bought a canadian fender blender clone

exhausted

http://stereoscope.ca/gb.shtml

found a good deal for one. less than a new reissue. the smooth switch intrigues me.

Pacomc79

exhausted wrote:

http://stereoscope.ca/gb.shtml

found a good deal for one. less than a new reissue. the smooth switch intrigues me.

cool. I wonder what the switch does. If it engaged germanium diodes, that would just be too cool.

exhausted

i'm not exactly sure. the clips on the site and the descriptions don't shed any light. those clips have way more octave than i'd ever use.

edit: found more info. the switch cuts the octave effect and some high end out to make it a more conventional germanium fuzz when needed.

the limited information available on these guys is positive so i thought i'd take a dive. it was a good deal.

the high canadian dollar makes all these things on fleabay too affordable now.

Pacomc79

exhausted wrote:

i'm not exactly sure. the clips on the site and the descriptions don't shed any light. those clips have way more octave than i'd ever use.

edit: found more info. the switch cuts the octave effect and some high end out to make it a more conventional germanium fuzz when needed.

the limited information available on these guys is positive so i thought i'd take a dive. it was a good deal.

the high canadian dollar makes all these things on fleabay too affordable now.

As long as we are doing this kind of thing and not swapping yachts and Ferrari's I think we're ok mentally.

Pearl Jam and toast

anything else you could say about it?

hows the fuzz on it?

can it be subtley used or is it all blasting like i've heard?

exhausted

i'll have to review it next week when i get it.

Thorns2010

My work got this in the other day....well the Fender one, only $149.99 who wants it?

Pearl Jam and toast

Thorns2010 wrote:

My work got this in the other day....well the Fender one, only $149.99 who wants it?

i was actually going to buy one but i have other money issues for a long time coming...

by the way, anyone know if the slight change in operation the new flender has (can't remember exactly what it is... i think it has a spot for an ac adaptor and something else more affecting the mechanics) is an improvement?

we know how much reissues can ruin the sound of a pedal... *cough* big muff *cough*

exhausted

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

anything else you could say about it?

hows the fuzz on it?

can it be subtley used or is it all blasting like i've heard?

it's nasty. i like it. we'll see if i actually find uses for it though.

this particular one from stereoscope, i would avoid though. the build quality is not there at all and the operation of it is a little suspect. get a proper fender reissue or the flender if you feel like spending more.

Pearl Jam and toast

exhausted wrote:

it's nasty. i like it. we'll see if i actually find uses for it though.

this particular one from stereoscope, i would avoid though. the build quality is not there at all and the operation of it is a little suspect. get a proper fender reissue or the flender if you feel like spending more.

isn't the reissue cheaper than the one you bought...?

139.99 for the new flender

exhausted

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

isn't the reissue cheaper than the one you bought...?

139.99 for the new flender

i paid about half price. luckily. because it's no better build than a russian muff or something.

but yes, the new fender blender is $140US.