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| The HoneyDriver |
Rockin' the House
The HoneyDriver is the Compressor we presently offer. U.E. makes no
bones about it being a Ross Clone as that's exactly what it is. The pedal
has a wonderful tone and lower ambient noise than the original.
A switch sets three different release times for the pedal. One is the stock
Ross release, great for standard playing of rhythms or that squished
sound. The second setting is for medium speeds, good sustain with less
squishing to notes. Then a fast release is for fast playing and will be very
popular with Bass players, no squish. Basically, the fastest recovery time is
immediate and this means that all the notes will have the same initial attack
to them where as a slower recovery will cause the notes after the first one
to have a squished quality. We'll likely have to change a few caps to tailor
it to Bass but it will be very suited to Bass.
One may ask why a switch and not a pot. Well, the idea came from Mark
Hammer, thanks. It's about having three very usable settings that you don't
have to think about where in the pot range it is. It DOES NOT save money
and in fact costs more.
So why should you buy a Clone? What's the upside? The Ross is now
hard to find and getting very expensive. They also have disc capacitors
and cheap resisters, this adds up to noise and compressors are noisy
enough as is. Our version will cost less, have lower ambient noise and not
be used to death. It's also available at a lower price than other clones.
We will warranty these units for 5 years for parts and labor. Obviously if the
unit is damaged from abuse, then arrangements can be made. The unit
should last for as long as any other solid state pedal out there. If one
should need repaired thereafter, we have a VERY modest bench fee.
bones about it being a Ross Clone as that's exactly what it is. The pedal
has a wonderful tone and lower ambient noise than the original.
A switch sets three different release times for the pedal. One is the stock
Ross release, great for standard playing of rhythms or that squished
sound. The second setting is for medium speeds, good sustain with less
squishing to notes. Then a fast release is for fast playing and will be very
popular with Bass players, no squish. Basically, the fastest recovery time is
immediate and this means that all the notes will have the same initial attack
to them where as a slower recovery will cause the notes after the first one
to have a squished quality. We'll likely have to change a few caps to tailor
it to Bass but it will be very suited to Bass.
One may ask why a switch and not a pot. Well, the idea came from Mark
Hammer, thanks. It's about having three very usable settings that you don't
have to think about where in the pot range it is. It DOES NOT save money
and in fact costs more.
So why should you buy a Clone? What's the upside? The Ross is now
hard to find and getting very expensive. They also have disc capacitors
and cheap resisters, this adds up to noise and compressors are noisy
enough as is. Our version will cost less, have lower ambient noise and not
be used to death. It's also available at a lower price than other clones.
We will warranty these units for 5 years for parts and labor. Obviously if the
unit is damaged from abuse, then arrangements can be made. The unit
should last for as long as any other solid state pedal out there. If one
should need repaired thereafter, we have a VERY modest bench fee.