There really wasn't much of a description of what the pedal was in Jason Ricci's you tube demo. In fact only the guitar was played on it. Im still rather perplexed as what it is suppose to do for harp
It's a clean boost with plenty of headroom so that you can...
A) Step out for solos, lead breaks, etc.
B) Push a hotter signal through your pedalboard for different tonal results.
C) Push a hotter signal into the preamp for different tonal results.
Things that set it apart from other boosts...
A) The effect is tonally voiced for Jason's tastes.
B) It has more headroom.
C) The input stage is more harp friendly than most (some guitar pedals have a similar input stage, these are the ones that work better for harp).
D) The gain structure is setup so that, even at the lowest setting, the pedal still gives a boost (please note, some guitar pedals function similarly in this regard).
For what it's worth, this is the first Lone Wolf pedal designed by myself instead of Randy. ---------- --Nathan Heck General Manager, Lone Wolf Blues Co. customerservice@lonewolfblues.com
I'm guessing it has LESS gain boost than most guitar overdrive pedals. Those, in my experience, are all feedback monsters when used with microphones. Would that be a fair assessment, Nathan? ---------- *************************************************** /Greg
Clean boost= larger amplitude signal out which is variable. Frequency of the signal is unaltered. On a scope the input would look the same as the output but output would be bigger. Nothing like the BBE. I personally would not have a use for this pedal, but I'm no pro! This may be useful for helping out a weak mic or low gain amp like the old Gibson's. No doubt Moon Cat could set the stage on fire with one!
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Nov 16, 2016 10:22 PM
I could see this being useful if you have a low output mic and a low gain amp. However, most of the time it seems that people already have to struggle with feedback because of the combination of high output mics and too much gain from the amp's preamp stages. That is why people with hot harp mics swap tubes for less gain.
Another possible use is to avoid signal loss with long pedal chains, to provide signal boost to the amp.
This kind of pedal is not useful for my needs, though I am not a big pedal user anyway. My mics and amps work together just fine without a boost pedal.
I would prefer to use a 7 band EQ pedal instead, if I had need for any boost. You could get boost from the EQ pedal output volume if needed, and have better control over adjusting frequencies for your sound and to control frequencies causing feedback. ----------
Doug S.
Last Edited by dougharps on Nov 17, 2016 7:39 AM
@Greg...The gain structure is setup in a way so that nearly the entire range will work with larger, higher headroom rigs.
@Valleyduke...Thanks for that. I'm a bass player, and I frequent TB daily. Shame I missed that the first time around. Very interesting.
@Popculture Chameleon...No, the Sonic Stomp is a baked-in EQ pedal.
In general, the Clean Cat should be used with an amp that has headroom. I most certainly won't be advising any guys gigging with Champs to pick one up. ---------- --Nathan Heck General Manager, Lone Wolf Blues Co. customerservice@lonewolfblues.com
@1847...The input stage has a 1M termination, which is not always the case for guitar pedals, and it goes through an IC buffer before hitting the gain stage. This pedal will work well with the Terminator.
@ValleyDuke...That sounds like a sweet setup. Depending on that bass amp, you should have heaps of headroom to play with. ---------- --Nathan Heck General Manager, Lone Wolf Blues Co. customerservice@lonewolfblues.com
Interesting...What is the bass amp VD? A guy was using a 2x10 Fender Rumble the other night. I was eyeing that thing up...Hmmm
Last Edited by Barley Nectar on Nov 18, 2016 9:14 PM
I got a Fender Rumble 25 for home use. If was in a band, I'd get the Rumble 40 with 10" speaker and master volume. This is my first bass amp and I love it. Didn't realize how different they are from gtr amps.
I also love 10" speakers so that 2x10 would be fun!
All this talk about solid state bass amps makes me want to go out to the shed and plug a 58 into an old TKO65. Who needs all the tube maintenance hassles?
Hey guys here's a run through of ALL my gear including a sneak peak at the "CLEAN CAT"! As Junior Wells once said: "It's easier to play it for you than to explain it for you"
---------- www.mooncat.org
Last Edited by Moon Cat on Nov 20, 2016 5:28 PM
Thanks Doug it simultaneously really fun and frustrating making gear videos...It's so much easier to show what the stuff does in an actual artistic context than just one by one. Also I could really spend at least 10 minutes or more on each piece of gear so I have to kinda rush through it. I do think that is the best attempt so far though... ---------- www.mooncat.org
Man I try! They're some hard working folks! Nathan Heck who did all the REAL work on the Clean Cat and so many others at L.W. is a beast! The kid REALLY cares and had my back here on the forum while I was locked out cuz of a password prob. Brian at Harp Gear, Tom at Blue Moon and our man Joe Spiers are more than just endorsers they're good friends. I love those guys and I mean that. ---------- www.mooncat.org
Last Edited by Moon Cat on Nov 24, 2016 10:12 PM
Very good video. Very clear. Much appreciated Thanks. Oh yeah, cracked up during my favourite things. Very good!
Last Edited by SuperBee on Nov 26, 2016 7:35 PM
