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  • June 24, 2010 at 5:17 pm #80401
    bopplayer
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    Hi,

    First post here, how much tone difference is there between the three?? thank you

    June 25, 2010 at 2:13 pm #109808
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    Quite different IMO:

    Vintage 18v EM – The pitch bend can be set more extreme than the deluxe, there is a slight volume drop when engaged, and the lower frequencies are less pronounced than the high frequencies. They use the old Reticon BBD chip. Also, it can run on batteries. Designed by Dave Cockerell.

    Deluxe EM – No more volume drop, and the lower frequencies are more present than the vintage unit. The really old model still used the Reticon BBDs, but since the early 80s they switched over to the Panasonics. No battery option. However, they do have a direct output. Designed by Howard Davis.

    Stereo EM – Digital circuit, and an entirely different approach using a combination of true stereo chorus and flanger in one unit. Designed by Dave Cockerell.

    June 29, 2010 at 2:47 pm #109882
    Stephengiles
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    Quite different IMO:

    Vintage 18v EM – The pitch bend can be set more extreme than the deluxe, there is a slight volume drop when engaged, and the lower frequencies are less pronounced than the high frequencies. They use the old Reticon BBD chip. Also, it can run on batteries. Designed by Dave Cockerell.

    Deluxe EM – No more volume drop, and the lower frequencies are more present than the vintage unit. The really old model still used the Reticon BBDs, but since the early 80s they switched over to the Panasonics. No battery option. However, they do have a direct output. Designed by Howard Davis.

    Stereo EM – Digital circuit, and an entirely different approach using a combination of true stereo chorus and flanger in one unit. Designed by Dave Cockerell.

    The clocking and LFO were totally different in the vintage 18v compared with the deluxe. For a start the 18v used LM339 with half a CD4013 for the LFO – not so the deluxe.

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