All done, boxed up and ready to send onto the next participant tomorrow. So here are a few words and videos now that I am through!
First off, a family photo:
Now one quick thing I want to point out is not only how cool it is that these boxes are fully decorated, but that the insides are PADDED:
I've owned over a hundred pedals, and have never seen that from anyone else. That is a level of detail and attention I can get into! Moving on, a few videos:
1. Lazer Fuzz & Death Ray Frequency Mangler
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ULnQz5s3E[/youtube]
This is a bitchin' combo, or so I found, hence demoing them together. I shot an earlier video that would not transfer to my computer where I was getting these gnarly synth-y, glitch-y sounds by rolling back the guitar volume, hitting a note, and letting it sustain and freak out. Alas, I did not do a good job of recreating that, but the point is, these two pedals together is a killer combo. The Lazer is more raspy but also kind of, clawing? Or velcro-y, but more like, sandpaper. A different kind of abrasive grit. Lots of options with just one knob and a three-way switch. The Death Ray is also excellent, used to own one and foolishly traded or sold it. But my findings then and now were the same: it loves to be stacked. For the price, I don't think you can beat either of these in the fuzz arena.
2. Blasteroid Fuzz & Mad Doctor Stutter
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi7ZACA6CD4[/youtube]
The Blasteroid sounds absolutely great on its own with a variety of guitars. Just a burly, filter-y fuzz. Tons of volume. I used to own a Basic Audio Dirt Halo that was supposedly an Earth Sound Research Graphic Fuzz clone, and it was also loud and beefy, but in a different way. With two knobs as opposed to three on the BA, the Blasteroid may be more diverse with the underlying filter/wah sounds peeking through. Sweet pedal.
I previously owned a Mad Doctor and found it to be especially fun with an expression pedal (which I no longer own). Some cool creative possibilities with that slooowwww chop and maybe some delay. I apologize for not giving it more face time here!
3. Orange Cycle (synced with a Korg Monotribe)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDWCPQX3gVM[/youtube]
This is where the Orange Cycle shines, and I wish I had spent some more time with it. But there are probably some great options with triggered weird patterns and noises using this thing. The Monotribe just seemed the most obvious of anything I own. Pretty damn cool box.
Thanks again to Idiot Box for providing the pedals, and our own Chankgeez for coordinating everything!
