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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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 Posted - 07/23/2008 : 15:21:10
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G'day! Just looking at building myself a couple of FA-1 clones (one for each stereo channel). It's not much more setup to put a few extra ones together. The main components (FET and opamp) would be genuine NOS parts, so it would be a true clone but i would make it as a pedal not a belt-clip box (in a bigger box with a true-bypass footswitch and PSA power jack).
No promises I will actually have any for sale... I'm just seeing if anyone would be interested in one? I'm thinking it would be about $100 plus shipping (trust me - that won't make me a millionaire, it is just the component cost plus a little beer money for the effort).
To see the type of look and feel, see the SG-1 clone I made:
http://www.bossarea.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4788
I'd do the FA-1 clones in a yellow box with yellow knobs...
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 07:36:40
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| Tell ya what Laurie, if you could manage to house it in the shell of a cheap old Boss pedal, say DS-1, then I would be very interested. Very much indeed. |
Edited by - Right Foot Boss on 07/25/2008 07:37:03 |
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bosshog
Silver Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 07:39:26
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| Does anyone remenber sweet fa-1? |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 13:53:22
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Originally posted by Right Foot Boss
Tell ya what Laurie, if you could manage to house it in the shell of a cheap old Boss pedal, say DS-1, then I would be very interested. Very much indeed.
Ah yeah... if only! I've been contemplating how to get some "boss shells"... but the only way seems to be to buy DS-1's and gut them. A bit expensive really - would put the price up to maybe $150 by the time you bought the DS-1 and added components for a flip-flop (can't do true bypass in a boss shell - nowhere to put the switch).
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 15:32:47
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Hi Laurie & guys
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Laurie
Ah yeah... if only! I've been contemplating how to get some "boss shells"... but the only way seems to be to buy DS-1's and gut them.
I've gutted a few Behringer cheapies for the cases.
It's a bit of mucking around, but it can be done.
Regards Dr. Bob
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/25/2008 : 15:36:27
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
Hi Laurie & guys
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Laurie
Ah yeah... if only! I've been contemplating how to get some "boss shells"... but the only way seems to be to buy DS-1's and gut them.
I've gutted a few Behringer cheapies for the cases.
It's a bit of mucking around, but it can be done.
Regards Dr. Bob
I think my SG-1 clone would turn up it's nose at a Behringer case  |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 07/25/2008 : 21:37:30
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| I have the spare DS-1 and could care less for true bypass. So if your up for it I'll ship you the pedal with money. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 00:50:10
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Originally posted by Right Foot Boss
I have the spare DS-1 and could care less for true bypass. So if your up for it I'll ship you the pedal with money.
Been thinking about this... I would need to add the FET bypass stuff to the circuit, and rearrange the circuit board layout to fit a Boss pedal shell... but I think it's pretty doable. An FA-1 in a DS-1 case... a "FADS-1"?
Anyway, I'm off on vacation for the next week - we can talk some more about this when I get back?
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 07/26/2008 : 03:30:33
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Well as vacations have it I'm off the week after yours so plenty of time to figure it all out. Plus your FA-1 for each stereo channel sounds very good, so possibly two FADS-1s for me.  |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 05:46:54
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I've been thinking some more... (blast having brain that wont turn off...).
Anyway, if I can get the parts (jacks the right size and dual pots) there is probably just enough room in a standard pedal to put two FA-1 circuits... so *possibly*, a DS-1 could become a dual/stereo FA-1. Will have to do some measurements and give it some more thought, but it might actually be viable.
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 07/26/2008 : 06:40:23
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Holy watermelons Batman!
If that's the case maybe you could use a DD-6 shell, using the mode nob to switch between flat and low cut. |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 07/26/2008 : 07:21:57
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The DS-1 shell would be the one I think... cheaper for a start, plus if it is true stereo, dual gang pots with a single knob would be fine. The switch would just become a DPDT toggle instead of a SPST toggle.
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
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Posted - 07/26/2008 : 07:47:27
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| Yeah I agree. FADS-1 sounds better than FADD-16. |
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