Hey TB,
I am very excited to share this new product from the genius that is Lightning Boy Audio. Mike has created a new tube driven compression pedal. I have one on order and will post a review/video demo of it when it arrives, hopefully sometime next week. The design aesthetically is amazing and the tubey tone that is achieve is amazing. This is a great way to liven up your passive DI box like a ToneHammer DI or Sansamp with tube rich harmonic content.
In fact, this is the main purpose of this device in my signal chain. Most gigs I run my Jule Monique, which offers more tube rich tone than anyone would ever need. But there are plenty of times we are playing some Honky Tonk way out in the sticks and Monique stays home out of harms way. For these gigs I use an Aguilar ToneHammer DI. This DI is great, but in comparison to my Monique, it is very sterile and lacking (though what DI isn't lacking compared to Monique, but I digress). The Op-2 is going to "warm" up my Aggie DI and look great while doing it. I also love using a little bit of compression and after owning the coveted Empress and FEA stuff in the past, I am really looking forward to a comp with only a few knobs to reset each time I pull my pedal board out of the case.
Cyrus has his review on his site, Ovnilab.com, which can be found here:Lightning Boy Op-2
I will update this posting after I receive my Op-2 with video and further review. Thanks for taking the time to read this, I have no doubts that the Op-2 will deliver in a big way!
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I am very excited to share this new product from the genius that is Lightning Boy Audio. Mike has created a new tube driven compression pedal. I have one on order and will post a review/video demo of it when it arrives, hopefully sometime next week. The design aesthetically is amazing and the tubey tone that is achieve is amazing. This is a great way to liven up your passive DI box like a ToneHammer DI or Sansamp with tube rich harmonic content.
In fact, this is the main purpose of this device in my signal chain. Most gigs I run my Jule Monique, which offers more tube rich tone than anyone would ever need. But there are plenty of times we are playing some Honky Tonk way out in the sticks and Monique stays home out of harms way. For these gigs I use an Aguilar ToneHammer DI. This DI is great, but in comparison to my Monique, it is very sterile and lacking (though what DI isn't lacking compared to Monique, but I digress). The Op-2 is going to "warm" up my Aggie DI and look great while doing it. I also love using a little bit of compression and after owning the coveted Empress and FEA stuff in the past, I am really looking forward to a comp with only a few knobs to reset each time I pull my pedal board out of the case.
Cyrus has his review on his site, Ovnilab.com, which can be found here:Lightning Boy Op-2
I will update this posting after I receive my Op-2 with video and further review. Thanks for taking the time to read this, I have no doubts that the Op-2 will deliver in a big way!
Bass portion starts at 5:00
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