NAD - Cornell Traveller 5

^ yeah, I do prefer to buy from real people running small businesses in Europe or US - just makes you feel you're spending money on something well made which isn't going to slave labour or share holders. It's a good reason to let some money slide away... Is that an Oasis song?

A nice live version here:


Never loved the band that much, but I like this guitar width...
 
That is so true, I've sometimes wanted an amp that I couldnt justify the cost of then spent more on pedals with a few weeks - maybe trying to hide the purchase from the wife... :rolleyes:

Blimey, I forgot what a terrible singer Liam Gallagher was... Here's a more recent English band that are pretty interesting (I could do with a bit more angst and guitar, but...):


I think this is a crappy show like "Italy has Talent", and she kinda blows them away; the wannabe readymadeBands didn't know what to think when real talent was in their midst.
 
I've also been looking at that pic thinking what pedal I'd like most - &, it looks like that dusted Orange on the top row is a pedal I used to have, sounded pretty good (I had the original too which I think was called the Mad Professor Sweet Honey OD) - could be wrong, but it looks that way.

Anyways, the DOD Bonebreaker - I'll cc my address.

Edit to add: I've always wanted to try the Echoplex preamp.
 

Ignoring the terrible haircut and awful early banter, the mellow tune helps me to forget my ampedmistakedness... :paw:
 
^ very surreal, it's kinda (sp?) Erita Franklin, Otis Redding, Muddy Walters and more all in one. That fella has the Blues, he has Soul, and it looks like he made a deal with the devil and just past that crossroad...

Yargnad said:
Thats actually an xotic BB preamp... Killer pedal:
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Oh, that's a great pedal - but the range is hard to understand. That's another pedal I have nearly bought many times, don't they have an Andy Timmons which is supposed to have the juice?

Yargnad said:
The EP preamp is super sweet. An always-on pedal. I never leave home without it, but then again I never leave home....
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Haha, great line. :D
 
Mr Grumpy said:
Ivan/Sysco- if they both send me a pedal then I can put that to the test.
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Well here's a deal,,, if you can find say, 5 or 6 (or a few more) of these offered for sale at a reasonable priceIMG_20200328_073708.jpg
NOS (new old stock) RS (radio spares) Hi-K ceramic "dogbone" capacitors, 0.01uf/350V, & send me a link to them (eBay UK etc), I will make you a FREE treble booster pedal featuring a NOS Mullard CV7003/OC44 transistor & NOS HI-K ceramic dogbone input & output capacitors. You will have to wait until the caps are delivered, of course, but I would order immediately.
These caps were used in the original Rangemasters. Note, they are very hard to find in the 0.01uf/350Volt value, I've been looking for a good while as I've only got the one pictured left. Cheers
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What's a "reasonable" price for these capacitors?? Well, looking back through invoices, I've been paying AU$13 ~ AU$17 for 5 pieces ~ 10 pieces of similar 350V rated RS HI-K ceramic dogbone caps in "other" values, so up to say AU$20 (plus shipping) would be reasonable for 5 or (preferably) more pieces. Cheers
 
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Mr Grumpy said:
Here's an oldie and a goldie that I'm still tryimng to learn to play, one day...

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This was simply amazing to hear just now. This is the first time I've heard of this song... or anything by the Funkadelic. Totally clueless about this band. I just checked, and there's still 2 or 3 of them still alive. So the man with the sweet and soulful lead guitar playing is Eddie Hazel … R.I.P.
 
