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Pursuit of truth!!! Big Razz

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Moment of truth! Big Grin

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surferjoemusic wrote:

Anyway... the reverb seminar will be the ULTIMATE comparison. After that we will know what is what ONCE AND FOR ALL.

... never ...

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IvanP wrote:

But I was planning on building a very compact pedalboard for Europe with a TC Electronic PolyTune Mini, EP booster, my old Korg Dynamic Echo and the Topanga. I think a power supply would not be necessary - I can run all that with two adapters (possibly even just one)...

I don't know what the echo draws but the other 3 combined only need 125mA. Will be interesting to follow how all this works out.
Smile

Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel

DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.

Thanks for all your help, all. I still haven't picked up an 18V adapter, but I did get the pedal two days ago and have tried it out running it at 9V. I played it for about an hour today, through my Vibroverb RI on about 5. I have to say that I'm really impressed. OK, the main downside is that when you palmmute, the reverb doesn't sound so great - it's got a fairly pronounced slapback effect that was a bit surprising and definitely not a good replica of a tank. But I went ahead and played a typical Madeira set through this set up, and I really liked the sound! I would go as far as saying that it was actually even inspiring. Go figure! I think this will do very well indeed as a backup, and even as the primary reverb effect for the upcoming Spain tour, or whatever else may materialize in the future. I give it a big thumbs up! (Understanding of course that it's NO Gomez G-Spring or any kind of another real tank, but for a pedal, it's pretty freakin' sweet!)

Ivan
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Yeah, I think I'm going to finally unload my Holy Grail which I have been hauling around to gigs for years as a backup and get a Topanga instead.

I'm really impressed with Catalinbread pedals as a whole. I love the Belle Epoch and I'm really interested in the Echorec as well.

Paul
Atomic Mosquitos
Bug music for bug people is here!
Killers from Space

Cool, Paul! Yeah, I'd love try the Echorec, as well. I don't want to buy it to try it, though, so I'll have to find a shop with one - not so easy. But it's not really an emergency....

Hope you like the Topanga!

Ivan
Lords of Atlantis on Facebook
The Madeira Official Website
The Madeira on Facebook
The Blair-Pongracic Band on Facebook
The Space Cossacks on Facebook
The Madeira Channel on YouTube

Plus, I see that Catalinbread has now come out with a Fuzzrite, damn!!
http://proguitarshop.com/catalinbread-fuzzrite.html

Paul
Atomic Mosquitos
Bug music for bug people is here!
Killers from Space

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