
Pretty Years
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Re: Pretty Years
I know this is blasphemy around this parts, but I pretty much only use my PY as a clean preamp these days, it sounds tasty.
High pass set clean just to the point of resonance, high volume and the bias lowered, Instant Jukebox sound.

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Re: Pretty Years
Mine has a really bad ringing problem even with no cable plugged into the input.
I've emailed Brian twice and messaged him on here with no response yet.
I've already replaced the tubes with little to no help and tried various power supplies.
Curious if anyone else had him look at there's for the ringing issue and if they know what he did to make it better?
Thanks.
I've emailed Brian twice and messaged him on here with no response yet.
I've already replaced the tubes with little to no help and tried various power supplies.
Curious if anyone else had him look at there's for the ringing issue and if they know what he did to make it better?
Thanks.
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Re: Pretty Years
oh shit, sorry i missed you dude! i just hit you back now. i'll check it out and can fix it up. those tubes are old and finicky and need to be sorted through to find ones that aren't so microphonic.Timv wrote:Mine has a really bad ringing problem even with no cable plugged into the input.
I've emailed Brian twice and messaged him on here with no response yet.
I've already replaced the tubes with little to no help and tried various power supplies.
Curious if anyone else had him look at there's for the ringing issue and if they know what he did to make it better?
Thanks.
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Re: Pretty Years
i like it like that too. not blasphemy at all!Inconuucl wrote:I know this is blasphemy around this parts, but I pretty much only use my PY as a clean preamp these days, it sounds tasty.High pass set clean just to the point of resonance, high volume and the bias lowered, Instant Jukebox sound.
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Re: Pretty Years
Thanks!
I'll get it sent out to you soon.
I'll get it sent out to you soon.
smallsnd/bigsnd wrote:oh shit, sorry i missed you dude! i just hit you back now. i'll check it out and can fix it up. those tubes are old and finicky and need to be sorted through to find ones that aren't so microphonic.Timv wrote:Mine has a really bad ringing problem even with no cable plugged into the input.
I've emailed Brian twice and messaged him on here with no response yet.
I've already replaced the tubes with little to no help and tried various power supplies.
Curious if anyone else had him look at there's for the ringing issue and if they know what he did to make it better?
Thanks.
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Re: Pretty Years
Just realized I haven't tried something I should have done months ago.
With the proposed setup currently in pieces and across town, I'm left musing "what if" so-
@Brian is it possible to link 2 PYs together with a basic TS [via CV] thereby slaving 1 to the other so 1's settings control both, without adding something like a Murf, 8step, Expressionator etc?
With the proposed setup currently in pieces and across town, I'm left musing "what if" so-
@Brian is it possible to link 2 PYs together with a basic TS [via CV] thereby slaving 1 to the other so 1's settings control both, without adding something like a Murf, 8step, Expressionator etc?
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Re: Pretty Years
Seeing as CV only controls one knob, I'm going to go with no. That would be wicked though. 

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Re: Pretty Years
That 1 knob can mean everything 

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Re: Pretty Years
huh interesting. i never actually thought to do that. in theory it should work? i may have 2 here to try it with.
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Re: Pretty Years
Right? It suddenly seems like such an obvious "what if-"
Dreamt up by thinking about a linked pair of 1176LN [which requires the special UA junction box]
Dreamt up by thinking about a linked pair of 1176LN [which requires the special UA junction box]
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Re: Pretty Years
Speaking of Euro.... PY is a beast in Euro. I use it more than the actual euro filter I have.
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if you dream it, it may come. :surprise:yeatsvisitslincoln wrote:Speaking of Euro.... PY is a beast in Euro. I use it more than the actual euro filter I have.
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Re: Pretty Years
I would love this so muchsmallsnd/bigsnd wrote:if you dream it, it may come. :surprise:yeatsvisitslincoln wrote:Speaking of Euro.... PY is a beast in Euro. I use it more than the actual euro filter I have.
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Re: Pretty Years
I'd love one in a euro format as well. I don't have anything right now, but it'd be fun as hell.
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