Members traitor Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 HOLY CRAP. I have never played a pedal so worthy of being thrown into a pile of {censored}. maybe it'll break because the french toast is made of junky plastic. there really is no bang for the buck here.. just pure piece of junk. The best part of the pedal, i have to admit, is the battery that it comes with. GOSH. what a waste of $40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulandpaul Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH... *sigh* heh-heh.. HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA *fart* huh, huh.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 Originally posted by traitor HOLY CRAP.I have never played a pedal so worthy of being thrown into a pile of {censored}.maybe it'll break because the french toast is made of junky plastic.there really is no bang for the buck here.. just pure piece of junk.The best part of the pedal, i have to admit, is the battery that it comes with.GOSH. what a waste of $40. What kind of sound are you looking for? Those high octave fuzz pedals often need the neck pickup with treble down at the guitar to get some of the classic sounds. I thought the French Toast was a pretty amazing bargin myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L6Sguy Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 i'll likely never get rid of mine; i absolutely love what it sounds like, in several different contexts. diff strokes for diff folks and it wont break cuz its plastic, it will break only if it is abused. like any pedal. perhaps it is your understanding of the pedal's purpose and use that totally sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 Originally posted by elctmist What kind of sound are you looking for? Those high octave fuzz pedals often need the neck pickup with treble down at the guitar to get some of the classic sounds. I thought the French Toast was a pretty amazing bargin myself. I never tried that with mine. I didn't like it either. It was too bright for my tastes. I ended up selling it for like $35 shipped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trey Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 send it to me and i'll take it off your hands i'll even do it for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ck3 Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 Believe it or not, this pedal can sound decent ... http://www.oddworldz.com/ck3clips/FrenchToastclips/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elctmist Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 Originally posted by ColorsoundKid I never tried that with mine. I didn't like it either. It was too bright for my tastes. I ended up selling it for like $35 shipped! The neck pickup, treble cut formula has applied to every octave up pedal I've ever tried, from the French Toast to the Experience to the Octane III. Its the route to classic octave up sounds, especially above the eight or ninth fret. Of course I like some of the more outre ring mod style sounds as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 Tone-wise, it is a great pedal...if you like the Foxx Tone Machine fuzz and octave tones. But many find the Tone Machine's fuzz too aggresive and the octave too over-the-top. But if you like the tone, the French Toast is a great little cheap clone (the Tone Machine's creator also laid out the French Toast). I can tell you now though, that since you don't like the French Toast, you can skip on the Prescription Experience, Fulltone Ultimate Octave, and the Tone Machine RI, because they all have that circuit. You can also skip the Roger Mayer Octavia, it may be a different circuit, but it sounds very similar. Thoguh, with any of these you can pull off a damn good KWS "Blue on Black" type tone. As to the cheap construction...yeah, it is pretty poor. It doesn't tka enaything to snap off those knobs. But then, they Dano's average $25-30 around me, almost prices as a trinket to play with. -Y. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ayumi Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 I'll take it off your hands for 15 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members camerashake Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 And for Mine has an intermittant short - if it's not sitting just right, it'll cut out on me. But for the $9 i paid, I'm not complaining... One of these days I'll get around to rehousing it - new pots, footswitch for the octave, led... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fishfartz Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 i love it i have owned a few over the years and ive noticed it is picky about amps. with some amps ive had a full/thick, very creamy fuzz that sustained for days - through other amps it sounded like a transistor radio with some extra EQ on the highs'treble like bacon frying! and it has nothing to do with good amp/cheap amp, it seems to choose amps at its own will that it loves. what i have noticed though - is with the amps that it does not sound good, EVERY time it really came to life by putting a good quality OD right before it. it turned the trebly piercing bacon bitz into a smooth thick fuzz great for santana/hendrix type fluid leads - every time it worked for me by putting a good OD in front of it. also, i gotta give it props because the octave up effect on that pedal tracks better than pedals out there costing much more, even the big name/price ones. the octave is very touch sensitive depending on how hard you attack. and its great for sonic freakouts. i guess overall id say its one of the better "bang for your buck" pedals out there if you like those fluid smooth creamy fuzz-tones (that is after a good OD if its not cooperating with your amp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members impala Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 I love the French Toast. The pedal absolutely rocks. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rockstrongo Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 I think it kicks ass. My bass player runs mine into a Fulltone Bassdrive and it gets a KICKASS stoner rock bass tone. God, it sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ayumi Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 Originally posted by ayumi I'll take it off your hands for 15 bucks. Actually make that 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andersonology Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 Originally posted by traitor HOLY CRAP.I have never played a pedal so worthy of being thrown into a pile of {censored}.maybe it'll break because the french toast is made of junky plastic.there really is no bang for the buck here.. just pure piece of junk.The best part of the pedal, i have to admit, is the battery that it comes with.GOSH. what a waste of $40. Agreed 100%..I just sold mine to a fellow forumite for $16.00, shipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeverist Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 As little as I use the classic octave up sound, a $200 Foxx Tone Machine is way more than I could stand to spend. The FT is perfect and priced right. Like another poster suggested, I use it after an overdrive pedal, keep the fuzz turned down, and only kick it in for the octave. Works just fine when used as intended(i.e bass pickup, 7th fret & up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phoenix_76 Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 I like mine. Great fun with this pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PB Wilson Posted August 2, 2005 Members Share Posted August 2, 2005 $40? You been PWN3D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homer65 Posted August 3, 2005 Members Share Posted August 3, 2005 For as often as I need to sound like Jimi, for $40 it is great. I used to have a Foxx fuzz/wha/octave pedal, and it gets pretty close to the same octave tone. And it's ONLY $40 FRIGGIN' DOLLARS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlniec Posted August 3, 2005 Members Share Posted August 3, 2005 I hate this pedal. I dimed the knobs and turned on the octave, and when I played an open G-chord, it sounded like ass! . . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hell Bites Posted August 4, 2005 Members Share Posted August 4, 2005 Somehow I have trouble buying a pedal called Danelectro especially with those cheap looking plastic pedal shells. However, the Cool Cat Chorus does look somewhat appealing (I like the alliteration) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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