Hey New Crunchbox owners...

[BillyK]

I know that a bunch of new Crunchboxes were sent out this week.

Let's hear the reviews guys. I'll post mine later when I get a chance.

[Ganderson]

Got mine in the mail today!

I probably won't get to try it till tomorrow, or late tonight at very low volume. I'll definitely post impressions after I've checked it out.

:D

[dankayaker]

Got mine today. Bottom line: it's the pedal I wish all the $200 overdrive and distortion pedal I've owned sounded like. Really, it's got a great range of gain . . .even with gain very low, it produces a really nice BluesBreaker type tone. The gain sounds good all the way up also . . tomorrow I'll be able to try it a higher volume, but I already know it's a keeper since it was comparing favorably to my Landgraff. One sort of odd thing I noticed was that at a certain setting when I'd play like an E7 (root on the A string, 7th fret) as the chord decayed, it sounded almost digital or transister-like . . . .but not at first just towards the end of the decay . . . .maybe things just need to "burn in" . . . .more testing tomorrow.

[BillyK]

I got my Cruchbox yesterday and made the mistake of auditioning it late at night, at home, at a very low volume and my impression was not very positive. Since it has a somewhat lower-mid peak, it sounded rather dull and rolled-off when played at a barely-on volume. I thought I had a clunker, given the excellent reviews from credible forumites.

Both Brad and Mike immediately offered to replace it - great service - but I didn't need it.

Tonight, I was able to spend some time with it up at normal playing levels and I gotta say that this pedal has a super punchy, kick-ass tone that pushes my vintage Deluxe Reverb well into Marshall stack territory. It has a dynamic quality that is really ballsy - more so than any other pedal I've tried. Super quiet too.

So, IMO, Mike has hit another one out of the park.

[jlagrassa]

Glad it worked out for you Billy, some pedals really shine when you play at gigging levels especially the Crunch Box!

[Shnook]

Found out this morning that mine shipped 3/2, so hopefully I'll have it next week. I'm interested to seeing(hearing) how it plays with my Timmy and OCD. If it works out the way I hope, I'll have my low, medium, and high gain stuff covered. Looking forward to it. Anymore reviews?

[stratneck]

Got my CB, and turn around, and sold my Eternity!!!
That good of a pedal that CB

[BillyK]

Just so I don't mislead any potential buyers, the mistake I made was audtioning the CB as such a low level (late at night, at home) that I really couldn't hear how it's voiced - my bad. To be clear, it doesn't need to be at gigging levels to do it's stuff, bedroom practice level will work!

[Marcello]

Just so I don't mislead any potential buyers, the mistake I made was audtioning the CB as such a low level (late at night, at home) that I really couldn't hear how it's voiced - my bad. To be clear, it doesn't need to be at gigging levels to do it's stuff, bedroom practice level will work!

dude you scared me for a minute :)

[BillyK]

Interesting comparisons of the CB to the Eternity and Landgraff, both of which get glowing reviews and have pricetags to match. It would be great to hear more when you guys get the chance to use the CB more.

[GregS]

My Crunch Box is the best Marshallt-type pedal I have ever tried. Bar none. MI Audio is my number 1 pedal brand. My custom twin Tube Zone pedal is the best Soldano/Recto pedal I've heard. Great, great stuff.

[dankayaker]

I've owned the Eternity and own the CB and Landy. The CB does a little of what the Eternity does down in the lower gain register, ie . . . nice full focused tone to single notes. IMO the Eternity is a bit more complex sounding. The CB has a lot more gain though and sounds more Marshally.

As I said above, the CB is a no-brainer at $99.

BTW . ..nothing does what the Landy does or elsethey'd never sell for what they do.

[BillyK]

BTW . ..nothing does what the Landy does or elsethey'd never sell for what they do.

I believe that the Landgraff is all that, based on what credible forumites (like yourself!) have reported. I don't necessarily think that all "expensive" gear is totally worth the pricetag just because some number of people have paid the price.

I'd love to try the Landgraff, as I'd love to see what I am missing out on! I can say the same for the Eternity. But I've blown so much money on stomps in the past few years, that I've considered just thinning the herd down to the essentials, and then not visiting this damn forum (and suffering the eventual GAS symptoms) for a few years!

[dankayaker]

The CB really is a cool pedal, very fat and thick at low gain . . .I love the thing . . . I just need to get down to the bottom of why mine has that little anomily as the chords decay. I'll probably buy another for the higher gain settings.

[fr8_trane]

...as the chord decayed, it sounded almost digital or transister-like . . . .but not at first just towards the end of the decay...

Uh oh:eek:. Thats a deal breaker for me. I've been blasting the Bluesdriver for years for that exact reason - sputtery, transistorized , unnatural decay. Can anyone else confirm this? I was getting ready to pull the trigger but now I'm feeling gunshy.

[jlagrassa]

Yeah I hear a little something on the decaying note but it is very faint but when I play with my band I cant tell its there especially if your rockin away!

For $99 it is still a pedal worth trying!

[BillyK]

Yeah I hear a little something on the decaying note but it is very faint but when I play with my band I cant tell its there especially if your rockin away!

For $99 it is still a pedal worth trying!

Have not heard this. I'll be playing it later tonight and I'll check into this. Typically, I hear this type of thing right away.

[dankayaker]

I'm hoping mine is just defective. I'll probably be sending it back this week for an exchange. I have to say that even if it's inherent (not saying it is), I'd probably still own one, I like the flavor that much.

[drolling]

I'm hoping mine is just defective. I'll probably be sending it back this week for an exchange. I have to say that even if it's inherent (not saying it is), I'd probably still own one, I like the flavor that much.Yeah I hear a little something on the decaying note but it is very faint but when I play with my band I cant tell its there especially if your rockin away!mmm.. not relishing the thought of sending something all the way back to Australia. Mine's somewhere over the ocean right now, but when I get my hands on it, I'll be listening for this *artifact*.

Seeing as the BluesPro's very natural sounding w/every gain setting at any volume, I'm wondering if all the extra gain Michael's built in to the Crunch Box could be responsible for this problem?

[Troy T. Blues]

Another new Crunch Box owner here and I must say is that this thing is totally amazing! It has to be the BEST "Marshall in a box" that I've ever heard period. I will be using it exclusively for my higher gain, Marshally type, Blues/Rock applications. Talk about the perfect pedal to "Marshall up" a Fender amp...man, this is it! :dude It can easily achieve anything from Gary Moore - Michael Schenker - VH type tones and anything in between with ease! :cool: I am completely satisfied! :D What a deal at $99...awesome!!!

[fr8_trane]

Yeah but if it fizzles on the decay it ain't worth $5 IMO. Sorry but I've been through this before. Nothing kills the illusion of tubes faster than transistoritus. The jury is still out...I'm hoping that the CB passes the acid test because I have a DR that needs a marshall channel.

[jlagrassa]

Another new Crunch Box owner here and I must say is that this thing is totally amazing! It has to be the BEST "Marshall in a box" that I've ever heard period. I will be using it exclusively for my higher gain, Marshally type, Blues/Rock applications. Talk about the perfect pedal to "Marshall up" a Fender amp...man, this is it! :dude It can easily achieve anything from Gary Moore - Michael Schenker - VH type tones and anything in between with ease! :cool: I am completely satisfied! :D What a deal at $99...awesome!!!

Hi Troy, did you start mixing your Michael Schenker licks into your blues tunes:D

I'm starting to learn Gary Moore's "The Loner" and the CB nails that tone nicely.

[Troy T. Blues]

Hi Troy, did you start mixing your Michael Schenker licks into your blues tunes:D

I'm starting to learn Gary Moore's "The Loner" and the CB nails that tone nicely.

Cool...Great song John!

Definitely! A little bit here & there..Schenker is my soul! :D

[BillyK]

I don't hear any tranny "fizzle" whatsoever. I have chucked well-regarded pedals like Keeleys' DS-1 and Fulltone's Distortion Pro for just that problem.

Don't have it here!

[jlagrassa]

Yeah I dont even think what I'm hearing is an Issue at all, may not even be "Fizzle" this is something I only hear when its dead quiet in my house and playing with low gain............. other than that Rock on!

[BillyK]

I don't use the CB at low gain. For me, it's the higher gain settings, like about 3:00 or so seem to be what this pedal does best. I haven't found a pedal that even gets close to this ballsy crunch tone that the CB does.

Last night I used it side-by-side with a Blue Boy also set for high-gain - a totally different tone. Lately, I really dont' find the need for mild/low gain. What's working for me is a snappy super-clean tone with a touch of delay and modulation, and then a contrasting high gain tone. The CB and BB set to high-gain are simply incredible, and they cover all the gainy territory I want/need: a cooking Fender amp and a hot-rodded Marshall tone.

[jlagrassa]

Yeah the BP and CB go great together, I'm using the Crunch Box gain at around 1-2:00 now and the Blues Pro at around 12:00 its a very lethal combo!

[Ganderson]

Wow!

My Crunchbox arrived on Friday and I've been so busy this weekend with household plumbing issues that I never had a chance to check it out until right before worship this morning.

This thing is amazing. I used it on a relatively mid gain setting (vol=9:00, tone=11:00, gain=9:30) into my Tim and it shined, just a GREAT sounding distortion. After we ran through the songs before the service, the drummer came over to see what in the world I added to my rig and immediately pointed at the CB and asked "what is that red thing?". I kicked it on and played a few chords and he just smiled and nodded.

