Early Seymour Duncan pedals

[Inflames626]

I prefer rackmounts to pedals, so I hope everyone can forgive my ignorance.

What happened to early, discontinued SD pedals like the Power Grid? Are they highly regarded because they're early/now rare?

My understanding is these earlier models weren't quite up to speed and were surpassed by later models.

Thanks.

 

[Artie]

I've had the Tweak Fuzz and Power Grid. Both were sturdy and sounded great. I wish I hadn't sold them. I still have the SFX-01 and Twin Tube Classic. They're good pedals. Not sure why they were discontinued.

 

[Mincer]

Well, the later ones had nicer enclosures, but all of them are quality, well thought-out pedals. I don't know if any has reached collectible status, as prices are still affordable across the range.

 

[Mincer]

I've had the Tweak Fuzz and Power Grid. Both were sturdy and sounded great. I wish I hadn't sold them. I still have the SFX-01 and Twin Tube Classic. They're good pedals. Not sure why they were discontinued.

SD tends to do pedals in 'runs' now, which are always sort of limited time release. Currently I own a Pickup Booster and 805, and both of those are fantastic. I had a Silver Lake reverb for a year or so, but I wasn't using it so I sold it.

 

[Inflames626]

Personally, I'd like to see SD try to make their own amp heads of any design/technology.

I never gelled with pedals. As a metal elitist, to me they were what teenagers used until they could afford a tube amp, but that was in the 90s. Many of the things we have on pedal boards now we didn't have back then.

I mainly didn't like pedals alone for distortion because they sounded too much like cheap solid state amps. Later, I liked pedals to boost amps. We mostly had DOD pedals in the shops here.

I loved Boss stuff for choruses and time based effects. This is where I thought pedals really stood out.

 

[ehdwuld]

I have the TweakFuzz but it needed a MOD before it was useable
which is why it was on clearance at GC back in the day

they had some glitches early on

 

[Aceman]

I have a Shape Shifter and a Twin Tube Mayhem. Love them both.

My understanding/thought is that
a) Too big for many
b) Some QC issues

 

[Mincer]

Personally, I'd like to see SD try to make their own amp heads of any design/technology.

I never gelled with pedals. As a metal elitist, to me they were what teenagers used until they could afford a tube amp, but that was in the 90s. Many of the things we have on pedal boards now we didn't have back then.

I mainly didn't like pedals alone for distortion because they sounded too much like cheap solid state amps. Later, I liked pedals to boost amps. We mostly had DOD pedals in the shops here.

I loved Boss stuff for choruses and time based effects. This is where I thought pedals really stood out.

Well, there were these, and although they sounded great, they did tend to break down a bit.

 

[Demanic]

I have a Shape Shifter and a Twin Tube Mayhem. Love them both.

My understanding/thought is that
a) Too big for many
b) Some QC issues

You have a TT Mayhem?
Have we ever heard it?

 

[Inflames626]

Well, there were these, and although they sounded great, they did tend to break down a bit.

I'm always learning from you, Mincer . It's why I come here.

Is that a built in attenuator?

 

[Mincer]

Yes, it is. You can read all about the unique features of this amp in this blog post.

 

[Aceman]

You have a TT Mayhem?
Have we ever heard it?

No. You have also not heard my EHX Metal Muff, Boss Digital Metalizer, or HM3

 

[GuitarStv]

I thought the tweak fuzz was cool, and have been using my Deja Vu delay forever - it's everything I want in a delay pedal.

 

[jeremy]

i had two deja vu, one got stolen, but i still use the other one. its great! i love the old shape shifter too. also have the old pup booster, twin tube classic, twin tube blue, and lava box.
used to have a doubleback comp and maybe something else im forgetting

 

[Artie]

I have the TweakFuzz but it needed a MOD before it was useable.

Just curious. What was the mod? I know the SFX-01 needed the cheap Carling switch to be replaced.

 

[DankStar]

I need to bust out my tweak fuzz. I think I got it off someone on here (they modded it for a volume fix I think). sick pedal.

 

[jeremy]

fuzzface have the same issue with there not being enough volume on tap for some people, i know that was a common mod on the tweakfuzz

 

[Artie]

I know that was a common mod on the tweakfuzz

The TweakFuzz was a dirt simple circuit. I wonder what the mod was?

 

[maug2122]

I use my SFX-1 Pickup Boosters,; one to enhance my guitar's pickups and the other before my buffer to drive my signal with a pure power boost before going into my racks .

I love the way the older SFX-1 Pickup Booster's way it does its MOJO on my pickups and it makes the two tubes in my Digitech 2112's and my VHT Valvulator 1's sizzle when overdriven and the clean signal more dynamic .

The Seymour Duncan SFX-1 Pickup, is going to be a Holy Grail pedal, in the Pantheon of Classic Foot Pedals !!!!

 

[Inflames626]

I use my SFX-1 Pickup Boosters,; one to enhance my guitar's pickups and the other before my buffer to drive my signal with a pure power boost before going into my racks .

I love the way the older SFX-1 Pickup Booster's way it does its MOJO on my pickups and it makes the two tubes in my Digitech 2112's and my VHT Valvulator 1's sizzle when overdriven and the clean signal more dynamic .

The Seymour Duncan SFX-1 Pickup, is going to be a Holy Grail pedal, in the Pantheon of Classic Foot Pedals !!!!

I feel the same about BBE Sonic Maximizers.

There's almost always one in my rig somewhere.