I dig it. I agree. I do this as well.

I just remembered… you can still buy a brand new Small Clone re-issue, I see them advertised. Are these still currently in production or am I just seeing old stock being advertised?

If these ARE still being produced, how might the brand spankin’ new ones differ from ones that are 10 years old… if at all?

I certainly dig your point about just listening to everything and letting your EARS make the decisions. I’m totally about that. But at the same time it’s interesting to at least have some idea of the history and what’s under the hood of certain period units etc.

Thank you!

How would you describe the public perception of which chip is “better” or more preferred in the Small Clone specifically? Just curious.

Again, one thing I feel pretty confident about, the MN3007 Small Clones I have here sound absolutely great. They ARE “re-issue” units since they do have the little square cut out in the circuit board for the switch.

I’ve played with lots of different choruses over the years and these “re-issue” Small Clones, in my opinion, have no weaknesses whatsoever.

So of course my curiosity gets the best of me and makes me wonder why guys are asking over twice the price for older “non-re-issue” units. This would tend to suggest that the public perception is that the older ones sound “better”. Or…. is it really JUST Kurt Cobain???

Beautiful. I have a power brick with an 18V output and a cord for the brick with 1/8″ jack, positive tip… looks like I’m all set.

Thanks so much EH Man, you’ve been incredible helpful.

Thank you!!!

Wow, very interesting.

So this means that the 5 single chip OTA configuration is the true “version 3” configuration… and this is what is used in the later “reissue” units that came with the status lamp on the top, yes?

Interesting how they did indeed revert back to the version 3 innards for the later “reissue” and sort of “skipped over” the vintage V4 configuration (dual OTAs).

So you say that EHX will likely start making the “reissue” type Small Stones again soon? That would be sweet!

Thanks again, I greatly appreciate the help!

EDIT: is the 5 single chip OTA configuration considered “superior” to the dual OTA set-up… or vise-versa? Just curious as to what the general consensus is on this. I have not studied the sound of them too carefully yet (just an el-quicko low-volume listen through a cheap, crappy amp) but my initial impression is that they both sound good and not TOO different from each other.