Product: Geoffrey Teese Deluxe Big Quack
Price Paid: US $185
Submitted
08/14/1997
at
03:40pm
by
Anonymous
Ease of Use
:
10
Three knobs and the bypass switch. Very simple to use. The left control is called BIG. You guessed it, for volume. The middle knob is called attack. This one varies the intensity of the distortion. The right control is called QUACK. It positions the wah sweep.
Sound Quality
:
9
This unit is a combined OVERDRIVE and FIXED WAH. The overdrive goes from smooth tube-like crucnh to all out sonic mayhem! There is more volume available on this thing than you'll need. At highest volume settings there is some slight compression. I can set my favorite Cocked-wah sound and get to it in a heartbeat. Very cool. Like most all fuzz/overdrive units, there is a little bg noise in the signal, but very little!
Reliability
:
10
This monster is housed in a BIG yellow die-cast case. I think it can handle anything I'm going to dish out, and more. I do use the DBQ for gigs without a backup.
Customer Support
:
10
I've not had any trouble. As you might note, I own one of Teese's RMC3 wahs and got great support then. I figure the same applies.
Overall Rating
:
10
I LOVE THIS PEDAL!!! It is very unusual - I've never seen a combination overdrive/fixed wah before. I've thought about one, but had never seen or heard of one. This pedal is a Limited Edition model, so I don't know how many of them are available. I do know that DARLAHOOD and HELMET both have one, so you can see I'm not delerious! Oh yeah, the distortion level is also responsive to my guitar's volume control. I can soften the distortion by rolling back a little of my guitar's volume. I'd buy another in a heartbeat, except then you wouldn't be able to... Teese doesn't build a lot of different kinds of pedals, but what he does are incredible!!!!
