B Bent
Vibroluxologist
Don't get me wrong. I love the Box of Rock because it IS a great pedal. To my ears I had issues with EQing it too bright or too dark. I had a hard time dialing in that perfect, meaty sound I have in my head.
Something told me to try a GT500 while I was at GC today and to make a long story short, I broke one of my rules and bought it. (I typically buy used).
The GT500 has the 3 band EQ on the distortion side that really works to nail the sound I want. It uses a wah inductor in the midrange control which at one end of the spectrum makes it one sound and at the other end you would think you are playing two different pedals. You can get the bright, bighting scooped sound or a real midrangy bite that stand way out. I can dial up the GT to sound exactly like the BoR, so nay sayers go pound sand if you think you cant. :beerchug: There IS a BoR inside the GT500.
I am not too overly thrilled with the OD side of the pedal, but plan on using it as a boost anyhow. I like how there is a switch that allows you to run either side of the GT500 into each other. You can put the OD after the distortion and set it as a solo boost or feed the OD into the distortion for all out war, with tons of extra gain and sustain on tap.
I absolutely would not hesitate to tell someone who was trying to decide between these two pedals to go for the Fulltone since it is way more versatile AND has a BoR lurking inside anyways.
I couldn't be happier. Plus I can free up some cash by selling the BoR. Do I have any takers?
Something told me to try a GT500 while I was at GC today and to make a long story short, I broke one of my rules and bought it. (I typically buy used).
The GT500 has the 3 band EQ on the distortion side that really works to nail the sound I want. It uses a wah inductor in the midrange control which at one end of the spectrum makes it one sound and at the other end you would think you are playing two different pedals. You can get the bright, bighting scooped sound or a real midrangy bite that stand way out. I can dial up the GT to sound exactly like the BoR, so nay sayers go pound sand if you think you cant. :beerchug: There IS a BoR inside the GT500.
I am not too overly thrilled with the OD side of the pedal, but plan on using it as a boost anyhow. I like how there is a switch that allows you to run either side of the GT500 into each other. You can put the OD after the distortion and set it as a solo boost or feed the OD into the distortion for all out war, with tons of extra gain and sustain on tap.
I absolutely would not hesitate to tell someone who was trying to decide between these two pedals to go for the Fulltone since it is way more versatile AND has a BoR lurking inside anyways.
I couldn't be happier. Plus I can free up some cash by selling the BoR. Do I have any takers?
