TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
HomeBrew Electronics … ever hear of em? If not, I can guarantee that you soon will. Even amongst +$200 boutique pedal collectors, HBE is not a known quantity yet, but all the reviews have been unanimously ecstatic. “Better than Fulltone” and “Better and Barber” are two phrases you will come across as you research HBE pedals … not compliments to be taken lightly!!
I discovered HBE thanks to my forum bro, Brow. We went boutique pedal shopping when he was in NYC, where I discovered this curious, day-glo orange overdrive pedal that I thought was the most neutral sounding OD I’d ever heard. Brow found it to be a bit too clinical, if memory serves. (Brow will chime in to correct me, I’m sure
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HBE pedals are made by hand in Arizona, USA by Joel Weaver. I’ve already posted 3 other threads about my Big D overdrive pedal (‘Review’ [Parts 1 and 2] and ‘Joel Weaver, Prince of Boutique Pedals’). This one is about the latest addition to my pedal arsenal, the Dos Mos dual channel boost/preamp/buffer pedal.
Like the Big D, the Dos Mos is a tweaker’s dream: versatile in the extreme, and made with insane attention to detail and build quality. It can function in the following ways:
As a single channel clean boost.
As a dual channel clean boost. As such, you can either cascade Channel 1 into Channel 2 as a gain stage, or you can toggle between channels 1 and 2.
As a buffer stage for driving long cable runs.
As a combination of the above.
OUTSIDE
Like the Big D, the chasis of the Dos Mos is approx. 4.5” W, 3.5” D and 2” H. The pedal is painted in an outrageous ‘adobe’ textured paint style that is very tactile! I have tried to capture it in the picture below, but it really needs to be seen to be believed!!
There are 2 chicken-foot style volume controls across the top of the pedal, appropriately labeled “Uno” and “Dos”. The feel of the pots is similar to the Big D; very smooth audio taper pots are used. There is a mini switch that allows you to select output 1 as a preamp or buffer. Another mini switch allows you to operate the volume boosts separately or cascade them together.
The right side of the pedal houses the input and 9V plugs. The left side houses the output plugs, labeled “Uno” and “Dos” to match the volume controls.
There are two foot switches as well, which allow you to select which channel you are using or bypassing.
I discovered HBE thanks to my forum bro, Brow. We went boutique pedal shopping when he was in NYC, where I discovered this curious, day-glo orange overdrive pedal that I thought was the most neutral sounding OD I’d ever heard. Brow found it to be a bit too clinical, if memory serves. (Brow will chime in to correct me, I’m sure
)HBE pedals are made by hand in Arizona, USA by Joel Weaver. I’ve already posted 3 other threads about my Big D overdrive pedal (‘Review’ [Parts 1 and 2] and ‘Joel Weaver, Prince of Boutique Pedals’). This one is about the latest addition to my pedal arsenal, the Dos Mos dual channel boost/preamp/buffer pedal.
Like the Big D, the Dos Mos is a tweaker’s dream: versatile in the extreme, and made with insane attention to detail and build quality. It can function in the following ways:
As a single channel clean boost.
As a dual channel clean boost. As such, you can either cascade Channel 1 into Channel 2 as a gain stage, or you can toggle between channels 1 and 2.
As a buffer stage for driving long cable runs.
As a combination of the above.
OUTSIDE
Like the Big D, the chasis of the Dos Mos is approx. 4.5” W, 3.5” D and 2” H. The pedal is painted in an outrageous ‘adobe’ textured paint style that is very tactile! I have tried to capture it in the picture below, but it really needs to be seen to be believed!!
There are 2 chicken-foot style volume controls across the top of the pedal, appropriately labeled “Uno” and “Dos”. The feel of the pots is similar to the Big D; very smooth audio taper pots are used. There is a mini switch that allows you to select output 1 as a preamp or buffer. Another mini switch allows you to operate the volume boosts separately or cascade them together.
The right side of the pedal houses the input and 9V plugs. The left side houses the output plugs, labeled “Uno” and “Dos” to match the volume controls.
There are two foot switches as well, which allow you to select which channel you are using or bypassing.
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