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Author Topic: Boutique Pedal Review: Matchless Hot Box -- Not for the financially challenged  (Read 72860 times)

Offline Kulas

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BAMFulator? teka! loko ka ah, dahil jan kailangan bigyan moko ng discount sa Kulasbulator pedal ko, hahaha.

well, i'm all for that tone shootout. pero let's just keep it at that, an educational event. walang pagalingan, walang pagandahan. walang pikunan, hehe.

ano, game boys, see you monday!

Offline BAMF

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Hehehe. How about...Jobetube ? Uhh...tubo ni Jobet ? Nyahehehe.

Last time I posted it, the preboost was not yet working. Now it is...and is ready to wet more guitar player panties nyahehehehe.



Workmanship is state of the art


Ahhehehe just kidding. Cmon gimme a break, its a prototype okay ? :D :D :D

Ika nga ni Hand Solo, "She's not much to look at, but she's got it where it counts". :D
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haha alam ko na ang tawag mo jan bro...

Mc Spatubo, hehehe.

kasi mukhang kahon ng mcdo tapos mukhang spaghetti dish yung loob, hehe.

gawan mo rin ako nyan ah! hehe


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BAMF, paaarinnnneeeeeeeggggg?! :-D

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Offline Machine_Head

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I was fortunate enough to try "Tubo ni Jobet" and man it got me boxer's wet. Hehehe.. Its one funky looking pedal but it sounds great. BAMF, i believe the pedal wasnt 100% when i tried it right? Game ako sa shootout, i'll bring some of my other BAMFed up pedals. :) Its gonna be fun!


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Kulaski,

Shuure. Here's Perf's pedal. Same but without the pre-boost. The pre-boost isn't ultimately necessary because you can have the unit boosted by an external pedal like an RC Booster or what not.


I think it could be called the Suckface. It looks like a person who's sucking (a tube ? Nyahehehe). Uhh how about the Blowjob ? Nyahahaha.

And the innards are neater as well. Partly because it's not mine and I have to please the customer, and partly because there is no pre-boost circuitry.


Haze,
Sure you can listen to it op kors. Let's do it here na lang at my place, next time you're in Faura. Bring the uhumm...working files as well.

Nate,
If the first time you played it was months ago, baka nga wala pa yung pre-boost nun. I can't remember if you played through it last time you were here, but if that was the case, OK na sya nun.
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Offline psychic_sushi

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Got to try it too... sweeeet :) tubey, raw... with a transparent boost to match. and it wont break your bank either. tube drive for the masses.  :-D

hey, count me in on the tone playground at purple haze. i'd love to try the stuff out :)
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ok i want one like that like that, hehe. isang pedal lang. para i can boost it with my TS-9, hehe. ayos! hehe. game na yan jobet ah, hehe. nga pala, how is that powered?

yup anton, you should be there sa tone shootout, hehe. ikaw ang designated player eh, hehe.

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Your hijacking skills are very impressive, Jobet.  :lol:
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Oas, just trying to help you a bit here, if you chose a more diplomatic approach in naming the thread something like: "Pedal Review: Matchless Hot Box--Hot or Not?" I think that would save you a lot of time and stress replying to the critisims.  Wouldn't you want that?  After all the main basis of your review is to get your thoughts on the product across and it should be simple, really.  On the other hand, if your intention is to stir the pot I can say that you have successfully done it in spades.  But my question is, what would be the point of doing that?  Does having a brawl give you alot of satisfaction?  Because thread after thread you seem to be getting the same reactions and it comes out like you haven't learned a thing.  I'm not jumping at your tail, just wana know where you're coming from...:?

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Ang saya saya talaga dito sa philmusic. :-D  my discovery of this thread plus the looming long weekend really made my day.  so two cents ko --

Kurek me ip i'm rong:

So ang sinasabi ni mr. oas, kung wala kang masyadong money to burn, wag mo nang pag aksayahan ng panahon to.  Baka mali ako pero that seems like sound advice to me.

Pero ang kalakihan ng reklamo eh yung  paraan ng kanyang pag 'review.'  Maaangas, may pagka matapobre ang dating. Could have been phrased better, tama ba?

Someone once said, I may not agree with what you say, but to your death I will defend your right to say it.

PERO the thing here is, it seems like nobody has actually heard mr. oas play with, or use this particular review item (or any other item for that matter?).  sound and tonality being matters of personal taste or preference, mr. oas' review would thus appear to become useless, or maybe irrelevant.

