A while back a friend found a heap of obscure ICs and knowing that I dabble in amps and pedals he brought them around to see if I could use them. Amongst them was a tube of 4069UBDC 14 pin ICs. I drew up a layout for a version of the Red Llama to try with this chip then promptly forgot about it.
Today for whatever reason I thought I would build it. I didn't have high expectations, having built the standard Red Llama a few times before. But for some reason this one sounds way better - maybe it's the gear I'm using it with which I didn't try it with before - but wow. I am currently trying it with a Les Paul and with a Strat (not at the same time!) into a 50W Plexi style combo and it sounds amazing! Just the pedal on it's own is excellent, but when I use it as a boost with a couple of favourite ODs it's even better. It doesn't seem quite as gainy as I remember but then it has been a while. It doesn't get into distortion or fuzz territory by itself but it adds thickness and if cranked gets a little more compressed and creamy. But I like it with gain at around noon (or lower if used as a boost). It is a bit noisier than most of my pedals but it's not obnoxious.
Could the 4069 be why it has less gain or am I not remembering the Red Llama correctly? Whatever - into my plexi it sounds fantastic and is one of the best sounding boosts I have tried. Has anyone else tried this?
Today for whatever reason I thought I would build it. I didn't have high expectations, having built the standard Red Llama a few times before. But for some reason this one sounds way better - maybe it's the gear I'm using it with which I didn't try it with before - but wow. I am currently trying it with a Les Paul and with a Strat (not at the same time!) into a 50W Plexi style combo and it sounds amazing! Just the pedal on it's own is excellent, but when I use it as a boost with a couple of favourite ODs it's even better. It doesn't seem quite as gainy as I remember but then it has been a while. It doesn't get into distortion or fuzz territory by itself but it adds thickness and if cranked gets a little more compressed and creamy. But I like it with gain at around noon (or lower if used as a boost). It is a bit noisier than most of my pedals but it's not obnoxious.
Could the 4069 be why it has less gain or am I not remembering the Red Llama correctly? Whatever - into my plexi it sounds fantastic and is one of the best sounding boosts I have tried. Has anyone else tried this?
