Malekko Heavy Industry ID-600

[tegendemuur]

I'm surprised no one's mentioned this one before. Bought it new back in the day, 15 years ago, and noted people pay a stupid amount of money for it these days. I sold most of the units from that era, but this one's a keeper. It sounds great, differently dark than my other analog delays. No idea why that is. Apparently there's rare BBD chip in there which makes full production runs impossible? Wouldn't mind offering my help to get this thing reproduced in one form or another. No idea if there's something truly unique about the way it functions that people still want it, compared to contemporary offerings.

See attachment for PCB shots. Quite the wasp sting to the pecker to dismantle, so I'll leave it open for now if people want me to photograph specific sections from an angle. I cannot answer questions about what's going on here, so I'll leave any discussion between you people.

 

[bean]

It looks like a DM-2 variant. And, also a bi-polar supply, so I think the audio through and maybe the compander are at +/-9v while the BBD is 9v (since that's the voltage limit of the 3205)? Clipping diodes on the Repeat pot, too.

 

[Erik S]

That one would be a keeper even if it sounded bad.

That robot rules.

 

[tegendemuur]

@Erik S There's even a hole in the enclosure below the visor for the LED to shine throught the lexan. 50-60s Sci-fi camp worship at its finest! <3 (Grabbed this photo from Gearspace).

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[Feral Feline]

Ach! Mein GORT!

I have a similar Gort-graphic from The Day the Earth Stood Still, but mine's not going on a delay, it's going on my Parasit Theremin Fuzz — well, it will go on it if I can ever figure out these stupid graphics-programmes.

 

[tegendemuur]

Ach! Mein GORT!

I have a similar Gort-graphic from The Day the Earth Stood Still, but mine's not going on a delay, it's going on my Parasit Theremin Fuzz — well, it will go on it if I can ever figure out these stupid graphics-programmes.

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I love to see how yours turns out. The aesthetic of that era is just so pleasant to the eyes, and looking back at history, knowing where all that sci-fi of the time came from, gives it a great amount of context to the pedal itself.