This thing is so compact and badass, I can't wait to get my Blues Pro (which Musictoyz said shipped Friday) to put up against the Tim for low gain duty. The Tim sounds amazing but takes up so much space compared to the CB. Judging by the quality of the CB, I have high hopes for the BP.

[dankayaker]

Quick update on the "problem" I said I was having with my CB . . . . I received a replacement (Tonefactor is great), the issue is largely resolved. I still hear a tiny, tiny amount of fizzyness in the decay but it is so small I'm not concerned at all. So, don't let my earlier report keep you from checking this pedal out. It's an amazing value and sounds just as nice for lower gain IMO.

[58lespaulman]

OH MY GOD this pedal rocks!!! I ran it into my completly clean Fender Blues DeVille 410, and it turned it into a Cranked Marshall. And the thing is, it sounds like a real tube amp not a pedal. It thickens everything. It should be called the Marshall JCM 800 pedal. It sounds real guys!! I don't hear any decay problems either. This has to be the pedal of the year for high gain. If you don't grab this pedal, it will be a shame.

Shane Pasqualla
WET ANIMAL
http://www.wetanimal.net (http://www.wetanimal.net/)
http://www.phensic.com (http://www.phensic.com/)

[burningwater]

Just got mine. Surprisingly good for the price. I could see it maybe kicking an OCD off a board but not an eternity. It really does the high gain van halen thing well but lacks some of the dynamics and complexity of tone that the eternity has. OCD even has a certain sparkle that I dont get with the crunch box, but for higher gain marshall I havent heard anything as good. Mine also had a bad switch so I had to swap it for another. Are they checking these before they leave the shop?

[CJReaper]

Got mine last Friday, it's an amazing box. The only thing that comes near it is the Subdecay Blackstar, and the Blackstar sounds great stacked with the CB.


I had a switch issue at first but some contact cleaner fixed it. I'm running mine Vol 12 Tone 2 and Drive 3. It's the perfect companion to my Barber DDSS. I play in a Judas Priest cover band and the Barber covers everything from Rocka Rolla to Point of Entry. The CB takes care of everything from Screaming for Vengeance and beyond. Plenty of gain and lots of clarity, can't say enough good things about it.


I'm the only Metal guitarist around here that I know of that uses "boutique" gear. It's hilarious to see these Death Metal kids faces when I run my pedal board through their rigs. Their jaws hit the floor and next thing you know, they all want to ditch their beloved Metal Zones and get "A real pedal". Wait until they hear the CB, they’ll have to change their shorts!


Cheers,


CJ

[ccoker]

ok..
so, what about an already overdriven marshall amp that needs a little push in the gain and low mids?

maybe back off the amp pre gain a bit and run this med gain to add some growl and push the other amp a bit?

[CJReaper]

ok..
so, what about an already overdriven marshall amp that needs a little push in the gain and low mids?

maybe back off the amp pre gain a bit and run this med gain to add some growl and push the other amp a bit?

Works great for that as well, I pushed the front of my Marshall 2204 in the high gain input with the CB and it sounded like the end of the world!

Cheers,

CJ

[ccoker]

ooooooohhhhhhhhaoooaahhh!

sweet!

I ordered mine the other day

[58lespaulman]

I'm the only Metal guitarist around here that I know of that uses "boutique" gear. It's hilarious to see these Death Metal kids faces when I run my pedal board through their rigs. Their jaws hit the floor and next thing you know, they all want to ditch their beloved Metal Zones and get "A real pedal". Wait until they hear the CB, they’ll have to change their shorts!

Hey you aren't the only Metal Guitar player around here that has Boutique gear. Boutique gear is all I own, and I love Metal. Check out our clips my man, we love to crunch it out. And I love the Crunch Box, I think it will come in handy when we are touring over sea's this summer. When you tour over sea's you rent amps and somtimes you don't get what you asked for, so thats where you pedals come in. I think I'm going to check out the Blackstar.

Shane Pasqualla
WET ANIMAL
http://www.wetanimal.net
http://www.myspace.com/wetanimal
http://www.phensic.com

[handyman11]

My crunch box shipped from MIAUDIO on Friday ( 3/10 ) ..any idea how long it takes to get to the East Coast ( NY ) ? ... after all these great reviews , looking forward to testing it out ....

I currently have a keeley Ds-1 and keeley BD-2 , playing through either a Pro Jr. or old Fender Bassman head ........will I throw these pedals off the Pedal board once I get the crunch box ? ...

[drolling]

My crunch box shipped from MIAUDIO on Friday ( 3/10 ) ..any idea how long it takes to get to the East Coast ( NY ) ?I'm in eastern Canada and my CrunchBox shipped February 23rd - still hasn't arrived. I was really hoping to get it late last week.. maybe tomorrow. Theoretically, 2 weeks should do it.

If I lived in the USA, I'd have ordered from Tonefactor, as he's getting them into people's hands in 48 hours - no shipping charges & FREE CANDY..

[BillyK]

If I lived in the USA, I'd have ordered from Tonefactor, as he's getting them into people's hands in 48 hours - no shipping charges & FREE CANDY..

Not to mention that Brad offers the best advice on what'll work for you and your rig. Hey, he's a player!

[handyman11]

Yeah , Tonefactor was sold out , so I paid the extra $7.00 from Miaudio ,,,probably should have waited , but hopefully it will be worth it ...

[drolling]

Yeah , Tonefactor was sold out , so I paid the extra $7.00 from Miaudio ,,,probably should have waited , but hopefully it will be worth it ...Yeah, Brad didn't even have them when I put in my order w/MI. He's gone thru' two batches since - and I'm still waiting..

I paid the 7 bucks AND an additional $9 insurance because of our incredibly bad postal service up here - Oh yeah, and when I finally do get it, they'll be a "handling fee" and 15% tax added by our fine customs officers:(

[Marcello]

I'm in eastern Canada and my CrunchBox shipped February 23rd - still hasn't arrived. I was really hoping to get it late last week.. maybe tomorrow. Theoretically, 2 weeks should do it.

If I lived in the USA, I'd have ordered from Tonefactor, as he's getting them into people's hands in 48 hours - no shipping charges & FREE CANDY..

I'm in Canada, ordered from Tonefactor, got the pedal in 9 days, free shipping, cost me 13 bucks in handling fee.
btw top notch service from brad :dude

[jlagrassa]

I believe MusicToyz has the Crunch Box, Tube Zone, Blues Pro in stock! so if anyone is looking for another source give them a shot.

[jj jafar]

Mine shipped from Toyz Friday so Ted does have some.....or did.:p Jason

[el34power]

Got mine last Friday, it's an amazing box. The only thing that comes near it is the Subdecay Blackstar, and the Blackstar sounds great stacked with the CB.


I had a switch issue at first but some contact cleaner fixed it. I'm running mine Vol 12 Tone 2 and Drive 3. It's the perfect companion to my Barber DDSS. I play in a Judas Priest cover band and the Barber covers everything from Rocka Rolla to Point of Entry. The CB takes care of everything from Screaming for Vengeance and beyond. Plenty of gain and lots of clarity, can't say enough good things about it.


I'm the only Metal guitarist around here that I know of that uses "boutique" gear. It's hilarious to see these Death Metal kids faces when I run my pedal board through their rigs. Their jaws hit the floor and next thing you know, they all want to ditch their beloved Metal Zones and get "A real pedal". Wait until they hear the CB, they’ll have to change their shorts!


Cheers,


CJ

Just the guy i need to talk to. I started re-enjoying the british steel album. I have been looking for a pedal to push my 2203 into that tone, with no great success. I have tried the barber Ltd, OCD, Keeley SD-1, BD2, DOD250(yellow vintage), DOD250 grey clone. I now have a crunch box on the way. Can i expect a good result? Or should i concider a Barber DD (please say no:D )

[fiftywatt]

I'm the only Metal guitarist around here that I know of that uses "boutique" gear. It's hilarious to see these Death Metal kids faces when I run my pedal board through their rigs. Their jaws hit the floor and next thing you know, they all want to ditch their beloved Metal Zones and get "A real pedal". Wait until they hear the CB, they’ll have to change their shorts!

This prompts a question about the gain structure of the Crunch Box. Does it have as much gain as a Metal Zone or is it more "classic" high gain like a RAT?

[el34power]

I'm in eastern Canada and my CrunchBox shipped February 23rd - still hasn't arrived. I was really hoping to get it late last week.. maybe tomorrow. Theoretically, 2 weeks should do it.

If I lived in the USA, I'd have ordered from Tonefactor, as he's getting them into people's hands in 48 hours - no shipping charges & FREE CANDY..

Got mine this morning. Ordered from tone factor... I didn't get it when you said "free candy"... ha ha there is litterally a "baggy" of candy in the box...

I ordered it the 7th of march. Holly crow, 7 days. Damn, now i feel like ditching work...
:BEER

[CJReaper]

Just the guy i need to talk to. I started re-enjoying the british steel album. I have been looking for a pedal to push my 2203 into that tone, with no great success. I have tried the barber Ltd, OCD, Keeley SD-1, BD2, DOD250(yellow vintage), DOD250 grey clone. I now have a crunch box on the way. Can i expect a good result? Or should i concider a Barber DD (please say no:D )

The CB will do any Priest era with no problem. I use my Barber DDSS for the older Priest material as it really captures a cranked vintage Marshall. But if I only had the CB I would be able to get sounds just as good for the vintage Marshall vibe.

Cheers,

CJ

[Dana]

Hi,

I just ordered one from MusicToyz. I hope it's as good as everyone says. I've been looking for THE overdrive for awhile, but haven't found it yet.

