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I love the Boost & Chorus, Hate the Reverb with a passion!!!
Fordable Drive (ThorpyFX "The Dane")
- Thread starter MichaelW
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I love the Boost & Chorus, Hate the Reverb with a passion!!!
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
You're going to love this build! Cant wait to se your build report!
I built the VCR man that chorus does sound good! In fact the whole thing does! I can already see the rabbit hole the FV1 has created
ChrsGuit
Active member
Oh yeah, I absolutely love the sound of the VCR... I wanted one when they came out but it was a little steep at the time. I waited for a deal on the used market and then Ryan Adams got canceled, so now those pedals are selling for more than they were new...You're going to love this build! Cant wait to se your build report!
I built the VCR man that chorus does sound good! In fact the whole thing does! I can already see the rabbit hole the FV1 has created
it's a phenomenal pedal for those 80's tones. Kinda reminds me of those clean tones from the Rockman you hear on Def Leppard's "Hysteria".
ChrsGuit
Active member
The Reverb can be a bit much, and goes from "subtle" to "unusable" really quick... I think Ryan runs his about 11 o'clock on all. The pedal shines in a mostly clean setting... If you hit it with too much drive, it kinda goes haywire...
I've been running it with a Silver Sky Se and a Gretsch White Falcon into a 69 Bandmaster Reverb and Reissue 68 Custom Deluxe Reverb... Pushed slightly with my V1 Keeley Katana and Bluesbreaker builds, and it sounds killer. If you kick in another gain pedal (JHS 3 Series Screamer in my case), it gets unruly.
benny_profane
Well-known member
They are 3.6V 0.5W Zener diodes.
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Great build, Mike. The oxblood and cream is a winning combo.
ChrsGuit
Active member
Hey Michael, sorry to bother you again. So I'm kinda stuck on the diode thing again. Schematic calls for two 1N747a's. I went with Red Band Russian Germaniums i mentionedpreviously. Been waiting for the Bezos boys to send me th 1N747a's to finish the build, but the shipment keeps getting delayed... I've gotten a dozen "package arrived at carrier facility" notifications but still nothing. Seller recieved A BUNCH of negative reviews in the last two weeks for the same issue, so I'm cancelling. I went in search of those diodes elsewhere and only saw one source (Mouser) saying these diodes are "obsolete" with only one or two suggested alternatives linked below. Just curious what you used in your build. I have a ton of diodes already, mostly shtocky (sp?). Does it really matter, and curious why a builder would use an obsolete part in a relatively new pedal?
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
I would say use any shottky that have the same vf as the 1N747a. I believe you’re looking for 3.6v.
If you’re hard pressed on needing those exact ones I can send you a pair. As long as you can cover the postage.
benny_profane
Well-known member
Please open a new thread in the future.
ChrsGuit
Active member
Hey Benny, just saw your comment on the Zener diodes. I used Red Band (D9?) Germaniums for the "GE" and am having trouble getting the 1N747a's. Mouser says they're "obsolete". The only Zener Diodes I have on hand are 1N4752a's (12v, 1w). They measure UF=783mv, C=31pf
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
Those will not work go with what Benny just posted.
ChrsGuit
Active member
No problem.
Please open a new thread in the future.
ChrsGuit
Active member
Thanks.
steviejr92
Authorized Vendor
No problem buddy. Offer still stands if you want the specific diodes.
ChrsGuit
Active member
Much appreciated. I needed to make a parts order anyway for another build, so I ordered the alternatives suggested
MichaelW
Well-known member
Hey @ChrsGuit ANY 3.6v Zener diode will work, it does not have to be 1N747A.
I bought a Zener "kit" from Amazon with a lot of different values and used a 3.6v from in there.
Having said that, other members have posted that those diodes don't make any difference in the sound in or out and have left them out of their build.
I bought a Zener "kit" from Amazon with a lot of different values and used a 3.6v from in there.
Having said that, other members have posted that those diodes don't make any difference in the sound in or out and have left them out of their build.
ChrsGuit
Active member
Awesome. I need to get one of the Zener kits myself. Have plenty of Schottkys... Thats how i got most of my initial parts stocks. I had read some of those as well, and unfortunately my skill level hasn't quite wrapped around to the point of understanding you can just leave parts out in some situations
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