DEMO Oddity (Boss OD-1) Demo Added

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MichaelW

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Here's another Boss OD-1, this is @Robert 's latest layout.

This one is based on the more recent production OD-1's that have the BJT input/output buffers as well as using a 4558 Dual opamp instead of the 3403 Quad opamps.

Having recently build the Quad Opamp version of the OD-1 it was interesting to compare. They definitely sound different. I know there's a lot of hype around the Quad opamp version being "better" and you can get your current build OD-1 modded by AnalogMan to the Quad version.

Good thing for me, I know some people and can just build and have both hahahah.

Hard to say which I like better, both cool sounding lo-fi overdrives and a piece of dirt pedal history.

I used some ginooowine 1S1588's for the clippers as per the BOM that I got from Retroampolis. But I swapped out the BJT's for 2SC1518's.
JRC4558.

I'm behind on demo's, I'll get one comparing the two versions I've built soon.

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Finally getting caught up on some demos. Here's the first one.

Using my Les Paul that's now got the Wolftone Legends in it. Can't say there's a huge difference between these and the Durbano 59's that were in it. The Durbano's were slightly brighter and the Legends slightly meatier. These Legends are his stock wind, I didn't have him do the underwind on the neck like the other set that's now in my Eastman.

I think the Wolfies work better since the Goldtop was a brighter guitar with the maple cap. The Durbano 59's are now in my PRS 245 which is a slightly darker guitar (all mahogany).

I'm comparing it to my Aion Quark build which uses the quad op amp and has no buffers. I think they both sound great. Not sure if the nuances are coming across on the video or not but the quad sounds a little meatier and the Dual sounds like it has a bit more clarity and definition.

Cool overdrives!!

 
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