Monster Mods Blue Screamer
From Monster Mods:
My goal was to correct the issues that plague the Tubescreamer and Boss SD-1 based on user comments. Issues such as: not enough bass response, too much mid-range hump, and noise. I stack two RC4558P chips made by Texas Instruments that sound warm and soft, but rawer than the current production JRC4558D or JRC4558DD. This is Robert Keeley's first choice. The result is BETTER DISTORTION, ARTICULATION, and TRANSPARENCY, while generating less NOISE! These two chips work in parallel, mounted on top of each other and soldered together. (Keeley does this in his stacked SD-1 mod) I put a geranium diode in the clipping section. (Similar to the Keeley GE mod) I keep the asymmetrical clipping to attempt to make the pedal more "tube- like" since tubes and transformers rarely produce symmetrical distortion.
Played with it a little tonight. I dig it!
From Monster Mods:
My goal was to correct the issues that plague the Tubescreamer and Boss SD-1 based on user comments. Issues such as: not enough bass response, too much mid-range hump, and noise. I stack two RC4558P chips made by Texas Instruments that sound warm and soft, but rawer than the current production JRC4558D or JRC4558DD. This is Robert Keeley's first choice. The result is BETTER DISTORTION, ARTICULATION, and TRANSPARENCY, while generating less NOISE! These two chips work in parallel, mounted on top of each other and soldered together. (Keeley does this in his stacked SD-1 mod) I put a geranium diode in the clipping section. (Similar to the Keeley GE mod) I keep the asymmetrical clipping to attempt to make the pedal more "tube- like" since tubes and transformers rarely produce symmetrical distortion.
Played with it a little tonight. I dig it!
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