Nip down to dick smiths or hardly normal and buy yourself an Aussie adapter that gives the same output levels and all will be sweet.
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Dick Smith were a let down. The first time I went there they tried to sell me a step down transformer for $100, and today they reckon they have adaptors at the same output level but nothing in AC.
I'm either going to Altronics in the city or trying Proline, as suggested up the page. I've e-mailed Digitech themselves too.
Then there's the small matter of testimonials...
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I LOVE my Red Special Pedal!! It was worth every penny for me. I hope you find what you're looking for Zebonka!!
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[b]Jjeroen wrote: [/b]
I had a bad relationship with the thing from the very beginning.
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I wonder then ... do I have a guitar pedal or a powerless paperweight on my desk right now??
:P
Jjeroen · Member since
[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b]
[i]vs.
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[b]Jjeroen wrote: [/b]
I had a bad relationship with the thing from the very beginning.
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I wonder then ... do I have a guitar pedal or a powerless paperweight on my desk right now??
I guess it all depends on the interface between the pedal and the guitar.[img=/images/smiley/msn/devil_smile.gif][/img]
Raf · Member since
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I guess it all depends on the interface between the pedal and the guitar.[img=/images/smiley/msn/devil_smile.gif][/img] [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE]The cable?
Marcos Napier · Member since
No, the player.
john bodega · Member since
We'll find out soon enough, I sent away for a powersupply from Proline as guild suggested. I was very careful to make sure the part number was the same as the one being sold with the pedal on most Australian sites.
If it doesn't work this time, then obviously I fried it or it got smashed in transit. Hahaha.
Raf · Member since
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[b]Marcos Napier wrote: [/b]
No, the player.
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Player > Guitar > Cable > Digitech Red Special Pedal > Amp
Adam Baboolal · Member since
I have a new found respect for my RS pedal. When I first got it, it was better than many had been making out. Then, I had a lull as I stopped using it. Though, that may have been due to finally getting an AC30CC2X. lol!
But back in January, I picked up a nice bit of kit for mixing on the computer. I tested it on (ironically) a project which I'd made to show off the pedal to Zeb last year! lol Yeah, that didn't happen!! Anyway, I used the processing on my new mixing kit (a Liquid Mix btw) and the sounds of the RS really came to life.
At this point I realised something about the pedal. The Digi lads have made the sounds on-board, very flexible when mixing, i.e. compressing helps get more of a properly 'finished' Brian sound. I guess they didn't compress it as much so you still had some flexibility in using the sounds. And it was very easy to make adjustments when putting it into song examples, too. Interesting.
However, the pedal does sometimes seem to lack the gain needed to achieve the full sustaining sounds of Brian's setup. But heck, that's not such a problem as I've seen others suggest sticking their own booster before the pedal's built-in gain. Haven't really tried it myself, but then, when you have the real thing needed to achieve the sounds this pedal's trying to replicate, it's not really a priority! lol. If anyone wants me to do this and post the results, of course, I will oblige.
Adam.
Marcos Napier · Member since
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[b]Marcos Napier wrote: [/b]
No, the player.
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Player > Guitar > Cable > Digitech Red Special Pedal > Amp
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Do I have to draw to explain the joke? Pfft.
Marcos Napier · Member since
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However, the pedal does sometimes seem to lack the gain needed to achieve the full sustaining sounds of Brian's setup.
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I guess this can be done by a decent amplifier. Let the pedal do the tone and the rest can be done by the guitar/amp.
redspecialusa · Member since
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[b]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/b]
However, the pedal does sometimes seem to lack the gain needed to achieve the full sustaining sounds of Brian's setup.
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I guess this can be done by a decent amplifier. Let the pedal do the tone and the rest can be done by the guitar/amp.
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That's true...it seems as though the 'old lady' has infinite sustain. That I think would be the most deciding factor, because it's the guitar's signal that's initially fed into the pedal.
Marcos Napier · Member since
There are many people that say they "bought a Vox but can't get the BM sound right". That's because Brian uses it at FULL FORCE. Playing a RS copy with the BM pedal with one of these tiny study amps can't give good results I suppose. But try it with a Vox at full volume... I bet it sounds way different.
redspecialusa · Member since
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[b]Marcos Napier wrote: [/b]
There are many people that say they "bought a Vox but can't get the BM sound right". That's because Brian uses it at FULL FORCE. Playing a RS copy with the BM pedal with one of these tiny study amps can't give good results I suppose. But try it with a Vox at full volume... I bet it sounds way different.
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Do AC30's come with Attenuators nowadays?
Adam Baboolal · Member since
While AC30's don't come with attenuators, the latest range of CC models do now come with connections to allow the fitting of this option by the player if they want it. I read up on the new CC amps and wasn't sure if I'd receive one with this new wiring, or one without. So, I was all set to do the conversion myself, but when I looked inside, luckily, it was already there!
So, I bought an attenuator and all was well. In fact, after 10 months of usage in recording, I only just found out that using the attenuator gives me better sounding recordings! Something which (as I've read over and over) is a no--no when recording. But whatever it is, it works better than running it at full, un-attenuated volume. My rhythm guitar recordings had been ok, but a little fizzy. Something I'll come back to... Once attenuated, the sound gets thinned out and maybe the highs get tamed a bit. And it moulds into a familiar sounding Brian May, kinda sound. It's much nicer to work with when mixing.
Back to the fizzy sound thing I mentioned. Well, according to a guy at another forum, it's down to having incorrect blue speakers! Yeah...I know - how can that be when the CC2X is sold as having the good old original blue speakers? They're made in China, I think - NOT the UK. That's the interesting difference. Long story short, getting hold of some real, UK made speakers does make the difference. But, I think I'll hold off for now. Pretty expensive.
Anyway, hopefully this answers your question.
Adam.
redspecialusa · Member since
Yes that helps out a lot...I think I'm gonna start out with a 30W Valvetronix...'cause I'm a working musician, and as of yet...a poor one. And apparently the Valvetronix series is basically Vox's "bang for your buck" series. So I'll get the Valvetronix (which comes w/ an attenuator from the factory), and work with that...once I start making serious money doing that then I'll upgrade.
