{"product_id":"the-amos-deluxe","title":"THE AMOS DELUXE","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere you can pre-order the AMOS DELUXE Fuzz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Amos is named, like all our pedals, after something ironically Tasmanian. In this instance, it is Mt Amos, the highest peak in the stunning Freycinet National Park on Tasmania's East Coast. Often referred to as \"The Jewel of Tasmania, Wineglass Bay, the Freycinet National Park and Mt Amos is a wonder to behold and it was the crystalline, blue and aqua waters of Wineglass bay that led me to this build. This is a stunning, complex and beautiful place. And that is the sound I think I achieved with the Amos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Amos is our re imagining of two very cool pedals. The Zonk Machine and the Zonk II and is available in both the\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGermanium - Hand painted Hammer Ocean Blue, and\u003cbr\u003eSilicon - Hand Painted Silver Hammertone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Amos Deluxe is based on the Zonk II however the circuit has been altered a little, bringing the fuzz tonally, closer to some of my favorite Zonk Machine clones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fuzz is simply put, amazing. It has string separation and great clarity between strings and the ability to go from open, sustaining glorious fuzz tones to a spitty, quick to die shattered breakup. This is achieved through the gate control which, just as it sounds, opens the fuzz up to a full wide open beast, or closes it down to a chaotic, broken animal. The guitars volume control can further add to this chaos, simply by winding it back a little. Its so much fun, and there are so many tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Amos Deluxe Ge is fitted with a Philips Mullard AC107, and a Texas Instruments 2G309.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Amos Deluxe Si is fitted with Texas Instruments 2N4061s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe differences between the germanium and silicon are as follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe silicon is a little brighter, slightly more cutting and a little louder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe germanium, as with so many good germanium transistors, has that something extra happening in the structure, has a little more definition and has a beautiful organic quality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth though sound amazing and reasonably close to each other in structure and tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther vintage components that can be found in these builds can include\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilips and Sprague Electrolytic caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMullard Tropical Fish and Wima coupling capacitors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllen Bradley, Piher, Erie and Philips resistors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: These components may change due to availability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMechanical components include\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTOCOS and Alpha pots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarling foot switch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeutrik jacks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal hand crafted 9v battery clip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll this is housed in a MOD MKIII Tonebender enclosure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Van Diemens pedal is hand built, point to point, one at a time using carefully selected vintage components. When tuning our pedals, we set standard transistor voltages at the beginning, but then finalize the setup tuning by ear, looking for the perfect sweet spot and finalize the bias once that point has been reached. We use classic Grey shielded wire and a hand made battery clip using 60's solid core wire.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pedal comes with a calico bag, booklet, rubber feet and is housed in a premium magnetic box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePre-orders usually take between 4 - 6 weeks to produce depending on stock and curing time for the paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact me before ordering if you have any questions at all regarding the build.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThanks for looking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Van Diemens Effects","offers":[{"title":"Germanium - BLUE","offer_id":45271772069997,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silicon - SILVER","offer_id":45271772102765,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6994\/9037\/files\/AMD001-00.jpg?v=1780459363","url":"https:\/\/www.vandiemenseffects.com.au\/products\/the-amos-deluxe","provider":"Van Diemens Analogue Audio Disruptors ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}