Yargnad said:
I was wondering if @ivan H or @syscokid have ever built a Klon circuit pedal before. They're supposed to be fairly simple, but I've read sourcing original components isn't easy for that one either. I would really like a Klon with a Cornish buffer.
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After Sysco posted his BYOC Silver Pony 11 kit pedal build I also built oneIMG_20200328_142604.jpg
It's basically a Klon Centaur with switchable clipping options (stock germanium diodes, silicon diodes or LED's) & also features a boost circuit that can be footswitched in (replicates a Klon being used as a booster). The boost section is not a complete Klon circuit as it's missing the tone control.
I followed Sysco's advice & swapped out a capacitor value in the boost section to make its frequency response more suitable for guitar (less bass response).
BYOC kits are good quality complete kits & great value. Assembling one of these should be accomplishable by the average person so long as they follow the downloadable instruction carefully. Kits like these are a great way to get started in DIY pedals. Cheers
Edit: Thanks for the kind words. Cheers
 
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ivan H said:
Well here's a deal,,, if you can find say, 5 or 6 (or a few more) of these offered for sale at a reasonable price
NOS (new old stock) RS (radio spares) Hi-K ceramic "dogbone" capacitors, 0.01uf/350V, & send me a link to them (eBay UK etc), I will make you a FREE treble booster pedal featuring a NOS Mullard CV7003/OC44 transistor & NOS HI-K ceramic dogbone input & output capacitors. You will have to wait until the caps are delivered, of course, but I would order immediately.
These caps were used in the original Rangemasters. Note, they are very hard to find in the 0.01uf/350Volt value, I've been looking for a good while as I've only got the one pictured left. Cheers
Edit:
What's a "reasonable" price for these capacitors?? Well, looking back through invoices, I've been paying AU$13 ~ AU$17 for 5 pieces ~ 10 pieces of similar 350V rated RS HI-K ceramic dogbone caps in "other" values, so up to say AU$20 (plus shipping) would be reasonable for 5 or (preferably) more pieces. Cheers
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That's incredibly kind of you Ivan, and I'll have a look around - I'd wanna pay my way though. I suspect this is all academic though because if you cannot find it, I doubt I can. Nonetheless, I'll have a go - maybe they can be found in Korea somewhere - I'll send out a few emails.
 
Mr Grumpy said:
That's incredibly kind of you Ivan, and I'll have a look around - I'd wanna pay my way though. I suspect this is all academic though because if you cannot find it, I doubt I can. Nonetheless, I'll have a go - maybe they can be found in Korea somewhere - I'll send out a few emails.
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They'll most likely be found in the UK, that's where I usually find them. They are 60's~70's era components. RS (or Radio Spares) may be found in many countries now, but started out as a (possibly surplus) electronics supplier in England. I've never found these type capacitors anywhere else. Cheers
 
ivan H said:
They'll most likely be found in the UK, that's where I usually find them. They are 60's~70's era components. RS (or Radio Spares) may be found in many countries now, but started out as a (possibly surplus) electronics supplier in England. I've never found these type capacitors anywhere else. Cheers
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OK, thanks for the suggestion, I'll get my little brother back in the UK on the job. I'll also have a search about...
 
ivan H said:
They'll most likely be found in the UK, that's where I usually find them. They are 60's~70's era components. RS (or Radio Spares) may be found in many countries now, but started out as a (possibly surplus) electronics supplier in England. I've never found these type capacitors anywhere else. Cheers
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Shortly after you sent me those prized RS ceramic HI-K caps, a .01 uF and a .005 uF, I've been looking for more of them. I usually check once every couple of weeks, but I have not found any in those particular values... :(
 
syscokid said:
Shortly after you sent me those prized RS ceramic HI-K caps, a .01 uF and a .005 uF, I've been looking for more of them. I usually check once every couple of weeks, but I have not found any in those particular values... :(
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I check at least once a week. I've also sent messages to people that I buy these type components from, enquiring about that 0.01uf/350V value (also the 470pf & 500pf values used in 70's Marshalls) with no joy. I have probably 7 of the 0.005uf/350V dogbones. I did find 3 of the 470pf in 700V. They're physically bigger than the 350V, but they suffice for a NOS component 2203/Caswell #39 type build. I have mustard caps & Piher resistors for two more 100 watt builds, than my NOS parts stash will be severely depleted. Cheers
 
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