A couple of months ago, I decided to pick up a Lone Wolf Harp Octave pedal after reading a great deal about it on the Internet. I purchased this pedal and an AC adapter directly from Lone Wolf.
The pedal was shipped the folllowing day after payment. I received a couple of e-mails from Lone Wolf letting me know the payment was received and that the pedal was shipped. The transaction couldn't have gone any more smoothly.
The pedal is advertised to deliver a "raspy/crunchy distortion that can be mild or intense, according to the settings chosen. This pedal is best when using the pucker, lip block and tongue block techniques. If you've ever wanted your big amp to sound like a nasty little vintage Champ or Princeton, this is the pedal that'll do it."
Let's give it a try with a tweed Champ...
It sounds like a Champ, but the volume is boosted a bit and a little more distorted. This may have been a poor amp choice. Let's try it with an amp that's a bit cleaner. A Harpgear Double Trouble...
The volume boost is there again. This time the distortion is a bit more noticeable.
I've had the opportunity to play a couple of gigs with the Double Trouble and the pedal. I also found that the advertising claim of cutting feedback is true. Overall, I've been very happy with this pedal.
I love this pedal. I find notes jump out with more definition and presence, a bit thicker/warmer as well. I prefer using a 545 or 57 rather than my jt30 CM for getting a smoother sound for the style play.. The pedal works great through my 4x10 HG50,6x8 Sonny Junior 2 and HG2. Also a kalamazoo 2 and a cheap tandy SS amp with 6 inch speaker, though a curious thing is I dont get the vol boost with the Kal as I do with the others, its the opposite,go figure? This pedal also has anti-feedback qualities as well. I haven't had to use my Kinder AFB+ since. ps. I dont mind pushing the blend knob into the 3 o'clock zone on occasions along with the treble knob on the amp if I'm after that Jerry McCAIN Steady tone.Yep, a pedal I dont want to part with!
I don't really hear it. Why would you want to make a Bassman sound like a Champ? What I hear the pedal doing (here and in other videos) is making the amps sound more mid-rangey. I've not heard the pedal in person, so I may be missing something.
A properly set up Bassman is not all clean and dry. My Bassman RI has good crunch and overtones without being as compressed as a Champ at full snarl. If I want to sound like a Champ I use my Champ.
This is not a pedal for change your Bassman to a XXL-champ. It can do so much more. I personally prefer it to big amps like Bassman and SR. I use to start with the blend at 9 o´clock and volume 12 o clock. This setting gives more punch, crunch and not so much distorsion. It transform a newer and stiff amp to a vintage sounding amp with great bottom end and a fullness in the sound.
If you want to change your Bassman to a cruncher,( but louder ) it's a good pedal. With blend somewhere at 10 o clock and volume a little more than 12.
And do not forget this pedal does a good job as a AFB pedal. Blend at 0 and volume at 12.
I always have it with me if i gonna play on unknown amps or if i want to plug in to the PA.
