dem00n Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 http://www.etsy.com/listing/73402017/lucky-cigar-box-amp-nub-cameroon-358 Worst thing that could happen is that it sounds comeplete **** and it be a nice little dectraction in my room, which i wouldnt mind... Edit: I read this little piece on guitar pedals...quite interesting. Most pedal manufacturers employ pre-packaged ICs (integrated circuit chips) to buffer their signals. These class-B chips are designed to be extremely efficient, quiet, and very compact making them perfect for pedals that employ 9V batteries that would otherwise quickly run dead. These chips are also really cheap! This reduces manufacturing costs and best of all, because they are really easy to use and come with great application manuals from the same guys that make cell phones, anyone with basic electronic knowledge can use them. Only one problem. . . they sound bad. Why? Well--guitars are not buffered sources like an iPod. Guitars are musical instruments. They breathe and spit and bark and cry. They are alive. As soon as you connect a pre-packaged frozen dinner in between the pickup and the amp, the instrument becomes detached. It just is not the same. It is the way that the guitar reacts to the circuit that completes the instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 So, you are saying that you want a little SS amp that has a buffer chip in it as all SS amps have, then you say that buffered pedals are sh*t..........But, you want that little amp because it'll fit in your room...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 So, you are saying that you want a little SS amp that has a buffer chip in it as all SS amps have, then you say that buffered pedals are sh*t..........But, you want that little amp because it'll fit in your room...... Yup. I'm not saying buffered pedals are ****, just that article is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'm not sure if that buffer thing was necessarily talking about buffered bypass pedals. I think a lot of builders incorporate buffers before and/or after the circuit to affect the way the incoming signal "hits" the circuit and after to affect the way it does.. uhh... something else... Lol I don't want to say something stupid I really don't know what I'm talking about. Not all buffers are bad though. If you have a lot of true bypass pedals you will get the dreaded "tone suck" and you will need some kind of buffer or booster to return your bypassed sound to it's former glory. I know you seem kinda interested in Strymon pedals lately. On the el capistan you can switch between buffered and true bypass. I have mine on buffered mode (mainly because it's in this mode that you get trails and I loop a lot) and the buffer is pretty excellent. I had another Stymon pedal but I'm not sure if that was switchable like that. I know the WET reverb and some TC pedals do this too. It's nice.. Some companies make staight up buffer pedals. It's not necessarily a bad thing at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The cigar-box amp seems a very interesting prospect. I like it's looks, too. I'd go for it if you have the money lying around not doing anything. Can it run from the mains electricity supply as well or is it purely a 9v cell-powered thing, do you know? P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Yup. I'm not saying buffered pedals are ****, just that article is interesting. A +1 for not busting my chops for, um........It is an interesting article....... Tube Screamer owners would be shocked to know that the " vintage " chips used in the reissues are the same as.....well, and that they cost 83 cents each...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 If you buy the amp ya gotta get one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duende Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Demoon... GET IT! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 even if sounded good it needs more knobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Silenced Fred Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 even if sounded good it needs more knobs Sometimes, one is enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Sometimes, one is enough Is that real? Horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Sounded harsh but they are both diffrent amps, i think mostly cause hes playing a strat too. Who knows, mabye we will see if i get one or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Sometimes, one is enough need at least 7 i got 13 on my lab series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Why does that look like my SG w/ too many strap buttons? Fuzzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Why does that look like my SG w/ too many strap buttons? Fuzzy? Just a picture from the interwebs. I always wish it was mine so I could caption it and say "people say that Les Pauls have limited fret access, but with the strap button in the way..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Sometimes, one is enough take the one of the neck its fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 just saw one on craigslist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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