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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:10
by coldcraft
i second that emotion.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:12
by coldcraft
coldcraft wrote:i second that emotion.
oh god, I just realize I've become that guy that quotes songs and makes up parody lyrics, just to be entertaining. I'm "THAT GUY".

I really hope you don't think less of me, because I'm not sure I could stop.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:16
by RnFR
look, Si tonebenders- no array!!! no fancy superfluous temperature circuit needed. unless, of course, you are playing gigs in your oven, on the planet Venus, or the depths of Hades.

http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main. ... ewsIndex=1


viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7767

now please explain this "circuit theory". facts not fiction, mr. guru.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:19
by pedalguru
Don't know what you mean by gigs in your oven?

What you posted is not a valid argument.

Are you a designer? An engineer?

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:22
by Greenmachine
pedalguru wrote:Don't know what you mean by gigs in your oven?

What you posted is not a valid argument.
He's referring to a transistor changing in various heat conditions.

What you've posted is not a valid argument. Back up your claim. I can't believe I have to explain this to you.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:23
by RnFR
no more questions from you. you made a claim, now back it up. why is an array needed?

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:29
by pedalguru
You sound like the soup nazi

"no more questions from you" :lol:

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:31
by RnFR
alright, you are obviously just a clueless troll. please don't make claims on technical matters of which you have no understanding. it makes you look really stupid.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:43
by pedalguru
The issues that you didn't address and you are an expert so you should easily be able to do so

Were


1. The circuit actually requires a transistor array to work correctly.  The circuit theory upon which its operation is based does not hold up for discrete transistors, therefore it can't be a copy of an existing discrete design with only a transistor array substituted for the discrete transistors, as claimed.

2.  Instead of baseless insinuation, prove that it is nothing new by identifying the existing manufactured pedal that uses the exact same circuit topology.

By the way.
Have you ever produced any products that have been marketed and actually purchased by humans or are you an armchair quarterback?

Just trying to guage who it is that is calling troll here.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 03:49
by RnFR
you have no idea what you are talking about. let me spell it out to you-


TRANSISTOR ARRAYS ARE MADE UP OF DISCRETE TRANSISTORS. THEY ARE A NUMBER OF "DISCRETE" TRANSISTORS IN ONE PACKAGE. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "DISCRETE" TRANSISTORS AND THOSE IN AN ARRAY. AN ARRAY IS NOTHING MORE THAN A NUMBER OF "DISCRETE" DEVICES.

now do you understand why your question doesn't make any sense?

I just linked to two designs in my post above. one of which has been around for years. the original circuit is a TONEBENDER. it's been around for 40 years! the only difference is silicon transistors!


not that it makes any difference at all to the subject at hand, but yes- I have designed and sold pedals in the past. now stop acting like a troll, and go read some electronics texts.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 04:13
by pedalguru
Oh yes there are a number of differences:

To name just a few significant ones:

Excellent Vbe matching
Excellent Hfe matching
Inherently close thermal tracking

Do you not understand the basic principle of (e.g.) a current mirror, and why they are used extensively in IC design and not so much in the world of discrete transistors?  Do you still insist there are no differences between transistors fabricated together on a die (which is what a transistor array is) and individually manufactured discrete transistors?  Perhaps you are not the circuit theory "expert" you would have us all believe you are after all.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 04:17
by rocklander
so (and please excuse me, I'm a singer, not a tech) you're saying that a transistor array is affectively an array of very well matched transistors?

if so, then why can't set of matched transistors not replace them in the (discussed) cct?

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 04:17
by jreeves47
dude it's a tonebender cmon.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 04:27
by RnFR
pedalguru wrote:Oh yes there are a number of differences:

To name just a few significant ones:

Excellent Vbe matching
Excellent Hfe matching
Inherently close thermal tracking

Do you not understand the basic principle of (e.g.) a current mirror, and why they are used extensively in IC design and not so much in the world of discrete transistors?  Do you still insist there are no differences between transistors fabricated together on a die (which is what a transistor array is) and individually manufactured discrete transistors?  Perhaps you are not the circuit theory "expert" you would have us all believe you are after all.
well, if you ask the same questions over and over like a dunce, you are going to get the simple answer. my point being-
none of this matters in a silicon tonebender. why dont you tell me how hot it would actually have to get before any of that matching actually starts to make a difference? sounds to me like you are just trying to justify something with a bunch of pointless unwarranted technobabble. something you might have some sort of personal stake in perhaps?


oh, and I never claimed to be an expert. i just claimed not to be a sucker.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 04:32
by SGJarrod
jreeves47 wrote:dude it's a tonebender cmon.

zactly, I mean ProGuitarShop did a tribute vid to Led Zepplin with this pedal... Why?...cuz JP used a Tonebender on those songs.... It does these songs well cuz its a Tonebender curcuit with a "Well Matched" transistor array vs individual trans

aren't we looking at basically the same thing here as the Swollen Pickle to the BMP..... just go back 15yrs or so and look at the history there.... its a repeat

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 07:34
by mictester
pedalguru wrote:Don't know what you mean by gigs in your oven?

What you posted is not a valid argument.

Are you a designer? An engineer?
Yes. I am. A professional, chartered engineer with over 30 years of commercial experience.

The silly "Retro Channel" copy of a silicon Tonebender using a transistor array is a truly appalling piece of "design" - if you actually had the real status of "guru", you'd know that. You'd also know that temperature compensation in a simple silicon Tonebender is a waste of components and will do nothing useful except draw a little more current than is necessary from the battery.

