MOTM

I can still get 1N34A germ. diodes for 35 cents each.

Paul S.

-----Original Message-----
From: hodad1@... <hodad1@...>
To: motm@onelist.com <motm@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 3:26 PM
Subject: [motm] Distortion

>From: hodad1@...
>
>Seems to me the best route to go on modular distortion would be
>germanium(germaniums? I
>think we grew some of those in the garden this year.)--what I personallly
>use is an old
>Ibanez Tube Screamer with the germanium whatevers in it(sorry to get so
>technical),
>& am quite satisfied with it. Helps me to get that fabulous Link Wray

sound

>from my guitar.
>
>Thank you
>Tomr
>
>
>
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hodad1@... wrote:

>
> From: hodad1@...
>
> Seems to me the best route to go on modular distortion would be
> germanium(germaniums? I
> think we grew some of those in the garden this year.)--what I personallly
> use is an old
> Ibanez Tube Screamer with the germanium whatevers in it(sorry to get so
> technical),
> & am quite satisfied with it. Helps me to get that fabulous Link Wray sound
> from my guitar.

The tube screamer uses an jrc4558 with diodes in the feedback path. The
MXR Distortion+ is similar in that it has diodes to ground. With both
of these distortion schematics, I've had a lot of fun playing with
different types and numbers of diodes; germanium, green LEDs, two diodes
in one direction and one in the other, etc.. You can really change the
characteristics of the distortion.

I don't have the electronics experience to design it, but if some enterprising
individual (hint, hint) could come up with a way to use voltage control to go
between different diode configurations, perhaps in two dimensions, i.e. two vc
inputs to modify the character of the distortion, this could be more than
your run-of-the-mill stomp box.

Of course, you could just design a low quality band pass filter fed into
a distortion based on germanium transitors and call it "Hendrix-in-a-box."
Or would that be HIAMOTM.

Thomas

Seems to me the best route to go on modular distortion would be
germanium(germaniums? I
think we grew some of those in the garden this year.)--what I personallly
use is an old
Ibanez Tube Screamer with the germanium whatevers in it(sorry to get so
technical),
& am quite satisfied with it. Helps me to get that fabulous Link Wray sound
from my guitar.

Thank you
Tomr

Call me a purist but why create in the MOTM something you can buy readily
off the shelf? i.e. the distortion stomp boxes etc. I'd rather see Paul use
his efforts on designing unique modules or difficult to find stuff than on
recreating what can be had off the shelf.
Yes, Paul I realize the untapped guitar market, but doing Guitar synthesis
is really tough. That's why Roland is possibly the only one who has done it
successfully and even then it is only with samples. I'd rather see those
kind of efforts spent on making unique controllers than on trying to make
Guitar Synths.
In defense though, I realize that running Guitar signals through the Motm
could lead to some really wild sound textures. And being a guitar player too
I think it would be fun.

>From: Thomas Hudson <thudson@...>
>Reply-To: motm@onelist.com
>To: motm@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [motm] Distortion
>Date: Tue, 07 Sep 1999 16:47:03 -0400
>
>From: Thomas Hudson <thudson@...>
>
>hodad1@... wrote:
> >
> > From: hodad1@...
> >
> > Seems to me the best route to go on modular distortion would be
> > germanium(germaniums? I
> > think we grew some of those in the garden this year.)--what I
>personallly
> > use is an old
> > Ibanez Tube Screamer with the germanium whatevers in it(sorry to get so
> > technical),
> > & am quite satisfied with it. Helps me to get that fabulous Link Wray
>sound
> > from my guitar.
>
>The tube screamer uses an jrc4558 with diodes in the feedback path. The
>MXR Distortion+ is similar in that it has diodes to ground. With both
>of these distortion schematics, I've had a lot of fun playing with
>different types and numbers of diodes; germanium, green LEDs, two diodes
>in one direction and one in the other, etc.. You can really change the
>characteristics of the distortion.
>
>I don't have the electronics experience to design it, but if some
>enterprising
>individual (hint, hint) could come up with a way to use voltage control to
>go
>between different diode configurations, perhaps in two dimensions, i.e. two
>vc
>inputs to modify the character of the distortion, this could be more than
>your run-of-the-mill stomp box.
>
>Of course, you could just design a low quality band pass filter fed into
>a distortion based on germanium transitors and call it "Hendrix-in-a-box."
>Or would that be HIAMOTM.
>
>Thomas
>
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I *AM NOT* building a guitar synth! (not on purpose, anyway).

Rather, this is simply for guitar external signal procesing.

Paul S.

Hello--

Anybody ever try a Marshall Supafuzz? Very good!

Also there's a guy now making pretty exceptional pedals name Zachary Vex. He
has a line under the name Z. Vex. His Fuzz Factory is great! I know you said
pre-1990 but check this guy's stuff out. It's special.
<A HREF="http://www.zvex.com">Z. Vex</A>

Rob Schwimmer