kjrocks
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How come I havent heard of this yet?!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Seymour-Duncan-...ryZ41430QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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SFX-04 sighting! What the.....
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daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
Re: SFX-04 sighting! What the.....
WTF?Normally ,Evan allways tell us about such stuff.is it a real SD pedal?
WTF?Normally ,Evan allways tell us about such stuff.is it a real SD pedal?
James Rock
Active member
Re: SFX-04 sighting! What the.....
It seems to make sense that SFX-04 is a brother would you say of the Twin Tube but I would of thought the forum would find out before it would go on the market (the SFX-07 is barely on Ebay and we've known about that for AGES!)
It seems to make sense that SFX-04 is a brother would you say of the Twin Tube but I would of thought the forum would find out before it would go on the market (the SFX-07 is barely on Ebay and we've known about that for AGES!)
James Rock
Active member
Re: SFX-04 sighting! What the.....
How come the only info on it is on that ebay store?
How come the only info on it is on that ebay store?
Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
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OK, you guys got me. Usually, I leak new product releases to the forum first, but Mike's Music, a loyal customer of ours, got a pre-production sample and he put it up on eBay, before the official release.
Anyway, it's legit. This is the long-overdue release of the SFX-04. We've been voicing and re-voicing this beast for nearly two years to make sure it's 100% right before release. If you like heavy tones, you'll dig the Mayhem.
Here's the skinny....
OK, you guys got me. Usually, I leak new product releases to the forum first, but Mike's Music, a loyal customer of ours, got a pre-production sample and he put it up on eBay, before the official release.
Anyway, it's legit. This is the long-overdue release of the SFX-04. We've been voicing and re-voicing this beast for nearly two years to make sure it's 100% right before release. If you like heavy tones, you'll dig the Mayhem.
Here's the skinny....
Evan Skopp
SDUGF Founder
Re: SFX-04 sighting! What the.....
Capitalizing on the success of the SFX-03 Twin Tube Classic, we’re proud to announce our latest stompbox, the SFX-04 Twin Tube Mayhem™. The Twin Tube Mayhem is a high gain guitar preamp that uses a duet of subminiature 6205 vacuum tubes and is voiced to evoke the heaviest sounds that define metal. The new-old-stock, USA-made Phillips Sylvania® 6205s represent the pinnacle of tube technology. They were designed and manufactured to meet the U.S. Government’s MIL-E-1 spec for reliability under conditions of severe shock, vibration, and temperature. They provide extremely long service life and exhibit virtually no tendency toward microphonics.
High-quality vacuum tubes are only part of the key to a great-sounding tube preamp. Too often, inexpensive tube gear runs in “starved plate mode,” where the tubes function like clipping diodes and do not actually amplify. The Mayhem sports a fully encapsulated, toroidal transformer to achieve the high plate voltage required for true tube amplification and maximum dynamic range. Additional gain is achieved with a high voltage, low noise, discrete Class A input stage. The solid state input stage increases the resistance of the stomp-box to microphonics. The result is maximum dynamic range, the most gain, and the heaviest tone one expects from a great tube preamp.
The Twin Tube Mayhem also features a user-selectable 4dB or 8dB boost. This allows for lead and rhythm levels to be set independently. Voiced for heaviest rock tones, the Mayhem offers raw tube sound, thick distortion, and present low order harmonics. The Twin Tube Mayhem also features true bypass, over 90 dB of gain, and a heavy-duty chassis with a nickel plated chassis and stylish “chicken head” knobs. A 16-volt AC transformer is also included.
Specifications:
Gain
• Before Level Compensation – 97 dB
• After Level Compensation – 71 dB
*Gain measured at 1 KHz
Nominal Output Level – 0.25 Vrms (-10dBu)
*Nom. Output level measured with 100mV 1 KHz input signal and all controls set to 12 o’clock
Max. output level before clipping – 5 Vrms (16dBu)
*Max. output measured with gain set at 50% and all other controls set full up and boost footswitch set to 8dB
Input Impedance: 100KΩ
THD @ 100mV RMS output – .5%
Noise @ Output – 4mV (< 3dB hum content)
Boost Footswitch Gain
• Two selectable boosts, 4dB and 8dB. No effect on tone, just increased level.
