Transparent pedals comparison

[Aelred]

I read a Tranparent OD thread and am now GASing for a Honey Bee - but the store that used to stock BAT pedals and BJFE, Mad Professor and Bearfoot no longer stocks them. A few One Control mini's on Sale, though. Another store has full size One Control Honey and Silver. EDIT: scratch that - they have an Apricot online and the Bees listed but not available to order. I can order a Logonberry, Rasperry, Cranberry, Blackberry - or a Purple Humper.

The curse of Gear Forums! It shouldn't be a surprise, since the blurb says its based on a 5 watt Supro.

@newpedals plays... a 5 watt Supro, from memory.

 

[Desertdweller]

Still the ultimate in transparent pedals

 

[Gary Ladd]

I dig the Bjorn's Honey Bee too, but it's hardly a "transparent" type of pedal, due to a lot of filtering happening...

Also, avoid clones, tuning/tweaking them properly is an *art* ~ Every clone I've tried *FAILED* to = BFJ/Bearfoot's note decay + low self-noise character, due to builders not knowing the proper, *secret* recipe ~ Same issue affects other boutique designs, like the D*A*M Titan

Similar missed-the-mark issues also hold true with most *vintage* fuzzer clones, even "reputable" builders like Seeker *often* turn out turds...

 

[newpedals]

I read a Tranparent OD thread and am now GASing for a Honey Bee - but the store that used to stock BAT pedals and BJFE, Mad Professor and Bearfoot no longer stocks them. A few One Control mini's on Sale, though. Another store has full size One Control Honey and Silver. EDIT: scratch that - they have an Apricot online and the Bees listed but not available to order. I can order a Logonberry, Rasperry, Cranberry, Blackberry - or a Purple Humper.

The curse of Gear Forums! It shouldn't be a surprise, since the blurb says its based on a 5 watt Supro.

@newpedals plays... a 5 watt Supro, from memory.

Me and my friend tried the abovementioned pedals at a friend's place, taking turns to play. She has a Blues Junior.

 

[newpedals]

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[the swede]

I dig the Bjorn's Honey Bee too, but it's hardly a "transparent" type of pedal, due to a lot of filtering happening...

I agree, the original Honey Bee didn't have the separated Bass/Treble knobs i believe. The One Control version is probably easier to tweak.
Not saying the Honey Bee 4k is transparent, but its possible to tweak it (low gain) with the EQ to sound transparent and "invisible". In the One Control version, the "amp" to my ears is in the Gain and Bass knob mostly. The bass knob has gain entering, and starts to clip/distort the low end from about 70%. Sounds totally wicked having gain low and bass high. I guess the exploding Supro enters there. Bass/Treble seems very integral to the circuit gain and character wize, and not just the typical standard bass/treble adjusmtent.

The Modern/Vintage switch changes the pedal from cleaner and flat with alot of low retainment, to a low mid/mid push and also more clipping/distortion.

 

[king_wombat]

Barber gain changer. I have this, a Timmy, mad prof sweet honey (deluxe I think). Decibelics golden horse, nobels odr2 mini.

Itheyre all good but the gain changer is simply glorious and covers pretty much all the ground you’ll need for an overdrive pedal.

 

[the swede]

Barber gain changer. I have this, a Timmy, mad prof sweet honey (deluxe I think). Decibelics golden horse, nobels odr2 mini.

Itheyre all good but the gain changer is simply glorious and covers pretty much all the ground you’ll need for an overdrive pedal.

I agree that the GC is very good, i kinda like it more in its high gain mode as a light distortion, more than a low gain drive. And the eq switch offers good variation.
Only downside in my setup is that I didn’t got along with the tone knob and its voicing when used as a low gain drive. It has a certain high mid metallic voice, that I guess either fits like a glove or doesnt play well at all, depending on the setup.

 

[Eagle]

If we are not talking originals only and in a very specific context how can we have this discussion.
Different combinations of different gear and different clone's is going to vary a lot.

 

[newpedals]

If we are not talking originals only and in a very specific context how can we have this discussion.
Different combinations of different gear and different clone's is going to vary a lot.

Basically when I name a circuit, I mean any clone which you have used or have tried.

I am aware of unobtainium prices of OGs on the used marketplaces, from Marshall Bluesbreakers to Klones.

I know that which gear works is basically about combination.

Just asking questions in general.

 

[Eagle]

Basically when I name a circuit, I mean any clone which you have used or have tried.

I am aware of unobtainium prices of OGs on the used marketplaces, from Marshall Bluesbreakers to Klones.

I know that which gear works is basically about combination.

Just asking questions in general.

Fair but clones are rarely the same.