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Title: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: leech on January 03, 2007, 01:05:28 PM
This is my very first review, and this is based only in my own experience with the pedal. It's almost the same size as the BBE sonic maximizer but a tad bit lighter. It's got four knobs: level, tone, bias and gain knob. The level knobs are pretty decent and is not that sensitive at all. The tone knob...hhmmm....lets say, if you turn it to "zero", it doesnt go ngongo at all... and when you "max" it to 5:00, it doesnt really go fizzy and thin (which i find useless), unlike the other OD/Dist pedals i'ved used . The bias knob, its very subtle and you really cant distinguish the diference unless you literally sit infront of the cab and tweak. If you turn it from left to right, it goes from class B to class A. it sounds like a marshall when at 7-12:00 and to a vox AC-30 from 12-5:00... tama ba? correct m if i'm wrong...hehe! Now the gain knob is my favorite!! It has a very wide range of gain. when you set it up to 8:00, clapton like blues...really warm...creamy, 10:00, AC/DC, 11-12:00 Guns n Roses, 1-2:00 lets say Iron Maiden/metallica/pantera (and the like)and 3:00 to max, NU Metal i guess because it gives you tons of gain/dist.
I can describe it as a turbo charged valveboy plugged into an all tube amp. Maybe an MT-2 could come close BUT with out the nasal sound and has more in your face distortion. The ReezaFRATzitz really is a high gain pedal and could also be a warm and creamy OD(it would be really better if they made the pedal with two footswitches). It responds really well to picking attack, great harmonics, very versatile, it has all the crunch you could ever want, sustains really good, not that bassy and definitely has top notch mids that can handle gobs of thick distortion (as I tested it with my MIJ strat with single coils)...not trebly at all :evil: It has true bypass, and it can run with a 9v battery, bad thing is, you have to unscrew the bass plate and take it off... :-( you can actually emulate the valveboy and tube drivers tone with it and you really wouldnt tell the difference.
Well, as for me, i could really rank this pedal as ONE of the top 10 best OD/dist ever made. But I'm still waiting for my Damage control Solid Metal and Moollon Distortion to arrive probably this month. In this case I could really compare which ones better (for a chug chug kind of distortion). I'm really not a strat fan, I'm more of an LP person, but after using the FRAT it gave me goosebumps. This I can say is MONEY WELL SPENT. I'm really happy with the pedal and its sure is solid state. And for the metalheads out there, I think the EMMA ReezaFRATzitz is worth considering. :wink:
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: cryingfreeman on January 03, 2007, 01:10:23 PM
how much? :?
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: leech on January 03, 2007, 01:18:19 PM
got it for $198.75 +$22 shipping...$220 / P10,750.30
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: vegetablejoe on January 03, 2007, 01:18:23 PM
nice review, sir leech. Thanks! That pedal seems very flexible and I guess it would be great for a guitar player who dips into a lot of different genre. One pedal "to rule them all..." 8-)
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: markflo on January 03, 2007, 01:26:06 PM
great review!
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: leech on January 03, 2007, 01:35:02 PM
thanks man!! its really worth a try! :-D hoy turi, kelan mo gustong i-break in toh?! :-D
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: Poundcake on January 03, 2007, 01:39:37 PM
good review man.. keep GASsing for more pedals for more reviews!
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: leech on January 03, 2007, 01:41:26 PM
got it for $198.75 +$22 shipping...$220 / P10,750.30
what? $198.75 lang????!!!! sure ka brand new yan? gawa dito sa denmark yan and it cost around 250$ here :? :? :? :? (kamot sa ulo)
nways... meron akong friend na kabibili lang din ng reeza, buong buo daw ang tunog... mostly danes are patriotic about thier stuff--- andami kong nakikita rito na naka møller, dr.swamp, tc vintage distortion, at syempre ang reeza...
nways--- cheepo guy ako kaya walang perang pang bowteek...
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: oloc on January 13, 2007, 10:38:31 AM
yeah, im also interested sa soundclips ng turbo charged valveboy plugged into all tube amp.. clips sir kung meron po...
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: kawayan_strat on January 13, 2007, 11:12:25 AM
yeah, im also interested sa soundclips ng turbo charged valveboy plugged into all tube amp.. clips sir kung meron po...
Well, i don't know what you mean about turbo charged valveboy but if your interested in a valveboy through a tube amp clip you can check out this thread...
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: leech on January 14, 2007, 07:07:22 PM
thanks for the comments, I'll be posting some soundclips of the reeza soon!! :-D
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: jun_gats on January 15, 2007, 06:31:19 AM
nice review leech!!! galing mo!!! hope magkaroon tayo ng parang get to together to test others pedals... kasi medyo limited yung accessibility ng mga pedals dito. :-D
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: markflo on January 15, 2007, 06:42:04 AM
nice review leech!!! galing mo!!! hope magkaroon tayo ng parang get to together to test others pedals... kasi medyo limited yung accessibility ng mga pedals dito. :-D
I will be more than willing to bring my pedals pag may EB tayo.... para at least ma-test natin at mag rakrakan... :-D
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: leech on January 15, 2007, 09:43:10 AM
damin nating gas, ako din intrested ako sa rc booster :-D anu bang difference nito sa ac bosster? ok din ba sa gain itong mga booster na ito?
actually si IAN (poundcake) may AC booster, as far as I know its like an overdrive.... while the RC booster is very transparent and ok na ok ang gain ng rc booster... it doesnt add coloration to your tone, you can adjust your GAIN, TREBLE, BASS and VOLUME independently. it sustains very well and it works best if you put it first in your effects chain, and if you have a lot of pedals in your board which could cause you tonal loss, the rc booster can help regain it. It's best used in a strat IMHO. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: Poundcake on January 15, 2007, 12:05:46 PM
mabuhay ang drive pedal master na si leech kahit si turi pinanis mo sa distortion/OD collection! hehe!
the AC Booster is more of a tone shaping booster than the RC Booster. in my other board, i only have one drive pedal kaya yung AC Booster yung pangpataba ko ng tunog or pang-standalone overdrive ko. all i can say is.. WOW. really natural tone. i use that board with my LP most of the time :)
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: jun_gats on January 15, 2007, 02:40:18 PM
wow! tlga gamit ninyong dalawa... sana ako din makakumpleto... galing nyo pang magbigay ng review... sir ian, bigyan mo naman kami ng review sa fulltone mong pro dist? atsaka sa strobo? di ba mahirap mgsupply ng power?
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: Poundcake on January 15, 2007, 02:42:21 PM
will do by tonight. if i have the time, i'll also include sound clips :)
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: jun_gats on January 15, 2007, 02:43:48 PM
wow! hehehe... aabangan ko yan... kumpleto na ba pb setup mo? or still gassing... :-o
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: Poundcake on January 15, 2007, 02:54:35 PM
wow! hehehe... aabangan ko yan... kumpleto na ba pb setup mo? or still gassing... :-o
wala na kong kelangan bro. kaya nga ang dami kong binentang pedals recently e hehe :) enough testing for me, it's time to put my arsenal to good use. medyo dumadami na ang tugtog namin kasi e :)
Title: Re: ReezaFRATzitz (EMMA Electronics)
Post by: ginblue on February 08, 2008, 08:56:48 AM