Bernard d’Uur’s little lab; doctor is in!

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A blog about vintage amps, pedals and their working. For over 20 years I’ve been dissecting amps, pedals and guitars to see what makes them tick! And I love a good mystery! So dive together with me in the information I can dig up from various places (both digital and analog) to tell you more on the units I work on. My main addictions are Fuzz pedals, Chorus pedals and 50’s amps. And the rarer, the better

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Articles of interest

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  • Belcat – Power Master PM700

    Belcat – Power Master PM700

    Sometimes you need to fix products from China. This Belcat Power Supply is one of them. It came in as the owner lost power output at one section. Belcat is a Korean company that…

  • Flynn amps – Classic OC44 booster

    Flynn amps – Classic OC44 booster

    I got this pedal in as it wasn’t producing any sound. It is made by Flynn Amps (Glasgow, Scotland); a company that does wonders on amps but also produce a couple of pedals. This pedal is…

  • BBE – Mind Bender V1

    BBE – Mind Bender V1

    I got this pedal quite cheap as it developed a loud noise. As the noise was as loud as the audio it was not usable and needed to be fixed.The noise sounded like a…

  • EHX – Small Stone / vintage versions

    EHX – Small Stone / vintage versions

    The EHX Small Stone is next to the MXR Phase 90 one of the most known and common phase pedals out there!  The Small Stone was created in 1974 by David Cockerell, a former…

  • Keeley – Fuzz bender issue

    Keeley – Fuzz bender issue

     I got myself a cheap Keeley pedal as it wasn’t working. I’ll keep this post short and only for fixing purpose. The Keeley Fuzz bender is a modern recreation of the Sola Sound Tone…

  • Boss CE-2; green label vs black label. Differences?

    Boss CE-2; green label vs black label. Differences?

    Sometimes you get lucky! Sometimes I get a pedal lot and see what is added more to the lot. On two of those lots I got a Boss CE-2 pedal. One with a green…

  • Fender – Hammertone Fuzz (also Hello Kitty fuzz -octave)

    Fender – Hammertone Fuzz (also Hello Kitty fuzz -octave)

    If a new fuzz is released call me interested! And when Fender releases a new Fuzz, call me even more interested.I needed to check it out! The Hammertone Fuzz was released by Fender in…

  • Behringer – Phaser PH9

    Behringer – Phaser PH9

    This phaser came in as it was not working right.This way I could snag it off the market for a very good price. Behringer is a German brand (run by a Swiss Mr. Uli…

  • Shin-ei – Fuzz Wah (8Tr Fuzz wah, also sold under Jax, Companion, Apollo, etc)

    Shin-ei – Fuzz Wah (8Tr Fuzz wah, also sold under Jax, Companion, Apollo, etc)

    I got this Shin-ei Fuzz Wah in for some TLC. I love these units as you combine a Superfuzz fuzz pedal together with a most common wah pedal. What not to love? The most…