Wampler Germanium Tumnus!!

[ThePanda]

I like Wampler pedals, but I wonder where he found those "Mojo" diodes

 

[ThePanda]

Dang it... Can this be moved to The Breakroom?
I thought I posted it there.

 

[Robert]

Obviously bought up a bunch of real Klons and salvaged them.

 

[Robert]

Dang it... Can this be moved to The Breakroom?

No. OK fine.

 

[southpaw-dd]

Now everyone that loves the standard Tumnus finds out it isn't a real Klone.

 

[Robert]

Not my photo, but...

 

[Robert]

Now everyone that loves the standard Tumnus finds out it isn't a real Klone.

Can't wait to see all the silicon Tumnus' hitting Reverb because all of a sudden they don't sound good anymore.

 

[manfesto]

Not my photo, but...

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Huh, and all this time I kinda just assumed it was germanium because I figured Klon fanboys would crucify anything without them like they did with the EHX Soul Food. Like, swapping the BATs for germanium is like the #1 "mod" for Soul Foods, but I've never heard of anyone doing it to a Tumnus - did they just never bother looking inside?

 

[Robert]

Yet it was one of everyone's favorite / best sounding Klon's... Funny how that happens ain't it?

I bet TGP is about to lose their shit.

Hell they were even SMD in the full sized one. Maybe they though the germanium was hidden under that impenetrable blob of goop?

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

 

[VanWhy]

Huh, and all this time I kinda just assumed it was germanium because I figured Klon fanboys would crucify anything without them like they did with the EHX Soul Food. Like, swapping the BATs for germanium is like the #1 "mod" for Soul Foods, but I've never heard of anyone doing it to a Tumnus - did they just never bother looking inside?

Same

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Not my photo, but...

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That's the regular tumnus isn't it?

 

[Robert]

Yep, I didn't mean to suggest the new germanium version didn't have germaniums.

That was in response to whether the original had germaniums or not.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Yep, I didn't mean to suggest the new germanium version didn't have germaniums.

That was in response to whether the original had germaniums or not.

I tried Bat diodes with the same forward voltage drop as the germaniums I usually use in one of my earlier klones but never thought they sounded that great. I tried them because id seen them recommend on Madbean and knew the tumnus used them. It's very possible it was all in my head though.

 

[cdwillis]

I vaguely remember reading that putting a resistor, or adjusting the size of the resistor, before a pair of schottky diodes can make them sound more softer like germanium. On the kliche its just a 1k resistor. I wonder if Wampler increased it to something like 4.7k or 10k?

 

[benny_profane]

I vaguely remember reading that putting a resistor, or adjusting the size of the resistor, before a pair of schottky diodes can make them sound more softer like germanium. On the kliche its just a 1k resistor. I wonder if Wampler increased it to something like 4.7k or 10k?

https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/...ornish-designs-all-a-bit-crap.9300/post-88175

 

[synthesiserror]

Decided to gut my silver horse for giggles:



Has Mosky been hoarding the magic tone crystals this whole time?

 

[SillyOctpuss]

Decided to gut my silver horse for giggles:

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Has Mosky been hoarding the magic tone crystals this whole time?

Those are the ones that Tayda used to do, I had a load of them and they were crazy inconsistent.

 

[jessenator]

Those are the ones that Tayda used to do, I had a load of them and they were crazy inconsistent.

I remember those…think I'm down to two or three and like you said, waaaaay big spread.

 

[synthesiserror]

Those are the ones that Tayda used to do, I had a load of them and they were crazy inconsistent.

They must have taken the time to match them. I measured Vf at .260 and .261, which was both lower and closer than I expected.