Marshall Jackhammer

[Jimbojsr]

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To hear some good Shredmaster stuff, listen to "Pablo Honey" or "The Bends" albums by Radiohead. Jonny Greenwood, the elad guitarist, uses a Tele with Fender Lace upus through a Shredmaster and into a solid state fender amp. Most of the high-gain soudns on those 2 albums are done with that setup. If you only have one track to listen from, try "Just". Cool song...

[Tony_H]

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Hi all,

I've been an advocate of the Jackhammer. I've had one for ... dunno how long - but mine's from the very first batch ever imported here to the Czech Rep, made still in India (not China as nowadays). The pedal is pretty versatile, plust it won't make all of your guitars sound the same (if you use more guitars), which is good in my book.

And I recently scored a rusty yet trusty old ShredMaster - that's a beast. And it cost me an equivalent of like 56 bucks. I am not going to sell them. Here, the old Marshall pedals have not been recognized as "vintage" yet so you can buy them at reasonable prices.

Tony

[ErikH]

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And I recently scored a rusty yet trusty old ShredMaster - that's a beast. And it cost me an equivalent of like 56 bucks. I am not going to sell them. Here, the old Marshall pedals have not been recognized as "vintage" yet so you can buy them at reasonable prices.

Tony

Cool score, Tony. Consider yourself lucky that those old black box pedals are still cheap to get there. An old black Guv'nor these days here can catch $150 USD easy.

[STRATDELUXER97]

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Cool score, Tony. Consider yourself lucky that those old black box pedals are still cheap to get there. An old black Guv'nor these days here can catch $150 USD easy.

Great pedal and I built mine for under $40 and then tweaked it alot further and alot better IMO?

[ErikH]

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Great pedal and I built mine for under $40 and then tweaked it alot further and alot better IMO?

I plan on doing the same thing. My breadboard is currently occupied though but it is a project I want to do. I've only recently starting messing with IC circuits and actually made my own TS-based booster/overdrive. The Guv'nor is a must though.

[theboatcandream]

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For anyone that needs a good pedal for that Marshall Crunch JCM800 or JCM2000, this pedal is it! I just picked one up and it sounds better than most pedals that cost quite a bit more money. Here are some reviews.
http://www.samedaymusic.com/productreview--MSHJH1

The Jackhammer is a great pedal. I highly recomend it. You have to learn how to dial the mids in, but it really is very versitile and is great for boosting a clean signal or for getting various kinds of pedal distortion.

[STRATDELUXER97]

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I plan on doing the same thing. My breadboard is currently occupied though but it is a project I want to do. I've only recently starting messing with IC circuits and actually made my own TS-based booster/overdrive. The Guv'nor is a must though.

I've been making my own etched pcb for my pedals...I bought a laser printer etc...and make my own boards and then build the pedals...I'm currently into the Matchbox pedal off www.runoffgroove.com but just haven't gotten around to finishing it yet....It's another pedal that uses BS 170 and the J201 trannies...I Loved the sound samples....

Other pedals I love and I have on my board...

Guv'nor
Blue Magic
Rodent(Did alot of tweaking on this one)
Phase 90

I've also built the BSIAB 2 and the Professor Tweed,but the Plexitone and my TS808 cover alot of ground,as does some other pedals on my current pedal board...It's fun building the pedals though,especially when they actually work.

[ErikH]

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I've been making my own etched pcb for my pedals...I bought a laser printer etc...and make my own boards and then build the pedals...I'm currently into the Matchbox pedal off www.runoffgroove.com but just haven't gotten around to finishing it yet....It's another pedal that uses BS 170 and the J201 trannies...I Loved the sound samples....

Other pedals I love and I have on my board...

Guv'nor
Blue Magic
Rodent(Did alot of tweaking on this one)
Phase 90

I've also built the BSIAB 2 and the Professor Tweed,but the Plexitone and my TS808 cover alot of ground,as does some other pedals on my current pedal board...It's fun building the pedals though,especially when they actually work.

