![]() I guess hopes they may have had of modding TD-3s have perhaps been dashed. ![]() But then modders have tended to steal ideas from each other and Behringer isn’t offering to mod any original TB-303s so the same amount of business for these modders still exists. Now it could be argued that Behringer is stealing ideas from the modding community or putting them out of business. They’ve also reached out to any other modders out there who want to work with them or recommend mods they could do but (with a barely concealed reference to the Devil Fish conversation) they can’t buy you a Ferrari. They also say they might include some of their own ideas to push the TD-3 format to new places. Other, more constructive conversations revolved around ideas for “modded out” TD-3s.Īs the availability of the original TB-303 has faded away Behringer has suggested that they can bring back some of the coolest mods in either a uber-TD-3 or a series of souped-up versions. ![]() Some people were angry at Behringer taking business away from little modding companies while others were boggled by the amount of money Devil Fish had allegedly asked Behringer for. Lots of views and opinions were expressed. Not least of which came from Devil Fish who were unhappy that Behringer was pushing forward with this modification based on their designs despite not coming to some kind of agreement. Really once I decided to start the whole thing took maybe 10 minutes, and I do think I like the change.When Behringer released a mockup of their TD-3-DF “Murdered Out” concept it caused a bit of a stir. I used chinese 1n34a germanium diodes as a replacement, but from what I know of such things, almost any diode would work, depending on personal taste. The diodes are labeled d2 and d3, and are in the middle of the circuit board, right above the input/output jacks. I reassembled the pedal, pluged it it, and success! Not only does it still work, it sounds better then ever! I have renamed it the stoner tube overdrive, because it seemed to be woollier, and fuzzier, less harsh and less thin (although it wasnt super thin to start with) I took a chance that they might be extra clipping diodes, desoldered them, and replaced them with some spare germanium diodes I had laying around. Almost all the parts are surface mount robot solder jobs, except for one pair of diodes, with no obvious connections, or an equivalent in a real tube screamer. Today I was doing some investigating, seeing how close it was to a real tube screamer and if I could make any upgrades to get it closer, and I found that its mostly not possible. Its a super low budget tube screamer clone, and its not terrible, but not fantastic either. ![]() Last year I bought a behringer to808 vintage tube overdrive. ![]()
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