Pedals to my liking

[CrystalBearer]

Question : You're a guitarist yourself. Who are your musical heroes?
Ulrich Rodenberg : Ritchie Blackmore is definitely the hero of my youth. Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai have also accompanied my musical path to this day. Later, Jeff Beck, Gary Moore and Steve Morse also played major roles. With Lee Ritenour, I even have one of my long-time musical idols on my client list. November 16th, 2008

A separate footswitch to hit the extra gain or fat option is most desirable to bring out its full potential, as pointed out by so many consumers since its release. Ulrich Rodenberg is probably working on an upgraded version right now. I am going to hold my horses in the meantime. Remember that temptation always comes from our own desires.





Look inside the box

BL 800 (left) BL Deluxe (right)


Ulrich Rodenberg testing his pedal

 

[NumbSkull]

There is a gold one too.
JCM800 with no valves ?
My list of what I might buy in Jan is getting longer.

Rodenberg BL800 British Legend 800 Amplifier Pedal - Andertons Music Co.

Buy the Rodenberg BL800 British Legend 800 Amplifier Pedal at Andertons Music Co!

www.andertons.co.uk

 

[CrystalBearer]

Hi NumbSkull,

Just like hartguitar mentioned in his video,

Rodenberg British Legend BL 800 Less gain More attack More edge

Rodenberg British Legend Deluxe High gain More compressed

Perhaps it is better to wait for an upgraded version with an additional footswitch, BL 800 and BL Deluxe alike, in my humble opinion. If Ulrich Rodenberg care to listen to our voices, I definitely consider they are products with utmost sincerity.

 

[solarburn]

Those are some good looking pedals!

I do like a good sounding MIAB pedal. Checking the tones out right now.

Nope. Not into them. Wish the designer the best though.

 

[NumbSkull]

Probably not for me, I think the UAFX Lion does more
and I already have a couple of Marshall tone pedals so I dont need another.
But I will be tempted if its on SPECIAL OFFER !
And its got GOLD KNOBS !!

 

[CrystalBearer]

Hi NumbSkull,

I'm glad you have found your cup of tea.

 

[CrystalBearer]

Do I need another Plexi in a box ?

4 of the Lion Super Lead could possibly get me a SV20H in a box

4 x Lion Super Lead $1600
1 x SV20H in a box $1750

 

[CrystalBearer]

Rodenberg British Legend Deluxe demo

 

[CrystalBearer]

