Members RadioSilence Posted February 26, 2014 Members Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm putting together a pedal board for keyboards so I'm looking for cheap but decent second hand reverb and envelope filters and these keep popping up on ebay.Should I take the plunge or keep looking for a cheap Holy Grail and Dr. Q?Speaking of which, are the nano versions of those pedals any good? I tried the nano Small Stone a while ago and didn't like it at all, but I've just picked up a vintage one and can't get enough of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gambit Posted February 26, 2014 Members Share Posted February 26, 2014 i hated the tonebugs. had a reverb and phaser, one broke when i opened it up.. absolutely dead. it looks like a solid pedal from the outside, but the switch is cheap, and pots are mounted to the pcb if i remember correctly.. it basically felt cheap and built for profit margins to me. i think i posted a thread about them both at some point year or 2 ago. but yeah, i didn't like that the reverb level wasn't particularly high even at 50/50. the phaser was closer to a small stone than most other phasers in the price range, but i think there's a more noticeable volume drop than the USA small stone and.. well.. nothing beats the USA small stone for beautiful slow swirls! those Holy Grail Plus' seem to go pretty cheap. as far as filters, the BYOC / DOD clones seem like a good deal. i've had a clone in the past and it sounds good.. the EHX filters have something about them i don't like.. maybe just too pokey with 'le quack' rather than all 'watery' like a DOD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gambit Posted February 26, 2014 Members Share Posted February 26, 2014 found my old threads. lol http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Effects-Pedals-Multi-Effects-and/NPD-T-Rex-Tonebug-Reverb-aaaarrrrgggghhhhh/td-p/33133798 http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Effects-Pedals-Multi-Effects-and/NPD-T-Rex-Tonebug-Phaser/td-p/33512336 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted February 26, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 26, 2014 That's what I was worried about; I don't remember ever seeing them on people's boards here.I'm not really bothered about building my own, I'm not in a hurry so I can wait until a bargain shows up on ebay.I've had a couple of Dr. Qs before and quite liked them but sold them as I never really used them. I think I might have a use for one playing keyboard though.I can't wait to show off my board once it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RadioSilence Posted February 26, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 26, 2014 gambit wrote: Oof, I don't like the look of that. Way too flimsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gambit Posted February 27, 2014 Members Share Posted February 27, 2014 i think i saw the iStomp on Andertons website for £49 the other day.. kind of tempting at that price.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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