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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
 Posted - 01/26/2009 : 13:57:46
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Does anybody know of any mods that can be done to this excellent pedal?
Make it even better?
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 14:12:15
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Hi Goran! Haven't seen any (and I've been keeping an eye out).
I do know it uses SMD components which makes it a pain to mod... |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 14:17:47
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quote:
Originally posted by Goran
Does anybody know of any mods that can be done to this excellent pedal?
Make it even better?
Hi Goran & Guys
Please be aware that "most" of the Bad Monkey, is a SMD-SMT surface mount components PCB.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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copper
Bronze Member
USA
73 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 03:07:38
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You can change C5 to a higher value for less mids resulting in a more transparent tone. Stock value is .047uf, try a .1 first.
I haven't tried this though. I had a bad monkey and I hated it. There was no crispness or clarity. It wasn't transparent at all. I love mids, but I just found this pedal to mask any tone I had, and tube screamer clones (along with tube screamers) have lots of mids. No definition to any notes. Tried it twice, but flipped it twice. |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2009 : 05:03:41
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me too , i had one for about 10 minutes , my modded sd1 was a cleaner
sounding pedal , it stepped on my tone real bad !!! had to sell it .
the hype was not worth what i heard IMO ! |
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hot tubes
Silver Member
Canada
162 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2009 : 06:17:49
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i'v heard of what they call the "badder monkey" mod done by
HUMPHREY'S AUDIO.
thats all i know . |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2009 : 06:56:18
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| I've been asked by a muso mate to do a mod on his friend's Bad Monkey - increase the output and make it "cut" more. Any comments from someone who has actual hands-on experience would be gratefully received... |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2009 : 09:47:22
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Originally posted by copper
You can change C5 to a higher value for less mids resulting in a more transparent tone. Stock value is .047uf, try a .1 first.
I haven't tried this though. I had a bad monkey and I hated it. There was no crispness or clarity. It wasn't transparent at all. I love mids, but I just found this pedal to mask any tone I had, and tube screamer clones (along with tube screamers) have lots of mids. No definition to any notes. Tried it twice, but flipped it twice.
I changed C5 to 0.1 uF and C11 to 1 uF, lots of bass.. too much, so I got back to the original value on C11.
The pedal, with C5 changed, is more transparent and I like the tone of it better. Recomended! |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 02/03/2009 : 07:13:09
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Update: Also changed C46 from 0.047 uF to 0.033 uF yesterday and this makes the pedal really shine. Now it�s one of the best overdrives I ever heard.
Without the change of C46 there was a bit of treble missing.
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2009 : 17:22:42
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| Does anyone have an actual schematic for this pedal? |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2009 : 20:35:18
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| I�ve searched the net for a schematic with no success, but I�ve read that many others are looking for it but that it don�t excist outside Digitech. It�s a hard one to draw by looking at the pcb... |
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unimorse
Copper Member
USA
1 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 02:33:30
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| Hey guys I am new to this but i just wanted to let everyone know what idid with the bad monkey. Frist I changed C5 to .1uf like recomended, then what I did different was C11 I Put in a .1uf in addition to that I put the original, capacitor in paralell with the new one. What it did was give me really fat useable tone. I thought that this mod was quite amazing and makes the bad monkey a very usable pedal. Hopefully someone else tries this and lets me know what they think. |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 08:42:55
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Hi unimorse
Welcome to the forum from Australia.
Thanks for your contribution to the Bad Monkey Mods list.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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