[Dixie Flatline]

Just out of morbid curiousity, anyone tried one of these?

I'm posting in this forum only because it seems, in some very vague and abstract sense, to resemble an amp more than anything else I can name... Somehow, I don't see this as a threat to the Singlepower PPX3.

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[10068]

I kind of like the effect it put on that guitar..... Mmmm distortion.

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This bizarre tube defines poor fidelity and does various horrible things, especially in this circuit. A neon lamp in the feedback loop plus some other special features causes all kinds of non-stability, plus loads of screeching, gagging awfulness. It's not stable under all regimes, it sometimes oscillates at ultrasonic frequencies, and as a special bonus, it puts out such a "hot" signal that there is a real danger of the Agonizer damaging some types of solid-state equipment. Isn't that CUTE?? So go ahead and plug it into your computer's soundcard input, dumbass. Ha ha ha.

I seriously wouldn't mind hearing somebody play a song with their guitar distorted like that, though. I thought it was kind of refreshing to hear a new and wierd kind of distorted guitar lick.

 

[oneeyedhobbit]

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Well it does its job VERY VERY well

 

[fewtch]

The attempt at "attitude" in the writing is as painful as the sound the thing puts out...

 

[gpalmer]

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Originally Posted by Dixie Flatline Just out of morbid curiousity, anyone tried one of these?

And lived?

 

[usc goose]

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Originally Posted by fewtch The attempt at "attitude" in the writing is as painful as the sound the thing puts out...

i thought that was brilliantly written personally.

edit: i just listened to the sample mp3s and i kind of like those too. i wonder how much they are if they're actually for sale. i couldn't figure that part out.

 

[Dusty Chalk]

No, I haven't tried it, but it (or something like it) has been on my wish-list for a very, very long time. I've been familiar with Metasonix since they came out with the first all-tube synthesizer (well, recently anyway -- since the 60's or so, at least).

EDIT: Okay, the thing I wanted is no longer in production, this is something else. I still want one.

 

[erix]

Although I love the artwork and the attitude you can get the same thing with one of these...

Actually, the 12AE6A tube that Headroom will use in it's new Hothead (the Pete Millet- designed hybrid amp) would make a very good tube stomp-box.

Hmmm....got to get some bench time in this weekend....

ok,
erix

 

[smeggy]

Woah man, that li'l yellow dude sounds awesome. I gotta get one just to make my ears bleed and hopefully make the refrigerator explode too.

Rad design

Woohoo! The sucker is only $499 too, I'll take 3 of 'em

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

boy that price has attitude too!

 

[Eric Barbour]

>>Although I love the artwork and the attitude you can get the same thing with one of these...

Sorry, wrongo, not even vaguely similar.

>>boy that price has attitude too!

How so? It's handmade in California.

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

EDIT {now that I look at this thread again comment was no longer relevant}