Recent content by gonzo

Didn't the supreme court deem these tariffs illegal? Aren't refunds in order. Probably only to the companies who push back and not the consumer as usual.

Sounds like a few things could be happening. Some potted pickups aren't fully waxed as they probably should be in some scenarios. Lots of folks and makers let the hot wax leak out a bit too much. There still could be a base plate that has a gap or a cover that has too much space. I've had...

I actually had a breakthrough today when I pulled it out. If you turn the step knob all the way down, it's a fairly cool octave and harmonizer pedal. Sounds like my whammy. You can get one octave down, unison, a 3rd,5th and 6th up.

Hell yeah dude! Worked for me. I've been just putting up with it in practice because it was only on during completely loud parts. This shuts it right up. I ran a resistor from a foot switch pulldown resistor to the left side of the c23 cap.

Shipping is still fine to Japan. But, I suspect prices will only go up on everything soon with the Strait of Hormuz being blocked for the time being. What a damn mess.

Yeah, what he said! It really helps.

Anything that allows a dry output or blend, so you don't loose the clean bass frequencies. That's my philosophy.

Biasing tone benders with non-spec transistors. I ended up building a later model modded circuit. The dreaded mk3...

Yeah the forth leg has no benefits from my experiments. I end up clipping it or, putting it off to one side. These are odd Japanese germaniums I found in a bin.

Who needs a board? Point to point.

Maybe a passive pultec eq section in the future?..

The noise isn't noticable, and I'm using super short connection cables. Always an XLR from the mics. I might change over if noise ever becomes an issue.

So I finished this Madbean/Baja limiter take on the La2a. Using it after my mic pre and I'm pretty happy with the results. I added a second input in the front for other instruments that bypasses the mic pre, and added a second led to the front to visualize the led working with the ldr inside...

Hot glue gun. They'll stay put. I've had them pop out right before shows. I usually avoid the sockets for transistors nowadays unless it's something I might swap out down the road.

Long ago there was a thought behind the staggering. The core being more magnetic on the wound strings, hence those were a bit higher and higher as they got thinner. Also to account for the fretboard radius. But, you tell me if you can tell a difference. I never noticed. The old magnets were...