I Think I Made A Hasty Purchase…

Robert Herndon said:
TTR - The Home Of Hasty Purchases....
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Unless you are me. I only make the hasty ones after years/decades of doing without. Like Smitty's HB30 ( I always loved Alex Lifeson's White ES 355, and Smitty's awesome HB30 fits the bill wonderfully.




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My ES 135 closest copy my meager budget could afford. a la Mr Howe's ES 175

Jackson Randy Rhoads RR3 guitar was likely the hastiest except I've wanted a V like forever.
 
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One thing about this pedal that I experienced, which you normally don’t expect with a pedal, is that it takes awhile for it to work when you first power it on. This because it takes time for the tube to warm up.

Kewl!

The pedal is marked as true bypass. This appears to be legit because it works perfectly when the power supply is unplugged. It takes no batteries. It would drain a battery really fast due to its current draw.

The power supply is sold separately, which is a bit of a pain. So, pedal plus supply was $70.00.
 
One other thing I need to try is to see how well it responds to gain staging. I need to hit it with my TubeScreamer and see how that sounds.

This is not a full blown distortion pedal, which I knew. It is an overdrive pedal that does get close to distortion territory.

There is a little trim pot in it, so I could play around with that, too. But, I have to dissect the pedal a bit to get at it. I may just leave it as is.
 
Starved-plate pedals were favored for years by David Gilmour, famously something of a tone hound.

There's one full-voltage tube drive with a pretty good reputation for (just) under $100 - the SiB Cuda, now sold through J Rockett.
Used to sell for upwards of $200 - whether the present $99 is a permanent price drop or a closeout I don't know.
Far more gain available than the starved-tube types; class A for nice cleanup. Also has separate bass and treble knobs.
And since its tube runs hot, swapping tubes should actually make a noticeable difference in the sound.
Runs off standard 9V power but draws 275mA.
A couple of players over at TGP have bought the Cuda, and said they like it.

rockettpedals.com

Cuda Tube Overdrive

No International Direct Orders Can Be Placed At This Time. CUDA OD Manual and Warranty Dimensions: 4.625″ x 3.75″ 9 volt DC positive sleeve/negative tip. 275 ma draw. Use Regulated power adaptor (supplied).
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Here's the manual.
 
ivan H said:
Quite easy to build, & yes, schematics of various models available. Not much difference between the models, I think mainly just in the resistive load/voltage divider circuitry. Here's a couple of schematicsView attachment 72293View attachment 72294
There are other model schematics available online. Cheers
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Notice that the effect is switched in/out by relay. Cheers
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As you already have a Champ amp, even though it isn't the 5f1, you could use it. You could quite easily make up the resistive load & voltage divider (potentiometer) etc "external" to the amp (a diecast enclosure with ventilation holes added), even put a simple 2 or 3 pole double throw footswitch in, for switching the effect in/out. Just a thought. Cheers
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Basically responding to this post because I don't remember the original. I want to look into this Herzog pedal a bit more, and need to leave myself something to find it later. If anyone has explored it further, please comment.
 
SG John said:
Basically responding to this post because I don't remember the original. I want to look into this Herzog pedal a bit more, and need to leave myself something to find it later. If anyone has explored it further, please comment.
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Nice thread resurrection. Hope you build one… :fingersx:
 
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