FFS DMM OMG

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2016

Tell you what really grinds my gears is when people say "my Big Box Deluxe Memory Man sounds [insert cliche here]".

As someone who's owned both big box and XO and read countless articles including Analog Man's take on the matter, I can't help but agree with him when he says that there's little difference between the two...I'd go as far as to say there's no difference and that's what he alludes to.

Just winds me up when the phrase "I love my Deluxe Memory Man" has to include the words "Big Box" to somewhat add some weight and kudos to the argument or the owner.

Just my opinion, of course, but I've personally no regrets about letting go of my Big Box DMM and recently buying an XO.

PS...don't tell anyone this, but the new XVive MN3005 chips are pretty good too! God for-fucking-bid.

Rant over, sorry chaps. Shouldn't wander over to TGP when I'm in these moods.

mgaw · September 2016

I have actually started to just play my guitar

gone for now the endless fretting (pun intended) over what microscopic tonal nuance i may or may not be missing....the pedal GAS nonsense is indeed absolute nonsense but we all fall for it most of the time..fucking mugs we are

DesVegas · September 2016

I want my 46 seconds back after reading that

Jonathanthomas83 · September 2016

@mgaw I'm in a similar boat, mate. Scrutinizing tonal differences and crossovers between OD pedals is absolutely tiresome to the point of being pointless...it is!

You've got the right idea, just playing guitar, you know!

meltedbuzzbox · September 2016

reading this article just reminded me how much I love the "organic" tone of my big box DMM

octatonic · September 2016

Most pro guitarists don't obsess over pedals and effects to the degree that most people here do.
I know a couple of guys who have had the same amps and pedalboard for more than 10 years.
They transcribe daily though.

I can see no rational argument to own 10 overdrives and only know how to play 2 songs.

bingefeller · September 2016

octatonic said:

Most pro guitarists don't obsess over pedals and effects to the degree that most people here do.
I know a couple of guys who have had the same amps and pedalboard for more than 10 years.
They transcribe daily though.

I can see no rational argument to own 10 overdrives and only know how to play 2 songs.

You might just wanna learn two songs and have killer tone.

octatonic · September 2016

bingefeller said:

octatonic said:

Most pro guitarists don't obsess over pedals and effects to the degree that most people here do.
I know a couple of guys who have had the same amps and pedalboard for more than 10 years.
They transcribe daily though.

I can see no rational argument to own 10 overdrives and only know how to play 2 songs.

You might just wanna learn two songs and have killer tone.

It is all in the fingers.

Teetonetal · September 2016

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Tell you what really grinds my gears is when people say "my Big Box Deluxe Memory Man sounds [insert cliche here]".

As someone who's owned both big box and XO and read countless articles including Analog Man's take on the matter, I can't help but agree with him when he says that there's little difference between the two...I'd go as far as to say there's no difference and that's what he alludes to.

Just winds me up when the phrase "I love my Deluxe Memory Man" has to include the words "Big Box" to somewhat add some weight and kudos to the argument or the owner.

Just my opinion, of course, but I've personally no regrets about letting go of my Big Box DMM and recently buying an XO.

PS...don't tell anyone this, but the new XVive MN3005 chips are pretty good too! God for-fucking-bid.

Rant over, sorry chaps. Shouldn't wander over to TGP when I'm in these moods.

Agree. The stuff I've heard with the Xvive chips has been as good as anything with the Panasonic.

bingefeller · September 2016

octatonic said:

bingefeller said:

octatonic said:

Most pro guitarists don't obsess over pedals and effects to the degree that most people here do.
I know a couple of guys who have had the same amps and pedalboard for more than 10 years.
They transcribe daily though.

I can see no rational argument to own 10 overdrives and only know how to play 2 songs.

You might just wanna learn two songs and have killer tone.

It is all in the fingers.

Stop flirting.

peaches · September 2016

I like the big box because it's pretty and everyone knows that's what's most important.

BintyTwanger77 · September 2016

People who say that about the big box DMM sound like those people who "buy art" for their home because they've heard it's good (not because they like it) and just to impress their art-loving boss at the next dinner party.

If it sounds good and it works for you, all f***ing good.

Sassafras · September 2016

If it's not in a big box how are people to know you're a tone connoisseur and serious cork-sniffer?

benmurray85 · September 2016

Everyone knows a big box is always best

Heartfeltdawn · September 2016

Jonathanthomas83 said:

Tell you what really grinds my gears is when people say "my Big Box Deluxe Memory Man sounds [insert cliche here]".

As someone who's owned both big box and XO and read countless articles including Analog Man's take on the matter, I can't help but agree with him when he says that there's little difference between the two...I'd go as far as to say there's no difference and that's what he alludes to.

Just winds me up when the phrase "I love my Deluxe Memory Man" has to include the words "Big Box" to somewhat add some weight and kudos to the argument or the owner.

Just my opinion, of course, but I've personally no regrets about letting go of my Big Box DMM and recently buying an XO.

PS...don't tell anyone this, but the new XVive MN3005 chips are pretty good too! God for-fucking-bid.

Rant over, sorry chaps. Shouldn't wander over to TGP when I'm in these moods.

I can't help but disagree with Analogman purely he got all snotty with me at HCFX for saying that the King of Tone was shit compared to the original BB Mk 1

If you have no regrets, fair enough. The DMM isn't my favourite delay but I can say that I've owned 14 different big box DMMs, each one was different, there were some average ones and a couple that sounded on a different level. Where the big boxers do it for me is that the modulation sounds better than the XO. Straight up delay, there's little in it.

octatonic · September 2016

ThePrettyDamned · September 2016

Big boxes have more echo than small boxes.

DefaultM · September 2016

Don't really understand this. I've had both and I thought the big box was better. I didn't want to think that because it takes up half my board and needs it's own power supply, which is fucking annoying.

bingefeller · September 2016

Andy Timmons preferred his big boxes too.

DesVegas · September 2016

Talk about mudflaps my girls gottem

dano · September 2016

Big Box Deluxe Memory Man is ace. Nothing else sounds like it.

I have one.

Thats is all.

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