Bearfoot teaser pic / Mystery debut 6pm Central time

[Donner]

K ... at 6 anyone who hasnt, open and you can all start your reports, clips etc......

On your mark....

[Donner]

Getsetgo!

[seans]

Its a special beast!

I,m thinking Ramones!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGgfHZ02I2k

And this sounds pretty close (Stiff Little Fingers):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awT3gwmiLX8

This is a great pedal. This is Punk Rock! It works really well for me with my setup. I was playing a tele with Kinman Broadcaster single coils through a stereo setup with an AV30 and AC15.

It doesn’t remind me of a honeybee very much. It is much tighter and doesn’t really have that saggy feel. It does have dynamics, girth and depth in a similar way but it has a different flavour. I have never tried a normal Honey Beest but I have had a number of BJFE Honeybees, including a Deluxe (oh I miss her so!), and a BF Honeybee. This pedal is all together different and what makes it so special to me is the extra knob: the pregain. Hmmmmmm….

The volume is like most BJF volumes, unity at 9pm. The Nature accentuates bass to the left and treble to the right rather like a Honeybee. The Gain knob with the Pregain off, or as far left as it goes, ranges from virtually no gain to medium gain at noon. Nothing seems to happen with the Gain knob past noon no matter what settings the other knobs are set at. As you turn up the Pregain more and more happens. It is great! Up until noon the gain increases and from there to 5 O’Clock the gain continues to increase but also boosting mids and treble.

With the Nature all the way counter-clockwise and the Pregain maxed you can get a really heavy broken, almost fuzzy sound. My favourite setting is with Nature at 2pm, Gain maxed and Pregain almost maxed. This gives a very full, saturated overdrive with accentuated, quite nasally, mids. Even at the highest settings the pedal is quiet and sensitive to picking pressure and dynamics. Great for punk riffs (I can’t stop playing them!!!!) and I imagine it will cut through very well in a live mix.

I think I have had every BJFE OD and Fuzz over the years (except the folk fuzz) and this is something different. It reminds me of the first run of Custom Shop Model Hs and the Vt but is still different - it has elements of Honeybee for sure in there.

I really dig this pedal and can see it staying alongside my Model G and Cornish G2. It ain’t going anywhere soon that’s for sure. Nice one guys! A real surprise!

It is extremely sweet pushed by a PGC as well as the Model G.

I’ll try and get a little video together over coming days as I have a few days off.

[cajone5]

First impressions -- dig it.
More later when I can finally leave work

Wait... WHAT!? Sound like maybe we got different pedals -- will post a pic when I get home

[jdandry]

Pics??

[musicsoma]

Yes, I got a totally different pedal.. 4 knob Model H with external treble. I have a feeling Donner may have pulled surprise on us all! He mentioned 3 pedals before the anniversary. Anyone get something other than either a HB or MH?

12 pedals went out. I wonder if it was 6 and 6 or 4, 4, and 4.

[cajone5]

Yes, I got a totally different pedal.. 4 knob Model H.

Ditto

Quick thoughts on it -- reminds me of the MHvT I had a while back but with more bite. Favorite settings with my quick demo were...

Volume: 9 o'clock
Gain: 9-12 o'clock
Tone: Cranked (fully CW)
Treble: 9-10 o'clock

Playing with a strat into a Retro Channel RR1 into a 2x12 loaded with Vintage 30's

[seans]

HA ha ha ha WHAT!!

Mine is a 4 knob Honeybeest!!!

[Joeleo]

Uh oh, looks like maybe we now know what the next 2 releases are?

[cajone5]

Well Donner did say he'd send something we didn't have already... and I am already the proud owner of a BEEST

Please post a photo of the 4-knob BEEST when you have a chance. I'll be sure to get the MHv4 up here later this evening.