So in comes sir BAMF with his challenge, for everyone's education. One-on-one. Stuff-of-the-not-financially-challenged versus gear-of-the-mechanically-and-electronically-creative.

Mr. oas appears to have posted twice after sir BAMF's invitation: castigating sirs vegetablejoe and letour, and commenting on the shredmaster, but utterly and absolutely ignoring the invite.

What's the argument or excuse here, mr. oas? that you won't (or don't have to) stoop down to the level of us who cannot afford (or refuse to spend) on botique stuff?  that you don't have to prove anything to anybody?  c'mon, sir. so as to give your reviews maximum credibility, let the masses hear your stuff.  i personally won't mind any irrelevant verbal surplusage of any of your future reviews, as long as i know that i have some basis to agree or disagree with your review; in fact, i think the verbosity and the callousness and "politically correct insults" add spice to what would otherwise be a pretty geeky discussion.

Or maybe you would not want to face all those who appear to have been offended, on some level or another, by your commentary -- this would be pretty understandable.  but it does not give anyone an opportunity to examine the accuracy of your reviews (i am assuming that you review gear in order to help others who might be contemplating on getting the same stuff as you have, since that's usually the main point of reviews; heck, i may be wrong, but i'll assume away anyway).  have someone else face-off with sir BAMF, using your stuff maybe? or even post soundclips of yourself using your gear?  agree to the face-off, sir, otherwise you might just want to stop posting here altogether since your reviews will be worth nothing more than a red flag in a crowd of raging bulls.

so will we be seeing mr OAS versus sir BAMF, strictly for educational purposes on December 18 at purple haze?

abangan ang susunod na kabanata. sir xelalien, labas ka pa ng popcorn.  :-D
« Last Edit: November 30, 2006, 02:58:15 PM by reckless boy »

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Not for the financially challenged, but definitely within the reach of the electronically gifted.

Pretty simple circuit. Doesnt even have exotic mystifying parts like an output tranny.

Give or take, with production (and not NOS tubes) it can be assembled within 2k pesos worth of parts.

http://www.schematicheaven.com/effects/matchless_hotbox_overdrive.pdf

tama bro ikaw ang electronically gifted d2 sa forum kaya kayang kaya mo higitan yan .....

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Vegetablejoe,

Dont give me a lecture on etiquette.  Remember the strat you were trying to sell?  I even wanted to make sure that you were sure with what you were doing because I felt that I should not just get a good sounding guitar from you without you knowing how I felt about it.   You were very demanding then. You talk about etiquette but you refuse to censure those guys with dirty fingers.  You talk about provocative Subject Titles yet there are even more provocative thread titles that aim to insult specific people.

As I explained, the Matchless hot box requires a whole collection of NOS 12ax7s, 12at7s, 12au7s, 5751s, ecc81s, ecc82s, ecc83s, etc. to really appreciate and those cost a whole lot of money.  So this pedal which I mentioned is really an acquired taste and really did not WOW me at first is not for those who do not have the extra moolah to spare.  Now, it is up to you decide how much its worth for you. And I am saying for what it does, it does it well and the construction is really top notch and tough.  But I also mentioned its CONs.   The problem kaya nagmumukhang nagyayabang ako sa inyo is kasi ang mga na-review ko mahal and considered boutique.  Just tell me if you want me to review crap and thats fine because I will be more abrasive with crappier stuff.


oasgomez,

Yeah sure, go on and review the "crappier stuff", so this thread can go on forever... we'd love the entertainment value.

Lectures? I'm not giving you any. We're all too old to be lectured and too set in our ways to change for the better. I'vexpressed my thoughts, same as you have been doing on an open forum. Unfortunately, they're about you, since your online persona invites so much controversy.

And since you bring up the topic of my strat... this is all I will say for the record. I brought that in to Arie to check the electricals since it was grounded, due to my own crappy soldering skills. I did tell Arie that I would likely be selling it, and that is why I wanted him to fix the grounding. I had expected to go back to the shop, pay for the service, and get back my guitar, and evaluate from there. That it passed from Arie to you without it coming back to me first is what lifted my eyebrow and made me ask for its return. Demanding, you say?  Uh uh, sir.