[el34power]

The CB will do any Priest era with no problem. I use my Barber DDSS for the older Priest material as it really captures a cranked vintage Marshall. But if I only had the CB I would be able to get sounds just as good for the vintage Marshall vibe.

Cheers,

CJ

That period of Priest sounds more than just a cranked Marshall... Thanks for the reply...

[CJReaper]

That period of Priest sounds more than just a cranked Marshall... Thanks for the reply...

Well yeah, they were obviously boosting them with a treble booster or something similar. All I know is that the DDSS nails the British Steel/Point of Entry tones. The CB will as well, it just has a different voice and way more gain than the DDSS.

Cheers,

CJ

[wooldl]

I am very interested.

Has anyone used it with a TIM or a FD2 or a Keeley RAT? also has anyone used it with an EL84 tube amp?

Thanks.

[Melodic Dreamer]

I stack mine with a Timmy and great results.

[jzguitar]

I'm really digging my CB, too. Just gigged with it for the first time tonight. Anyone else running their tone knobs back around 10 o'clock or so? I find that it gets a little bright for me if I turn the tone up near 12 o'clock or above. I'm keeping my gain at 12 to 1 o'clock. Really cool pedal - we'll have to do some VH tomorrow night!

[marrelero]

Well guys, I received my Crunch Box yesterday and it's an amazing little pedal! So I used my Wolfgang => CB => Mesa Boogie Satellite 60 running clean (well, light breakup when strummed hard...) Plugged in I was totally floored, absolutely yummy hi-gain, crunchy, chewy, thick but not muddy, really tight on the bottom end. Chords holds together, very amplike sound, never shrill and just "feels" right!

To my ears it sounds best with tone & gain between 12-3 o' clock, level around 9-10 o'clock, the pedal's got some hefty output! Since I was at home I could only briefly crank the amp before the kids started yelling "TURN IT DOWN DAD, IT'S INSANELY LOUD! ! !", fortunately the wife was not home he-he...

The real test will be in the band next rehearsal, but I'm convinced the CB will come out with flying colors. Any negative points? Well it's not a subtle pedal, just balls out rock n' roll and as Scott Peterson stated in another thread it's a one trick pony, BUT what a pony !

For more dynamic guitar music I've got the Blues Pro which is a fantastic pedal in its own right, that one I got used in excellent condition from fellow TGP member Seegs.

To sum it up I think Michael Ibrahim's got a winner here, but only if you'll use it for hi-gain rock. And if that's not your thing maybe you should look elsewhere...

[Stressfest]

Yeah...wot he said :)

[58lespaulman]

Yeah I love mine more and more each day!! It's been making me practice even more. I have the Blues Pro also and it is one awesome little box to run into the CB. Plus I am running the TIMMY, or TIM, at the end to cut any frequecies that I don't want, and the Diamond compressor is such a good sustain pedal, I have never been this happy about my pedals. I just want to thank Paul Cochrane, and Michael Ibrahim, and Diamond for making me very happy. He He!!!

Shane Pasqualla
WET ANIMAL
http://www.wetanimal.net
http://www.phensic.com

[el34power]

Well i got it yesterday, only had 20 minutes with it. Keeper for sure. I also ran it at 18v. Woah! It was good goosing my JCM800's hi channel, as good as the only dirt generator in the low channel and sounded great threw my prowlers clean channel.

[Ced777]

Just received mine today. :)
I tested it alone with 9V adaptor. Very very good on my JMP Mk2 clean channel with mids down and presence/treble up. It seems to prefer sparkly clean settings (think Fender) than smooth/round clean. Very close to my JMP on high gain with an overdrive. First pedal I try that can do this.

Of course, I will take a Blues Pro as soon as they will be available.

All three pots (gain/volume/tone) are extremely effective.

I will try later to use it on 18V and with my Timmy (used as a booster on the JMP).

[el34power]

Played with it a little more last night. Someone will hate me for this but. I could duplicate the crunch box with my DF-7 on the DS-1 setting. There is no way in hell i will sell the Crunch box but i thought some of youz might like to know....

[Leonc]

Well mine took two weeks to get to LA, direct from down under.

I tried it in front of a very clean Ampeg VT-40 and was really knocked out with its higher gain type sounds in particular. My guitars still retained their unique qualities/tonalities. But now this wonderful, gorgeous clean sound instantaly morphed into screaming red-demon of a muthaf**ka.

Old Page tones? No prob.
EVH type gain? No prob.
Singing sustain, spilling into feedback? No prob.
Parity volume? No prob.
Vol boost? No prob.
Useful tone knob? No prob.
Responsive to guitar volume? Yes, pretty decent.

Simply an excellent pedal and tremendous value. Hats off to MI!!

[Dana]

I'm kinda bummed.

Bought mine from MusicToyz. LED doesn't work. I contacted MusicToyz, they said they don't have anymore and to contact MI Audio. Emailed MI Audio Support. No response.

[musictoyz.com]

Dana keep using it for now....Ill swap it out when we get the next batch but its gonna be a few weeks..Michael is super busy he should email you ?!?....but just use it for now and either way Ill will get your hooked up even if I have to replace the LED myself to save time etc...

[BillyK]

Michael is super busy he should email you?

Yup.
And he does.
Michael has always returned email. May take a day/two, but he'll be in touch.

[drolling]

I'm kinda bummed.

Bought mine from MusicToyz. LED doesn't work. I contacted MusicToyz, they said they don't have anymore and to contact MI Audio. Emailed MI Audio Support. No response.Yeah, well.. me too. Over three weeks and no CrunchBox. Michael seems to think that the mail was especially slow on this batch and has asked me to give it another week..

I think it's MIA and would have preferred to hear that another one's going out today.. that's why I paid extra for insurance..

[Dana]

Dana keep using it for now....Ill swap it out when we get the next batch but its gonna be a few weeks..Michael is super busy he should email you ?!?....but just use it for now and either way Ill will get your hooked up even if I have to replace the LED myself to save time etc...

Thanks Teddy, I appreciate your reply. I want you to know I don't blame you for this. I don't blame anybody. I'm sure it will all be worked out. It's just hard to wait when it involves really cool gear!

Party on everyone! :AOK

[David-R]

Yeah, well.. me too. Over three weeks and no CrunchBox. Michael seems to think that the mail was especially slow on this batch and has asked me to give it another week..

I think it's MIA and would have preferred to hear that another one's going out today.. that's why I paid extra for insurance..

I'm at 2 weeks but since I live in Florida I expect it may take another week or so to get here. I'm waiting patiently ... :eek:

[El Jimbo]

For those of you still waiting, I thought I'd just throw in this pic...

...just because I'm pure evil.

http://www.miaudio.com/Images/CB5.jpg

[TheFlash]

oooo....looks like some new tube-zone cases are in...

[Baba]

Just got mine today (3/17), but had to go to dinner right after work, then drive directly to the bar where I was doing sound for my friend's band, so no pedal audition for me.

I plan on taking it with me tomorrow to GC and hitting a couple of Fenders with it.

[davetcan]

Yeah, well.. me too. Over three weeks and no CrunchBox. Michael seems to think that the mail was especially slow on this batch and has asked me to give it another week..

I think it's MIA and would have preferred to hear that another one's going out today.. that's why I paid extra for insurance..

It's over 3 weeks for me now to. Although I'm going to blame Canada Post, slowest mail delivery in the world I think... Oh well, as long as it gets here and works I'll be happy. :)

[Dana]

Yup.
And he does.
Michael has always returned email. May take a day/two, but he'll be in touch.

Just heard from Michael at MI Audio. He's going to send me a new one, and I just need to send this one back when the new one arrives!

Wow, this is fantastic customer service. These guys really know how to care for the customer. I'm definately going to do more business with them.

.....that is, as soon as the Blues Pros become available again.....

:)

[Leonc]

Just heard from Michael at MI Audio. He's going to send me a new one, and I just need to send this one back when the new one arrives!

Wow, this is fantastic customer service. These guys really know how to care for the customer. I'm definately going to do more business with them.

.....that is, as soon as the Blues Pros become available again.....

:)

Very cool. Good to hear indeed. BTW, I think "these guys" is just Michael. I think he said there's no one else in the company.

[drolling]

It's over 3 weeks for me now to. Although I'm going to blame Canada Post, slowest mail delivery in the world I think... Oh well, as long as it gets here and works I'll be happy. :)Hey! Thanks for posting - I'm up north too..

My BluesPro arrived in under two weeks, but as you say, anything can happen with good ol' Canada Post.
Very cool. Good to hear indeed. BTW, I think "these guys" is just Michael. I think he said there's no one else in the company.
Well, there's at least one other "guy" on the job down there...For those of you still waiting, I thought I'd just throw in this pic...

...just because I'm pure evil.

http://www.miaudio.com/Images/CB5.jpgI feel much better now! If the postman's absconded with mine, it's good to know there's backup! The MI Audio site says CBs are almost sold out!!

[David-R]

Hey! Thanks for posting - I'm up north too..

My BluesPro arrived in under two weeks, but as you say, anything can happen with good ol' Canada Post.

Well, there's at least one other "guy" on the job down there...I feel much better now! If the postman's absconded with mine, it's good to know there's backup! The MI Audio site says CBs are almost sold out!!

That's an old pic. I believe it was up on the MI site before they started shipping the CB.

[SoCalSteve]

Played with it a little more last night. Someone will hate me for this but. I could duplicate the crunch box with my DF-7 on the DS-1 setting. There is no way in hell i will sell the Crunch box but i thought some of youz might like to know....

