THRU-TONE - NEW release "True-Output Mod" for your OCD and Eternity

chops612 · 15th November 2011

THRU-TONE is pumped to release the "True Output Mod" for the Fulltone OCD and Lovepedal Eternity. Retain the same killer tone these pedals were designed for with no negative side effects when put on a board with other pedals.

No more output impedance mismatch. No more volume boosts and treble spikes when kicking on your delays, trems, etc. No more buzzy, harsh, crispness... Only the original round woody tone these pedals were intended to make.

The "True Output Mod" works for all versions of Fulltone OCD's and Lovepedal Eternity's. A specifically designed output buffer is installed inside the pedal along with the SUCK knob, which gives you the ability to control the capacitance load on the output. You can now dial in the sound the pedal was designed to sound like and it will behave consistently despite what pedal you turn on after it. The whole output modification is true bypassable with the flip of the toggle as well for situations where you don't need it.

More info at http://www.thru-tone.com/OCD_Eternity.html

drbob1 · 24th November 2011

I'm just a tiny bit confused. The Eternity is basically a TS pedal without an output buffer. If you add an output buffer don't you just turn it into a stock TS9?

chops612 · 26th November 2011

The Eternity and OCD are a variation of the TS circuit... so is the Fulldrive, so is the .... They all sound different because they use different EQ setups and clipping stages. The output upgrade solely makes it compatible with following pedals on your board, all while allowing it to sound as it does without an impedance mismatch loading down the output making it sound harsh and brittle.

If you removed the buffers from a TS9 it wouldn't sound like one of these pedals... it would sound like a TS9, but would have volume and treble issues with other pedals around it. If it made it sound like a TS9 then the majority of player that use them would have that as they usually have some pedal after it which will act as buffer... either in bypass or when that pedal is engaged.

drbob1 · 27th November 2011

You know I like you, I bought one of your buffered volume pedals, thanks!

But I still maintain that, aside from different clipping options, the Eternity (not so much the OCD) is almost identical to a TS circuit. Adding variable clipping options, like you can do with the BYOC ultimate TS kit would allow you to essentially reproduce all of the character of an Eternity, except the lack of an output buffer. The true believers claim that some of the open-ness associated in their minds with the Eternity is due to the loss of the output buffer. So, while I think this produce will absolutely solve the weird effects of following the Eternity with an effect with too low of an input impedance, it will also change some of the basic character of the pedal towards a more traditional modded TS type pedal. Since modded TSs are cheaper than Eternities, I'm not sure it makes economic sense? Anyway, I'm nit-picking. Good luck with it!

chops612 · 28th November 2011

No worries, we're just talking here... have you played all of these pedals and done so extensively? They are all built from the same foundation, but none are "clones". If you buffered the inputs and outputs of these they wouldn't sound like a TS... a lot more tweaks would have to be done, but thats cool, if you want the TS sound you get a TS. At the end of the day as far as what they do they are all worlds apart, because they each do THEIR thing. Now being said, NOTHING beats the sound of a burst E right into an amp, but in a professional sense this rarely happens... with pedal boards, etc live and in the studio. If my mod simply added an output buffer it would sound as buzzy as it does when you put a standalone buffer after one. The key is the buffers design WITH the ability to control the capacitance on the E's output. This is where you have the ability to dial back in the woody warm chunk these things were meant to have, although now you can do so in your rig without any issues.

This is a compatibility fix for a couple of pedals that are most known for what they do great, but also know for how non-pedalboard friendly they are. These issues don't just arrive with following pedals having a low input z, they have a complete different effect with ones with a high one as well. The solution was to decouple the pedal's output without affecting the pedal's original integrity and this is the closest it gets other than throwin out all those great pedals that's after the OCD or E. Modded pedals are modded pedals are modded pedals, but no Tubescreamer has won me over the response and characteristics of these, I'm not here trying to sell other peoples pedals... I'm hooking up the guys that really know what's going on with their gear that they love and need it to just perform like it should for them. Plus as anal as I am about all this I wouldn't offer it to anyone else if I didn't know it was the best to be had.

