via this auction
"here's the original description from the creator. "ONE OF A KIND handmade and modified TUBEGRISTLEIZER. The gristleizer was an effect made famous by throbbing gristle which was played by everyone in TG and can be heard on many throbbing gristle recordings, live performances and is still on their solo recordings. The circuit itself is a fairly loud tremelo(VCA)/squelchy filter(VCF) under control of an lfo. The VCA gives you that dark brooding pulsing sound from a slow steady blast to helicopter fast chopping action. with guitar it can sound bassy or razor sharp and rather piercing, with synths it gives movement and can alter harmonic content. the VCF can scream when in self oscillation mode and turns any boring synth or feedback loop tone into a nice sounding near modular beast! The LFO on the original gristleizer was slightly different, using a switch to change waveshape, the LFO on this circuit uses a pot to alter wave shape from ultra chopy to sloped triangle.saw shapes. This is the signature sound of industrial music! HEAVY pulsing and throbbing beats or lighting fast chop chop! In addition to the gristle circuit, the effect also has a HI VOLTAGE (200v+) tube preamp/distortion for completely destroying the sound. the circuit was lo fi at first but now its plain garbage! By turning up the gain for the preamp the sound ranges from light harmonic clipping to a blown speaker blasting away. I take no responsibility for damage to amplifiers or recording equipment. SPECS: * tremelo/filter switch * self oscillation switch * tube power switch * LFO shape Control * LFO speed Control * LFO Depth * Oscillation Frequency Knob * Tube Gain * Tube Input Level * 1/4" Mono Input and output * powered by dual 9v and 120vac Here's a link to a video http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2007/04/gristleizer.html Please be aware that the original came with some sort of glass bulb contained in the circular housing visible on the front of the unit. This was broken in transit when I bought it, all the glass was cleared from the unit and this does not effect the sound. If purchased in the UK I will provide a 230V adaptor at no extra charge. Please see my other auctions for similar items you might be interested in."
2 notes about this post. I don't one one or never had. These are just what I gathered from this post.
ReplyDeleteI think they meant 200 watts to describe the tube amp. Not 200 volts. Even so 200 watts is still debatable.
My guess is since they discuss tube features that broken bulb was a tube. If this was the case then IT WILL affect your sound not having it.