I just got it completed. it's too late for a sound clip tonight, but i'll post one tomorrow.
Sweet!!! Can't wait to hear it.
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overdrive/fuzz quest part 2
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Sweet!!! Can't wait to hear it.
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I have one of John's Gamma ODs, which quickly became my go-to OD. Now it might have some competition...
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I just got it completed. it's too late for a sound clip tonight, but i'll post one tomorrow.
Beautiful as always. Can't wait to hear it.
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Sounds great mr. John!! Oh man so good. The end where the bass kicks up a bit, raunch city. So cool.
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thanks Greg. yeah, i'm diggin' it. I was A/B'ing with my OCD V4 and it can pretty much get the same sound as a stock OCD when you adjust the tone controls, but it's also capable of getting a lot more highs and lows too.
Yeah, that is a nice sounding pedal. Gregmon just created some more space on his board, he could probably fit one of those
I'll be able to fit the POG2 and small clone I got comin. Trust me, I was right there about to request a build from sir john. Too bad I can't fill all the space in my bank account like I can my board.
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I just made another incarnation of the Atlantis. on this 'V3' version, instead of removing the OCD's tone control and replacing it with treble & bass controls, on this one, I made it a slightly modified for bass OCD, and then added a 'tilt' control borrowed from the English Quad 34 hi-fi preamp which Diamond also used in their compressor.
here's a graph of what the tilt control does:
the reason that I went this way on the V3 is because, while V1 with the baxandall tonestack sounds really nice, and is a great sounding pedal in its own right, it lost a bit of the complex mids that a stock OCD has. this one retains all of the original OCD tones and goes way beyond it.
with the tilt in the center (12:00) the pedal is unaffected. CCW, it gently rolls off the highs and adds lows, and does the opposite when turned clockwise.
here's a graph of what the tilt control does:
the reason that I went this way on the V3 is because, while V1 with the baxandall tonestack sounds really nice, and is a great sounding pedal in its own right, it lost a bit of the complex mids that a stock OCD has. this one retains all of the original OCD tones and goes way beyond it.
with the tilt in the center (12:00) the pedal is unaffected. CCW, it gently rolls off the highs and adds lows, and does the opposite when turned clockwise.
father of fires
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I like that idea. It makes it unique but still quite functional.
Can't wait to hear this one either!
Can't wait to hear this one either!
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Tilt controls are really interesting. I've been reading about BMP tone stack mods like the AMZ one with balanced LPF and HPF's lately and it seems like a handy, initiative approach. It's like having one faucet for hot and cold. 
But what does the tone knob do? Is it another LPF? Or something with the clipping circuit?
But what does the tone knob do? Is it another LPF? Or something with the clipping circuit?
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the tone control in an OCD is just a passive LPF. but when you have an active tilt control combined with it, it opens up a whole set of sounds. at the extremes, you can run the tone control to it's brightest setting (fully clockwise) and then boost the low end, or you can run the tone control to a darker setting and then run the tilt to cut some lows and brighten it since the tilt is an active control.
Where are the money trees dang it...
That seems like the perfect pedal to me and for me. Great attention to detail and very handy john. Great idea!
That seems like the perfect pedal to me and for me. Great attention to detail and very handy john. Great idea!
Hi John, how does the OFD compare with an Empress Multidrive? I'm guessing I'd need three OFD's to make the same sounds?
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here's a quick clip of the Atlantis V3. it really does a lot more and sound better than this clip shows. i'll try to ame a better one tomorrow.
and here's the White Light:
and here's the White Light:
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That Atlantis V3 sounded nice, there was a setting early on & at the end of the clip that sounded like a tone I would try to cop. Which of the cheap OD's do you currently favor for a touch sensitive breakup if any?
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I just finished this often overlooked pedal from Demeter and I really like it. the fuzzulator can go from clean, to OD, to a heavy fuzz but still retains excellent note definition. here's a couple of pics of my build:
