Author Topic: Your Fave Boutique Builder (Read 2444 times)

IncX · « **on:** July 04, 2013, 01:18:32 AM »

do you patronize or trust a certain boutique brand? why so? who is your fave guy in terms of personality or build personality? if you were to buy a certain pedal, sight unseen, who would you go for? share them all here

Bart · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2013, 01:23:15 AM »

LsL Instruments for being personal friends, Dr Scientist for awesome customer service. Strymon too.

cayle · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2013, 01:33:40 AM »

Barber Electronics and Strymon.

For the price of Barber Electronics, their quality and sound are top notch. I do feel that they should be priced higher than that for the quality they bring, but thank goodness they are priced lower than most boutique pedals.

IncX · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2013, 01:36:31 AM »

i really like brian of wampler pedals ... when i read his posts and stuff, he seems to be a really helpful guy. i currently have had 2 pedals from him, one good, one not so good lol i was thinking of getting a dirt pedal from wampler, but for some reason, the first experience i had made me very wary in buying wampler stuff unseen.

i noticed that i like lovepedal dirt pedals ... i also have had 2, and i was blown away by both pedals. im not a big fan of sean though (he kinda had something like a shredhead issue a few years back) ... but his pedals, damn, i am very willing to buy them blindly.

next up is ed of toneczar ... i am not sure with him, i only have had one pedal from him, and he seems to be the opposite of brian's "i plug pedals into generic amps cause thats what most guitar players own anyway" ... his pedals are waaaayyy expensive, although i have to say, i love the designs pretty much. i dont think i'd be buying more of ed's pedals based on my current economic status. i'd love to, but i just cant justify the cost.

strymon! man, i think they are geeks and i love them! great attitude, especially when it comes to pushing the boundaries of modulation pedals. while they are very expensive, i think they are justified. i just wish they were power supply friendly, cause i wont mind having 4 strymon pedals on my board.

Poundcake · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2013, 01:46:13 AM »

No-brainer for me: Suhr. They have it all: killer guitars, awesome amps, great pedals, top-notch cusomer support.

More of my favorite boutique brands: Catalinbread (great products, reasonable prices), Empress Effects (innovative products; only the Multidrive sounded bad for me), Stonebridge/Furch (killer acoustic guitars - can even beat some $7-8k acoustics), Analogman (consistently great sounding mods and products; he's better than Keeley in my opinion), Morgan Amps (great amps, good price point), Friedman Amplification (nailed the Brown Sound, what can I say?), Mojave Amplification (the Peacemaker is another Brown Sound amp), Fuchs (love their amps) and Lovepedal (Sean made my all-time favorite OD pedal but he seems to be a douche).

thkh · « **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2013, 01:54:56 AM »

Analog man ( though I don't have one ).

Quote from: IncX on July 04, 2013, 01:36:31 AM

i just wish they were power supply friendly.

^Totally agree on this one. I like Strymon. I'm planning to build a board with 3 of them but it would look yucky. LOL

Barber Electronics.

pallas · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2013, 01:55:37 AM »

Fender CS. Sorry but they are guitar pusher junkie status to me with their amps and all.

ubersam · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2013, 05:02:21 AM »

Quote from: Poundcake on July 04, 2013, 01:46:13 AM

...Lovepedal (Sean made my all-time favorite OD pedal but he seems to be a douche).

That's probably because he tried so hard the keep "his" circuits secret only to have some very determined people hack it to bits and discover what it really is. In contrast, Wampler is very open about his circuits, their origins etc.

BTT: I dig Wampler & Barber

nickson · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2013, 06:10:22 AM »

Gusto ko ngayon Catalinbread, Malekko at Analogman. I have two pedals from each builders. Dahil topnotch and build quality nila at cool yung mga concepts nila sa pedals nila.

throwinshapes · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:17:04 AM »

Quote from: IncX on July 04, 2013, 01:36:31 AM

i really like brian of wampler pedals ... when i read his posts and stuff, he seems to be a really helpful guy. i currently have had 2 pedals from him, one good, one not so good lol i was thinking of getting a dirt pedal from wampler, but for some reason, the first experience i had made me very wary in buying wampler stuff unseen.

