skyydogg01
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I am highly considering building this stomper and I want some reviews. Particularly, can you get a good high gain sound out of this thing (think deftones)? Any info, however, is appreciated.
BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
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STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
Great sounding pedal,plenty of balls,plenty of gain,a bit dark....It's biggest flaw is a microphonic squeeling at higher volume and gain settings that is next to impossible to get rid of....I built one and I know! Some people compare it to the Fulltone OCD? I added an extra "contour" knob to mine that changes the mid frequencies and I've tweaked mine further so it's not as dark sounding....I don't use it that much lately and use a Plexitone pedal and the Guv'nor and Rat that I built and like better..
Type in BSIAB 2 Under The Search Function on the site below...
http://www.elixant.com/~stompbox/smfforum/index.php?action=search2
skyydogg01 said:
Great sounding pedal,plenty of balls,plenty of gain,a bit dark....It's biggest flaw is a microphonic squeeling at higher volume and gain settings that is next to impossible to get rid of....I built one and I know! Some people compare it to the Fulltone OCD? I added an extra "contour" knob to mine that changes the mid frequencies and I've tweaked mine further so it's not as dark sounding....I don't use it that much lately and use a Plexitone pedal and the Guv'nor and Rat that I built and like better..
Type in BSIAB 2 Under The Search Function on the site below...
http://www.elixant.com/~stompbox/smfforum/index.php?action=search2
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the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
John: Whats the Fender box?
John: Whats the Fender box?
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
I Knew someone would ask! LOL
It's called the "Professor Tweed" and it sounds like an ole 55 little Tweed amp....Pretty cool pedal....Basically an overdrive pedal...
the guy who invented fire said:
I Knew someone would ask! LOL
It's called the "Professor Tweed" and it sounds like an ole 55 little Tweed amp....Pretty cool pedal....Basically an overdrive pedal...
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
so, you're stil liking the RAT?
so, you're stil liking the RAT?
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
Love the RAT!
Sound Samples....I've built quite a few pedals from this site...
http://www.runoffgroove.com/salvo.html
the guy who invented fire said:
Love the RAT!
Sound Samples....I've built quite a few pedals from this site...
http://www.runoffgroove.com/salvo.html
the guy who invented fire
Fuzzy. Guitars
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
do you use it mostly with singles or buckers?
do you use it mostly with singles or buckers?
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
Both Christian,but mine is alot warmer overall and as usual has more lows...The pedal is great...Distortion bordering on fuzz but stays pretty note clear and with great sustain also....I use it alot..
the guy who invented fire said:
Both Christian,but mine is alot warmer overall and as usual has more lows...The pedal is great...Distortion bordering on fuzz but stays pretty note clear and with great sustain also....I use it alot..
kmcguitars
GuitarArtologist
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
I can echo what SD97 said. Mine sounds great at bedroom volume's.It made my Lil' Champ 12 and HRD sound like a Marshall 1/2 stack. But at gig volume with my HRD on 3 it was almost unusable. I thought it was just my crappy build? But when SD97 reported the same problems I knew it wasn't me. I have sound clips somewhere? I'll post them if you like.
I can echo what SD97 said. Mine sounds great at bedroom volume's.It made my Lil' Champ 12 and HRD sound like a Marshall 1/2 stack. But at gig volume with my HRD on 3 it was almost unusable. I thought it was just my crappy build? But when SD97 reported the same problems I knew it wasn't me. I have sound clips somewhere? I'll post them if you like.
ErikH
Well-known member
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
Another killer distortion is the Double D from Runoffgroove. The "Bounce" channel is just fat and thick sounding. The "Jiggle" channel is pretty clean, a little dirt but not much. Pretty tweed-ish itself. That's the one I'm going to do next, right after the Big Daddy.
Another killer distortion is the Double D from Runoffgroove. The "Bounce" channel is just fat and thick sounding. The "Jiggle" channel is pretty clean, a little dirt but not much. Pretty tweed-ish itself. That's the one I'm going to do next, right after the Big Daddy.
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
I have to complete the Matchbox pedal....Haven't gotten around to it...Also built a Tube Screamer for my other guitarist in my band because his TS5 kept giving us switch and jack problems...The Tube Screamer came out great....
ErikH said:
I have to complete the Matchbox pedal....Haven't gotten around to it...Also built a Tube Screamer for my other guitarist in my band because his TS5 kept giving us switch and jack problems...The Tube Screamer came out great....
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
There were alot of posts from other builders of the BSIAB 2 about this problem...I tryed shielding the input and output jacks and shortening and changing the lead dress...Nothing I did got rid of the microphonic squeeling?
Sounds just like a microphonic pickup....It has great tone providing you use it at lower volume levels and don't crank the gain way up..But that makes the pedal limiting..
kmcguitars said:
There were alot of posts from other builders of the BSIAB 2 about this problem...I tryed shielding the input and output jacks and shortening and changing the lead dress...Nothing I did got rid of the microphonic squeeling?
Sounds just like a microphonic pickup....It has great tone providing you use it at lower volume levels and don't crank the gain way up..But that makes the pedal limiting..
ErikH
Well-known member
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
:laugh2: There's an avatar I've seen that reminds me of it though. HAHA!!!
Oh yeah. Their Tube Reamer is awesome. One of the best "simple" versions I've heard. The Matchbox I haven't tried. So far from them I've done on either perf for breadboard the Ruby, Fetzer Valve, Tube Reamer, Odie, May Queen, tried the Thunderchief but ran short on parts (DOH!). For some reason, I just love the name of the Double D and the names of the channels. I wonder what they were thinking.STRATDELUXER97 said:
:laugh2: There's an avatar I've seen that reminds me of it though. HAHA!!!
V!N
New member
Re: BSIAB II owners ... I seek your reviews
My BSIAB squeeled like a peg as well, the BSIAB II however, doesn't. I don't know where I went "wrong" with that.
I don't know how much gain exactly you're looking for, but I wouldn't say this is a "modern" sounding pedal with lots of gain.
some soundclips at General Guitar Gadgets
For more and modern gain, check the Shaka pedals or the various versions of the HMP.
My BSIAB squeeled like a peg as well, the BSIAB II however, doesn't. I don't know where I went "wrong" with that.
I don't know how much gain exactly you're looking for, but I wouldn't say this is a "modern" sounding pedal with lots of gain.
some soundclips at General Guitar Gadgets
For more and modern gain, check the Shaka pedals or the various versions of the HMP.
