D*A*M Professional MKII Fuzz DAM / Gibson R9 / Victoria 45410 (1959 Bassman Clone)

[FXPedaldotCom]

DAM that's a beautiful guitar

[mrcali68]

@FXPedaldotCom Thanks!

[The1970sInfatuate]

What transistors are inside this?

[mrcali68]

@The1970sInfatuate Hi, this one had OC75's

[mrcali68]

You'd be very surprised how close a my modded blues junior can get to a Supro.

[monkeyxx]

jimmy page is rolling in his sleep... nice guitar, man, pedal sounds decent too, not sure about a Fender for Zep

[langun2]

Keep returning to this video, must be one of the best tones on youtube! :D

[mrcali68]

@langun2 Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

[ChineseR0ck]

whats the song at 3:44 ?

[myway43]

Tone from Heaven! I like the way you just roll the volume back a bit and it gets rid of that over compressed fuzz tone. Subscribed

[TheOkkervil]

Where'd you freaken get this thing? :)

[gangtwanger]

I was wondering if you could tell me about the D.A.M. MKII in a live situation (compared to the Sweet Sound Pro Bender (I have #21)........ The biggest issue I have with the Pro Bender is that it has a tough time cutting through the mix. Is the D.A.M. the same way? I thought that maybe with the slightly-lower gain it has it would do better, so I figured I'd ask. I can't afford a DAM right now anyway (even as I picture the last good transistors being used up), but I'm still dying to get one.

[MojoMouton]

@mrcali68 Ok great thx ! ;)

What a f*ckin tone with that one ! :D Are you using the Bassman ? Is it a RI or an original ? :P

(PS Glad to see other Zep lovers :D)

[mrcali68]

@MojoMouton Glad you like it! This was recorded with a Victoria 45410 Bassman clone. AMAZING amp!!!

[orbitbuilder]

@MojoMouton Hey don't mean to ride on others videa's. But I am a fuzz lover, I love fuzz pedals. I have some youtube demo's up. Check em' out let me know what you think. Thanks orbitbuilder

[iguisard]

what a fkn tone, for fk sake! I wouldnt leave the house.

[mrcali68]

@iguisard Ha! Yea it's pretty addicting! I'm glad you like the clip!

[dlite95]

ah i would kill for that fuzz

[musicalfusionz]

where did you get it???and for what price im afraid to ask???

[orbitbuilder]

@musicalfusionz , Hi I build some fuzz pedals and have some demos up.

check em' out and let me know what you think. thanks

[idrinkcolaz]

What transistors does yours have?

[MojoMouton]

Hi, is the pedal a Tonebender ?

Your LP is just magnific, sounds great (what a sustain !!!)

Thx

[mrcali68]

@MojoMouton Hi yes sorry for the huge delay this is a tone bender! I'm really glad you like the clip!

[yootoobdotcomlol]

That's an awesome sounding fuzz pedal. I assume it was discontinued because D*A*M* are making MKIIs for Colorsound/Sola Sound instead now? I wonder if they're essentially the same pedal.

[carychilton]

beautiful r9 man

[mrcali68]

@carychilton Thanks! It's been a great guitar!

[THACONCH]

Dude that is REALLY fuckin" good guitar bro no joke!

[stratmaniac]

how much does this little box of perfect fuzz tone cost?

[Alu122112211221]

I've noticed you own a Gibson R9, why did you choose it over other Gibson Les pauls?

[mrcali68]

@Alu122112211221

Because it's a dead on replica of one of the best guitars ever made...the 1959 Les Paul Standard.

[Alu122112211221]

What would be the difference between the VOS version and the 50th Anniversary version of the 1959 Les Paul?

[atthebottomofyourcup]

I make Germanium fuzz pedals. And do quite a bit of buildiing. Contact me if you would like to know more.

I build the Da fuzz face, SS, Mk2 pro, and the Mk3.

And just started a line of Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx clones.

I am the Orbit Builder.

[mrcali68]

Cool!  PM me

[atthebottomofyourcup]

What would you like to know?

[mrcali68]

Do you have a link to a web site or any clips I could hear?

[atthebottomofyourcup]

@mrcali68 I'm trying to get some youtube videos up. I have a friend coming over soon with his kodak youtube camera. I'll let you know how it goes. My website is also in limbo. But it will also be done someday soon.

[orbitbuilder]

@mrcali68 Hey I do have a few videos up now. orbitbuilder

Orbit Mk2, Orbit Mk3 and Orbit Mk1.

I have an Sam Ash Fuzzz Boxx built and is next to put up with sound demo with the MK3 also, coming soon I hope. later

[cracksmokinbaby]

where can i get these pedals...

[mrcali68]

@cracksmokinbaby ebay at this point

[sharrer2]

You kinda sound like Jack black...

[mrcali68]

Really? They always say that about gearmandude but I've never heard that about myself. gearmandude totally sounds like Jack Black...I just sound like me. :)

[sharrer2]

its pretty cool. :D And im digging this pedal but i think for the price id go with the Deep trip's hell bender or Kryptone.

[atli94]

you sound similar.. not the same like gmd.. but you got killer tone that I desire for

[erk7xl]

nailed that zeppelin tone

[mrcali68]

Thanks!

[erk7xl]

you weren't even playing a tele! I gotta get me a clone. Not the DAM though. Too expensive!

