by Strat-o-lux » Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:32 pm
'Bout time I set down some additional comments, having sent the Folk Driver down the road last week.
Overall, very nice light OD. With my Strats (vintage style pickups, modest output) I felt it really needed something in front to bring it to full voice, so to speak (PGC to the rescue). Had me wondering whether the circuit could accommodate a trimpot to adjust whatever input attenuation there might be, in order to tweak for different types of pickups (just a thought, perhaps a silly one).
With the Les Paul and a harder kick from the humbuckers the FD just kills. If I used the LP much (I don't) I'd be pestering Soulsonic to build me my own Folk Driver. I'd certainly welcome an FD kit, and I suspect others would as well, given the response so far from folks who've had it as a guest on this tour.
The FD was quite amp friendly - happy with 6L6, 6V6, EL84 amps- BUT, with the Les Paul into a Juke 1210 loaded with KT88s it really sounded fantastic: just disappeared into the amp, adding a bit of compression and just the right touch of grit. I was hoping to try it with a friend's old Sunn Model T to see if this was the magic formula (6550/KT88), but couldn't arrange it within a reasonable time-frame.
My compliments to the chef!