Nice work as always Joe, I just had a 2014 Wampler Hot Wired V2 od/distortion pedal in that I repaired and thoroughly cleaned (had to evict a colony of dust bunnies) and also noticed some of the odd shaped holes in the enclosure so that the assembly could be wiggled into place. I was glad that there was no surface mount components used on this model (Brent Mason signature) to deal with. Can’t wait for the next one 👍🤙🖖
So the pedal that beat the real Klon in the Anderton's blind test, is using SMD diodes. I wonder how likely it is that they are silicon ...and how furious BF is that, particularly being not being 1N34 from his select batch, it never really mattered anyway 😂 Not to mention the KTR PCB that says "These are essential" on the inside (next to the diode location) - and the message about "ridiculous hype" not being of his making on the outside. He is a card.
This is a fantastic channel. I was toying with fitting a 1n34 diode to a conventional Tumnus, but, I’ll check out your upload as to whether or not ge diodes are worth buying. Thank you for the quality uploads.
I no longer care for boutique companies. I’ll keep my boss and Maxon pedals. And will only buy a new pedal if it’s through the hole. I really want the prs flanger tress in the wind
It makes sense to go SMD but it means the major assembly work is done by the pcb manufacturer and that doesn't really align with boutique does it? That coupled with the fact that there are user friendly tools for pcb design that are making the pedal industry so saturated, and the fact that most pedals are variations on established schematics sort of makes the boutique moniker a pretty hard sell these days, to me at least. On the other hand, I suspect the quality of construction is generally better these days, not sure if we've ever seen a single sided pcb on this series?
Enjoyed this one Joe as I had a Tumnus on my board for a while before switching to a CTC Unobtanium 18 months ago. Unobtanium always feels more responsive even though the Tumnus has the 18v bump too. I'd like to see an Unobtanium teardown and your thoughts on the pedal. I enjoy your videos.
I love the Tumnus DLX its been on my board since it came out. I felt it was very similar to the Klon KTR (JHS Modded), I have compared the Tumnus to other K clones and the Tumnus is the Best to me.
Thankyou! Can you please do some of the boutique digital FV-1 based pedals out there - Walrus Audio, Chase Bliss, OBNE, etc? I am keen to see what the difference really is aside from the digital coding.
actually,smd chips are easier to replace than through hole components,once you have the right technique and proper tools,its faster and less prone to ruin traces on pcb
It doesn’t look like the powder coat was masked on the inside of the enclosure for grounding to the jacks. Are the sharp edges on the washers expected to penetrate the overspray of powder coat?
