Dandrive pedal prices

[Fontelroy]

Has anybody popped one of these open? A modern made fuzz going for between $500-600, I'm kinda baffled by the price. Does anyone know if they use some sorta unobtanium transistors and all salvaged nos parts?

 

[Betty Wont]

It’s bullshit being sold to bullshit eaters. Cheap basic nothing special bullshit.

 

[manfesto]

LOL never heard of DanDrive, apparently they cloth-wrap all of their stuff - including the PCB.

Now *that* is how you sell a $600 Fuzz Face.

 

[Laundryroom David]

They cost that much because someone will pay up. It’s kinda gross and embarrassing. And sad.

 

[Laundryroom David]

Has anybody popped one of these open? A modern made fuzz going for between $500-600, I'm kinda baffled by the price. Does anyone know if they use some sorta unobtanium transistors and all salvaged nos parts?

Even if there were salvaged nos parts, unobtanium bloo blaba bee boop, it‘s. Just. Parts. There is no magic.

I‘m starting to sound like some kind of downer Yoda, “magic there is not, only parts.”

 

[Alan W]

Wait until the full sized Daniel Drive (“Sr.”) comes out!

 

[ThePanda]

Who is Dan and what does he Drive?

 

[JTEX]

It's all about the cloth. You can look at it as art, and then the price is whatever someone thinks that art is worth. About 5 bucks, methinks?

 

[SillyOctpuss]

It's called living the dream.

 

[ThePanda]

Oh wait.. the DanDrive is a version of the "Cesar Diaz Texas Square Face" which is an added/modified circuit to one of SRV's dead Fuzz Faces...
That's why it cost so much...

sold link of a Texas Square Face: https://reverb.com/item/26256713-cesar-diaz-texas-square-face-fuzz-original-guitar-pedal

 

[benny_profane]

 

[manfesto]

Oh wait.. the DanDrive is a version of the "Cesar Diaz Texas Square Face" which is an added/modified circuit to one of SRV's dead Fuzz Faces...
That's why it cost so much...

sold link of a Texas Square Face: https://reverb.com/item/26256713-cesar-diaz-texas-square-face-fuzz-original-guitar-pedal

“Famed NTE Germanium Transistors!”

Are these people aware NTE doesn’t actually make stuff, they just buy and rebadge?

Like, even if you *are* looking for magical parts, buying NTE *anything* means you actually have no idea what wizard made the magical part in the first place???

 

[coltonius]

When it comes to fuzz, it seems like the guitar community collectively loses their g-damned minds.

Isle of Tone sells their FF repros for $9-1200 as well.

 

[Laundryroom David]

When it comes to fuzz, it seems like the guitar community collectively loses their g-damned minds.

Isle of Tone sells their FF repros for $9-1200 as well.

this is the part where my head explodes

 

[KR Sound]

“Famed NTE Germanium Transistors!”

Are these people aware NTE doesn’t actually make stuff, they just buy and rebadge?

Like, even if you *are* looking for magical parts, buying NTE *anything* means you actually have no idea what wizard made the magical part in the first place???

My local electronics supply only sells NTE branded components. I found an old Angelfire or Tripod page (!!!) that has a component comparison list.

Edit:
Found it: https://elecurls.tripod.com/nte.htm

I pull this up each time I need to find something there.

 

[Laundryroom David]

My local electronics supply only sells NTE branded components. I found an old Angelfire or Tripod page (!!!) that has a component comparison list.

Edit:
Found it: https://elecurls.tripod.com/nte.htm

I pull this up each time I need to find something there.

Whoa. That is incredible. Nice find!

 

[JTEX]

Do they actually SELL any? Or just fishing for suckers?

 

[Guardians of the analog]

@Big Monk has lots to say about this, Kyle chase is his idol

 

[KR Sound]

Whoa. That is incredible. Nice find!

Ya, you'll notice that several components get replaced by a single NTE part. A lot of times I use this for parts compatibility.

I should really make this into a searchable and filterable data-driven page. I might just have to do that sometime!

 

[szukalski]

Do they actually SELL any? Or just fishing for suckers?

There are enough people out there that if you sell a few, your profit margin is better than trying for larger scale.
Personally, I think @Betty Wont has been missing out on an important market niche. Could have been wrapping your pedals in cling film and calling them vintage for 20x the price!