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  1. hamerfan

    Hen's Tooth (or, the meh rat)

    Do you need really a comp cap for a NE5534?
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    Ground Question - in/out jacks

    Check whether the jacks ground lug make a good connection to the enclosure.
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    Nontransparent Booster pedal for Strat and Tele

    Thats great news. I completed a Speedy Sheep and will box it on the weekend.
  4. hamerfan

    Tube question : TAD RT372 vs RT272

    There are kits from Fromel electronics to mod amp. These are bit spendy, but you learn a lot about amps and do your mod in a safe way. Great for doing the first time. https://fromelelectronics.com/products/bjr-mods?variant=775551631
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    Best Quotes from Amp & Pedal Manuals

    Don't start me on amp designers...
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    Should I let my pregnant wife help me populate PCBs?

    I don't see any medical reason for short time tasks. I had very good experiences working with my daughter. We did a ukelele and a Cajon together. But I can't work with my wife, she need plenty of room and has completely different way to work. If we do e.g. cooking together, I have always to look...
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    Vibro Champ external cab mystery squeal

    Microphonic tube?
  8. hamerfan

    Double Overdrive choices

    My approach now is to combine a strat enhencing low gain overdrive with a not too nasty distortion and this goes into a Foundation pedal. Not new, but approved. The specific pedals still vary, so I doubt I'll ever box that.
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    Resistor Value Question

    I meter every resistor I use. This comes from the times I used 5% ceramic films from a bulk purchase.
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    My self build guitar Pedals

    Hi Till, great line of pedal you have. Very nice graphics! I see Musikding pedals, so I guess you are European or German? What is your experience with the Musikding Noise Gate?
  11. hamerfan

    What is this?

    A Wire pot i think. There is a unisolated wire very evenly wound around a high ring and the wiper turns 300 degr. around on the inside touching the wire. Built this way it should be linear.
  12. hamerfan

    Cable for Guitar & Speaker Cabinets

    What a let down. But you compare US made wgs with china made Celestions pricewise, i guess.
  13. hamerfan

    Cable for Guitar & Speaker Cabinets

    I had a one to one comparism of the ET65 and my vintage Celestion G12-65. They were incredible close or more: simply not distinguishable.
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    Cable for Guitar & Speaker Cabinets

    They have their on facility in Paducah, KY. This was also the home of the CTS company and other manufacturers. Read here: https://wgsusa.com/pages/wgs-legacy
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    Cable for Guitar & Speaker Cabinets

    A friend played a WGS Veteran with a WGS Retro in 2x12 cab. The Veteran is also a lot smoother, but with the same mid push.
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    Cable for Guitar & Speaker Cabinets

    I gave the V30 a run, too. Unpleasent harsh and middy. I happily live with a vintage G12-65 now.
  17. hamerfan

    M800 biasing and no sound

    Genuine Thru hole j201 are rare like hen‘s teeth. Most of the them on Fleabay are relabled new ones from asia or discarded old ones.
  18. hamerfan

    [Sheepylove] Dall v2 - Celestial Engineering Average White Fuzz

    Maybe you can rub the LED with steel wool or scotch brite.
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