My Pharoah pedal broke before my birthday...

And I am getting some new pedals on the way. The problem with my BAT Pharaoh is that the battery snap broke and it's making a weird sound out of it. In its replacement until I get the Pharoah fixed will be a basic audio foxey lady...which going to be cool because it more compressed sounding which i like compressed sounds. Also it's my Birthday and I am not feeling well. In my last post I've said that I was going for a new tone sound. I usually hang around on the i love fuzz fourms and get good deals on there. From there I got a wright sound fuzz stang which has a compressed sound and is based on a Sam ash pedal from the 60s. My uncle got me a blackout effectors fuzz bear(which is limited) for a tone blender sound with sag and bais control. I just discover that I'm going to use my effector 13 as separate entities from devi ever (even its by the same person). The white spider by effector 13 gets a really nice gated fuzz face sound that i really enjoy than other fuzz face sound and cannot wait to get my muffs to stack with. That's about it. My birthday was chill for being sick. From my San Jose friends, I got a pick puncher maker Which is something that I been wanting for long time. Rest was money which a good thing because I need it for stuff...you know...pedals.

By the way, I am going to be selling some devi ever pedals that i don't need on reverb. So visit my shop at https://reverb.com/shop/pv-herreras-vintage-and-boutique with the next couple of weeks. There will be four for sale.

Peace

P.V.

Working on my sound/tone

Lately, I have been in a sound funk. My favorite effects brand would be the cheap boutique maker but yet simple to use: Devi Ever (original not the DWARFCRAFT). I been using these pedals since I discovered them in 2012. Right now I'm collecting all big white knobs, old school graphics of Devi Ever, where she and company made them back in the day. I also have a couple of the Effector 13 pedals by them as well.

Anyways, the thing about these pedals is that they are sometimes out of control which I like. I like the fact that they stack well with each other to create different textures and sounds. But again, they make loud strange noises which can sometimes annoy my mom who lives next store at on our properly. She tells me that I just make noise as if that is the final result of my sound. The thing is, everyday I am always tweaking to find new sounds and textures, and she doesn't understand that. I keep telling her that guitar tone doesn't come straight out of the box. You have to fine tune your sound all the time. Like how there are practices for lawyers and doctors, they have the skill but they must practice their skill everyday. I think that kind of make sense.

I just picked up a Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh, and its awesome when you have the right one that is working and not b-stock like my first Pharaoh who I sold off to my friend in BLOODMOON. What I am going to do is to change up my sound, keeping the delay and modulation sounds same but the fuzz different. I am planning on getting a Basic Audio Scarab Deluxe which is a tone blender sound and a DBA Soundwave Breakdown for compressed out of control (but sometimes controllable) and for big muff drives, my pharaoh, and hoping to get a LSTR and BLACK FOREST by Black Arts Toneworks. These effects are more classic sounding and less chaotic. And when the time comes, I'm for sure getting a new DUNLOP WAH-WAH Mini.

Meanwhile, I am hoping to have a show in May to show/test this sound. Experience it.

New video: Crystal Clearwater

https://youtu.be/QAyoipJ6j44

New video on the youtube page. One of my oldies that I wrote in 2008. Ah, those days are so long ago.

Youtube Channel

YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

Old Pedalboard #2

This was around either 2013 or early 2014, i'm not sure. I was really into small sound/ big sound pedals at the time as well as T-Rex. I perfer my devis now but that Year4545 was killer. Also this picture was like by the official T-Rex Pedal Company Instagram.

1950's Kent amp.

This amp right here is an old vintage 1950s Kent made in japanusa (meaning it was made in usa with Japan parts) and it's awesome. When I first got it, it wasn't really working properly until one day it fell and basically like a bone breaks back into place, that is how this amp work really well. The speaker is original and so is the plug and does not have a ground. It's tube, old tunes that probably don't exist anymore and it get a nice sound.

I use this amp for practice and it's sounds really good. I love this amp and will not part with it . It sounds really great with fuzz. 

Also it made me like tones knobs better than Eq knobs like bass and treble. I am going to switch to amps that either have prefixed tone or tone knobs.

Old pic of an old pedal setup

Here's a pic of a old set up that I had last year in April 2014. You can hear this set up in the live video tab for cousins. I'll be uploading pictures of my past boards from the years. I still have BOB the (digitech) looper but the power supply broke and i replaced it with a boss looper which is actually logical for power suppies. I gave the tuner to my uncle and switch to clip on tuner which saves space on the board. As of 2015 I use a pedalboard mini. I still have the regular pedaltrain board my mom got me in 2009 for $25 from a old famous musician here where I live. Thanks to that pedal board my addiction started.

New Modulation pedals (DOD 401B Phasor and BOSS BF-2 Flanger)

I got these new modulation pedals in the mail today (March 13th). I really like the BF-2 because it reminds of the EHX Electric Mistress (Original, the one the Hartman Flanger is based on) but I don't like using the EHX because 1. 18 volts, 2. Even know my EM is beat to shit on the outside, its still worth some money regardless of the looks. I scored on the BF-2 because they usually go for between $99-$125 used for a old black label made in japan and my is a black label made in japan model and score it for $55 shipped.

Onto the DOD Phasor. This was dubbed as the best Phase 45 you heard and its true. Its has the warm vibe you get from the MXR 45 (Mines an original script bud box '75) but in 4 stages rather than 2 stages from a MXR 45. Sounds great. Better than a old 80's phase 90 because 80's phase 90 have sometimes an unwanted distortion signal.

Pics (Phaser blue on the left and flanger on the right)

Welcome to the new website...again.

You are probably tired of getting a new website from me but since this is added on google and looks easier to use, I just might use as the official website. Check here for all news, shows, music, and other stuff if I ever update it.

Peace,

P.V. Herrera