Behringer Hellbabe- short review and free modification instructions

[tweenty-seven]

possible ba ang hellbabe malagyan ng pots??

in short.. gawing crybaby dime-hell wah carbon copy?? <not sure sa name>

[BAMF]

A little OT sir bamf, i have a morley pvw(the old one) which is one weak as sh-t wah, especially if put first in the signal chain. when put after distortion, the sweep is much better but it sucks half of my tone away.

would you recommend that i do the same mod you did with the rocker pedal "windows"?


the morley's "windows" look like this-


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do you think i should do like you did with the hellbabe?
if i understand correctly you cut out the groove in the middle and
turned the "window" into an inverse triangle, right?

or would you know of a mod for this?

I think we've done one before. I recall Anton giving me the info on how to mod morley's. It involves covering up, rather than cutting. You take some duct tape and make a "V". But it shouldnt matter much. Unless you're irritated about the abrupt sweep. Let me check if I can find the file. If I'm not mistaken, Morley themselves posted the mod.

I have a palliative for the tone suck. Inasmuch as I'd want to call it a "cure", I have to check how it fares against a true bypass or if the wah were run through a looper. It's very simple and just involves running a 6pF capacitor from the input jack to the output jack.

[BAMF]

I did it on my Behringer CS100 compressor sustainer. I'm not sure...perhaps I was uncreative at the time, but the way I did it was to lift the output jack and insert it there. It works a a proof of concept, but in actual use, it's not advisable. Because that will mean that your signal, whether bypassed or not, will pass through the scalarizer and you will have a permanent scalarizer in your signal path.

The righter way to do it is to find an insertion point that's inside the effects circuitry that will not be in the path of the bypass route. That way, when you bypass the effect, even the scalarizer is bypassed.




i'm smelling the birth of a  true bypass scalarizer stomp box.. wahehehe..

tipong lahat ng scalarizers in one stomp box.. hehe..

Why it already exists, and carries a 20dB clean boost with it. The Scalar Boost

Here :

[kune_km]

sana may time na ako para mapa-mod ko na kay sir BAMF yung hellbabe ko!!!!

[kune_km]

Yesterday, there was a forumite who was selling his modded hellbabe in the classifieds section. I asked him who modded his hellbabe.

As he replied via PM, he said that he did it himself following some instructions from other website and he also recommended Sir BAMF's instructional thread here.

Ever since I had my Hellbabe, I've always been planning to bring it to Sir BAMF for some modifications. I just dont have time due to my very busy schedule at work. So I mmediately review this thread to learn more about the modded hellbabe.

At first, the procedure seems very easy. But for a person who doesnt have talent with electronics like me  , maybe its too risky.... 

One of our trusted forumite here encouraged me to do it my self. So this morning, I gave it a try.

I devirginized my hellbabe using a cutter...

Waaaahhhllllaaaahhhh!!!!

The operation was very successful. My hellbabe finally got longer sweep.

OMG!!! The baby is now a lady!!!! 

I still plan to bring this to Sir BAMF for him to add some sweeter sound. Maybe if he could put some scalarizer, if possible.

Thank you my dear forumites for creating this great thread and sharing your pointers about modding the hellbabe!!!

Most specially thank you to our Genius Forumite here, Sir BAMF!!!!

[BAMF]

Hihihi Thanks so much. While I would truly love to reap the flattering compliments, the procedure did not originate from me. It wasn't even me who found it, it was radiostationexp  .

Glad that you made the jump to improve your Hellbabe. Just one step more and it will become a Heavenbabe

[kune_km]

Hihihi Thanks so much. While I would truly love to reap the flattering compliments, the procedure did not originate from me. It wasn't even me who found it, it was radiostationexp  .

Glad that you made the jump to improve your Hellbabe. Just one step more and it will become a Heavenbabe

Yes Sir!!!

One more step to make my hellbabe sound more like HEAVENBABE!!!!

Tnx for all the advices!!!


OT: pagdinala ko yung hellbabe jan, I might also bring my tele for you to scalarize. The question is, does scalarizer reduce the humming of the single coil PUPs?

Thank you po ng Maraming Maraming Very Much!!!!   

[BAMF]

Yes Sir!!!

One more step to make my hellbabe sound more like HEAVENBABE!!!!

Tnx for all the advices!!!


OT: pagdinala ko yung hellbabe jan, I might also bring my tele for you to scalarize. The question is, does scalarizer reduce the humming of the single coil PUPs?

Thank you po ng Maraming Maraming Very Much!!!!   

It has happened before that the scalarizer reduces hum and even makes the signal louder and stronger. I won't guarantee that it will happen each and every time though. I can PM you the names of certain forumers on whose guitars it has happened though.

