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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I actually LIKE pcbs, it's what I'm most familiar with, and I'm quite comfortable repairing and modifying them. They're also satisfying and fun to make.
There is a difference between the sound of a simple circuit and a complex one. That the simple, old, circuits used to be ptp is why people think they sound different. However when an amp manufacturer makes a reissue of a classic amp and uses pcb's most players who try both report there is a difference. Good or bad thats for you to decide.
There is a lot of unjustified snobbery about p2p.
PCBs are fine, particularly when you work with lots of components and tonally I cannot see a major factor that would make one better than the other in terms of tone - I like the aesthetics of p2p and it makes mods and maintenance easier.
A GOOD p2p amp will be serviceable for a lifetime that is the main difference but how many of us actually keep an amp for that long? For fuzz pedals I mostly use p2p because it is a blank canvas rather than painting by numbers, plus the low component count allows for this.
If you look at mass production pedals made nowadays you will find a lot of manufacturers have moved to SMD, because it is cheaper to use a machine than employ real people. It is also quicker to use reels of components rather than pick them singly. SMD works fine but repairing them of modding them is much more difficult and that is why the warranty repairs are mainly full board swaps for these. It is only the reason why builders like DAM are much more expensive due to component selection, NOS parts, individual tuning for each pedal and manual labour.
So PCB yes, SMD not so much.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Then it is not the hand wiring per se that will make a difference but the design, component selection and ear of the builder. The end result may not be better, we all have different ideas about what better is in terms of tone.
I can't hear "roadhouse" without thinking Peter Griffin....
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I wouldn't want a 6505 or a Randall to develop noise issues because a turret board layout wasn't perfect. Besides, they sound great as is...
It's all in the builder, too. There are some 'boutique' (independent) amp builders who are proper dedicated, knowledgeable builders who understand the circuitry and can tweak or even design a unique corcuit. There are others who have worked out that, to many, a turret board means superior tone so they churn out a few clones a year and charging a bit more than for a normal amp. Don't get them confused.
My dream amp would be a 3 channel style, with channel 1 being a warm solid state clean with tons of headroom for pedals, and channel 2 and 3 being identical 5150 lead channels but one of them would have a regular eq, the other would have a knob that basically turns up the "djent" frequency on top. I don't know if that would go on a turret, let alone point to point! And keeping that quiet would be challenging enough.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Maybe it's because all my P2P amps smell like burning duffel coats and are full of spiders
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein