Members pirate chi kick Posted July 12, 2008 Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 Anyone know of a similar sounding pedal to box of rock but with a tighter bass?One good for a little chugin?Know the loose bass is big part of the bor's sound,but sold mine cause the looseness wasn't working for the band. Now I regret it cause every other pedal sounds like cackola.Although this is my first post please dont suggest any boss etc. I'm currently using a metal muff, I just need a bit more magic.The best of the recent ones I've had are plextortion, zim, box of metal, blackstar dual, keeley rat but still no joy.if I could have a combo of metal muff and bor in one pedal I'd be laughin...any suggestions? I play les paul, warpig, whatever amps going, from a tiny vox to a selmer monster, (none have decent gain) also use my pedals for di recordings at home. Anyways...BOR with tight bottom anyone??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theshoegazer Posted July 12, 2008 Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] purple plexi sounds pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members valvestate Posted July 12, 2008 Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 hmmm... tight bottom. Yummy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pirate chi kick Posted July 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 Thanks for the quick replyhmmmbor still does it for meto me the purple plexi sounds similar to my plextortion, bit sweeter tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pirate chi kick Posted July 12, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 nice comparison btwhadn't seen that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JorisBlack Posted July 12, 2008 Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 That's weird, when "chugging" my BoR keeps everything rather tight...Maybe you could try to change your amp settings a little bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted July 12, 2008 Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 I built a BOR clone, sounded awesome with single coils, no bueno - at higher volumes, with humbuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldCrankyDouche Posted July 12, 2008 Members Share Posted July 12, 2008 I was just going to mention that pickups were probably the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pirate chi kick Posted July 15, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 Thanks for the repliesHad the same problem at lower volumes, even using headphones and speaker emulation, tried different pickups and different guitars.Might have been a dud bor? I'll try and get hold of another, see if have same problem.Any suggestions on a similar pedal but with more gain and more of a focused sound.I dont like the marshall jcm800/900 sound but really like the bor jtm45 sound, maybe running a bor with some kinda tube screamer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rdm Posted July 15, 2008 Members Share Posted July 15, 2008 What amp are you using? That's the problem. BoR + Open-back combo or cab = Flabby Bass Read about the BoR on the zvex website and you'll see how it's supposed to be used. You're not going to get tight bottom from it listening to it through headphones. You should really be looking at investing in a MI Audio Tube Zone. Tight bass response even with open-back cabs/combos. You can get nice thick OD all the way to Recto type sounds while still maintaining a nice, tight bottom end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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