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by somanytoys » Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:39 am
Yeah, and I guess what I'm saying is that I'm fine with that, as long as I'm recognizing it. There are lots of variations on circuits and components, for pedals, preamps, mics, guitar amps, whatever, and each one typically gives a different sound as a result.
My only point was that if I'm not swallowing the hype of a pedal sounding just like the preamp from an X console, or necessarily trying to achieve that, and that pedal gives me a sound or sounds that I like, that's either difficult to find or achieve in other pedals, or is just better than other versions that are like it, I don't see it as a problem - I bought a pedal to be used specifically as a pedal for what it does give me. with this pedal, it's also a way to go direct into an interface that might not have a nice preamp, and record the sounds without the signal going through an amp and speaker first, for the bandwidth of the sounds to be narrowed. And I'd still like to try that pedal based on the amp in the projector - that's based on an amp, similar to the amp in a box pedals that Catalinbread makes, and I think they're effective. In a way, to me, it's almost similar to the Klon debate that has raged on for years and displaced a great many electrons in servers hosting forums.
But I do understand the problem with the deceptive nature of trying to market them in that way. Unfortunately, it's what marketing has become to be all about - whatever it takes to sell more widgets that you can't get outright sued for.
-David
It's a boost booster, to boost your boost - it makes your tone much muchier.