as the winner of the Bardel Stage 3 Booster, i wanted to give a shout out to Barry for having the contest and being very gracious with a Tshirt and hospitality on top of the pedal itself. he gave me a quick go thru of the pedal as well as his other pedals and dropped some knowledge on me about pedal building at his shop. it was very cool and i can tell he's not trying to get rich building pedals- he just loves to do it.
the cool thing about Rockpage is that even though there are some seriousy jackassy and misguided souls on here from time to time, i've met alot of really cool and knowledgable folks on here that far outweigh the riff raff and trolling. Barry should be a frequent contibutor to Tech Sector. between him and Lonewolf, we could all up our IQs quite a bit.
just in case you didn't see it in the Services post, i posted my review of the Stage 3 Booster.
thx again Barry!!!
The Official Bloodsong Review:
got my Stage 3 Booster- HOMERUN!!!
this pedal does everything Barry says it does in spades.
right of the bat- total quality build;
1 nice, smooth pots
2 metal input/output jacks
3 nice, smooth switching (do you hear me MXR- you have to stomp on those things..)
4 large knob on pedal-easily turned by your foot while you play if you choose to
5 metal housing- no plastic here..
6 custom graphics and color and LED- Barry knew i was a metal guy, so he gave the Stage 3 a black and purple metallic design with a blinding purple LED- and it looks wicked!!!
performance-
instantly adds dimension and a 3D like quality to your sound- especially to the clean channel. it adds a shimmering, swirling effect that makes your cleans sound flat without it.
if you're a dirty channel guy like me, it adds a compressor like effect to palm mutes and trem picking; it evens out your attack nicely and makes your picking more dynamic by hard or light you choose to pick- and you can get some screaming pinch harmonics with alot less effort. also doesn't shrink your sound like a compresser- it actually makes it larger. another big plus- it's totally transparent. it doesn't add any unwanted color or voice to your tone. added a tightness to my Mesa F100 that i practice with at home that i really enjoyed.
bottom line- you're missing out if you don't at least try one of these babies for 80 bucks. you might just toss out that Sonic Maximizer or OD for good and buy a local product from a really nice dude.
well done Barry!!!
Jason
The Embalmed
Bloodsong says Big HELL UP to Barry and Bardel Pedals!!!!
I am extremely pleased you are enjoying the Stage 3 Booster Jason!
Thank you so much for the review as well! It really makes it all worth while!
I am currently taking orders for the Stage 3 Booster series!
1. Stage 3 Guitar Booster
2. Stage 3 Bass Booster
3. Stage 3 Acoustic Booster
The most affordable and effective upgrade to your tone period!
But don't take my word for it...read what everyone else is saying!
http://www.rockpage.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=23991
I also offer amazing yet affordable commercial pedal mods!
If you are ready to join the rest and get exited once more about your tone just PM me!!
Thanks!
Barry
Thank you so much for the review as well! It really makes it all worth while!
I am currently taking orders for the Stage 3 Booster series!
1. Stage 3 Guitar Booster
2. Stage 3 Bass Booster
3. Stage 3 Acoustic Booster
The most affordable and effective upgrade to your tone period!
But don't take my word for it...read what everyone else is saying!
http://www.rockpage.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=23991
I also offer amazing yet affordable commercial pedal mods!
If you are ready to join the rest and get exited once more about your tone just PM me!!
Thanks!
Barry
Owner GuitarPCB.com
90+ Analog circuit designs.
US Kit Dist. PedalPartsandKits.com
European Dist. Das Musikding
90+ Analog circuit designs.
US Kit Dist. PedalPartsandKits.com
European Dist. Das Musikding