rhythmrocker
06-04-2007, 02:46 PM
Hi all-
Just got a Purple Plexi today and tried it out for about an hour. These are my initial impressions as playing experince at stage volume levels is required to run this pedal through its paces. By the way, these impressions are also based on A/B-ing the PP with the Bad Monkey, MI Blues Pro, CMATMODS OD-3, MJM BLues Devil
1) this pedal makes the stings FAT, like I went from 10/42's to 12/52's; fatter sounding than the other pedals;
2) chording: the notes are clearly definable; you hear every note-no mush, just simple definition;
3) backing off the volume cleans up the OD ALOT, and at the same time doesn't thin out the sound;
4) the PP is non-TS like; OD through-out the spectrum with no numps, humps, or valleys
5) the controls are complex, i.e., many different combinations are available and I haven't even begun to understand how these controls interact.
6) sounds great with both single and humbucker guitars;
7) it sounds like a tube amp overdriven (I OD a Fender DR and recognize the sound and feel).
That's all I can say now; it's a keeper that I have to spend time with.
Any helpful hints on control settings would be great!
Just got a Purple Plexi today and tried it out for about an hour. These are my initial impressions as playing experince at stage volume levels is required to run this pedal through its paces. By the way, these impressions are also based on A/B-ing the PP with the Bad Monkey, MI Blues Pro, CMATMODS OD-3, MJM BLues Devil
1) this pedal makes the stings FAT, like I went from 10/42's to 12/52's; fatter sounding than the other pedals;
2) chording: the notes are clearly definable; you hear every note-no mush, just simple definition;
3) backing off the volume cleans up the OD ALOT, and at the same time doesn't thin out the sound;
4) the PP is non-TS like; OD through-out the spectrum with no numps, humps, or valleys
5) the controls are complex, i.e., many different combinations are available and I haven't even begun to understand how these controls interact.
6) sounds great with both single and humbucker guitars;
7) it sounds like a tube amp overdriven (I OD a Fender DR and recognize the sound and feel).
That's all I can say now; it's a keeper that I have to spend time with.
Any helpful hints on control settings would be great!