I had one of those (DF-7) about a year ago and it wasn't bad but don't you find the low end is too loose, especially for percussive palm mutes? I've found a flubby low-end to be a character of alot of dist. boxes I've tried and that's another thing that separates the Crunch Box from the pack. The CB really stays tight and is just an outstanding distortion.

[ahltarocka]

I stack mine with a Timmy and great results.

Hi:
I noticed on the gear page that you use a Timmy with the Crunch Box. I just got my Crunch Box and I have a Timmy. How do you set both? and does the Timmy come before or after the Crunch Box in the Chain? I would like to use the CB for chords and leads.

Thanks,
Phil
Ahltarocka

[marrelero]

I had one of those (DF-7) about a year ago and it wasn't bad but don't you find the low end is too loose, especially for percussive palm mutes? I've found a flubby low-end to be a character of alot of dist. boxes I've tried and that's another thing that separates the Crunch Box from the pack. The CB really stays tight and is just an outstanding distortion.

That's exactly my experience to! Today I demo'd it to a few of my friends at a guitar show here in Sweden and they were like "Uhuh, that's a really nice pedal, listen it almost turn into feedback right away..." :dude

[BrentSP]

Does the CB work well with amps set for medium gain or just clean/semi clean amps?

[tjburton]

Got mine today, and I love it so far. I pulled my Tonebone Hot British off my board for the weekend (it might not go back on). I still love the Hot British because of all the settings, but the CB is voiced pretty much how I set the Hot British. The CB is just voiced very nice, the right amount of mids and gain.

Tim

[GreenTea]

Would the Crunch Box work well with a JCM 800 (clean channel)?

[Dana]

Very cool. Good to hear indeed. BTW, I think "these guys" is just Michael. I think he said there's no one else in the company.

To clarify, 'these guys' means MI Audio and MusicToyz.

[Dana]

BTW: The Crunchbox has booted my Keeley DS-1. It's on ebay now.

[Leonc]

Ahh - Gotcha Dana

Got mine today, and I love it so far. I pulled my Tonebone Hot British off my board for the weekend (it might not go back on). I still love the Hot British because of all the settings, but the CB is voiced pretty much how I set the Hot British. The CB is just voiced very nice, the right amount of mids and gain.

Tim
Man...totally agree. I think the CB is going to knock a couple guys off my board too. Long time guys. In fact, I'm starting to think what I may want is another Crunchbox or two so I can have them set up with different gain voicings and slightly different tone settings and use them like channels. May actually knock some amps out of my coral too :eek:!!

This little sucker is amazing indeed!

[drolling]

It's funny.. I waited months for a Timmy and never broke a sweat. My Eternity & Zendrive each took about 4 weeks to get into my hands..

..I'm used to waiting a long time for most things up here in Canada.. but..

AAAARRGGHHHH!@#$%?&*?%$\ (AAAARRGGHHHH!@#$%?&*?%$\)!@!!!!!!

I WANT MY FRAKKIN' CRUNCHBOX!

[BillyK]

It's funny.. I waited months for a Timmy and never broke a sweat. My Eternity & Zendrive each took about 4 weeks to get into my hands..

..I'm used to waiting a long time for most things up here in Canada.. but..

AAAARRGGHHHH!@#$%?&*?%$\!@!!!!!!

I WANT MY FRAKKIN' CRUNCHBOX!

My Crunchbox is sooooooo good, that it bumped all my pedals of my board, I sold all my amps, and gave away every freak'in guitar I own.

Now, here's my chain:

Banjo>Crunchbox>automobile radio>vintage 6x9" speaker (from a '64 Corvair)

Now I am set! Tone heaven!!




((hang in there drolling, your CB is on it's way!!))

[Leonc]

Well, I hope you find it worth the wait. With all this build-up, it could easily be a let down when you finally get it: Ultimately, it's just anoher od/distortion pedal, not the messiah :).

I think what we're seeing is that for a lot of guys, it's got a voicing that's near perfect. Seems to make a lot of us weak in the knees. But there are probably plenty of people who will hear it and go, "Yawn....next." ;)

[Leonc]

My Crunchbox is sooooooo good, that it bumped all my pedals of my board, I sold all my amps, and gave away every freak'in guitar I own.

Now, here's my chain:

Banjo>Crunchbox>automobile radio>vintage 6x9" speaker (from a '64 Corvair)

Now I am set! Tone heaven!!



((hang in there drolling, your CB is on it's way!!))


hahahahhahahhaha! ROTLMAO!! :D

[el34power]

Would the Crunch Box work well with a JCM 800 (clean channel)?

OOOOOOOOH yes it does, It also works well it the dirty channel.

[el34power]

I had one of those (DF-7) about a year ago and it wasn't bad but don't you find the low end is too loose, especially for percussive palm mutes? I've found a flubby low-end to be a character of alot of dist. boxes I've tried and that's another thing that separates the Crunch Box from the pack. The CB really stays tight and is just an outstanding distortion.
Not really. Threw my JCM800 i found it to be pretty tight (IMO) not cats a$$ but.... My cab is a 4x12 with 2 green RI on top and 2 Red fangs on the bottom.

[davetcan]

It's funny.. I waited months for a Timmy and never broke a sweat. My Eternity & Zendrive each took about 4 weeks to get into my hands..

..I'm used to waiting a long time for most things up here in Canada.. but..

AAAARRGGHHHH!@#$%?&*?%$\!@!!!!!!

I WANT MY FRAKKIN' CRUNCHBOX!

I agree with this post :AOK

[El Jimbo]

I'm a little suprised that more haven't made it to the 2nd hand emporium, not because it's over hyped, but there's bound to be quite a few who find it doesn't suit their tastes and/or gear. This would alleviate the backlog of orders.

I think the diffference might be that because it's so much cheaper than many other OD/dist, non-100% satisfied owners feel ok about not selling asap because there isn't a lot of funds tied up in the one pedal. Hell, these things may become bloody collectors items one day and cost what a lot of other boutique dist. cost as their normal price.:eek:

[michael_ibrahim]

Hi guys,

Just a quick update so that you guys are in the loop. I've been getting q few emails this last week about pedals that haven't arrived yet. I contacted Australia post and they said that this was normal. Seems that things slow down around easter. So don't stress,... nothing's lost,... I hope!

[Amit]

I'm a little suprised that more haven't made it to the 2nd hand emporium, not because it's over hyped, but there's bound to be quite a few who find it doesn't suit their tastes and/or gear. This would alleviate the backlog of orders.

I think the diffference might be that because it's so much cheaper than many other OD/dist, non-100% satisfied owners feel ok about not selling asap because there isn't a lot of funds tied up in the one pedal. Hell, these things may become bloody collectors items one day and cost what a lot of other boutique dist. cost as their normal price.:eek:


I wish Michael that his pedals will NEVER become collectors items:AOK

[El Jimbo]

I wish Michael that his pedals will NEVER become collectors items:AOKMe too...I hate that whole collector BS. At least MI isn't the type to take advantage of higher EvilBay prices...if they happen.



Anyway, this is the Easter Bunny's fault...

...give that bastard a taste of myxomatosis.:BITCH

[CJReaper]

It's funny.. I waited months for a Timmy and never broke a sweat. My Eternity & Zendrive each took about 4 weeks to get into my hands..

..I'm used to waiting a long time for most things up here in Canada.. but..

AAAARRGGHHHH!@#$%?&*?%$\!@!!!!!!

I WANT MY FRAKKIN' CRUNCHBOX!

Ha, FRAKKIN' Crunchbox? Are you a BSG fan too? I played my CB some more this weekend, it just sounds better everytime I use it, "so say we all". :D

Cheers,

CJ

[drolling]

Ha, FRAKKIN' Crunchbox? Are you a BSG fan too? I played my CB some more this weekend, it just sounds better everytime I use it, "so say we all". :D

Cheers,

CJMonday afternoon & still no CrunchBox.. I am a fan, but didn't really make the connection till you pointed it out - I was just trying to use an alternate spelling to get past security.. must have been a sublinimal, unconscious thing. Watch it every day on the *Space* channel:AOK

[davetcan]

I just got the notice from the post office so I'm pretty sure mine is here. I'll be picking it up tomorrow. :D

[arexjay]

Just got mine today!! The thing sounds facking awesome, really really awesome.

The only think I notice is that there's this loud hum whenever I turn the pedal up! I can't turn the volume past 9:00 with the gain at around 12:00 without the hum being noticable while I'm playing. I tried it with my power supply, then unplugged the power supply and used it with just a battery, and the hum didn't change!

What does it all mean Basil?!

[jezzzz2003]

Well what can I say...
Just arrived about an hour ago,
Too dark for my Plexi,
I have asked Mike for a bright mod.
Nice pedal though, It sounds like a Boss OD-3 to me but more natural sounding, especially on the higher frequencies.
I was actually expecting more gain, not like I want or needed any more though.
I will sell my current overdrives and mod this one.

[bjjp2]

Ordered mine March 3rd. Was there when I got home today!

[BillyK]

Well what can I say...
Just arrived about an hour ago,
Too dark for my Plexi,
I have asked Mike for a bright mod.
Nice pedal though, It sounds like a Boss OD-3 to me but more natural sounding, especially on the higher frequencies.
I was actually expecting more gain, not like I want or needed any more though.
I will sell my current overdrives and mod this one.

Let us know if you hear about a bright mod. My CB is rather dark with my rig and I need to crank/max the tone to compensate.

[Impulse 101]

I'll be buying a CB very soon. I'd order it today if I hadn't already spent about $3k of so called disposable income this week.

