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Post by Russell B on Jul 7, 2021 6:22:09 GMT -7
I've finally succumbed to the peer pressure here and bought a Flint. It should be here by the end of the week. I've heard nothing but good things about it and have been in need of a reverb pedal for some time.
The final selling point was how good it sounded in front of the Wreck Jr. I will also put it into buffer mode and use it in the loop of my Cure.
I'll respond to first impressions when I get it.
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jul 7, 2021 6:55:04 GMT -7
Okay, I've had about enough Flint torture. I hope your review is a positive one because if it is, I'm going to finally give in and get one. You people are such bad/good influences. LOL!
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Post by Russell B on Jul 7, 2021 7:29:03 GMT -7
This forum is FULL of peer pressure!
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Post by Don A on Jul 7, 2021 9:46:50 GMT -7
I'm using a Flint in the loop of a Cure. I went back to my dealer to order it a week or so after buying my Cure- it completes the amp. It works very well in the Cure's FX loop. I did not change it to the buffered mode.
The Flint is not the very best reverb pedal, but it is good and the harmonic and bias tremolos are awesome!
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Post by Russell B on Jul 7, 2021 10:18:18 GMT -7
I’m looking forward to getting it.
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Post by "Z" Steve on Jul 7, 2021 11:32:52 GMT -7
I'm using a Flint in the loop of a Cure. I went back to my dealer to order it a week or so after buying my Cure- it completes the amp. It works very well in the Cure's FX loop. I did not change it to the buffered mode. The Flint is not the very best reverb pedal, but it is good and the harmonic and bias tremolos are awesome! Re peer pressure, I've been watching these posts as well, but I'm a set it and forget guy and I am having a hard time paying the boutique price for a few settings I might use in my Cure. But, I cannot deny the excellent sounds tucked in that metal case!
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Post by RickJames on Jul 7, 2021 12:19:02 GMT -7
I looked at it , however it must be all analog for me. I will say they do sound very good.
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jul 7, 2021 14:11:09 GMT -7
Sorry if this is stealing Russ's thunder, but I couldn't wait any longer and picked one up today. Plugged into the Z-28 and then the Therapy. I really like this pedal! I'll probably leave it on Tube Bias trem and 70's reverb 99% of the time. I think the trems are better sounding than the reverbs, but the reverbs sound better than any of my dedicated reverb pedals, except for the Catalinbread Talisman. However, the more I played with the reverb and dialed it a bit, the better I liked it.
Still looking forward to reading what Russell thinks of it when his arrives too.
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Post by Don A on Jul 8, 2021 9:12:53 GMT -7
I looked at it , however it must be all analog for me. I will say they do sound very good. I prefer all analog as well and have a Princeton Reverb clone that I built and a original Vibrolux Reverb that both have awesome reverb and tremolo, but the Cure is more my useable than either of those amps and the Flint is a convenient portable compromise that gets the job done.
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Post by RickJames on Jul 8, 2021 9:45:37 GMT -7
I looked at it , however it must be all analog for me. I will say they do sound very good. I prefer all analog as well and have a Princeton Reverb clone that I built and a original Vibrolux Reverb that both have awesome reverb and tremolo, but the Cure is more my useable than either of those amps and the Flint is a convenient portable compromise that gets the job done. I do understand, however for me paying 1600-2000k for hand built, all tube, handwired, 20-30 amps, I feel adding a chip, or Digital aspect in the chain is a degradation of tone and concept. Same reason I will not use wireless……however I am clearly a snob.
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jul 8, 2021 10:34:29 GMT -7
I prefer all analog as well and have a Princeton Reverb clone that I built and a original Vibrolux Reverb that both have awesome reverb and tremolo, but the Cure is more my useable than either of those amps and the Flint is a convenient portable compromise that gets the job done. I do understand, however for me paying 1600-2000k for hand built, all tube, handwired, 20-30 amps, I feel adding a chip, or Digital aspect in the chain is a degradation of tone and concept. Same reason I will not use wireless……however I am clearly a snob. I respect what you are saying and not trying to change your mind. However, when reverb only is chosen, the dry signal passes through only analog circuitry. The pedal is true bypass as well. I'm not quite the purist you are, but these specs helped me to accept this pedal.
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Post by Russell B on Jul 11, 2021 18:10:43 GMT -7
I finally got it today. I really like the plate reverb. I tried that tremolo trick that was on another thread and like that too. I need to get some more experience with it.
