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EHX Hot Tubes Nano

Posted on 8/02/2015 by mirosol

What is it? Electro-Harmonix Hot Tubes Nano. Made in NYC, 2013. Some time ago i stumbled on to a schematic of this CD4049 hex inverter based OD/Dist unit. Played around with the design and noticed it had some real potential. There are numerous drive designs with hex inverters on the wild and while the CD4049…

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MI Audio Blues Pro V3

Posted on 27/01/20157/04/2015 by mirosol

What is it? MI Audio Blues Pro V3. Made in australia around 2013 or so. Smaller brands with good reputation in the tweaker community? The vast number of brands vs. the reputation leave quite a few out of the equation. There are these smaller brands that may have had one of theirs as a flavour…

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Boss OS-2 Overdrive/Distortion

Posted on 8/01/2015 by mirosol

What is it? Boss OS-2 OverDrive/Distortion. Made in taiwan, january 1996. I was rather keen on trying this one out. I find the idea of OD and Dist made blendable in a single unit intriguing. This, among with other basic or classic hits as DS-1 and SD-1 are probably the cheapest and most common boss…

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Nux AS3 Modern Amp Simulator

Posted on 17/11/201417/11/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Nux AS3 Modern Amp Simulator. Made in china around mid to late 00’s I don’t know what it is. I really can’t point my finger to one particular thing on these and say; “this is why i like Nux Effects!”. But i do. Or least i did. I recall talking to people…

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Ibanez MSL Metal Screamer

Posted on 10/11/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Ibanez MSL Metal Screamer from Master series. Made in japan around 1986. These seem to be rather rare these days. And with rarity, or scarcity, come a price tag that’s not for everyone. I happened to score this unit with some nicks and dents from Mr. Lindén in a batch deal for…

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EHX Germanium OD

Posted on 1/11/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Electro-Harmonix Germanium OD, “Vintage Overdrive” from XO series. Made in USA around late 00’s. Creativity. A threat or a possibility? Sometimes it manifests itself as both. And at the same time. I got mine as used for a fair price with velcro on the bottom. By the way, you can use the…

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Tone Freak Effects Abunai

Posted on 25/10/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Tone Freak Effects Abunai. Made in USA,2008. More like a boutique brand, the Tone Freak Effects apparently gained some recognition in the latter half of the 00’s. However, the little respect from the diy community turned into a frown pretty quickly. For those who do not see it, i can point out…

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Danelectro CTO-2 Transparent Overdrive V2

Posted on 22/10/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Danelectro CTO-2 Transparent Overdrive V2 from Danelectro Cool Cat series. Made in china around late 00’s to early 10’s. This unit was the very first of Cool Cat series pedal i ever bought. Got it as used unit from one great local guitarist who had just tried it  out. The price was…

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EHX OD Glove

Posted on 10/10/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Electro-Harmonix OD Glove from EHX nano series. Made in NYC in 2013. An overdrive that sounds like nothing else on EHX catalog. That’s the catchphrase from the marketing material. Sure enough. It isn’t close to anything from current or past EHX catalog. But it is rather familiar from somewhere else. Take a…

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EHX Holy Stain

Posted on 13/09/201430/10/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Electro Harmonix Holy Stain from XO series.Made in united states in 2010(ish). Once again. Put a pedal, any pedal, for sale with a broken switch and a price tag around 20% of a new unit. You bet i’ll be there, bombing your email and throwing the little money i have against the…

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