[taygoo13]

what transistors are this MKII

[mrcali68]

OC75's

[taygoo13]

What is the difference between OC81's and the OC75's

[mrcali68]

@taygoo13 Generally speaking the OC81D's have more gain and the OC75's are more "gritty"

[Absraction]

ah, but page didnt use a tone bender. It was a custom effect made by Roger Mayer, housed in the sola sound box

[garbeaj]

You may be right...do you have any proof? I suspect that may be true-he definitely had a housing that was identical to the Solasound Professional MKII...but I am thinking it is possible that he had MKI electronics in it?! Whatever fuzz Pagey used,it is the same as Alan Parker used on the "Hurdy Gurdy Man" solos...tone is identical to 'Little Games' era Yardbirds and Zep I fuzz...Proof would be great...

[taygoo13]

dont know about yardbirds but he definately used a MKII for zeppelin I

[garbeaj]

That's the thing...no one has any proof or probably ever will have proof of what he used in Zeppelin.The fuzzbox used in The Yardbirds and Zeppelin I and through the tours going through 1969 were one and the same.The housing looks like a MKII,but the electronics in that housing will never be known.Some propose that there was a MK 1.5- MKII housing,but same or similar guts as a MK I. The wiring also varied for production model MK II's.He switched to a MK III by the French TV/BBC broadcasts

[taygoo13]

it just the sound use your ears you dont have to see it

[garbeaj]

In fact,one WOULD have to see the original pedal to KNOW what is inside the pedal...what transistors,whether it followed a MK 1.5 design or MKII (which had many variants in production models as well),did it or did it not have a 0.01uF capacitor-some MKII's have them and some don't...You can use your ears to tweak the tone as best as you can but your ears can verify what is in the original Page pedal.

[Stringprodigy]

I want your guitar. Trade for a Suhr? :)

[bluesplayerman]

fucking expensive!

[mrcali68]

and how!

[arsenalfanforlife]

hahah thought it was ur tattoo in the begginning

[tbizzleshizzle]

Damn.

[mrcali68]

No,  D*A*M :)

[tbizzleshizzle]

ha!

[idrinkcolaz]

You have any idea where i can find this stompbox online?

[mrcali68]

They occasionally appear on ebay or The Gear Page.

[bluesjuke]

You use it well!

I thought these weren't available anymore.

Are they?

[mrcali68]

Thanks! No sadly they have been discontinued.

[zaxjackson636]

Ok I have a few questions before I drop $225. I heard Germanium is unstable and leaks out of the transistors. Is this true? Haha I know it sounds crazy but I'm afraid of chemical shit all over carpet my parents would flip. And how heavy can it go? Would I be capable of playing sabbath with it too?

[infernalhammer]

A "leaky" transistor is one that loses (leaks) voltage and is inefficiant. Transistors don't contain fluid.

[zaxjackson636]

Alright thanks, I think people were just trying to screw with me.

[THACONCH]

Guah, the way you did that Zeppelin lick was spot on perfect for a bass to come in. THAT is heavy stuff. You should do a demo of your MKII with OC81D transistors. Also, it largely seems like you are one of the only other people in the world that knows how to use a fuzz. Most are crap today!! Rock on!

[mrcali68]

Thanks!

[garbeaj]

Sounds cool...I'm considering buying one...You might want to make a video of a straight on Tele playing some licks from the first album or even the Live Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page album-these are the records the original was used on..."Whole Lotta Love" is just a Les Paul through a Vox AC-30 according to Jimmy-I don't believe this fuzz was used at all on Zep II...But,thanks indeed for letting us hear the pedal before we buy it:)

[pinholedstars]

AC-30s have brought us a lot of tones that are far from "jangly".

The whole Raw Power album by the Stooges is an LP direct into a cranked AC30. And that's some heavy tone.

[jas944]

Sounds great, but honestly the BYOC ESV MKII sounds just as good and for a lot less.

[lexist7]

are you running into a clean amp?

[mrcali68]

Yep, right in to the front end of the Victoria 45410.

[lexist7]

thanks man. i love your videos. and your gear.

thanks chris! do you think the mk2 is different enough from the rat/MO'D to warrant me adding it to my board?

-TGP's dalandan

[mrcali68]

Thanks Man!  I really appreciate that!

[druckpig]

thanks, Im sure I read somewhere the oc81d cleans up better than the oc75, I think I read too much into it and assumed the oc75 wouldnt clean up very well, but yours sounds really nice, have you tried the oc81d version, if you have do you think there is a big difference between the two

[mrcali68]

You are totally right, the OC81D is definately known to clean up better but this particular unit (for whatever reason) cleans up GREAT! I got really lucky with this one. I have an D*A*M OC81D too and to me it's a bit warmer.

I love 'em both.

[druckpig]

what transistors are in this pedal oc75 or

oc81d

[mrcali68]

This one has OC75's

[guitarist509]

i love your tone what amp are you using?

[mrcali68]

Hi thanks!  I'm using a Victoria 45410 (59' Bassman clone) Great amp!

[ReluctantSpider]

Very musical tone from that one. Thanks. -TGP:ebay

[mrcali68]

Your very welcome!  I totally agree! VERY musical. D*A*M makes some of the best pedals I have ever used. Hard to find and really expensive but totally worth it!

[robertgroove66]

awesome sound and great looking pedal!! perfect match for that stunning R9!! ********

Rob

[NOTsethers198]

Nice Job. I want that pedal.

[tehorix789]

Nice gear and nice sounds!

[mrcali68]

Thanks! I really love this pedal. Very hard to come by but worth the wait and or search :)