Model D

[ak47]

Björn, will this be a research pedal?

[Marsy_Bear]

Does anybody know if there will be an official list for the model D? Or is expressing interest on this thread sufficient?
Marsy.

[BONEHEAD]

I havent heard of any waiting list yet but Björn said the Model D will be available through one of the subcontractors as well...for those who can't wait/pay for the BJFE version

[BJF]

Hi Gentlemen,

Thank you for the kind words regarding my small demos and the sounds.


Background on the Model D:

Through the years I have been to design an entry in the D- sounding pedals ( and also amps for that matter) but also through the years I have answered and felt I need to connect with the sound and feel the ideas the sound suggest and therefore up until recently declined these kind offers.
For this reason and also that I wouldn’t have liked to ride mr D’s coat tail and that is also why I have declined several kind offers to examine this type of amplifier through the years.
Now it was not so long ago that a friend sent me this video as an example of a great sound and I have to agree and also the song has haunted me since I first heard it in the backseat of a car sometime in the -80’s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAbbgSKUZB4

Now I work with dynamics of distortion and it has been said that this type of amps have a dynamic range that allows changing the sound with the lightest touch- and not really for the slugger player; while also some say the the sound is compressed and likened to running an MXR Dynacomp into an Ampeg V9.

This would appear contradictory and also considering the true nature of these amps is that they are fine tuned to a specific player, which also leads to that likely there are no two exactly alike, it would seem an illusion?

Right well after this many years I feel it could be time to make an entry in this type of pedal and an exciting one since it involves dynamics of distortion.

My goal with the Model D is to design a circuit that would have a dynamic range that can go from seemingly clean to fairly heavy distortion and be somewhat smooth but also ragged and with enough gain and compression to allow a slide player to get several notes out of one strike with pick or fingers and it would need controls for setting also other sounds.

What evolved from this is a circuit with a number of filters and feedback systems to reduce some distortions but enhance others to make a composition of smooth yet ragged and even to a heavily distorted sound that I could have used throughout the years I have played guitar and been happy all the while:)

The controls on Model D are

Drive: that sets sustain and depth of distortion

Body: that sets at what degree bass and low mids are distorted.

Edge: that sets distortion on one stage and in doing that allows smooth sounds CCW and ragged at CW and somewhere around noon ( depending on guitar, player et.c) a pivot point can be set to with the pick of the hands change sound from smooth to ragged and sound level stays the same due to the compression generated by the gain.

The design makes a window of dynamic distortion and in comparison to other designs I have made Model D
feels more compressed to play which makes it easy to play most things, but the window of dynamic distortion is
in milliVolts from guitar while about the same, goes from seemingly clean to fairly heavy distortion at about the same output level and that controlled within the picking range of an electric guitar:
In essence the sound is in your hands.

The same artist that made the Model G has made some boxes in limited supply, some on a very rare and expensive Japanese blue and likewise but green with silver leaves and some in green and gold leafs.

There is no list anywhere on this but if you are interested in this model you can send me a mail and my e-mail can be found on site.

Right well whenever I make something like this and limited it promptly begs the question if a subcontractor will make a less expensive version and that is something that may happen when the bones are sorted out.

As far as Model D being a research model, yes absolutely as my research thrives from feedback and that is a tool I use to constantely improve.

At your service
BJ

[ak47]

Happy days!

Thanks for your thoughts and clarity Björn.. Wonderful stuff and much discussion to come!

[polifemo]

Neither played a Dumble/D-style amp nor any of the D-style pedals out there as I've never been drawn towards the "Robben Ford style Dumble tones" which seem to be many peoples benchmark for the "D-tone", but I DO like the sounds in Björns clips of his take on this illusive tone!

[BONEHEAD]

Thanks for sharing this Björn! And thank you all guys..keeping bjfe.org going this way...cheers everyone!

[ak47]

[racktifier]

[melodichaotic]

Hey Angus....just awesome Congrats! Ha...you have all the letter models lined up....as far as tone goes, maybe something like...Delicious Guitar Highly Realized

Well..thoughts? Impressions? Demos?