COMPLETE JHS Notaklon

[KR Sound]

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NotaTuba, NoDirtyRat, NoFatBeaver?

Plus, my soldering iron’s on the fritz.

 

[damianvila]

Oh 110%, I’m actually building a Klone for a friend *specifically* with schottkys because his previous favorite Klone was the stock EHX Soul Food.

Mostly just found it interesting (and potentially a sign that mayhaps the pedal world is finally moving past the idea of “magical” parts)

I hope! I feel really sad when I see people that try to buy those old “magical” components and get scammed by sketchy sellers, and that have no idea that they have a perfectly valid and almost indistinguishable alternative, for way less money, at their reach.

 

[damianvila]

What happened to the new Klon KTR that was meticulously re-engineered to use a different pair of diodes?

How long does it take to find the value of a resistor in series with the schottkys? (Rhetoric question, obviously.)

Then again, I may not be too meticulous about re-engineering a pedal.

 

[damianvila]

The existence of the Notaklön reinforces my belief in the importance of marketing for any company.

Some people are just too good at marketing.

I just wish I had a bit of that capacity sometimes.

 

[KR Sound]

The existence of the Notaklön reinforces my belief in the importance of marketing for any company.

Some people are just too good at marketing.

I just wish I had a bit of that capacity sometimes.

Absolutely, it’s brilliant. Especially getting you kids involved with it.

 

[cdwillis]

I got into DIY not just to try to save money, but I wanted to know why pedals worked like they do and how to mod them to sound different. I could see this Notaklon being a fun project for a beginner since it makes it about as simple as it can possibly be to "build" a pedal, but it's not teaching anyone any actual building skills. It's a pretty slick way for JHS to dip into the DIY market I though. They just order their pcbs from Cucask or whoever manufactures them then they just bag up the parts instead of assembling them in house.

 

[jimilee]

I got into DIY not just to try to save money, but I wanted to know why pedals worked like they do and how to mod them to sound different. I could see this Notaklon being a fun project for a beginner since it makes it about as simple as it can possibly be to "build" a pedal, but it's not teaching anyone any actual building skills. It's a pretty slick way for JHS to dip into the DIY market I though. They just order their pcbs from Cucask or whoever manufactures them then they just bag up the parts instead of assembling them in house.

I did too. All I wanted was a good compressor at an affordable price. That was like 11 years and 2 bands ago.

 

[Robert]

 

[ICTRock]

gross

 

[Robert]

It'd be cool if they had actually gone with the half-gooped enclosure artwork...

 

[MichaelW]

It'd be cool if they had actually gone with the half-gooped enclosure artwork...

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what does the slider switch do? I'm totally out of the loop......(or the goop as it may be....heh)

 

[Robert]

It adds clipping LEDs in parallel with the existing clipping diodes and boosts the output gain.

 

[giovanni]

Do I need to buy one? Is it gonna be worth $100K in 37 years? Should I call my financial advisor? What’s gonna happen with the Chinese tariffs?!?! Send help

 

[Robert]

Do I need to buy one? Is it gonna be worth $100K in 37 years? Should I call my financial advisor? What’s gonna happen with the Chinese tariffs?!?! Send help

Be careful, it's a kit, not a ready-to-rock pedal.

Make sure you know someone capable of assembling the thing first.

 

[giovanni]

Be careful, it's a kit, not a ready-to-rock pedal.

Make sure you know someone capable of assembling the thing first.

Oh no. How could I ever find somebody so skilled?

 

[ICTRock]

Be careful, it's a kit, not a ready-to-rock pedal.

Make sure you know someone capable of assembling the thing first.

you put more warning into that than you did the shallow water pcb ... troubleshooting forum still hasn't recovered

 

[jimilee]

Be careful, it's a kit, not a ready-to-rock pedal.

Make sure you know someone capable of assembling the thing first.

Gasp! You can’t actually open it, it will ruin the value cause collectors edition.

 

[jesuscrisp]

you put more warning into that than you did the shallow water pcb ... troubleshooting forum still hasn't recovered

that wouldn't stop people who can't read

 

[ICTRock]

I won't say they're illiterate but I will question their reading comprehension. It's not that Johnny can't read, it's that Johnny doesn't understand what he just read.

 

[CheapSuitG]

Sold out in no time!