Members Kittie Rose Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 From the clips on Musician's Friend this sounds really cool... Is it worth getting one or would a Whammy with another Fuzz be just as good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dsl Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I'm sure this is old news to everyone but Jimmy Page used one on "Fool In The Rain". Also, I don't think anything sounds like the Blue Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Personally, I'd just go with a Whammy or another fuzz. I don't like the bypass on Dunlop owned MXR pedals, and I've also heard it has some pretty bad volume drop issues. I'd imagine you could probably get the same kind of sound with a whammy...or maybe even something like an Octave Multiplexer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kittie Rose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Fool in the Rain honestly bored me :/ The only cool thing was the solo. One of my least favourite Zep songs for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adamthemute Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 It might be the same...but way more expensive. I had some fun time messing around with a Blue Box into an auto wah. Just buy used, try it out, if you don't like it you won't lose anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kittie Rose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Yeah, but I might be getting a Whammy anyway. Just wondering if given that piece of information it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thatmullingskid Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 it's not really the same, actually. The guitar sound and one of the octaves down have their waveform changed to sawtooth or square or something, plus there's the fact that the blue box does two octaves down at the same time, while the whammy would do either or. The volume drop mod is the easiest thing in the world (just take out one diode.... C17 I think), and it's really a no brainer at $60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kittie Rose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Might still get one then. How about giving me a good octave fuzz sound, would the whammy work for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ck3 Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Analog and digital pitch shifting sound markedly different. If you are trying to approximate an octave fuzz, you'll probably want to go analog. e.g., Dan Armstrong Green Ringer and/or Boss OC-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kittie Rose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I wish the Dano pedal did one octave up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dannibal Corpse Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I bought it and I hate it. You can get the exact same thing and more with a whammy pedal and a fuzz. This thing has a horrid time trying to desipher which note to play and it just sounds obnnoxious when it does that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 it's not really the same, actually. The guitar sound and one of the octaves down have their waveform changed to sawtooth or square or something, plus there's the fact that the blue box does two octaves down at the same time, while the whammy would do either or. The volume drop mod is the easiest thing in the world (just take out one diode.... C17 I think), and it's really a no brainer at $60. Really? That's all you do to fix the volume drop? How about the bypass on the Blue Box? Is it any better than, say, a Dunlop Phase90? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I wish the Dano pedal did one octave up... The French Toast does. IIRC, the circuit is nearly identical to a Foxx Tone Machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members canine Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 I can't hang without my Blue Box.. It sounds terrible, gross as hell, volume drop, but I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kittie Rose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 My main problem with the French Toast moreso than the Ring-Modness of the octaving is that it doesn't clean up at all. It just sounds "Weaker" at lower gain levels. Though the Fuzz Factory is like this too, and kind of cleans up when you roll the volume knob down on your guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adamthemute Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Check out the Catalinbread Octave Fuzz next week. Actually don't...because I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kittie Rose Posted November 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Haha, yeah. I can't afford that much for a pedal right now though, and I'd feel real bad paying a small amount. I understand why he's doing it though, it's a good plan. It gives him a much better idea of what kind of money people are prepared to pay, meaning he can price more intelligently in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Haha, yeah. I can't afford that much for a pedal right now though, and I'd feel real bad paying a small amount. I understand why he's doing it though, it's a good plan. It gives him a much better idea of what kind of money people are prepared to pay, meaning he can price more intelligently in the future. I'd love to get that Super Chili Picoso boost that he has, but I could never, ever justify spending $160 for it, or any other booster pedal for that matter. And, I don't have even the slightest idea on how to use Ebay, so I'll probably be passing on the octave fuzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orangesix Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 blue box is awesome. you kind of have to adjust your playing to make the pedal respond correctly. its sometimes random, mine was good about volume. i had one on my board for a while, and i liked it, but i get more of the particular sound i want from an OC-2 into a heavy fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Liberty Belle Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 its not a diode its a capacitor, hence C 11! but yea, ya clip it out and it boosts the vol. mxr bypass is kinda {censored}ty on some pedals,others its ok. the bluebox has very minor bleed thru on bypass which is the reason id never use it live at such volumes. i looooove it tho and i been meaning to make one with true bypass to solve the problem once and for all,ill even put it in the blue box enclosure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adamthemute Posted November 24, 2007 Members Share Posted November 24, 2007 Is the Subdecay Noise Box similar to the Blue Box just a lot more glitchy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ck3 Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Is the Subdecay Noise Box similar to the Blue Box just a lot more glitchy? Each one can definitely serve a different purpose. Though both pedals have the potential to sound like an exploding 8-bit Nintendo game, I could never get my Noise Box to create octave doubling like the Blue Box. If anyone is interested in a pedal that is similar to the Blue Box but does not have a volume drop, the Mid-Fi Electronics Glitch Computer and DOD FX33 Buzz Box are decent options. In addition, as another forumite has already suggested, an analog octave divider/fuzz combo can yield similar sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drasp Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 Love my Blue Box, but that doesn't mean I haven't thought of trading/selling it at times. The good thing is, you can always pick one up from someone on the cheap & usually let it go again with no loss. Agree'd with the above post suggesting a good time w/ the Auto Wah. I use my AW-2 with the Blue Box and it's awesome. I also really like the Blue Box as a stand-alone fuzz - no octave. It's a great sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noise... Posted November 25, 2007 Members Share Posted November 25, 2007 its not a diode its a capacitor, hence C 11! but yea, ya clip it out and it boosts the vol. mxr bypass is kinda {censored}ty on some pedals,others its ok. the bluebox has very minor bleed thru on bypass which is the reason id never use it live at such volumes. i looooove it tho and i been meaning to make one with true bypass to solve the problem once and for all,ill even put it in the blue box enclosure. How bad is the bleed-through? Is it noticeable for say recording? How about at rehearsal levels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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