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I went to Akihabara a few weeks ago to get some vintage parts. Like literally vintagejacks/caps/wires coz they're cheap as..I also mixed new parts with vintage parts.. since they're a prototype, I also did the painting however, the paint on all pedals started to chip away soon as I started using them. I need to figure out how to make the paint stick. My paint skill level is 0. 😂 Labels were also just hand written with an ink pen. Took a while to do the layout so they also look good on the inside. It was tough. I'm using takachi enclosures so they're a little wider than the standard mxr.

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3x low gain drive. Although they all are the same circuit, they all sound different. 1 large enclosure with 4 different tones and 2x mini versions with 1x same clipping as the big brother, 1x internal trim/external trim(seems to be much smoother than the two. I was aiming for ODS/SSS/Smoggy/+ more gain. I'll try to make phone recordings of them. Currently moving houses so 😐

2x high gain distortion. The distortion pedals are very transparent and a little heavy on bass but the good heavy. If I explain the the sound in reference of other pedals, It's got the bloom of the Dumble, transparency of a timmy, the gain of a bassman.

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Dumbloid twin special clone.. I didn't expect much of this but it sounded really good.

They sound good to my ears. There's bass and high frequency I didn't even know existed. 🤔 More things for you guys to try when I return to NZ. Once paint is sorted, I'll be selling copies to local music stores once the paint has been sorted.
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Nice work. Real tidy, especially that 1590A. The cloth wire is a nice touch.
So these are your own circuits?
Have you tried applying a clear coat to protect the paint?
With the takachi enclosures, what model number would be closest to a Hammond 1590B or 125B?
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why do you think you're getting different sounds from the one s that have the same circuit?
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AiRdAd wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:47 am why do you think you're getting different sounds from the one s that have the same circuit?
If it's vintage caps etc there'll be variation due to the inconsistencies of those cap values most likely.

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mr_sooty wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 9:20 am
AiRdAd wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:47 am why do you think you're getting different sounds from the one s that have the same circuit?
If it's vintage caps etc there'll be variation due to the inconsistencies of those cap values most likely.
AiRdAd wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:47 am why do you think you're getting different sounds from the one s that have the same circuit?
Exactly like this! Same case for fuzz, it's a hit and miss haha 😂

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Miza wrote: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:37 am Nice work. Real tidy, especially that 1590A. The cloth wire is a nice touch.
So these are your own circuits?
Have you tried applying a clear coat to protect the paint?
With the takachi enclosures, what model number would be closest to a Hammond 1590B or 125B?
Hey man these are my own. The sizes are close to the 1590b but a few mm wider.

I think I've to add a base coat 🤔 I'll be going to a studio tomorrow so I should be able to do a video 😂

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