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*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Given that in his review of the Vick Bjorn said he thought it could do with more top-end, I presume the latter.
Edit - reading down that page I found the answer in a comment from Bjorn:
JM build | Pedalboard plans
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
JM build | Pedalboard plans
Well, sadly I do have good ears. And indistinguishable is not quite the word I'd use- I'd be more minded to use 'poles apart, fizzy and not even close'. But that is just me....but if you make big claims, expect to be shot down.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
TBH you can't really knock the Vick. The muff is a relatively complex circuit and not only does the Vick sound good but they are hardly ripping you off price-wise.
Part of a problem with the Harmonic Percolator circuit is it's relative uniqueness. You can build the circuit the same but it relies on such a specific set of characteristics of the germanium transistor and in turn how it's interplays with the silicon (which is relatively unimportant to be so specific). Hfe, leakage and most often overlooked it the relative switching speed of the transistor - which is what made the 2N404a a great candidate. Unfortunately however finding ones with the right parameter is getting rarer and rarer.
That's not to say that building one with a well chosen set of trannies won't give you a great/unique fuzz but it is an effect that is hard to consistently reproduce like the original. Like most 'simple circuit' fuzzes, the lower the part count the higher the impact of variations.
Rubbish.
On one hand, you said 'they are indistinguishable" And then this: "It's no coincidence one of the first pedals introduced to the Fredric Effects range was an accurate clone of the HP."
And then this, which shows a remarkable lack of knowledge of how the HP reacts inside.
The differences you've heard are likely due to variations in the hfe of the Germanium transistors.
You are about as consistant as Kevin Pietersen's Twitter feed, and it irks me when people talk shit to promote their products.
It you backpeddle any harder you'll snap the chain.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Sorry I don't get how you can have a dig at someone by saying they must have 'magic ears' if they can tell the difference and then explain why it can sound different. Either it can sound different or not? And if it can sound different then any two pedals can be distinguishable.And there's no popping on the footswtiches. It's a drum loop feature inside the pedal.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
If I had a single fuzz it'd be a Rat. The only pedal that can do OD, Dist and full on Fuzz.
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
@joeyowen thanks for your wis. it so happened our singer sacked off practice ten minutes before was due to start again so the neighbours will be hearing the zoom ultra now.