Dallas RangeMaster
Big Tone Does Come In Small Packages!
The Dallas Rangemaster is one of the most famous treble boosters in musical effects history. It is known for a very sweet sound, not harsh or shrill like other treble boosters. This could be due to the fact that it uses a Germanium transistor instead of Silicon transistors that modern-design boosters use. I used a NPN Germanium transistor (2N388A) instead of a PNP so that I can use a negative ground so that I can use the same power supply as all my other effects. My also version incorporates some modifications that are intended to improve it’s sound and to possibly prolong it’s lifespan. I have added a reverse-biased Germanium diode between the base-emitter junction of the transistor to offset the effects of temperature variation on the transistor (this modification is outlined in the “Britface” article on the Plate-to-Plate site). The second modificiation is a 1N4001 diode in parallel with the power supply to protect the circuit from any accidental reverse bias that may occur. I also added 1M resistors to the input and output to prevent popping with my true bypass arrangement. As RG said in his article about the RangeMaster, you REALLY need to use 1% metal-film resistors for this circuit because they are less prone to noise…and this thing will amplify hiss and hum and anything else that happens to find its way in. You also need a WELL REGULATED power supply to get rid of that 60-cycle hum or you will have a very noisy circuit.
Below is the schematic of the original Dallas Rangemaster:
http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/rangemaster.php
Posted by Jean Paul Agnesod
lunedì 19 gennaio 2009
The Vox Pathfinder
The Pathfinder
With the classic good looks of its big brothers, the new 15 Watt Vox Pathfinder combo packs a profusion of Vox style and sound into a compact, portable and affordable package. Like other Vox amps, the Vox Pathfinder is covered in Vox basket-weave vinyl and Vox diamond grill cloth and it uses pointer knobs for instant indication of control settings.
The Pathfinder’s 15 Watts of power are housed in a cabinet of significant size (15 1/2″ W x 14 1/2″ H x 7 1/2″ D 394 W x 368 H x 190 D mm), providing you with a truly substantial amp for practice or performance. The top panel of the Pathfinder is maroon just like many vintage Vox combos. It features Volume, Gain, Treble, Bass, Tremolo Speed and Tremolo Depth controls as well as a Gain Boost switch and line (US Model Only), headphone and extension speaker outputs. Plus, the Pathfinder offers footswitchable control over the Boost and Tremolo functions with the optional VFS2 VQX dual footswitch for even more performance power.
The Pathfinder’s 15 Watts of power drive a specially voiced 8″ Vox Blue Bulldog speaker, which delivers more tone and power than you’ll find in many other practice amplifiers.
http://www.voxshowroom.com/korean/amp/pathfinder.html
Posted by Jean Paul Agnesod
With the classic good looks of its big brothers, the new 15 Watt Vox Pathfinder combo packs a profusion of Vox style and sound into a compact, portable and affordable package. Like other Vox amps, the Vox Pathfinder is covered in Vox basket-weave vinyl and Vox diamond grill cloth and it uses pointer knobs for instant indication of control settings.
The Pathfinder’s 15 Watts of power are housed in a cabinet of significant size (15 1/2″ W x 14 1/2″ H x 7 1/2″ D 394 W x 368 H x 190 D mm), providing you with a truly substantial amp for practice or performance. The top panel of the Pathfinder is maroon just like many vintage Vox combos. It features Volume, Gain, Treble, Bass, Tremolo Speed and Tremolo Depth controls as well as a Gain Boost switch and line (US Model Only), headphone and extension speaker outputs. Plus, the Pathfinder offers footswitchable control over the Boost and Tremolo functions with the optional VFS2 VQX dual footswitch for even more performance power.
