GE-10 found this weekend
- laurie
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GE-10 found this weekend
Haven't tried it yet, but assured it was working last it was powered on.
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Last edited by laurie on Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:39 am, edited 1 time in total.
- SamXTherapy
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Re: GE-10 found this weekend
I almost bought one when they were a current model but the huge size and lack of foot control put me off. I ended up with a GE-7.
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Re: GE-10 found this weekend
Nice! I'd be interested in hearing your opinion about it. I've been on the fence about buying one of these for years.
Re: GE-10 found this weekend
The lack of a foot switch always put me off.
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Re: GE-10 found this weekend
The GE-10 has a "remote" jack. The remote jack simply needs a SPST latching footswitch in a small housing and it will work 100%. Won't affect the tone - it controls a FET switching circuit just like the flip-flop does in a compact pedal.
Or if you don't mind a bit of metal adjustment... install an SPST latching footswitch where the slide switch is.
Or if you don't mind a bit of metal adjustment... install an SPST latching footswitch where the slide switch is.
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Re: GE-10 found this weekend
Cool, what's the normal/eq switch for?
Re: GE-10 found this weekend
It's the 'bypass' for EQ/No EQ. It would be a foot activated switch on most any other pedal.
It's interesting that it has a finger slide switch on the chassis and remote switch capability. It's almost like they expected it to live in a rack shelf!laurie wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:22 pmThe GE-10 has a "remote" jack. The remote jack simply needs a SPST latching footswitch in a small housing and it will work 100%. Won't affect the tone - it controls a FET switching circuit just like the flip-flop does in a compact pedal.
Or if you don't mind a bit of metal adjustment... install an SPST latching footswitch where the slide switch is.
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Re: GE-10 found this weekend
Full recondition is now finished.
Years ago (20+ from the aged look of the solder) there were some quick-and-dirty repairs to the circuit board, and the LED legs had been bent until they broke, plus someone had removed the fuse.
Fixed all that - did a proper repair to the circuit board (It was a small crack that had broken a couple of tracks), replaced the pig-tail fuse. Plus replaced a couple of wires the previous repairer had burned with their soldering iron, cleaned the switches and jacks, cleaned and lubed the sliders, gave the housing a good clean, and it is functionally good-as-new.
Some opinions:
- The EQ frequencies feel good. The overall utility of the pedal is good. The 10-band graphic is useful.
- There is almost no noise.
- Phase distortion is good (often a problem with graphic EQ).
I didn't try switching it "like a pedal" with the external footswitch, but I'm sure that works just fine.
I can recommend it as a good pedal. And "built like a tank".
Years ago (20+ from the aged look of the solder) there were some quick-and-dirty repairs to the circuit board, and the LED legs had been bent until they broke, plus someone had removed the fuse.
Fixed all that - did a proper repair to the circuit board (It was a small crack that had broken a couple of tracks), replaced the pig-tail fuse. Plus replaced a couple of wires the previous repairer had burned with their soldering iron, cleaned the switches and jacks, cleaned and lubed the sliders, gave the housing a good clean, and it is functionally good-as-new.
Some opinions:
- The EQ frequencies feel good. The overall utility of the pedal is good. The 10-band graphic is useful.
- There is almost no noise.
- Phase distortion is good (often a problem with graphic EQ).
I didn't try switching it "like a pedal" with the external footswitch, but I'm sure that works just fine.
I can recommend it as a good pedal. And "built like a tank".
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Re: GE-10 found this weekend
Another great find.
I too bought a "junk" one of these a few months back (simply old and rusty). I find it to have a very nice preamp type "warm" sound, and indeed very noise free. I didn't know about that remote jack tbh, I'll check that out. Somewhat forgotten box but like most AC units I find they sound fnatastic.
Famous for Malmsteen fans I believe, great for pushing a tweaking a Marshall. May also have been used by EVH similar era?
I too bought a "junk" one of these a few months back (simply old and rusty). I find it to have a very nice preamp type "warm" sound, and indeed very noise free. I didn't know about that remote jack tbh, I'll check that out. Somewhat forgotten box but like most AC units I find they sound fnatastic.
Famous for Malmsteen fans I believe, great for pushing a tweaking a Marshall. May also have been used by EVH similar era?