Red Rooster vs Baby Pink Booster vs Little Red Trebler

[mrpicard]

I thought the BPB was about 6 db - it is buffered and is as good a 'more' switch as Ive found

In the words of the master "It sports adjustable and switchable boosts ranging from unity to approximately 8 times or +18 dB, which is the practical limit with the signal levels and supply voltage range used in conventional effects-empirically derived." The 6dB boost is what was added to the BBOD V2 after #219...

[mrpicard]

LRT is similar to the difference in the settings on a Fender Amp bright switch (actually the bright setting is straight thru - the down setting engages a cap that trims treble) - this one is really good for neck pickups - especially if you tune your amp eq to your bridge pickup and your neck pup is too dark and you never use it because of this -- the LRT brings it back to useful.... also wonderful if your honeybee is seeming a bit dark..... its a blanketlifter ....

Also, on some single-coils you will notice that as you turn your guitar's volume pot down the sound loses treble, becoming progressively more heavy in bass. The LRT can be used to brighten up things in this situation.

[mrpicard]

You once advised the DRD might produce interesting results at less than 9v-
I've never tried it over 9v and now after your reply would never attempt it!

A quote from BJ is: "A tip on the DRD is to run it at 7.5 V or a little less, which gives it a bit more saturation."

[Donner]

LRT is similar to the difference in the settings on a Fender Amp bright switch (actually the bright setting is straight thru - the down setting engages a cap that trims treble) - this one is really good for neck pickups - especially if you tune your amp eq to your bridge pickup and your neck pup is too dark and you never use it because of this -- the LRT brings it back to useful.... also wonderful if your honeybee is seeming a bit dark..... its a blanketlifter ....

Also, on some single-coils you will notice that as you turn your guitar's volume pot down the sound loses treble, becoming progressively more heavy in bass. The LRT can be used to brighten up things in this situation.

True - I use the 'treble retention mod' on all my single coils for that - but yes the LRT would solve that one also....

[mrpicard]

Sorry, this is a blank post because I want to see my avatar four times on the same page.. If I get 5 in a row I get a 0.006% discount off my next BJFE pedal and as many copies of the owners manual as I can fit in my bag...

[strings2wood]

ditto what Mr. Cheesehead said

and be sure and try the SBEQ both in front of and after the DRD (and any other drive) .... changing the EQ pre and post can be very diferent things in distortions

Thanks Donner,
...wish everyoner was out of bed so I could try this.......
Heck of an alarm clock huh???!!!!

I'll try pre-and post. That voltage post is gold- as well as a great history-development read!!!

Kindest Regards Again,

Simon,

p.s......whatever you do.....don't turn arou......nah...you'd never believe me...

[strings2wood]

You once advised the DRD might produce interesting results at less than 9v-
I've never tried it over 9v and now after your reply would never attempt it!

A quote from BJ is: "A tip on the DRD is to run it at 7.5 V or a little less, which gives it a bit more saturation."

Thanks Mr. Picard,

I'm trying the sag switch on the PP+2 a little below noon as an approximation. Thanks so much for the wealth of archival posts in the library (Descriptions- Availability-origins/ voltage etc. etc).

Cheers and Go Well Sir,

Simon in Melbourne.

[supersonic1414]

Just to be clear, if I score an SBEQ I should try it with a 9v battery and also with an 18v plug? What does the PP2 run at, by the way? I have one, but am just starting playing again after 6 years away...I have forgotten 90% of what I knew about everything...not that it was much:)

And can the LRT run at 9v or 18?

[Donner]

Just to be clear, if I score an SBEQ I should try it with a 9v battery and also with an 18v plug? What does the PP2 run at, by the way? I have one, but am just starting playing again after 6 years away...I have forgotten 90% of what I knew about everything...not that it was much:)

And can the LRT run at 9v or 18?

The 18v(or whatever v) plug will disconnect the battery inside...

not sure about t he LRT and voltage but I dont think you would need any more headroom from it ; ]

[mrpicard]

And can the LRT run at 9v or 18?

Once again, this thread here BJFE Pedal Descriptions at the bottom says 7.5 to 18V