Some Dirt Cheap Vintage Pedal Bids on eBay

• Morley PWO Power Wah - Bidding ends tomorrow at 1 PM EST
• Fender Fuzz Wah - Bidding ends Wednesday at 8:58 PM EST
• Thomas Organ Co. Cry Baby 9-3701 Stereo Fuzz-Wah - Bidding ends Sunday at 11:21 PM EST
• DOD FX55 Distortion - Fixer upper. Bidding ends Sunday at 9:46 PM.

3 and 4 are worth it, 1 and 2 are not worth a dime unless you have fond memories of them... the fx55 is an excellent dirtbox in a certain way, not as weak as the 250 but not as goofy as the supra distortion... assume you will be replacing the tac switch though and use it in a loop or leave it on all the time once you do

EDIT: the thomas organ fuzz wah in a cocked position will to a certain degreeproduce the lead sounds of sgt pepers and magical mystery tour as the wah circuit was a midrange effect on the thomas organ amps ported onto the conqueror and defiant whichw as the basis of the clyde... and the fuzz was common to both american and british vox solid state amps loosely based on the tonebender ;-)

the fx55 is an excellent dirtbox in a certain way, not as weak as the 250 but not as goofy as the supra distortion... assume you will be replacing the tac switch though and use it in a loop or leave it on all the time once you do

The FX55 would be a fun project, but the demos I've found online aren't flattering. Yet, you own both the FX55 and the FX55B, so it can't be that bad. What's the secret to its awesome power? Why in a loop?

okay, I have piles of gear, just because its on my lsit doesn't mean its great, it means I found a particular application for it and it never became valuable enough to sell.... but I like this box, it sounds good into a vox ac30 for a certain tone, yamaha or roland solid state amps or even a marshall for certain things... I also like this thing in aprallel on a bus for parallel distortion mixing as it has a very specific sound that flatters pad type sounds when you want a cheap sort of skronk on like backing vocals for example but you need to reverse a passive DI to do that

EDIT: the loop preserves the touchy switch by letting you stomp a good switch while only engaging it at the beginning of your set or take.

it sounds good into a vox ac30 for a certain tone, yamaha or roland solid state amps or even a marshall for certain things... I also like this thing in aprallel on a bus for parallel distortion mixing as it has a very specific sound that flatters pad type sounds when you want a cheap sort of skronk on like backing vocals for example but you need to reverse a passive DI to do that

So guitar-wise, this either works with an amp that already has some Vox/Marshall "British" distortion or that is a clean solid state. Cool beans.

Could I trouble you for examples of the pads and vocals? My interest is piqued.

EDIT: the loop preserves the touchy switch by letting you stomp a good switch while only engaging it at the beginning of your set or take.

So, it's fragile?

correct on 0A... it wants color or nothing and needs midrange

no to 1, Its been a bit I forget what examples to give you, I regularly mix in unconventional ways when called upon by the material and spirit of the band. I'm getting old and i don't ant to reveal all my personal secrets, its for you to build a style not to borrow mine

yes to 2, extremely

also I'll add that the fx55 has this rusty chainsaw quality usually associated with shin-ei effects but its tamed down a lot.... its a very sanitized rusty sawblade distortion if you know what I mean. Its dying to become someone's signature sound....

also I'll add that the fx55 has this rusty chainsaw quality usually associated with shin-ei effects but its tamed down a lot.... its a very sanitized rusty sawblade distortion if you know what I mean. Its dying to become someone's signature sound....

Now I get it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOjSJ3Rr5lI

i don't ant to reveal all my personal secrets, its for you to build a style not to borrow mine

I had no such intention! I was just curious.

well the amp in that demo is awful, I'm obviously running it into something that's not awful.... perhaps its an acquired taste though, like the butthole surfers only a cheap diode clipping distortion from the 80s