anyone played one of these? i think they sound amazing for the price of 100 bucks
only thing i dont like about it is it runs on 24v centre +
but for that price i can't resist
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 4:19 am
by finboy
if i didn't have so many pedals that already do those things, i'd be all over it
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 5:07 am
by Will
It's really not good. The phaser and vibrato are not your traditional sine-wave type - it's a very on/off triangle wave. They sound really artificial at any speed. The tremolo is OK but has a HUGE amount of background hiss with the depth any lower then 10. And by huge, I mean nearly as loud as what you're playing and the hiss isn't effected by the trem. If you're just using it for weird sounds, it could be cool. It's nowhere near the sound quality of a single effect, though. The one I tried was unusable.
You'd be better off picking the 1 or 2 effects you really want and buying the Dano CC, used BOSS, or Guyatone version. Or spend the extra $100 and get a decent digital device like the BOSS ME-20.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:00 am
by mewithoutus
get the wiggler if you think this is cool. sounds WAY better and has tubes. we all love tubes.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:24 am
by Johno
I had one, was the worst pedal I ever owned.
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 2:10 pm
by Haze
oh dang, thanks for the input. probably saved me 100 bucks
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:40 pm
by letsgocoyote
they just came out with an XO version though, so maybe they fixed the bad stuff. it has exp pedal jack too!
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:21 pm
by Mike
I wouldn't hold your breath, unfortunately they fucked a lot of the new smaller pedals. The nano clone has so much background hiss it's ridiculous.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:18 am
by Will
Mike wrote:I wouldn't hold your breath, unfortunately they fucked a lot of the new smaller pedals. The nano clone has so much background hiss it's ridiculous.
True dat - there isn't anything in the XO series I'd consider usable except for maybe the LPB and the Little BMP.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:20 pm
by sp3k
DuoSonicBoy wrote:
Mike wrote:I wouldn't hold your breath, unfortunately they fucked a lot of the new smaller pedals. The nano clone has so much background hiss it's ridiculous.
True dat - there isn't anything in the XO series I'd consider usable except for maybe the LPB and the Little BMP.
What about the xo memory man?
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:54 pm
by Mike
sp3k wrote:
DuoSonicBoy wrote:
Mike wrote:I wouldn't hold your breath, unfortunately they fucked a lot of the new smaller pedals. The nano clone has so much background hiss it's ridiculous.
True dat - there isn't anything in the XO series I'd consider usable except for maybe the LPB and the Little BMP.
What about the xo memory man?
It's not out yet.
Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:02 pm
by sp3k
Mike wrote:
sp3k wrote:
DuoSonicBoy wrote:
True dat - there isn't anything in the XO series I'd consider usable except for maybe the LPB and the Little BMP.
What about the xo memory man?
It's not out yet.
weird, the only shop in portugal that sells electro harmonix is supposed to have it
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:32 pm
by paul_
Do you mean the Stereo Memory Man with Hazelnuts or whatever?
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:38 pm
by superfuzz
I think hes on about the XO Deluxe memory man.
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:25 pm
by sp3k
i'm talking about this one:
2 weeks ago I tried one of the old ones, and it's just the best delay i've ever tried. It has 2 problems, the price, and the size. That's why i wanted to know if this new one is still the shit
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:13 am
by superfuzz
Im pretty sure you can still buy the old ones, and im unsure about a price difference. Dmms sound great, and havn't heard or seen a XO dmm in real life.
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:24 am
by SpectralJulian
DuoSonicBoy wrote:
Mike wrote:I wouldn't hold your breath, unfortunately they fucked a lot of the new smaller pedals. The nano clone has so much background hiss it's ridiculous.
True dat - there isn't anything in the XO series I'd consider usable except for maybe the LPB and the Little BMP.
Stereo Pulsar is fine (though it could use a bit more headroom)
Polyphase is fine and I've found some cool uses for it (though it kind of sucks for convential phasing)
Clone Theory is cool (thought it is a bit noisy, I can only notice it when I'm not playing- so it doesn't bother me)
LBM and SMMH are totally rad.
I tried the LPB-1, like it.
tried the bassballs, thought it sucked
tried the soul preacher, thought it was meh
I've heard the nano clone and the Qtrons suck
I've heard the nano muff OD is alright but the positive ground kind of kills it for me
I've heard the bass big muff, the germanium OD, the knockout, the nano stone, the XO Microsynths, Micro POG, and the XO DMM are pretty rad
I think for a mass produced company that isn't hand building their pedals anymore and using cheaper components, the success rate is fine.
