The mysterious world of ThorpyFx

DefaultM

fretmeister said:

Peacekeeper is in Guitar &Bass too.

Can't believe they gave it an 8 out of 10 because they thought the top of it was too reflective and you can't read the dial labels until you're up close. How fucking long are your arms? It's not like you can adjust them from a standing position anyway. You have to get down on the floor up close to adjust them in the first place and then you can read them.

ThorpyFX

DefaultM said:

Any other pedals in the works? I've got all 4 now and I can't imagine the next pedal would be a drive one. These 4 have got all bases covered that I can think of.

Well, we need the dust to settle on these four really. We have a few ideas at the earliest concept stage, I have a limited edition item that will drop at the end of this year and then i need to knuckle down to turn these concepts into reality. Lots going on at thorpy HQ, moving office, Moving house etc etc

That reminds me i need to screen capture that review and post it. 

DefaultM said:

fretmeister said:

Peacekeeper is in Guitar &Bass too.

Can't believe they gave it an 8 out of 10 because they thought the top of it was too reflective and you can't read the dial labels until you're up close. How fucking long are your arms? It's not like you can adjust them from a standing position anyway. You have to get down on the floor up close to adjust them in the first place and then you can read them.

fretmeister

DefaultM said:

fretmeister said:

Peacekeeper is in Guitar &Bass too.

Can't believe they gave it an 8 out of 10 because they thought the top of it was too reflective and you can't read the dial labels until you're up close. How fucking long are your arms? It's not like you can adjust them from a standing position anyway. You have to get down on the floor up close to adjust them in the first place and then you can read them.

To be fair I said that the very first time Thorpy posted a pic of the Gunshot.

Up close and personal to read them is fine in the house. Under stage lighting (or bright sunlight at the wrong angle) it's a very different kettle of wombats.

Fender's white writing on silver control panels; Mesa's stupid Dual Rec knobs; Boss new DS1X controls all suffer the same problem.

ThorpyFX

fretmeister said:

DefaultM said:

fretmeister said:

Peacekeeper is in Guitar &Bass too.

Can't believe they gave it an 8 out of 10 because they thought the top of it was too reflective and you can't read the dial labels until you're up close. How fucking long are your arms? It's not like you can adjust them from a standing position anyway. You have to get down on the floor up close to adjust them in the first place and then you can read them.

To be fair I said that the very first time Thorpy posted a pic of the Gunshot.

Up close and personal to read them is fine in the house. Under stage lighting (or bright sunlight at the wrong angle) it's a very different kettle of wombats.

Fender's white writing on silver control panels; Mesa's stupid Dual Rec knobs; Boss new DS1X controls all suffer the same problem.

So im in good company......

fretmeister

That's true! I like all of them too!

EricTheWeary

I think they would probably be unreadable in many situations. But, by no means alone in that and there are only four knobs with clear pointers and most people most of the time wouldn't be twiddling them much anyway. Once you've had five minutes of familiarity with the pedal I suspect it is a non issue.

crunchman

Most of the time you will find a setting you like and leave it there anyway.

DefaultM

I don't really understand personally because I was adjusting the settings mid gig and found no issue. No I couldn't read them when I was stood over the pedalboard, but equally I couldn't reach them from there either. When I bent down to a position where I could reach them then I could also read them.

Lebarque

Loving my Peacekeeper. Absolutely outstanding low gain overdrive. And I've tried a few! I must admit, I thought the same - can't read the knobs! And the ultra bright LED makes things worse, even in daylight. But whatever... The important thing is tone, and it's got a bucket load of that. Brilliant, Thorpy.

velvetsky01

hello guys 

i was wondering if someone could help....

I have a gunshot - and i know it does an amazing heavy gain (MIAB) type sound i can get that quite easy 

but what i am wondering are what are peoples views of this doing a TS/booster type sound to push another (MIAB) pedal? i am struggling abit to get a sound that i am happy with 

more gain? less calibre? or just more volume and less everything else?  

Jonathanthomas83

Turn the calibre down or off and it sounds pretty TS like to me.

ThorpyFX

velvetsky01 said:

hello guys 

i was wondering if someone could help....

I have a gunshot - and i know it does an amazing heavy gain (MIAB) type sound i can get that quite easy 

but what i am wondering are what are peoples views of this doing a TS/booster type sound to push another (MIAB) pedal? i am struggling abit to get a sound that i am happy with 

more gain? less calibre? or just more volume and less everything else?  

What you need is tone at 1400, gain to taste and use the volume of the pedal to boost. Roll the calibre off or you'll be boosting all sequences at the same time.

velvetsky01

Thank you thorpy il give that ago just want to have it on the board as its so flexible so had hoped it did that :-)

ThorpyFX

My pleasure, it is a combo of mid focussed and treble and bass focussed circuits, this is why you will need to roll off the calibre to accentuate the mids.

velvetsky01 said:

Thank you thorpy il give that ago just want to have it on the board as its so flexible so had hoped it did that :-)

ThorpyFX

If you don't already have a copy of this months Guitar and Bass magazine, the WARTHOG gets a grin inducing editors choice award in the review! so thats two builders from this shire featuring this month, us and Oil City!!  Go and buy a copy now!!

DefaultM

My Warthog arrived yesterday but I'm moving house so my amp is away and had no time to plug it in :-(

DefaultM

Had a read. Looking forward to trying it now.

Moss

ProGuitarShop demo just up

ThorpyFX

Moss said:

ProGuitarShop demo just up

massive fan of Mike Hermans demos, this one is particularly in depth, thanks for sharing.

mark99

Woah, best demo yet. Had no idea you could get such a range of tones from it! I've got a Muffroom with a Peacekeeper on the way. Thought that would cover it, but now it seems I need a Warthog too...