Active Equalization Section:
• Bass Control: 126 Hz, Q = 1.5, Gain = +/-12dB
• Midrange Control: 596 Hz / 1389 Hz, Q = 1.5, Gain = +/-12dB
• Treble Control: 2.93 KHz, Q = 1.4, Gain = +/-12dB
Power Consumption – 11W
External Dimensions – 7.50” X 6.62” X 1.96” (190mm X 168mm X 50mm)
Weight – 3.15 lbs. (1.43KG)
Capitalizing on the success of the SFX-03 Twin Tube Classic, we’re proud to announce our latest stompbox, the SFX-04 Twin Tube Mayhem™. The Twin Tube Mayhem is a high gain guitar preamp that uses a duet of subminiature 6205 vacuum tubes and is voiced to evoke the heaviest sounds that define metal. The new-old-stock, USA-made Phillips Sylvania® 6205s represent the pinnacle of tube technology. They were designed and manufactured to meet the U.S. Government’s MIL-E-1 spec for reliability under conditions of severe shock, vibration, and temperature. They provide extremely long service life and exhibit virtually no tendency toward microphonics.
High-quality vacuum tubes are only part of the key to a great-sounding tube preamp. Too often, inexpensive tube gear runs in “starved plate mode,” where the tubes function like clipping diodes and do not actually amplify. The Mayhem sports a fully encapsulated, toroidal transformer to achieve the high plate voltage required for true tube amplification and maximum dynamic range. Additional gain is achieved with a high voltage, low noise, discrete Class A input stage. The solid state input stage increases the resistance of the stomp-box to microphonics. The result is maximum dynamic range, the most gain, and the heaviest tone one expects from a great tube preamp.
The Twin Tube Mayhem also features a user-selectable 4dB or 8dB boost. This allows for lead and rhythm levels to be set independently. Voiced for heaviest rock tones, the Mayhem offers raw tube sound, thick distortion, and present low order harmonics. The Twin Tube Mayhem also features true bypass, over 90 dB of gain, and a heavy-duty chassis with a nickel plated chassis and stylish “chicken head” knobs. A 16-volt AC transformer is also included.
Specifications:
Gain
• Before Level Compensation – 97 dB
• After Level Compensation – 71 dB
*Gain measured at 1 KHz
Nominal Output Level – 0.25 Vrms (-10dBu)
*Nom. Output level measured with 100mV 1 KHz input signal and all controls set to 12 o’clock
Max. output level before clipping – 5 Vrms (16dBu)
*Max. output measured with gain set at 50% and all other controls set full up and boost footswitch set to 8dB
Input Impedance: 100KΩ
THD @ 100mV RMS output – .5%
Noise @ Output – 4mV (< 3dB hum content)
Boost Footswitch Gain
• Two selectable boosts, 4dB and 8dB. No effect on tone, just increased level.
Active Equalization Section:
• Bass Control: 126 Hz, Q = 1.5, Gain = +/-12dB
• Midrange Control: 596 Hz / 1389 Hz, Q = 1.5, Gain = +/-12dB
• Treble Control: 2.93 KHz, Q = 1.4, Gain = +/-12dB
Power Consumption – 11W
External Dimensions – 7.50” X 6.62” X 1.96” (190mm X 168mm X 50mm)
Weight – 3.15 lbs. (1.43KG)
JumpMarine
18 watts of Mayhemologist
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Very cool, thanks Evan!
Very cool, thanks Evan!
J Moose
New member
Re: SFX-04 sighting! What the.....
I absolutely LOVE the set of a dozen DiMarzio pickups under the pedal auction...
lol
Evan ~ What is the official release date? Are we weeks away, months away?
I absolutely LOVE the set of a dozen DiMarzio pickups under the pedal auction...
lol
Evan ~ What is the official release date? Are we weeks away, months away?
daemon barbeque
Zuhahahaologist
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Thanx Evan for the Info!
I am happy now ,since i was planing on a Damage Control pedal....I will wait now...I am excited to test one!
Thanx Evan for the Info!
I am happy now ,since i was planing on a Damage Control pedal....I will wait now...I am excited to test one!
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
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Guys these are coming FAST. As you can see there are a few out there now, and they should soon be easy to find.
Right now I believe there are enough around that you guys (being the first to see this pedal) can probably order them from your favorite dealers and they'll be able to get them fast.
The key to this pedal is high plate voltage and NO CLIPPING DIODES! You ask: Are clipping diodes bad?" No, but they're found in many high gain tube distortion circuits and amps. So the high gain tube distortion is actually a hybrid of tube overdrive and a distortion pedal style clipping. This pedal overdrives entirely in the tube domain. So all the distortion you hear is from tubes. Rock on.
Guys these are coming FAST. As you can see there are a few out there now, and they should soon be easy to find.
Right now I believe there are enough around that you guys (being the first to see this pedal) can probably order them from your favorite dealers and they'll be able to get them fast.
The key to this pedal is high plate voltage and NO CLIPPING DIODES! You ask: Are clipping diodes bad?" No, but they're found in many high gain tube distortion circuits and amps. So the high gain tube distortion is actually a hybrid of tube overdrive and a distortion pedal style clipping. This pedal overdrives entirely in the tube domain. So all the distortion you hear is from tubes. Rock on.
