What's in the mailbox? 📬 📦

[OD is Glorious]

Colors from somewhere out in the galaxy. I am a sucker for new or limited colors: Cosmic Lilac from our friends at StompBox and Astro Algae from our friends at Love My Switches.

Edit. I also got this cool jig for the 1590a builds.

 

[CheapSuitG]

Smuggle 50 transistors out of a government facility in your underpants and see what happens.

Let’s hope they were snuggled in the underpants and not deeper.

 

[zeropluszero]

Given the range I ordered is from 45-150 hfe and the half I've tested so far are under 60, I might wish to return them deeper.

 

[jwin615]

Given the range I ordered is from 45-150 hfe and the half I've tested so far are under 60, I might wish to return them deeper.

That's a pretty standard range for ruskies

 

[PedalBuilder]

Given the range I ordered is from 45-150 hfe and the half I've tested so far are under 60, I might wish to return them deeper.

The Soviet data sheets typically measured hFE at a higher collector current than the Peak DCA55 or RG Keen Method, so the data sheet hFE will be higher than your measurements. I'd recommend giving them a try; much of the old common wisdom about the "right" hFE for vintage fuzz pedals is merely a suggestion, or outright wrong in some cases. I've seen measurements from quite a few original Fuzz Faces and Tone Benders where the transistor gains were way lower than the suppsed "right values." (Search for fuzz face collector voltage on the D*A*M forum if you want to see some examples).

 

[Feral Feline]

Friend’s mailbox, but I’ll be building them …



Empyrean Deluxe likely coming soon, too.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

Friend’s mailbox, but I’ll be building them …

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Empyrean Deluxe likely coming soon, too.

 

[Feral Feline]

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DG Alpha Omega aka Empyrean Deluxe (was sent Alpha Omicron aka "EMPYREAN" by mistake)
Merlin "The Valve Wizard" Blencowe Engineer's Thumb aka Nomad
Diamond Bass Comp aka Quartz
Xotic Super Clean & Super Sweet aka Xanthus

 

[Vild]

Another batch of boards! I still haven't finished my last batch...

 

[Feral Feline]

Another batch of boards! I still haven't finished my last batch...

 

[Nostradoomus]

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DG Alpha Omega aka Empyrean Deluxe (was sent Alpha Omicron aka "EMPYREAN" by mistake)
Merlin "The Valve Wizard" Blencowe Engineer's Thumb aka Nomad
Diamond Bass Comp aka Quartz
Xotic Super Clean & Super Sweet aka Xanthus

 

[zeropluszero]

The Soviet data sheets typically measured hFE at a higher collector current than the Peak DCA55 or RG Keen Method, so the data sheet hFE will be higher than your measurements. I'd recommend giving them a try; much of the old common wisdom about the "right" hFE for vintage fuzz pedals is merely a suggestion, or outright wrong in some cases. I've seen measurements from quite a few original Fuzz Faces and Tone Benders where the transistor gains were way lower than the suppsed "right values." (Search for fuzz face collector voltage on the D*A*M forum if you want to see some examples).

Yeh but one of them was a fucking 8.4 hfe lol

 

[Nostradoomus]

Had one of these a long time ago and still miss it. The decay control, lo/mid/hi toggle and Q adjustments are magic. 140 shipped (cdn dollars). Would also love if someone named @Robert wants to trace it
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I’m going to change the dress nut though.

This showed up the other day and it’s every bit as good as I remember it. Gotta love when that happens.

 

[Feral Feline]

What if you combined your MXR Flanger and MXR Filter into one board with one knob...

Hmm a Portmanteau for the name

The FLINTEGER ...
the FLALNTGER
the FLINGER
the FLAILTGER
the FLAINGTER

"Nope no sir, I don't like it." Mr Horse

Best leave you to come up with a name.

 

[swelchy]

Yeh but one of them was a fucking 8.4 hfe lol

warm it up in your hands for a few minutes..... you'll get up to at least 15HFE ...lol

 

[jwin615]

 

[jwin615]

warm it up in your hands for a few minutes..... you'll get up to at least 15HFE ...lol

Or stick it in your underpants, as previously discussed.

 

[jessenator]

Or stick it in your underpants, as previously discussed.

 

[OD is Glorious]

This pedalmith 1590a jig that came in the mail yesterday immediately busted. It’s very rigid plastic and it’s almost too tight to fit. It looks to be a 3-D printed item. I had high hopes. I see another issue if this thing would’ve worked… the holes are too small for a center punch.

 

[drgonzo1969]

This pedalmith 1590a jig that came in the mail yesterday immediately busted. It’s very rigid plastic and it’s almost too tight to fit. It looks to be a 3-D printed item. I had high hopes. I see another issue if this thing would’ve worked… the holes are too small for a center punch.

I’ve had nothing but bad experiences buying anything 3d printed. Too many people slinging photoshopped pictures of sloppily made unusable trash to make a quick buck.