THE THORPYFX TOURBOX Commences - Team Medic & Warthog Thoughts & Reviews

smudge_lad

soma1975 said:

@ThorpyFX Is new new dual boost the same size as the team medic? 

All the new pedals are the V2 smaller enclosures. The Heavy Water is the most stunning of all the Thorpy finishes. I played around with it last night and it's glorious!

soma1975

Cool. I'm having a dual boost rangemaster/Bad Bob thing built for me at the mo but I think that particular Thorpy pedal would be right up my street. 

Wazmeister

@noisepolluter ;;
@soma1975 ;;

I never expected such detailed reviews chaps; excellent stuff, and I like how you related to the gear and your current set ups. 
A very big thanks to all so far, and we appreciate your time and insights.

I think a few have already highlighted the 'musical' nature of the Team Medic EQ; I agree and hitherto, i feel that most of us would not think an EQ could be so musical and influential !

Fuengi

Have we got a schedule list for this @Wazmeister ? Not sure when it's coming my way. 

Wazmeister

Fuengi said:

Have we got a schedule list for this @Wazmeister ? Not sure when it's coming my way. 

Mark, do you fancy being up next ?

Its due to arrives with Liam @failed_astronaut so you could be next week ? 

soma1975

I sent it on to @mark_jwedge last weekend. No idea who has it now or whether it has been sold for 5 magic beans.

Fuengi

Wazmeister said:

Fuengi said:

Have we got a schedule list for this @Wazmeister ? Not sure when it's coming my way. 

Mark, do you fancy being up next ?

Its due to arrives with Liam @failed_astronaut so you could be next week ? 

Yes, that would be great. Good timing for me too. 

Wazmeister

Fuengi said:

Wazmeister said:

Fuengi said:

Have we got a schedule list for this @Wazmeister ? Not sure when it's coming my way. 

Mark, do you fancy being up next ?

Its due to arrives with Liam @failed_astronaut so you could be next week ? 

Yes, that would be great. Good timing for me too. 

Excellent - all yours mate !

mark_jwedge

Posted to @failed_astronaut special delivery this morning so should be with him tomorrow.

Really enjoyed testing out the pedals this last week. Will get my review up asap

Winny_Pooh

I think I've been skipped in the list? @Wazmeister ;
Cheers

failed_astronaut

Thanks guys, I'll try to put together some thoughts on my expectations this afternoon.

Wazmeister

Winny_Pooh said:

I think I've been skipped in the list? @Wazmeister ;
Cheers

Hiya Winton,

No, you have been skipped mate

There is no fixed running order, as it needs to change to meet reviewers work and holiday needs. 
The main aim in this period is to acccomodate people's holiday, requests and needs.

Do you want to follow after @Fuengi ?

Fuengi

Wazmeister said:

Winny_Pooh said:

I think I've been skipped in the list? @Wazmeister ;
Cheers

Hiya Winton,

No, you have been skipped mate

There is no fixed running order, as it needs to change to meet reviewers work and holiday needs. 
The main aim in this period is to acccomodate people's holiday, requests and needs.

Do you want to follow after @Fuengi ?

Send it to @Winny_Pooh first then to me, that's absolutely fine.

Wazmeister

Fuengi said:

Wazmeister said:

Winny_Pooh said:

I think I've been skipped in the list? @Wazmeister ;
Cheers

Hiya Winton,

No, you have been skipped mate

There is no fixed running order, as it needs to change to meet reviewers work and holiday needs. 
The main aim in this period is to acccomodate people's holiday, requests and needs.

Do you want to follow after @Fuengi ?

Send it to @Winny_Pooh first then to me, that's absolutely fine.

No mate, it's ok - you're next on the list

Winny_Pooh

That's kind, cheers fellas

mark_jwedge

Ok so my review is a bit late but I tried to film a couple of little demo videos of the team medic and warthog but as I have no clue what I am doing it took three days for me to get them on YouTube!!

So first impressions were the same as all the other Thorpy pedals, rock solid build and very pleasing aesthetic. The new smaller form factor is awesome. 

So the scope and range of tones from these two pedals is superb and particularly with the team medic they can both be used in a variety of ways so instead of trying to show the whole range of what each pedal can do I tried to make a video of how I would use the pedals in my rig and compare them to the pedals I already have doing that job. So the warthog would be my main drive, a spot currently taken by a petty John gold and the team medic would be my solo boost, a spot currently taken by a Boss GE-7. The GE-7 is one I actually bought from Thorpy and has been modded by him so is a superb EQ in its own right.

