Product: Guyatone BG-01
Price Paid: Yen (about $75) 9000
Submitted
04/19/1998
at
01:34am
by
davidtanner
Ease of Use
:
8
It has four knobs. Gain (the amount of distortion), filter (tone), normal (dry signal) and distortion (distortion siganl. Like all of the recent Guyatone effects, it's super idiot-proof.
Sound Quality
:
8
Bass players who use distortion probably know that the Pro-Co Ratt pedal sounds good on bass. Well, this guy sounds much like a Ratt. The big difference is, of course, you can mix the normal and distortion signals. The filter knob (tone) doesn't get very trebly. In fact, sometimes I want to get more "sizzle". When I record, I use it with my Bass Sansamp DI and turn the pressence of the Sansamp up to get more highs. It sounds good that way.
Reliability
:
No Opinion
Seems sturdy enough. Had it for about two years and had no problem.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never dealt with them.
Overall Rating
:
7
As I mentioned before, it sounds much like a Ratt. I also use a Boss Hyper Fuzz when I want more crazier distortion sounds but the Guyatone is better for playing smooth, melodic parts. There so many distortions out there, I don't want to compare them. Other distortions that sound good on bass are: Boss Metal Zone (crank that low end!) Boss Bass Overdrive (I had a hard time deciding between this and the Guyatone) and Zoom Driver.
