Audio Event - Czech DBA cloners

[JonnyAngle]

I'm going to start cloning DS-1s for suuuper cheap. In fact, I pay you to buy them.

[Antlerface]

Here's my .02 which doesn't count for much.

How much is this guy really making on these things? I get that there's minimal R&D as he's just 'cloning'. They're super cheap and he's probably got to pay an export fee to ship stateside at least, not to mention his costs. I'd bet DBA shit is not the easiest to get in his locale. I'd also bet it's fairly expensive.

His graphics are god awful, and based on his demos they're 'pretty good' clones. The ED2 specifically sounds off to my ears.

If he's making a few dollars by doing an okay and cheap copy of DBA stuff who cares? Any real gear head isn't going to by because it's cheaper than the real deal by $100. I bet it simply makes DBA things a bit more accessible to people who wouldn't spend $300 on a reverb anyways.

Idk. I wouldn't buy them today, but maybe when I was just starting my gear addiction I would've snapped one up to check out the DBA mystique and cvlt status.

He's not duping anyone. He clearly says they're his take on DBA clones.

Maybe fuck him though. I have nothing useful to say.

[jrfox92]

[Disarm D'arcy]

Yeah. That guy is like a wooden duck or something. Buuurn.

But yeah, buying a clone + an etch might be pricier than any original DBA

[zzuFrepuS]

i don't like it. that said, if the dude cloned some rare DBA that i didn't have, i'd buy it .

[01010111]

i don't like it. that said, if the dude cloned some rare DBA that i didn't have, i'd buy it .

Pretty much. I wish I would've snatched up one of those Armageddon clones that were floating around earlier this year.

[jrfox92]

i don't like it. that said, if the dude cloned some rare DBA that i didn't have, i'd buy it .

Pretty much. I wish I would've snatched up one of those Armageddon clones that were floating around earlier this year.

+1
Bear in mind, there were those here that still weren't all that happy about a clone of a pedal that was never produced that had the same graphics as a pedal that was never produced.

[01010111]

I think I broke this thread maybe? It says I was the last person who posted...

[zeravla]

I think I broke this thread maybe? It says I was the last person who posted...

And now you are!

[zeravla]

But now you're not.

[Ghost Hip]

He should learn how to clone graphics.

He really could make bank if he made his shit look as cool as DBA's. Half the reason I want a DBA pedal is they're big and look cool as fuck. without the cool graphics and oversized boxes you just have pedals that make you sound like garbage, and you can get those anywhere!

(I own an Apocalypse and love it)

[rfurtkamp]

No skin off my back, given it's a clone that's admitting what it is.

I also don't pay ANY premium for appearance on something whose function is to fuck up sound.

Every box I own could be a blank unfinished Hammond box for all I care!

[jrfox92]

Every box I own could be a blank unfinished Hammond box for all I care!

I'm all about that badass graphics game.

[rfurtkamp]

They're a means to an end.

Result over visual.

Never been worried about anything but what came out of the speaker.

[D.o.S.]

I only listen to bands by looking at gear pics on instagram.