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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Joyo / Fame – Sweet Baby amp JTA-05
Sometimes one of these little amps come into my room for some TLC. This amp came in for something extra: to check if the amp could withstand some abuse and see if I could…
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Colorsound – Powerboost Reissue
Recently I got a reissue of the Colorsound Powerboost in for some TLC. I love Colorsound pedals. The first pedal I ever bought (while on vacation in London) was a Colorsound Overdriver. That pedal…
