High Gain Honey Bee???

[aarondavis]

Has anyone ever been interested in a high gain version of the Honey Bee. After playing through this pedal in a tour box, I was amazed by it's tone. Just didn't have enough gain for my tastes.

Bjorn, is it possible to make a high gain Honey Bee? Maybe even close to the gain of the Dyna Red?

[Donner]

well the simplest way is to run the DRD into the HB - one of my favorite stacks

[Craise]

HB plus clean boost before or after (depending on what you're looking for..more gain or louder) works for me...

[aarondavis]

Aw come on guys!

I can stack all day long... But I like self contained pedals.... I think a high gain Honey Bee would be sweet! With it's slightly scooped sound, bootylicious booty... would be smoken! On my pedal boards I have one OD (always the Eternity) and then a distortion pedal and then a fuzz... three pedal spots... The only one that really ever changes is my distortion spot, 90% of the time its my DRD... the other bit is a Keeley RAT.

I think a higher gain Honey Bee could take that distortion spot pretty well when needed.

[Donner]

well the 'sound' of the HB is that of a small amp going into distortion -- a bigger amp doing that sounds different like the DRD etc.....

so it sounds like what you want is the HB with more distortion - which would be a stack....

yes actually this has been considered for a long time as some people want an HB with more treble and more distortion - even have a name and paint job for it but really it wouldnt be a Bee anymore

[aarondavis]

OK then, let's make the different pedal... (or Bjorn make it) with the new name and all...

[TheWarmth]

HB plus clean boost before or after (depending on what you're looking for..more gain or louder) works for me...

That's what I do (HBOD into ZVex SHO). Donner is probably right ... you're looking for something more like the DRD.

[JKoeth]

Hey Aaron,

I originally thought the same thing...

I didn't realize the full potential of the Honey Bee until I got my RRB and ran it before it. When I got my PGC and ran that before it too I was floored! I understand the self contained thing too, but I have to say that the HB was born for stacking like no other pedal I have. I loves fuzzes before it too! My new CAF is SICK before it!!!!!!!!!

It really has all the gain and sweetness it needs with a boost in front of it.

[Donner]

of course another way to do it is to put the HB in a loop with whatever jacks it up the way you like it... then with one stomp you can get that sound in and out....

[JKoeth]

...or just leave your PGC and RRB on all the time like me