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Hi, Vitaly! As for me, yes. It's the last thing on my chain after reverb. I've actually been toying with the idea of just mounting mine on the side of my amp because my small pedal board is already crowded. I have the inbetween model with the red jewel light and no footswitch. There's kind of no need for mine to be on the floor, anyway.

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Is this similar to like an EP Booster by any chance?

I’ve put my Sonic Blue Twanger after reverb and recorded samples, and yes, a little compressed reverb makes difference!

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Samurai wrote:

I’ve put my Sonic Blue Twanger after reverb and recorded samples, and yes, a little compressed reverb makes difference!

I think you are onto something. I find that pretty much everything sounds better this way.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

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synchro wrote:

Samurai wrote:

I’ve put my Sonic Blue Twanger after reverb and recorded samples, and yes, a little compressed reverb makes difference!

I think you are onto something. I find that pretty much everything sounds better this way.

Now I understand what Lorenzo means by “surf sound is the reverb, but compressed reverb!” (C)

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New Single is out!

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https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

Samurai wrote:

synchro wrote:

Samurai wrote:

I’ve put my Sonic Blue Twanger after reverb and recorded samples, and yes, a little compressed reverb makes difference!

I think you are onto something. I find that pretty much everything sounds better this way.

Now I understand what Lorenzo means by “surf sound is the reverb, but compressed reverb!” (C)

Exactly.

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Thinking of pulling the trigger on one, but it sounds like it's essentially just a selective eq boost. If I'm wrong, set me straight 'cause I'd love to spend my Christmas money!!!!!

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ArtS wrote:

Thinking of pulling the trigger on one, but it sounds like it's essentially just a selective eq boost. If I'm wrong, set me straight 'cause I'd love to spend my Christmas money!!!!!

It’s not a boost. You can set it to boost 6 dB, but I keep mine at unity gain.

My take on it is that it’s basically a limiter with a Presence control. There is a knob for cutting the input signal, if needed, but I leave that at zero cut. The output control can be used as a clean boost, but that’s not really the purpose of the pedal. The Presence control on an amp shunts highs from the negative feedback loop to ground, which means that the negative feedback loop actually damps fewer highs, so it adds high end sparkle.

It doesn’t overdrive your signal, nor is it designed to push your amp. It’s not like anything else I’ve ever played.

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I agree with synchro. It adds sparkle and fattens up your sound overall. For up tempo tunes it’s really great, for slower tunes, it’s not as important as say delay or tremolo.

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This demo makes me want one but also not high on the priority list.

https://youtu.be/iwhO-kLIHTU

If you buy online from Surfy Bear are there customs charges in USA? I see they have a distributorship in the USA.

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ArtS wrote:

If you buy online from Surfy Bear are there customs charges in USA? I see they have a distributorship in the USA.

Nope, no customs charges.

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Last edited: Feb 28, 2023 22:28:56

How it behaves being last in chain with another booster or light overdrive before reverb? Maybe somebody uses it this way?

Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

New Single is out!

https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single

Waikiki Makaki

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Lost Diver

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https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

Samurai wrote:

How it behaves being last in chain with another booster or light overdrive before reverb? Maybe somebody uses it this way?

I rarely use overdrive, but the Blossom Point seems to handle it well.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

The hell yes! Omg, what a pedal)
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Waikiki Makaki surf-rock band from Ukraine

New Single is out!

https://waikikimakaki.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-blues-full-contact-surf-single

Waikiki Makaki

https://linktr.ee/waikikimakaki

Lost Diver

https://lostdiver.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/vitaly-yakushin

I didn't think it did anything more than my Boss CS2 already does. Plus, having that particular buffer after my reverb makes the reverb come to life in the splash and drip dept.

Today, I gave the Blossom Point a new test. I tried my Bass VI through it, for the first, and it sounded great. It’s very effective on these low pitches and really makes the reverb pop.

The VI can be finicky about amplification, etc. It’s just a matter of pitches; it’s tricky to amplify bass patches effectively, while preserving the upper harmonics. I feel that the Blossom Point did really well in processing the VI’s signal.

The artist formerly known as: Synchro

When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar.

synchro wrote:

ArtS wrote:

Thinking of pulling the trigger on one, but it sounds like it's essentially just a selective eq boost. If I'm wrong, set me straight 'cause I'd love to spend my Christmas money!!!!!

It’s not a boost. You can set it to boost 6 dB, but I keep mine at unity gain.

My take on it is that it’s basically a limiter with a Presence control. There is a knob for cutting the input signal, if needed, but I leave that at zero cut. The output control can be used as a clean boost, but that’s not really the purpose of the pedal. The Presence control on an amp shunts highs from the negative feedback loop to ground, which means that the negative feedback loop actually damps fewer highs, so it adds high end sparkle.

It doesn’t overdrive your signal, nor is it designed to push your amp. It’s not like anything else I’ve ever played.

Limiter w/ aural exciter, huh? I wonder how the Blossom Point would be with an acoustic, especially a nylon string

Jill Martini & The Shrunken Heads

I bought a Blossom Point a couple weeks ago and have only had a couple chances to try it out, but even with the limited time I’ve spent with it, I can honestly say it’s one of the most impressive pieces of gear I’ve ever owned or played. Like everyone who owns one has stated, it is a bit difficult to describe and the effect could be described as subtle, but I find that playing with it for any amount of time and then clicking it off will yield a difference that is anything but subtle. Now, I’m playing through Quilter amps which might not have the same level of compression as people’s tube amps. But I find the Blossom Point adds a firm slightly larger low end, a slight enhanced mid to upper midrange bump, and an over all wider, fatter, almost 3D like compression. I’ve owned tube amps but have been using solid state as my main amps for 15+ years now, and I honestly feel like this pedal is an idea tool to bring a very tubelike depth and compression to solid state amps. It is something that can be clearly heard but, more importantly, it is something that is felt. Maybe the effect is not so drastic through a tube amp that is already compressing, I haven’t been able to try it on one yet, at least. I’m in love with this thing and currently can’t imagine ever getting rid of it.

archimedes wrote:

I bought a Blossom Point a couple weeks ago and have only had a couple chances to try it out, but even with the limited time I’ve spent with it, I can honestly say it’s one of the most impressive pieces of gear I’ve ever owned or played. Like everyone who owns one has stated, it is a bit difficult to describe and the effect could be described as subtle, but I find that playing with it for any amount of time and then clicking it off will yield a difference that is anything but subtle. Now, I’m playing through Quilter amps which might not have the same level of compression as people’s tube amps. But I find the Blossom Point adds a firm slightly larger low end, a slight enhanced mid to upper midrange bump, and an over all wider, fatter, almost 3D like compression. I’ve owned tube amps but have been using solid state as my main amps for 15+ years now, and I honestly feel like this pedal is an idea tool to bring a very tubelike depth and compression to solid state amps. It is something that can be clearly heard but, more importantly, it is something that is felt. Maybe the effect is not so drastic through a tube amp that is already compressing, I haven’t been able to try it on one yet, at least. I’m in love with this thing and currently can’t imagine ever getting rid of it.

What he said. Smile

That is exactly my experience. Ryan, from 60 Cycle Hum, tried one out on his YouTube channel, and he kept switching it off, then back on, which is exactly what I did, when I first got mine. Now, I just leave it on: Surf, Country, Rock, Classical, Gregorian Chants what have you. Smile

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