i was wondering what kind of passive pedals could exist but i wasnt expecting a boost pedal to work.interesting thanks for making this video i might want to get one for myself
Do you know anything on how the circuitry works on these passive pedals? I've been wondering if it'd be possible to clip a NuTube with passive electronics and a buffered signal.
The NuTube is amazing idea and I'd love to get one of the new tube screamers some time. I doubt the transformer in the grunt pedals would have quite enough drive to make a NuTube work. I make Cave Clone pedals as required and may tinker with the design a little, but in truth Heath got right already...
@@TheEmac70 Reading up on the NuTube, you can bias it to clip at less than 1V of input, so theoretically speaking, could you not create a passive circuit that will produce a tube style clipping by fronting it with a transistor(s) and a buffered signal? Obviously this wouldn't work well purely passive, but you could possibly create a passive gain stage for use after boosts or overdrives
TheEmac70 yes, particularly this type. It’s fascinating! I tried reaching out to him on a forum he goes on periodically, but no luck hearing back yet. I saw he was doing some conventional active pedal circuits now, but the passive circuits are what interests me most.
i was wondering what kind of passive pedals could exist but i wasnt expecting a boost pedal to work.interesting thanks for making this video i might want to get one for myself
Do you know anything on how the circuitry works on these passive pedals? I've been wondering if it'd be possible to clip a NuTube with passive electronics and a buffered signal.
The NuTube is amazing idea and I'd love to get one of the new tube screamers some time. I doubt the transformer in the grunt pedals would have quite enough drive to make a NuTube work.
I make Cave Clone pedals as required and may tinker with the design a little, but in truth Heath got right already...
@@TheEmac70 Reading up on the NuTube, you can bias it to clip at less than 1V of input, so theoretically speaking, could you not create a passive circuit that will produce a tube style clipping by fronting it with a transistor(s) and a buffered signal? Obviously this wouldn't work well purely passive, but you could possibly create a passive gain stage for use after boosts or overdrives
Whatever happened to Heath Cave? I can't seem to find much on him anywhere, or how to get a hold of his pedals :(
Heath, is still in the musical invention business but not with passive pedals. Are you interested in a particular pedal?
TheEmac70 yes, particularly this type. It’s fascinating! I tried reaching out to him on a forum he goes on periodically, but no luck hearing back yet. I saw he was doing some conventional active pedal circuits now, but the passive circuits are what interests me most.
@@skyviewdesign let me look into it...
TheEmac70 that would be unreasonably awesome of you! Thank you!
@@skyviewdesign do you have an email address to discuss options? I have permission to build these to order...
3:39 to cut to the chase.