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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Yamaha – YTA-15; a killer budget amp
I just adore these 70’s amps! It was a time that a lot of manufacturers produced amps that should mimic tube amps but, at the same time, were sounding completely different. Yamaha did too.…
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Z.CAT – Cat Fuzz; Russian NPN Germanium transistors!!
I LOVE fuzz! And sometimes I find these weird fuzz pedals I need to try out. Z.CAT is a company that is located in Riga, Latvia. It is a small company run by two…
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Maestro – USS-1: the Universal Synth System
Sometimes I got asked to do something special. This Maestro USS-1 (Universal Synthesizer System) is one special case. The USS was introduced by Maestro in the 70’s. Maestro was at that time a known…
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Voodoo Labs – Sparkle Drive V1. The first Boutique pedal?
Sometimes a small forgotten treasure comes along! The Voodoo Labs Sparkle Drive is one of these. Voodoo Lab produces pedals and power supplies since 1986. The company was founded by Josh Fiden in the…
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Acetone – FM-2 Fuzz Master
Did I mention I LOVE fuzz pedals? This unit came upon my path a while ago. It is an Acetone fuzz pedal with octave effect. What is not to love? Acetone (or Ace Electronic…
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Aural Dream – Purely Fuzz; Chinese and a known DIY design
So I saw this pedal for cheap. And as it stated fuzz, I needed to know what it was.So bring in the clones! Aural Dream is a Chinese brand that sells pedals through websites…
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Soundlab MFZ-7 / Aria AFZ-1 fuzz
I got this pedal in from a friend as he knows I LOVE fuzz pedals. It is an old Soundlab MFZ-7 fuzz pedal. As I couldn’t find that much about it so I thought…
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Yamaha – OD-10MII Overdrive; a hidden gem
Yamaha, the great company that builds motorcycles, pianos, amplifiers and yes, also pedals. This pedal was yet unknown to me…. and when I saw it somewhere for cheap (and yes, reading raving reviews) I…
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Gerd Schulte – Compact Phasing A; KRAUTROCK!
And then this pedal came to my door! The Gerd Schulte phaser was always a known pedal for me but I hadn’t worked on any. A schematic can be found when searching online. This…
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