NPD: 4 band gyrator drive unit
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Re: NPD: 4 band gyrator drive unit
Yeah I like it. There's a lack of colour in the pedal world. I like a bit of garishness every now and then.
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Re: NPD: 4 band gyrator drive unit
That looks good and stands out really well compared to most others on the market. Why not call it "Is Fuzz your Cup of Tea".
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Re: NPD: 4 band gyrator drive unit
I'll grab this if you want to do a mk2 prototype.NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 12:52 pmThe one I made up for myself looks like this:jeremyb wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 11:51 amThis sounds killer, when you releasing itNippleWrestler wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:52 am
It's a medium gain drive, voiced a bit fatter than a TS. Not a lot of compression going on as the diodes have a pretty high clipping threshold so you get a lot of transparency and openness before any clipping occurs. Couple that with a 4 band EQ and you can do a whole lot.
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Re: NPD: 4 band gyrator drive unit
Aside from fitting in additional controls on the limited real estate, how hard would it be to make one or two of the bands sweepable?
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Theoretically not amazingly difficult, but would probably have to go smd for the internal real estate. If you want sweepable then you could just get an MT2.
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But then I’d need to own an MT2.NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:14 amTheoretically not amazingly difficult, but would probably have to go smd for the internal real estate. If you want sweepable then you could just get an MT2.
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How can you play in a surf band and not own an MT-2?bender wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:54 amBut then I’d need to own an MT2.NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 9:14 amTheoretically not amazingly difficult, but would probably have to go smd for the internal real estate. If you want sweepable then you could just get an MT2.
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I did the diezel mod to the MT-2 I had and it sounded great!
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If you change the clipping diodes to red LEDs you get a much nicer sounding distortion.
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That was one of the mods I did toan is in the red led!NippleWrestler wrote: ↑Sat Feb 18, 2023 12:21 pmIf you change the clipping diodes to red LEDs you get a much nicer sounding distortion.
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That was my only experience with a Metal Zone in fact. Performing the Diezel mod after replacing the broken volume pot.
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Re: NPD: 4 band gyrator drive unit
So I ended up buying this, and first impressions are awesome.
I only had fifteen minutes to plug it in before the baby took over the guitar sauna. Have only really tried it as a coloured boost pedal so far, gain hasn't gone past 8 o'clock. Four band EQ is incredibly useful compared to the two band of my TC Spark. Quickly managed to dial in tones to beef up my Strat or add a little sparkle to the 335.
Even with the gain wound right back, it seems to add a touch of clipping. Haven't tested how much drive it can add as you wind it up.
Next goal is to see how it performs as a boost going into a RAT-style distortion. Hoping that the four EQ options give a lot of possible flavours.
When I lose the kids for a couple of hours I'll record this and Reg's latest pedal (overdrive and treble booster combo!)
I only had fifteen minutes to plug it in before the baby took over the guitar sauna. Have only really tried it as a coloured boost pedal so far, gain hasn't gone past 8 o'clock. Four band EQ is incredibly useful compared to the two band of my TC Spark. Quickly managed to dial in tones to beef up my Strat or add a little sparkle to the 335.
Even with the gain wound right back, it seems to add a touch of clipping. Haven't tested how much drive it can add as you wind it up.
Next goal is to see how it performs as a boost going into a RAT-style distortion. Hoping that the four EQ options give a lot of possible flavours.
When I lose the kids for a couple of hours I'll record this and Reg's latest pedal (overdrive and treble booster combo!)
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Much excite, this is definitely a pedal I need!
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.