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VonBonfire
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Looks great. Even has the bros in there. There is a lot of additional knobs there over the original unit, no? I don't get what some of the labels mean, detail body and tri, and I don't get what the two toggles or dials are for near the footswitch.
griff10672
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the original had 2 regular size knobs and 3 tiny knobs .... with the diode switches at the top ...
it's Vol , Drive , Body , Detail and Trim .... the diode switches let you mix and match mosfets and silicon ... or take the diodes out completely
JackBootedThug
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That looks extremely cool. If I had a need for it I’d jump all over it.
JackBootedThug
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I need a Swedish chainsaw pedal.
skoora
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Really dig the M.I. Audio pedals. Shame they’re not doing pedals anymore. I have an old Blues Pro (3 knobber, with mini toggle to go from ts9 to a fuzz). I leave it in the fuzz setting and with level at about 1 O‘Clock and gain at 10am it’s an amazing boost for medium gain 800 type base tones.
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griff10672
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it's a cool circuit .... it has some unique features in the way it's structured ..... the schematic caught my eye before I heard it ...
skoora
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Did you keep any of the silicone / mosfet switching?
griff10672
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yup .... 2 mini toggles below the knobs .... you can mix and match them or bypass the diodes completely .
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VonBonfire
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The pedal is too complicated for a luddite like me but what's the purchase price?
JackBootedThug
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Get it. It’s worth it. For your rig you need a Chiron also. Lemme know if you want to try it out and I’ll send mine to you.
griff10672
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125.00 shipped in the Cont. US
skoora
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What changes did you make, besides cosmetic and switch placement?
griff10672
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I can't let all my secrets out .... lol .... but I can say mine has a " bit more " gain
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VonBonfire
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It looks killer but I don't understand the controls and I have been pretty happy with my Rockett Blue Note for almost ten years (on and off) and when I say ten years I mean the ONLY pedal I have gigged in 10 years. Before that I had a VS J&H for ten years. I don't really switch pedals like underwear like a lot of other players. I would have to be fully convinced before I went there. I'm pretty satisfied with my sound right now overall and I'm in the middle of tracking a record so now is probably not a good time.
Another problem is I MOSTLY use a drive as a boost in front of a cranked amp but for some gigs where I have to keep the volume in check I have to dial in a lot more gain from the pedal, so it seems there is no real "ideal" box for both situations. The BN doesn't have a lot of gain on tap. I wasn't even using a pedal for about three or four years but I got tired of fighting a too-clean amp when I couldn't crank it all the way so I started using my Blue Note again.
$125 is pretty much a steal for a new hand built pedal. I was expecting 150-160 or even upwards of $200.
Thanks for the offer btw on the Chiron, that's nice of you. I gotta pass for now.
skoora
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Another pedal they had that looked super promising but I couldn’t get one before they closed shop was the Crossover Drive V2. The V2 had a 3 way voicing switch added for regular, less gain and tight.
griff10672
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cool sounding pedal ............. I can't find a schematic for it though ....
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Wayniac3
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Hmmm.. tempting... even though I don't actually NEED anything, I;m always curious on new drives.
griff10672
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wait a week or so .... I've got other stuff coming up this week / weekend
JackBootedThug
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Pedal is so freaking cool looking…
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