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Forgot the third, Joyo American Sound, have this for recording bass, such a wide variety of tones available, sounds awesome!
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jeremyb wrote:Forgot the third, Joyo American Sound, have this for recording bass, such a wide variety of tones available, sounds awesome!
What's the American Sound like as a straight up overdrive?
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Miza wrote:
jeremyb wrote:Forgot the third, Joyo American Sound, have this for recording bass, such a wide variety of tones available, sounds awesome!
What's the American Sound like as a straight up overdrive?
There's probably others more qualified to answer that :lol: I've not actually tried it like that!!!
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Joyo sweet baby, third time purchase, great sounding overdrive, sounds killer with the Strat, definitely a keeper this time!
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I just gifted Chur my Xvive Golden Brownie, their attempt at a 'Marshall in a box'. I'm sure he'll attest that it qualifies for inclusion in this thread :thumbup:

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I got the Klon clone on eBay ...$70-$90 maybe? Hmmm, it’s a keeper. Mr B might also want to chime in, but to my ears it’s all there. I’ll post a link when back on pc.
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GrantB wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 9:02 pm I got the Klon clone on eBay ...$70-$90 maybe? Hmmm, it’s a keeper. Mr B might also want to chime in, but to my ears it’s all there. I’ll post a link when back on pc.
The Joyo tauren I have is always one, great klone!
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Got this Danelectro Chorus recently and have been really surprised at how deep it sounds! Maybe it’s the 18v?
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Reg18 wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:08 pm Got this Danelectro Chorus recently and have been really surprised at how deep it sounds! Maybe it’s the 18v?
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If it is the 18 volt one it will be stamped as such by the power input socket.
I've got the 18 volt one, but would prefer a 9 volt version.
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H671 wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:28 pm
Reg18 wrote: Wed Jul 01, 2020 10:08 pm Got this Danelectro Chorus recently and have been really surprised at how deep it sounds! Maybe it’s the 18v?
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If it is the 18 volt one it will be stamped as such by the power input socket.
I've got the 18 volt one, but would prefer a 9 volt version.
Yes it’s the 18v version, I was meaning does it sound so deep and wide because it’s 18v? Be interesting to see if there is much sound difference between an 18v and 9v.
Either way these old Danelectros seem to sound pretty good for not much money!

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If it is the 18 volt one it will be stamped as such by the power input socket.
I've got the 18 volt one, but would prefer a 9 volt version.
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Yes it’s the 18v version, I was meaning does it sound so deep and wide because it’s 18v? Be interesting to see if there is much sound difference between an 18v and 9v.
Either way these old Danelectros seem to sound pretty good for not much money!
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They are starting to go up in value now especially in America.
I did read somewhere that there were two versions of this pedal - 9 volt initially then improved to 18 volts.
Apparently the chorus effect needs more power than some other types of effects.
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I was looking into drum pedals like the beatbuddy for practice but couldn't find a decent cheaper one.

They're not pedals, but while looking I stumbled on the Pocket Operator series of pocket calculator-sized synths, sequencers and drum machines. They are cheap, pretty varied, sound decent and are small enough to keep in a pocket and mess around with when bored. The drum one made my post-lockdown haircut queueing a lot less dull, and is now slowly improving my timing.

There are drawbacks - the interface takes a little getting used to, and most are locked to a key. It's easy to get a decent-sounding tune out of them but not always easy to recreate the tune in your head.

They've just had a price drop over on Rubber Monkey, making them very cheap ($80 for the "Rhythm" drum sequencer).

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