Members Kaz2550 Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 And I agree with what one poaster chimed in with against the Xotic BB...the more I listened to that pedal it does lean more towards a " Bluesy Driven " sound and am thinking now that the Xotic AC Booster plus would be better. I like the feature of having two channels in one pedal too. Just one thing... If you like the Xotic BB or AC tones then it's fine but you aren't gonna get Iommi tones out of them. They are modern sounding, compressed and have refined, smooth gain (not that that's a bad thing). I personally associate Iommi's tone with gritty, open, natural sounding overdrive. Also from practicality point of view, bear in mind Xotic double pedals' stomp switches are "on" switch for each channel. Not one "bypass" switch and one "A/B" switch. I liked the sound of AC Plus with both channels on, but to switch it off I had to stomp on two switches. I'd have preferred it if that toggle controlling the signal chain also changed the function of one of the footswitch (say, position 1 = A/B, pos 2= A into B, pos 3= B into A), and the other switch a master bypass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IamBurnout Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 Just one thing... If you like the Xotic BB or AC tones then it's fine but you aren't gonna get Iommi tones out of them. They are modern sounding, compressed and have refined, smooth gain (not that that's a bad thing). I personally associate Iommi's tone with gritty, open, natural sounding overdrive. Also from practicality point of view, bear in mind Xotic double pedals' stomp switches are "on" switch for each channel. Not one "bypass" switch and one "A/B" switch. I liked the sound of AC Plus with both channels on, but to switch it off I had to stomp on two switches. I'd have preferred it if that toggle controlling the signal chain also changed the function of one of the footswitch (say, position 1 = A/B, pos 2= A into B, pos 3= B into A), and the other switch a master bypass. That same problem exists in other pedals, too.Why doesn't the BOR have the option of boost->drive?If it really wwas an amp, that's how it would be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FatsoForgotso Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 This could get you some OR style Orange tones, which I have always thought had a good tone for Black Sabbath style stuff. http://olcircuits.com/olc_orangepeel.html I was just gonna post that Frankly I think you should get this and build it for 90 bucks. I know its known Iommi didn't like Orange amps but listen to the sound clip and I think you'll see what I'm getting at. No need for all these boutique treble boosters over a hundred bucks. If you really want this sound, I think this is all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spoonie g Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 This could get you some OR style Orange tones, which I have always thought had a good tone for Black Sabbath style stuff. http://olcircuits.com/olc_orangepeel.html let it be known he did not use orange amps. he just did for one tv show because it was the show's house amps. he reportedly didn't like oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted January 14, 2010 Members Share Posted January 14, 2010 My HBE Germania get's me there with a DiMarzio MegaDrive pickup. Plus tuning to C#... using 11's (yeah, he uses 8's, whatever). I've been meaning to get an HBE booster for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted January 15, 2010 Members Share Posted January 15, 2010 let it be known he did not use orange amps. he just did for one tv show because it was the show's house amps. he reportedly didn't like oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knives490 Posted January 15, 2010 Members Share Posted January 15, 2010 That same problem exists in other pedals, too. Why doesn't the BOR have the option of boost->drive? If it really wwas an amp, that's how it would be done. You could always get it modded to have a toggle to switch between positions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Charmless Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 DLS+Treble BoosterBut if you want simple, Stomp Under Foot Screaming Panda. It's a much improved clone of dimazio's Very Metal from 80s'Instant Paranoid tone even with my wimpy Jazzmaster. lesser noise then most of the distortion I've tried. Interesting--I've got a DiMarzio Very Metal on the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 I've been meaning to get an HBE booster for a while. Still haven't got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Had a Peavey Windsor amp a while back, oddly enough, I think that's the closest I've ever gotten to Black Sabbath tone. It was weird. Plugged it in, played clean for a bit......got it dirty, hit a chord and went "Holy Sabbath"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Interesting--I've got a DiMarzio Very Metal on the way! wow. i haven't seen one of those in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members t-rey Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Yep. I need a treble booster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.P. Lovecraft Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 For me, this formula has been working pretty well. P-90s Jazzmaster >> Treble Booster >> ProCo Rat >> Fender Bassman [jump circuited] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 That was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pelliott Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Well, {censored}. Everything about this is just fantastic. What a good demo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crohny Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Laney rules. Can get some rad Sabbath esque tones out of my gh50l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 The real star of that Sabbath video was that '59 Marshall reissue with KT88s and 25w Greenbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 I would say it was the dude playing guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 I would say it was the dude playing guitar. That would be Kittycaster, he's the dude that designed the pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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