I really like the pedal. It sounds very good for $30. The top boost feature works well too. I like to play with 2 or 3 amps blending voices, dry and wet, fat and thin. This pedal does scooped midrange very well with a very credible metal voicing. Suits my Ampeg VH140C perfectly as a ‘third channel’ alternative to the amp’s overdrive channel. It’s distinctly different and works well with the low-gain overdrive of the amp’s second channel.
I have a VH140C dirty channel in my Crate VTX 250-watt head. What's interesting to know is this preamp and the Crate Flexwave-5's both came from Lee Jackson. I also have plenty of Flexwave-5 amps and while they sound near identical to the VH140C assuming it has the midrange and not just shape control, the Flexwave-5's actually do the VH140C sound a bit better. *I'm literally an electronics engineer, not a DIY hobbyist, and having looked at the schematics the Flexwave-5 is a more advanced version of what the VH140C has.* All that said, the EQ response and general flow of all controls is smoother and much richer in the VH140C. *Just some food for thought when someone likes Lee Jackson's work.* I have 6 of his solid-state amps lol.
*I just want something with enough solid-state grind to "toughen" up the distortion on my valve heads.* I'm literally an electronics engineer and can design and build equipment well beyond what is sold commercially including from boutiques, *but I scored this for $21 including shipping!* I'll get busy in the lab and ideally, the day will come in another year where my amps, pedals and other equipment is being sold commercially.
Yooo that strat is so beautiful!
I really like the pedal. It sounds very good for $30. The top boost feature works well too. I like to play with 2 or 3 amps blending voices, dry and wet, fat and thin. This pedal does scooped midrange very well with a very credible metal voicing. Suits my Ampeg VH140C perfectly as a ‘third channel’ alternative to the amp’s overdrive channel. It’s distinctly different and works well with the low-gain overdrive of the amp’s second channel.
I have a VH140C dirty channel in my Crate VTX 250-watt head. What's interesting to know is this preamp and the Crate Flexwave-5's both came from Lee Jackson. I also have plenty of Flexwave-5 amps and while they sound near identical to the VH140C assuming it has the midrange and not just shape control, the Flexwave-5's actually do the VH140C sound a bit better.
*I'm literally an electronics engineer, not a DIY hobbyist, and having looked at the schematics the Flexwave-5 is a more advanced version of what the VH140C has.*
All that said, the EQ response and general flow of all controls is smoother and much richer in the VH140C. *Just some food for thought when someone likes Lee Jackson's work.* I have 6 of his solid-state amps lol.
@ you are piquing my interest. I never considered Crate amps before and really like my VH
I Love this pedal! I’m actually going to buy a second one incase mine ever goes out.
That's a Metal Muff!
But cheaper
Where did you find that strat?
Probably on Amazon or SweetWater.
*I just want something with enough solid-state grind to "toughen" up the distortion on my valve heads.* I'm literally an electronics engineer and can design and build equipment well beyond what is sold commercially including from boutiques, *but I scored this for $21 including shipping!*
I'll get busy in the lab and ideally, the day will come in another year where my amps, pedals and other equipment is being sold commercially.
What if the treble was turned down to remove the "unbearable" hiss? Oh well.
nice ht strat
Horrible.
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In a good way tho