[kune_km]

It has happened before that the scalarizer reduces hum and even makes the signal louder and stronger. I won't guarantee that it will happen each and every time though. I can PM you the names of certain forumers on whose guitars it has happened though.

Ayos!!!


Maraming Thank You Po Ulit!!!!

[Janmyung]

I got an unmodded hellbabe, tried to mod it but don't hear much difference. Post ko pics nung mod, di ko alam kung tama e. Dun sa 2nd picture, me pa triangle pa sa taas, necessary ba yun? Kung di sya triangle me effect ba?

[markv]

I got an unmodded hellbabe, tried to mod it but don't hear much difference. Post ko pics nung mod, di ko alam kung tama e. Dun sa 2nd picture, me pa triangle pa sa taas, necessary ba yun? Kung di sya triangle me effect ba?

hellbabe ko hiniwa ko lng pababa..  bka kulang pa hiwa mo. Dapat tlaga imod.. panget ang sweep ng stock. 

[kune_km]

I got an unmodded hellbabe, tried to mod it but don't hear much difference. Post ko pics nung mod, di ko alam kung tama e. Dun sa 2nd picture, me pa triangle pa sa taas, necessary ba yun? Kung di sya triangle me effect ba?

the result of divirginizing your hellbabe will have a quicker engage. therefore, if you step into it and has a quicker engage, you'll feel the longer sweep. that's why, we tend to cut the infrared hole.

if you did it correctly, you'll appreciate the huge difference...

good lack to your diy modification!!!


 

hellbabe ko hiniwa ko lng pababa..  bka kulang pa hiwa mo. Dapat tlaga imod.. panget ang sweep ng stock. 

take it from markv!!! another satisfied user of his modded hellbabe!!!!

nice one mark!!!

 

[Janmyung]

Hello mga sir!

Modded my hellbabe, nag improve ang sweep pero kung lalagay ko sya sa harap ng dirt e parang mahina ang sweep. Pag sa pagkatapos ng dirt e  pag gagamitin ko na e lumalakas ang volume, pero mas ayos ang sweep/wah nya. Kaso ayaw ko ganun setup. Pano ba setup nyo?

[cacophony]

interesting

[kune_km]

Hello mga sir!

Modded my hellbabe, nag improve ang sweep pero kung lalagay ko sya sa harap ng dirt e parang mahina ang sweep. Pag sa pagkatapos ng dirt e  pag gagamitin ko na e lumalakas ang volume, pero mas ayos ang sweep/wah nya. Kaso ayaw ko ganun setup. Pano ba setup nyo?

here's my setup...



put my hellbabe before my dirt peds...
effective for me and very flexible...

hope this helps you bro... 

[Janmyung]

That's my current setup and I am not satisfied with it. Penge naman pic ng modded babe nyo. Para ma compare ko dun sa kin.

amp-mods-preamp-fabtone-mt2-HB-gitz 

Magisa hellbabe wah, swabe sya sa clean, pero pag distort ko na, di na masyado. Kung ang waaaaaaah nya sa clean, sa ditorted e waaah na lang.

Me clips ba kayo?

[leofelismino]

wow daan ako kay sir jobet!!!

[clone_louie]

sir jopet ok ba sa bass guitar yung na mod ng behringer wah?

[ierofan]

boss BAMF for the community service award 2009!!

 

antay padin ako balita dun sa cursed od-100. 

[BAMF]

Baka hindi.

sir jopet ok ba sa bass guitar yung na mod ng behringer wah?

@ierofan
Nakuha ko na yung cursed na OD100. I don't feel cursed, I feel blessed hehehe.

[kyle travers]

pwede kaya sa bass ito?

[ierofan]

@ierofan
Nakuha ko na yung cursed na OD100. I don't feel cursed, I feel blessed hehehe.

still dont know why he called it cursed tho. 

[tuligman]

sir san po loc nyo..... ayoko kasing mag dunung dunungan d2 sa hellbabe ko baka anong magyari kasi.... gusto ko sana kung kaya ung vox847 sana ganun kahaba ung sweep chka may sweet tone sa dulo




p.s. magkano pagawa sa inyo sir>>>

salamat

[BAMF]

sir san po loc nyo..... ayoko kasing mag dunung dunungan d2 sa hellbabe ko baka anong magyari kasi.... gusto ko sana kung kaya ung vox847 sana ganun kahaba ung sweep chka may sweet tone sa dulo




p.s. magkano pagawa sa inyo sir>>>

salamat

Nasa page 1 ata. But since winston is now going out of vogue, 2 packs of Fortune reds na lang

[ierofan]

hindi ko mavisualize, ayaw ko rin magdunung dunungan.  pano kaya to.