Umble pedal?

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mojo
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Re: Umble pedal?

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Ampdoc,
Is the Shaka 5 closer to the Zen than the 4? Any other hints you can give?
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Fulltone OCD

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I just ran my OCD through my DLite and its very nice indeed. The Dlite handles this pedal in a unique way.

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swt
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Re: Umble pedal?

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the zen has been traced on another forums. Will give you clues...similar to son of screamer: no input buffer, ts cliping, but with mosfets/diodes, assymetrical, voice is via neg feedback loop to ground, rat type tone control, output buffer. cook your own from this recipe, you'll never regret, and will not be a clone.
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Re: Umble pedal?

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Thanks a lot swt, that exactly the type info I needed. I think I'm pretty close already thanks to previous hints, but your post has helped confirm a few things and push me slightly closer. I have some parts on the way, and I'll let you guys know how my version turns out.
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figured id share

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kleinm
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Re: Umble pedal?

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No disrespect, but PLEASE REMOVE - as the ZD is an original pedal and is how A. Hermida makes his living. There's already other manufacturers cloning his designs, and he doesn't need more.
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Re: Umble pedal?

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No disrespect, but PLEASE REMOVE - as the ZD is an original pedal and is how A. Hermida makes his living
Actually the FET / diode clipping is nothing new and was available in public domain before the Zen pedal was ever available. One of the O'Conner books mentions the circuit, Peavey Patent, etc.
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Re: Umble pedal?

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Try this link: No big deal since it's a simple circuit, but note the ref designators do not match the schematic vs. layout.

http://revolutiondeux.blogspot.com/2008 ... sborg.html
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Re: Umble pedal?

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I realize its hypocritical of me to post what I did, and I've thought about editing it. I guess for me, seeing a friend's design posted here (the member's first post, even), caught me differently.... Why, I'm not totally sure. Now I realize that's my problem, and not yours or anyone else's.

Like I said, I do see your point and agree with you...but I simply don't feel like getting into teh intarweb argument about this.

Apologies abound.
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