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Help!I'maRock!

Help!I'maRock!

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Well, this is what happens when you put out lowball offers. Sometimes they're accepted.

https://reverb.com/item/1654357-boss-rt-20-2000s-gold

The TGP set hates this. Maybe because it's a BOSS, but likely because it's "not authentic". The Gilmourish set loves it. I find myself more on the Gilmour side of things TOANwise, so it was worth the price of admission.

Word is that the distortion is terrible. Ok, no problem. I have plenty of dirt in my signal anyway. What's most important here is the mix knob, which most rotary pedals don't have. I like the option of turning the mix down. Also, because I use a metric shit ton of distortion, I definitely don't need more.

Since board space is limited, this will replace my Subdecay Quasar DLX. I love that pedal, but I find only using one modulation pedal at a time works best. Also, if this does indeed sound bad, it'll help me to dial in the Quasar for a better "rotary" sound.
 
jp_nyc said:
Probably the Boss part. Forum bandwagon guys love to pretend that they know more than the thousands of professional musicians who use Boss pedals.
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Modders like Analogman, Keeley, & Wampler started with BOSS pedals for a reason. They're great platforms, but may or may not sound great on their own.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
Without those internet corksniffer snobs, you wouldn't have nearly the variety of choice, or the quality, you do today. :embarrassed:
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Oh, I do appreciate the stuff they do. But if I make a different choice and get corksniffed at, THEN they can suck it. I am all for creativity, innovation, and chasing tone. Just don't criticize someone else's choice. Or if you judge them, ( I judge people all the time, in fact, I just judged the corksniffers :embarrassed: ) keep it to yourself. :wink:
 
sunvalleylaw said:
Oh, I do appreciate the stuff they do. But if I make a different choice and get corksniffed at, THEN they can suck it. I am all for creativity, innovation, and chasing tone. Just don't criticize someone else's choice. Or if you judge them, ( I judge people all the time, in fact, I just judged the corksniffers :embarrassed: ) keep it to yourself. :wink:
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Try your own advice and keep it to yourself next time.
 
sunvalleylaw said:
Whatever. Not my fight as I did not experience the opinion of the "TGP set". But if they took that attitude with me, I would feel free to fire back.
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The pedal could sound like an electric ham sandwich. They could be right. We'll find out. Why are you so angry with a group of people you don't interact with?
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
The pedal could sound like an electric ham sandwich. They could be right. We'll find out. Why are you so angry with a group of people you don't interact with?
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Never mind. Not angry with them. Have stuff going at home and venting I suppose. Sorry. I hope you like your pedal.
 
As an update, I haven't cancelled my order because that would be a dick move. But I did change around my board and got a decently convincing rotary sound out of my Subdecay Quasar DLX. Don't be surprised if I flip this with Mystix-like speed after I using it to nail the sound I want on the Quasar.
 
And we're grounded.

Seller hasn't shipped. Or, if they have, they never sent a tracking number. I put in a refund request with Reverb. At this point, the seller has exceeded the 72 hour shipping policy (it's 3 business days, so he gets a mulligan for the weekend). He has until tomorrow to respond. And if Reverb can't resolve it, I can put in a dispute with PayPal.

Quasar DLX sounds pretty good, actually. A bit 2 dimensional, but it's a phase pedal and nothing can 100% simulate the moving air of a real rotating speaker.
 
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