Exactly, Synchro! It’s definitely a leave on all the time pedal. A tone sweetener for lack of a better term. It seems to me best described as a preamp style pedal that adds the mild eq and compression of a blonde showman hitting its sweet spot. A sound that would likely work for lots of occasions seeing as a lot of great tube amps likely do similar things when their tubes start to sweat a little.

I’m glad to hear it sounds just as good or better on a tube amp, Samurai!
What it does to my tone through my Quilters truly blows me away. Maybe this is a sound that could be achieved with a compressor/limiter pedal and some good eqing but I’ve never been able to achieve anything like this with any of the gear I’ve owned.

Yes, it works different with my tube Palmer and with Quilter. Also I may use full output with Palmer, but should turn it down with Quilter.
But what is interesting - three voicing on Quilter (61, 57 and 65) that are pretty different sounding, become really similar with Blossom point. So it really voices all of them in a similar way.

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Should be. Just don’t let it get too run down. Lower voltage = higher amperage.

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On my pedal board my Brownfacer comes as the second last step before the stereo maker and right after my Quilter Superbox US. When I play over my Bandmaster it of course is before the amp. I don't notice much difference in sound in both sequences, apart from the obvious difference in sound between Bandmaster and Quilter.
Should I put the Brownfacer on my pedal board prior in the chain to the Quilter, sorta like I use it with the Bandmaster? Due to space concerns I hadn't tried that yet, but since I soon will get a new pedal to add to the family, I can chain it a little different.

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I have made several AB tests putting it in the beginning of the chain, in the end of the chain before reverb and after reverb. It surely sounded best for me after reverb and before the amp. Although I didn’t try putting it after the amp cause I need to reorganize all the placements and connection cables for this)

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Jojobaplant wrote:

Ok thanks guys, I will try that out once I get the new pedal - see if it changes the sound noticeably from the way I have it now.

The Stereo Maker will act as another buffer stage, but I don’t think it will cause any noticeable harm.

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Jojobaplant wrote:

synchro wrote:

The Stereo Maker will act as another buffer stage, but I don’t think it will cause any noticeable harm.

Yes, it doesn't change the sound, it just splits it in two.

You should be good to go.

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Jojobaplant wrote:

synchro wrote:

Jojobaplant wrote:

synchro wrote:

The Stereo Maker will act as another buffer stage, but I don’t think it will cause any noticeable harm.

Yes, it doesn't change the sound, it just splits it in two.

You should be good to go.

Yes, so far my recordings all sound pretty decent, but I'm always looking to improve it. And if placing the Brownfacer/Blossompoint elsewhere in the chain, so like guitar - effects - Brownfacer - Quilter - Stereo Maker; I can always try that out. I mean nothing else new is added to it, so I don't expect it to drastically change. Stereo Maker HAS to remain in the chain where it is as else the stereo effect that goes to the Audio Box is lost when using it. So I will get cracking on it next week

The ultimate setup would be two Blossom Points, after the Stereo Maker.

Ok, perhaps more seriously, there are a couple of things that seem germane. Virtually all pedals are buffered, when in use. “True Bypass” pedals mean that the pedal is not buffered when switched into bypass, but with rare exception, every pedal acts as a buffer when engaged. Basically every step of the way, in your signal path results in a copy of your signal being made, and that copy goes onto the next stage. So the Blossom Point, when it is engaged, does its Blossom Point thing, has a high impedance input and a low impedance output, which is to say that it makes for a dandy buffer. So this signal goes to the Stereo Maker which has a 1 megohm input impedance and outputs to two 600 ohm outputs. If you aren’t making any major gain changes in the Stereo Maker, it should be pretty much transparent. Just my two bits, but if you are employing any boost, I’d do it ahead of the Blossom Point, or at least use the 6 dB boost of the Blossom Point.

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spskins wrote:

Blossom Point is not an "effects pedal", it is an amp enhancement. It is designed to be last, right before the amp.

When I play on the Bandmaster, it's the last step before the amp. The amp is mono, so there's no point in putting the stereo maker in. When I don't use the Bandmaster, the output of all that is in the chain will go to an audio interface, which has a stereo input. Geven that the Brownfacer/Blossom Point is mono, it would undo the effect for which I bought the stereo maker in the first place. Unless they create a stereo Blossom Point somewhere in the future of course

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