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Post by gouge on Aug 17, 2014 21:30:09 GMT -6
wondering if anyone has had a look at this kit?
the sound samples although on youtube really sound very nice to me. I'm not sure of any other 1178 kits on the market?
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Post by svart on Aug 18, 2014 10:56:29 GMT -6
The 1178 is all IC based, unlike the 1176 which was mostly discrete until the later revisions. I'm not sure it matters to you, but it won't be similar to the 1176 sound, and thus the reason for the rarity of 1178 kits.
However, there are plenty of 1178 schematics floating around, so I'm fairly certain that this one is probably a perfect clone besides the usage of the Lundahl transformer.
It's probably a fairly cheap build, due in part to the usage of common ICs and combining of the controls to a stereo only function.
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Post by gouge on Aug 18, 2014 20:19:30 GMT -6
thanks svart,
I am specifically chasing an 1178 for busses so hoping it is a very close version but ultimately hoping for some tone comments.
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Post by svart on Aug 19, 2014 8:01:08 GMT -6
Since it's a copy of the real 1178 it should have most of the same tone. However, since it uses Lundahl transformers, it'll have less "transformer color" than other transformers would.
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Post by ericn on Aug 19, 2014 11:11:43 GMT -6
The 1178 is all IC based, unlike the 1176 which was mostly discrete until the later revisions. I'm not sure it matters to you, but it won't be similar to the 1176 sound, and thus the reason for the rarity of 1178 kits. However, there are plenty of 1178 schematics floating around, so I'm fairly certain that this one is probably a perfect clone besides the usage of the Lundahl transformer. It's probably a fairly cheap build, due in part to the usage of common ICs and combining of the controls to a stereo only function. It's strange, I have always known a group of guys who Have preferred the 1178! I never got it myself, but then I have had my MC76s for years! |
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Post by svart on Aug 19, 2014 11:47:48 GMT -6
The 1178 is all IC based, unlike the 1176 which was mostly discrete until the later revisions. I'm not sure it matters to you, but it won't be similar to the 1176 sound, and thus the reason for the rarity of 1178 kits. However, there are plenty of 1178 schematics floating around, so I'm fairly certain that this one is probably a perfect clone besides the usage of the Lundahl transformer. It's probably a fairly cheap build, due in part to the usage of common ICs and combining of the controls to a stereo only function. It's strange, I have always known a group of guys who Have preferred the 1178! I never got it myself, but then I have had my MC76s for years! It's not going to be terribly different tonally, just cleaner. it'll probably still have that rather fast compression effect of the 1176, but without that extra class A sound of the early models. |
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Post by gouge on Aug 19, 2014 16:03:00 GMT -6
From what I have been told. 1178 is cleaner and smoother. That sounds up my ally.
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Post by Gustav on Sept 26, 2014 9:28:19 GMT -6
From what I have been told. 1178 is cleaner and smoother. That sounds up my ally. Stereo tracking is a lot better than any version of linked 1176 I've tried, but I wouldn't necessarily call it cleaner or smoother. I am often confused about how people describe sonics sometimes, though. Gustav |
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Post by dandeurloo on Oct 15, 2014 20:38:02 GMT -6
I want to try one of those at some point. I bet its nice.
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