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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
..........from the days when those chips were made properly.
What a great thing to have. Don't ever sell it, a really good one is a special thing these days.
I was bought the EHX 'East River Drive' by @Alnico_II for christmas and while it's a good effect that uses a JRC 4558, it's not a patch on an original TS.
Mine's not going anywhere either
I think.
It's been a while since I saw the video XD
I tried a cheapo, used Tonelok TS7 and loved it, I now have three of them and use them all the time. I don't know what the circuit differences are between the various models but the TS7s I have are a return to the smoothness of my 808 after the slightly grainy quality of some of the intervening models.
I ran the TS808 alongside the TS7 in the studio for a couple of years and to be honest the difference was so negligible I stopped using the 808 and recently flogged it for 200 quid more than I paid for it.
Try one, they're usually about £25 and are a good backup if nothing else.
You could be right there........
I am always guilty of presuming that everything that was made in the 80's was better quality than the accountant led shite that companies turn out these days. I can't remember where I heard that the components of an early 80's TS are better than modern ones but I had heard it somewhere and have pretty much always believed it.
If it does break, there are plenty of techs that can revive and resuscitate it for you so I wouldn't retire it if it's the sound you love. It will always cost less to fix than replace.
"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 have to admit, there is so much surrounding old tubescreamers, there must be *something* going on. A combination of drifting part values and a 'worse' chip seems as good an explanation as any!
For precise information, I like this:
http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/tstech/tsxtech.htm
I bet you couldn't tell the difference if you change the opamp to a TLC2272, which costs a £1.
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/operational-amplifiers/0284236/
What the difference is between the 4558 and the TLC2272 is I don't know but I wouldn't want to say that there would be none.
READ THIS:
"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
"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