We had a pedalfest in Chicago (see the thead http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=139780 ) and the Crunchbox was the best distortion that we had in the room for a Fender style amp. It didn't sound as good driving a THD Flexi with EL34's or a VHT Deliverance, but with my Fender Bassman it was really a Marshall in a box. I was totally blown away, this is what the Fulltone Distortion Pro was supposed to be, and it's half the price.

JT

[jezzzz2003]

Mike says there are no mods for the crunch box.
He will however be introducing an internal prescence trimmer soon.

[BillyK]

Mike says there are no mods for the crunch box.
He will however be introducing an internal prescence trimmer soon.

Thanks!

[edwinhong]

I've got mine
the tone is great
has lot of gain both low & high gain sound good best $100.00 ever spend

[drolling]

Seeing as I've multiple pissing, moaning & kvetching posts sprinkled throughout this thread, just thought I'd stop by again to say

I'VE GOT MY FRAKKIN' CRUNCHBOX!
in spite of canada post..

And dudes, this is, like, one totally awesome pedal. Definately Rediculous! Kewell!! It Rawks, man...

[David-R]

Seeing as I've multiple pissing, moaning & kvetching posts sprinkled throughout this thread, just thought I'd stop by again to say

I'VE GOT MY FRAKKIN' CRUNCHBOX!
in spite of canada post..

And dudes, this is, like, one totally awesome pedal. Definately Rediculous! Kewell!! It Rawks, man...

Sweet - I'm really glad to hear that.

[POD Buster]

Crunch Box + Dr Z Z28 = Marshall Stack
I am amazed at the small number of components inside this pedal. 1 chip a couple of capacitors & resistors here and there...oh yeah...and 2 LEDs on the PCB that don't light up. Whatever works!

Caution: The CB gets loud! Make sure volume knob is not set higher than 10:00 when engaging. Anything past 12:00 causes the sheriff to show up at my doorstep.

Hats off to MI Audio!

[drolling]

Sweet - I'm really glad to hear that.Yeah, but what's up with yours?

We kanucks got our CBs about a week after our southern brothers - so you should have recieved yours, unless you're in the next batch (I ordered feb 23).

[Snowdog]

I have had a strange problem with my CB. I am hoping one of you guys can try this and tell me if you have the same problem.

I was plugged directly into the CB and then straight to the amp. When I unplugged my guitar from the CB (I left the volume up on my amp) I got this amazing amount of noise (in other words, the CB "out" was connected to the amp, but nothing was connected to the CB's "in") Kinda sounded like major ground hum. So, I tried the same thing with my OCD, FD2, Fireburst, RC booster, Super Chile, and Memory Lane. Not one other pedal produced ANY noise - at all - when having just the output plugged into the amp.

If any of you get a chance, could you try this and see if you get the same massive noise from the CB? Thanks!

[drolling]

My Crunchbox is sooooooo good, that it bumped all my pedals of my board, I sold all my amps, and gave away every freak'in guitar I own.

Now, here's my chain:

Banjo>Crunchbox>automobile radio>vintage 6x9" speaker (from a '64 Corvair)

Now I am set! Tone heaven!!




((hang in there drolling, your CB is on it's way!!))Yo, Billy, m'man - don't know how I missed your most excellent post!

Not to be outdone here, I've burned my guitars, blown up my amps & hacked off both my arms (typing w`my teeth - a trick I learned from Jimi!!)..

I'll be using my CrunchBox exclusively w/my 1929 Martin (not that Martin) Eb Alto saxophone, hardwired to a 40 gallon water-heater tank.

Look for the upcoming independent release in better stores near you!

[ccoker]

my crunchbox findings
got it yesterday, got a chance to play with it this morning for about 45 mins when the wife/kids left

guitar: prs ce22 with goodwood in bridge
amp: Rivera R30 mounted in a Germino oversized 2x12 with Big Tone 55s, cab is about 3/4 closed back with a slot across the middle

running it into the clean channel, getting all the gain from the pedal left me a bit disappointed, not bad but not as good as the highgain channel of the amp

switched channels to the overdrive channel with the boost engaged (like always) using it to goose the front end a bit with the volume around 9 and the gain about 11

sounded a lot better, but a bit too much

took off the boost mode on the amp and with the gain about like an old marshall and the cb with just a bit of volume bump to hit the amp harder, around 9, the tone around 10 or so and the gain about 11 sounded f'n awesome...

just big, fat and BALLSY as a mofo
had the master around 4 so the powertubes are starting to work a bit

riding the volume control on the guitar I could go anywhere from early Billy G (tush, lagrange) tone/gain on up to V3

man... that's the most fun I have had on a guitar in a L O N G time

[mr.mattphisto]

Yo, Billy, m'man - don't know how I missed your most excellent post!

Not to be outdone here, I've burned my guitars, blown up my amps & hacked off both my arms (typing w`my teeth - a trick I learned from Jimi!!)..

I'll be using my CrunchBox exclusively w/my 1929 Martin (not that Martin) Eb Alto saxophone, hardwired to a 40 gallon water-heater tank.

Look for the upcoming independent release in better stores near you!

Man....my CB is here today....I can't wait to put my amps in the microwave, turn my guitars into skateboards, solder my limps together then rock the world!

New chain..

Kazoo>>>CB--totally dimed>>>Leslie>>>Gorilla Amp! = Face Melting Solos!

Pinch harmonics here I come....Kazoo style! Might try my hooking this up to my washboard and my triangle later today too..

Hope it lives up to the hype

[Ganderson]

I'm at the point now where I may have to go to a guitarless rig like some of you guys since I got the Crunch Box. The sustain simply will not stop.

My family hasn't slept in 4 days... the guitar's unplugged, in the case and yet since the Crunchbox arrived, it will not stop sustaining. Tonight I'm going to try ripping the strings off of the guitar with my Leatherman but if that doesn't help, I'm probably going to have to shoe myself in the nuts until I go deaf.

[David-R]

Yeah, but what's up with yours?

We kanucks got our CBs about a week after our southern brothers - so you should have recieved yours, unless you're in the next batch (I ordered feb 23).

Mine was shipped on 3-3 arrived yesterday 3-20.
I'm like a pig in mud! :)

[bjjp2]

This pedal rocks, but is anyone else finding it a little too bassy?

[davetcan]

This pedal rocks, but is anyone else finding it a little too bassy?

Well I was just gonna post my thoughts after an hour of playing with it. First off yes I agree it's too bassy. I plugged into the Zinky first and found that on the clean channel the pedal sounded pretty much just like the Zinky's drive channel. Not a bad thing, but it's a pretty warm overdrive and a sound I've already got. This was with the tone knob on the pedal maxed. Hmmm! not too impressive but not bad for $99. Then I trundled on down the basement and hooked it up to my Bandmaster. Things started to pick up immediately. I still need the tone maxed but it just sings thru the Fender. I plugged in my Tokai Goldtop with Wolfetone P90's and it's a match made in heaven The bridge pickup just sings. Well worth $99 for that one tone not to mention all the other goodies I was finding. It seems to love Fenders and might be a little more suited to single coils, I'll spend more time with my LP later.
Bottom line is I'd like to be able to add more bite when I need it without messing with the amp but as is with the Fender and single coils it's found a home on my pedal board.

[Baba]

And now for something completely different . . .

This is not going to be a negative review of the pedal at ALL, because I kind of like the way this pedal sounds, it's just that pedals into an amp just isn't for me. I've never really tried that, other than when I ran an MXR distortion + into a Peavey Bandit in the early 80's, but that doesn't count!

Basically, I LOVE the way my current rig sounds, I just grow tired of lugging it around, being a weekend warrior. I play a Mesa Dual Rec into either my Avatar 4x12 or a Mesa horizontal 2x12 closed back.

I wasn't expecting this pedal to sound like that, of course, but I always toy with the idea of shrinking my setup, but I haven't found much that can sound like a DR into a closed back cab as far as bass response and moving air. I thought maybe a hi gain pedal into a 2x12 or 4x10 could make me happy but it doesn't. I figured with all of the low end and fatness you guys are talking about, it would work for me.

About the pedal: Having said all that, I'm not sure I can give an accurate review. I think it sounds very good, I tried it at volume through a Fender HR Deville 2x12 and 4x10, and actually, my DR thru the Mesa 2x12. Funny, it sounded pretty fat through the DR, but it doesn't make too much sense to run a pedal through what I already use! I pretty much agree with most of the things you guys say, plenty of gain on tap, controls have a wide usable range, and seems like a steal at $99.

I even contemplated keeping it for rehearsals, or a small rig, but I'd have to buy an amp and some other pedals, I could probably have another head for that price. I need to just realize that in order to get the tones I like, I need to bring some bigger heavier gear, and nothing smaller is going to make me happy.

Sorry for the shameless spam, before I put it in the emporium, message me if you're interested in one.

[58lespaulman]

The pedals not going to be for everyone, but I shure do like it alot. And I love playing lead with the Crunch box. It has a lot of power for a little pedal. It does sound good through Fender amps. I really like mine.

Shane Pasqualla
WET ANIMAL
http://www.wetanimal.net
http://www.phensic.com

[Leonc]

The pedals not going to be for everyone, but I shure do like it alot. And I love playing lead with the Crunch box. It has a lot of power for a little pedal. It does sound good through Fender amps. I really like mine.


Precisely - some folks are just not going to like the way it sounds with their amp. To which I say, Good! - more Crunch Boxes for the rest of us!

:BEER

Lucky for me, I L-O-V-E the Crunch Box through my old Ampegs. A match made in heaven!

