Only scratched the bare surface my man, and no, security did not allow me to bring in my camera.Originally Posted by SuperSwede
You´ve been at the Spudmaster Holy Church of Guitars? You lucky man! I hope that you brought your camera!Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
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Only scratched the bare surface my man, and no, security did not allow me to bring in my camera.Originally Posted by SuperSwede
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Im on my third one so far...I used the 808 that came with mine, then I swapped it out for the TI RC4559P and then to what Im currently using, the "boutique" opamp(which has been in longest so far)....but so far I liked the RC4559P most. Its alot like the 808 opamp but less "chingy" sounding to me. Hope this makes some sense to someone.Originally Posted by Robert
I guess its time for me to try out the others now.
I just installed the RP4558P and I like it. It seems to make bigger tonal difference between the different rotary switch position, compared to the stock opamp. It's also more smooth sounding, the RP4558P.
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TI RC4558P is the opamp that Im currently using, that Id previously refered to as the boutique...my observations with this one is that its more of a plain ol boost, doesnt seem to add much crunch or grit...just boost.
For some reason I thought I had 2 more to try, guess its the TI TL072 next...I'll probably install it later this afternoon.
Yeah, that's a good one. The RP4558P is the opamp that Robert Keeley uses in his upgraded TS models, the best known probably being his "baked TS-9" mod. Until I obtained the TI TLC2272ACP, the RP4558P and it's "1st cuz", the RP4559P were pretty much a toss-up as my favorite TS opamps. I like their smoothness, too, Robert.Originally Posted by Robert
Will be interested to see what you think of the LM833N....
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DVM, I also thought it seemed like there with was less of a volume change when you set dip switch to "Hot" with the RP4558P, did you notice this?
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No, but that doesn't mean you aren't right! I'll have to check it out next time I'm swapping opamps around and see if I get that effect, too.Originally Posted by Robert
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You know what would be cool? If you could somehow move between the rotary switch positions as you play! I am always turning back and forth to see what tone I get - I would love to be able to do that live! Maybe if the knob head was really big, it could be turned with the foot?
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Oh-oh! New product concept coming through! The "ZYS Expresso", now with a bass rolloff expression pedal! I think that's probably beyond my meager skills, though.Originally Posted by Robert
Seriously, maybe something could be done with the knob head. I'll have to think about that....
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MXR makes those rubber knob covers so that you can change position with your feet. With the indent switch it might be tough. Same knob size though.
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I'm digging the Texas Instruments 4558 in mine. It seems more high fidelity to me. I can't get over the amount of gain the Zonkin' produces. My favorite position is normal on the mini toggle and I'm usually on the upper end of choices on the gain/bass boost. Positions 4 and 5 mostly.
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In relative numbers, the max. gain for a stock TS-808 is 118. The ZYS max. gain is 110 on the "normal" gain settings (rotary positions 1 - 3), and 511 on the high gain settings (positions 4 - 6). That's 4.3 times as much available gain as the stock 808.
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Oh yeah it's awesome. I remember asking you to make mine better than the BM and well yeah it blew it out of the water in terms of hifi tone and gain.Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
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What about the Banshee...I dont have that option, huh?Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
Nope. You've got 118, period. Same as the TS-808.Originally Posted by ShortBuSX
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Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
The Texas Instrument opamp I'm using right now IS THIS chip right? It's in my pedal now so I can't see it. Tell us here what benefits the LM833N would offer?
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Not unless you bought it yourself. I didn't find the TLC2272ACP until after I bought the opamps for the four ZYS production run.Originally Posted by tone2thebone
The four opamps that each of you received were:
- JRC4558D (original spec TS-808 chip)
- TI RC4558P (used in several boutique TS clones)
- TI TL072IP (very popular TI opamp)
- STM LM833N (low noise)
As indicated, the LM833N is a low noise opamp that is particularly suited to high gain applications. So when you crank the gain/bass rotary over to positions 4, 5 & 6, it should reduce some of the background noise and maintain note clarity a bit better.
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Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
Well then where did Robert get RP from! Did he typo or did he buy one?
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