Brett Kingman | 2 years ago

https://www.vandiemenseffects.com.au/thylacine

If a good-looking, great sounding, FUN, built-with NOS components, skill, integrity and passion, MK1.5 Tone Bender clone is on your radar then I would like to suggest the Van Diemens Analogue Audio Disruptors Thylacine Fuzz. It ticks all of the 'authentic' boxes including and perhaps especially, sound. The transistors in this particular build are reclaimed and as such are pretty rare (I'm very lucky!). Because Richard likes to use reclaimed or NOS stock, there's usually a choice of Philips/Mullard transistors or NKT transistors. Great work, Mr Turner!

From the website:

"Van Diemens' fuzz pedals are based on the classic 2 transistor MK1.5 Tonebenders. These pedals can come with a variety of options, but all are created with 60s NOS or reclaimed germanium transistors and NOS or reclaimed capacitors and resistors. We use either, period correct germanium transistors in OC75s (when available) or a choice of classic 60s germanium transistors that can include OC84s, OC81s, and OC72s. There are also a couple of options for finish colour, LEDs, external nine volt power, on/off battery switches, and tone switching options. Other upgrades include vintage pots, jacks, and perf boards. For more details on those options, check out our Custom Shop page."

Today's tools:

Guitar: 2011 PRS Studio. Stock. Stratocaster hybrid by Mark Emmanuelli (Melbourne). Eric Johnson neck, AVRI '57 body. Pickups "Purple Voodoo Set" by Ben Bailey at JJ's Guitar Pickups, Australia
Amp: Marshall SV20H, jumped channels. Marshall is seeing a 4x12 Greenback IR via Fractal Audio X-LOAD Reactive Load Box and Axe-FX III Turbo (acting as IR host and reverb, post cab).
Cables: Various
Strings: Ernie Ball
Mic: DPA 4166-OC-F-F00-ME Headset Mic (https://www.dpamicrophones.com) with Sennheiser EWD Transmitter/Receiver (https://en-us.sennheiser.com/ew-d)
Camera: GoPro HERO10 Black and Canon D60
Soundcard: PreSonus Quantum & Fractal Audio Systems Axe-FX III MKII (guitar, mixing and bouncing).
Desktop Monitors: PreSonus R80 R-Series Active AMT Studio Monitors (https://www.presonus.com)
Computer: 2017 Apple iMac Pro, 2.5 GHz 14-Core Intel Xeon W, 64 GB 2666 MHz DDR4, Radeon Pro Vega 64X 16 GB

Backing track "After Hours - jam track" courtesy www.jtc_guitar.com