Valnott

Goop_buster · Post by **Goop_buster** » 28 Sep 2007, 18:56

Any schematics or gut shots from this one?

Goop_buster · Post by **Goop_buster** » 28 Sep 2007, 21:45

Huh Not even impressed by the ultra precision tooled housing

greenskull · Post by **greenskull** » 28 Sep 2007, 22:13

I recommend it for the bass response. Worth the $4,300 price tag in my opinion.

sledgehammer · Post by **sledgehammer** » 29 Sep 2007, 00:44

http://www.phpbbserver.com/freestompbox ... stompboxes

Goop_buster · Post by **Goop_buster** » 29 Sep 2007, 08:39

sledgehammer wrote:http://www.phpbbserver.com/freestompbox ... stompboxes

Oh sorry...still No schematic though

scottywompas · Post by **scottywompas** » 29 Sep 2007, 16:25

Yet another stunning example of a booteeker ripping off a comercial design and spinning some mojo web around it.

That thing sounds exactly like the DOD American Metal Pedal I had back in the '80s

Scott

soulsonic · Post by **soulsonic** » 29 Sep 2007, 23:08

You can totally mod an American Metal into a Boss HM-2 Heavy Metal - they're practically the same circuit anyway. An absolute essential for that old-timey Godflesh tone!

Oh, and the trick to getting the American Metal to not sound like a thin and tinny is to keep the "Presence" control set very low - like in the lower 25% of it's range.... then it gets alot of low-end. Or, just mod it to be like the HM-2 and you can turn the bass up all the way on it's own. Stock, it has the bass and treble tied together in a not-cool way.

It's also totally stupid and wrong that I chose to devote this much time and research into modding a cheap-o DOD pedal to be like a kinda lame BOSS pedal, but that's beside the point. What's important is that I was able to easily improve it's sound and I like it better now. And I'm way into that shitty Godflesh tone from 1991.

The Volnott is awesome! I too, have recently been inspired by the Black Metal scene to do some different things......

fuzzca · Post by **fuzzca** » 03 Oct 2007, 04:33

I have three Valnott on my board at all times.

Essential!....

bajaman · Post by **bajaman** » 03 Oct 2007, 05:16

couldn't get over how good it sounded on bass - pity it's so expensive