Q Tron

[Franky]

have any of you stingray players played through one of these? im realy interested in the tone it gives off...

also, if i getit, im concerned about:

a) will the power of a bongo preamp kill this thing?
b) how durable is the 24v adapter, because i cant find a store in australia that sells spares.

 

[shaver]

i use the equivalent that dunlop makes called the MXR bass auto Q and i love it, i dont knw much about the q tron exceot that flea uses one.

 

[StingRayzor]

Yes, it is a very sensitive pedal that has taken me a while to learn how to properly tweak; however, after finding that sweet spot, it holds up just fine with my Sterling and StingRay. Beware: It is easy to clip, but it does have a light which helps.

 

[Franky]

what about the adapter? are there any problems with it?

it clips :/

 

[StingRayzor]

I have had no issues with the adapter. Then again, I am primarily a stay at home player. It seems just as well made as any other adapter.

 

[Rhythmbug]

i was keen on a qtron for a while but got put off by unreliability and said clipping problems that I heard about from several people. i bought a vintage dod EF several years ago and the clipping was horrible...never again

A great alternative is the ebs Bass IQ, it may not be quite as vintage sounding as the qtron, but its worth checking out the funky audio samples on their website, killer sounds!

I ended up buying a pigtronix EP-1. Its more spacey and versatile than a regular envelope filter as it has a built in phase shifter. Its a wild unit, very well built.
I bought an $25 adaptor from dick smith as the stock power supply was US.