Censure? Ok, someone pls make me a moderator and I would be most willing to censure and delete ALL those threads that IMO have distasteful content/comments... no arguments, appeals, explanations will be entertained. Does anyone want to give me the job?! Hmmmmmm? Anytime, dudes.

Finally, kaya ka nagmumukhang mayabang, is because sinasadya mo to come off that way. It's not the content of your reviews, but all the side comments and remarks you like to insert which ruin the rich information you're trying to share. Others have more eloquently expressed how your reviews could have been better put, so no need to go into that anymore. How you wanna say things is your prerogative. How people react to what you say is also their prerogative. Yeah, cycle ad nauseum.

 :-P
« Last Edit: November 30, 2006, 02:59:01 PM by vegetablejoe »

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.....lookeee here..another of oasgomez post...blah ...blah...blah...blah...nothing important to read here....go on...go about your business...if you want to mess up your day or have a good laugh...read it....... "not for the financially challenged"......love the title...what a prunehead.
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Thanks titser.  :-D .

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Oas, just trying to help you a bit here, if you chose a more diplomatic approach in naming the thread something like: "Pedal Review: Matchless Hot Box--Hot or Not?" I think that would save you a lot of time and stress replying to the critisims.  Wouldn't you want that?  After all the main basis of your review is to get your thoughts on the product across and it should be simple, really.  On the other hand, if your intention is to stir the pot I can say that you have successfully done it in spades.  But my question is, what would be the point of doing that?  Does having a brawl give you alot of satisfaction?  Because thread after thread you seem to be getting the same reactions and it comes out like you haven't learned a thing.  I'm not jumping at your tail, just wana know where you're coming from...:?
trust me, you shouldn't bother.
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Uy! Ayan na! Chapter III! Yeehaaa!!!  :-D :-D :evil:

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Your hijacking skills are very impressive, Jobet.  :lol:

Ay ! Me naka-halata ! Nyeheaheaha !

Well...sure beats talking about hamburgers or porn does it ? Subtle (or not too subtle) marketing as well nyahahehehe.
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point of clarification:

BAMF's invite does not come off to be a challenge. It seems to be more of a "wine tasting" party, where all can sip and compare. Yes, the venue and invite may seem like a showdown, and I understand how easily an invite can be misconstrued as a duel.

it would be great to hear and play the stuff, as i mentioned, it's all reference quality material, and educational.
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It beats that so-called modded TC Electronic SCF on the other thread.  By the way, I like my SCF just as is without any tubes and stiff middle finger.  That finger has serious confidence/ego issues. 

sineryoso ampucha! bwahahahahahah!

and also...


BWAHAHAHAHHAHA OAS talking to me about my EGO & CONFIDENCE!!!! THAT'S HILARIOUS!!!

oas, there's a real cheap way to get your holy grail of tone...your tone of tones....your super tone....

it's called practicing...you should try it sometime...no special capacitor/transistor/resistor/ek ek...just pick up yer guitar...tune it up...open your song hits...

...just play...
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Letour,

I am just saying it the way I see it.  Kung wala kang pera pang NOS tubes hindi mo ma-maximize ang potential ng Matchless Hot Box -- thats it.   For people who feel there are cheaper alternatives, I am just saying its not worth your while.  Pati ako, mapapagastos ngayong ako sa NOS tubes na dati akala ko ay hindi masyadong importante -- iyun pala for some circuits it makes such a big difference.


Kung wala akong pera? Did I just read it right? Does it always have to boil down to a money issue?

Mr. Gomez, you don't know who I am. Please don't talk about how much money you spend or I spend. You would be surprised.

Oh, yan ha. My comments have nothing to do with tube or amps or pedals. They have to do with what Mr. Gomez obviously likes to burn.
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Your hijacking skills are very impressive, Jobet.  :lol:

Ay ! Me naka-halata ! Nyeheaheaha !

Well...sure beats talking about hamburgers or porn does it ? Subtle (or not too subtle) marketing as well nyahahehehe.
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Thanks titser.  :-D .

Mr. Reckless boy,

Diba your band is named after Art. 365 of the RPC? How are my batchmates, Carlo and Karl?

As far as defending what Mr. Gomez statements, he has to pay me boutique money.
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Uh oh.

Looks like some boutique gear, and then some, is going to change hands soon if this trend doesnt change :D

By the way sir Letour, we will need a lawyer for PIMP. Talk to you soon :D
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