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I've been experimenting with the best use of the Brute EQ "Polytone in a Pedal" built by our own forum friend jazzmus. Today I think I found it. Ran the pedal into the Quilter Tone Block 202 and set the TB "voice" to FRFR. I think the "flat" voice is best simply to amplify the output of the pedal. Mic'd the cab with a Shure SM57 and played an old favorite. I liked the results a lot! I plan to try the XLR Direct Out for another go at it, but frankly I love this cobbled-together cabinet a lot.
Last edited by lawson-stone; 10-10-2020 at 02:35 PM. Reason: Credit jazzmus as builder of the pedal
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10-10-2020 01:41 PM
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What are you using for cab / speaker(s) in this video?
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Originally Posted by wzpgsr
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Here's a clip with the L5ces. I find the L5 is more complex and the "sweet spot" tonally on any amp is a narrower range. I don't think I quite found it here. I've also not found the Polytone in general to be the best for the L5ces sound. It's more of a Fender Twin Reverb kind of beast, IMHO. Still, this sounds very close to how my Polytone Minibrute II sounds with this guitar. This pedal and amp combo is close enough that I actually can imagine not replacing my Polytone amp when it eventually goes the way of all flesh.
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Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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Originally Posted by citizenk74
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This clip uses the Brute EQ Pedal with just a crack of reverb from a Boss RV6 direct into the Behringer Xenyx Q1002 mixer. Solo is Raney, of course. I was curious how Polytone-like it would sound without the contribution of the speaker cabinet.
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So here's a side-by-side between the Princeton Reverb Re-issue without and with the Brute EQ Pedal. I turned up the mids a bit on the Brute EQ. The result is subtle, but basically it seems to me that with the pedal, the highs of PRRI are not as "spikey" and some of the PRRI "boxy" sound is not as strong. Of course, there are more mids. Both sound great, but actually I think the BruteEQ gives the PRRI another level of tone that is quite pleasing.
For these side-by-sides, I need to play the identical solo twice, and this is the Raney solo "Bout you and Me" based on "How About You."
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Lawson,
I too am enjoying jazzmus' pedal. It really gives you a Polytone in a pedal option.
Have you tried the PE 180 into it yet? Best yet for me.
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Originally Posted by Greentone
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Lawson,
Any progress yet on the PE-180 and the pedal?
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Originally Posted by Greentone
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Right now, I am actually using the pedal into a MiniBrute II. You might think it's overkill, but it sounds great. The PE-180 into the Brute EQ pedal into the Polytone amp. Everything is set pretty flat and I'm using the brite switch on the pedal, as well as the hi-pass filter on the pedal as tone sweeteners.
GT
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Originally Posted by Greentone
I'll try to make a clip this evening using what I have here.
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Using the effects return...or using the Power Amp in on your musical instrument amp is a great way to use jazzmus' pedal. I tried it that way with my Spectra amp and really liked it. It suggests that I will have good results with my group's PA, too.
Good luck with the Monoprice.
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Originally Posted by Greentone
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Yup that’s how I use mine with a Quilter 101, straight into the power amp. Have also used it straight into my Walter Woods power amp. Works/sounds fine either way!
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Some, but not all amps have a preamp out and a power amp in jack. As mentioned above, Quilter and Walter Woods amps have these features. The Spectra amps from the 70s and 80s also have pre out and amp in.
It's nice to be able to use just the amp's preamp or its power amp, if you desire to do it.
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Originally Posted by Greentone
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Yep. I have one of the blue, Polytone MiniBrute III amps that I really like (from the 90s). It has the effects loop. [I have three MB III amps--they are, I think, the most flexible Polytone amps of all. I have one from the 70s, one from the 80s, and one from the 90s.]
Trouble is, my son uses the blue one semi-permanently (along with one of my Polytone MiniBrute PA systems) in a band that he's in. I don't think either amp ever comes out of his SUV.
Here's my son playing a Gibson '74 L6S Midnight Special through the MB III with me at a university fraternity gig.
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Originally Posted by Greentone
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This was a fun set-up. I ran the Brute into the Quilter TB202 Effect Return so that I didn't get any coloring of the sound from the Quilter pre-amp, just the Brute EQ pedal. Then I mic'd the cabinet and ran that to the Left channel, and used the XLR DI line out for the right channel. Quilter claims this line works via some kind of interaction between the amp and the speaker. I can't hear much difference between the two, but can you?
So... I've also set my Polytone Minibrute II aside to got back into the closet for a while. With this pedal and the Quilter, I really feel like I've got the Polytone sound covered. Especially with this Aria.
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With stuff all set up, I did another with the PE180, This guitar is just so much fun to play. Hard to describe but once you start, it's hard to stop.
Tune is "How About You" and the setup is the same as the previous one.
I promise no more, at least for tonight.
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Very nice and enjoyable videos, Dr Lawson-Stone. Have you found a use for the EDGE function?
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Lawson,
The Aria sounds great through the rig, and I really enjoyed your playing.
Thanks.
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