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Radial Tonebone Hot British
rnolan:
Hey RG, looks pretty cool. I wonder how it compares to the ADA MP1ch, a similar unit in many ways. Trouble is, you really have to hear/try them and they're not cheap.
rabidgerry:
Oh without doubt they are more expensive. The blaskstar new is over double the amount I paid for it. The price of ADA MP1 channel is way more, it's like 4 times. That unit would have been an option but not common enough in the UK for the price to be cheap enough for me to afford it. Lets see how I get on with the Blaskstar. I nearly bought the dual which is a clean/crunch + distortion channel version but I wanted to make sure I had enough distortion on tap so went for the Distx model. Although I hear these blackstars take boosts in front well go extra distortion can be found. Hopefully I will only use about half of that the Distx provides.
rabidgerry:
Well the blackstar is great. Very very dark sounding in my direct recording setup but I can EQ that. Very creamey and songey feeling. It reminds me a lot of how my rocktron velocity amp suddenly made my live rig sound and feel when I first got it. Spongey and everything was easy to play. I find the distortion nowhere near as aggressive as all the videos I have watched online using the pedal which is strange. It must be how I eq things as it sounds or my setup or something because it just sounds super smooth to me and non abrasive. I like that about 2 oclock on the drive was the spot for me, sometimes I'd drop it back, sometimes I'd dial a bit more in, but never at the full amount. Full amount still kinda usuable but thankfully I'm smart enough to know I don't need extra noise :thumb-up: Good pedal, hopefully I can sort the darkness out when I integrate into my live flight rig! I wonder what it will sound like with an OD in front? :???:
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