consensus is that the Behringer pedals seem quite fragile. They're fine for home use but I'd probably want something stronger for playing live.
I think the general consensus is that the Behringer pedals seem quite fragile. They're fine for home use but I'd probably want something stronger for playing live.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
It'd be easy with behringers. It'd pretty much only fit a handwired hm2 off of a vero layout.
It'd be easy with behringers. It'd pretty much only fit a handwired hm2 off of a vero layout.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
Also, I dunno what one would sound like true bypass...boss pedals are all buffered, aren't they?
Anyhoo lats, before you lay the scratch down for a handbuilt job I suggest paying the $25 for each of the hm300 and fz300 behringer pedals and see how you jibe with them mixing. The fz only operates as a boost for me on guitar; it's screaming harmonic boosting makes more than 3 strings barf out. On bass I love it; It's like a moog.
The problem with the behringers that make them fragile isnt the plastic case but that the pots are mounted to the pcb and the switch is a tiny thing. You can take the pedal, unmount the pots and run wires off the board to good pots and a decent heavy duty switch. Again, dunno about the buffering...
Also, I dunno what one would sound like true bypass...boss pedals are all buffered, aren't they?
Anyhoo lats, before you lay the scratch down for a handbuilt job I suggest paying the $25 for each of the hm300 and fz300 behringer pedals and see how you jibe with them mixing. The fz only operates as a boost for me on guitar; it's screaming harmonic boosting makes more than 3 strings barf out. On bass I love it; It's like a moog.
The problem with the behringers that make them fragile isnt the plastic case but that the pots are mounted to the pcb and the switch is a tiny thing. You can take the pedal, unmount the pots and run wires off the board to good pots and a decent heavy duty switch. Again, dunno about the buffering...
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
I know all about this but to me youtube clips mean nothing when it comes to comparing pedals objectively...sorry.
I know all about this but to me youtube clips mean nothing when it comes to comparing pedals objectively...sorry.
dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
I don't think clarity comes into play when listening to old Swedish death metal created with an HM-2.
I don't think clarity comes into play when listening to old Swedish death metal created with an HM-2.
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
I've heard many comparisons between the various metal pedals and nothing sounds anything like an hm2 with the eqs dimed. Apparently the hm3 does it a bit too, but it every comparison across boss/digitech/etc metal pedals don't sound like a prolapsing hellhound. Hm2s are distinctive and singular...to me at least. I asked a pedal builder if it was possible to significantly cut down on the parts count by designing the eqs to be dimed and it doesnt really matter; still need to active circuits and transformers to go with em.
I've heard many comparisons between the various metal pedals and nothing sounds anything like an hm2 with the eqs dimed. Apparently the hm3 does it a bit too, but it every comparison across boss/digitech/etc metal pedals don't sound like a prolapsing hellhound. Hm2s are distinctive and singular...to me at least. I asked a pedal builder if it was possible to significantly cut down on the parts count by designing the eqs to be dimed and it doesnt really matter; still need to active circuits and transformers to go with em.
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
Touché
I don't think clarity comes into play when listening to old Swedish death metal created with an HM-2.
Touché
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
I've got a few friends on facebook who build pedals but none of them have gotten back with me, I really don't care if I need a bigger box persay for the hm2 parts, what I basically want is the swedish on one of side of the pedal and the electric wizard on the other side of the pedal....
I've got a few friends on facebook who build pedals but none of them have gotten back with me, I really don't care if I need a bigger box persay for the hm2 parts, what I basically want is the swedish on one of side of the pedal and the electric wizard on the other side of the pedal....
jon the art guy
Nerdy Nerd
Re: Any pedal builders out there doing older boss copies????
Might as well put a boost on too. It adds that compressed brutality to it. I thought the Nihilist/Entombed/Dismember folks used a tube screamer in front of it but may be wrong.
Might as well put a boost on too. It adds that compressed brutality to it. I thought the Nihilist/Entombed/Dismember folks used a tube screamer in front of it but may be wrong.
