Fizz
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Dumb newb question.. but how'd you know they were fake?
Black Friday sales 2022
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Fizz
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Thanks for this.. I've been wanting their Corona PCB so I went ahead and got it and the Legacy Refractor with Refractor Bypass.
Also, it reminded me that I wanted the ODD ONE OUT by Effects Layouts and they are having a 20% off sale too through the 30th. I got that one and the SKELEKLONE MK.II because why not another Klon type PCB. I also got the Horde Howler because it was cheap and I've never built a tube screamer... and this one can be built 8 different ways apparently.
BF20 for the code
xefned
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Visibly comparing them to known authentics.
In the case of the Wimas I got from Futurlec, I sent Wima a picture. Surprisingly, Wima wrote back, confirming they did not manufacture the ones in the picture and reminding me to only buy from authorized distributors. This was back in 2005, so I've known about this issue for a long time. I can only blame myself for subsequent purchases.
The weird thing is: I didn't care if they were Wima caps. I just wanted cheap polyester box caps. They measured correctly, and I used them. They worked fine. So why put fake brand names on them? Not even necessary.
The “Nichicon”s from Tayda are also fake. So if you just want cheap caps that work, don't pay 15¢ for ones with the name "Nichicon" printed on the body; just pay 3¢.
Nice! I bought the Deluxe reverb and the Mesa OS V2 packs
scheffehcs
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Told myself I wouldn’t buy any PCBs during all these sales, but I couldn’t resist the new L5 preamp boards. It’s each channel of the preamp separated onto its own board, plus a DC converter on both so you don’t have to use an AC adaptor. That was the main thing holding me back from doing the full L5.
cwsquared
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The challenge of pulling off the full L5 is too much for me to pass up. I bought it last sale. The AC does suck though.
dawson
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Feral Feline
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Feral Feline
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I missed this post.
Alas, unless I'm mistaken the Aion prices seem to have gone up, too.
I also missed this post:
cwsquared
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I see that the kits have slightly. The Cerulean and Helios kits were $84 last year, they are $86 this year. I don't know about the PCBs though.
Fizz
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I got the Effects Layout shipment yesterday (came fast) and he threw in some 3DPT breakout boards for them. Very cool! I got all this shipped for $22. Sorry these aren't all flipped the correct way for the pic.. It was surprising to see how small they are as this was my first shipment of PCB boards.
Mentaltossflycoon
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Somehow I showed restraint. Rather than buy something suitable on BF sale, I waited and was rewarded with a price drop on what I actually wanted. This never happens to me. Big board incoming!!