Rig used is a 2008 R8 Les Paul with oil city Beano pickups, warthog, petty John Gold, Greer Lightspeed, GE-7 then the team medic into a Top Hat Emplexador head and Modulus 2x12 with a V30 and G-12h 70th anniversary.

Overall thoughts - the warthog isn’t a pedal I would use simply because I am a firm fan of British voiced pedals. However it sounds superb, what struck me is how dynamic and articulate it is. It also is a very clear pedal, even under heavy drive the notes are clear and ring out true. It has more clarity and dynamics then even the petty John and makes me think that the more British  voiced Gunshot could be the perfect pedal for me.

The team medic and the GE-7 was a much closer run thing but the team medic just shaded it as it has a touch more clarity and dynamics again but also the sound seemed to have a very pleasing harmonic quality to it, someone else said ‘musical’ and I can see what they are saying. The EQ is very powerful but never sounds harsh or fatiguing.

Anyway, hope the links to the videos work. I have never done anything like this before so it’s a bit shit and was just recorded on my phone but it was fun nonetheless.

Massive thanks to @Wazmeister ;
and @ThorpyFX for doing this, it has been great

https://youtu.be/rHD81zBF2Wk

https://youtu.be/OZqq1R1S3Xc

soma1975

Lovely review and clips mate. 

failed_astronaut

My initial impression is that the Team Medic is a bad pedal. It is a bad pedal because 5 minutes after plugging it in and tweaking the knobs a bit, I realised how sh*t my rig sounded before!

At "reasonable" house volumes, the Warthog isn't quite getting to shine but I can tell that there is a lot in it that I can use so I'm looking forward to giving it some welly at a couple of gigs this week.

mark_jwedge

soma1975 said:

Lovely review and clips mate. 

Cheers bud

Wazmeister

mark_jwedge said:

Ok so my review is a bit late but I tried to film a couple of little demo videos of the team medic and warthog but as I have no clue what I am doing it took three days for me to get them on YouTube!!

So first impressions were the same as all the other Thorpy pedals, rock solid build and very pleasing aesthetic. The new smaller form factor is awesome. 

So the scope and range of tones from these two pedals is superb and particularly with the team medic they can both be used in a variety of ways so instead of trying to show the whole range of what each pedal can do I tried to make a video of how I would use the pedals in my rig and compare them to the pedals I already have doing that job. So the warthog would be my main drive, a spot currently taken by a petty John gold and the team medic would be my solo boost, a spot currently taken by a Boss GE-7. The GE-7 is one I actually bought from Thorpy and has been modded by him so is a superb EQ in its own right.

Rig used is a 2008 R8 Les Paul with oil city Beano pickups, warthog, petty John Gold, Greer Lightspeed, GE-7 then the team medic into a Top Hat Emplexador head and Modulus 2x12 with a V30 and G-12h 70th anniversary.

Overall thoughts - the warthog isn’t a pedal I would use simply because I am a firm fan of British voiced pedals. However it sounds superb, what struck me is how dynamic and articulate it is. It also is a very clear pedal, even under heavy drive the notes are clear and ring out true. It has more clarity and dynamics then even the petty John and makes me think that the more British  voiced Gunshot could be the perfect pedal for me.

The team medic and the GE-7 was a much closer run thing but the team medic just shaded it as it has a touch more clarity and dynamics again but also the sound seemed to have a very pleasing harmonic quality to it, someone else said ‘musical’ and I can see what they are saying. The EQ is very powerful but never sounds harsh or fatiguing.

Anyway, hope the links to the videos work. I have never done anything like this before so it’s a bit shit and was just recorded on my phone but it was fun nonetheless.

Massive thanks to @Wazmeister ;
and @ThorpyFX for doing this, it has been great

https://youtu.be/rHD81zBF2Wk

https://youtu.be/OZqq1R1S3Xc

Mark, man... another GREAT review !!

I echo your thoughts about the Warthog's ability to be racous, and yet keep the clear notes underneath. 

And our first videos ! Loved em mate, and thanks for goign to all that trouble.
I really enjoyed the comparison of the Team Medic and the GE7 - I thought the TM sounded deeper and way better. Awesome, in fact. Your playing really came to life as the power and drive errupted. The note sustain on 2.55 was beautiful !

So rarely do we get those kind of comparison videos, and they really help to show off the cost vs benefits of each pedal. The Thorpy stuff really shone here imho

Cheers Mark - awesome.