Reliable fasel inductor
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Big Monk
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Is there something unreliable about Fasel Inductors?
fig
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As it happens I have 8 inductors in a project, including all the hip-jiving mojo-istic fasel-ishious ones. I plan to attempt to show the various responses of each. There are additional in-circuit variables I'll show as well. I'm just waiting for a few more bits to find their way here.
giovanni
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Probably not but they are not easy to find or too expensive. And I assume some kinds can work better on some applications and not other.
Feral Feline
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Penny? I thought they wanted a stack of dimes for them...
caiofilipini
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I have a red fasel I bought for my tearjerker build but ended up not using it. Happy to send it your way for cost if you're interested.
wintercept
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Wah Inductor ME-6
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fig
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That's a good one. I have one in the Ridicuwah.Wah Inductor ME-6
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I'm hoping to get the comparative results posted on wah inductors before guitar pedals go out of style. Naturally, it will be homespun, mostly unscientific, and a LOT of fun.
Kroars
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I’ve been buying the Dunlop fasels from this guy. They’re the cheapest of these that I’ve found. Bought at least 10 in the past year or so. He’s also got the yellow one. $18 with free shipping.
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Here’s the transformer a lot of us use @ $3.63:
Dunlop RED Fasel Cry Baby Inductor FL02R | Reverb
The red Fasel inductor is a precision-wound toroidal that will give you the cleanest sound possible. Use the yellow model for a more vintage sound.These near-mythical inductors are the key to the singing tonal sweep every wah player lusts for but can't capture with a new pedal. The ultimate upgra...
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Here’s the transformer a lot of us use @ $3.63:
giovanni
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The transformer has a much higher inductance than 500mH (per @Chuck D. Bones), so I think it will lead to a resonant frequency that’s way off.
Kroars
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Interesting, thanks for the heads up! I’ve got a bunch of those transformers and have used them a number of times. Even went as far as putting one with a transformer and one with a Dunlop fasel side by side and couldn’t tell the difference. Perhaps I don’t have the ear for it. If I’ve learned one thing on these forums it’s that you trust Mr. Bones with anything pedal related.
Kroars
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Please do!! I’m interested in your take. Happy Sunday!Interesting! I have a conqueror with the transformer and I got another board where I want to put a fasel. I’ll compare and let you know. It’s gonna take months to get to it tho…
