First Act Distortion were $4.98 at Toys R Us
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First Act Distortion were $4.98 at Toys R Us
Surprised nobody posted this here. They are sold out online already. My wife grabbed 4 of these for me and didn't even tell me.
Not the plastic orange ones either. The black metal MX510 I think was part of their 222 series.
They showed up in the mail today. Plugged one in and it sounds an awful lot like a Boss DS-1. I'll have to open it up later and have a look.
Not the plastic orange ones either. The black metal MX510 I think was part of their 222 series.
They showed up in the mail today. Plugged one in and it sounds an awful lot like a Boss DS-1. I'll have to open it up later and have a look.
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I know. I usually miss out on these things and I would have but my wife scored them along with some strings for a few $.
Just opened it up and they sure look like a DS-1 just by looking at the parts. Cmos switching though unlike the flip-flop Boss uses.
She even bought 4 of them for me. She said, "They were so cheap, I thought you could use them for something."
Just opened it up and they sure look like a DS-1 just by looking at the parts. Cmos switching though unlike the flip-flop Boss uses.
She even bought 4 of them for me. She said, "They were so cheap, I thought you could use them for something."
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Well I cracked it open today while some paint was drying and I was correct. It is for sure a Boss DS-1 part-for-part clone except the op-amp is different and it uses a CMOS flip flop instead of the Boss transistor flip flop. I'm not going to do a demo because it sounds exactly like the DS-1.
I did a really quick trace of it so here you go if anyone is interested.






I did a really quick trace of it so here you go if anyone is interested.






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