The Mellotron Group

Hi Bernie,

I tried to send you this link directly, but it seems that you no longer have the email
address that I used for you around 4 years ago.

One of the reasons I am considering this pedal is because the knobs are all on
the front. Do you think I'll be "ok" with this as opposed to the Wattson FY-6, or should I stay with your recommendation ?

Also, would you or anyone else care to recommend a current boutique Compressor / Sustainer pedal that is way better than the Boss CS-3 (recent vintage) that I already
have.

Thanks for your opinion(s)...

Robert

http://www.analoguehaven.com/wattsonclassicelectronics/efy-6/

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On Sat, 3/26/16, tron400@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Electroharmonix Mel9
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com: Saturday, March 26, 2016, 8:11 AM


I recommend the Wattson FY-6 Classic Fuzz. I have
one of the originals that was labeled "Superfuzz".
It looks and sounds exactly like my old bluish-grey Univox.
I've tried some other Superfuzz clones and, to me, they
didn't make the grade.

Bernie

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... capturing
the precise tone of the original classic fuzz pedals from
shin-ei and univox was our primary goal in designing the
wattson classic fuzz fy-6.


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I agree about the Philosopher's Tone. Right now I've got mine set pretty extreme, and I use an Orange Squeezer (from Build YourOwn Clone) for subtler stuff.

Hi Gino, et al,

It's fine to experiment with your compressor placement; there's no hard rule as to what should go where in a signal chain. The "conventional wisdom" though, IF you're at all concerned with noise, is that anything in the chain before the compressor that creates ";system noise" or anything else (Heaven help you if it's a distortion or overdrive!), will be exacerbated greatly and uncontrollably when it hits the compressor. IF that's effect you want, absolutely go for it, but it may also be a good way to empty a club or cost you a session! Just sayin'... (-:

Cheers,

Berington

I really don't understand the need for compressors in general. Other bass players have told me that a compressor is a must have for bass guitars, but I've never used one for bass because they seem to be nothing more than tools to cover up sloppy technique. I've tried compressors on my Mellotron and the only thing they do is introduce noise into the signal path. I think there must be a use for them simply because they exist in the professional recording world, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why.

Bernie