Members Loobster Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Kinda underwhelmed by my Semaphore. I'd love something that can do rhythmic waveforms. Both of these trems sound fantastic from the demos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drasp Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Gaw, I wish I could tell you! I've got the T-A-W, but of course I've never even seen a Goatkeeper in person. If it were me, and I really had the choice, it'd be a no-brainer = Goatkeeper. Buy it, try it & if it ends up being too big/complex/whatever you flip it for AT LEAST what you've got in it and get the T-A-W. The Cusack is certainly easier to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kriista Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Even if the playing field was even (same price/availability) I'd still go with a TAW. The brake/fade in functions are great. The random is worlds better sounding that the GK one. Tons of patterns/possibilities. I think each will do something the other can't though. Like drawing your own waveform. Don't know how important that is to you. Or having a pattern sequencer. I personally don't need any of what the GK has special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobster Posted April 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Hmm. Problem is I don't know anywhere to stocks either in the UK. The demos of heard of both sound equally good really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kriista Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 No one stocks the goatkeeper anywhere, but cusack ships international for the TAW. I got mine off here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobster Posted April 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 It kinda baffles me that a company making a product like the Goatkeeper doesn't have its products in any stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drasp Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 I'd guess they're just having trouble keeping up with demand. The pedal is probably a pretty difficult build & it may be a 1 or 2 person operation w/ no interest in scaling up to produce in large numbers. A lot of what makes the Cusack pedals so bulletproof & easy to fix probably also helps make them pretty easy to build. I'd guess with Jon's engineering degree, he can crank those suckers out at a pretty decent pace & has scaled his business to meet demand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Its not that LFL isn't meeting demand. The pedal is being redesigned for easier production and more features so none are being made right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CiceroTJones Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Wanna sell me your Semaphore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drasp Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Its not that LFL isn't meeting demand. The pedal is being redesigned for easier production and more features so none are being made right now. Isn't the v1 or basic or whatever it's being called sold out everywhere? I understand the v2 not yet being available, but I'm guessing if he could wave a wand & have enough v1s to sell to all the folks here drooling over them he probably would. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clorox Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 An original Goatkeeper will cost at least 2-3x as much and you would probably have to wait years for one to come on the market again. And even if one did go up for sale, it would get snatched up in about 3 seconds. The TAW, on the other hand, is available immediately and is probably the most flexible "normal" tremolo available...it's like a Semaphore on steroids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobster Posted April 26, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Wanna sell me your Semaphore? Maybe, if you make me a decent offer. They're not cheap in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Belt Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 I'd like a T A W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 Isn't the v1 or basic or whatever it's being called sold out everywhere? I understand the v2 not yet being available, but I'm guessing if he could wave a wand & have enough v1s to sell to all the folks here drooling over them he probably would. . . Theyve been out of production for about the last 10 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kyrreca Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 An original Goatkeeper will cost at least 2-3x as much and you would probably have to wait years for one to come on the market again. And even if one did go up for sale, it would get snatched up in about 3 seconds.The TAW, on the other hand, is available immediately and is probably the most flexible "normal" tremolo available...it's like a Semaphore on steroids. There was an original Goatkeeper on eBay a month ago at $1000 BIN. No one bought it. The v2 is due in a couple of months, and will cost around $300 for the basic version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tetaJ Posted April 26, 2008 Members Share Posted April 26, 2008 TAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tatoi Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I'm going to get a GK. according to the lightfoot labs guy, the GK2 will be out around 2 months later. the basic ver. will be like the original and the Expanded ver. will have all those CV control etc. there was a thread a few days ago. search:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I'm buying a TAW to kill time until the GK comes out, then make a decision on what I want when the time comes. The TAW is, on paper (take note, Dave!), a really out there trem and the PGS demo sounds awesome. I just want something to do for the next 2 months while I wait. I've said it time and time again: "if I hadn't had so much time vested into the GK, I would pick up a TAW in one second." But now that I'm not on pins and needles fervently checking the LFL site everyday looking for the "they're ready!" update, I can buy a TAW w/o any major reserve. CtA1rr5L64w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Loobster Posted April 27, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 Yeah that demo is dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clorox Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 How do you have time vested in the GK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 How do you have time vested in the GK? I don't have actual labor hours, of course, but I've been holding off on buying a trem, have kept $300 tucked away specifically for the GK, and been biting my nails for about 7 or 8 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clorox Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I don't have actual labor hours, of course, but I've been holding off on buying a trem, have kept $300 tucked away specifically for the GK, and been biting my nails for about 7 or 8 months.Ah, alright. I guess I'll never understand the trem love, but hey, whatever floats your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kriista Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 That video is what cinched it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pbone Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 That video is what cinched it for me. Me too. My friend is gonna give me some paypal funds and then I'm gonna buy it on Monday. Woo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jakkeh Posted April 27, 2008 Members Share Posted April 27, 2008 I've never been 'in to' tremolo. But ..the Goatkeeper is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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