would you like to tell us something about your pedal?
thanks a lot,
q-si
Clay Jones Overdrive [ goop-alarm ] [traced]
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beavis
- Breadboard Brother
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My sister's uncle's cousin's dog told me that it is a modified Danelectro compressor.
beavisaudio.com
The CJ OD is based on the AMZ SoS and acc. to CJ Jack had been engaged too. CJ built a few and sold them to his customers.
I don't think they sound much different than a SoS or other TS-clones but they are rare and that's the reason for the hype and the astronomical prices.
JHS
I don't think they sound much different than a SoS or other TS-clones but they are rare and that's the reason for the hype and the astronomical prices.
JHS
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MoreCowbell
- Transistor Tuner
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That's odd, as Clay says it was based on a "major manufacturers" circuit that was supposed to be a "limiter"...JHS wrote:The CJ OD is based on the AMZ SoS and acc. to CJ Jack had been engaged too. CJ built a few and sold them to his customers.
I don't think they sound much different than a SoS or other TS-clones but they are rare and that's the reason for the hype and the astronomical prices.
JHS
Sure doesn't sound like he's referring to a SoS....
The plot thickens.
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The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
I think at one point Clay was going to post the schematic to avoid being harassed for it and to combat the outrageous Ebay prices. How 'bout it Clay...my birthday's coming up. 
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markm
- Diode Debunker
That's a good idea!The Rotagilla wrote:I think at one point Clay was going to post the schematic to avoid being harassed for it and to combat the outrageous Ebay prices. How 'bout it Clay...my birthday's coming up.
You convinced me!
Join together with the "Banned"!
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The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
Oh Mark, you're such a tease!
Just a thought. Clay says -
"I reworked it several times and then I posted a link to my schematic and asked for comments..."
What about checking The Way Back Machine?
Just a thought. Clay says -
"I reworked it several times and then I posted a link to my schematic and asked for comments..."
What about checking The Way Back Machine?
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markm
- Diode Debunker
Now that's an idea but, I don't know if it would be visible or not.The Rotagilla wrote:Oh Mark, you're such a tease!
Just a thought. Clay says -
"I reworked it several times and then I posted a link to my schematic and asked for comments..."
What about checking The Way Back Machine?
Join together with the "Banned"!
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DougH
- Transistor Tuner
I don't think Clay would mind me saying this-The Rotagilla wrote:All I wanted for my birthday was the Clay Jones overdrive schematic and I even mentioned it in a post about a month ago to give plenty of time to prepare. Clay even said at one point he would openly post it so all the hoopla would be avoided. It would have been a great day...my 38th year and Clay demystifying his contribution to the Mojo Museum. Luckily for Clay I'm on vacation and still celebrating my birthday today as well. C'mon Clay...give the gift that keeps on giving, it's better to give then receive and all that. Or if KT66 would like to share his King of Tone info with us...
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Play with the idea of a "dirty compressor".
And no, I don't have the schematic or know much more about it than that. I have played with breadboarding a simple compressor that I added some "overdrive characteristics" to though. It was pretty crude but it had some promise for that sort of thing. I didn't take it any further- I'm too busy with my own stuff.
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soulsonic
- Old Solderhand
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What, like an Expandora?DougH wrote: Play with the idea of a "dirty compressor".
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analogguru
- Old Solderhand
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@Rotagilla
Ok, that you don´t have to cry so much here is your chance:
You have to bid here:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Clay-Jones-OverDri ... dZViewItem
approx. ONLY !!!! $ 1.525,-- to buy this unit. Then you take some pictures from the guts and I will trace it for you for free !
But take care, one m***m (markm ???
) with zero feedback already bid $ 1.500,-- !!!!
analogguru
Ok, that you don´t have to cry so much here is your chance:
You have to bid here:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Clay-Jones-OverDri ... dZViewItem
approx. ONLY !!!! $ 1.525,-- to buy this unit. Then you take some pictures from the guts and I will trace it for you for free !
But take care, one m***m (markm ???
) with zero feedback already bid $ 1.500,-- !!!!analogguru
There´s a sucker born every minute - and too many of them end up in the bootweak pedal biz.
$1500 for a distortion box?!?!?! Yikes.. I've never heard of the CJOD, am I missing something? Apparently so. If there are folks cloning Z Vexx pedals, you can be sure this one is being cloned as well for that kind of change.
FWIW, the Expandora does have an expander in it. But you could probably tweak it to be a compressor with little effort. Now whether you want the clipping before, after or inside the compression stage is another question entirely.
FWIW, the Expandora does have an expander in it. But you could probably tweak it to be a compressor with little effort. Now whether you want the clipping before, after or inside the compression stage is another question entirely.
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The Rotagilla
- Diode Debunker
AG...you're the best!analogguru wrote:@Rotagilla
Ok, that you don´t have to cry so much here is your chance:
You have to bid here:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Clay-Jones-OverDri ... dZViewItem
approx. ONLY !!!! $ 1.525,-- to buy this unit. Then you take some pictures from the guts and I will trace it for you for free !
But take care, one m***m (markm ???
analogguru
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DougH
- Transistor Tuner
Clay built only 50 of them. Tomo Fujita (Berklee Prof/Fusion player) uses one.MKB wrote:$1500 for a distortion box?!?!?! Yikes.. I've never heard of the CJOD, am I missing something?
It's the typical economics of a rare piece that is in demand.
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analogguru
- Old Solderhand
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Ok, we are getting closer to reality - the box didn´t sell, so its up now for "only" $ 850,--:
https://cgi.ebay.com/Clay-Jones-OverDri ... dZViewItem
analogguru
https://cgi.ebay.com/Clay-Jones-OverDri ... dZViewItem
analogguru
There´s a sucker born every minute - and too many of them end up in the bootweak pedal biz.
The swirl paint job sure reminds me of steve vai and grandlaugh, but I've never heard of this one before.
Could anyone enlighten me about this one?
I've learnt it's a limited run of 50, supply and demand thing, ok.
But, is it any good? Heavy or light OD? IC or discrete?
TS style??
Thanks!
snail
Could anyone enlighten me about this one?
I've learnt it's a limited run of 50, supply and demand thing, ok.
But, is it any good? Heavy or light OD? IC or discrete?
TS style??
Thanks!
snail
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DougH
- Transistor Tuner
The swirl paint was done by the same guy that did the Vai/Landgraff stuff (can't remember his name).
My best recollection of the CJOD is it sounds kind of like a "dumble in a box"- very touch sensitive soft compression, blooms into harmonics, etc, etc. Tomo used it with his Fuchs ODS amp and I preferred the sound of the pedal to the dirty channel on his amp. Works great for fusion stuff. Tomo may have clips at his site or in the clip section of the gear page. You'll have to search around.
Edit: Oh, and it's *not* a tube screamer at all. Nothing like it. Check the posts at the beginning of the thread.
My best recollection of the CJOD is it sounds kind of like a "dumble in a box"- very touch sensitive soft compression, blooms into harmonics, etc, etc. Tomo used it with his Fuchs ODS amp and I preferred the sound of the pedal to the dirty channel on his amp. Works great for fusion stuff. Tomo may have clips at his site or in the clip section of the gear page. You'll have to search around.
Edit: Oh, and it's *not* a tube screamer at all. Nothing like it. Check the posts at the beginning of the thread.
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MoreCowbell
- Transistor Tuner
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Sadly, if I had the extra $850, I'd buy it......
...and promptly throw it on "Ebay Japan", where I would make about $400.
...and promptly throw it on "Ebay Japan", where I would make about $400.