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Post by jackorion on Aug 13, 2018 11:32:56 GMT
hey everyone,
here's a new video on the LR Baggs Align Series Pedals...
I was really impressed with these - the plugged in tone at the beginning of the video is really good I think and the pedals were simple to use and effective at their jobs.
The Session was the real eye-opener for me as I didn't think the saturation would be at all pleasant but, at reasonable settings, it did add a bit of girth to the tone, and the comp EQ was really good as well.
Not the cheapest pedals out there but they're very well made and sounded great so if you do need any of the features they have, I'd definitely give them a look...
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Post by leoroberts on Aug 13, 2018 11:48:23 GMT
Interesting for thems as use this sort of stuff  I thought you looked and sounded a wee bit bored, or hungover, at the beginning, Ben, but you livened up a bit when you went back to camera for the summary LOL |
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Post by jackorion on Aug 13, 2018 12:36:43 GMT
Interesting foe thems as use this sort of stuff I thought you looked and sounded a wee bit bored, or hungover, at the beginning, Ben, but you livened up a bit when you went back to camera for the summary LOL Ha! Neither bored or hungover but we did film this past midnight at the end of a day where we stared filming at 9 o'clock and I'd driven from Exeter leaving at 7 so I was a bit tired to be honest! |
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Post by andyhowell on Aug 14, 2018 8:16:25 GMT
Thanks for that. Will have a listen. I’ve been interested in these bit haven’t seen them in the flesh yet!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2018 10:33:35 GMT
Most of them seemed to sound best at their kind of default settings at about 12 o clock. The saturation was too much at the extremes. I particular liked the EQ when you kicked it in- seemed to make the OM soumd a little more natural. That reverb was the eye opener. Seemed like it was usable even at its extremes. I can imagine many people wondering what the fuss is about that particular reverb pedal, but us acoustic folk generally like our reverb to be fairly subtle, and it delivered extremely well I thought. Whether such a subtle reverb warrants a price tag of £250 is another matter. And like you Ben, I though the faux wood effect to be a bit twee, and I think it will date pretty badly. Funny how most manufacturers of electronic equipment for acoustic guitar seem to think we need everything in wood, Brown or bronze colour.
Robbie
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Post by andyhowell on Aug 14, 2018 16:17:50 GMT
Expensive for what they are I think. If I was building a pedal board I don't think I'd start there!
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Post by Cams on Aug 15, 2018 20:47:02 GMT
I'm still lusting after a Strymon Blue Sky after hearing two of them at RMMGA.
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Post by ocarolan on Aug 15, 2018 21:35:18 GMT
Good to see a review of some knobbage - not an easy thing to get across with four pedals to do, but I reckon the video worked well, Ben, thanks. Good plan to record a loop and then demonstrate the results of twiddling. The eq pedal would be the one most likely to interest me, though it's a shame they use the same titchy knobs as on the PADI, which are a bit fiddly for ease of use - though the layout and labelled frequencies are huge improvements on the PADI. Good to have a 6db gain boost/cut knob too, but a stomp switch for this might have been more useful. Pricey, but as you say, Ben, an all in one knob is very useful....  Keith |
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Post by jackorion on Aug 16, 2018 8:20:32 GMT
Thanks for that. Will have a listen. I’ve been interested in these bit haven’t seen them in the flesh yet! Well they're not cheap, but it does look like they are available for less than the RRP in some stores. I suppose on paper they don't look like bargains - after all you can buy EQ pedals for well under £100 - but I think, given the build quality and sound, they're not 'unfairly' priced - not bargains obviously but comparable to other products. |
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Post by jackorion on Aug 16, 2018 8:22:50 GMT
I'm still lusting after a Strymon Blue Sky after hearing two of them at RMMGA. I use a Blue Sky fairly often with my acoustics - you can really control the sound with the pre delay and low/high damp. My favourite setting with it is just enough to add a little bit of air... To be fair though I've not been using it of late as I'm trying to make my setup as streamlined as possible but it's a pedal that I'm loathe to move on as I know that, one day, I'll want to use it again! |
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Post by jackorion on Aug 16, 2018 8:25:42 GMT
Good to see a review of some knobbage - not an easy thing to get across with four pedals to do, but I reckon the video worked well, Ben, thanks. Good plan to record a loop and then demonstrate the results of twiddling. The eq pedal would be the one most likely to interest me, though it's a shame they use the same titchy knobs as on the PADI, which are a bit fiddly for ease of use - though the layout and labelled frequencies are huge improvements on the PADI. Good to have a 6db gain boost/cut knob too, but a stomp switch for this might have been more useful. Pricey, but as you say, Ben, an all in one knob is very useful.... Keith Cheers Keith - I worried that it doesn't make for particularly compelling footage but how else can you show the range of the controls? The knobs are pretty small but I think you'd probably leave them alone once you were dialled in. The gain boost/cut switch is the input gain so it's a set and forget control rather than a 'solo switch' ... |
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Post by andyhowell on Aug 16, 2018 9:03:12 GMT
That's a very good point about the Blue Sky. Reverb for me has to be very subtle with an acoustic and basic presets don't really work. Ironically, perhaps, the more sophisticated the pedal the more subtle you can be to the point where you almost don't notice it!
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