Construction and cosmetic concerns:
The Attack Goat is coated in what seems to be a durable textured black powder coat with attactive silver silkscreened print. The input/output jacks and and power located at the top are all ideal for me. Battery changes can be accomplished via a screwdriver and some time. I always check a new pedal to see if it comes with a battery and this one did not. The wiring and soldiering inside are passable, but not awe inspiring.
I usually give pedals a little ‘shake test’ where I see how firm things are mounted inside. I must say, the Attack Goat sounded a little loose. Looking around inside, the board isn’t really mounted to the case, it’s wedged on top of some foam on the back of the pots and the edge of the bypass switch. There are a couple of short plastic risers that are lined up with the holes in the circuit board, but they don’t really reach. The end result is that the circuit board is not mounted firmly inside the pedal, and makes we a tad concerned about long term durability, espically for those people (cough*cough) that are a little hard on things.
I also wonder if, with a little creative packing, this bad-boy could fit into a smaller enclosure.
Try the Attack Goat with a high gain output bass (or after a boost pedal) and the Tone, Drive and Blend pots at the minimum… fill its amazing and warm drive!!!!
It sound so good through my GK 800rb, the blend feature is so sweet, allows you to keap the tone of your amp while adding just the right amount of fuzz and tone
I like the new one a lot!
Are you going to do a review of the Battering Ram?
yep
When will it be finished? I’m anxious to hear how it sounds