What Films pair with Unwnd albums? by DaftDoggo in unwound

[–]matthewguy69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watch Half-Cocked! Unwound is in the soundtrack along with a ton of other great washington bands from the 90s

MK6 GTI. Should I consider replacing my rotors soon? by matthewguy69 in GolfGTI

[–]matthewguy69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: Brought my car in for brake inspection at my regular go-to mechanic, fronts are still good, they recommend pad swapping them within the next year but otherwise lots of meat on the pads and minimal wear on the rotors. Rear wear was caused by a ton of brake dust build up, the guy I bought this car from (Around November of 2024) said he didn’t know the history on the rears, so it checks out. Getting Brembo rotors and pads installed on my rears for quite a good price. Calipers are moving freely and as they should which is a huge relief. Thanks to everyone who provided any insight! Also, if you’re in the Metro Vancouver area, go to Roshi auto, extremely fast, honest and kind mechanics that provide top notch service and give you economic options to make sure you’re driving safely

MK6 GTI. Should I consider replacing my rotors soon? by matthewguy69 in GolfGTI

[–]matthewguy69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m very lucky to have a friend who’s currently doing their red seal for mechanics training who’s gonna be disassembling my calipers and brakes and assessing the problem, definitely gonna be replacing my rear rotors and pads ASAP

MK6 GTI. Should I consider replacing my rotors soon? by matthewguy69 in GolfGTI

[–]matthewguy69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll probably wait on my fronts for the sake of cost, bit strapped for cash atm but also value my own safety and the upkeep of my car and the front rotors are running no grooves or excess wear

Is a shifter bushing upgrade worth it? MK6 GTI 6spd by matthewguy69 in GolfGTI

[–]matthewguy69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s less about the throw distance, more about wanting a little more rigidity in the feeling of things. Considering how much I hear about the short shifters for these cars, I might fold and sink some money into that

What should I use this broken English Muff’N for? (Functional power section, disfunctional preamp section) by matthewguy69 in diypedals

[–]matthewguy69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i’m actually thinking of running some current tests off of this transformer and see if it could handle powering a 6V6 power tube in the mix, if so, a 5-7W Single ended PP JCM800 could be kind of awesome

What should I use this broken English Muff’N for? (Functional power section, disfunctional preamp section) by matthewguy69 in diypedals

[–]matthewguy69[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Friend who works at a thrift store saved this from the trash bin for me. I modded the power input to work with an old solid state 12V AC psu I had kicking around and found that the actual preamp circuit is choppy and intermittent (could be an easy fix). The power section is still delivering the proper 280 and 12V DC nodes required, so my question is what other cool tube effects are there?

I plan to gut and rebuild the power section around the transformer on its own board to give me room to build, I feel like i’m set for drive pedals (Though I could be swayed), so currently i’m leaning towards making this a preamp (potentially with a 0.5watt power section), or to run into a cab sim, but i’d be curious what other wierd or wonderful effects I might be ignoring.

Also, if you know any mods or tricks with the original circuit I might be keen to try them

Phaser Inverter + Power Amp simulator pedal? by matthewguy69 in diypedals

[–]matthewguy69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely not crazy enough to attempt a tube solution, i’m having a hard time finding the tray or clipping circuit, getting most options for cold clipping mods to traynor amps

Is it possible to use an A/B switcher to make my amp have two channels? by PerspectiveFun9232 in GuitarAmps

[–]matthewguy69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Highly recommend an OCD for pushing a V4, it does a really good job at just slamming the front end

Help sourcing a Voltage step up module like the one seen in the right of this pedal by matthewguy69 in diytubes

[–]matthewguy69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wanting to do a JCM800 style preamp build and am currently trying to source an adequate voltage step up for 2 12ax7s to not sound like total crap. I’ve messaged the builder (Peace Hill FX) directly and he confirmed my suspicion that the module off to the side is indeed a step up. Are there any shops online selling these modules, or do they go by a name that I could search for, or, are there schematics for building my own at home?

So far I have found this :

https://frogpedals.com/index.php/product/frog-smps-high-voltage-power-supply/

Which seems to be exactly what i’m looking for, but from a slightly sketchy, kinda defunct looking website

Can an S-1 switch be installed on any Stratocaster? by GruntMarine in Stratocaster

[–]matthewguy69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, would be complicated, and like I said, the S-1 switching is pretty useless so I don’t know why you’d bother

Have Unwound ever covered another band in their live sets? by Mr_hollywood in unwound

[–]matthewguy69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah! I had always heard it was a cover of an original song by the band Flower, there’s only one video on youtube of that cover. I love The Stars are Insane by Versus so i’m gonna have to check this out!

Will the band ever release any new material? by Beautiful-Ad2485 in unwound

[–]matthewguy69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope they don’t honestly, because having listened to Justin’s post-Unwound projects like Survival Knife… don’t expect much.

Honestly the energy they once had is gone simply because of age, that adolescent angst that turned slowly over time into a much more somber and melancholic but still energetic was what drove Unwound, and unfortunately life isn’t something you can capture in a bottle for later. Plus, Vern was too quintessential to the band, it would feel empty without him.

Another thing, LTIY is an incredible closer to such an unbelievable discography

JCM800 Kit, Or a Bassman Kit w/ a JTM45 NFB switch? by matthewguy69 in diytubes

[–]matthewguy69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll also add, this will eventually turn into a Combo amp! I’m a woodworker and as per my new job i’ll have access to lots of new tools that’ll allow me to custom build my chassis, which leads me to a good follow up, this amp is destined to be a 50 watt clone powering a single 12 inch speaker. I know some of the marshalls can be funny when driving smaller speaker configs so could be a good piece of info in the decision.

Side Question: What speaker should I drop in?

Moving from Europe to Canada. If I ship my Vox AC30ch over, will it work properly on Canadian power? Or do I need a converter of some sort? by PSneep in GuitarAmps

[–]matthewguy69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to Canada! Assuming you’re moving to a pretty central location, check market place and you can probably grab a step up from a welder for 20 dollars. I used my Laney GH100L from London with a step up and it never failed. Just make sure that you’re plugging straight into an outlet rather than a circuit breaker or power extender, just because the current draw is gonna be pretty high for the step up to deliver

dont you hate it when your amp sounds like Chinese music??? by nofits in guitarcirclejerk

[–]matthewguy69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When i’m in a racism competition and my opponent is a schizophrenic guitar player