Spaced Out Ace
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Awesome. Let us know how badass it is when it shows up.
Post Your GAS
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It's been my GAS for about 2-3 years now! I'm surprised certain pedals (and amps) like the Megalith and CAA Fortis don't get more play around these parts?
KnightBrolaire
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dammit now I need to save up and try one of these, it sounds so brutal in the demos, even the one where a guy is playing with p90s.
FloridaRolf
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It truly is, so I had to get one
I thought it would cure my GAS but I already fantasize about getting a Vidius because the world definitely needs more Vs!
Good to know... I have several P90 6-strings and I just bought a P90 7-string guitar! I'll have to post some vids on here, along with maybe some typically rounded-bottom PRS stock pickups, to show that it can make anything crush!
If this is reasonably priced, I see myself owning it. I can't find a single thing other than the E-II logo that I don't like (ESP on headstock, E-II on 12th fret inlay would have been nicer but whatever). Otherwise every millimeter is perfection for me.
KnightBrolaire
Pickup Connoisseur
the beta kind of reminds me of an engl savage or invader but clearer while still being heavy as fuck.
Anquished
hhnice!
The more reviews/soundclips I see and hear of the Mark 5:25, the more I want one. Also randomly got Tele gas.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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What, no Hiwatt?
Was too lazy to download the photo and repost it, but yes
I'll probably end up with 2 of the 3 before the year is out...
It came in yesterday. It is probably the most comprehensive and best sounding high gain distortion pedal I have ever heard or played. I'm eventually going to set up a bench rig with a SSS strat, dad-rock LP, and a Mayones 6 or 7 with BKPs and A/B it with some of my other high gain pedal favs: Diezel, AMT, CKK Anka, Sinvertek no5, CAA Fortis High Drive, Dracarys, Pisdiyauwot, Svisound, and of course a Hoe-tone Djent lol. It may be recency bias, but I'd put my money heavily on this.
The tonal controls are unlike anything I've ever played, in that other pedals say they can be dialed in to your rig, but this one means it.
The pedal doesn't have low to high gain settings. It pretty much starts at mid gain and then punches a hole in your wall. You can either dime the gain, or set it somewhere between 11am-3pm and then toggle the boost, which tightens the bass up considerably and adds upper mids. The "boost" was designed to be used that way - it's not your usual massive gain boost just slamming the front end circuit.
There are 3 stock EQ settings: Regular (MI Audio's Beta amp distortion with more low mids), American (Mesa? with less mids), and Marshall. They are intentionally dialed in to be widely different, so that you can then fine tune to taste with the EQ and contour knobs.
The contour knob is more than a standard bass control. Clockwise: fat low end, midrangey, treble slightly rolled off. Rolling off the contour tightens up the bass and also scoops the mids. I like it because you can really get different tones that complement your amp/rig, by adding/subtracting midrange via contour or mids EQ knob. They recommend adding with one and rolling off with the other to experiment. I found some killer tones through my Bassman 410 this way and took pics of the knob settings with my phone lol.
That leads me to my only complaint. With so many tones available, I kind of wish it had presets or was MIDI controllable. But that really is minor. The other complaint may be that it doesn't roll back nicely, like an OCD or D&M... but what the F, if you buy this you're probably not looking to play Albert King licks.
Afterthought: I really noticed how well it dials in when I moved over to the clean channel of my Splawn QR through a Randall Diavlo 212 v30. The Fender Bassman settings sounded terrible lol. A quick spin of the dials and it was just crushing even at low volume levels. The v2 apparently has an cab sim built in if you use a stereo Y cable with the output, but I haven't had a chance to mess with this feature yet. Hopefully MI Audio gets a USA distributor - their stuff is just too damned good not to be legit competition, especially around these parts!
tl;dr if you're in the DC area come by and get your nuts punched in by the Megalith Delta!
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@feraledge would be proud, this has grown on me and the local Jackson dealer can get one in very easily...
feraledge
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Woah!! I like those enough that I can learn to like the headstock. These are supposed to be comparable to Edwards in quality, right?? This is sick!
black or white?
feraledge
Heard the Good News about Maple Fretboards?
Green is my favorite color, yet I think 1/100 times it's put on a guitar that it works. This is that time. As long as the SL Pro Indo QC has improved, this should be a brutally awesome guitar.@feraledge would be proud, this has grown on me and the local Jackson dealer can get one in very easily...
I've played/bought quite a few different Indo Pro Series models from across Jackson's range and they are pretty good. $60US-$70US budgeted in for a set of strings and a good proper set-up and they are bomb proof.
