Re: Dallas Rangemaster vs. Keely Java Boost

On Jun 17, 7:28 am, "RichL" <rpleav...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

So you think a pedal is going to make you sound like Clapton?

You know, for a loser that hangs out around alt.kooks and alt.fan.art-
bell, and is likely just saying this sort of *** to troll the
newsgroup.....

This guy once more makes himself sound like a total dickweed.
Renli, if you're listening, dig this:

1.  Don't buy a pedal or not because you read that "X" used it.

1. Here's your get out of jail free card. :)

2.  Don't decide between pedals based on sound clips from two different
people using two different setups based on two different styles of play.

2. Which is why I asked on the newsgroup.

3.  The sound of the Keeley Java pedal and other treble boosters is,
even more than most OD/distortion pedals, highly dependent on what
*guitar* and *amp* is used.

3. Sure.

I have the Java.  I tried out a couple of other treble boosters, and I
can tell you this:  they are all doing a pretty decent job of emulating
the old Rangemasters.  

You know, I would really like to believe you, but you're not a very
nice person and the first thing into my head is you are trying to lie
to me to try and make me waste money. "Sound like a total dickweed"
huh?

You and meat plow are really dumb, you know that? Why fire back with
"dickweed" and claim I am trying to sound like eric clapton by buying
a pedal (a paraphrase of what both of you said)? You sound like a
generic troll. That all you got?

Analogman Beano Boost, Keeley Java, Crispy Cream,
they're all based on the Rangemaster circuit, and it's a pretty simple
circuit so not much to screw up there.  What separates the good ones
from the ordinary is that the "good" manufacturers use the old Mullard
OC-44 Ge transistors that the original Rangemaster had *AND* they sort
through them to find the ones that are within their spec (my
understanding is that there's a lot of variability from one randomly
selected transistor to another).

Right, which is why I was so suprised that the keely, using a NOS
Mullard OC44 from Holland, carefully selected and all that, didn't
sound like what I was expecting compared to most of the others.

But I will give it another chance, of course a demo in the store is
really what it's all about.

Anyway, I did a lot of research and I actually talked with Robert Keeley
(who's a great guy, by the way) before I bought my Java.  By the time I
did, I had a pretty good idea of what the pedal did and *why* it was so
strongly dependent on the amp, and I was *not* disappointed in the least
when I plugged into it.

You keep mentioning how dependant the guitar and amp is as if I wasn't
aware you needed a guitar and amp to "sound like eric
clapton" (eyeroll) by "buying a pedal".

Maybe I was clueless before but I ASSURE you I am fully aware you need
a GUITAR and a PEDAL.. oope an AMP to sound like eric clapton. You can
stop reminding me now.

What I was looking for initially was a sort of Brian May (Queen) tone,

Dude... a pedal will not make you sound like brian may. You need a
guitar and amp to do that. What, did you forget already? :)

[snip]

Clue:  DON'T expect anything sounding decent if you're using any kind of
SS amp!!  This pedal is specifically made to interact with tubes (and in
*my* opinion, preferably EL84s).

RichL here's a clue: start actually reading my posts, necause you
sound like a total dickweed - or perhaps a troll on the order of Meat
Plow (check out his posting history - he's one of those art-bell/
mew.mew troll guys).

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