by Juha Ruokangas | Aug 24, 2022
New Sonic Territory The Valvebucker definitely opens up new sonic territory that players who love hi-fi sounds will want to explore, and this alone makes it worthy of investigation for anyone who thinks they’ve heard it all and can appreciate the possibilities that...
by Juha Ruokangas | Aug 24, 2022
Its own animal… I found that there is definitely a degree of detail and articulation and harmonically pleasing “juiciness” in the sound that makes this instrument (Duke w/ Valvebucker) its own animal…
by Juha Ruokangas | Aug 24, 2022
Complex, distorted chords I love how complex, distorted chords with open tunings for slide sound with the Valvebucker.
by Juha Ruokangas | Aug 24, 2022
Much easier to let multiple parts speak The range from top to bottom for moving parts of bass lines against chord melodies etc is balanced and nothing “pokes out” too much – much easier to let multiple parts speak.
by Juha Ruokangas | Aug 24, 2022
Big, clean tone for my solos The Valvebucker kind of reminds me of the difference between vintage Neve and SSL consoles of the day. I especially like it for dialing in a big, clean tone for my solo songs.
