your favorite take on the MXR D+ ?

[reusseffects]

Awesome post, Reuss, thanks for chiming in…

and while you're here, perhaps a subject for a different thread, how's the Recidivist coming along?

Thanks - I am sad to say, it looks like the Recidivist is not happening.

[Chankgeez]

[infamousalien]

Looking forward to this one:

Brad Sarno said he took a "vintage MXR Dist+ and improved upon it, warmer mids, controlled subs, gentler top, way more output gain and drive ability, clear articulation, super sweet singing harmonic quality."

Anymore info on this pedal? I couldn't really find anything online.

[Chankgeez]

Yeah, there's really not much online about it. It is what Brad Sarno has advertised, an open sounding distortion pedal.

All the controls have a nice range. There's not a ton of output, but certainly more than a lot of takes on the D+ circuit. (This isn't a D+ clone or anything. It's just something similar sounding.) It is really articulate. Something I appreciate because there aren't many distortion that are. Most of 'em can get kinda mushy. Not this pedal. I've tried stacking it both before and after fuzzes and other stuff and it's not too picky about placement. Has a really nice sound to it throughout the range of the controls too. It's definitely a distortion. It looks like he's finally listed it for sale on his website.

[lordgalvar]

Sounds neat!

(I agree on the distortion take...D+ can kinda lack some lively-ness sometimes too).

[horseblanket]

Reuss RSH-02. Still rules.

[sylnau]

Awesome info... Old Black Shoe seems very interesting!

[MechaGodzilla]

If the OCD is known for running well on 18v, and it's based on the d+/250, does that mean that the d+ and 250 run on 18v?

[jrfox92]

If the OCD is known for running well on 18v, and it's based on the d+/250, does that mean that the d+ and 250 run on 18v?

Looks like it.
The IC on an OCD is a TL082, which can handle up to 18V.
D+ and 250 use an LM741 (at least, the clones do, the originals were SN72741 and LF351 which, AFAIK, prefer under 15V) and they can handle 18V and even higher depending on which one kind it is.

[lizardville]

my modded distortion+
The punk machine


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[MechaGodzilla]

If the OCD is known for running well on 18v, and it's based on the d+/250, does that mean that the d+ and 250 run on 18v?

Looks like it.
The IC on an OCD is a TL082, which can handle up to 18V.
D+ and 250 use an LM741 (at least, the clones do, the originals were SN72741 and LF351 which, AFAIK, prefer under 15V) and they can handle 18V and even higher depending on which one kind it is.

Mine has a UA741CP, which I think will be ok with 18v? In case you couldn't tell, I don't know shit about this kind of stuff!

[jrfox92]

If the OCD is known for running well on 18v, and it's based on the d+/250, does that mean that the d+ and 250 run on 18v?

Looks like it.
The IC on an OCD is a TL082, which can handle up to 18V.
D+ and 250 use an LM741 (at least, the clones do, the originals were SN72741 and LF351 which, AFAIK, prefer under 15V) and they can handle 18V and even higher depending on which one kind it is.

Mine has a UA741CP, which I think will be ok with 18v? In case you couldn't tell, I don't know shit about this kind of stuff!

Looks like it.
Max supply voltage is 18V.
Disclaimer: I'm saying looks like it because I don't want to definitively say yes.
You also want to take under consideration that just because the IC might be able to handle it, doesn't mean the other components will.

[MechaGodzilla]

It's not even on my board atm and I'm not in a hurry to piss about, potentially fucking it up, but thanks for the info anyway.

[waltdogg]

i'm yet to test 18v on the ocd v3 baremountain built me. i need to check if the ic he used can handle the voltage. he used a slightly different on than the schematic called for. but according to some of the specs it's got a lower noise floor.

[reusseffects]

Reuss RSH-02. Still rules.

Thanks :-)

I just introduced the fourth generation. It has a switchable 'C11 mod' to the blue box circuit now (via a dip switch at the circuit board)