@@Karvaton_koiranvaatekauppa it’s a carbon zinc “PKCELL” brand marketed for smoke detectors that has been depleted to right at 9V. They tend to run about 9.9-10V right out of the box. It sounds even better at 8V, but for demos I test it right at 9 so people get an idea what it sounds like with a standard power supply. The bias voltage is also set lower, same as his signature Fuzz Face, so using a depleted battery isn’t totally necessary.
@IronSwan-ll5ju yeah, many people swear the older carbon zinc batteries that were available in the 60s make a difference in the sound. I am still on the fence, but I do like how they can be depleted down to a lower voltage and then still provide power at that level for some time to come. Modern alkaline batteries have a different behavior where they tend to stay at their full potential until they are almost completely drained at which time they quickly drop below the target voltage of 6.5-8V. The effect of lower voltage was important for him while using vintage FFPs that they didn’t want to mod and couldn’t adjust the bias. If you are able to adjust the bias, then you don’t really need to mess with keeping a cigar box full of partially drained batteries, as Mr. Johnson does according to the lore. The batteries do have a different impedance and DC resistance than alkaline so there is something to be said for the effect they may have, but it’s likely negligible.
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Another excellent pedal. I loved my #66
@@ColeDrankWilly thank you for checking it out.
I just saved one on reverb to buy when I can.
@@IronSwan-ll5ju sweet. Thanks for checking them out.
EJ special running off pro cell alkaline battery? Is that supposed to be funny :D
@@Karvaton_koiranvaatekauppa it’s a carbon zinc “PKCELL” brand marketed for smoke detectors that has been depleted to right at 9V. They tend to run about 9.9-10V right out of the box. It sounds even better at 8V, but for demos I test it right at 9 so people get an idea what it sounds like with a standard power supply. The bias voltage is also set lower, same as his signature Fuzz Face, so using a depleted battery isn’t totally necessary.
@@pfg_pedals this is interesting
@IronSwan-ll5ju yeah, many people swear the older carbon zinc batteries that were available in the 60s make a difference in the sound. I am still on the fence, but I do like how they can be depleted down to a lower voltage and then still provide power at that level for some time to come. Modern alkaline batteries have a different behavior where they tend to stay at their full potential until they are almost completely drained at which time they quickly drop below the target voltage of 6.5-8V. The effect of lower voltage was important for him while using vintage FFPs that they didn’t want to mod and couldn’t adjust the bias. If you are able to adjust the bias, then you don’t really need to mess with keeping a cigar box full of partially drained batteries, as Mr. Johnson does according to the lore. The batteries do have a different impedance and DC resistance than alkaline so there is something to be said for the effect they may have, but it’s likely negligible.
@@pfg_pedals Depleted carbon zink, good stuff!! To Eric's credit, he is right about the batteries when it comes to wah and fuzz.