Members warioblast Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 First I've heard of it. Catalinbread have a whole amp-in-a-box line which seems to get lots of high praise - I'd love to try them all out. Only issue I can see is you're playing that amp in a box into an amp, in a bigger box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warioblast Posted July 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I asked EQD on their FB if one of their new pedals was "another amp-in-a-box" and my post got deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChrisos Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 In the world of a million overdrives, it's the word 'another' that's a sin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members onyxrhino Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I don't think of it as a curse term, but it does seem rather boring to me. It's like "transparent". It's a marketing ploy - "this little solid state pedal emulates a real tube amp..." But they don't really sound like the amp, at least to my ears. So, it gets old to read the same "this amp we based this pedal on is great" copy over and over again. Also, I don't understand the need for them so much. I mean, if you like a certain amp sound, then you should probably find an amp that can make that sound. I don't really get people who use a marshall amp but need to add vox and fender tones to it. I guess it just seems kind of odd to me. I always think of an amp as a tonal base, sort of a constant you work with. Add some fuzz here, some delay there, etc, but I've never really had a desire to have a jangly Vox sound going and then step on a pedal and suddenly have a hi gain Mesa. But clearly, I'm not the target audience for these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warioblast Posted July 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 In the world of a million overdrives, it's the word 'another' that's a sin mos def Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caeman Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I believe it became a curse term when the 1,000,001st overdrive pedal by yet another builder was released, with the promise of delivering a tone that the previous 1,000,000 failed to do correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members npfrs Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 mos def Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grueller Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I asked EQD on their FB if one of their new pedals was "another amp-in-a-box" and my post got deleted. This baffles me. Don't they want to maintain a customer base? Perhaps it was just an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 better than, yet another tube screamer, or yet another fuzz face, or yet another rat, or yet another big muff... yaaiab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warioblast Posted July 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 The knobs were kind of a dead give away; presence, mid, bass, treble... I should have asked which amp it was directly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 In the world of a million overdrives, it's the word 'another' that's a sin +1 you made it sound sarcastic and derogatory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hugbot Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I'll amp your box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LSDis4me Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 An amp is a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caeman Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I'll amp your box. Is that anything like pimpin' my ride? My Elantra GT could use some work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AimmarCair Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 Those {censored}in nazi assholes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AimmarCair Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 I put my amp in a box and now it has a cursed trem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caeman Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 Those {censored}in nazi assholes Now, now, now...let's not get too hasty with one's language. You have no idea if they are Nazi's, or just libertarians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LSDis4me Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 ^ lol I just finished a book on drug treatment by a libertarian who advocates for incarcerating homeless addicts/alcoholics in work camps under they work and earn enough (at minimum wage, which libertarians hate anyway) to be allowed to be released. This could take years if they refuse to work. The criminalization of being poor, solved by Draconian incarceration in a libertarian utopia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AimmarCair Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 [video=youtube;udwTkU1QKPc] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 it happened when someone tried playing one through an overdriven amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamthearm Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 i want a peavey rage in a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caeman Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 i want a peavey rage in a box. It's called a Boss DS-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted July 13, 2012 Members Share Posted July 13, 2012 Dunno if it's considered a curse term by anyone, and if it's true, I wouldn't know why... If I had to guess though, maybe some people take it too literally and get butthurt when their little $150 solid state pedal doesn't completely nail the sound of a crancked Hiwatt or whatever. Actually, to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the whole concept either. As far as I'm concerned: Please don't even bother, and forget the silly sales talk...Your silly booteek pedlols will not come close to sounding like a vintage fender bassman or a cranked plexi, it would make a lot of sense not to compare it to a >$1K toob amp. No butthurtage here though, I usually look further than a misleading name or a lame sales pitch:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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