[jeak]

Just got mine today. Holy crap, it's LOUD! Be very careful when you first fire it up. It's everything I expected except for one thing. With my rig (Chapman Stick and custom Fargen amp), it sounds really dark. I have the tone knob dimed. Still, this is a monstrously cool pedal. It's waaay more gain than I need, so I'm not sure I'll keep it. I'm still regretting the sale of my Blues Pro, which is more my speed. It also has a depth that the CB lacks. But for rip-your-face-off fun, the C-Box is it!

[iggs]

Gigged with the CB yesterday and I still like it a lot. I did notice however, that my SubDecay Blackstar cut through a lot better ... I actually ended up using it over CB for some songs I normally would use the CB for.
Strangely, I thought it was the other way around in rehearsal.

OT: I'm starting to believe that even if you're runnning regulated power supply, the power you get "from the wall" will have a huge impact on the sound of the pedals ... the fact that it's regulated does not mean it is of sufficient voltage so one may end up running less then 9V into the pedal. Also, some pedals may be more or less sensitive to this issue.

[CJReaper]

Gigged with the CB yesterday and I still like it a lot. I did notice however, that my SubDecay Blackstar cut through a lot better ... I actually ended up using it over CB for some songs I normally would use the CB for.
Strangely, I thought it was the other way around in rehearsal.

OT: I'm starting to believe that even if you're runnning regulated power supply, the power you get "from the wall" will have a huge impact on the sound of the pedals ... the fact that it's regulated does not mean it is of sufficient voltage so one may end up running less then 9V into the pedal. Also, some pedals may be more or less sensitive to this issue.

Try stacking your CB and Blackstar, it sounds AMAZING! A friend of mine runs his Blackstar into his Crunch Box and it adds even more low end without any loss of clarity. It sounds MASSIVE!

Cheers,

CJ

[jeak]

I ran my CB into my Timmy last night. For me, it really improved the clarity of the CB.

[muddy]

i don't know what you guys are talkin' about. this thing cleans up just fine! it helps to have your amp up at a decent volume, but i had no prob. and why are you guys buying these things 2nd hand for $100 when you can get 'em (like i did ;)) from brad at tonefactor, BRAND NEW, for the same price, shipping FREE! thanx brad ;), btw. you rool, buddee.

anyway, i LOVE this box! i got it to do a lot more than what i'm hearing others get out of it. i don't think it's a one trick pony at all. if you set the drive at 11:00 & below, you get some great, almost cot50-style low-med gain. and it sounds great on my neck pup, too. you certainly wouldn't need to set the gain above 1:00-2:00; it's got GOBS of it! i mean, the tone pot doesn't REALLY do much, considering that most would have it at 4:00 & above, but i could comfortably get a few bases covered with it. i think this box is a winner, i really like it. it's kinda eq'd perfectly right outta the box for a greaT marshally sound. makes me wanna try a bloo-ey, now!


ml

[b_rad]

i don't know what you guys are talkin' about. this thing cleans up just fine! it helps to have your amp up at a decent volume, but i had no prob. and why are you guys buying these things 2nd hand for $100 when you can get 'em (like i did ;)) from brad at tonefactor, BRAND NEW, for the same price, shipping FREE! thanx brad ;), btw. you rool, buddee.

Thank you sir! :)

[Amplite]

Finally got my Crunchbox!!
Lots of gain, very thick, Marshall type grind.
Does not clean up as well as a Cot 50 or the OCD and is a touch darker.
I like what happens when you hit a power chord and let it hang!!!
I think its a great pedal!:dude

[drolling]

i don't know what you guys are talkin' about. this thing cleans up just fine! it helps to have your amp up at a decent volume, but i had no prob. and why are you guys buying these things 2nd hand for $100 when you can get 'em (like i did ;)) from brad at tonefactor, BRAND NEW, for the same price, shipping FREE! thanx brad ;), btw. you rool, buddee.

anyway, i LOVE this box! i got it to do a lot more than what i'm hearing others get out of it. i don't think it's a one trick pony at all. if you set the drive at 11:00 & below, you get some great, almost cot50-style low-med gain. and it sounds great on my neck pup, too. you certainly wouldn't need to set the gain above 1:00-2:00; it's got GOBS of it! i mean, the tone pot doesn't REALLY do much, considering that most would have it at 4:00 & above, but i could comfortably get a few bases covered with it. i think this box is a winner, i really like it. it's kinda eq'd perfectly right outta the box for a greaT marshally sound. makes me wanna try a bloo-ey, now!


mlI wouldn't pay full price for something used either, but Micheal's just started shipping these pedals, so the ones on the emporium have to be pretty minty. I sent away for mine the first week they were available and waited almost a month for it, so that could be another factor as well. It's a safe bet that they'll run out of stock as fast as the BluesPro!

As far as the pedal's versatility goes, I've got any number of ODs that do a boost/lo-gain thing so much better than CrunchBox, but relatively few that do the fire-breathing Marshall stack thing so well..

[el34power]

Thank you sir! :)

I wanted to email you... i ordered a CB from you a few weeks ago. I got it in 7 freakin' days:BEER

I had tried to order a Blues pro a few weeks before that. I had sent you the payment..I think i was 10 minutes late:(

Anyway. you can look forward for more business from me....

David

[davetcan]

I wanted to email you... i ordered a CB from you a few weeks ago. I got it in 7 freakin' days:BEER

I had tried to order a Blues pro a few weeks before that. I had sent you the payment..I think i was 10 minutes late:(

Anyway. you can look forward for more business from me....

David

7 days to Canada. Wow, I think you can look forward to some business from me also :BEER

[SgtThump]

I just picked one up used off eBay and took delivery yesterday. Yes, I paid the price of a new one. Get over it. :)

Anyway, I will get much more time with it tonight, as my house will be empty for 2-3 hours. My initial impressions are that the pedal is LOUD AS HELL and very dark.

BUT, it depends on the amp. I bought it to run through this old '67 Fender BandMaster head, then into either my Marshall 1960B or 1936. The pedal was too dark at lower volumes, but it seemed to brighten up when the amp was cranked a little more. I'll really crank her tonight and report back.

I then tried it through the clean channel of my Marshall DSL50 head and 1960B cab. Sounded pretty good! Wasn't too dark at all with this setup.

I then moved to my Mesa Stiletto dialed in for a nice clean tone and going through my 1936. Was kinda dark and dull in this amp.

Like I said, the whole reason for buying it was to turn that old Fender I just got into a versatile pedal munching machine. So far, it sounded pretty good. Just darker than expected. I'll crank everything up real good tonight and report back.

On a different note, I also took delivery yesterday of an Xotic AC Booster. FANTASTIC PEDAL!!!!

[muddy]

i got mine in 2 dayz! :AOK


ml

[Scooter]

Just got mine too. Won't really see what it can do until this weekend's gigs, but so far I think I like it - but it doesn't clean up well at all when I back off on the guitar volume. Anyone know if the Subdecay Blackstar is better in that regard?

[SgtThump]

I've been playing it at stage volumes for the past 1 1/2 hours through my old Bandmaster. Overall, I'm going to say that it sounds great and not like a pedal. But I do have a few minor gripes... The low end is kinda flubby and loose and a little too 'strong' if you know what I mean. There's just barely too much of it.

Dialing up the tone brings up the treble/presence, but it doesn't change the lows at all. I'm finding the sweet spot for this old rig is right around 1:00 o'clock on the tone. I also have the gain set to around 12:30-1:00 o'clock. I have the volume down to a mere 9:00 o'clock, 'cause this pedal is smoking loud.

So far, it's pretty cool! I also mentioned that I just got an Xotic AC Booster. I'll tell ya what, that pedal floors me. It's a VERY nice organic sounding overdrive.

[POD Buster]

Is it just me or is the CB way too LOUD!!

I've had my CB for a week and cannot figure out for the life of me why it was designed to be so loud. If your amp is not loud enough on its own then it's time for a new amp. Seriously....With the gain around 11:00 (almost perfect for my taste) I cannot turn the CB volume past 10:00 without wondering if I'm going to smoke the tubes of my Dr. Z Z-28. Usable volume control is somewhere between 8:00 and 9:00 which makes the knob way too touch sensitive. I'm considering removing the knob to prevent blowing a speaker.

Anybody else get same impression?

[Melodic Dreamer]

Is it just me or is the CB way too LOUD!!

I've had my CB for a week and cannot figure out for the life of me why it was designed to be so loud. If your amp is not loud enough on its own then it's time for a new amp. Seriously....With the gain around 11:00 (almost perfect for my taste) I cannot turn the CB volume past 10:00 without wondering if I'm going to smoke the tubes of my Dr. Z Z-28. Usable volume control is somewhere between 8:00 and 9:00 which makes the knob way too touch sensitive. I'm considering removing the knob to prevent blowing a speaker.

Anybody else get same impression?

It's for boosting reasons. Get a decent dirt sound with your tube amp and crank the volume and tone knobs while lowering the gain to almost off on the CB.

[el34power]

I've been playing it at stage volumes for the past 1 1/2 hours through my old Bandmaster. Overall, I'm going to say that it sounds great and not like a pedal. But I do have a few minor gripes... The low end is kinda flubby and loose and a little too 'strong' if you know what I mean. There's just barely too much of it.

Dialing up the tone brings up the treble/presence, but it doesn't change the lows at all. I'm finding the sweet spot for this old rig is right around 1:00 o'clock on the tone. I also have the gain set to around 12:30-1:00 o'clock. I have the volume down to a mere 9:00 o'clock, 'cause this pedal is smoking loud.

