Is that 3 diodes in series in the same direction? D4004 series with D4007 series with D4007 correct? All catode with next anode? Please help me..

DUDE!!! this is a great tutorial TY

Hi Guys, I wanted to share my exp. I bought this pedal used in a mint state for 80$. From the start I did not like the depth and clarity in lower end tones, especially when playing riff and chords, mid and treble were sort of inn-responsive, with a little to none effectiveness when combining color of the tone. What i did is actually just removed C22 capacitor and voila, the pedal is a different beast, sort of combination of Boss DS-1 and original MK1 sound blended together. Mid and treble are highly sensitive now and only harshness that I can see is when I crank the knobs from 3 o'clock and higher on gain and volume while using high amount of treble and mid to the sound. Anyways, perhaps I will try this setup later on, but I highly recommend at least that you guys do C22 removal, as your pedal will be on a whole new level. My setup now is: Gain-3 o'clock, Deep-9, Bass-2, Mid-12, Treble-10, Tone-3. All the best.

Still waiting jack hammer mod video ❤❤❤

Are you selling mod kits ? Morgan

I just tried to mod mine, and I f****d it up. I'll try to reverse what I've done. It's clear that electronics is not my thing. Amazing video, anyways!!

niceee video! only the sm58 you have to use with a stand or wherever, but the font of the mic to the speaker. Try to use the xlr cable to make it possible

I tried the solution, but tty.usbserial... is not available on Ventura 13.2.1 What should I choose now? tty.BLTH or uart.BLTH instead?

There is no such thing as tty with serial. I've tty.BLTH in Ventura 13.2.1 (22D68). Sorry to say, but the video didn't help me out at all.

Lifesaver, managed to do this in Wineskin as well!

So much in-depth knowledge, and generosity in sharing. One of the great positives of the social internet. Why did you stop 4 years ago?

Great video!I just finished the mod.I have korean guvner and kompare it with my chinese moded mk2.There is no difference by ear.Only one thing that i notice.Now moded doesn't work on battery.Maybe I've got a mistake while replace D1 with series diods?

A troubleshoot for my pedal 😬, just to understand, whats the reason of these 2 diodes added? How much voltage does it should drop? Because on mine it is barely sounding, not sure if the shop sent me the right diodes

great video! well explained!

Only just seen this video. Brilliant ! Just done the mods to my GV-2 and it sounds excellent with single and twin coils pickups. Thank you.

Phenomenal!! Thank you for this tutorial. Just finished my GV-2 and it is sweeeeeeet now! 👍🏻😀

This video is old but I thought it may be useful so I tried the steps for my use case. I am trying to get a windows application to see a bluetooth device connected in macOS. I adapted these instructions to create and add a link to tty.Bluetooth-Incoming-Port. It did not work. Would you have any ideas for this?

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personally, i think t'his is not "a great sounding pedal", my PAL800, my revival drive hot rod, sound way better than this, i don't understand the hype around these things, it's a box with resistors, capacitors pots and a switch and with poor quality compared to those these day's, there is not even a "secret component in it, i would never buy this pedal

I've had a mark 2 for over 10 years and have barely used it as I built a distortion. With the mods it not only sounds great but it's really versatile and by experimenting with, say, a lead tone, I find that the same tone is a little tweak away from a rhythm tone that I wouldn't have considered. Thank you

Thanks! ,👍

Forgive my ignorance but where the #$%^ does one get the electronic componants to do this?

Hi Joe Simon I have a mark 2 and I'm interested in this mod! How much do you charge for this mod? Any reply would be greatly appreciated thanks 😊

Joe, I did the mod yesterday, and I couldn't be happier about it. Thanks a lot for putting the effort into making this video. This is one of the most useful things I have ever found on youtube. Keep up the great work, cheers!

great little channel... Subscribed! Glad to find you. You are welcome to pop in to my lil' channel sometime. I'm big on my Mk.I, original issue, it was even in today's upload. Bless you Sonic Brother!

