finebyfine
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Thank you! And yup those are PCBs for the jacks. I really like how low profile they are and they're pretty cheap to boot, but I haven't ever seen them with solder lugs.
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Thank you! And yup those are PCBs for the jacks. I really like how low profile they are and they're pretty cheap to boot, but I haven't ever seen them with solder lugs.
Whoa! Got a link handy? I need to check it out!
KR Sound
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comradehoser
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What's it stand for, though--URA? Ubiquitous Radiant Audio? Hoo-rah? You're A ...? Umbrella Russian Activated?
Robert
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The original had an internal jumper that controlled a relay for switching into "URA" mode.
That mode is way too cool to be hidden away inside and fooling with jumpers can be a bit inconvenient...
The only thing we lost by switching to a toggle switch is the color changing LED, but since you can see the toggle switch I didn't think that was a huge loss.
comradehoser
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Upon further research, "ura" means "behind" "back" or "the reverse side" in Japanese, and is also a traditional Russian war cry.
From the Delicious Audio review of the pedal: "There’s also an internal jumper that lets you change the fuzz tone entirely, by triggering what’s called Back Mode, which emulates the sound of a Russian Civil War Muff."
So, intentionally or not, it's a good little pun/play on words if the latter description is true. Except that the switch makes it a front/omote mode, but whatevs.
From the Delicious Audio review of the pedal: "There’s also an internal jumper that lets you change the fuzz tone entirely, by triggering what’s called Back Mode, which emulates the sound of a Russian Civil War Muff."
So, intentionally or not, it's a good little pun/play on words if the latter description is true. Except that the switch makes it a front/omote mode, but whatevs.
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