Lovepedal - Woodrow ("cranked 5E3 tweed tone"?)

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At 99 EUR seems a steal -- saw it described as fuzz and then again as

The cranked 5E3 tweed tone in spades. LED status, True bypass, Master level, Gain saturation knob. All shades of gain controlled with guitar vol. knob. No power jack.

New at $190 here , but read this
I ordered my Woodrow with the request of a DC tap so I could put it on my pedal board with the rest of the arsenal. Sean mentioned he doesn't normally make them that way but would do it for me. I see that quite a few of his pedals are made to be alkaline driven only - maybe for a specific reason. Well my Woodrow still sounds incredible as long as it's battery powered. But when I went to put it on my board and plugged a DC tap from my Pedal Power into it, the Woodrow just thinned out and became fizzy. The tone was gone. I was completely dissapointed. So, there are ways to get around it, and for the tone that pedal is capable of getting I'll have to adjust my sonic lifestyle. Something to consider if you were thinking of buying. from [b]Harmony Central[/b]
Website http://www.lovepedal.com/ is stacked with amp emulators (been at the forum probably :lol: ) but don't find this Woodrow box, although the clips linked to from the home page.

What the story behind Lovepedal anyway? Didn't that close down? Is the name resold?


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Post by bajaman »

I do not Know for sure, but the COT50 on his site looks like a Super Hard On under a different name - clue: bias control - wonder if it crackles too :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:

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bajaman wrote:I do not Know for sure, but the COT50 on his site looks like a Super Hard On under a different name - clue: bias control - wonder if it crackles too :lol: :lol: :lol: :roll:
it too bias to crackle for more vintage mojo crackle, not just plain crackle. Got to be a connoisseur of crackle to appreaciate this 8)

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Post by Greg »

Yup, the COT50 Bias crackles.

The Woodrow was one of his earliest pedals called a Woody. I think he was compelled to stop using the "Woody" name by Seymour Duncan, who have a pickup called that.
The soundclip for the Woodrow is still the original Woody clip.

I think it's a variation on the COT circuit, like a lot of the Lovepedals.

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Greg_G wrote:Yup, the COT50 Bias crackles.

The Woodrow was one of his earliest pedals called a Woody. I think he was compelled to stop using the "Woody" name by Seymour Duncan, who have a pickup called that.
The soundclip for the Woodrow is still the original Woody clip.

I think it's a variation on the COT circuit, like a lot of the Lovepedals.
yes they called me on april fools day.. I thought it was a joke..
basically a slammed COT50 with no power cap.. YMMV

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Post by Lovepedal Detective »

Every one knob Lovepedal is a variation on the LPB circuit. Here's the Woody or Woodrow.

Enjoy!

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Sheesh. Yeah, thats gonna sound like a tube amp. Sure. :roll:
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wow . . . $190 for an Electra distortion.

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celadine wrote:Sheesh. Yeah, thats gonna sound like a tube amp. Sure. :roll:
Watch out, runoffgroove!
I must admit that it sounds pretty good with a tweed style amp, except it cuts too much low end. You need the loose flabby lows to get the authentic 5e3 tone. Doesn't sound so great with other amps.

Of course why would you buy a 5e3 sounding pedal if you already have a tweed amp?

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Lovepedal Detective wrote:
celadine wrote:Sheesh. Yeah, thats gonna sound like a tube amp. Sure. :roll:
Watch out, runoffgroove!
I must admit that it sounds pretty good with a tweed style amp, except it cuts too much low end. You need the loose flabby lows to get the authentic 5e3 tone. Doesn't sound so great with other amps.

Of course why would you buy a 5e3 sounding pedal if you already have a tweed amp?

LPD
change the I cap to .1 nix the 47uf / 330 pair for a 1 K resistor..

big lows..

AGAIN my normal statment.. as a PLAYER I personally dig in way too hard so I purposlly have to trim bass on all my units..

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Post by Lovepedal Detective »

Ditching the 47uf loses some of the "woody" tone though. Sounds a little TOO big then. A slight input cap adjustment works for me.

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Please keep this in mind people....

IIRC, the Woody was originally offered in Seans "Tone for 50 bones" series...where you could buy a cool pedal for $50....

The prices that you see on ebay for Woody's are a result of the buyers greed...

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Several Lovepedals were offered at "tone for 50 bones" in the early days. The Woodrow is a current offering with a $119 price tag. The Balance and COT which are very similar in design are usually offered closer to $200.

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Swap one of the 1N914 for a red LED and you'll have another Lovepedal.
As far as I remember the 47 and 100n are XICON green caps.

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What would be the pedal that uses the LED?

The caps in my pedal are panasonic metal films. No greenies here.

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Post by jakerandall »

the schematic aboe what is the difference between that and the cot50?

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Post by Lovepedal Detective »

Not much. The COT has a larger input cap. Also the volume is adjusted (biased) off of the Emitter, rather than a gain then attenuate setup like this one.

Enjoy.

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Lovepedal Detective wrote:Not much. The COT has a larger input cap. Also the volume is adjusted (biased) off of the Emitter, rather than a gain then attenuate setup like this one.

Enjoy.

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In the COT thread the schematic shows a .047 input cap on the COT also, are you saying this should be higher for the COT50?

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Post by Lovepedal Detective »

Sorry my bad. I was confusing it with something else. You are correct. The COT is a treble booster type input.

The difference is the bias.

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i just build this one on vero board.
input and output cap are .082
Q = 2N2222

doesn't sound too bad. could be better. gonna try some more transistors tomorrow.

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