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Thanks for the reviews folks, sounds fabby.

I used to listen to music all the time, then I was a librarian for 13 years and came to appreciate quiet a lot more ! I think being able to enjoy silence or quiet is important. I'll listen to an hour or two of music a day, but very much enjoy the not listening to music as well.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1442798746' post='2869569'] There are some guys that just don't like gigging. [/quote] Well, that depends on the gig !

I read the posts on this thread and realise that I've had a [i]hugely[/i] different experience of gigging, on and off, for 25 years to many here. Just shows you that everyone gigs for different reasons and with different expectations.

Cool, giving it a whirl right now.

Better singer - the length of time it took to mull it over was so small it even doesn't have a name

I'd love to get my Fender Precision back....I sold it in about 1989 and have kicked myself ever since. Easy to spot - it's black/black with a maple board....and has my National Insurance no scratched on the underside of the scratchplate !

I presume the capacitor(s) have been switched to allow more bass through the circuit.

Mustang Sally

I took the plunge and bought some cheap breadboard and jumpers which has led to a lot of tinkering. I built a FuzzDog Wooly Mammoth clone a while back and fitted an extra pot in it which I eventually removed. Not liking the spare orifice I put a LPB-1 circuit together (tiny bit of spare vero - I was chuffed at my neatness !) and put that in as a pre-gain boost. It sounds really nice. I wonder if it sounds better because the output impedance of the LPB-1 is quite high, so when the fuzz is in a buffered chain it's more like it's being driven by a pickup than a buffer ? Either way, thought I'd share.

How about a speaker simulator ? I've used an EBS MicroBass II for years to send my overdriven/fuzzy sound to the PA for many years to great success.

Good news - I dug out the emails and the pedal's on the way back to Sound Affects in Ormskirk. I'm surprised there's not some kind of overvoltage protection in there - the voltage converter chip can only take a max of 10.5v. Not much headroom really.

[quote name='danbowskill' timestamp='1440534868' post='2851757'] bummer mate,warranty still an option? [/quote] Possibly... I got it as a B-stock from a online shop, can't remember who....just need to find the emails !! EDIT: Thing is, I unplugged the Soul Food to rearrange my pedalboard to see if I could fit another pedal in....and now I can. Hmmm.

[quote name='danbowskill' timestamp='1440533224' post='2851726'] no way...it does mention overloading in the manual,but i just though it precautionary. thats a bit crap [/quote] Yeah, I'm pretty miffed to be honest, mainly cos it a great little pedal which I no longer own. I guess repair's an option, but it's SMT so not easy. A little research later and it seems the 7660 converter really doesn't like overvoltage one bit. Not been my week

Careful when you plug them in - I just cooked mine (there's a crater where the magic smoke in the voltage converter escaped). Deep-fried Soul Food

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xrZ61cuKLk 3 or 4 basses ?

What do you mean by 'soapbar' pickups ? If they're not the same size as standard jazz pickups then you may need to rout new cavities.

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1440359796' post='2850112'] It has always bothered me why Capitol Records in the USA put 'RECORDED IN ENGLAND' on Beatles singles. [/quote] Maybe the 50Hz hum confused them ?

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1440345142' post='2849968'] That's fine, as long as each output 'sees' a higher impedance at the next input, there should be no problem. [/quote] Yep, or as I remember it... High into Low - No go, Low into High - You'll fly.

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1440344582' post='2849957'] Aha! Even I can manage that! Thanks. [/quote] Do let me know how you get on - I'd love to see the results

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1440339447' post='2849912'] i what way tweak it? Ta [/quote] I'd imagine you'd need to fiddle with the gain of the amp to get it to work right

It's lovely - I've always been put off by the tales of chunky necks

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1440226108' post='2849170'] When the lightweight head vibrations became unpleasant for me, instead of turning to further medication I just quit smoking the bongs. [/quote] Word

Nice work