3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2

[stenomattia]

Proton Sakura arrived, it sounds great and it promises to be lots of fun, very punchy and tons of variables. Plus this finish looks great, very cartoonish and very Japanese! Considering the “collectors” factor I do not regret the steep price. I better take good care of it.

 

[Jmm757]

seems like a total bomb in Japan. The distributor still has 33 of them in stock.

They're too expensive here. 77,000 yen is absurd.

 

[Admiral Chew]

It is a lovely looking pedal though. Mine arrived a couple of hours ago:

The instruction manual depicts the pedal with Japanese characters too.

 

[phangtonpower]

They're too expensive here. 77,000 yen is absurd.

Not only that, but why would Japanese want a pedal from America with japanese writing. They love the roman alphabet as a style choice just as much as westerners like Japanese characters. Japanese pedal builders don't even use Japanese.

 

[Luke the Fluke]

Not only that, but why would Japanese want a pedal from America with japanese writing. They love the roman alphabet as a style choice just as much as westerners like Japanese characters. Japanese pedal builders don't even use Japanese.

Because it looks beautiful

 

[Admiral Chew]

Because it looks beautiful

I think it is my favourite finish of the lot. Spencer’s new printer has been knocking it out the park: the Miami Octabvre and the Jade Doom 2 (all of the limited Doom 2s, thinking about it) too. I really like the Sakura finish though: there’s almost a fluorescence to parts of it. I think there’s something particularly cool about the Japanese version too. Spencer’s always put as much effort into the aesthetics as the sound and both always excel for me.

 

[phangtonpower]

Because it looks beautiful

Not saying it doesn't. Just saying Japanese love their American aesthetics too.

 

[rev_D]

Dunno. Japanese folks get the company name logo in English and the controls in their language. The reverse would work well for a Japanese company selling in an English speaking one. And even this thread has shown Japanese stores selling for less than 77K yen.

Surely a bit overpriced but definitely stunning IMO.

 

[phangtonpower]

Dunno. Japanese folks get the company name logo in English and the controls in their language. The reverse would work well for a Japanese company selling in an English speaking one. And even this thread has shown Japanese stores selling for less than 77K yen.

Surely a bit overpriced but definitely stunning IMO.

I mean the Japanese says exactly what it would say in English. For people who see Japanese all day everyday, it's nothing special. I'm sure they would not have any problem reading the labels in English. Japanese treat English more as a visual aesthetic anyway. That's why you can find so many nonsensical sentences here. It's more about style than meaning.

 

[rev_D]

I mean the Japanese says exactly what it would say in English. For people who see Japanese all day everyday, it's nothing special. I'm sure they would not have any problem reading the labels in English. Japanese treat English more as a visual aesthetic anyway. That's why you can find so many nonsensical sentences here. It's more about style than meaning.
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All true.

Doesn't change my point. (I lived in SE Asia for 18 years and visited Japan many times, I get it).

 

[phangtonpower]

All true.

Doesn't change my point. (I lived in SE Asia for 18 years and visited Japan many times, I get it).

I'll admit that I do really like the colorway on this one.

 

[Erithon]

I think it is my favourite finish of the lot. Spencer’s new printer has been knocking it out the park: the Miami Octabvre and the Jade Doom 2 (all of the limited Doom 2s, thinking about it) too. I really like the Sakura finish though: there’s almost a fluorescence to parts of it. I think there’s something particularly cool about the Japanese version too. Spencer’s always put as much effort into the aesthetics as the sound and both always excel for me.

Agreed on the Jade Doom 2. The metallic sparkle works especially well with the green ink.
Alpenglow remains my favorite of the Protons. The fuchsia has a richness and vibrancy the lighter pink of the Sakura lacks. And I prefer the font of the Alpenglow. I do love the Mount Fuji logo on the Japanese Sakura, though.

 

[peterpalmieri]

Random thought. I love the chromatron with rounds but really gravitate towards the groove regulator for flats.

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

Super cool version

3Leaf Audio Proton 2024 - Sakura Edition Japanese Edition | Reverb

 

[Lowendtech]

Super cool version

3Leaf Audio Proton 2024 - Sakura Edition Japanese Edition | Reverb

That’s a large envelope of tacos there for $1009.60 CAD.

 

[Erithon]

Super cool version

3Leaf Audio Proton 2024 - Sakura Edition Japanese Edition | Reverb

Laughable given this edition hasn't even sold out. It's been weeks since the release. Clearly demand isn't there at such a price. I could go buy one right now for less than 500USD before shipping. Who is going to pay 700USD? Reverb is just silly. People are still listing 3 Leaf stuff like it's the height of the pandemic. But it's not. The whole market has changed now that Spencer has dropped all nine batches of limited editions of 100 and has publicly announced plans to continue to do so with even bigger batches of 333.

 

[ckauffman717]

Laughable given this edition hasn't even sold out. It's been weeks since the release. Clearly demand isn't there at such a price. I could go buy one right now for less than 500USD before shipping. Who is going to pay 700USD? Reverb is just silly. People are still listing 3 Leaf stuff like it's the height of the pandemic. But it's not. The whole market has changed now that Spencer has dropped all nine batches of limited editions of 100 and has publicly announced plans to continue to do so with even bigger batches of 333.

it will sell

 

[Ricky Caboverde]

Laughable given this edition hasn't even sold out. It's been weeks since the release. Clearly demand isn't there at such a price. I could go buy one right now for less than 500USD before shipping. Who is going to pay 700USD? Reverb is just silly. People are still listing 3 Leaf stuff like it's the height of the pandemic. But it's not. The whole market has changed now that Spencer has dropped all nine batches of limited editions of 100 and has publicly announced plans to continue to do so with even bigger batches of 333.

I gotta give Spencer props. Notwithstanding the questionable antics during various drops, his timely releases as well as his focus on Doom2 for this year has honestly had a positive effect on the secondary market for buyers. Octabvres and Dooms have recently been selling here and on Reverb for considerably less than they were just last year. Or at least that's how it seems to me anyway.

 

[Erithon]

it will sell

I never said it wouldn't sell; I said I wouldn't pay that much for a pedal I could buy new for $200 less. I also said it was "laughable" and called Reverb pricing "silly." But I've been alive long enough to understand people do risible things

 

[ckauffman717]

I never said it wouldn't sell; I said I wouldn't pay that much for a pedal I could buy new for $200 less. I also said it was "laughable" and called Reverb pricing "silly." But I've been alive long enough to understand people do risible things

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