MBD rules. Period. I know my contributions are shallow but come on. We are friends here. Let’s just cut to the chase.
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Thanks. Yeah, rehoused Steel Leather to match the rest of the pedals. I'm shallow that way.
I’m surprised no one mentioned this post. Scroll to the last picture. The Retro Bass Distortion!
father of fires
Commercial User
Let me ask you all a question. The Retro Bass Distortion is a vanity project for us. Much like the BSRI Retro Futurism, Dave and I are building a small batch and they will cost more than our other pedals due to cost of components and extra labor to build.
I am unsure how many others will want one for themselves. So we will have some available for Black Friday and will open pre-orders for a second batch if they sell out.
I plan to keep the pre-orders open for a week and then closing them down as this is intended to be a one-off project.
Between the two batches, everyone who wants one will get one.
This is fair right?
Seems fair enough. It gives everyone a chance if they want.
Agree -- Seems super fair. Someone will complain.
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Yep, as long as it's not a "buy within 5 minutes or the drop is sold and never done again / you get to try the same thing again next year" situation, I'm down!
Will plan on checking the site in BF and preordering for sure.
Will plan on checking the site in BF and preordering for sure.
It's definitely fair. So long as you're cool with the inflated prices they'll go for later. (I'm not a flipper, but it's impossible to deny people do this.)
father of fires
Commercial User
You assume those outside our little club will even know what it is.
I'm assuming it's a hand-wired boutique pedal. All it takes is one guy on TGP to say it cleans up amazingly (or something) in a thread about Joe Bonnamassa or Robben Ford and they're $1000 on Reverb.
father of fires
Commercial User
A more expensive MBD with less features in a bigger box with a battery drawer.
Seems quite fair. I can't wait to spend more!
The Retro is the MBD as if it was designed and built in the 1970s of our imagination. The circuit blocks are achieving similar goals but the execution is period-correct. It sounds cool and its a fun art project. For a couple pedal nerds its been a nice world building exercise.
What if I told you CMOS devices ARE transistor based?