The Pathfinder’s 15 Watts of power drive a specially voiced 8″ Vox Blue Bulldog speaker, which delivers more tone and power than you’ll find in many other practice amplifiers.
http://www.voxshowroom.com/korean/amp/pathfinder.html
Posted by Jean Paul Agnesod
domenica 18 gennaio 2009
RAI 2 Diesirae
Diesirae
con Gigi Sabani RAI 2
Jean Paul Agnesod guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHUYRGAnd8
con Gigi Sabani RAI 2
Jean Paul Agnesod guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHUYRGAnd8
mercoledì 14 gennaio 2009
The DOD 250 preamp/overdrive
The DOD 250 preamp/overdrive pedal, first introduced in 1973, has made its welcomereturn to the world of rock and roll. Housed in the same bright yellow metal chassis with its familiar military-grade footswitch, this pedal is nearly bomb-proof. Like the original, the reissue features one large control knob for volume and another for tone. Its design may be simple, but the sound it produces is nothing short of sweet analog complexity...
http://www.activemusician.com/DOD-Reissues-250-Preamp-Overdrive-Pedal--t101i1016
Posted by Jean Paul Agnesod
http://www.activemusician.com/DOD-Reissues-250-Preamp-Overdrive-Pedal--t101i1016
Posted by Jean Paul Agnesod
martedì 13 gennaio 2009
lunedì 12 gennaio 2009
Jean Paul Agnesod My Gear
My Gear
Guitars:
Fender Stratocaster Mexico - Fender Stratocaster Japan - Squier Stratocaster Japan - Gibson Nighthawk
Pedals:
Boss SD-1 - Boss DS-1 - Boss CH-1 - Boss DD-3 - Boss LS-2 - Visual Sound H2O - DOD 308 - Zoom G2 - Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff - Electro-Harmonix Big Muff - Proel Volume pedal - Excel EX-600 Wah wah pedal - Montani Looper
Amps:
2 Vox Cambridge 15w - Roland Jazz chorus JC-120 - Marshall Jcm900 Head with Cabinet 1960b 4x12
Guitars:
Fender Stratocaster Mexico - Fender Stratocaster Japan - Squier Stratocaster Japan - Gibson Nighthawk
Pedals:
Boss SD-1 - Boss DS-1 - Boss CH-1 - Boss DD-3 - Boss LS-2 - Visual Sound H2O - DOD 308 - Zoom G2 - Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff - Electro-Harmonix Big Muff - Proel Volume pedal - Excel EX-600 Wah wah pedal - Montani Looper
Amps:
2 Vox Cambridge 15w - Roland Jazz chorus JC-120 - Marshall Jcm900 Head with Cabinet 1960b 4x12
sabato 10 gennaio 2009
“RoccaRock 2009″
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Sarà cura del nostro direttore artistico contattare coloro che supereranno le selezioni al “RoccaRock 2009″.
La partecipazione alla selezione è totalmente gratuita. Solo le band che saranno scelte ad esibirsi sul palco del “RoccaRock 2009″, dovranno versare un contributo di € 50.00.
Tuttavia per dare a tutte le Band che partecipano alla selezione la massima visibilità, sarete aggiunti nella nostra Home Page, nell’area dedicata alla selezione 2009.
Per qualunque informazione non esitate a contattarci all’indirizzo info@roccarock.it..
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Dr. Distorto FEEDBACK/SUSTAINER line6
If you like singing lead tones with massive sustain, Dr. Distorto™ is for you. This pedal has classic, full-bodied distortion tones with the ability to achieve incredible sustain at any distortion level using an innovative harmonic feedback circuit. No matter what your distortion setting, you?ll get feedback perfection every time with Dr. Distorto.
FEEDBACK/SUSTAINER CONTROLS
FDBK - The feedback switch is used to configure Dr. Distorto’s unique harmonic sustainer circuit.
Off - This disables the feedback portion of the pedal, leaving Rise, Fall and Blend non-functional. This setting is great for using Dr. Distorto as a distortion box only.
Sustain - Provides a sustained tone that will be in unison with any single note played.
Octave - Provides a sustained tone that is one octave above any single note played.
Rise - Adjusts the amount of time it takes the feedbacker to begin sustaining a tone.
Fall - Adjusts the amount time it takes the feedbacker to stop sustaining a tone.
Blend - Adjusts the volume of the feedbacker’s sustained tone.
