Product: Albino Monkey Two Scoops
Price Paid: US $80
Submitted
07/28/2002
at
03:40pm
by
Scott. (MkF!)
Ease of Use
:
10
This is a 2 loop True Bypass box. It's very easy to use.
The thing is, you can get them custom made to fit your pedalboard needs. Like have as many (or few) loops as you need, or have the inputs on the side
or the top. Same with the AC input.
I had mine made with all jacks on top (meaning the vertical side away from me, not the top of the pedal where the footswitches are) and the AC input on
the left side. Mine also has LED's and instead of one in/one out, it has 2 ins and 2 outs so you can put the pedals that you hook up to it anywhere in the
chain. It can also be powered with a battery.
The plug-ins work like this: Guitar into Loop One Input. Loop One FX output into effect pedal input. Effect pedal output into Loop One FX input, and
finally Loop 1 master output to amp or next pedal (or Loop 2!).
Very simple to use.
Sound Quality
:
10
Quick explanation of this pedal. Most pedals suck some of your tone even when they are turned off or "bypassed". This is because the guitar signal
still goes through some of the circuitry in the pedal. So even with your effect pedal off, it slightly changes your original tone. With a Two Scoops box
this does not happen. It "True Bypass"es your signal right out of the box without going through any of the pedal circuitry, preserving your tone.
So as for sound quality, it makes all your pedals sound better when they are off.
Reliability
:
10
It's made out of a Hammond enclosure (Heavy duty steel - like MXR) and Carling switches, Switchcraft jacks, etc. Very high quality. The soldering is
neat. I could use it to beat the crap out of a Boss pedal.
Customer Support
:
10
Coley Brown is the founder of Albino Monkey. He makes every pedal himself. His turn-around time was fast. And he gave me every option
imaginable with this pedal. We communicated through emails and IMs, but he made it clear that I could call him if I felt more comfortable with that. It
was a pleasure dealing with him.
Overall Rating
:
10
This pedal rocks. It is just what was advertised. The Albino Monkey site is: http://albino-monkey.cjb.net/ Just in case there is no link up top.
This is what buying a pedal should be like. Just like it is with Robert Keeley or Analog Mike: Great Product with Great Customer Service.
One more thing. True Bypass pedals are great not only for keeping your tone pure, but also for convenience. It's so much easier mentally and
physically to "stomp" on the same switch every time you want to engage a pedal. Instead of hitting a Boss pedal, then an Ibanez pedal, then one of
those Dano things, I always hit a nice Carling. It's made my gigs so much easier.
The convenience alone was worth the price of my Two Scoop box.