Just found this video as I was preparing to sell my ca. 2000 GV-2 (marked GV-1 on the board). Sadly, it spent the vast majority of it’s life in the box and not on my pedalboard, despite the C22 mod. After watching this, I had to try making the changes to mine, and WOW! What a difference. I have a few MIAB pedals here, and I’ve spent the day determining that the modded GV-2 ‘stomps’ them all. Thanks so much!

Has anyone tried this in Ubuntu?

thank you so much for this

the mk1 is warmer

Genius

Does it matter on the brand of the electrical components? Can I get these a a basic electronic store?

Absolutely phenomenal overview. Thank you. I love expert overviews like this that clearly explain the physics and mechanisms under the cover. Beautifully done!

Great Explanation and Information I Thank You and will keep you posted on my first go at my first Stomp-Mod.

Love the mods. I did want to verify two things. I lifted one leg of the diode D1, soldered he two added diodes in the correct (same) orientation and then back into the hole/pad where I had taken D1 out of. Hat is correct? Also, I do notice the volume range is lower on the modded pedal. It’s no big deal, I can make it up by cranking volume up, but for similar settings the unmodded pedal has more output. Is this expected?

OK you got me. I used to have a GV-2. I now have a Gov'Nor ($). But even with headphones for this video, I bet I could not tell a difference if I could not see what box you were stomping. Nicely done.

What software did you use to simulate and analyse wave forms?

Oh and by the way, can you do a similar video with the Blues Breaker? Regards

Hi Joe, thank you very much. Got a brand new old stock Mkii and did the mod... LOOOOVVIT!! Thank u for the work you out in and shared. Keep well and ROCKIT!!

I don't even have a Guv'nor but this might be one of the best pedal modding videos in KZbin. Great work, man. But damn, what were they thinking when they added in the deep knob.

Should the 2 diodes be before or after the existing diode? Do you have a picture of your mounting of these 2 components?

I will probably never alter my 2001, Indian-made GV-2, as I like the tone I get from it. But this video is awesome, as you go into so much detail about the characteristics of both the GV-1 and GV-2 pedals. You really explain a lot more than others on the 'net seem to do.

Do you have a mod for BB 2 pedal

great video the mk1 has more low mids , sounds better to me

For those who want quick instructions and a parts list: C12: replace with 22nF R12: replace with 10KΩ R25: replace with jumper R26: remove (leave open) R5: replace with 220KΩ C22: replace with 47 pF R19: replace with 10KΩ R21: replace with 150KΩ R9: replace with 220KΩ C23: replace with 47pF D1: add 2 1N4007 in series Part list: 1 x 22nF capacitor 2 x 10KΩ resistor 2 x 220KΩ resistor 2 x 47pF capacitor 1 x 150KΩ resistor 2 x 1N4007 diode

GREAT VIDEO!!!!! Help-me!!! That is... I need to remove the r25, r26, c23 and replace c22 with 47pF. right?

Hi Joe, I really want to try this mod but in need of two things, the first is confidence which is down to me and the second is a link so that I can print the details. Have you got a link or a web site so that I can copy and print. I've watched the video loads of times but still not fully understanding the diode thing. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Baz.

I try to find this product datasheet, after I trie fixed wash machine pannel circuit board I don't know product to covering back silicone gel, can I get the product link? it really will help me, thx before 👍🏻🙏🏻

The sound probably won't rely on the OP amps or the LED diodes, is the overall design of the circuitry on the resistors as the degrade over time, older resistors with "wide" tolerances produced better tones like the good old pedals Tube Screamers or the MXR Distortion Plus or the DOD Grey, etc, etc, I think this pedal benefits with the bigger LED 3mm I got in red or white super bright red composite, instead of the tiny ones, and a better polarized capacitor like a Nichicon bipolar or "gold" at 50v range, if you like to destroy stuff in order to get the "tone" you want.

I got a second GV-2 and did the mods to one. Comparing my two pedals was much the same as the GV- 2 vs black Guv'nor videos, so it seems to work, thanks for your video. The GV-2 still has a unique quality, so both have a place. Thanks again!

There must be a way to install the USB drivers for Wine to use and work with Linux using same Port. (USBport-1 device = USBport-1 driver for linux = USBport-1 driver for Wine = USBport-1 Programming App using Wine, to program the device connected to USBport-1 . Do you know if this is possible ?