DISTORTION CONTROLS
Level - The Level knob controls the output level of the pedal. It does not affect the pedal’s tone or FX section in any other way.
Drive - The Drive knob dials in the amount of distortion created by the pedal. Use this with the tone knob to dial in the perfect overdriven tone.
Tone - The Tone knob allows you to smoothly morph from a fuzz distortion tone to a classic drive tone using only one dial.
Gate - The Gate switch is used to reduce signal noise, hum, and hiss when you are not playing.
Off - Disables the gate function completely.
Mild - A soft gate, when minimal noise attenuation is needed. The gate?s threshold is linked to the Drive knob for best results at any setting.
Clamp - A hard, clamping gate with a quick response to cut out all noise between notes. The gate’s threshold is linked to the Drive knob for best results at any setting.
http://it.line6.com/tonecore/drdistorto.html
FEEDBACK/SUSTAINER CONTROLS
FDBK - The feedback switch is used to configure Dr. Distorto’s unique harmonic sustainer circuit.
Off - This disables the feedback portion of the pedal, leaving Rise, Fall and Blend non-functional. This setting is great for using Dr. Distorto as a distortion box only.
Sustain - Provides a sustained tone that will be in unison with any single note played.
Octave - Provides a sustained tone that is one octave above any single note played.
Rise - Adjusts the amount of time it takes the feedbacker to begin sustaining a tone.
Fall - Adjusts the amount time it takes the feedbacker to stop sustaining a tone.
Blend - Adjusts the volume of the feedbacker’s sustained tone.
DISTORTION CONTROLS
Level - The Level knob controls the output level of the pedal. It does not affect the pedal’s tone or FX section in any other way.
Drive - The Drive knob dials in the amount of distortion created by the pedal. Use this with the tone knob to dial in the perfect overdriven tone.
Tone - The Tone knob allows you to smoothly morph from a fuzz distortion tone to a classic drive tone using only one dial.
Gate - The Gate switch is used to reduce signal noise, hum, and hiss when you are not playing.
Off - Disables the gate function completely.
Mild - A soft gate, when minimal noise attenuation is needed. The gate?s threshold is linked to the Drive knob for best results at any setting.
Clamp - A hard, clamping gate with a quick response to cut out all noise between notes. The gate’s threshold is linked to the Drive knob for best results at any setting.
http://it.line6.com/tonecore/drdistorto.html
ULTRA FEEDBACK/DISTORTION FD300
The FD300 effects pedal makes your guitar sing by adding endless feedback and sustain plus mean and heavy distortion. At the tip of your foot you’ll get endless sustain without cranking up your amp.
The FD300 features dedicated Overtone, Distortion, Tone and Level controls for awesome sound shaping. A cool blue status LED for effect on/off and battery check plus a first-class electronic on/off switch for highest signal integrity in bypass mode are included. The FD300 runs on a 9 V battery or a DC power supply (not included).
Get the FD300 and let your guitar sing!
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/FD300.aspx
The FD300 features dedicated Overtone, Distortion, Tone and Level controls for awesome sound shaping. A cool blue status LED for effect on/off and battery check plus a first-class electronic on/off switch for highest signal integrity in bypass mode are included. The FD300 runs on a 9 V battery or a DC power supply (not included).
Get the FD300 and let your guitar sing!
http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/FD300.aspx
BOSS HM-2 HEAVY METAL DISTORTION
This long discontinued pedal has it’s long reign of mid-tone terror back in the eighties and over the years has become a common pawnshop site. This isn’t the most dynamic pedal out there but for deep dark power chord crunch and some occasional palm muted riffage this can really destroy em all on a budget. Going off of the suggested settings in HM-2 manual we pulled off a pretty convincing Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden mix of tones. This black beauty isn’t just for heavy metal though, tweaking the HM-2 in other directions gave us that thick compressed assault of bands like Swervedriver or even the valvey haze of atmospheric bands like My Bloody Valentine. Tone snobs may scoff and snicker, but the HM-2 is a lot of fun and can usually be picked up for under $40 bucks.
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