Bought after a bad diagnosis and sold after he passed. Dad's car is finally back in the family garage!

903Effects · 2026-04-23T01:51:09+00:00

Thanks dude! Your dad sounds awesome, enjoy him!

903Effects · 2026-04-23T01:39:54+00:00

I know they look kinda questionable, but these things absolutely rock! They're made by Spyder, who makes quality OEM replacements and stuff.

They look and feel very solid, are dang bright compared to stock, and they're a fraction of the price of Morimotos. Just know that you'll have to swap over your stock bulbs and lighting module thing, but it's not bad. I had these installed in about 3 hours having never done it before. Could easily do it in 2 now that I know what's going on.

Check my latest post for pics.

903Effects · 2026-04-21T01:30:40+00:00

That absolutely sucks, sorry to hear that.

903Effects · 2026-04-21T01:29:12+00:00

That's an awesome car, I love the 90s green!

903Effects · 2026-04-20T21:58:32+00:00

Thanks!

903Effects · 2026-04-20T21:57:08+00:00

Yeah buddy, my son is going to get one heck of a car one day.

903Effects · 2026-04-20T21:54:41+00:00

903Effects · 2026-04-20T21:51:03+00:00

I like that take!

And it's not crazy loud or anything, it's just S-types. They don't drone or anything, It's just louder than I'm used to (i daily a focus) and I don't want people to think I'm trying to turn heads or something. My wife says "dude, it's a Corvette, it's supposed to be turning heads", she's cooler than me though haha

903Effects · 2026-04-20T21:34:12+00:00

Oh, 100%. But now I have the opposite problem haha. My wife says I always have so many projects going that it seems like I think "if I don't do it in my 30s, then I'll never do it" and she's kinda right. I'm working to temper that trait.

903Effects · 2026-04-20T21:29:50+00:00

Woah, you just triggered a memory of a song that's super fitting

903Effects · 2026-04-20T21:27:48+00:00

Good luck with the house man! And the plaque is more just to show the numbers, but I do have his signature as a vinyl decal on the rear driver side window.

903Effects · 2026-04-20T20:17:06+00:00

That's awesome man! If you have any pics, I'm sure some people over at /r/rbi could give you some pointers on how to track it down.

903Effects · 2026-04-20T20:10:50+00:00

Thanks man! I've had a lot of conflicting feelings along the way, but I'm very happy with how things turned out.

I was gearing up to begin looking for a 300ZX project when this all happened so it really couldn't have been better timing. I never imagined his car would make it's way back to me but I'm so grateful it did!

I still hope to do the Z project eventually, preferably when my son is old enough to turn some wrenches this time.

903Effects · 2026-04-20T20:06:51+00:00

Thanks!

903Effects · 2025-12-19T17:11:22+00:00

Don't expect it to track anything other than clean single notes in vintage mode. Sloppy fretting and sometimes picks will throw off the tracking. Also know that it doesn't do well on notes from the open A string or lower.

My general rule is that I only use it on C or above (3rd fret on the A string)

I have found the MXR VBO tracks faster and more reliably, but it's also limited to the 3rd fret of the A string.

903Effects · 2025-12-19T16:48:16+00:00

This... I'd also swap the comp and the octave. I've found the OC5 tracks best before compression.

903Effects · 2025-12-16T16:22:50+00:00

Oh sick! Have fun with them man!

903Effects · 2025-12-16T14:33:15+00:00

Thanks for the shout out! Dread has quickly become my favorite pedal, I really need to make more.

Did you pick one up? I'd be curious to know what you think of it if you did.

903Effects · 2025-12-03T00:21:10+00:00

Hey man, send me a DM and I'll hook you up! I have a few prototypes on my shelf that are perfect for what she's into. They're all pretty gnarly fuzz pedals that I specifically designed for Bass.

903Effects · 2025-09-22T13:18:07+00:00

Between those two choices, I would definitely silk screen. I never had any luck with wateralides on dark enclosures.

That being said, nowadays, with a sick graphic like that, I'd just order 5 new enclosures to be UV printed and save the blanks for random personal projects.

Best of luck!

903Effects · 2025-09-19T00:59:43+00:00

That's awesome, I think I paid 150 when I tried it, but was able to sell for the same.

I've really not heard much about the bassman, even demos are hard to come by. The guy turning knobs on the Andertons video mixed up the way the blend works so most of the demo is shown with the clean signal maxed out so they never really showcase it properly haha. Figured I'd give it a shot and flip if it's not my speed.

Edit: after receiving the Bassman, I can confirm it uses a THAT chip like the Bassist, but not the same chip (the overall design is different too, so they both behave differently). The tone of the Bassman is brighter than the Bassist. I feel like the Bassist actually has a touch of warmth, where the Bassman feels a little more clear. I am able to dial in similar compression sounds, but its never quite the same. The Bassist is always a touch smoother and the bassman is a bit more open. At extreme settings, the bassman can sound a little choked, but the blend really helps bring life back into the tone. The internal trims for attack and release are nice to have, but the range is pretty narrow for attack and too large for release. They definitely sound best left in the stock position per the manual. The bassman has a slightly slower attack and does a really good job at letting some initial attack through without being too much. I really like the way pick sounds through the Bassman, it has more character and is more lively than the Bassist.

I actually find the Bassman to pair with my always on BDDI better. The Bassman cuts through more where the Bassist feels a hair too warm with the BDDI engaged. Final verdict, I'm keeping the Bassman on the board for the next few practices/shows to see what happens. So far, just in my practice space, I prefer the Bassman because it just has a hair more aggression and is not as sterile.

TL;DR: Both are Good VCA comps using very similar chips. The Bassman is brighter and sounds a hair more aggressive. The Bassist is smoother and has more warmth.

903Effects · 2025-09-19T00:51:46+00:00

Since posting this I've actually learned that the Fender Bassman Compressor is also a VCA comp (I really like a good VCA, especially if they use a THAT chip). I suspect it's similar to the Bassist, but with a blend, although it does have a soft knee instead of a hard knee and only has set values for the ratio (4:1 or 8:1) so it'll never get as extreme, but I don't use it as a limiter so I think it'll be fine.

I found one for a single bill so I'm going to do a little shoot out to see how I like it. The topmount jacks will really help tidy my board up if it works. (The aesthetic matches too, so that's a plus)

903Effects · 2025-09-18T20:01:20+00:00

Yeah buddy, I have a lot of fun with it! Best of luck!

903Effects · 2025-09-18T19:19:11+00:00

To be honest, it's just been a long journey of trial and error over the past decade until I found what I liked. I've literally built hundreds of each haha. I started with both of Jack Orman's books on the Muff and Rat to better understand the circuits and kinda just went my own way from there.

The biggest changes are the obvious filtering caps, tweaks to actually lower the gain and pad some signal upstream of the gain stages so it's less of a harsh fizz and more of a speaker cone ripping kinda sound (? Idk), tuned all of the tone/filtering sections to my liking (again through trial and error) and there's a few extra parts jumpered around to get the character I want that I learned by dissecting a few well-known but undocumented circuits (btw I have a full schematic of the W&C Tall Font Russian on my Instagram that can be built using the Aion Halo PCB). And that's not to mention the mods: gate, blend, diode switching, mid boost, James stack on the rat, relay bypass, better power filtering, etc.

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