Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

[Evan Skopp]

Click here. Notice the versatility as he rolls off the volume on the guitar and switches between the settings on the "Rumble" switch.

Thanks to Art and the editors of Guitar Player for the great review in this month's issue. And congrats to the Lava Box for winning the Editor's Pick award!

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Sounds great, love it and congrats!

 

[darwins_ghost]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Dumb question here,

Was there an SFX-04 pedal?

 

[benji657]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

dang, i want this once i sell off my boss sd-1 and gibson burstbuckers..
should do mighty fine with the plexitone i have!

evan, what amp is the pedal played through?

 

[Curly]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

impressive demo

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Like that modern twist on old school sounds, it talked Hendrix to me in some ways.....when will that baby hit Europe???

 

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Dumb question here, Was there an SFX-04 pedal?

There's no such thing as a dumb question. Only a dumb answer.

The -04 hasn't been released yet. But you'll see it before the end of this year. (You read it here first).

evan, what amp is the pedal played through?

I don't know Benji. I don't think it's plugged into the Marshall. I bet if you read the article it'll say.

when will that baby hit Europe???

It's storming the beaches as we speak. Check with your local distributor for the delivery date in your market.

Thanks for watching. And tell your friends. This is one hot box!

 

[Pierre]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

It made me want one. And I allowed myself ONE pedal this summer. So there Evan. Thanks.

 

[benji657]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

oh yea ive been listening to that all day
im selling my brobuckers and that boss od
and buying that lava box immediately
evan just dont make the sfx4 better than the lava box-_-

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Thanks Evan..I am defently getting one of those

 

[B Bent]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Evan,
When we did the Ohio jam at Butch's house I tried Robert_S's Lava and I promptly came home and sold my $250 ProAnalog pedal. I really wasn't expecting to hear that sound I have been looking for from it but I did. I knew it would be a good pedal, but there again I heard the sound I have been wanting to hear from it. I cant wait to get mine!

Nice job SD!!!

 

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

For the folks that have or tried both the Twin Tube Classic & the Lava Box.....how do they differ?

Lava = straight ahead distortion pedal
TTC = 2 channel OD/distortion pedal

I guess my question is, does the Lava do anything that the TTC can't ?

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Different sound for sure....
Sounds like something Hendrix would have evolved into...and MosFets are not like tubes when cranked up like that

 

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

........and it LOOKS smaller

Rid, is there a SMALLER Plexitone out there????

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

No...
Grumbles....troo mypass and small pedals.....

 

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Funny story....

I did a press release on the Lava Box and the headline was supposed to read:

Seymour Duncan Gets Burnin' Hot

But for some reason, during a copy 'n paste, the "t" got left off "Hot."

Think about it.

I had to write a retraction press release explaining the typo. But in the end, we got more press out of it because I ended up talking voice-to-voice with a bunch of magazine editors (all of whom were extremely understanding of the power of a typo and all of whom good naturedly kidded me about it).

It goes to show that bad press is better than no press. And it makes you wonder if I did it on purpose...

 

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: Art Thompson on the SFX-05 Lava Box Mosfet Distortion

Thank you Mr. Imus !!!