Pedal Power/Current Consumption in Bypass mode and Active mode

Black Cat D&S ???mA@9V True Bypass
(my D&S 1.71mA bypass 3.18mA active)
Boss Distortion DS-1 4A 10mA@9V Buffered
(my DS-1 7.6mA bypass 8.07mA active)
Boss Hyper Fuzz FZ-2 16mA@9V Buffered
(my Hyper Fuzz 13.30mA bypass 13.96mA active)
Boss Super Overdrive SD1-W 15mA@9V Buffered
(my SD-1W 9.84mA bypass 10.31mA active)
Catalinbread Karma Suture 1mA@9V True Bypass
(my Karma Suture 0.07mA bypass 0.80mA active)
Electro Harmonix Big Muff Op-amp V5 5mA@9V Buffered
(my Op-amp V5 2.69mA bypass 2.78mA active)
Friedman BrownEye Overdrive 7mA@9V True Bypass
Friedman Dirty Shirley ???mA@9V True Bypass
(my Dirty Shirley 16.03-16.08mA bypass 16.62-16.65mA active)
Friedman Small Box 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my Small Box 15.74mA bypass 16.32mA active)
Greer Amps Black Mountain cruch drive 10mA@9V True Bypass
(my Black Mountain 3.83mA bypass 4.34mA active)
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808 Handwired 8mA@9V True Bypass
(my TS808HW 4.92-4.93mA bypass mode 5.56-5.59mA active mode)
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS808 8mA@9V Buffered
Ibanez NU Tube Screamer 50mA@9V True Bypass
(my Ibanez NU Tube Screamer 47.7mA bypass 48.4mA active)
J Rockett Audio Dude V2 18mA@9V True Bypass
(my Dude V2 10.9mA bypass 16.1mA active)
J Rockett Audio Ten Ton Hammer ????mA@9V True Bypass
(my Ten Ton Hammer 4.13mA bypass 4.34mA active)
JHS Angry Charlie V3 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my Angry Charlie V3 8.19mA bypass 10.10mA active)
JHS AT 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my AT 4.65mA bypass 6.55mA active)
JHS Bonsai 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my Bonsai 17.36mA bypass 19.19mA active)
JHS Clover 46mA@9V True Bypass
(my Clover 44.7mA bypass 46.2mA active)
JHS Muffuletta 4mA@9V True Bypass
(my Muffuletta 4.27mA bypass 4.91mA active)
JHS Superbolt V2 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my Superbolt V2 7.75mA bypass 9.75mA active)
Keeley Filaments 10mA@9V True Bypass
(my Filaments 8.05mA bypass 8.62mA active)
Mad Professor Amber Overdrive Custom 2.5mA@9V True Bypass
(my Amber Custom 1.38mA bypass 2.85mA active)
Mad Professor Golden Cello 43mA@9V True Bypass
(my Golden Cello 35.3mA bypass 36.9mA active)
Mad Professor Twimble 13mA@9V True Bypass
Mojo Hand FX Colossus 12mA@9V True Bypass
(my Colossus 1.66mA bypass 10.90mA active)
Mojo Hand FX DMBL 12mA@9V True Bypass
(my DMBL 10.05mA bypass 19.74mA active)
MXR Carbon Copy 26mA@9V True Hardwire
(my Carbon Copy 11.6mA bypass 11.1mA active)
MXR Super Badass 10mA@9V True Hardwire
(my Super Badass 9.77mA bypass 10.71mA active)
Proco Fat Rat 100mA@9V (presume) True Bypass
(my Fat Rat 1.49mA bypass 5.50mA active)
Studio Daydream KCM-OD Gold 9.0 less than 100mA@9V True Bypass + Buffered
TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my Alter Ego V2 76mA bypass 78.8mA active)
TC Electronic Flashback 2 100mA@9V True Bypass or Buffered Bypass
TC Electronic Spark 40mA@9V True Bypass
(my Spark 3.21mA bypass 11.76mA active)
TC Electronic Tube Pilot 400mA@9V True Bypass
Walrus Audio 385 Overdrive 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my 385 15.58mA bypass 16.13mA active)
Walrus Audio Iron Horse V2 100mA@9V True Bypass
(my Iron Horse V2 3.70mA bypass 4.40mA active)
Walrus Audio Mayflower 8.9mA@9V True Bypass
(my Mayflower 7.42mA bypass 9.05mA active)
Wampler Euphoria 8mA@9V Relay True Bypass
(my Euphoria 5.94mA bypass 6.56mA active)
Wampler Pantheon 17.3mA@9V Relay True Bypass
(my Pantheon 17.62mA bypass 18.98mA active)
Wampler Plexi Drive Deluxe 22mA@9V Relay True Bypass
(my Plexi Drive Deluxe 19.08mA bypass 19.78mA active)
Wampler Triple Wreck 23mA@9V Relay True Bypass
(my Triple Wreck 15.10mA bypass 15.79mA active)
Wampler Tumnus Deluxe 70.3mA@9V Buffered or True Bypass
(my Tumnus Deluxe 72.0mA bypass 72.5mA active)
Way Huge Fat Sandwich 8.7mA@9V True Bypass
(my Fat Sandwich 6.80mA bypass 7.80mA active)
Way Huge Geisha Drive 1.8mA@9V True Bypass
Way Huge Green Rhino Mk IV 18.5mA@9V True Hardwire Relay
(my Green Rhino Mk IV 17.01mA bypass 17.68mA active)
Way Huge Green Rhino Mk V 15mA@9V True Bypass
(my Green Rhino MkV 15.12mA bypass 15.85mA active)
Way Huge Overrated Special 15mA@9V True Hardwire Relay
(my Overrated Special 10.69mA bypass 11.50mA active)
Way Huge Red Llama Mk III 15mA@9V True Bypass
(my Red Llama 3.05mA bypass 3.79mA active)
Way Huge Saucy Box Overdrive 15mA@9V True Hardwire Relay
(my Saucy Box Overdrive 13.12mA bypass 13.80mA active)
Wren & Cuff Gold Comp 11mA@9V True Bypass
(my Gold Comp 5.13mA bypass 11.48mA active)
Wren & Cuff Super Russian 6.5mA@9V True Bypass
(my Super Russian 2.25mA bypass both sides 3.19mA bypass 1 side 4.11mA active both sides)
Xotic BB Preamp V1.5 6mA@9V True Bypass
(my BB Preamp 8.10mA bypass 8.44mA active)


