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Basic Audio Scarab 8 80.00%
Monsterpiece MKII 2 20.00%
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Old 06-19-2010, 01:18 PM
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Which MK II - Monsterpiece or BA Scarab?
Hi Guys,
Looking to grab up on a nice MK II clone. Out of these two which would you suggest? If neither, what in that 120-150$ range do you like.

Thanks!
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Old 06-19-2010, 03:10 PM
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The Scarab is not an MKII clone. You can get some MKII type sounds out of it, as well as some other tones. It's a great sounding pedal. It's got plenty of volume and a nice tone control. Cleans up pretty well for a silicon based circuit too. I actually prefer the Scarab to many of the MKII clones I have had or built.

I have not played the Monsterpiece though. Always heard good things about them. I think that one is probably more of a straight clone of an MKII.
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Old 06-19-2010, 04:25 PM
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...or just get Brian ^^^^ to build you one of these....
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Old 06-19-2010, 06:23 PM
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The Scarab is not an MKII clone. You can get some MKII type sounds out of it, as well as some other tones. It's a great sounding pedal. It's got plenty of volume and a nice tone control. Cleans up pretty well for a silicon based circuit too. I actually prefer the Scarab to many of the MKII clones I have had or built.

I have not played the Monsterpiece though. Always heard good things about them. I think that one is probably more of a straight clone of an MKII.
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Old 06-19-2010, 06:26 PM
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isnt most of the Monsterpiece stuff Silicon too? I havent seen wiring as good as the Monsterpiece for sometime though. Except maybe for Farndurk...
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Old 06-19-2010, 08:38 PM
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The Monsterpiece MK 2 is not a mark II clone. but a Mark 1.5- There's only 2 transistors, rather than 3.
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Old 06-19-2010, 08:53 PM
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Monsterpiece does make an MKII clone, but I think it is listed as an MKIII, it mentions it on his site in the descriptions.
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Old 06-19-2010, 10:09 PM
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ya, the monsterpeice mkii is a mk1.5, and his mkiii is a mkii
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Old 06-20-2010, 08:59 PM
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I've not played a MP fuzz (they look great on the inside though). I've played a bunch of Basic Audio pedals and John's stuff is just amazing inside and out. The guys got great ears and knows how to make a Si pedal sound very natural and organic. Basic Audio all the way!
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