That90'sGuy
DyzaBoyzologist
Re: Bogner Ecstasy Blue Demo
Proof that everybody hears things differently. I had a BB Preamp years ago and didn't like it very much due to the graininess of the clipping and the oversaturation of the signal; I wouldn't really call it very transparent.
The Bogner Blue pedal is nice in that the way it reacts to your playing and the way that the signal compresses and clips it sounds like a good overdriven amplifier. That's not to say it doesn't impart it's own color, but I feel like it really reacts to what kind of amp and guitar you use with it. My biggest criticisms of it are a) the boost channel (I don't mind the volume boost even with it turned down, but I wish the additional gain could be dialed down further than the small trimpot allows) and b) even with all the different EQ options I still feel the tone suffers big time if you don't have something like an American sounding clean platform like a Fender to use it with. For chugga chugga rock guys, I can understand the appeal of the red. I did find the blue could do that with the boost on and the boost gain up half way, but I think due to the open nature of the blue's voicing it's not going to be as smooth as the red.
I do really like the EQ shaping on the pedal though. It's nice to put it on B1 and blue to get some rock going on at lower volumes and then when you start cranking a good Fender amp, you can set it for plexi and N and it just molds well with a midscooped amp without sounding like your traditional distortion pedal.
I'm still going back and forth as to whether I want to sell my tweed (because it does sound good), but the Vibrolux and the Blue are infinitely more usable at low volumes.
Proof that everybody hears things differently. I had a BB Preamp years ago and didn't like it very much due to the graininess of the clipping and the oversaturation of the signal; I wouldn't really call it very transparent.
The Bogner Blue pedal is nice in that the way it reacts to your playing and the way that the signal compresses and clips it sounds like a good overdriven amplifier. That's not to say it doesn't impart it's own color, but I feel like it really reacts to what kind of amp and guitar you use with it. My biggest criticisms of it are a) the boost channel (I don't mind the volume boost even with it turned down, but I wish the additional gain could be dialed down further than the small trimpot allows) and b) even with all the different EQ options I still feel the tone suffers big time if you don't have something like an American sounding clean platform like a Fender to use it with. For chugga chugga rock guys, I can understand the appeal of the red. I did find the blue could do that with the boost on and the boost gain up half way, but I think due to the open nature of the blue's voicing it's not going to be as smooth as the red.
I do really like the EQ shaping on the pedal though. It's nice to put it on B1 and blue to get some rock going on at lower volumes and then when you start cranking a good Fender amp, you can set it for plexi and N and it just molds well with a midscooped amp without sounding like your traditional distortion pedal.
I'm still going back and forth as to whether I want to sell my tweed (because it does sound good), but the Vibrolux and the Blue are infinitely more usable at low volumes.
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