NPD: Fab Tone
- empyrean
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NPD: Fab Tone
So I listened to Mono everyday for like 2 weeks, became obsessed with the idea of Taka's Danelectro Fab Tone wall of sound, had a look locally and found one for $20.
I picked it up over lunch today, despite all the terrible reviews of it.
Anyone have any luck getting a useable tone out of it? Also, holy indestructible metal casing, but married with plastics for the jacks and control casings... weird choice there.
I won't get to play it for a few days so I'm interested if anyone else likes these.
I picked it up over lunch today, despite all the terrible reviews of it.
Anyone have any luck getting a useable tone out of it? Also, holy indestructible metal casing, but married with plastics for the jacks and control casings... weird choice there.
I won't get to play it for a few days so I'm interested if anyone else likes these.
- tremolo3
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
First pedal I've ever bought. Got it for the same reason as you, I was so into Mogwai and Mono back then but it never sounded like those guys haha.
It took me a few years to understand what I was doing wrong: shit tons of volume.
I remember I liked with the gain and bass set fairly low since it had a LOT of bass.
It took me a few years to understand what I was doing wrong: shit tons of volume.
I remember I liked with the gain and bass set fairly low since it had a LOT of bass.
- StevenO
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
I owned one of those years go, also during a Mono obsession.
Literally the only good sound in it is the setting Taka has. I think it was treble at 9 o'clock and bass at 3 o'clock, I don't remember if the distortion knob or whatever they called it did any kind of real tonal change. Something like that. Whatever gets you roundest and least bloated and fizzy sound, really. It's only good for getting that SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH sound that Taka does during dramatic climaxes.
Literally the only good sound in it is the setting Taka has. I think it was treble at 9 o'clock and bass at 3 o'clock, I don't remember if the distortion knob or whatever they called it did any kind of real tonal change. Something like that. Whatever gets you roundest and least bloated and fizzy sound, really. It's only good for getting that SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH sound that Taka does during dramatic climaxes.
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
I figured as much, oh well, we'll see what I can get out of if.
That latest Mono album has me drooling, I almost told the guy on Kijiji to forget it when he had to cancel the first time since I didn't hear any positives about it, then I listened to requiem for hell again, and I thought, for $20, I'll give it a whirl, even if it's a one trick pony.
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That latest Mono album has me drooling, I almost told the guy on Kijiji to forget it when he had to cancel the first time since I didn't hear any positives about it, then I listened to requiem for hell again, and I thought, for $20, I'll give it a whirl, even if it's a one trick pony.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HsB8BJrFlcs" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- StevenO
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
It's not particularly special, even for Mono-type stuff. It's just really saturated sounding, so has that static-sound, no matter what you play through it. It does what it does, but it's no Muff variant that can do a bit more.
Just have fun with it.
Just have fun with it.
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
I Fab Tone
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
I love mine. I point fab and volume at noon, and the bass and treble facing eachother. It's gnaaaaaarly as fukk
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
Have had the chance to play this a bit.
It may be a bit of a one trick pony, but it does that trick nicely. Really like it with single coils, not so much humbuckers. For $20 though, great little pedal, I'll hold on to it.
The setting you want for that Mono sound, is Vol 3 oclock, Bass 3 oclock, Treble 12 oclock, FAB doesnt really matter, I looked up Takas board and zoomed in, it seems to be around 9 oclock for FAB. Works for me.
I'd be curious about some of the other dano pedals at this price, not at all cheap sounding like some of the other pedals in its price range, just not super versatile.
It may be a bit of a one trick pony, but it does that trick nicely. Really like it with single coils, not so much humbuckers. For $20 though, great little pedal, I'll hold on to it.
The setting you want for that Mono sound, is Vol 3 oclock, Bass 3 oclock, Treble 12 oclock, FAB doesnt really matter, I looked up Takas board and zoomed in, it seems to be around 9 oclock for FAB. Works for me.
I'd be curious about some of the other dano pedals at this price, not at all cheap sounding like some of the other pedals in its price range, just not super versatile.
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
I have only ever sold 1 dirt pedal as I generally love all the idiosyncrasies... But the Fab tone was a hideous thing that I couldn't coax a useful sound from.
- burntumber
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
use cheap batteries with the Fab tone and you get the glitchy 8 bit sound
I liked to stack it with the MXR blue box, totally beastly.
I liked to stack it with the MXR blue box, totally beastly.
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
one day in pedal design workshop:-
"omg that sounds god awful".
"yeah but im sure some noise kids would love it, but you're right it sounds utterly disgusting".
"what should we call it?".
"fab tone?".
"nailed it".
"omg that sounds god awful".
"yeah but im sure some noise kids would love it, but you're right it sounds utterly disgusting".
"what should we call it?".
"fab tone?".
"nailed it".
If OSG has tort me anything...
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
I picked up a daddy-o after hearing that doug martsch of built to spill used one. Seriously awesome pedal, it's kicked off more than one boutique dirt off my pedalboard.empyrean wrote: I'd be curious about some of the other dano pedals at this price
- tremolo3
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
DesmondWafers wrote:I picked up a daddy-o after hearing that doug martsch of built to spill used one. Seriously awesome pedal, it's kicked off more than one boutique dirt off my pedalboard.empyrean wrote: I'd be curious about some of the other dano pedals at this price
Marshall got that right, again.
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Re: NPD: Fab Tone
Important to note that Taka plays his Fab Tone mostly through his JCM2000, which is set very dark.