TONFAKTOR BLOG
DONNERSTAG, 7. AUGUST 2008

Mr. Way Huge on various bypass methods

Buffered: (This is what Boss, Ibanez, Digitech pedals use) The signal always goes through active circuitry in the effect. The signal is bypa...

tonfaktor.blogspot.com

"True Hardwire (True Bypass) :
(This is what Fulltone, Way Huge, Zvex and many boutique pedals use)
Both the input and output of the effect are mechanically disconnected in bypass. The signal has a clean, untouched path from in to out. This requires at minimum of a DPDT switch. In recent years a 3PDT switch has been used to achieve true hardwire bypass with an LED.
Pros: Makes people happy. No signal loss when power cuts out. Keeps signal clean when pedal is disengaged.
Cons: Costs more to implement, can’t drive long chains, possible switching ‘pop’. When many true bypass pedals are chained together and there are long cables from the pedals to the guitar and amp a large capacitance can build up from the long cable runs (including all those little patch cables and the wires in the pedals themselves) causing substantial high end loss.

Relay True Bypass (some Wampler pedals)
In addition, electromechanical relays can be used instead of a mechanical switch to do the effect bypassing. Hardwire Relay and True Hardwire Relay are basically the same as their switch counterparts. The difference is that the relays are switched by a small current sources sent from the foot switch instead of the switch actually switching the audio.
Pros: Usually there is a shorter distance from the input jack to output jack when in bypass mode and it reduces the chance for capacitance (high end loss) and noise. More robust foot switch can be used leading to longer foot switch life. No signal loss when power cuts out. Keeps signal clean when pedal is disengaged.
Cons: Requires more power and reduces battery life. Costs more to implement, can’t drive long cable runs, possible switching ‘pop’. When many true bypass pedals are chained together and there are long cables from the pedals to the guitar and amp a large capacitance can build up from the long cable runs (including all those little patch cables and the wires in the pedals themselves) causing substantial high end loss."

 

[CrystalBearer]

Run With The Pack

 

[CrystalBearer]

Run With The Pack II

 

[CrystalBearer]

Wish List 2024

Way Huge Geisha Drive

 

[CrystalBearer]

TC Electronic Alter Ego V2​

 

[CrystalBearer]

Pedal Wishes 2024


Walrus Audio Mayflower Overdrive

 

[NumbSkull]

TC Electronic Alter Ego V2​

I am very close to getting this, I think they can load the same toneprints

tc-electronic Products - Andertons Music Co

www.andertons.co.uk

 

[CrystalBearer]

I am very close to getting this, I think they can load the same toneprints

tc-electronic Products - Andertons Music Co

www.andertons.co.uk

Yes, they do.

The TC Electronic Infinite Sample Sustainer has built-in three Tone Print slots. Tone Print channel one is a sustainer and a slapback reverb/delay. Tone Print channel two is a large, atmospheric reverb and a slow flanger. Channel three is reserved for your customized needs. On the other hand, the Alter Ego V2 concentrates on vintage delay sounds for the nostalgic gear head. The Infinite Sample Sustainer is a multi-task pedal whereas the Alter Ego is a straight vintage-vibed echo pedal. I like the Alter Ego for what it is. Together with the MXR Carbon Copy, the Alter Ego can let me concentrate in finding everything from sweet saturated EchoPlex* repeats, the unique magnetic drum delays of the legendary Echorec*, an exclusive modulated take on TC’s own 2290 delay unit to tons of other classic echo tones. ​

 

[CrystalBearer]

Keeley Electronics - Muse Driver Overdrive and Distortion with Andy Timmons​

 

[CrystalBearer]

Universal Audio UAFX Lion 68 Super Lead Amp Simulator £379
Rodenberg BL 800 British Legend 800 £199
Marshall SV20H Studio £849
Marshall ST20H Studio £799

Plan A 2024
Marshall ST20H Studio £799 + Rodenberg BL 800 British Legend 800 £199

JTM45 tone + JCM 800 tone in a box

 

[CrystalBearer]

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Walrus Audio AGES vs JHS Pedals Morning Glory​

 

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Walrus Audio AGES vs Analogman King of Tone​