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Old 03-16-2012, 07:35 PM
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ARC Effects MKII Tone Bender Fuzz

So, I did a demo of the ARC Effects MKII. It's made by Aaron SS (Used666). He let me borrow it for a little, just to see how it compared to the other MKII's i've owned in the past (DAM w/ac125's, Hudson stroll on w/oc75's).
Not exaggerating when i say it's my favorite MKII that i've played. It also uses ac125's, and i honestly prefer it to the DAM. i LOVE DAM stuff, so that is a pretty big compliment from me. basically tonewise--it's got the ultra high gain that i like MKII's to have, it cleans up while retaining low end (something missing from the other mkii's), and most importantly--it has OUTPUT! all the mkii's i've played including the DAM and Hudson didn't have a sufficient amount of output for me, which is the primary reason i sold them. this one has a "q3 bias" knob on the side that adds a ton of output.
After about 5 mins with the thing, i knew i wasn't sending it back. Not sure if he's making big production runs of these yet, but definitely worth considering if you're looking for a mkii.





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Old 03-16-2012, 08:36 PM
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Aaron does great work.
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Old 03-16-2012, 08:40 PM
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Man, I do NOT need another MKII to GAS over! I already learned about the Balls MKII this morning...
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Old 03-16-2012, 08:50 PM
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Excellent...I just bought a ARC Hotcake clone secondhand. This thread is making me even more excited for its arrival. I love the guts in all his pedals. Super clean and professional.
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:17 AM
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:35 AM
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got a pm asking for the website--pretty sure you can contact him here:

http://solderedsound.com/
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Old 03-17-2012, 06:11 PM
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got a pm asking for the website--pretty sure you can contact him here:

http://solderedsound.com/
You can email me at ARC-Effects @ hotmail.com until I have a proper website up (soon)

Soldered Sound is for cables only and has no formal connection to the ARC stuff I'm going to be putting out.

Really love the demo btw
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Old 03-17-2012, 06:40 PM
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awesome stuff Aaron!
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