duhvoodooman
January 11th, 2007, 09:18 AM
Now, I'm not saying I'm actually gonna do this, I just want to see what the interest level might be....
I've been thinking about making some of my "Zonkin' Yellow Screamer" adaptations of the BYOC TS-808 clone pedal design and offering them for sale here to discriminating Fretters. Here's a rundown on how the pedal would be configured and what the added features/capabilities would be vs. a stock TS-808 type pedal:
The pedal would be based upon the BYOC TS-808 Overdrive kit, which is a clone of the legendary Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-808 model. It's a great pedal if you build it stock, as I documented in THIS THREAD (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=2153). But that's not to say it can't be enhanced....
Maintaining all of the pedal's stock capabilities, the following additional modifications would be made:
Upgraded resistors and capacitors to reduce noise and give tighter performance tolerances.
In addition to the two IC chips included in the BYOC kit, I'd include two additional compatible chips--newer designs with improved performance and lower noise characteristics. Try 'em all in the IC socket and see which one you like best! Both have been reported to work well/sound good in the TS design.
In contrast to the TS-808's single gain range and fixed bass rolloff frequency, this pedal would offer normal (i.e. stock) and high gain modes, each with three selectable rolloff frequencies, so that you can dial in more or less bass distortion to suit your needs.
Improved sweep-range tone pot, eliminating the "9 to 3" dead-band in the stock pedal's tone control.
Three-position toggle for selecting different clipping modes, which determines the character of the overdrive sound the pedal produces. In addition to the stock tone, this modification would add one clipping mode that's smoother and one that's a bit more raw.
Because of these additions to the original design, the pedal would come in a slightly wider enclosure than the kit provides. Approx. dimensions are 4.7" x 3.7" x 1.2". The mods add an additional knob and toggle switch to the stock design's three knobs. The casing would be bright yellow and all lettered up, though I haven't decided exactly how I would do that yet. Probably water-slide decals with a clearcoat over it. I'd want the finished product to looks as professional as possible.
Written instructions on how to use the additional features would be included.
Of course, the finished pedal would be checked out and verified as fully functional prior to shipping. I can't provide a "warranty" per se, but I'd fix it for free for the first 90 days, if it stopped working correctly for reasons other than abuse or your dog peeing on it.
Not 100% sure what the price would be, but something in the $130 - $150 range (plus shipping) is highly likely. Compare this with $170 for an Ibanez TS-808 Reissue with far fewer features or those "boutique" TS derivatives for $200 and up (w-a-a-a-y up, in some cases).
One other item to note--the BYOC design is honest-to-goodness, no-B.S. TRUE BYPASS, so it wont load up your pickups and suck tone at all when it's turned off.
So, anybody out there interested?
I've been thinking about making some of my "Zonkin' Yellow Screamer" adaptations of the BYOC TS-808 clone pedal design and offering them for sale here to discriminating Fretters. Here's a rundown on how the pedal would be configured and what the added features/capabilities would be vs. a stock TS-808 type pedal:
The pedal would be based upon the BYOC TS-808 Overdrive kit, which is a clone of the legendary Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-808 model. It's a great pedal if you build it stock, as I documented in THIS THREAD (http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=2153). But that's not to say it can't be enhanced....
Maintaining all of the pedal's stock capabilities, the following additional modifications would be made:
Upgraded resistors and capacitors to reduce noise and give tighter performance tolerances.
In addition to the two IC chips included in the BYOC kit, I'd include two additional compatible chips--newer designs with improved performance and lower noise characteristics. Try 'em all in the IC socket and see which one you like best! Both have been reported to work well/sound good in the TS design.
In contrast to the TS-808's single gain range and fixed bass rolloff frequency, this pedal would offer normal (i.e. stock) and high gain modes, each with three selectable rolloff frequencies, so that you can dial in more or less bass distortion to suit your needs.
Improved sweep-range tone pot, eliminating the "9 to 3" dead-band in the stock pedal's tone control.
Three-position toggle for selecting different clipping modes, which determines the character of the overdrive sound the pedal produces. In addition to the stock tone, this modification would add one clipping mode that's smoother and one that's a bit more raw.
Because of these additions to the original design, the pedal would come in a slightly wider enclosure than the kit provides. Approx. dimensions are 4.7" x 3.7" x 1.2". The mods add an additional knob and toggle switch to the stock design's three knobs. The casing would be bright yellow and all lettered up, though I haven't decided exactly how I would do that yet. Probably water-slide decals with a clearcoat over it. I'd want the finished product to looks as professional as possible.
Written instructions on how to use the additional features would be included.
Of course, the finished pedal would be checked out and verified as fully functional prior to shipping. I can't provide a "warranty" per se, but I'd fix it for free for the first 90 days, if it stopped working correctly for reasons other than abuse or your dog peeing on it.
Not 100% sure what the price would be, but something in the $130 - $150 range (plus shipping) is highly likely. Compare this with $170 for an Ibanez TS-808 Reissue with far fewer features or those "boutique" TS derivatives for $200 and up (w-a-a-a-y up, in some cases).
One other item to note--the BYOC design is honest-to-goodness, no-B.S. TRUE BYPASS, so it wont load up your pickups and suck tone at all when it's turned off.
So, anybody out there interested?