Haha! Scored a big ol green DA120 from GC today. Excited.
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Dunwich Amplification General Discussion
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There have been a lot of Dunwich gear on Reverb lately. There is a small enclosure DA120 on there now, as well as a pretty fancy looking Fuzz Throne with some extra controls.
A more authentic to the sound GT120 amp in box. The newest one is a custom version where the high gain switch takes it out of that realm into a high gain version of it.
Ive noticed an uptick of re-selling with prices at or above MSRP. Certainly some gear flippers trying to make some $$$ off the limited supply.
Compared to the DA120? The DA120 is based on a pushed GT120 and the Series One is a non-pushed GT120?
It is a testament to the quality of your product. Although none of that money goes into your pocket, so I'm sure that is a little annoying.
The internet is a two edged sword. It makes selling pedals for a builder like you possible, but also means the secondary market eats away at your new sales exponentially. The more of them that you sell, the more potential used sales there would be.
I've purchased nearly every model you make that will work for bass, so I've done my part.
Yea roughly correct. Series One has some response matching (like frequency curve stuff and tube emulation using JFETs)
I respectfully disagree with this statement. A higher visibility on the used market is a good thing for a “small” builder like Dunwich.
If there are 150 used listings online of Dunwich devices, that represents thousands of shoppers getting their first introduction to the brand. These are people who don’t do TGP or TB, and may have gone to their graves decades from now, never knowing the joy.
What happens when you take a chance on a used cool looking pedal from someone you just discovered, only to be blown away by it? You become an advocate. You prattle on to all your friends, family, cohorts, anyone who will listen. More to the point you make a habit of following this company, and inevitably, you make future purchases from your new favorite builder.
Additionally, what could make it easier for Dunwich to sell new pedals at the asking price, than having the only alternative to spend more on the used market?
I would think it’s all good, but as always, I may be wrong.
It isn't a condemnation, just an observation.
The internet has been a very mixed blessing in so many ways. The term Silicon Valley types use is disruptor. It has certainly been that.
When I see something I like, I go all in, especially when it is an "underdog" of some kind.
If I had any kind of marketable talent that could make me money and make me happy I'd be pumped.
I don't so I have to live vicariously through the successes of others.
I could drive those prices way down by just increasing supply.
That would certainly drop prices. However, I have never really aimed to have a huge stock of pedals because I just cant meet that level of demand.
That would certainly drop prices. However, I have never really aimed to have a huge stock of pedals because I just cant meet that level of demand.
So these two came in at about the same time, and I got to mess around with both yesterday.
I have some serious decision-making to do because of both of these. I love my current combination of drives, but I only really tried these out in place of my Demon (my ODB and Terraformer are at higher voltages and I didn't feel like messing with the power), and didn't mess around with the order of the drives either.
The Wizard was capable of covering a lot of the same ground as the ODB; the ODB has a looseness to its LED clipping at 18v that I think I prefer slightly, but it also has some assistance from a Damnation Bloop. The Wizard gets very close to that with its built-in blend, and space-saving is always a consideration. I only tried them stacked with the Wizard in front, and didn't like the result as my settings on the ODB seemed to cut too much high end from the Wizard. Wizard into Terraformer sounded ace though.
Thoughts on the Subatomic will go in the relevant thread. Didn't get to try it out with the Wizard yet, but that will happen.
I have some serious decision-making to do because of both of these. I love my current combination of drives, but I only really tried these out in place of my Demon (my ODB and Terraformer are at higher voltages and I didn't feel like messing with the power), and didn't mess around with the order of the drives either.
The Wizard was capable of covering a lot of the same ground as the ODB; the ODB has a looseness to its LED clipping at 18v that I think I prefer slightly, but it also has some assistance from a Damnation Bloop. The Wizard gets very close to that with its built-in blend, and space-saving is always a consideration. I only tried them stacked with the Wizard in front, and didn't like the result as my settings on the ODB seemed to cut too much high end from the Wizard. Wizard into Terraformer sounded ace though.
Thoughts on the Subatomic will go in the relevant thread. Didn't get to try it out with the Wizard yet, but that will happen.
hey @dunwichamps - I know we had chatted briefly about adding a blend to the big Wizard, but the smaller one is tempting - any way to get the small one with the OG big box graphic? =0)
Word on the street is that the Witchfinders are back from etching and being put together as I type. Squeeeee!
So, I did a thing. Having an Overdriver as my always on grit without using either the silicon or germanium diodes for distortion made me feel guilty. Such great distortion tones in the pedal were not being utilized. I don't tweak pedals during gigs. I use a multi loop switcher. I did the only thing I could do. I acquired a 2nd Bass Overdriver. It showed up today. (Same day that I found out my Witchfinder is not too far in my future) It's a little older, slightly noisier, the knobs are finicky, I'm having trouble discerning the difference in diodes (the switch might not be working) Hut it still sounds fantastic. This will easily become my main 2nd level distortion. I will need more time with it, but it will definitely stay on my board. Also, PURPLE SPARKLE! It always makes things sound better!
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