Would you Trade? Fender vs. Marshall (Page 2 of 2)

Well enjoying the city was not really possible that night because of the torrential downpour and the fact that it was late.  I never wanted to get back to Houston so quickly!  But that said, I do love NC, and hope to visit again in sunnier days.

On a happy note, I was able to get a hold of the Carl Martin Plexitone and put it through my rig yesterday.  I am extremely pleased with it.  Especially how well the crunch channel simulates marshallesque nuances.  And the boost for solos is great too.  At first I thought that the presence of a single tone knob as opposed to dedicated bass and treble controls (why don't all pedal manufacturers add midrange controls?) like in the Budda Phatman would be a detriment.  But it was not and the tone knob on the Plexitone is quite useful.  I was still not sold however since I could get pretty close tonewise with the Budda pedal, so i put the Plexitone away.  I was about to leave the studio when I remembered that I did not do one crucial test:  the guitar volume knob test.  Well, much to my surprise, the Carl Martin Plexitone shined in this category.  Turning the guitar volume down I still kept the great aspects of a cleanish sound of a vintage blackface amp, while in the Budda there was major treble loss.  The Plexitone has found a home on my pedal board and I am sending the Budda pedal away for a rest.  I actually have two of those pedals and I may consider selling them and picking up another Plexitone just to have a spare.