Okay.. lets talk about the switches. The bottom right stomp switch is simply
The true bypass “on-off” control for the pedal. Fully hardwire bypassed
For your tonal transparency and with one of the best on off stomp switches
On the market mind you. The stomp switch on the bottom left is what
I’m calling the “Fur” stomp and it comes to life when the overdrive
Control sits at or above 12 oclock.
This Fur stomp switch makes two things happen at once. The Low mids EQ shifts to a fatter gear
And the gain texture cleans up slightly, this allows you to get a beefier low end from say a bright
Single coil plank guitar like my own maple neck Stratocaster and by slightly cutting the gain saturation, that
beefy character gets an increase in note clarity (I’m obsessed with that bit).
It matters to me especially
If you want to keep the output level down and have the overdrive control cranked up.
AND.. if you DO have the overdrive gain cranked up, it may be too dang bright for your
Guitar and amp SO… that’s why I put that nifty little two way panel switch up
At the top of the pedal above the LED. When this switch is flipped toward the input
Jack, the treble of the circuit is completely stock.
When its flipped toward the
Output jack, the treble “CUT” is engaged which warms up the high end
Just enough to smooth out the shard like nature of the pedal
When you’ve got everything at 11!!
Inside the pedal on the circuit board there is a socket for the Opamp
You will notice the swank and rare metal can opamp version
Of the infamous LM741. It is socketed for you to
Swap in variants of this chip, just remember that the notch in the
Socket it to be matched with the tap on the metal can opamp or circle
Divot on the plastic opamps. If you put it in backwards, you probably
Will kill it. These chips are sensitive to static charge.
If you remove the chip and damage it, I cant replace it
With another Metal can 741 but don’t fear, the
More common but not cheap LM741 or TL071 will not be too
Different in response.
Just not so clear and vintage cool.
You may contact me at anytime
via Email here:
thewiredturtle@charter.net
Or by phone Mon. –Fri. 11am-
5pm
951-551-0222
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Tavo Vega
