Mini hushing

Thankful to the Rocktron camp for keeping up with the times- the Micro HUSH. On my to-get list. The irony- it costs more than its standard size sibling.

Hushing

Looks like I'm bent on an over drive over dose but this set up was intentional. I needed to know the real threshold of this Rocktron Hush pedal since it's one of the leading names in noise reduction technology. So a strong drive source (Boss) made the line up, followed by a standard drive source (Nux) & finally, a gain pusher (Artec) which isn't a drive source per se but in conjunction with any drive unit, would provide a drive supplement to boost things up.

The Hush was initially placed before the Boss but the threshold level was strong enough to cut out guitar signals at its maximum application. It's then placed between two drive sources (as depicted) & it reacted accordingly, meaning, it silenced the signals once no playing takes place so all background hissing which are gain-related were rightfully muted. In between the Nux & Artec, the Hush had problems keeping the noise at bay because the preceding drive units overpowered its  maximum threshold level. Placed at the end of the signal chain, the pedal was rendered ineffective. So it sat there in between the yellow & green drivers to manifest its maximum potential till I ended the morning's session.

Is there a correct place for a noise gate to be? It depends on the player's set-up. Keep in mind that the role of such a device is to silence unwanted signals at the player's behest so if it's not doing just that, then that position where it was set to be becomes questionable. The onus is on the player to experiment & embrace what works for him/ her. At the end of any trial & error, there is always an insight in what makes the set-up work. This is where sharing empowers knowledge.

Hush!

This was in the mail. I think I have forsaken the need to keep things quiet when no playing takes place, especially for my set up which is drive excessive. There are many ways to make this happen, using a noise gating effect like this pedal is indeed a way to do so. The leading name in this technology is (in my opinion) ISP but being me, I am open to options especially the embrace of lesser known entities.

Double hush

Here we go- double the noise gate goodness by Rocktron. It's not a serial noise gate but a 2-in-1 function so you can 1) Hush your pedals & at the same time 2) Hush the signals at the amp as well (via FX loop), that's how it works. For the gain-inclined among us, definitely.

Selling: Rocktron- Austin Gold (SOLD)

Here's another one of my very under-utilized overdrive pedal to part way with, I'm currently distracted by other matters :-) If you are into the Tubescreamer-esque voicing but dislike the midrange hump, the pre-bass knob there will address your concern.

• Selling: Rocktron- Austin Gold Overdrive (display pack included)
• Condition: 8/10
• Self-collect @ CCK mrt stn
• No reservations/ No trades
• Query/ confirmation: dark1349@hotmail.com
• Price: $49 (final)

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Pedal SOLD

Metal Embrace

Rocktron's Boutique (by name, not by price) series are now available at Davis GMC. Was there to try the Metal Embrace (List: $150). If you've ever heard the Metal Planet (by the same manufacturer) in action, this one's on par in terms of distortion offerings.