Vintage Technology Pedals. (data dump)
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:13 pm
So I have become a fan of the Vintage Technology line of pedals and there seems to be some myth, confusion and lack of history surrounding these.
Which ones are the originals?
Which ones are the 1st Reissues?
When did the Bad Cat reissues start and what's different about them?
What is up with that 8.4v Battery?
Why do some of them have 8.4v battery snaps and 9v battery snaps inside, and was that stock?
So I figured it might be a good idea to make a thread just about these pedals so anyone that has any real information could share it and everything could be all in one thread>
Also gut shots, reviews and any audio demos are welcome to help crack the mystery.
I know a lot of folks around here love these pedals so it should be interesting to see what we can dig up.
Here's what (I think) I know_
The line, including reissues and later versions consists of:
Orange Sunshine - Fuzz
Banana - Fuzz
Toad - Fuzz
Toad Max - Fuzz
Soy Bomb - Distortion/Fuzz
BFD - Tremolo
Scream Dracula Scream - Treble Booster
They were created by Tracy Sands, amp tech for Bad Cat (hence the reissues).
Ok, now what is unclear_
When were the first ones made?
What was original lineup?
Did the original ones all have the switch on the top?
Did the original ones have/not have the email address?
How many sets of reissues are there and what years?
Do the reissues use the same components as the originals?
and basically a lot of other stuff I hope we can get answered here.
For now I am going to try and contact Tracy Sands to see if we can get anything concrete.
But until then what do you got!!!?
Here are some links in the forum with pics and discussion:
http://stompboxes.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... ine#p79962
http://stompboxes.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... e+sunshine
Which ones are the originals?
Which ones are the 1st Reissues?
When did the Bad Cat reissues start and what's different about them?
What is up with that 8.4v Battery?
Why do some of them have 8.4v battery snaps and 9v battery snaps inside, and was that stock?
So I figured it might be a good idea to make a thread just about these pedals so anyone that has any real information could share it and everything could be all in one thread>
Also gut shots, reviews and any audio demos are welcome to help crack the mystery.
I know a lot of folks around here love these pedals so it should be interesting to see what we can dig up.
Here's what (I think) I know_
The line, including reissues and later versions consists of:
Orange Sunshine - Fuzz
Banana - Fuzz
Toad - Fuzz
Toad Max - Fuzz
Soy Bomb - Distortion/Fuzz
BFD - Tremolo
Scream Dracula Scream - Treble Booster
They were created by Tracy Sands, amp tech for Bad Cat (hence the reissues).
Ok, now what is unclear_
When were the first ones made?
What was original lineup?
Did the original ones all have the switch on the top?
Did the original ones have/not have the email address?
How many sets of reissues are there and what years?
Do the reissues use the same components as the originals?
and basically a lot of other stuff I hope we can get answered here.
For now I am going to try and contact Tracy Sands to see if we can get anything concrete.
But until then what do you got!!!?
Here are some links in the forum with pics and discussion:
http://stompboxes.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... ine#p79962
http://stompboxes.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... e+sunshine