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Wrap up: I feel comfortable to move forward and tackle anything I need with now, but it took 15-20hrs of a learning curve. But it's exciting to know that I'll be able to so some mind-bending stuff on the fly live, without a bunch of external aux switches etc, as well as customize the rig for any genre or celebrity that we may end up working with! 👀 (9/9)

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It also means I can add the preamp of my IRX as an insert effect, as well as my analog compressor pedal, and create presets that incorporate them or don't.

It also means that I can create presets that bypass the Friedman completely and get the "guitar right into the board" sound…

This battered Boss DS-1 caught my attention. Asked the seller where it was made. Taiwan, so not the more sought after Japanese version. But the thing is, early Taiwanese versions were basically the same as their Japanese counterparts, up until 1994. Then Boss started using a dual opamp instead of the TA7136 IC which meant the design had to be changed.

So could this be an early Taiwanese version with the much desired Toshiba opamp?

Stumbled upon an old analog delay and the seller also offered this Boss SD-1. Tried one years ago and I liked it back then. Price was right so asked the seller to add it to my purchase. When it came in I was curious of course, what version would it be?

Well, it looks like the made in Taiwan version but it does have the JRC4558DD opamp. So it's a good one. Sounds great and comes with the bleeding issue which is another giveaway that this is an older unit.

КТИΝОΣ tube preamp (ktinos). The circuit is the preamp of the Model-T 1st-gen amplifier including the phase inverter which is a crucial part of the original circuit and plays a significant role for gain, tone and presence control.

4 Outputs for power amps have been included, two for each output of the phase inverter (0 / 180). Each output has its own dedicated output level control.

The preamp is AC powered with either 230V or 120V, selectable through a switch on the back side.

#dpFX #dpFXpedals #tubepreamp #modelT #sunnmodelt #sunnamps #sunnpreamp #tubeamp #tubeamplifier #12AX7 #boutiqueeffects #boutiqueamps #handmadeamps #handpainted #boutiquepedals #guitareffects #ΚΤΗΝΟΣ #ktinos #preamp
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Does it sound better? The mod gives you 3 modes instead of one so that's already a plus. But notes died too quickly and when gently picking it sounded more like a spluttering fuzz.

But I recalled reading somewhere that you can run this thing on 12v. Now that did the trick! The pedal sounds way better on 12v and together with the mod this effect now offers some usable sounds.

Another tip, pull out the stock tube and replace it with something better.