Faustone - Valve Klipper [guts]

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 07 Mar 2010, 22:36

Kinda looks like a Kingsley Jester on the inside.

I sure do like the look of toroidal transformers.

Apparently amps is their main business:
http://www.faustone.com/

But all you'll find there is a link to a Flickr account. Plenty of amp guts, but no pedal guts.

Post by **abfackeln** » 07 Mar 2010, 22:47

I was watching the development of this one over at the D*A*M forum..... Looks pretty sweet. Based in the Laney Klipp, IIRC.

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 07 Mar 2010, 23:19

abfackeln wrote:I was watching the development of this one over at the D*A*M forum.

You're allowed over there?

JshDnls · Post by **JshDnls** » 07 Mar 2010, 23:25

https://www.youtube.com/user/faustoneamps

Post by **abfackeln** » 08 Mar 2010, 01:13

culturejam wrote:You're allowed over there?

I didn't say I post there.....

I keep a pretty low profile. And I've never done an RE or a home-build of any D*A*M pedal, so they haven't unleashed the mob on me (yet).

Here's the thread - way long, but some good pictures, clips, and notes here and there:

http://stompboxes.co.uk/forum/viewtopic ... &start=160

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 08 Mar 2010, 01:54

Holy shit!!

325 Euro!?!?!

I realize it's kind of a one-project, but that's really high. Doing stuff small scale sure as hell is expensive.

RnFR · Post by **RnFR** » 08 Mar 2010, 03:14

this thing looks really cool. i take it that it's kinda like laney's version of a tube fuzz. i was trying to figure exactly what was going on from the laney factory schem, but it's drawn like the 7th level of the light cycles from the Tron video game. but still, i can't wait to check out that clip when i get home from mixing the world's limpest rock show. i'll need something of this ilk to wash away the leftover toxic residue from the show tonight as well as last night's post show shenanigans. the white russians are helping...

oldgravity · Post by **oldgravity** » 08 Mar 2010, 05:14

RnFR wrote:this thing looks really cool. i take it that it's kinda like laney's version of a tube fuzz. i was trying to figure exactly what was going on from the laney factory schem, but it's drawn like the 7th level of the light cycles from the Tron video game. but still, i can't wait to check out that clip when i get home from mixing the world's limpest rock show. i'll need something of this ilk to wash away the leftover toxic residue from the show tonight as well as last night's post show shenanigans. the white russians are helping...

Two Jeff Bridges references in one post.

I don't really go out for this kind of thing soundwise, but that is a neat build. Neat, both as in cool and tidy. I admire the skills of these people - figures that they come from the amp world and not a stompbox background.

Which makes me wonder what an amp built by Death by Audio would look like... I can't find the puke smiley, but you get where I'm going, I'm sure.

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 08 Mar 2010, 05:53

oldgravity wrote:Two Jeff Bridges references in one post.

1.5 references, actually. To be picky, the "white Russian" should properly be called a "Caucasian".

oldgravity wrote:Which makes me wonder what an amp built by Death by Audio would look like... I can't find the puke smiley, but you get where I'm going, I'm sure.

I'm not sure what it would look like, but I'm sure it wouldn't actually work.

mictester · Post by **mictester** » 08 Mar 2010, 06:43

culturejam wrote: 1.5 references, actually. To be picky, the "white Russian" should properly be called a "Caucasian".

No way, Dude!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Russ ... ocktail%29:

"In the 1998 film The Big Lebowski, Jeff Bridges' character drinks White Russians throughout the movie (in one scene, mixing one with powdered non-dairy creamer as a substitute). During the movie the character refers to the drink as both a White Russian and a Caucasian." In fact, the scene after the episode with the "powdered dairy creamer" is very funny where he goes shopping in his nightclothes to get some milk...

Good to see "Smurfs in Space" didn't get much at the Oscars!

Bernardduur · Post by **Bernardduur** » 08 Mar 2010, 10:43

abfackeln wrote:I was watching the development of this one over at the D*A*M forum..... Looks pretty sweet. Based in the Laney Klipp, IIRC.

Brrrrrr.... the Klipp! I once repaired that amp for someone who got this amp for 1 euro in a second hand shop. The amp is pure garbage, the OD channel then. The clean channel is pretty sweet!

The Klipp sounds like a treble fuzzy OD that has no character at all.......... I really disliked it!

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 08 Mar 2010, 15:27

mictester wrote:No way, Dude!

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But "Caucasian" is the one people think is unique and remember.

mistral · Post by **mistral** » 08 Mar 2010, 17:42

I´ve played this pedal and i can to say it´s incredible that sound

I´ve connected to effects loop and it isn´t garbage.

It´s a lot of money but i think that isn´t expensive.

Builded with high quality components and a high quality enclosure.

High product, without doubts.

Regards

P.S. Sorry my poor english

kurtlives · Post by **kurtlives** » 08 Mar 2010, 22:02

Sounds pretty lame imo.
You could get a very similar tone with BJTs.

Props to his build quality and construction technique.

flood · Post by **flood** » 09 Mar 2010, 11:48

haven't heard it, but enviable build quality for sure. very neat work.

RnFR · Post by **RnFR** » 10 Mar 2010, 05:39

oldgravity wrote:
Two Jeff Bridges references in one post.

would you believe that wasn't my intention? although i was making everyone call me dude all night!

i guess the planets were just properly aligned.

for the record, i think this thing sounds interesting. like a tube fuzz! i would like to hear a clip with a proper mic.

also. i wonder how it compares to the stinger circuit. sort of the same idea.

oldgravity · Post by **oldgravity** » 10 Apr 2010, 18:11

Looking at this again, I realized that the wiring to the mains inlet is not heat shrunk - exposed high voltage. Isn't that really bad practice, and wouldn't something with exposed HV be illegal to sell? This is British, so you're looking at 220-240v just out in the open for any gut-shooting fool (not you, CJ) to potentially kill himself. Maybe threat of electrocution is the goop for the 21st century?

Lawnchair · Post by **Lawnchair** » 10 Apr 2010, 18:48

That's like Ferari that goes 5mph.
It sounds poor.

chicago_mike · Post by **chicago_mike** » 10 Apr 2010, 20:02

At least nobody pee'd on a rug in this thread.

Pedal looks well built though.

oldgravity · Post by **oldgravity** » 10 Apr 2010, 20:14

That rug really tied the place together, too.