+1 for Wampler. Jason Wilding seems like a pretty cool dude too.

r_chino18 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:22:55 AM »

Xotic and Barber for me.

Xotic pedals seem to stay longer on my board. I like the feel of the pots they use as well as the nice and responsive EQ.

If ever I'd build a boutique-dirt-setup-on-a-tight-budget, I'd definitely fill it up with Barber stuff. I still prefer the old ones with full size pots, though.

IncX · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:50:59 AM »

i'd also like to add dave of Foxrox. i dont know why he isn't very popular as of late... he seems to belong to the "old school" of boutique building (ala Analogman Mike - who btw is awesome too). i tried 2 of his pedals, and eventhough i sold (and regretted doing it) the octron ... man, it was pretty awesome!

i noticed his builds focus on "purity" of tone ... and the coolest thing is, his stuff sounds school even outside a tube amp! ... and oh, he is quite expensive - just like analogman, and perhaps the reason why he isn't as popular is because of the price point he works in, and that the new guys keep on pumping out new stuff - eventhough they are just a re-badged vesion of the old stuff.

magtataho7 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 04, 2013, 10:19:11 AM »

Quote from: cayle on July 04, 2013, 01:33:40 AM

Barber Electronics and Strymon.

For the price of Barber Electronics, their quality and sound are top notch. I do feel that they should be priced higher than that for the quality they bring, but thank goodness they are priced lower than most boutique pedals.

Any models you have tried? Curious kasi ako sa burn unit

cayle · « **Reply #13 on:** July 04, 2013, 11:03:34 AM »

Quote from: magtataho7 on July 04, 2013, 10:19:11 AM

Any models you have tried? Curious kasi ako sa burn unit

Direct Drive, Direct Drive SS, Dirty Bomb, Half Gainer and LTD v2 palang.

I haven't come across a Burn Unit yet, try to ask those who have owned the Small Fry. Medyo similar naman yung SF sa BU.

gradual nothing · « **Reply #14 on:** July 04, 2013, 11:26:42 AM »

no.. particular boutique pedal manufacturer that i prefer..they are both good and unique in their own way though.. i just buy whichever pedal that sounded really more unique and versatile through my ears though

Rmansh · « **Reply #15 on:** July 04, 2013, 12:36:06 PM »

medyo OT share lang

my first email to Mr. Tanabe was an Inquiry. i asked him some questions about this pedal Zenkudo, etc. after a few minutes he replied and told me Im in the waiting list

. 2nd email i asked which one is better dumkudo or zenkudo. I also told him i like Robben ford, matt scofield, JB, etc. He told me i should get Dumkudo, RF uses it. the next email he sent me a picture of dumkudo and my name printed at the bottom of the pedal

he is waiting for my payment.i was like hindi pa ako nakapagdecide kung kukuha ba ako talaga at hindi ko rin alam kung Z or D yun kukunin ko then eto, gawa na yun pedal Nyak! good thing mahilig ako sa pedal, so binili ko na rin out of curiosity. glad i did

IncX · « **Reply #16 on:** July 05, 2013, 02:16:51 AM »

Quote from: Rmansh on July 04, 2013, 12:36:06 PM

medyo OT share lang

my first email to Mr. Tanabe was an Inquiry. i asked him some questions about this pedal Zenkudo, etc. after a few minutes he replied and told me Im in the waiting list . 2nd email i asked which one is better dumkudo or zenkudo. I also told him i like Robben ford, matt scofield, JB, etc. He told me i should get Dumkudo, RF uses it. the next email he sent me a picture of dumkudo and my name printed at the bottom of the pedal he is waiting for my payment.i was like hindi pa ako nakapagdecide kung kukuha ba ako talaga at hindi ko rin alam kung Z or D yun kukunin ko then eto, gawa na yun pedal Nyak! good thing mahilig ako sa pedal, so binili ko na rin out of curiosity. glad i did

lol

is it good though?

cause i dont know .... i think his business style is unethical.