The "designer" of this product had obviously seen the use of transistor arrays in logarithmic converters and other temperature sensitive circuits, and has ignorantly tacked this on to a simple Tonebender circuit. This "designer" has sold this "concept" to Little Lance and is probably now laughing at the flack that Retro Channel is now taking for their fraudulent advertising ("fuzz chip" :roll: ). Little Lance doesn't know anything about electronics, and sticks to the lines he was given by his "designer"...

I've been using transistor arrays in effects since transistor arrays became available nearly 40 years ago. I've also used FET arrays in phasers and distortion boxes. I've also used transistor and FET arrays in voltage-controlled amplifiers and oscillators for many years....

I've been designing and building effects since the late 1960s, so might have just about achieved "guru" status. You certainly haven't if you think that Little Lance has added anything to the art of pedal electronics.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 07:40
by mictester
pedalguru wrote:Oh yes there are a number of differences:

To name just a few significant ones:

Excellent Vbe matching
Excellent Hfe matching
Inherently close thermal tracking
All of the above may be correct, but NONE of the above matter in a Tonebender circuit!
pedalguru wrote:Do you not understand the basic principle of (e.g.) a current mirror, and why they are used extensively in IC design and not so much in the world of discrete transistors?  Do you still insist there are no differences between transistors fabricated together on a die (which is what a transistor array is) and individually manufactured discrete transistors?  Perhaps you are not the circuit theory "expert" you would have us all believe you are after all.
Yes, I fully understand the principles of current mirrors and all other IC configurations. NONE of these are applicable in a Tonebender.

Is this "Little Lance" with a new pseudonym? He seems similarly stupid! Obviously a "guru" of bicycle, brake or throttle pedals - doesn't seem to know anything about electronics!

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 08:30
by Seiche
pedalguru wrote:Oh yes there are a number of differences:
To name just a few significant ones:

Excellent Vbe matching
Excellent Hfe matching
Inherently close thermal tracking
pedalguru wrote:Do you not understand the basic principle of (e.g.) a current mirror, and why they are used extensively in IC design and not so much in the world of discrete transistors?  Do you still insist there are no differences between transistors fabricated together on a die (which is what a transistor array is) and individually manufactured discrete transistors?  Perhaps you are not the circuit theory "expert" you would have us all believe you are after all.
mictester wrote: This "designer" has sold this "concept" to Little Lance and is probably now laughing at the flack that Retro Channel is now taking for their fraudulent advertising ("fuzz chip" :roll: ). Little Lance doesn't know anything about electronics, and sticks to the lines he was given by his "designer"...
pedalguru = designer of """"the fuzz""""??? :hmmm:

certainly sounds like it.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 09:31
by Hides-His-Eyes
Whocares wrote:
GuitarlCarl wrote:Ok little brother, your lucky you didn't BUY it... All in all, most if not all of your questions have been answered. The question about selling a degooped pedal has me wondering why you would ask? NO ONE here would sell a pedal that did not work, and degooping only uncovers what was hidden beneath. Don't be alarmed if you fall under scrutiny, its just that there have been some recent trolls seemingly sent by FB and /or others... if your not welcome. :blackeye
Oh...but I did buy it. The seller contacted me after I gave him neutral feedback. Said although he knew about it he wasnt sure if the fraud was true. I've seen the pics. A blindman would know its true.
I asked about the de-gooping because if I'm bidding on one of these someday I'd want to know if it was taken apart.
Think about it. Go on Ebay. lets see..sellers still selling Alphas as if they are doing you a favor so you dont have to wait. Lovepedals getting 50 - 75 bucks tagged on to them cause people dont know to sign up for a newsletter that would offer a new pedal for a proper price. Tims and Timmy's getting marked up to no end.
Quite frankly...if you dont keep your head in the internet theres a ripoff around every corner.
So than theres this de-gooping for educational purposes. So I look into de-gooping. Theres a very fair chance damage will happen during this process. Its the skill of the person reconstructing the damage that determines if a pedal sold after this process is really what it was suppose to be.
So you say no one here would resell a project to an unknowing buyer. I guess I have to take your word for it. It was worth asking.
As far as the other answers..the same...if you claim your not looking to harm someones business than I'll have to take your words for that as well. I understand everthing that was posted. As much as you want to blame the builders....I tend to blame the resellers.

Depends what that business is doing now, doesn't it? :)

All we're looking to do is find the truth.

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Posted: 08 Aug 2011, 09:46
by tube-exorcist
pedalguru wrote:Oh yes there are a number of differences:

To name just a few significant ones:

Excellent Vbe matching
Excellent Hfe matching
Inherently close thermal tracking
Thanks for the info ! Now I understand better why Marshall used a transistor array for channel switching:
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pedalguru wrote: Do you not understand the basic principle of (e.g.) a current mirror, and why they are used extensively in IC design and not so much in the world of discrete transistors?  Do you still insist there are no differences between transistors fabricated together on a die (which is what a transistor array is) and individually manufactured discrete transistors?  Perhaps you are not the circuit theory "expert" you would have us all believe you are after all.
Good to have you here for technical explanations. Maybe you can tell me, where there is a current mirror used in the Retro Channel design ? The differential pair is not used for that, it is not even used as a differential pair..... BTW, the Fuzz Face part is NOT temperature stabilized, only the first transistor stage, can you tell me why ? :hmmm:

Thanks in advance.