Freestompboxes.org rehosting
Hi everybody,
You might have seen that the website freestompboxes.org is down.
What happened, in short, is the following: we registered with a new hosting company 3ix.com, everything seemed to be fine and the people very helpful. Until this afternoon CET they just pulled the plug without any prior notice.
There was no explanation given and no illegal material pointed out by the provider, but as a matter of fact, the terms of service mention that in case of abuse they are allowed to take measures without any justification.
So we have learned a lesson, and no real harm was done. The forum...
Tweed Princeton + Dumble tonestack
I have been so busy the last few months that I didn't realize I forgot to rig up the second part of my report on the little Harley Benton 5W Blues Junior clone which is itself a tweed Princeton.
Well it's has grown...
Here are some interesting documents if you would like to work on a Harley Benton yourself:
See through Main PCB
See through tone control PCB
Harley Benton Stock Tone control schematic
Fender Princeton 5D2 schematic
Harley Benton - Circuit Description in French
Harley Benton - Circuit Description in English
Freestompboxes.org thread on this amp
I...
Harley Benton GA5: 5W Class A 8" combo
Now the 90s tube craze has gone full circle even budget brand are hitting the market hard with quality tube material. Many already went overboard when the Epiphone Valve Junior came out, but now thomann.de presents the Harley Benton GA-5 at 98 EUR, the ultimate beginner's amp mod kit has arrived. I don't think you could even buy a kit for a complete combo amp at this price -it retails at 98 EUR, the head version at 88 EUR
Harley Benton GA5 5W 8" combo
1. Compared to the Epiphone Valve Junior
The only advantage to the Epiphone are the stock 4, 8 and 16 ohm output jacks. The...
MIT Boss DS-1 Distortion: Keeley mods
I bought a wreck of a DS-1 about two years ago for close to nothing. It was in quite a sorry state: two knobs missing, worn out rubber grommet and no switch. Still distorted fine of course.
Over the last few days, I'm cleaning out stuff so this one was first up. Robert Keely is one of the stompbox modding pioneers and his mods are widely acclaimed and published on several websites:
RobertKeeley.com: a page on DS-1 by the man himself
Indyguitarist: a great printable, clear overview of the mods
Use this for reference layout and schematic
A blog about modding the DS-1
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