>>> MODEL H Reasearch and Review Thread <<

[Robapov]

I had another tone revelation yesterday... Octron -> Model H is jaw dropping! I have been playing with many different people and instruments over the last week (strings, sitar, djridoo, bass ect...) this combo has easily cut through the mix... I have been stacking the two with the PGC and SBEQ...

PGC (V 7, B 11 C 11) -> Octron (upper octave - 3 Direct - CW Lower octave - almost CW) -> Model H (V - 6, Tone- anywhere between 10-4, Gain almost CW ) I hope this helps people find more joy in their H!

[Donner]

Right Ive hit a similar concept,,, kind of a duh moment, but these ampish drives of course react like amps so most 'effects' modulations/frequency manipulators sounds best first since they would sound like they are going into an amp....

I hit a weird one awhile back,,, Model H INTO CAF , great singing lead tone , I was suprised......

[Robapov]

i have been having great fun with the H this week...i am trying to keep it simple so when i go jam places ive been bringing just the H...I will have to try that combo! i love the SYOD ->PGC->H :^) plus my syod battery was dying and that sounded awesome! i replaced the batter of course but it did sound sweet for a little while

[Donner]

i have been having great fun with the H this week...i am trying to keep it simple so when i go jam places ive been bringing just the H...I will have to try that combo! i love the SYOD ->PGC->H :^) plus my syod battery was dying and that sounded awesome! i replaced the batter of course but it did sound sweet for a little while

HA, yeah get one of those battman things that adjust the voltage - down to about 6 volts maybe....denser distortion .....its funny you always hear people asking if a pedal can take higher voltage ... but sometimes what you want is a sagging battery ....

[Robapov]

donner, wondering if you have tried any wahs with the H...like the supa quack...im looking for something of the sort plus there have been lots of quacks on TGP as of late...

[Eskimo_Joe]

donner, wondering if you have tried any wahs with the H...like the supa quack...im looking for something of the sort plus there have been lots of quacks on TGP as of late...

Hey Robapov,

I have a Supa Quack and it works really well with virtually all OD and distortion pedals, including the H.

[occy]

I got the Model H yesterday and cranked it up. Played some who songs of course and was digging the tone. My rig tends to be a little dark but the H shined thru. I played Yamaha SBG2000>HB>LGW>H>Tweed 5E3. I kept the tweed on the verge of breakup and the H pushed it nicely into Can't Get Fooled Again. I tried it with the tweed breaking up already and it pushed thru the break up nicely. I love it and its one pedal I don't think I'll be getting rid of any time soon.

[Cobra]

I had the chance recently to try out an H for awhile borrowed from a friend. I think the H is more of a distortion than OD, and initially I found it rather dark compared to the DRD, and the EGDM, my mainstay distortions for years now. Since it's a distortion, I found it sounds best later in the dirtchain, & using it as a pre-driver was unnecessary. I was initially dissapointed, but after more playing & tweaking, the H started to make a more positive impression. I understand that the tone control is like moving a mike around the speaker cone, but found the range rather limited with my rig since the only usable tones were almost full clockwise. At these settings, I really started liking the H for what it is. It stands apart from other BJF distortions, definitely has it's own thing going on. I'd like to see more range on the tone control, but the H is a very cool variation from the DRD, & EGDM.

[DocRock]

I had the chance recently to try out an H for awhile borrowed from a friend. I think the H is more of a distortion than OD, and initially I found it rather dark compared to the DRD, and the EGDM, my mainstay distortions for years now. Since it's a distortion, I found it sounds best later in the dirtchain, & using it as a pre-driver was unnecessary. I was initially dissapointed, but after more playing & tweaking, the H started to make a more positive impression. I understand that the tone control is like moving a mike around the speaker cone, but found the range rather limited with my rig since the only usable tones were almost full clockwise. At these settings, I really started liking the H for what it is. It stands apart from other BJF distortions, definitely has it's own thing going on. I'd like to see more range on the tone control, but the H is a very cool variation from the DRD, & EGDM.

Can you tell us what your rig is?