Members deadbob166 Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 So I got a TBD today and so far I'm loving it, but I'm finding it hard to get usable settings that would actually work in a song. It's great for messing with the feedback loop and making noise but i need some more stable settings too. This is the first pedal i've owned that can do such crazy things, so anyone out there who's messed with one before got any tips to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members AcousticControl Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 tip: sell it. i had two, and that's what i did with both. YMMV, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arjae Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 Originally posted by delorean tip: sell it. LMAO. I was trying so hard not to offer the same advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulandpaul Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 I had a hard time coaxing out a usable sound with mine. and i play what most would consider experimental music. I sold it and never looked back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ollenorin Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 comic-store-guy in the simpsons: "worst pedal, ever" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Arjae Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 How come Devi doesn't post anymore? Hey Olle....... are the EH BassBalls hard to come by? You have had it in your want list for a long time now. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dot-dot-dot Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 I tried one in a tourbox thing and didn't get on with it at all. You had to have the volume on full to get anything at all out if it, which makes the volume knob a total waste of space. Then the output was too high anyway, and to me it just sounded like a poorly biased fuzz with non-matched transistors and a lot of knobs stuck on in places where they didn't much help. If I'd made a fuzz like that I'd throw it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CS Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 Originally posted by deadbob166 so anyone out there who's messed with one before got any tips to share? I had the UK mini tourbox after Dot Dot Dot. Keeping my comments constructive, here's some tips on using the thing. Consider it as having three purposes. 1 An unusual fuzz2 A feedback loop3 A true Bypass loop. Stick a number of pedals in the loop and it can either control them or manipulate them. With a delay in the loop and the feedback on it filters the repeats. Touch the eye and it oscillates. Stick a fuzz in there (I had a Big Cheese at the time) and it squeals like a fuzz factory. Set the BD side fuzz up to taste (yes it's difficult) and use that sound sparsely. IMHO it's a noise pedal not a fuzz face. Use all of the functions sparingly and it becomes useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meriphew Posted July 21, 2005 Members Share Posted July 21, 2005 Lots of experimentation. This is a pedal that you HAVE to spend time with for EVERY single sound you're trying to come up with. It's definitely not a set it and forget it type pedal, and it's not one that you use to quickly dial up a sound. I only pull mine out when I need a strange sound to record. I can't imagine trying to use it live though (unless it was for a single sound only). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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