I Became A Time Lord this morning.
Having seen Archtop's post with the link to the That Pedal Show's demonstration/comparison of the Chase Bliss Automatone, Into The TPS Binge-Watch Tardis Went I...
On the right side of the YouTube feed are irresistible alien attention magnets making one watch more TPS shows. I read Archtop's post at around 9:30. It's now 12:30, and I finally had to stop.
The rest of you aged during that three hours. I, however, traveling at light speed in the Tardis did not age. Einstein was right. I'm still the same age I was at 9:30.
Fine, prove otherwise!
[A little joke, physicists, not a challenge, K?]
The demo/comparison was interesting. For the right person, the Chase Bliss Automatone is a wonderful tool for tone shaping. Watching the TPS guys put it through its paces reinforces my earlier impression of the pedal; it's crazy versatile.
I, on the other hand, am most certainly not that right person. Could I work with it? Sure. It's not really very complicated. Would I want to work with it? Probably not, and there's a reason for this:
I know the power of turning a knob that does just one thing. This is a lesson I learned with synthesizers. Dedicated knobs are fast. Reach for the right knob, give it a little turn, and you're done. All you have to remember is what the knobs do, and usually they're clearly labeled.
I have two overdrives on my pedalboard, and two different boost pedals. I use them more for color and tone shaping than for increasing gain. Each pedal is fast and easy to use. Three or four knobs, set it to the tone I want, allowing for small tweaks during recording sessions - in which case I simply turn a dedicated knob - et voila! Done!
Granted, once you dial in tones with the Chase Bliss, you can save them. But if you want to tweak, I felt there were too many things to diddle around with. Yes, this gives you tons of access to more features, and for the right person, it's just great.
And then I watched a crap ton of other TPS and saw a bunch of shows I've missed. So back to the Tardis tonight.
Having seen Archtop's post with the link to the That Pedal Show's demonstration/comparison of the Chase Bliss Automatone, Into The TPS Binge-Watch Tardis Went I...
On the right side of the YouTube feed are irresistible alien attention magnets making one watch more TPS shows. I read Archtop's post at around 9:30. It's now 12:30, and I finally had to stop.
The rest of you aged during that three hours. I, however, traveling at light speed in the Tardis did not age. Einstein was right. I'm still the same age I was at 9:30.
Fine, prove otherwise!
[A little joke, physicists, not a challenge, K?]
The demo/comparison was interesting. For the right person, the Chase Bliss Automatone is a wonderful tool for tone shaping. Watching the TPS guys put it through its paces reinforces my earlier impression of the pedal; it's crazy versatile.
I, on the other hand, am most certainly not that right person. Could I work with it? Sure. It's not really very complicated. Would I want to work with it? Probably not, and there's a reason for this:
I know the power of turning a knob that does just one thing. This is a lesson I learned with synthesizers. Dedicated knobs are fast. Reach for the right knob, give it a little turn, and you're done. All you have to remember is what the knobs do, and usually they're clearly labeled.
I have two overdrives on my pedalboard, and two different boost pedals. I use them more for color and tone shaping than for increasing gain. Each pedal is fast and easy to use. Three or four knobs, set it to the tone I want, allowing for small tweaks during recording sessions - in which case I simply turn a dedicated knob - et voila! Done!
Granted, once you dial in tones with the Chase Bliss, you can save them. But if you want to tweak, I felt there were too many things to diddle around with. Yes, this gives you tons of access to more features, and for the right person, it's just great.
And then I watched a crap ton of other TPS and saw a bunch of shows I've missed. So back to the Tardis tonight.