Chistopher
malapterurus electricus tonewood instigator
My cheapo Lizard Queen showed up yesterday. One of the few pedals that exists that can still be had for less than $30.
I won't write a poem about it, as some guitar forumites do, but I like it. A lot of the sounds on it are fairly bland if you are a fuzz enthusiast, but it covers a wide range of sound. It doesn't have a gain control, so it forces you to use your volume knob to clean it up.
One thing to split hairs about, I don't like the way the balance and octave controls work. I love interactive controls, but these ones miss the mark. The octave control doesn't work the way I am accustomed to, it's almost like a tone control mixed with an octave control. The balance control is almost like a Big Muff style tone control that only works when you have the octave turned up.
It would be a good pedal to have if you had no other fuzz pedals but did have $30. Doubly so because if you need something that kind of functions as a distortion.
Now time for the usual LQ disclaimer: I do not care for the fact that JHS combined two DIY circuits, the bazz fuss and the pushme pullyou, and then passed them off as a unique circuit that he designed specifically as an homage to EHX past. There's nothing wrong with tweaking and combining circuits, just don't beat around the bush about it.
I won't write a poem about it, as some guitar forumites do, but I like it. A lot of the sounds on it are fairly bland if you are a fuzz enthusiast, but it covers a wide range of sound. It doesn't have a gain control, so it forces you to use your volume knob to clean it up.
One thing to split hairs about, I don't like the way the balance and octave controls work. I love interactive controls, but these ones miss the mark. The octave control doesn't work the way I am accustomed to, it's almost like a tone control mixed with an octave control. The balance control is almost like a Big Muff style tone control that only works when you have the octave turned up.
It would be a good pedal to have if you had no other fuzz pedals but did have $30. Doubly so because if you need something that kind of functions as a distortion.
Now time for the usual LQ disclaimer: I do not care for the fact that JHS combined two DIY circuits, the bazz fuss and the pushme pullyou, and then passed them off as a unique circuit that he designed specifically as an homage to EHX past. There's nothing wrong with tweaking and combining circuits, just don't beat around the bush about it.
