The Tone Control

Ep. 84 - Yo Dawg, I heard you like effects loops

• Ernie Ball Paradigm Strings (stab: Bogner Wessex Overdrive)

  • They’re expensive. $15+

  • Guarantee is only 90 days……………. K

• EHX Synth 9 (stab: TC Viscous Vibe)

  • Get it?

  • 9 Classic synth sounds

  • Wet/Dry out with independent vol controls

  • Controls 1 and 2 change different parameters on each preset

  • Built in compressor/limiter to keep stuff punchy

  • $221.30

  • http://www.ehx.com/products/synth9

• Coppersound Pedals Labyrinth ********** (stab: SD Warp Drive)

  • Routing pedal built to work with anything involving an FX loop

  • Some reverb/delay pedals have loops that allow you to stick external effects into the repeats, but then you can’t use that external pedal normally

  • Labyrinth allows you to route that external pedal normally, or through an FX loop

  • EXP and THRU modes. THRU is normal signal chain operation, EXP is the loop.

  • Courtesy 9V out like a tuner pedal

  • http://coppersoundpedals.com/product/labyrinth/

• Burntaxe (stab: OBNE Haunt Fuzz)

  • Laser etched guitar finishes and custom builds/setups

  • Building one off guitars for musicians, offering customization on existing guitars

  • Buy guitars direct from them OR send in your own

  • They did Fluff’s guitar!

  • http://www.burntaxe.com/products-1/

• Pedal Genie

  • Catalinbread Heliotrope http://catalinbread.com/product/heliotrope/

    • Drop C PRS Zach Myers SE. Plexi 50w, reverb, noise gate

  • Catalinbread CSIDMAN http://catalinbread.com/product/csidman/

• Smallsound/Bigsound from Righteous Ryan (stab: WA Mayflower)

  • Built by a fella named Brian Hamilton in Philadelphia, PA

  • “FUCK overdrive” was inspired by pretty much that thought. Too many pedals sound the same

    • Think, blown out speakers, overdriven tape, amp sag, fuzzzzzzy OD

    • Multiple JFET gain stages

    • “Crackle” function is envelope controlled drive. Play harder, get more dirt. Can be momentarily engaged/disengaged

  • Mini is based on the FUCK, but smaller, and slightly different so they can work well together

    • Same JFET build, but now has extra bass and a bass cut knob for wider range

  • Pretty Years

    • High gain subminiature tube fuzz/distortion. Has lowpass filters that also shape texture of the distortion.

    • SWITCHES FOR DAYS for pentode/triode/low-voltage/feedback/active bass and treble/