15th November 2011	#1
chops612 Gear interested Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 20 Thread Starter	THRU-TONE - NEW release "True-Output Mod" for your OCD and Eternity THRU-TONE is pumped to release the "True Output Mod" for the Fulltone OCD and Lovepedal Eternity. Retain the same killer tone these pedals were designed for with no negative side effects when put on a board with other pedals. No more output impedance mismatch. No more volume boosts and treble spikes when kicking on your delays, trems, etc. No more buzzy, harsh, crispness... Only the original round woody tone these pedals were intended to make. The "True Output Mod" works for all versions of Fulltone OCD's and Lovepedal Eternity's. A specifically designed output buffer is installed inside the pedal along with the SUCK knob, which gives you the ability to control the capacitance load on the output. You can now dial in the sound the pedal was designed to sound like and it will behave consistently despite what pedal you turn on after it. The whole output modification is true bypassable with the flip of the toggle as well for situations where you don't need it. More info at http://www.thru-tone.com/OCD_Eternity.html __________________ www.thru-tone.com - Featuring the Ernie Ball Volume Pedal "PM-1 PRO MOD" and EXPRESSION MOD Now serving OCD and Eternity overdrives a fix: The "True Output Mod" Email me at justin@thru-tone.com

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24th November 2011	#2
drbob1 Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,420 3 Reviews written	I'm just a tiny bit confused. The Eternity is basically a TS pedal without an output buffer. If you add an output buffer don't you just turn it into a stock TS9?

26th November 2011	#3
chops612 Gear interested Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 20 Thread Starter	The Eternity and OCD are a variation of the TS circuit... so is the Fulldrive, so is the .... They all sound different because they use different EQ setups and clipping stages. The output upgrade solely makes it compatible with following pedals on your board, all while allowing it to sound as it does without an impedance mismatch loading down the output making it sound harsh and brittle. If you removed the buffers from a TS9 it wouldn't sound like one of these pedals... it would sound like a TS9, but would have volume and treble issues with other pedals around it. If it made it sound like a TS9 then the majority of player that use them would have that as they usually have some pedal after it which will act as buffer... either in bypass or when that pedal is engaged.

27th November 2011	#4
drbob1 Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,420 3 Reviews written	You know I like you, I bought one of your buffered volume pedals, thanks! But I still maintain that, aside from different clipping options, the Eternity (not so much the OCD) is almost identical to a TS circuit. Adding variable clipping options, like you can do with the BYOC ultimate TS kit would allow you to essentially reproduce all of the character of an Eternity, except the lack of an output buffer. The true believers claim that some of the open-ness associated in their minds with the Eternity is due to the loss of the output buffer. So, while I think this produce will absolutely solve the weird effects of following the Eternity with an effect with too low of an input impedance, it will also change some of the basic character of the pedal towards a more traditional modded TS type pedal. Since modded TSs are cheaper than Eternities, I'm not sure it makes economic sense? Anyway, I'm nit-picking. Good luck with it!

28th November 2011	#5
chops612 Gear interested Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 20 Thread Starter	No worries, we're just talking here... have you played all of these pedals and done so extensively? They are all built from the same foundation, but none are "clones". If you buffered the inputs and outputs of these they wouldn't sound like a TS... a lot more tweaks would have to be done, but thats cool, if you want the TS sound you get a TS. At the end of the day as far as what they do they are all worlds apart, because they each do THEIR thing. Now being said, NOTHING beats the sound of a burst E right into an amp, but in a professional sense this rarely happens... with pedal boards, etc live and in the studio. If my mod simply added an output buffer it would sound as buzzy as it does when you put a standalone buffer after one. The key is the buffers design WITH the ability to control the capacitance on the E's output. This is where you have the ability to dial back in the woody warm chunk these things were meant to have, although now you can do so in your rig without any issues. This is a compatibility fix for a couple of pedals that are most known for what they do great, but also know for how non-pedalboard friendly they are. These issues don't just arrive with following pedals having a low input z, they have a complete different effect with ones with a high one as well. The solution was to decouple the pedal's output without affecting the pedal's original integrity and this is the closest it gets other than throwin out all those great pedals that's after the OCD or E. Modded pedals are modded pedals are modded pedals, but no Tubescreamer has won me over the response and characteristics of these, I'm not here trying to sell other peoples pedals... I'm hooking up the guys that really know what's going on with their gear that they love and need it to just perform like it should for them. Plus as anal as I am about all this I wouldn't offer it to anyone else if I didn't know it was the best to be had.