goed, de tx-2 (butt probe) is nergens meer te krijgen en verder heb ik het geld er ook niet voor, maar ik vroeg mij dus af:
is zoiets zelf te bouwen?
The Metasonix TX-2 is entirely made of vacuum tubes. To be specific, three type 4BN6 beam modulator devices. They were intended for use in crummy TV sets as FM detectors, and were NOT meant for audio applications. (Yes, another crap TV tube.)
The TX-2 can accept guitar, mic or line-level signals, though it works best with line level. By utilizing the inherent non-linearity of the 4BN6 tubes, the TX-2 offers a broad range of distortion effects. Carefully adjusting the FIST and REAM controls allows the user to vary the screen-grid voltages of the first two tubes--FIST controls the first (input) tube, REAM the second tube in the string.
This changes each tube's gain and distortion behaviour in a very drastic fashion. It can be adjusted from a mild tube-ish warmth, to horrid screaming broken-amp ultra-distortion from HELL. The range of overdrive effects is far vaster and more musically useful than those scores of silly overdrive pedals on the market that are built from ancient Mullard germanium transistors. Instead of simulating tube overdrive with a rare unavailable snob-value antique transistor, we simulate it WITH TUBES. Ha ha ha ha.
of weet iemand van projecten of schemas voor vergelijkbare onortodoxe buizen effecten?
bij voorbaat dank!
is zoiets zelf te bouwen?
The Metasonix TX-2 is entirely made of vacuum tubes. To be specific, three type 4BN6 beam modulator devices. They were intended for use in crummy TV sets as FM detectors, and were NOT meant for audio applications. (Yes, another crap TV tube.)
The TX-2 can accept guitar, mic or line-level signals, though it works best with line level. By utilizing the inherent non-linearity of the 4BN6 tubes, the TX-2 offers a broad range of distortion effects. Carefully adjusting the FIST and REAM controls allows the user to vary the screen-grid voltages of the first two tubes--FIST controls the first (input) tube, REAM the second tube in the string.
This changes each tube's gain and distortion behaviour in a very drastic fashion. It can be adjusted from a mild tube-ish warmth, to horrid screaming broken-amp ultra-distortion from HELL. The range of overdrive effects is far vaster and more musically useful than those scores of silly overdrive pedals on the market that are built from ancient Mullard germanium transistors. Instead of simulating tube overdrive with a rare unavailable snob-value antique transistor, we simulate it WITH TUBES. Ha ha ha ha.
of weet iemand van projecten of schemas voor vergelijkbare onortodoxe buizen effecten?
bij voorbaat dank!
mocht je die willen maken...