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 Post subject: 1980 Distortion - RIP Jim Marshall
PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 2:23 am 
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Here's another GGS build that I was actually working on when I heard about Jim Marshall's passing.

I decided once I finished it that I would dedicate it to him and make this little thing a part of Jim's history forever. I figured it was appropriate since so many people say that Crunch Box style Distortions are supposed to sound like certain Marshall Amps.

This was done on perf, and what I did was go in and bypass the Tone section and instead offered the user a 3 way Diode Switch:

Left: 2 LEDs (Crunchy and Bassier)
Middle: 1 LED (Louder and less Crunch)
Right: LED & 1N4148 (Quieter, less Mids)

Thanks for everything you've done Jim!! I think we can all understand what I'm talking about!

This is GGS's 3rd Relic finish.

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No gutshot, didnt take one before I sent it out for it's Demo Video. Here's the circuit board though :D
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 Post subject: Re: 1980 Distortion - RIP Jim Marshall
PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 3:13 am 
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Looks great, man. Nice tribute.

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 Post subject: Re: 1980 Distortion - RIP Jim Marshall
PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 5:33 am 
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Very nice.

And a relic-ed stompbox - great idea.

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 Post subject: Re: 1980 Distortion - RIP Jim Marshall
PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:33 am 
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Wow, that really looks fantastic!!

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 Post subject: Re: 1980 Distortion - RIP Jim Marshall
PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 8:47 am 
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Awesome inside and out!

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 Post subject: Re: 1980 Distortion - RIP Jim Marshall
PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:09 pm 
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Perferrific!

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