TS-10 becomes a 808

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Heh plugged it into both the new amps and was duly underwhelmed;)
It fared even worse into the Hiwatt, only when I cranked the Hiwatt over the 4x12 G12H equipped cab something worth the while happend, so this thing will defently get more gain and will be made more open sounding.
 
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Rid said:
Heh plugged it into both the new amps and was duly underwhelmed;)
It fared even worse into the Hiwatt, only when I cranked the Hiwatt over the 4x12 G12H equipped cab something worth the while happend, so this thing will defently get more gain and will be made more open sounding.
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I could share some TS thoughts with you? Did you do the "entire" mods to your TS10? The 10 involves more steps to get it right compared to a TS9 or even the TS5..

Also...I always prefer to stay symetrical on the diode gain stage and I stick with the silicon diodes"always" on every TS I mod...Just on this series though.
 
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Yep changed the whole lot, and removed the new stuff they added to it, I like assymetrical better than symmetrical and I did use IN448 diodes, they sound the most sweet in these setups to me:)
Also swapped all the caps to poly orangedrops and added a few new metalfilm ones, flipped out the tantalum ones and used poly's again, sounded much nicer, also got a IC-socket(Tulip one) just to flip between a few other OP-amps.
I'll probally change the input cap and one resistor, don't want to increase the gain by lowering the 4K7 resistor though at first, and I'll change the output cap back to normal again as well, because if it works with what I have in mind I won't need a big cap there anymore:D
But do feel free to add some if you like, it is always fun to see other sides of this:)
Niels
 
Re: TS-10 becomes a 808

Rid said:
Yep changed the whole lot, and removed the new stuff they added to it, I like assymetrical better than symmetrical and I did use IN448 diodes, they sound the most sweet in these setups to me:)
Also swapped all the caps to poly orangedrops and added a few new metalfilm ones, flipped out the tantalum ones and used poly's again, sounded much nicer, also got a IC-socket(Tulip one) just to flip between a few other OP-amps.
I'll probally change the input cap and one resistor, don't want to increase the gain by lowering the 4K7 resistor though at first, and I'll change the output cap back to normal again as well, because if it works with what I have in mind I won't need a big cap there anymore:D
But do feel free to add some if you like, it is always fun to see other sides of this:)
Niels
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Sounds like you're doing fine already and you don't need my 2 cents brother! You should be teaching me a thing or two! :)
 
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Sounds like you're doing fine already and you don't need my 2 cents brother! You should be teaching me a thing or two!
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Thanks for the kind words, dunno you seem to be a way cool TS-expert in my eyes:)
Overdrives are quite similar so I just used one of my HDB's as a base, anyways those TS-style pedals are mighty fun to tweak:D
 
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Rid said:
Thanks for the kind words, dunno you seem to be a way cool TS-expert in my eyes:)
Overdrives are quite similar so I just used one of my HDB's as a base, anyways those TS-style pedals are mighty fun to tweak:D
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Hmmmm "expert" is a pretty big word and I can hardly even spell it? :laugh2:
The Tube Screamer was the pedal I learned on and the first great overdrive pedal I ever owned back in 82 or so when I bought my first TS9 for $45 dollars..
 
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82 hehe man I was a mere 14 years old back then:D
Was about to get my first real guitar lessons back then;)
One of my dads old Engineer students who played guitar also had a TS-9 that he modded;)
Hehe already back then it was a pedal to tweak...
 
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Well tried a few more things, it got abit more clearsounding, more air around the sound, a bit more drive as well.
Will have to test next week as I am out of town this weekend.
I let the pedal get some more input and lowered a few caps for more clarity, but I am out of resistors at home now, so I could not get the gain the way I wanted it too..lol
 
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