I frequently visit Runoffgroove. There's some good stuff there. Lots of their stuff uses JFETs which is cool. I have a few JFET based circuits around myself, including a couple of my own.

I stay away from etching right now. With a 2 year old in the house I don't want those chemicals around. I'm sticking with perfing small circuits for the time being.

[STRATDELUXER97]

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I frequently visit Runoffgroove. There's some good stuff there. Lots of their stuff uses JFETs which is cool. I have a few JFET based circuits around myself, including a couple of my own.

I stay away from etching right now. With a 2 year old in the house I don't want those chemicals around. I'm sticking with perfing small circuits for the time being.

Oh Man! Yes you're right about the chemicals! It's pretty cool making my own boards.It's alot of work making the boards,drilling all the holes etc..but it saves me from having to buy the boards..The only thing I've had to buy lately and it's the most expensive part,is the project boxes....I seen guys use electrical outlet boxes also...Looks kinda cheesy,but it works!

[Stratcat]

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Good deal buddy, This is a great pedal! How does the Shredmaster compare in Tone to the Jackhammer?

Hey buddy.....Ironic thing about the JH in my case? I've never modded mine,nor have I ever opened the pedal up to peak inside of it....It has all the cool stuff I ever wanted from a great pedal...It sounds like a Marshall,has plenty of lows,plenty of gain,plenty of overall adjustment on the tone controls,and it stays tight..I only like the overdriven side of the pedal though and not the darker gainier side...

The only negative about the pedal is the controls are tiny and very hard to adjust quickly on the fly...I pretty much set mine and leave it right where it's set...Bought mine new and even though I Love the Plexitone,I do still use my JH and I won't part with it...

[STRATDELUXER97]

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Good deal buddy, This is a great pedal! How does the Shredmaster compare in Tone to the Jackhammer?

I Like the first version Guv'nor as equally as I Like the JH....I've never tryed the shredmaster and it's name doesn't sound classic rock or blues to me..

[SoCalSteve]

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Love mine! Bought mine when it came out after also reading several reviews about it....I now own a Carl Martin Plexitone and I Like it even more than the JH...Both are great pedals,but the Plexitone is over $200...

Wow John! Are those all yours? I've been thinking maybe a good way to get a variety of tones if a person doesn't want to give up their tube amp is to have a decent amp and buy some different distortion pedals such as what you have there to run through the clean channel. I picked up a Tonebone Classic for some American tones and will probably get a Jackhammer or similar and go from there. It seems if a person can buy used you can try different distortions and not lose much if anything if it doesn't suit you. Your thoughts?

[theboatcandream]

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What's the difference between those different versions of the Tubescreamer?

[STRATDELUXER97]

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Wow John! Are those all yours? I've been thinking maybe a good way to get a variety of tones if a person doesn't want to give up their tube amp is to have a decent amp and buy some different distortion pedals such as what you have there to run through the clean channel. I picked up a Tonebone Classic for some American tones and will probably get a Jackhammer or similar and go from there. It seems if a person can buy used you can try different distortions and not lose much if anything if it doesn't suit you. Your thoughts?

All the pedals are mine...Always cool to try alot of different pedals and then isolate down to the ones you really like on a consistent basis.In other words,keep the pedals that seem to always sound great when you use them.

[STRATDELUXER97]

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What's the difference between those different versions of the Tubescreamer?

One is a reissue TS808 and the other is a TS5....The TS5 is modded to be dark,gainier,and with alot of sustain..Reminds me of Gary Moore,EJ,and Santana's earlier tones..

The TS808 has my normal TS9/Tube Screamer mods....More lows,less mid spike,more gain with the drive knob up high,just ballsier overall with upgraded caps and metal film resistors....Both start out as the same basic circuit though.

The TS5 is a real inexpensive "sleeper" pedal.