[sdiy] Marginally OT: Boss Pedal question

[jhaible]

> I've noticed that people always point out on ebay if their boss gear is
from
> japan, and I'm wondering what difference it makes?

I don't know.
But I once bought a EH Small Stone by mailorder (had to return it because
the jacks were broken), and was shocked about the mechanical construction
of the pot. They didn't cut the pot shaft, and it was way too long for the
chickenhead knob they put on top of it. Looked more like a chicken than
anything else, but seriously, this was made to break sonner or later.

Now I'm in a similar dilemma because I want a Big Muff. The Russian
version has the same ridiculous chicken-on-sticks pots. The US version
looks much better (telling from a picture), but it's much more expensive.

I guess I will rather build this myself now. Then it will be even more
expensive than the US version (;->), but it will at least have true bypass
and a mains power supply.

That's why I was thinking aloud about Stompbox bypass circuits recently.

And no, I'm not learning to play the guitar now. I just want to run my VL-7
thru a smoother distortion than the HiFli.

I really, really love what you can do with a physical modelling synth
when you treat it with analogue effects (just like you would with
a real phsical guitar).

(Sorry to stray so far from your question.)

JH.