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DIY Stompboxes => Building your own stompbox => Topic started by: liakos on January 24, 2007, 07:05:57 AM

Title: thor vs bsiab
Post by: liakos on January 24, 2007, 07:05:57 AM
i want to built a clean marshall sound overdrive pedal but i don't know which one?what i have in mind something between early Alex lifeson and van hallen sound?something i also want  is to "clean up" with the volume  knob of my guitar.from my search in the forum i think bsiab and thor are the best "marshall boxes"...
and let the party begin! :D
Title: Re: thor vs bsiab
Post by: MartyMart on January 24, 2007, 08:00:44 AM
They are slightly different beasts
BSIAB II has more high gain and nails the EVH sound, can be backed off well too
Thor, more low to medium gain but a superb Marshall amp sound in a box  MASIAB  !!

MM
Title: Re: thor vs bsiab
Post by: liakos on January 24, 2007, 08:06:38 AM
which one do you think is more "tube like "?i heard an audio sample of the thor and it was a little thin :-\
Title: Re: thor vs bsiab
Post by: petemoore on January 24, 2007, 08:36:16 AM
  The better one isn't for everyone, they're different beasts, one can claw you to shreds, the other can bite you to bits.
  Perhaps STM, who did work on the Thor Design, or Ed Guidry, who did work on the Design of BSIAB are buddies here, er..not perhaps, they're buddies here, and 'my dog better than'/Vs. tube dog stuff...is mostly unintentional, inadvertant, less than 'diplomatic'. "Thor" and "BSIAB" both go for a 2B sound.
 
Title: Re: thor vs bsiab
Post by: MikeH on January 24, 2007, 10:20:04 AM
It's easy......

build them both......
Title: Re: thor vs bsiab
Post by: MartyMart on January 24, 2007, 10:52:43 AM
Quote from: liakos on January 24, 2007, 08:06:38 AM
which one do you think is more "tube like "?i heard an audio sample of the thor and it was a little thin :-\

You also mention "Clean marshall" and "Alex Liefson" that's Thor for sure .... thin !!  no way.
As said, build both, Thor for low/med gain and BSIAB II for High gain stuff.

MM
Title: Re: thor vs bsiab
Post by: grolschie on January 24, 2007, 06:41:40 PM
Quote from: MartyMart on January 24, 2007, 10:52:43 AM
Quote from: liakos on January 24, 2007, 08:06:38 AM
which one do you think is more "tube like "?i heard an audio sample of the thor and it was a little thin :-\

You also mention "Clean marshall" and "Alex Liefson" that's Thor for sure .... thin !!  no way.
As said, build both, Thor for low/med gain and BSIAB II for High gain stuff.

MM

How does Thor compare to the Eighteen?