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Ace Tone - FM-3 Fuzz Master
Posted: 04 Dec 2007, 14:58
by Bernardduur
hey all!
A long time ago I played over an Acetone FM-3; since then I am trying to find a schematic of this unit, just as it sounded so great (well, in my mind)
So does anyone has a schematic of this or know what happens inside one?
Posted: 04 Dec 2007, 18:37
by analogguru
So does anyone has a schematic of this or know what happens inside one?
This I also would like to know/see.....
I havenĀ“t played one, I only have seen pictures of it - like these:
http://www.digimart.net/images/64/DS00123350.jpg
http://www.digimart.net/images/64/DS00123350_1.jpg
http://www.digimart.net/images/64/DS00123350_2.jpg
http://www.digimart.net/images/64/DS00123350_3.jpg
no guts.....
Rumours say it should be very similar to the Roland AF-100 Bee-Baa (difference: tone pot vs. tone switch)
analogguru
Posted: 04 Dec 2007, 18:51
by Bernardduur
Thanks for those pics; shame no guts!
The thing is that I played it next to a Bee Baa and this one really blew it away both in sound as in feeling. The unit sounded so much better then that Bee Baa...........
It has been some sort of quest for me now.......
Posted: 04 Dec 2007, 20:36
by bajaman
Wasn't Acetone Roland before they changed their name to Roland???
Posted: 04 Dec 2007, 23:43
by Geoffrey Teese
I've had the FM-2 since it was released way back when (sheesh I'm old...) but my local music store never got in an FM-3. Any sound files anywhere? From the case (thanks for the pics AG) it looks like it could be an FM-2 with additional volume and tone control for the 2nd stage as well as a tone control for the first stage (or maybe the other way around).
Posted: 05 Dec 2007, 00:15
by modman
It's not very revealing, but here is an ebay gut shot from an FM-2:
http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/c7/94/8b6b_3.JPG
Posted: 05 Dec 2007, 00:58
by frank.clarke
Posted: 05 Dec 2007, 14:08
by R.G.
The Bee Baa and Roland Sustain schemos have been available at geofex since 1996 and 1999 respectively.
The FM-2 is clearly the progenitor of the Univox Superfuzz, the biggest difference being two cascaded separate transistors instead of a two transistor feedback pair.
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 23 Apr 2009, 01:59
by Dan N
I'm pretty far out of the loop these days. Has this been traced?
http://dam.10.forumer.com/a/acetone-fm3 ... t1468.html
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 23 Apr 2009, 02:20
by RnFR
no i don't think it has. i know we would all love to see a schematic.
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 23 Apr 2009, 08:15
by Greg
An FM-3 for sale on Ebay (thanks to Dan N for posting a link in the Stuff Seen For Sale section)..
This would make a nice group buy
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... 0136756480
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 03:16
by Sickle
Greg_G wrote:This would make a nice group buy
I think you mean 'would
have made a nice group buy'.
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 04:27
by Dan N
Yea. it sold without even a photo. Graham's description in the link I posted above makes me want to weep. Beyond a BeeBaa and a Fender Blender? Fuck, I should have just bought it.
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 04:39
by Greg
Don't stress guys.. I DID just buy it.
I figured it wouldn't sit there while we worked out a way to group buy it.
It's appears to be all original, and it sounds better than i could have hoped for.. All will be revealed in due course..
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 05:10
by Dan N
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 05:18
by Greg
Why thank you ..
It may take a little while to get it traced.. I'm pretty snowed under.. but we'll get there.
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 06:26
by Sickle
Greg_G wrote:Don't stress guys.. I DID just buy it.
You sure about that, man?
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 06:42
by Sickle
haha, ok, I'm on crack tonight..for some reason I thought you won yours the same time I did, I guess your BIN was last month?
I need sleep.
haha..
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 07:53
by RnFR
Re: Ace Tone - FM-3 ???
Posted: 03 May 2009, 08:50
by Greg
Sickle.. He must have had 2.. that's a different one to mine. Mine has some rust where the battery was.