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The Octave has been the one I missed the most.
I find it really strange when youTubers, (even U.K. based That Pedal Show, etc.) explain the history of boutique pedals, or of a type of pedal, and don’t even mention him let alone demo anything.
He was one of the original pedal builders – let alone original boutique builder – and responsible for iconic sounds. He built effects used by Page, and Hendrix. (I thought it was wild that I could walk into Chandlers in Kew and pick up an octavia just dropped off by the same chap who’d built the first ones for Jimi).
In the U.K. he was one of the few options if you wanted a good univibe, fuzz, or octavia back in the 90s, and is still going, but I rarely hear about his pedals online.
Which baffles me…
http://brochures.yokochou.com/effector/next/198x/en_02.html
He is of course right.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I need to have a look at it..Anything to do with soldering on the circuitboard I can't do..
It sounds great..Stacked Matsushita BBD chip..
Nice components on the board..Really nicely done and high quality..
The components look like the same stuff used by Technics on their Direct Drive Turntables of the same Era..
Technics and Panasonic being Matsushita Brands..
Back in the 70s it said Technics by Panasonic on a lot of Technics Hifi from that Era.
I wonder were Panasonic making Effects Pedals here,I think the Matsushita Chip is common on BBD pedals though..
It sounds great too...
I've never been inside a Pearl,,I wonder if they fetch money just because they sound good and are sturdy,,or is it
they were made by some respected maker and re branded..??
OK they stick to your basic drive/distortion/boost/compressor range but every single one of their pedals I’ve heard has been top-class, they’re nicely put together, easy to use, and reasonably priced into the bargain.
As a vibe it has great headroom, clarity and a really solid throb which cuts through distortion/fuzz though if someone was looking for an authentic “vintage” vibe sound there are probably better units on the market. Also, the buffer circuit in it has a brightness/hardness to it which a lot of people wouldn’t necessarily be looking for.
Customer service wise, when Roger was answering customer queries he was fairly prickly to deal with at times, so I don’t think he endeared himself to the community in the way that someone like Analog Mike did and does, so that might go some way to explaining the lack of love for the brand.
Really? He wasn't like that with me at all - even though I was amazed that someone who had built pedals for Jimi and ran a company would be interested in spending his time on a random customer.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
And regarding RM, another friend of mine who runs a studio has sent stuff in to them a number of times for repair over the years and found them to have a slightly preachy, passive/aggressive, judgy thing going on -like “what stupid thing have you done now to break our product?”