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freddy_von wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 2:38 pm I’ve got a nice quiet recording spot a bit further down the road in Forrest if anyone’s interested.
Yes! That might be just the ticket man! Looking at recording some more in 2022, might hit you up!
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If you can shunt it a little closer to the beach I’m there 😀
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Spook wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:17 am
innerflight wrote: Thu Dec 30, 2021 10:13 pm Makes perfect sense. People driving the prices up on the 2nd hand market, the builders would be stupid not to follow suit

Fuzz inflation innit

Fuck the second hand market I’ll only buy direct from a builder nowadays

Worth every penny
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Same here. It'll be appreciated if the batches were not that small though :cheers:
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The 1990 album A Gilded Eternity by Loop. Do you own a copy? If the answer is no, stop what you are doing and purchase said recording. If the answer is yes, please continue.
In approx 2013 when Loop reformed Robert Hampson, the black mastermind behind Loop, made contact with plans to replicate his original 1977 Sola Sound Tone Bender, the primary tool of sonic destruction on all Loop recordings. Three prototypes were made. A germanium unit, based on the early Tone Bender MKIV circuit, that we mistakenly assumed was inside the original unit until it was retrieved from storage. And two exact silicon reproductions once the ancient artefact was to hand. The first of the two being made only to capture the sonic blueprint, the second of the two silicon units was the Main Amphetlabs FUZZ. It was fully formed in both auditory capabilities and in its aesthetic approach.

In March 2014 x 5 units were produced, and then in 2017 a further 2 pieces were made. No further units have been made since that time. In February this year we, myself and Daniel Lee Tunstill, have made a total of 51 pieces. This is the culmination of the project goal. No further pieces will ever be made for public consumption. 40 units have gone to Joe of Joe's Pedals, 5 units to Robert himself, leaving a remainder of 6. 4 of which are available for purchase from the D*A*M direct page (link below)

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The D*A*M units and Roberts all have Zetex ZTX383 transistors, the exact same device as in the original 1977 unit. The bulk that have gone to Joe all have BC547B transistors, these are the same transistors as used in the original Main units and what Robert has used live and on recordings ever since. There really is little to no sonic difference between the two transistors types, the real magic is in the gain selection and biasing, the Zetex parts were used only for the very technical reason of, 'because it's cool.'

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The Zetex units available here via the D*A*M Direct page are, £304.11 (+VAT where applicable) plus shipping costs. They are built and ready to ship.
The BC547B model is available direct from Joe's website from 17:00 BST hours.

https://joespedals.com/

The origin

Robert's original Tone Bender is a 1977 Batman flash unit that features the all silicon three transistor Jumbo Tone Bender circuit. As mentioned above, the transistors are Zetex ZTX383 devices, which are amongst the rarer types seen in this circuit type. The pedal also has a few other slight anomalies that make its performance a little more brutal than other vintage Jumbo circuit Tone Benders.

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All sold!
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Nabbed one from Joe's :party:
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the Zetex parts were used only for the very technical reason of, 'because it's cool.'

Love this.
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Smoke 'em if ya got 'em. Dig it. A wee stash of the ickle baby-sized Priests up for pre-order. This is the SD model - it has no facility for a battery. External power source only.
This is likely the last of these for the year, and likely the last of any Dope Priest for the year. Three different flavours. Choose your favourite. Play it real fuckin' loud. Make your neighbours love you.

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This is a pre-order with a lead time of 8-10 weeks, delivery will be approx May 31st-June 14th 2022. The price per unit is £273.46 (+VAT where appliable) plus shipping costs. The link for the D*A*M direct page is in my signature below.

Bellies up.

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So. Damn. Clean. 😻
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daCod wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 4:33 pm So. Damn. Clean. 😻
I dunno.....couldnt find matching heatshrink for the yellow wire? :hihi:
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