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Jacques chaos theory
When it comes to comparing ts9 and ts808, it is an unspoken consensus of op amps and resistors. But look carefully to this picture and find what is different from a ts9 layout.
Eagle eyed shoppers saw 2 differences. That is a lot for pedals that has been examined by experts a hundred times.
First and smallest: the DC plug circuit. As the electrons go through it, with or without battery it could be of some interest.
2nd: these are not ts9 pots! And pots can alter tone.
And most of all, my opinion is now, after more than 30 years tinkering with pedals (I started at 13), that, like coffee, distortion boxes are more subject to chaos theory than the average phenomenon.
Example: take same brand of coffee, same tap water, same brand of coffee machine. Try it in 2 different homes, and you will end up with 2 different tastes. Parameters are so numerous that any mathematical model will be wrong somehow.
Distortion boxes are not different, because human ears, like human taste, are a very precise mechanism that can perceive very small differences in the final resulting tone.
I believe this is why original ts808 sound better than original ts9, because
they were differently made, wired, soldered, stocked, painted, drilled, etc… let alone that their
components are not exactly the same.
The
great
news for this year is that I now propose
a JACQUES
STOMPBOXES version of
this perfect pedal. I have called it The
tubeblower
and believe I put all my knowledge and ear
in it, as well as an extended gain range
in both senses (from clean to more distortion).
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