Day 4
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OBNE Black Fountain
Got this because I wanted a compact delay that can do parallel 1/4 + .8th delays, I love the voicing of these type of delays, and I love the Bathing so much I had to try another OBNE delay.
First impressions - I love it so far! Just what I wanted and it’s easier to dial in subtle delay than the Bathing.
Walrus Deep Six
For a while I had one on my board and it was my favorite comp. I had to give it another try.
First impressions - mixed. I remember thinking I liked the chimey top end a lot, but right now my ears are hearing that as thin and artificial brightening. Like they intentionally voiced it that way to make us think it’s “chimey”. I was using an SG back then, maybe it liked that guitar better than my Strat?
EAE Longsword
Got this to try as a distortion option with a boost.
First impressions - I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this one. Sometimes it’s amazing, sometimes it’s… not. It likes being on its own better than stacking. I was surprised how good it sounds with clipping off as a low gain overdrive! And it works well on its own as a distortion either way the clipping on. It can stack well and the EQ helps, but the EQ is finicky. It’s really easy to dial in a terrible EQ. And sometimes the op-amp-ness comes across strident when stacking if not careful. It’s definitely got that great EAE thing to its sound though.
EAE Halberd
Got this to try as another amp-like OD option.
First impressions - it’s really really good… but maybe not quite as good as my Lightspeed. Honestly, if I didn’t have the Lightspeed I’d be more excited about it, but in comparison it’s not quite as organic, it sounds a little more flat, and it doesn’t clean up quite as well. On the plus side though it can get thicker, it’s got more gain on tap, and it has a wider variety of sounds in it - Lightspeed is kind of a one-trick pony. I can imagine scenarios where it could be a better choice depending on the music.