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Post by Hohn on Jul 12, 2021 5:51:21 GMT -7
I prefer all analog as well and have a Princeton Reverb clone that I built and a original Vibrolux Reverb that both have awesome reverb and tremolo, but the Cure is more my useable than either of those amps and the Flint is a convenient portable compromise that gets the job done. I do understand, however for me paying 1600-2000k for hand built, all tube, handwired, 20-30 amps, I feel adding a chip, or Digital aspect in the chain is a degradation of tone and concept. Same reason I will not use wireless……however I am clearly a snob. Music is a hearing art-- if it sounds good, it is good. And the "I feel it degrades" is tantamount to saying "I know it doesn't sound any better, but my love of analog won't permit me to admit it." These Strymon pedals are so good that sound engineers are using them in lieu of rack gear now. They'll run a dry patch through a Strymon, tweak it until they like the sound, then print that. I get the analog thing, I'm sympathetic. But at some point cork sniffing is just cork sniffing and the wine really isn't any better-- it become about the corks rather than the wine.
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Post by RickJames on Jul 12, 2021 6:56:12 GMT -7
I do understand, however for me paying 1600-2000k for hand built, all tube, handwired, 20-30 amps, I feel adding a chip, or Digital aspect in the chain is a degradation of tone and concept. Same reason I will not use wireless……however I am clearly a snob. Music is a hearing art-- if it sounds good, it is good. And the "I feel it degrades" is tantamount to saying "I know it doesn't sound any better, but my love of analog won't permit me to admit it." These Strymon pedals are so good that sound engineers are using them in lieu of rack gear now. They'll run a dry patch through a Strymon, tweak it until they like the sound, then print that. I get the analog thing, I'm sympathetic. But at some point cork sniffing is just cork sniffing and the wine really isn't any better-- it become about the corks rather than the wine. I CAN hear and feel the difference, it’s just that simple. For me, it’s about the wine. There are currently many digital amps out there with great reviews as well as effects like reverb tremolo etc. built-in, no cables, and that certainly is a good choice for some folks, not me, again I can hear the difference. Don’t know any top hardwired amp builders that use digital effects reverb, tremolo etc. for example I love reverb, however if a digital reverb had been included in the Jetta I just bought,( for the same price) I would have looked elsewhere.
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Post by Russell B on Jul 12, 2021 8:18:58 GMT -7
I've been pretty much of an analog guy my whole life too. It wasn't until last year that I started using a Line6 M5 to get the Whammy effect, because it was cheaper than buying a Whammy pedal. I currently have the Flynt in the loop of my CAZ. The tube buffered loop seems to integrate the effect as if it's part of the amp. I'll put it in the loop of my Cure Friday night at rehearsal and see how it is. I will also put it in the front of both my Carmen Ghia and Wreck Jr see how that goes.
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Post by Russell B on Jul 13, 2021 8:24:46 GMT -7
I'm starting to see what the fuss is all about. It's a pretty cool pedal.
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Post by zpilot on Jul 14, 2021 10:45:19 GMT -7
I've been pretty much of an analog guy my whole life too. It wasn't until last year that I started using a Line6 M5 to get the Whammy effect, because it was cheaper than buying a Whammy pedal. I currently have the Flynt in the loop of my CAZ. The tube buffered loop seems to integrate the effect as if it's part of the amp. I'll put it in the loop of my Cure Friday night at rehearsal and see how it is. I will also put it in the front of both my Carmen Ghia and Wreck Jr see how that goes. I use an M5 also, mainly just for the volume pedal, at the end of my chain. It is not actually on my board. It sets on or next to my amp with the expression pedal next to my board. It is true bypass when not on but I can not tell any difference between that and having the pedal maxed. It is AT LEAST as transparent as a passive volume pedal and the sweep is much better. A bonus is it has a VERY good tuner also so I don't need one on the board. As you noted it has acceptable models of several vintage effects that you might want occasionally but not often enough to actually buy.
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Post by Russell B on Jul 17, 2021 6:35:29 GMT -7
I have spent a lot of time with the Wreck Jr and the Flint. It works great though it. It may be digital, but it’s hard to tell that it is. All of the dynamics that the Wreck is known for are still present with the Flint. It’s really that good!
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Post by Seńor Verde on Jul 17, 2021 7:27:17 GMT -7
Going to use mine at a gig for the first time this evening. I'm looking forward to the maiden voyage of my Flint AND Z-28.
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