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I didn't even know that using Blutac was a thing! I wouldn't mind a kinda heat-proof thimble or something but if I have any nail on my left hand that works just fine. Otherwise it's back to my callus. I never would have thought of using blu tac. Tic tac? Sure.

I think it's perfectly legit to make up your own definition for SACUE and then you can glare menacingly at those who accuse you of spelling errors. Just say it's French for scrotum or something.

Just a word about desoldering braid: not all braids are the same. The stuff Tayda sells, for example, is useless. I use a Japanese one I get locally which works spectacularly well. I think it has plenty of flux in it which makes a bit of a mess sometimes but it's easily cleaned up with some IPA...

Damn - thanks for the heads up! I use BAT41s quite a bit.

Got any 2N5952s? They should work if you turn them 180 degrees.

Depends how hot it gets I guess.

I just bought 100 J113 JFETs from Mouser. Here in Australia they were 71c for one, 22c each for 100. Free shipping.

I've used Warmoth a few times and the quality is excellent.

I'm waiting for part 6.

Probably my all time favourite TS mods are as follows: I take great care to follow the TS-808 narrow box schematic. The TS-9 just isn't the same. I also prefer 1N4148 diodes over 1N914s as the 914s don't "bloom" in the same way. I like to use just a bit more diode: 2 1/2 usually. Metal film...

Mine used to be the OKKO Diablo. But since reading Chuck's excellent thread on it not only have I built one which works but modified some which work for me even better. It's all to do with how you select the JFETs. J201s are a PITA. Never had a problem with other JFETs, just J201s.

Oh I dunno - have you seen that Gilmour Strat (the black one) which was routed out for various things including a Kahler then filled in again? What did it sell for?? A decent luthier should be able to resurrect it - or at least get an opinion from.

I think Michael did a good job of scrubbing it off then. :)

Me??

You know I'm just gonna try it with a dual opamp for the latter two stages don't you? 🤪

I used to photograph a Kiwi model called Tui. She told me she was named after a NZ bird. She was quite a character. Damn - that was nearly 30 years ago! You're pretty good at this illustration thing! (Aussie understatement alert)

I almost added in my post that I haven't bought anything from LMS in ages because of the postage costs. I don't think I've bought much at all from the US this year - it's just too expensive. Tayda is our savior. I wish I could find those knobs somewhere else. I've been using these in various...

Just fantastic. To good to stomp on.

Love the graphics on the tape delay. The only issue I have with those spun aluminium knobs is that it can be hard to see the white indicator mark against the reflections on the top of the knob sometimes. Love My Switches sell some matt finish silver knobs which I love because you can see the...

It doesn't.