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BBE Orange Squash: They originally named it the "Main Squeeze", but Digitech owns that name, so BBE had to change it. I had high hopes for this one since they did such a great bang-per-buck job with the Opto Stomp, but unfortunately they didn't do as well with their Orange Squeezer clone. It has a little less brightness or clarity than the PD or TF versions, and less "funkiness" in the action compared to any of them. The circuit has about three times as many components as a normal OS, for what reason I do not know. The BBE is not bad, but there are better OS options out there for around the same price. It does have very solid construction and TBP footswitch. Also, it is about as good with bass frequencies as an OS can be, so it doesn't need modding.
 

 
 
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