NPD: It Came From Canada

                                                     

There are a few pedals I want to try.. actually that's a lie, there are a lot of pedals I want to try. The list is pretty staggering, but lately a Ring Mod is something I've been searching for. 

So what even is a Ring Mod? I'm still kind of not sure. Tony Iommi had one, so that makes it legit I guess. What I'm finding is it makes cool sounds, in a way that no other pedal I have does. It's a unique tone, I think that's why it so quickly rose to the top of my next pedal list. I have delays, fuzzes, phasers, filters, octaves and a ton more. However, I didn't have the sound that is a Ring Mod. 

I'd gone down this path before, but never pulled the trigger. Initially the Ring Modulators on my list were the Moog MF-102 and.. I think that might have been it actually. That's not to say that pedal isn't in my future, but right now I find myself in a place where I'm limited (mainly by choice). Dimensions, power options and the avoidance of unnecessary distractions are defining this board. The Montreal Assembly Puhzing is super simple to dial in, not big at all and sounds great!

So, in trying to avoid the "unnecessary" I now have a Ring Mod. A pedal, which as a bass player, might be the definition of unnecessary. Could I have gone with other pedals like a bit crusher for my weird tones? Absolutely. But shit, this Ring Mod is fun! 

I'm all about getting synthy tones from my instrument right now. The Puhzing is just one piece of the puzzle in creating a functional board that can get weird. 

I feel like it's unfair to dive into this pedal until I get a expression pedal to use with it. I think that will open up the Puhzing even more, but for now it's been fun. I have it towards the end of my chain. With the wet around unity and the dry off and it sounds pretty cool. Adding the dry back in allows for a nice presence in conjunction with the effected tone. I need to play with it more to figure out its place with other effects, and that expression pedal should change things.. I'm stoked. 

It is solidly built as well, not ton of weight to it and everything is sturdy. Montreal Assembly gear has been getting great reviews recently, I look forward to what they put out next!

So the verdict on the Montreal Assembly Puhzing: It is cool and it is weird. Nice footprint, simple controls, rad tone. Good times.