So far, it's pretty cool! I also mentioned that I just got an Xotic AC Booster. I'll tell ya what, that pedal floors me. It's a VERY nice organic sounding overdrive.

Hey sarge. I set up the CB exactly like that threw the clean of the 2203. I see what you meen about the lows but i can live with it. Right now, i use a Grey DOD250 clone as a boost for solos or a Barber LTD with the CB. Let us know about the AC/CB duo.....

BTW What happened to the AC30?

[POD Buster]

Sent e-mail to MI Audio support asking if components could be changed to make volume knob more "usable". They say I can change the volume pot from B100K to A100K to create a wider sweep. I'll definitely try this. Can anybody suggest a part number from DigiKey?

[SgtThump]

Hey sarge. I set up the CB exactly like that threw the clean of the 2203. I see what you meen about the lows but i can live with it. Right now, i use a Grey DOD250 clone as a boost for solos or a Barber LTD with the CB. Let us know about the AC/CB duo.....

BTW What happened to the AC30?

Hey!!! Yeah, I'm thinking I can learn to live with the slightly flubby low end as well. I'm definitely not saying it's unusable or anything. I just have to weigh the options. Plus to be honest with you, this Crunch Box into the old Fender Band-Master head is just to screw around with anyway. I have a few other amps that I'd probably gig with before this setup AND I'm gigging on bass anyway at the moment. lol... I'll get more time with the pedals this weekend. Probably even record some clips or something...

I ended up selling/trading off the AC30. It was a FANTASTIC amp, but you know how it goes. :)

[SgtThump]

It's for boosting reasons. Get a decent dirt sound with your tube amp and crank the volume and tone knobs while lowering the gain to almost off on the CB.

Unless I'm missing something, this is a distortion pedal. It's not a boost pedal and I agree with others that it's just downright too loud. I mean, I have the volume set to 9:00 o'clock. Any higher and the pedal is much louder than the clean tone from the amp with the pedal off.

[jlagrassa]

Unless I'm missing something, this is a distortion pedal. It's not a boost pedal and I agree with others that it's just downright too loud. I mean, I have the volume set to 9:00 o'clock. Any higher and the pedal is much louder than the clean tone from the amp with the pedal off.

I Agree the pedal has way to much volume, very nice dist. pedal though but turned out to be too much pedal for what I do!

[skiraly017]

Sent e-mail to MI Audio support asking if components could be changed to make volume knob more "usable". They say I can change the volume pot from B100K to A100K to create a wider sweep. I'll definitely try this. Can anybody suggest a part number from DigiKey?

Keep us posted on this. Thanks.

[Ganderson]

I agree that the pedal has WAY more volume than I'll ever use, but what does it really matter if unity volume is at 9 o'clock or noon?

Are you guy's having an issue with not being able to turn it down enough?

The way I see it is that I never run a distortion or OD below unity anyway and it's nice to know the volume is there if I ever want to really slam the front end of an amp.

[skiraly017]

I've posted this elsewhere but it seems to get lost in the shuffle. For about $10 in parts and twenty minutes of your time you can add a op-amp socket to your Crunch Box, giving you the ability to swap IC's just like you can in the Blues Pro. I rewired mine so that none of the wires could get accidentally pulled on while swapping op-amps. I haven't tried all the op-amps I've got, but a TL072 does sound real good. I highly recommend doing this.

http://photobucket.com/albums/y208/skiraly017/ResizeofResizeofPicture119.jpg

[POD Buster]

The problem with having unity at 9:00 is that it makes the volume knob way too sensitive. The slightest nudge in the clockwise direction could be a disaster if I'm using the CB for a solo in the middle of a song. If its too loud I have to either abort the solo, turn it off and play the solo clean, or stop playing long enough to back off on the guitar volume which changes my tone. I'm definitely doing a volume pot mod. I would hate to sell my CB just because of the excess volume problem. I love the tone way too much.

[Scooter]

The problem with having unity at 9:00 is that it makes the volume knob way too sensitive. The slightest nudge in the clockwise direction could be a disaster if I'm using the CB for a solo in the middle of a song. If its too loud I have to either abort the solo, turn it off and play the solo clean, or stop playing long enough to back off on the guitar volume which changes my tone.

Sound the alarm! Abort!!! Abort the solo!!! All hands return to bridge!!!

Sorry, couldn't resist...:D

[Melodic Dreamer]

Unless I'm missing something, this is a distortion pedal. It's not a boost pedal and I agree with others that it's just downright too loud. I mean, I have the volume set to 9:00 o'clock. Any higher and the pedal is much louder than the clean tone from the amp with the pedal off.

I agree that it is a distortion pedal, but in my opinion this is the reason Mike gave the pedal so much volume. When boosting a good classic amp most booster pedals sound fine. When boosting a high-gain amp a lot of boosters don't push enough. My friend set the CB up with the 3rd channel of his JSX and the CB pushed it very nicely. I can set the CB to a Boosting mode and it doesn't sound half bad. I would rather use my Timmy for this, but CB does the boost thing pretty good for a distortion Box.

[El Jimbo]

I can see reasons for have so much volume on tap. Some people will use that boosting potential especially if they don't require the bypass sound.

Why would bumping the vol at 9:00 be much worse than bumping it at 12:00? It's still a linear type of increase isn't it (going on MI's other pedal's I've tried)?

[Stressfest]

Loud pedal...ROCK!! Spinal Tap would surely be proud of this one...goes past 11 into hyperdrive and then skips into a parallel dimension. Warp factor 10 Captain :)

[Leonc]

I absolutely love this pedal and wouldn't change a thing, myself. I had no problem whatsoever setting it for parity volume. Don't want a boost? Turn the friggin volume knob down! Is this so difficult? What am I missing? Whatever... :rolleyes:

[SgtThump]

I absolutely love this pedal and wouldn't change a thing, myself. I had no problem whatsoever setting it for parity volume. Don't want a boost? Turn the friggin volume knob down! Is this so difficult? What am I missing? Whatever... :rolleyes:

Do I sense an MI Audio fanboy that doesn't like to hear different opinions? ;)

[SgtThump]

The truth is that there is NO problem with the loudness of the pedal. Down around 9:00 o'clock is perfect. The point is that it's unusual to have a pedal this loud. That's it. Stop reading into things... lol

[Ganderson]

The problem with having unity at 9:00 is that it makes the volume knob way too sensitive. The slightest nudge in the clockwise direction could be a disaster if I'm using the CB for a solo in the middle of a song. If its too loud I have to either abort the solo, turn it off and play the solo clean, or stop playing long enough to back off on the guitar volume which changes my tone. I'm definitely doing a volume pot mod. I would hate to sell my CB just because of the excess volume problem. I love the tone way too much.

Hmmmmm...

Mine doesn't produce huge volume jumps with small movements of the volume knob at all, it seems pretty linear to me...there is just "more".

Let us know how you like the mod if you do it.

[Leonc]

The truth is that there is NO problem with the loudness of the pedal. Down around 9:00 o'clock is perfect. The point is that it's unusual to have a pedal this loud. That's it. Stop reading into things... lol
Uh...let's see...speaking of guys who can't handle folks with different opinions. Sheesh.

But if you don't like, I couldn't really care less. Sell it. It doesn't make a lick of difference to me whether you are anyone else likes this pedal. I'm not associated with MI Audio and this is the first pedal I've bought from them, so I've got no horses in this race. But the thing is...it's got a volume knob and it's really easy to turn it down...so I don't understand all the folks saying "Why's it so loud?" Just turn it down. Problem solved.

[SgtThump]

Uh...let's see...speaking of guys who can't handle folks with different opinions. Sheesh.

But if you don't like, I couldn't really care less. Sell it. It doesn't make a lick of difference to me whether you are anyone else likes this pedal. I'm not associated with MI Audio and this is the first pedal I've bought from them, so I've got no horses in this race. But the thing is...it's got a volume knob and it's really easy to turn it down...so I don't understand all the folks saying "Why's it so loud?" Just turn it down. Problem solved.

LOL! I think it's funny when guys get mad on a message board. Settle down there homie. It was a joke (as indicated by the winky face in my post). lol...

[Ganderson]

"...excess volume problem..."

:NUTS

[SgtThump]

"...excess volume problem..."

:NUTS

You're not quoting me. I can't speak for others. I never said it's a "problem" and it's not. I agree with you guys. Turn it down. No biggy. All I said was that it's a loud pedal (and it is).

[Ganderson]

You're not quoting me. I can't speak for others. I never said it's a "problem" and it's not. I agree with you guys. Turn it down. No biggy. All I said was that it's a loud pedal (and it is).

You are correct... I am not quoting you.

[El Jimbo]

If you think about it, it makes sense to have much more vol on tap than less (than parity). I mean, who ever uses an OD/dist at much below volume parity anyway, and even if you do, surely there's enough below 9:00 to cover that?

Much more likely that people will use the vol knob to goose an amp (depending on amp etc). I suppose turning it to 9:00 is more mentally painful than the usual 12:00.:p:D

[drolling]

Yes, there's a hella volume boost on the CB. Nothing unusal, reminds me of my old Boss distortions, workhorse pedals that many gearpagers might not be familiar with.

Thing is, compressed, saturated tones tend to get buried in the mix at stage levels. When you turn up the gain, you need as much volume as posible to cut thru'. But that only becomes apparent when you take the pedal out of the bedroom and into a real-world setting.