Rmansh · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2013, 10:28:05 AM »

Quote from: IncX on July 05, 2013, 02:16:51 AM

lol

is it good though?

cause i dont know .... i think his business style is unethical.

i agree, maybe i wasn't clear enough. dapat yata may nakalagay "this is just an inquiry, i will not order yet " lol. if you look at the first page of his site its more about paypal and ordering not much info about pedals. http://www.tanabe.tv/top/kudou/index-e.html but then i dislike builders who always "toot their horn" and not live up to what they do.

pedal is great for Dumble sounds. very musical sabi nga nun kaibigan natin parang napupunit na speaker ang tunog. bili ka na rin

fretboard · « **Reply #18 on:** July 05, 2013, 10:55:51 AM »

Quote from: Rmansh on July 04, 2013, 12:36:06 PM

medyo OT share lang

my first email to Mr. Tanabe was an Inquiry. i asked him some questions about this pedal Zenkudo, etc. after a few minutes he replied and told me Im in the waiting list . 2nd email i asked which one is better dumkudo or zenkudo. I also told him i like Robben ford, matt scofield, JB, etc. He told me i should get Dumkudo, RF uses it. the next email he sent me a picture of dumkudo and my name printed at the bottom of the pedal he is waiting for my payment.i was like hindi pa ako nakapagdecide kung kukuha ba ako talaga at hindi ko rin alam kung Z or D yun kukunin ko then eto, gawa na yun pedal Nyak! good thing mahilig ako sa pedal, so binili ko na rin out of curiosity. glad i did

great marketing strategy, nagtatanong ka palang inaabot na sayo

tonwins11 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 05, 2013, 05:47:00 PM »

Brian Wampler, MI, Catalinbread and Barber.

Ben Tsing Co · « **Reply #20 on:** July 05, 2013, 06:04:26 PM »

Quote from: Rmansh on July 04, 2013, 12:36:06 PM

medyo OT share lang

my first email to Mr. Tanabe was an Inquiry. i asked him some questions about this pedal Zenkudo, etc. after a few minutes he replied and told me Im in the waiting list . 2nd email i asked which one is better dumkudo or zenkudo. I also told him i like Robben ford, matt scofield, JB, etc. He told me i should get Dumkudo, RF uses it. the next email he sent me a picture of dumkudo and my name printed at the bottom of the pedal he is waiting for my payment.i was like hindi pa ako nakapagdecide kung kukuha ba ako talaga at hindi ko rin alam kung Z or D yun kukunin ko then eto, gawa na yun pedal Nyak! good thing mahilig ako sa pedal, so binili ko na rin out of curiosity. glad i did

Parang "Zesto Gang" lang and dating

Napatingin ka pa lang sa naglalako tinusok na kaagad ang straw at pilit inaabot sa iyo $:-\$

glassjaw_jc · « **Reply #21 on:** July 05, 2013, 06:11:34 PM »

Malekko. I have 2 B:Assmasters and a 616 MKII. I want the 2 other variants of the 616 and the Spring Chicken. That's how much I like the brand. I don't know if you consider Aguilar Amplification as boutique but I like their cabs. I also want an amp from them, the AG500 maybe.

tonwins11 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 06, 2013, 06:43:17 AM »

Zachary Vex din pala is quite interesting to me.

pie-key · « **Reply #23 on:** July 06, 2013, 09:12:11 AM »

Though i havent own their builds i like them:
WALRUS AUDIO
EMERSON CUSTOM GUITAR PEDALS
JHS
FULLTONE

and some few other indipendent boutique pedal makers.

manilacoke3 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 07, 2013, 12:20:57 AM »

Emma Electronics for me. For diving in to the unusual, being creative rather than going with trends.

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Author Topic: Your Fave Boutique Builder (Read 2444 times)