stephanfm3
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crazy question is there a transparent knob (not the pot) included for the clipping thing?
Yes, and the Allen wrench to install it.crazy question is there a transparent knob (not the pot) included for the clipping thing?
I'm going to upgrade my stock board for S&Gs after after the V2 goes in. I'm afraid of killing it before there's a safety net.- what am I going to do these OPamps from mouser? Anybody want them? I never attempted to install them
What are you going to do? Upgrade it and then remove it to install V2?I'm going to upgrade my stock board for S&Gs after after the V2 goes in. I'm afraid of killing it before there's a safety net.
Remove the original, install the V2, then upgrade the components on the original. Just for fun. I like soldering guitar wiring, but I don't have a lot of experience with PCBs. I fried a pedal once, so always afraid of screwing it up.What are you going to do? Upgrade it and then remove it to install V2?
Maybe do it in this order while recording a video for humanity:Remove the original, install the V2, then upgrade the components on the original. Just for fun. I like soldering guitar wiring, but I don't have a lot of experience with PCBs. I fried a pedal once, so always afraid of screwing it up.
Good idea. I will if I have time. I'll be super anxious to get the V2 in.Maybe do it in this order while recording a video for humanity:
Remove original
Upgrade original
Reinstall original
Record hiss levels
Uninstall upgraded original
Install V2
Record hiss levels
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Great question!So do I need to worry about static when installing the v2?
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Yes, and the Allen wrench to install it.
some notes on the EQ....
The V2 EQ design uses only 4 amp channels instead of the stock (noisy) 12 channels.
I didn't stray far from the stock tuning for the eq frequencies for all three bands and for the Cut
...however it behaves much differently.
The Bass filter is tuned to a slightly lower frequency. If you are into chug and drop tuning... you may have a hard time wiping the smile off your face. If your FR or the things in your room (or the neighbors room) start resonating wildly... turn the bass down. (a little)
The Mid is the magic. It has a really wide Q. When you boost the bass on the stock eq it is sharp and harsh in the megaphone range... When you boost the V2 mids, it raises the whole scooped mid thing up to a house slope, and then to almost flat from 100Hz - 7k.
These frequencies sound great scooped at low volume, but as it gets loud our hearing doesn't crave the scooped mids (thanks Fletcher-Munson cap'n obvious) ..so before you boot the volume, crank up the mids. I know mids are usually nasty and we normally cut those... but trust me.
The High is tuned exactly the same as the stock eq, but it is a good bit rounder and warmer in the peaks.
The Cut is the same Freq as the stock control and works the same way. 0 is no cut... 10 drops the highest Frequencies. It sounds a little more refined and silky than the stock Cut control.
Here in purple is an example of the mid knob pushed up to 3:00, treble at 2:00 and bass at 11:00
this the the kind of flat that modelers love, with high and low shelf... and it is much louder!
use this for really loud SPL.
The light blue is the V2, the Red is the stock FR original hissy model pre. Both eq's centered, both Cut knobs on 0.
That is almost cloning the stock AITR mojo curve.
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there is only so much I can do for $99No zircon-encrusted tweezers?