[David-R]

I've posted this elsewhere but it seems to get lost in the shuffle. For about $10 in parts and twenty minutes of your time you can add a op-amp socket to your Crunch Box, giving you the ability to swap IC's just like you can in the Blues Pro. I rewired mine so that none of the wires could get accidentally pulled on while swapping op-amps. I haven't tried all the op-amps I've got, but a TL072 does sound real good. I highly recommend doing this.



I'd love to do that as I've enjoyed chip swapping in my Barber LTD and Timmy but I'm afraid I'll wreck it.

[gushtone]

I got my new Crunch Box a few weeks ago and I must say I really dig it. It is no doubt a niche pedal for me, as it is really a Marshally tone (but what's wrong with that?), however it is clear, has great bottom and top, the appropriate amount of mids to give the Marshally bite, and it sounds great throughout the gain range. Great for slightly broken up rhythm tones to singing saturated lead tones. And pretty unique sounding as well.

So far I've played it through my Budda Twinmaster, '65 Pro Reverb, Mesa Boogie Mark IIc+ and my '70 Marshall tremolo 50, all with equally cool results. To me, that's the mark of a good pedal, it works with lots of different amps.

Anyway, I have not even cracked it open to tweak teh presence knob yet as I like the factory setting very much.

[polifemo]

I´m waiting for my CB to arrive next week :AOK

[Stressfest]

Mine arrived last week. I spent a few days screwing with it to learn a valuable lesson...leave well enough alone. It sounded way better to my ears before the mod. It seems to have picked up a 'transistory' high end thing. I'd be interested to see what the others think...oh well :)

[Baby Evil]

I got mine last week : I thought I ordered the new version (as I asked) but got the original one. As it was reported that the original worked very good with Fender amps, that isn't a problem. Because I play with single coils, the dark character suits me fine.
I do agree with those who say it's hard to dial in the right volume; a tiny increment can give a big boost all of a sudden, if I accidentally hit the volume button in the heat of things it can be...surprising.

But, best higain box I ever had. And I hate Marshall. A Tele into the CB into my Fender Dual Showman Reverb into a 412 Avatar and 212 Bogner sounds in-cre-di-ble, it's got a Marshall vibe, but much much better. Not quite Bogner, but somewhere between that and Marshall. All the tone and gain I need (I had the Emma, and the gain seemed lost in the room, though it was there when recording, weird), and it cuts through perfectly on rehearsals. My weird chords sound pretty clear through it, even with the gain maxed.


I've been rocking all afternoon with this, loads of fun. A definite keeper.

Absolutely a steal for the price. I almost feel guilty :cool:

Jan

[Rob Eadgbe]

Well I just completed two weekends in a row at the same club with the same setup using the Crunchbox as my main higher gain OD. This is the pedalboard config I used.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/Rob_Eadgbe/april2206pedalboard.jpg

The Fulldrive was in regular mode, and used for low (boost off) and medium gain OD (boost on) as well as a gain boost for solos. The RC was used compeletly clean as a low end EQ and volume boost. Basically it was used as a solo boost pedal.

I was looking for AC/DC rhythm type gain levels (gain knob below 10 o'clock) from the Crunchbox, which IMO, isn't exactly what the pedal was designed for. For my purposes the pedal is probably too high gain. A lower gain version of this pedal with more range and lower overall gain would be awesome, because I really didn't need as much gain as was on tap. Having said that it still worked very well, and I can safely say that the Crunchbox is a keeper.

I used a couple of fairly bright guitars through my AC-15 with a Greenback, so the apparently dark EQ was not a problem, in fact I ran the tone knob below 12:00. What really floored me was how full it sounded with the bridge pickup of my strat. I typically roll the tone knob down to about 6.5 when using the bridge pu alone. With the Crunchbox it was usually around 8, and wasn't waaay too bright when the tone knob was full.

In the back of my mind I keep thinking that amp gain would be more "there" and less transistor sounding, but I've been that route too and found that it isn't always the case. With my setup I retain the Vox chimey cleans, got Fender neighborhood low and mid gain, and got a cranked plexi type tone with only one amp. Totally verastility.

[Robert1950]

Ok, here's another one I've never heard of,... a Crunch Box. Yesterday it was a Klon. When I stopped playing back in '75, you had about as many choices as there were TV channels. When I started playing again a year ago, it was the same - There are as many OD/Distortion pedal choices as there are TV stations.

[PierreL]

Guys, do you think that the CB would work for Scott Henderson type tones, with an EJ Strat as the fiddle ?

[TheFlash]

I would love for the crunch box gain knob to go from a little less gain than 0 right now to 3/4 of the max right now, and the volume to go from 0 right now to 3/4 of the max right now. Then it would be perfect....(for me :) )

[tubetone74]

Absolutely the best Marshall type sound I have ever gotten out of a pedal. The trim pot lets you dial in the sweet spot for your particular amp/guitar. Great pedal in a world of many very good ones. This one stands out.

[gkelm]

Ok, here's another one I've never heard of,... a Crunch Box. Yesterday it was a Klon. When I stopped playing back in '75, you had about as many choices as there were TV channels. When I started playing again a year ago, it was the same - There are as many OD/Distortion pedal choices as there are TV stations.

Brilliant analogy! I think I've tried more pedals than channels I've watched. Still diggin' my original CB. :)
Greg

[Craig Walker]

Got one on the way....

[drolling]

WOW.. this old thread's come around again..

When I read the above reference to the trim-pot, I had to go all the way back to March to remind myself that I've got the *old* version.

The CB truly was THE FLAVOR that month.. I wonder how many of us still have one on our pedalboards..

I have to admit, I find myself steppin' on the BluesPro a lot more frequently, but I'll be keeping the CrunchBox - nice to have that much power in such a tiny package.

[jlagrassa]

I wonder how the New version compares to the original!

[bluesdoc]

Still love my CB (along with many others...... :eek: )

jon

[drolling]

Still love my CB (along with many others...... :eek: )

jonI should hope so! Still remember your DIY surgical tutorial.. I just can't recall whether you forged ahead w/it before Michael started offering the mod himself.. I DO recollect that it seemed like a lot of work!!

My own solution involves keeping me clumsy feets as far from that volume pot as possible..

[gassyndrome]

I was looking for AC/DC rhythm type gain levels (gain knob below 10 o'clock) from the Crunchbox, which IMO, isn't exactly what the pedal was designed for. For my purposes the pedal is probably too high gain. A lower gain version of this pedal with more range and lower overall gain would be awesome

The Tubezone can do more gain than the Crunchbox, but can also go way down to a clean boost type function. Absolutely tons of sounds using all the controls. I have both - great pedals :AOK

[Ganderson]

The Crunchbox was fun for a while, but the OCD that replaced it is far more versatile and usable for me. Still use the Blues Pro all the time though!

[CJReaper]

Still have my "original" CB, I LOVE it! I'm also getting a Blues Pro very soon, sounds like a lower gain CB to me, which is cool.

Cheers,

CJ

[POD Buster]

I just couldn't resist bumping this thread.
I was the first person on TGP (in this thread) to complain about the volume knob being too sensitive on the first run of pedals. Despite everyone's reaction of "just turn it down stupid" the box underwent modifications. I guess me and Mr. MI Audio are the only ones that agreed.

Here's too all you dudes that don't know the difference between a linear and audio taper potentiometer. :moon

[Rob Eadgbe]

Still using my original Crunchbox along with two Timmys now. One before the CB setup as a mid gain OD, and one after, setup as a lead boost with extra gain and volume.

[drolling]

I just couldn't resist bumping this thread.
I was the first person on TGP (in this thread) to complain about the volume knob being too sensitive on the first run of pedals. Despite everyone's reaction of "just turn it down stupid" the box underwent modifications. I guess me and Mr. MI Audio are the only ones that agreed.

Here's too all you dudes that don't know the difference between a linear and audio taper potentiometer. :moonMore than one player's reported that they preferred the sound of the original and regret having the mod done. I actually need some extra volume when playing w/the kind of saturated, distorted tones the CB produces.Still using my original Crunchbox along with two Timmys now. One before the CB setup as a mid gain OD, and one after, setup as a lead boost with extra gain and volume.Another 2 Timmy user here! Do you have the new version w/the extra clipping diodes? As w/the CB, I'm reluctant to sent either of mine back for the *fix*. I'll probably just get another one!!

[POD Buster]

The volume on tap is the same on both versions. The only difference is how fast the volume changes throughout the sweep of the dial. Its not that the first version was too loud, rather it was too sensitive to volume knob adjustments.

[prsnstrat]

.
I currently have a keeley Ds-1 and keeley BD-2 , playing through either a Pro Jr. or old Fender Bassman head ........will I throw these pedals off the Pedal board once I get the crunch box ? ...

You may throw the DS-1 off your board but not the BD-2. I run the CB and The BD-2 in a stack and they work pretty well together. But if you do, hold on to the Keeley DS-1 or sell it to me...lol. I've learned never sell a pedal unless you have to. You will eventually want it back. That being said I really like my CB. ;)

[prsnstrat]

I'm really digging my CB, too. Just gigged with it for the first time tonight. Anyone else running their tone knobs back around 10 o'clock or so? I find that it gets a little bright for me if I turn the tone up near 12 o'clock or above. I'm keeping my gain at 12 to 1 o'clock. Really cool pedal - we'll have to do some VH tomorrow night!

Yes I have noticed it can get really bright after 10:00. I keep mine around 9:30/10 myself. Also don't forget about hte internal presence knob...very subtle change, but useful nonetheless.

[Melodic Dreamer]

Still using my original Crunchbox along with two Timmys now. One before the CB setup as a mid gain OD, and one after, setup as a lead boost with extra gain and volume.


I'm doing the same thing.