最近买了一块Marshall的布鲁斯单块,他的精致造型吸引了我。95年,这个单块在日本卖到40000-50000日元,合人民币4000。我当时就很喜欢,现在国产化了,他的音色绝对像Marshall电子管的音色,毋庸置疑。它有两个档,Boost可以弹干净的布鲁斯,Blues档其实是个失真,感觉比DS-1重多了,而且颗粒感好,高音很绵,很适合弹Solo。Boost一档也可以串在好音箱的失真通道推箱子。感觉这真是一块物美价廉的好块子,据说他已经出了二代。
下面是他的英文介绍:
The Bluesbreaker Pedal II (BB-2) is another in the new series of guitar effects pedals by Marshall. Like the other models in the line, this unit is issued in a sleek, metal housing that looks as good as it sounds. It is more than a reissue of the 1990's Bluesbreaker pedal, this one adds more tonal variety and lots of gain!
Marshall claims the BB2 is like having two pedals in one. A hot boost to give your solos that extra lift, and an overdrive that is rich in 2nd order harmonics so it sounds just like an overdriven tube amp.
The Bluesbreaker II uses four knobs to provide the following controls:
Mode - Boost (new to the BB-2 -- bypasses all controls except Volume) and Blues
Drive (active in Blues mode)
Tone (active in Blues mode)
Volume
以下是《吉他手》杂志对它的评价:
The pedal features a passive bypass foot switch, preferred by many purists since it eliminates any trace of the effect when the unit is clicked out of the circuit. This is an especially important consideration when using an overdrive pedal: when you click the pedal off, you want no residual buzz in the signal. The BB-2 is powered by a 9 volt battery, and also features an external 9 volt DC input jack and status LED.
The February, 2000, issue of Guitar Player magazine calls the BB-2 "... an astounding overdrive pedal that provies soulful, no-nonsense boost and smooth, old-school distortion." The same article gave this pedal the maximum rating for workmanship -- it's built to take it!