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01-13-2008, 06:10 PM
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Any Toadworks love?
I've already searched TGP and I already have a Mr. Squishy. I like it well enough ... after all it's just a compressor. I'm developing GAS though for the Li'l Leo (they have great clips on their site), but am hesitating based on some mixed reviews on here and on Harmony Central.
Is there a reason Toadworks doesn't get much love? Are they not cutting it tone-wise? What's the word?
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01-13-2008, 07:57 PM
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01-13-2008, 08:09 PM
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i have a toadworks mad dog fuzz that i've been pretty happy with. it's less "fuzz face" and more "rat" if you know what i mean
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01-13-2008, 08:17 PM
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i got rid of my old redux because i knew of the v2, which has a lower noise floor (which was my only beef). it's an awesome delay, very sensuous. i'm dying to get that one. the phantasm looks AWESOME, & i'd love to try the flanger. he's got a great slant on delay/modulation kinda peds, fairly unique. i like the way he thinks.
ml
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01-13-2008, 08:36 PM
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I had the original issue Redux and I hated it. With my one spot daisy chain it whined and hummed and hissed. The more I increased the level of the effect, the worse it got. I tried it with battery, very same thing...I sold it in a week. Replaced it with a Digidelay...much more useful and no noise !
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01-14-2008, 12:02 AM
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I had a Death Rattle. It seemed like a good idea, Tweed & Plexi in one pedal. Unfortunately the Plexi channel was too grainy for my ears. I kinda liked the Tweed channel, but it didn't quite have enough gain. I finally ended up with a Lovepedal Purple Plexi and Tweed Twin and I'm happy....for now.
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01-14-2008, 02:16 AM
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Meat, Death Rattle and Mad Dog all have permanent spots on my board.
They sound great to my ears and draw compliments from people I work with, so that's good enough for me.
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01-14-2008, 07:15 AM
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Make original, affordable boutique effects and you'll fly under the radar with the TGP crowd. Make YATSC (yet another tubescreamer clone  ), goop it up, and slap a big pricetag on there and the TGP world will coming knocking down your door.
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01-14-2008, 07:18 AM
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You know, Toadworks discovered that some of the original-issue Redux pedals had some hum, so they overhauled the circuit and offered a FREE upgrade to the V2 low-noise circuit. No one sent their pedal in for the upgrade. Instead, people just complained about noise! Which reminds me...I still need to send my Enveloope in for an upgrade. (Not for noise, by the way. I think they just install some extra mojo or something. That's a kickass little pedal...)
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01-14-2008, 08:20 AM
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DAMN! why didn't i know about that! i woulda kept my redux & sent it in for the upg. DAY-om! god, i'm an idiot... ah, forgot about that one. i've wanted a 'loope for yonks. such a kewl idea.
ml
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01-14-2008, 08:35 AM
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I have played and enjoyed the Mr. Ed and the Mr. Squishy. The Phantasm, Enveloope, Barracuda, and Redux all show very creative thinking. At one point the Mr. Ed was THE "hot pedal of the moment."
I think Toadworks has had a few spots of bad luck and maybe bad timing. They also have restructured their pricing several times and do not sell direct. It's a jungle out here.
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01-14-2008, 09:30 AM
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I just bought a True bypass box for my Boomerang last week. It's my first Toadworks and seems to be pretty solid.
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