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Blackrash
Bronze Member
USA
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 Posted - 10/06/2009 : 18:52:46
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I like the MXR M173 Classic 108 myself, but there is a lot more knowledge in here then I carry
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robert1836
Copper Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 03:30:13
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Originally posted by zerksies
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Originally posted by rhcp_1005
Could always get a Big Muff.
I agree with that, i do love the big muff
I love the BMP sound too. I actually own a 90's re-issue. I also recently bought a Russian BMP. The PW-2 sound is right in there with what I like. I also have a Skreddy Pig Mine on order...5 month waiting list...I can't wait! |
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JCM800PDX
Bronze Member
USA
88 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 03:50:53
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Originally posted by robert1836
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Originally posted by zerksies
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Originally posted by rhcp_1005
Could always get a Big Muff.
I agree with that, i do love the big muff
I love the BMP sound too. I actually own a 90's re-issue. I also recently bought a Russian BMP. The PW-2 sound is right in there with what I like. I also have a Skreddy Pig Mine on order...5 month waiting list...I can't wait!
Is your reissue one of the green ones? I just rehoused my green BMP after the switch broke... still sounds great and now it has true bypass! |
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robert1836
Copper Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 05:01:29
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Is your reissue one of the green ones? I just rehoused my green BMP after the switch broke... still sounds great and now it has true bypass!
No not a green one, though I would like a green one. Absolutely Analog makes green BMP clone that I have been considering. See it here: http://absolutelyanalog.com/GreenRussian.html |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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JCM800PDX
Bronze Member
USA
88 Posts |
Posted - 10/07/2009 : 08:15:52
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Originally posted by Laurie
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Originally posted by JCM800PDX
Is your reissue one of the green ones? I just rehoused my green BMP after the switch broke... still sounds great and now it has true bypass!
You can buy replacement switches (and other parts) for the green Russian one here:
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Categories.bok?category=Electro-Harmonix%2FSovtek+Repair+Parts
Very true! My switch broke back in 2000 and, unfortunately, I decided that I would try to fix it at that time, despite having zero experience with repairing electronics. Well, it sat in pieces on my workshop shelf for 9 years (during which a bunch of essential parts went missing!) until I decided to repair and rehouse the entire thing this past winter.
I wish I'd had the opportunity to buy a new switch before I decided to take the thing apart. I'd definitely recommend just buying a replacement switch over doing all the work I did to get mine up and running again! |
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fireman
Copper Member
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Posted - 10/11/2009 : 11:22:49
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hi laurie, I've just decide to try and build a pw2 clone.
Ive got your link for the circuit, and think I can manage it, but have a couple of questions for you.
are all the components still made/available?
where does the battery connect, is it just across the ac adapter socket?
Is the ciruit 100% accurate?
thanks in advance.
maybe I should have started a new thread for this? |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2009 : 18:17:31
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Originally posted by fireman
hi laurie, I've just decide to try and build a pw2 clone.
Ive got your link for the circuit, and think I can manage it, but have a couple of questions for you.
are all the components still made/available?
where does the battery connect, is it just across the ac adapter socket?
Is the ciruit 100% accurate?
thanks in advance.
maybe I should have started a new thread for this?
The components (or equivalents) are all available. Schematic on my site is verified 100% accurate.
The battery, 9V adapter socket, and input jack are all wired together a certain way to provide the appropriate power switching - see any Boss factory schematic for how its done.
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fireman
Copper Member
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Posted - 10/11/2009 : 20:27:27
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Thanks Laurie, sorry for being so lazy and not finding out about the components but I figured you would have a prety good idea of the top of your head.
I also appologise for hijacking the thread.
P.S. don't suppose any one has a circuit board trace, do they?
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
1288 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2009 : 00:18:37
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Looking at the PW2 schem, might be easier to make a BMP clone and house it in a Boss pedal,
hmmmmm |
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fireman
Copper Member
14 Posts |
Posted - 11/27/2009 : 13:34:14
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just managed to get all the bits for my pw 2 clone, came with a circuit board with the tracks and holes in just the right places, all the components and a metal housing that says "boss pw-2" on it.
how lucky is that? |
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sclitheroe
Copper Member
Canada
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Posted - 11/29/2009 : 02:25:27
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Originally posted by fireman
just managed to get all the bits for my pw 2 clone, came with a circuit board with the tracks and holes in just the right places, all the components and a metal housing that says "boss pw-2" on it.
how lucky is that?
How do you like it? I'm eyeing the PW-2 now that I have a BMP - in the name of standardization, of course  |
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Big Muff Pi sound from a Boss pedal?
