Boss HM-2 Appreciation thread

[adamajah]

I'd be down for a pedal that's just the HM-2's eq

[Gone Fission]

I’m with that. I liked HM-2 dirt including in barely noticeable quantities. But there’s something special about that eq, particularly the bass band for my use.

[BoatRich]

I'd be down for a pedal that's just the HM-2's eq

This would be rad, especially with the parametric mids from the throat locust.

[gila_crisis]

I got a Throat Locust: I love it!
YEs there's something magick in the EQ, I love the lows knobs crancked up, it hit that shay subbassy low frequencies!

[qersty]

the special sauce in the eq is that it is so high output it clips the last amplifier stage. I think there is a guy who mods hm2s so that you can turn the distortion section off and just use the eq. i bet it would be fun in a standalone unit though. unless that is that someone can confirm it is actually different from slamming 80hz and 1,2k on a regular eq

[adamajah]

the special sauce in the eq is that it is so high output it clips the last amplifier stage. I think there is a guy who mods hm2s so that you can turn the distortion section off and just use the eq. i bet it would be fun in a standalone unit though. unless that is that someone can confirm it is actually different from slamming 80hz and 1,2k on a regular eq

Thanks for that interesting tidbit. Yeah it would explain why an eq pedal won't get you all the way there.

[frodog]

Fredrix Lyxzén (Parasit Studio) has made a layout for an HM-2 EQ daughterboard (low/high/vol). He thinks up cool stuff, so I'll probably have a go at that some day.

I have a Taiwan HM-2 which I love. The gain is set at a hair above 0, usually it has various dirt/boost pedals going into it as well.. really makes things pop out.

[qersty]

Fredrix Lyxzén (Parasit Studio) has made a layout for an HM-2 EQ daughterboard (low/high/vol). He thinks up cool stuff, so I'll probably have a go at that some day.

I have a Taiwan HM-2 which I love. The gain is set at a hair above 0, usually it has various dirt/boost pedals going into it as well.. really makes things pop out.

does he still sell those boards? didnt find any on the site

[frodog]

I think it's never been available other than as a layout for DIYing: https://www.parasitstudio.se/stripboard ... /boss-hm-2

[goroth]

Do you guys even ILF?

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[frodog]

Apparently not?

[adamajah]

oh yeah ... dRod even told me about that. whatever happened to the Swede Saw? And the Blood Spurt, dood?

[goroth]

Swede Saw has gone through a few iterations of the PCB and I'm pretty sure it's goodish to go. He's just getting out the Salt Boxes first.

[qersty]

Do you guys even ILF?

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I do not

[Sonaboy]

Do you guys even ILF?

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I see a picture of four red knobs sitting loose on what appears to be a Trapper Keeper from 1986