NPD-Shiva Madness

robrtnickerson · Post by **robrtnickerson** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:00 pm

So I gots me a Dwarfcraft Shiva pedal for Christ Mass. It's replacing a Big Muff for my main dirty sound. Sounds awesome and nasty, very good coupled with my Boss OC-2 that I have instead of a bass player. I don't currently posess the requisite technology to do an demo. I've played it through both a fender twin RI and a blues deville 2x12 using my busted-ass epi wildkat. The twin gives a much more accurate representation of the pedals character, however the deville gets pushed a little too much and sounds like messy, stinky melted pile of rock and roll. I prefer the deville. It should be noted that I likely would not have bought the shiva had I not came across SS. So thank you for that. Good day and thank you Aen for making the pedal.

less_cunning · Post by **less_cunning** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:02 pm

in general. have to 2nd that sentiment. wouldn'tve bought the TGD w/o SS.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 11:49 pm

Yeah, my shiva knocked my green muff right off my board. Wonderful pedal.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:19 am

less_cunning wrote:in general. have to 2nd that sentiment. wouldn'tve bought the TGD w/o SS.

thirded.

i sort of redisocvered my great destroyer a week or so ago after it not being on my board for a while. i love it so.

robrtnickerson · Post by **robrtnickerson** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:44 pm

It took some getting used to, up until now I have been firmly in the anti-gated community. Which I still am, but in a totally different way. It's too cold here for me to make total sense.

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:51 pm

I dont use gated fuz much either, but the shiva was fairly experimental, and thats just the way she is...

robrtnickerson · Post by **robrtnickerson** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 5:27 pm

I like the gate now, I can do all the squiggly fucked up lead shit that I want. I still have the muff in there for the constant feedback squall if I want it. Keep in mind that I haven't really learned how to fully utilize the bitchenness (?) of the shiva so I need something familiar in there. Feedback being that which is familiar.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 6:36 pm

Shiva is a must have, or so I hear.
Can't wait to get one.
I want a hax too.

Of course after I get all my Mike pedal needs out of the way.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:19 pm

i wouldn't have bought any pedals, moved 500 miles, learned how to build guitars, and shun off hookers if it weren't for shortscale.
thanks shortscale!
i have a special edition shiva. i must say that i still haven't really figured out how to get the different tones that you guys get. i just kinda found 2 that i like alot and i switch between them.
that probly means its time for me to buy a 2nd shiva.....

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:21 pm

robert(original) wrote:i wouldn't have bought any pedals, moved 500 miles, learned how to build guitars, and shun off hookers if it weren't for shortscale.
thanks shortscale!
i have a special edition shiva. i must say that i still haven't really figured out how to get the different tones that you guys get. i just kinda found 2 that i like alot and i switch between them.
that probly means its time for me to buy a 2nd shiva.....

I only use it for two tones as well. I have a very classic deep fuzz sound dialed in and then with a foot tap I'm into wacky starved out glitch territory.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 11:13 pm

i have a good fuzzy gate thing in one setting, and the other is just a flip of the diode and in use with the starve its WAAAAYYYY super gated/heavey, bassy, loud!
throw the trem on with that and its just madness.

Skip · Post by **Skip** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 2:14 pm

i bought a shiva years ago and i had to sell it-- i was not man enough for it--
i admitted that to aen and all is fine
but man i want an ECT someday

less_cunning · Post by **less_cunning** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 4:38 am

just saw on Facebook this post about the Shiva on Effects Bay. somewhat "interesting" that it references Electrical Audio.

aen · Post by **aen** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:20 am

They just had a "Whacky effects" thread or something. Thats pretty cool getting linkd and whatnot...