NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
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NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
and oh WOW WOW people this thing is UN BE LIEV A BLE
i think it's pretty much what you'd call New Old Stock, cuz it's in its original box with manual, and the pedal hasn't got a scratch on it.
the 12ax7 in there is in fact a GT ECC83, so i think that one's been changed (i've read the stock tubes were quite crappy).
this thing is pure HEAVEN i tell you. for anyone who've wanted a transparent warm overdrive/distortion... well... there's nothing like the sound of a REAL tube!
(btw this is the original old MIJ edition from the 80s, made by guyatone).
put it around 9:00 and it's the most "transparent" natural and oh so delicious overdrive. you can play around with the pick attack to get more drive. at 12:00 it's about as much as a crunchy TS9 or SD1. on full it's ...well not quite a DS1 or so.. but well, classic dimed stack overdrive/distortion sound. not too much, just RIGHT.
damn this is quite a rare find, but it was definitely the best buy of the year, effect-wise anyway.
i also got an old battered Ibanez Fat Cat (10-series sorta RAT ripoff) but i will get to that one later...
i love this tube box. it's all i ever wanted/needed, overdrive-wise. DANG!
Pat.
i think it's pretty much what you'd call New Old Stock, cuz it's in its original box with manual, and the pedal hasn't got a scratch on it.
the 12ax7 in there is in fact a GT ECC83, so i think that one's been changed (i've read the stock tubes were quite crappy).
this thing is pure HEAVEN i tell you. for anyone who've wanted a transparent warm overdrive/distortion... well... there's nothing like the sound of a REAL tube!
(btw this is the original old MIJ edition from the 80s, made by guyatone).
put it around 9:00 and it's the most "transparent" natural and oh so delicious overdrive. you can play around with the pick attack to get more drive. at 12:00 it's about as much as a crunchy TS9 or SD1. on full it's ...well not quite a DS1 or so.. but well, classic dimed stack overdrive/distortion sound. not too much, just RIGHT.
damn this is quite a rare find, but it was definitely the best buy of the year, effect-wise anyway.
i also got an old battered Ibanez Fat Cat (10-series sorta RAT ripoff) but i will get to that one later...
i love this tube box. it's all i ever wanted/needed, overdrive-wise. DANG!
Pat.
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Re: NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
oh i love it... SO MUCH!
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Re: NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
Honestly! You can't give a glowing review like that with no clips! CLIPSSSSS
and speaking of which.. hey! where's my Mostortion clip?
and speaking of which.. hey! where's my Mostortion clip?
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Re: NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
oh... heh... yes... coming up.
just need the wife to "gimme a break"...
Pat.
just need the wife to "gimme a break"...
Pat.
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Re: NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
Old thread, I know, but I did a search for this pedal, because I just got one myself. Bought it because I learned that it's the distortion Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 used for the Sound of Confusion album. So it seemed like a no-brainer for me getting one asap ;-)
Now i'm just waiting for the mail man to show up with it
Are you still as happy with yours, Pat, or is the honeymoon over?
Now i'm just waiting for the mail man to show up with it
Are you still as happy with yours, Pat, or is the honeymoon over?
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- Pacafeliz
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Re: NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
...when I left Mexico, I sold the Nady (110v), but I was lucky enough to now snag a Guyatone one (240v) and geez I am loving it again!!! ❤
i love delay SO much ...that i procrastinate all the time.
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Re: NPD: 80s Nady (Guyatone) TD-1 (REAL) tube distortion!
All the tube guyatones rock imo