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by Flipper
Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:36 am
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Amp Heads? help!
Replies: 11
Views: 2587

Amp Heads? help!

Hi all, I've been meaning to get new gear for a while since I've started playing bigger clubs now and then, and I decided it was time to get cabinets and an amp head. I'm currently using a Behringer V-Tone GMX212 2X60 Watt Stereo Guitar Combo amp, and it's been a help, but now i need something bette...
by Flipper
Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:21 am
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Boss DS-1 as a boost/ overdrive?
Replies: 3
Views: 1059

bubbles_horwitz wrote:lol. someone tells you to buy a rat and like 20 minutes later you do.
x] yea, it sounds kind of stupid even to me, but i found a col vintage one, and i watched a couple of videos of some rats on youtube, and i like the way they sound a lot better than my DS-1
by Flipper
Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:36 am
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Boss DS-1 as a boost/ overdrive?
Replies: 3
Views: 1059

Boss DS-1 as a boost/ overdrive?

Ok, so i ordered a Proco RAT as suggested by some people on here, and since i have nothing to do with my DS-1 now, i figured since i thas a decent amount of volume boost, maybe i could run it through my RAT and EHX small clone as a booster. (RAT will be my main distortion) Does anyone know how this ...
by Flipper
Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:10 am
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Is there a difference between a vintage DS-1 and the reissue
Replies: 15
Views: 2855

hahahahahahaha, this is true, the rat is about $80 new, and way worth it in the end. You think so? i havn't tried it out, but i will if it's good. I'm tight on money, but hopefully i'll get some soon. can you get a decent amount of sounds with it? because i lean more twords nirvana-y type stuff. Oh...
by Flipper
Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:54 am
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Is there a difference between a vintage DS-1 and the reissue
Replies: 15
Views: 2855

hit it with a sledgehammer and buy a RAT. boom, then you'e got a pedal that sounds better than every vintage and modern DS-1. hahahahahahaha, this is true, the rat is about $80 new, and way worth it in the end. You think so? i havn't tried it out, but i will if it's good. I'm tight on money, but ho...
by Flipper
Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:48 am
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Is there a difference between a vintage DS-1 and the reissue
Replies: 15
Views: 2855

Having played a couple MIJ ones, I can say they sound a little more open and natural, but not by much. The only difference between the two is the main Op-amp, so that could be replaced pretty easily. yea, this is what I've heard. as I understand it, the new op-amp is higher fidelity. that's why it ...
by Flipper
Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:45 pm
Forum: Effects, Amps & Gear, Pedal Building
Topic: Is there a difference between a vintage DS-1 and the reissue
Replies: 15
Views: 2855

Is there a difference between a vintage DS-1 and the reissue

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn104/dbob89/Pedals/NewSet/BRS8dgWkKGrHgoOKi8EjlLmrUzBJ9QL5umY.jpg I was playing around with my DS-1 (reissue) today, and then i decided to go on youtube.I found this discussion on a video about how the reissued ones sound way shittier than the vintage ones unless...