not sure on the od/distortion debate as i never owned one, even tho it is on my wish list.

and i may be wrong but i think the quality debate was an issue with the input, output, and AC jacks. a lot of the Russian made products (like my EH mini mixer) is the jacks were soldered directly to the PC board without any nut on the enclosure to support it. so repetitive hook up and removing of cables would eventually loosen the solder connections on the PC board, and result in crackling noise, or complete removal of passing a signal, i think they may have changed that with newer models.

another prob (again i may be wrong) may have been with the foot switch itself. they had been cheap in the past like Radio Shack momentary push buttons, made for fingers and eventually would break do to repeditive use.

but if yours is a newer model, has nuts saporting all jacks like most pedals, and a good foot switch (looks like US pedal ones but may be black in this case as to silver), i don’t think you will have any problems, otherwise in my opinion the Russian made products were built like a tank!

first off, THANK YOU JULIAN !! i have had over a 100 different guitars over the last 20 years, one of witch was the same Hondo LP lawsuit you showed us. i unfortunately sold it about 10 years ago to purchase a different guitar. but i loved that copy and i all ways get into argument’s over the fact that it was of any decent quality. and i usually agree that most Hondo’s are not very good but mine was very much indeed! mine had a dark trans wine red finish with full cream binding and chrome hardware, other than that it was the same as yours.

anyway getting to what i currently have….

CM Marvel (?) ……neck threw, oil finish, EMG active pickups (very very nice guitar and i got it cheap! i posted a topic previosly asking if anyone can identify it for me with pics. search for “can you name this guitar”

my favorite style of guitars has all-ways been old ICEMAN guitars. so my second guitar is a…….

personal made ICEMAN custom copy….dark trans red finish on quilted maple top. white binding, trans black finish on back and sides over ash. dark black pearl custom shaped pickguard, chrome hardware including roller LP (tunomatic) style bridge with tailpiece, and humbucker rings, and chrome dome knobs with pearl tops. Seymore Duncan Blackout’s active humbuckers. active electronics with built in overdrive in a 3rd push pull pot to activate. no current pics yet but i will post when i do and get the time. its basicly what ive all ways wanted my favorite style guitar to look like and option’s I’ve all ways wanted in an ICEMAN. and its built to wail! ive never played a guitar with so much power! :metal:

the 3rd guitar i have is another one I’m building that’s still in production but near completion ..

a copy of a tele in the 70’s deluxe or custom style. all trans black finish with chrome hardware, rosewood fretboard, large pickguard like they usually have but in dark black pearl and it only supports one humbucker, the other is in the bridge plate (string thrue) like normal but it is a humbucker as well, Wilkinson tuners, roller tree’s, LSR Fender roller nut, chrome dome knobs with black pearl tops. 4 control pots, 2 volume 2 tone, volume ones are push pull for coil splitting, i wanted to make a guitar that usually wasn’t me, but i made it for metal, but with the coil tapping i can still get the tele sound. humbuckers i got from a custom shop off of Ebay. they sound great, there standard size not large like an original tele deluxe, and the covers are very original looking. the maker calls them “Toastybuckers” (try a search) there chrome covers like a LP but the instead of individual holes for just one side, it has one long slot for both sides and has a fine screen over the poles, so they all most look like mini antique toasters, hence the name.

when this is done i will also post pics.

o and all my guitars get Schaller strap locks, ill never play without them, there a good insurence investment! :thumb:

try going to http://www.ronsound.com/ he makes reproductions, does repairs( i think hes currently over booked) and he also sells schematics for EH pedals, i myself just purchased 2 from him for my “Y Triggered Filter” and “The Silencer”.

nice deal i also posted a deal i got on ebay for a Studiomaster Valve Leadmaster tube combo, got it for $150 with flight case and free shipping! go check it out!

nothing personal but do you have anything els to talk about, your every ware talking about the same thing man!

yeah i think the 2UBE EQ is sweet, i actualy use it mostly for a modern replacement for a EH wah pedal (since there is no current production of one, there are many vintage models) by using the expression pedal with it!