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    GAStronomist wokkaboy's Avatar
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    hey Doc looks good, what is the tube between the dials in the top photo ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wokkaboy View Post
    hey Doc looks good, what is the tube between the dials in the top photo ?

    The tube is an old 12AU7A twin triode tube I had in amongst my stash of tubes, it's similar to the 12AX7/ECC83 tubes that you find in Marshalls except the 12AU7A produces less gain, you can use either a 12AU7, a 12AT7, or a 12AX7 and their ECC equivalents in this pedal, you get different amounts of gain/distortion with them, the 12AX7/ECC83 gives the most gain/distortion, the 12AX7WA/7025 will also work in the pedal too.


    As it turns out, I also happen to have a 12AT7 and a few 12AX7/ECC83 tubes in amongst my stash of tubes too, maybe I could do a tube shootout audio demo once I have finished building the pedal and it's working so that those who want to build one of these Persuader pedals can hear what the three different tubes sound like in the pedal?


    The persuader pedal is powered by a standard Boss-style 9V DC plugpack adaptor, but, you can also (and I would recommend it) power the pedal by a standard 12V DC/500mA plugpack adaptor too, provided that you get the polarity of the DC plug and socket correct.
    Last edited by DrNomis_44; 21-07-2016 at 08:00 PM.

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