Absolutely agree!!! It could be easily put in small die cast box, including battery possobility and supply connector! This effect is great, one of the hot shots of ehx in the past. I would buy it and know many people which also buy it too.

mjk

Hi Julian, the only chips which are inside HT are 4558 and CD4049. Both are avaible and currently in production. I´m to electronics and have build some tube amps and effects including Hot Tubes clone. Now, when i have original i can say it sounds the same as my clone and i used current production chips. Year ago i sent email to ehx with the same question, they told me that Hot Tubes reissue is selling now good and have no interest to produce the old IC version.

mjk

It is true that 4049 chips can vary a bit from manufacturer to manufacturer. I know those of us who use 4049s in DIY projects will often find that switching to a different 4049 manufacturer will sometimes make the difference between something working well and sounding good…or not. And we’re not talking about differences between *types* of 4049s, like buffered vs unbuffered.

Given that the Snarling Dogs Tweedy Dog and Black Dog are essentially copies of the original Hot Tubes, is it necessary or smart to produce an EHX version? On the other hand, it’s not like the distribution network for Snarling Dogs pedals is as big as that for EHX.

Either way, though, the omnipresence of adaptors and pedal-board power supplies makes the need for an AC-power supply for any SS reissue obsolete. I’ve run my own clones (and so does Snarling Dogs) successfully off a 9v battery for a long time now (and yes, we used to make clones in the 70’s too!). The battery doesn’t last a LONG time, but it’ll easily take you through a practice and gig. Certainly a small-box SS Hot Tubes would be feasible, and even cheaper to produce than the original, once you take the onboard transformer and power cord out of the picture.

Personally, I like 4049-based overdrives. They have a nice grunt to them. Think Keith Richards.