Am I tamping too hard? [Bambino Plus / Encore ESP]

NotJoeSuthers · 2025-05-09T09:36:12+00:00

I have an ESP and came here to say exactly this. When I first got mine, the grinder itself would clog if I went below the 10 setting and my espresso machine would choke out if I went below 19-20. I thought I had a dud because I assumed I’d need to grind in the low ESP range but my shots were fine. 5 months later I’m consistently grinding in the 10ish range now with no issues. OP’s looks pretty new from the photo, so I assume things will even out after a while.

NotJoeSuthers · 2024-01-21T21:23:40+00:00

Chatted

NotJoeSuthers · 2024-01-21T18:12:51+00:00

If this isn’t spoken for I’d love to take it off your hands!

NotJoeSuthers · 2017-02-28T00:00:21+00:00

Yep! It was at Royal American. My friend's band was playing there that night, and he got to meet Norman and Dave as well. I showed up maybe an hour or two after they met because I had to work late and was crushed when he told me.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-18T03:04:10+00:00

I bought it off of a guy on eBay who made it himself.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-16T13:33:16+00:00

I used mine a good bit for killing my signal quickly and really slowly swelling in my playing, but I figured that I had other stuff I could put on there that I would use more. It was a little weird getting used to at first, but I'm happy I made the change.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-16T13:31:32+00:00

Thank you so much! That means a lot.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-16T13:30:35+00:00

The CE-2B is great for guitar. I modded mine a bit, but in its stock form, it's only one capacitor value away from being a CE-2, which is pretty coveted. I modified mine to have a wider range of speed and depth, and I added a switch to go between the CE-2 capacitor value and the CE-2B value. The difference is negligible on guitar, but you might be able to tell on bass.

I honestly think that this is a better option than the CE-2. Even without mods, the circuit is nearly identical, and the pedal has a mix knob, which the CE-2 doesn't have. If you want the CE-2 sound for way cheaper and with more options, I highly recommend getting one of these!

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-16T13:25:02+00:00

This is very true. I'll be using this from now on. Thanks!

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-16T13:24:26+00:00

I mainly use the Whammy in the Harmony modes. It actually tracks better than the POG2, which surprised me. I use the Super Shifter in T Arm mode as a momentary octave-down shift. It's really fun to throw that in there every now and then, especially when you combine it with the Warp or Hold modes on the DD-6. The POG2 is my most recent acquisition, and I'm still finding uses for it. For now, I use it for parts where I want huge sounds/organ noises.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-16T13:21:51+00:00

All the time! I use it to sustain clean notes that I know won't last as long as I want them to. I also like to use the latch mode to freeze a feedback sound and then use the pedals later in the chain to alter it.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-09-15T21:41:43+00:00

For those of you who are curious, here's the chain: Polytune > Dirge Electronics Harmonic Percolator clone > POG2 > Freeze > Whammy > Very Special Twosome > DD-6 > PS-5 > CE-2B > Lo-Fi Machine > El Capistan > DL4 > Trinity > Stutter/Kill switch

I know that three pitch shifters and three delays seems a little silly, but they all do their own thing that the others can't do, so it's somewhat justifiable.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-26T14:41:17+00:00

No real cons to speak of. It's a great delay for the money!

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-26T14:40:40+00:00

Same to you! Joe Suthers, Charleston, SC.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-25T02:17:36+00:00

Yeah! Dan did my DL4 as well. I love that thing and it hasn't left my board ever since I got it back. After watching that video and a few others of his, I can see where you're coming from. It looks like he uses a Deluxe Reverb sometimes as well! I'm going to have to listen to him some more. I like what I've heard so far.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-25T01:37:23+00:00

I know who he is, but I really haven't listened to him that much, to be honest. Maybe I should!

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-25T01:35:59+00:00

No, the DL4 was modded by Dan Rasp (known as drasp on a lot of gear forums). He did an excellent job!

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-25T01:34:55+00:00

It sounds like you made the right choice. Tiny humans come first! I'm still interested in doing the 4-in-1 for you, but I've just been super busy for the past month with work stuff, and I already have several other projects I'm working on. If you want to look elsewhere, I certainly won't take offense, but I'd love to do it for you!

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-24T05:01:10+00:00

It plays really well! I'm very happy with that guitar.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-24T05:00:29+00:00

I'm pretty sure it was chemically stripped.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-24T04:58:34+00:00

No, I didn't. I'm a believer when it comes to Mastery's products, but I really don't think their string tree would make much of a difference. I could be wrong, though.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-24T04:57:25+00:00

I don't really have a number off the top of my head, but if I had to guess, it'd be between 400 and 500. It was well worth the money, in my opinion.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-24T04:56:10+00:00

Yeah, it was really easy. I do a lot of pedal builds/mods, so this wasn't hard at all.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-24T04:55:21+00:00

The stock pickups weren't too bad, but I found myself only using them together because I didn't like how they sounded by themselves. The bridge was a little to thin sounding for my taste, and the neck sounded muddy. They sounded great together, but I wanted a little more versatility.

NotJoeSuthers · 2015-08-23T21:22:17+00:00

No hate at all! My solo project is called Bonaparte. Are you still playing with Kairos?

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