Once upon a time, before muicradar buggered things up we had a couple of really good threads detailing the various tubescreamer derivative pedals, and the non-tubescreamer overdrives so that knowledge-less suckers like me don't buy half a dozen pedals all pretty much variations on the theme.
It also allows cheapskates (like me) to explore the cheaper end of the market rather than blowing £100 on one pedal, and pretty much get the same results.
Is there any chance that we can re-create this exploration of tubescreamer and non tubescreamer drives please?
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Aaargh!
I've managed to view cached versions of page 2 and 3 of the original thread but can't find page 1 which has the info on it!
:xhttp://www.thefretboard.co.uk./discussion/543/drive-pedal-review#latest
For starters..,..
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
"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
also some boutiquers are starting to rip off be inspired by the bluesbreaker and even the timmy.
EDIT: well that sucks, I can only either give that post an LOL or a wisdom, not both. I can laugh and learn at the same time, dammit!
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
You can pay an awful lot for an 808 clone, but seriously, don't.
"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
Can you say this now Mike Fuller has patented it? - "the Fulltone PlimSoul with it's Patented (US Patent#8471136) and completely unique dual stage clipping circuit "
Following Fuller's example I am currently trying to patent a unique combination of two parts hydrogen to on part oxygen - watch this space.
"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
Most of the AMT range are really a derivative of a multi transistor big muff style circuit - as are Catalinbread's DLS, RAH & WIIO etc and a lot of Wampler designs. I tend to think the multi-transitor design it favoured over op-amps for 'moddelling' type pedals as it allows you to tinker with each stage in more detail and more tone stack placement options - rather than simply pre-gain or post gain.
The Sansamp is a multi-op-amp design like the Shredmaster @ICBM mentioned above and now seen in a lot of high gainers like the reezafratzitz.
"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
Yep. I've only seen inside one ecstasy and from memory it's a 6 stage J201 circuit - 'similar' to the Wampler Pinnacle.