Members companyman Posted December 10, 2008 Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 My first post ! I'm interested in getting some opinions from any fellow EHX freaks about the original Clone Theory pedal . Are the noise issues any worse than any of the other old EHX pdals ? Is this a Howard Davis design ? Will this pedal get me into original Electric Mistress territory ? If not , Are there any mods out there that might get it into this territory ?I have an opportunity to get one of these for $150 , is this a good price , or should I bargain a bit ? It appears in photos to be in clean condition . Thanks for your input ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted December 10, 2008 Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 I believe the original clone theory (as well as the RI) was a howard davis designit may be a bit noisy, but Peter Hook of Joy Division and Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins didn't seem to mind. I don't know what the flange setting is like, but I'd guess that it is similar to the Electric Mistress 150 is a decent price- they seem to go between 100-175 on ebay. I'd hit it, though try to talk him down if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jules-RM Posted December 10, 2008 Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 I have no first hand knowledge, but I've heard people comment that it's about the same thing. I'm a Peter Hook fan as well. My bass player uses it, and I'm trying to convince him to try the Barge VBjr bypass/blender pedal I lent him, to take care of the low end tone suckage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spaceshot Posted December 10, 2008 Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 the flange switch doesn't make it sound like a mistress, its not much of a flanger but I prefer that version to the earlier one with the edge switch. It does a great guthrie chorus but I prefer the vibrato setting. I like the bit of noise and hiss, cause the way the noise sits under the vibrato it sounds like a warped disc recording, playing arpeggios sounds like a lofi organ grinder or nickelodeon. great for carnival music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members companyman Posted December 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 ok , let me ask this , is the Clone Theory's sound different enough from the Deluxe Memoryman's chorus sound to merit me buying it ? Or is there a redundancy there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jules-RM Posted December 10, 2008 Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 If you want to use one of the best sounding Delays out there simply as a Chorus pedal, go ahead. But no, the DMM doesn't sound like the Clone Theory.I honestly don't know of another Chorus that sounds exactly like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members companyman Posted December 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 naw , man I utilize the DMM to its fullest potential , but want some chorus on occasion with my Graphic fuzz or a touch for that "Animals" era Gilmour type tone for cleaner passages ! I checked out the one demo on youtube and the Clone Theory does sound more metallic sounding than a Small Clone , thats why I thought with a bit of tweaking I might be able to get near the Electric Mistress sound without paying the silly price of the original for an occasional effect . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SonicVI Posted December 10, 2008 Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 There were two versions of the Clone Theory, one had the chorus/flange switch and the other had an "Edge On" switch. I had the edge on version back in the 90's and it was pretty noisy. Personally I think there are a lot of better sounding chorus pedals both vintage and new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members companyman Posted December 10, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 10, 2008 from the reactions here and at the GearPage , none , I think I will pass on the Clone Theory ! Thanks for saving me some $ at Christmas time guys ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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