"AMERICAN WOMAN" PEDAL

[Doug_H]

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[csj]

Doug,
So far I can't get the Moonlight to respond much like that. It seems like it just wants to get loud and crunchy. I'm not sure if there's much I can do with it.  I redid the tone stack which made a big difference removing the original mud but the sustain just really isn't there. I like it though... it's more usuable to me now than it was as a guitar amp but it's not the AW tone I was hoping for. I reallly want to hear how your firefly does with this mod. And thank you so much for your help with this. I actually do like it alot. Not what I expected but I like it for VH/Led Zep type things.

(Note... Jim Jones, you are too modest - you've been a great help to the DIY amp community for years)

[Doug_H]

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[csj]

Doug, thanks alot for your interest and your help. Yeah, that's the bobtavia being driven by one of the 4049 pedals but I can't remember which one. I use, of all things, a Danelectro Black Coffee to drive it now. The pair has it's own dedicated loop to go in and out of the chain on my switchboard. It's a crazy combination that I really like alot. And yeah that's the skeleton of Who's That Lady. I dig the Isley Bros. Puretube said he used a Jet Phaser. I didn't know that... Hey, I'll PM you. I've got two wahs here I want to rework and your wah clip is one of the best I've heard. That's the sound I want. I'll PM you.
Take care - Clay

[brian wenz]

Hello Hello--
   So, errmmmmm......anybody come up with a schematic to the pedal???  !
Brian.

[Fret Wire]

Yeah, that's the bobtavia being driven by one of the 4049 pedals but I can't remember which one.

I hear good things about the 4049 based distortions. How do you like yours for sound. Does it have any touch sensitivity? I'm thinking about doing up the 3-legged dog on ROG's site.

[Doug_H]

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[Jim Jones]

Hey Clay,

Hey thanks, you're too kind!

I gotta say I like the sound of your modded Moonlight way more than the actual Herzog anyway.  I always thought blowing a kazoo into the microphone was the easiest way to get that American Woman sound.  

Jim

[brian wenz]

Hello Hello--
     How about starting a thread on how to mod yer amp so that it sounds like a kazoo??  Actually , Tim Escobedo probably already designed a pedal that will do that!
Brian.

[Doug_H]

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[brian wenz]

Hello Hello-
I think "Crosstown Traffic "  IS a kazoo!
Brian.

[Jim Jones]

Hey Brian,

I believe you're right on "Crosstown Traffic"!

I finally listened to the Tech 21 soundclips - I don't understand why they even named it "American Woman", save for marketing.  I'd have gone with Sustainatron2000 myself.  

Jim

[brian wenz]

Hello Hello-
     Which brings us right back to the Big Muff!
Brian.

[Jim Jones]

Brain,

Agreed 100%!  A Big Muff would be perfect for that sound I'd think.  Crank it up - use a neck humbucker with the tone rolled down = American Woman.

Jim

[Doug_H]

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[brian wenz]

Hello Jim--
   Wonder if I can get an endorsement deal for kazoos....
Brian

[Jim Jones]

Hey Brian,

I bet you could if you try hard enough!    If I move down to Texas can I be your triangle player?  

Jim

[brian wenz]

Hello Jim--
  Yeah, if you run it through a Big Muff!
Actually, I should move somewhere else so that I can be a GUITAR player again!!
Brian.

[RDV]

Hello Hello--
     How about starting a thread on how to mod yer amp so that it sounds like a kazoo??  Actually , Tim Escobedo probably already designed a pedal that will do that!

Well here's a pedal that sounds like a KAZOO that rocks. It's supposed to be like a TB Mk II, but KAZOO is what I ended up with. http://www.diystompboxes.com/pedals/schems/NPN_Si_TB_Mk.%20II.pdf

Try it.

RDV

[Doug_H]

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