>>> MODEL H Reasearch and Review Thread <<

[I am Incinerator]

Hmm, I was thinking about getting a reeves custom 30 there for a liitle bit, but I'm afraid it might be too stiff and responsive for my style of playing. Though, I'd like to have a little more oomph and focus than what my Tophat Club Royale provides for the huge rock tones. Would the H be a good alternative?

It wouldn't be for alittle while. my saved/saving funds are kind of "taken" at the moment.

[JKoeth]

It's definitely an option Sean!

[I am Incinerator]

right on, by rock I don't mean squishy scooped metal tones. I mean the clear sparkly grindy(not quite distortion, kind of the On the verge of dirty tones on a megaton of steroids) in your face tones...the sparkle part could come from some delay. The stack I have now gets big (RRB>EGDM>HB), but not the right kind. I too leave my SBEQ on at all times...and sometimes I leave on the RRB.

I was caught between the SYOD and the H for this application...I wish I could put the sounds to songs already out there...but I can't think of any right now that have it...I can only describe it as "epic"...like you strum a full E major chord and you hear all the notes ring out and the harmonics swirl around Not much of a describer

[JKoeth]

The SY and the H are the most in your face BJF's I've heard yet. The SY focuses on the mids and highs and attenuates the bass a bit to my ear while the H is even and just as punchy.

Are you in on the raffle for the SY?

[I am Incinerator]

Not in the raffle, but I was tempted.

I don't want any loss of bass. If the SYOD attenuates the bass, then it might be not what I want at this time.

If the H has a more even spectrum and also has the punch, it may be what I'm looking for. It seems that my middle end drives are covered with the HB(lower mids) and EGD(upper end...mid mids?).

I still need time to play around with what I have.

[BJF]

Hi,

A note on the Model H,

This model was suggest and described in two parts: the shimmering clean, and the wall of fuzz by Jamie and Craise respectfully.

Thank you, great fun and a challange.

At first this suggested two seperate circuits and also as I listened to the recorded material I'd think to myself I'd use a fuzz to slam the input of a Hiwatt and yes I have done that years ago.....

I asked Patrick 'Wall of Doom' who had the records and knew the material and had the amps, the cabinetts and an appropriate SG special with P-90's to try this for me and tell.

He said something like this: Sure you just plug in a crank it, like this...........and then you just back off on the volumecontrol on guitar like this.............to two...........and there it is..............

Meanwhile all squirrels had left the estate from the vibrations of the opening chord........

Right, so it had to go in one circuit............hm

Have fun
BJ

[Teahead]

How does the Model H respond when cleaning up from the guitar's volume? Does it clean up like a fuzz would? With that almost brittle, shimmering clean?

[JKoeth]

Yes Tea, I would say that it does. I've got more playing to do with it and I'll report on that further. This one cleans up the best of the BJFs I've tried! I love that feature.

Townshend, for example cranked his Hiwatt like Bjorn said above and used his volume knob to control his distortion level. Old school! He only used his Fuzz for leads.

[BJF]

Hi

Well if that's all it took Patrick, I thought of giving it a try in pedalform

Yes Townsend would use a fuzz for leads and so would I have I not learnt this about the squirels and maybe anything with legs or wings.....

Have fun
BJ

[JKoeth]

Bjorn, you are friggin' hilarious!