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I'm not sure what to say about this....He's probably a nice guy and all, but what a "tough read"...

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HERES A WELL ECCEPTED SHIN-EI FY-2 CLASSIC FUZZ.* CLASSIC REWORKED W/SPOOKY RESULTS BUT GOOD SONIC RESULTS,I MAKE USING BEST MILITARY CAPSaudiophile arts i can get,,ECT I LOVE THE ORIGINAL SHIN EI AND PRICES FOR ORIGINALS INSANE SO I OFFER A CLASSIC SOLUTION A BETTER BUILT BETTER PARTS AND BE TTER TRANSISTORS GAIN AND LEAKAGE MATCHED AND TUNED FOR OPTIMUM SOUND PREFORMANCE I ADDED EXTRA TRICK O THE TRADE BY ADDING A POP FREE TRUEBYPASS,W/EXTRA SUPER NEAT 1 KIND 2ND **willd slicing NASAL TONE NASAL TONE FUZZ FROM SICK THICK TO SPAGETTI WESTERN BIKER FLICK B BUDGET THIN NASAL GREAT ,SEE REVIEWS ON GOOGLE SPOOKTONE FEW THREADS ECT *I HAVE EFECTS ALL OVER WORLD,PICT YOUR CHOICE COLOR AND TYPE TRANSISTORS AT END AUCTION THIS IS FOR A 1 KIND MADE TO AUCTION EFFECT,SO ITS 1 KIND FOR YOU,TRY TO SET UP BEST I CAN OVER PC TO FIT YOUR RIG,SET UP ECT.BATTERY ONLY AS I BELIEVE ITS TONES BEST THIS WAY OLD WAYS BEST NO TONE SUCKING FROM CIRCIUT TRUE SHINEI FACTORY SCHEMATIC W/TONE TRICKS IN HANDMADE COPPER PCBS I MAKE IN ETCH TANK! CIRCIUT JUST 2 IN 1 PEDAL.SILICON AND GERMANIUM OR BOTH CAN BE SOCKETED IN BOARD 4 YOU ITS A *3 WEEK BUILD TIME FROM END AUCTION!! *I EMAIL PROGRESS,EMAILS ONLY SLOW ME DOWN 1 MAN ARMY DOIN THIS FOR MANY YEARS FOR PRIVATE MUSICIANS AND RECORDING FOLKS,TONS PEDALS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST,SEE REVIEWS SPOOKTONE VINTAGE PEDAL WORKS.PROUDLY MADE IN USA...I USE BEST POTS NO ALPS, TRY FOR CTS OR EQUAL NOS WHEN I CAN KEEP IN ALOT GO FAST AND HARD TO FIND ALOT$$$ FOR REAL VINTAGE PARTS..SEE SOME OTHER STHAT USE MY TONE KNOWLEDGE.HAVE FUN ITS WHATS ALL BOUT..HAPPY 08 STAY SAFE TIME FOR SOME CHANGES READY UP TO VOTE.........ITS IN PICTS ARE ORDERED BUILDS WORKING ON OR SENT OUT PICTS OF COLORS EXAMPLES AND CAN REPLICATE COLORS HAVE ALOT CHOICES..AND DO ALOT CUSTOM AIRBRUSH AND STENCILINGS,ON MORE $$$ CUSTOMRDER SET UP BUILDS......THE VTP FUZZ IM SELLING 4 FRIENDS A SWEET UNIT FOR GREAT SOLID BUILD AND TONES GALORE CV7112 TRANSISTORS BY MULLARD I HAVE THESE AS WELL,AND TESLA,TRANSISTORSRCA,MOTOROLAS,TX INST,NOS TONS STUFF....ITEM IN PICT IS CUSTOMERS BUILD AS A EXAMPLE..GOOD LUCK...SEE FEEDBACKS PAGES 4-8 AND THEN SOME..HAPPY CAMPERS+ALOT RETURN PLAYERS SEND FRIEDS ,BANDS ASK WHEER YA GETTHAT THING ECT...WORD MOUTH I STAY PLENTY BUSY SINCE 1 MAN ARMY.....PLEASE BE PATIEANT AND CONFIDENT....STAY IN THE USA>>>KOREA CHINE ECT MAKIN OUR ECONOMY WEAKER BY THE SWEAT DROPS......ASK ABOUT MANY CLASSICS AND ORIG TONES,AVAIL BY 1 KIND BASIS PER ORDERING,THNXX 30+ BUILDS I LIKE TO MAKE BUT ALOT MORE AVAIL..25+ YRS SCHEMATICS LAID OUT IN FOLDERS...

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Post by madbean »

Most people seem to have some kind of aversion to spell check on the interweb, I find.

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madbean wrote:Most people seem to have some kind of aversion to spell check on the interweb, I find.
And punctuation.

And turning off their caps lock.

And not rambling on about various pedals in the same paragraph as the one their attempting to sell.

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That is a terrible example of how to make a decent pitch!
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I USE BEST POTS NO ALPS, TRY FOR CTS
He did not try very hard - those are not CTS pots in that picture, are they :?:
They look much more like :shock: :shock: :shock: Alps or alpha pots to me :wink:

1 MAN ARMY - now there's an interesting concept (or name for a new pedal) :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by soulsonic »

He made his PC boards in an etch tank... amazing.
I like how the "$$$$" keeps coming up.
I checked his other auctions, they all read like that.
He needs to stop doing whatever drugs he's on - it's unhealthy. :lol:

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I like how he says he matched the "leakage" for transistors on a FY-2 clone.

:shock:

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I MAKE USING BEST MILITARY CAPSaudiophile arts i can get
I always wondered what military spec disc ceramic caps looked like.

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Do you suppose that if I act like I can speak English and use a bunch of "mojo words" I can sell Shin-Ei clones for $180 too ?

'cause if I can....

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Post by Dirk_Hendrik »

tHIS cRAP oNLy MAkes ME CRy*

(really, sickening, saddening, puke....ing.) :roll:
Sorry. Plain out of planes.

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