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Hmm. So comes out at £380 then. Hoping to get a 2nd hand one for about the £320 mark.
Just my opinion but spending double the RRP on something because they are ‘limited’ and because of internet message board hype would make me feel like a chump.
The Veteran is not a clone of the Sunlion, its not even a clone of the circuits the sunlion is a 100% clone of. I buy pedals that are close to what i am trying to output because they act as benchmarks, hence why i bought the sunlion. I have lots of pedals in and around the things I am currently developing. Not one of my pedal designs is a direct clone, please don't insinuate that.
However, I can understand you not wanting to spend more than the RRP on a pedal. That being said, it hasn't been been hyped, the fact I am not making them and people do like them seems to have driven up the price. I don't particularly like that they have gotten out of the reach of some people, but supply and demand (0 supply, some demand) has dictated things.
Would you feel like a chump of you'd bought a Klon for £400 years ago? probably not because they now sell for £1200-£2000. For a pedal that was released to the tune of about 8000 units, thats astonishing. FWIW I doubt Ill reach that stratosphere of dizzy Gas Induced inflation, but one can hope....
My issue is with the market value and the buzz that is created. It’s all a bit silly. But... I’ve read Marx, and Smith, I know what world we live in. Doesn’t mean I have to like it though!
Your point about the Klon is valid. I certainly wouldn’t have felt a chump if id cashed in. Merely lucky. And I would have had punted it way before they were selling for £1000s too!
I love playing guitar and the pedals and amps that go with it. As such I reserve the right to be a contrary bastard when it comes to deciding what stuff I like and what I’d pay over the odds for.
Hype can be awkward for me as I want the pedals to stand on their merits, so far i think that has been happening. Hype however exists in the same way stereotypes do, they are as such for a reason (usually).
Besides! Who said anything about free?! The opportunity to pay RRP would be amazing!
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To do that I had to buy them, so I have 700 transistors that are no use for those sorts of circuits now. The limit is down to logistics really.
if I get a similar stash of transistors in the future, I might do something similar but not the same... I wish I could have done more but... there it is.