Lava cables

LAVA CLEAR CONNECT CABLE
The Lava Clear Connect cable is Made in the U.S.A. and designed to be one of the very best guitar and instrument cable on the market. Featuring G&H Industries Pure Plug™ and Clear Connect Technology™- a patented process where the connectors are high-pressure crimped onto the cable, The Lava Clear Connect cable produces the purest signal path possible. At 26 pF per foot it's capacitance has been designed at the sweet spot for intsrument cables. With a large outer diameter of .260”, 98% shielding, and 99.999% pure Oxygen Free Copper (OFC) for both the shield and conductor, it is a world-class cable capable of superb performance in all situations.

















Retro-Coil NOW COMES IN SEVEN COLORS! BLACK, WHITE, ORANGE, PURPLE, METALLIC PURPLE, METALLIC RED AND METALLIC BLUE
Lava Solder-Free Pedal Board Kit. 10' Mini ELC Cable + 10 Lava Plugs + Stripping Tool.
Lava Cable along with G&H Industries has designed a revolutionary DIY solder-free plug specifically designed with tight tolerances to match the Lava Mini ELC cable. The Lava PlugTM is first solder-free DIY plug on the market not to use a set screw to make the ground connection. Instead, a sleeve making 360 degree ground and outer jacket contact is used. This new right angle plug was introduced at Summer NAMM and is the smallest DIY solder-free right angle plug on the market with a body width of .435" allowing for spacing between pedals of less than 1" or less than 1/2" when staggered.

Contact Tym guitars for more options and info.

1970's WEM Super IC Copycat tape echo

The most famous Tape-Echo Unit in Britain, and possibly in the World, the Copicat also happens to be the first repeat-echo machine manufactured as one compact unit. It was designed by Charlie Watkins in 1958, apparently after he heard a similar sound effect generated by two linked studio quality tape recorders for the Italian singer Marino Marini. Following its introduction, the tape-echo sound revolutionised pop music during the late 1950's and early 1960's, being behind the guitar sound of the top British bands including The Shadows. It also served a secondary purpose after being adopted for providing echo on vocals - the two volume controls acted as a rudimentary microphone mixer. These little machines sold by the thousand!!
The circuit of the Super IC was simplified by using four 741 op amps in the amplifier section and two BFY51 transistors in the bias oscillator. There is a clever economy which uses a winding on the capstan motor to generate the low voltage for the electronics. This removes the bulk of the usual mains transformer and means that the leads and footswitch can be stored in a rear compartment and makes the whole thing much neater and lighter.
WEM is still alive and operating in the UK today.

1966 "blackface" Fender Bandmaster

This amp is a 1966 Bandmaster which is 40W into 4 Ohm with vibrato and in fair to good vintage cosmetic and excellent electrical condition. It has been fully serviced with new valves and caps. It also has a new Mercury Magnetics power transformer.
Tolex, grille and cabinet are in fair to good condition with a few blemishes. The original face plate has a hole drilled (now plugged) and one bright switch has been replaced. Missing back plate.

* Chassis number A24928 (1966).
* Original Output transformer
* Set up with Sovtek 5881/6L6 power valves and Ruby preamp tubes.
These Blackface Bandmaster heads are great examples of that classic "Fender tone" and are getting much harder to find, especially in Australia.
The AB763 (designed in July, 1963) circuit is arguably considered the "best" circuit version produced for this amp by collectors and aficionados. Amps retrofitted to this circuitry are described as having been "blackfaced," a reference to the black faceplate used on these amps during much of this era.


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Pics are not of actual amp.

Marshall 20W Lead and bass JMP.

Since I'm in the shop for the next few days I thought I'd go through and show some of my favorite 2nd hand stuff in here. This little thing is PURE TONE.
The Marshall 2061X Hand Wired Head is a meticulously replicated reissue of the 2061 Lead and Bass head Marshall produced in the late 60's and early 70's. This 20 Watt bad boy is a total British rock and blues masterpiece. It is intended to perch regally atop the 2061CX handwired 2x12 angled cab, which is does with an abundance of style and class. This amp is capable of sparkling, airy clean tones and meaty, walloping crunch, as well as a greasy lead tone like you wouldn't believe. The Marshall handwired series are the current go-to favorite amps at the shop. We are blown away by them and we think you will be as well. Have a look at the specs:
* Hand wired reissue of the Marshall 2061 Lead and Bass head
* 20 Loud Watts!
* 2 EL84 tubes in the power section
* 2 ECC83 tubes in the preamp section
* Solid state rectifier

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The Source

The ultimate accessory for any guitarist using pedals. No more batteries, no more maze of wires and plug packs and no more buzz and hum. The simple and elegant solution to running your effects pedals.

The Source is a rechargeable battery unit designed to run the vast majority of guitar effect pedals. It is the equivalent to approximately 30 brand new 9 volt (PP3) alkaline batteries, per charge ( 30 batteries @ aprox $4.00 ea = $120 per charge - It will virtually pay for itself in the first few recharges. It will also run keyboards, MIDI controllers and small amplifiers.












FEATURES
6 independant voltage outputs
Independant current protection
Low noise
Will run 6 effects pedals for 8hrs +
fully automatic charging circuit
Extruded aluminium case
Includes leads and DC charger
Runs nearly all effects pedals
Long operational life
Can be used while charging
12 month warranty
Each DC outlet is protected by a custom protection system which isolates faulty wiring or effects units without interfering with the other outlets.
These are available now at Tym guitars for $349 Aus. For more info contact Tym guitars or Guitar Bits on sales@guitarbits.com.au

Black Cat Effects

BOUTIQUE GUITAR EFFECTS
Made in the USA since 1993
After production was discontinued in late 2007, Black Cat is back…and better than ever. Using the same great designs by Fred Bonte, this next generation of Black Cat Pedals has received a super-boutique makeover:

* high-quality components and PCBs
* top-notch build quality with consistent production
* eye-catching graphics and deluxe packaging

Not everything has changed, however — Black Cat Pedals are still individually hand-wired and made in the USA. Black Cat users have included Eric Johnson, Billy F. Gibbons, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Scott Henderson, Steve Lukather, Michael Landau, and countless others.

Tym guitars will have stock of these great pedals very soon. I had heard of Black Cat but when Dinosaur Jr toured recently J was raving about the Black Cat Superfuzz. He likes the new one better than his old Black Cat Superfuzz for some reason and thinks it's the best of any re-issue he's tried.

Tym Cube of Silence

Here's the home recorders dream. We call it the "Cube of Silence" A couple of guitarists in Brisbane and Sydney have these already and they LOVE them. They can be used in the studio where volume or "spill" is an issue, in a live situation where you can't turn your amp up loud enough to get the overdriven tone you want, straight into the PA or at home into a mixing desk or headphones.
This little box allows you to plug your amp into the "almost" soundproof cab, stick 1 or 2 mics in front of the speaker and turn it up as loud as you want with little to no spill in your studio/bedroom or practice room. You can use it to record or practice with headphones and still get a nice "loud" tone.
The Cube comes in 1x10" or 1x12" and comes complete with 2 mic stands, hardwired to two XLR outputs and the speaker input jack. There are currently demo cabs in the retail shop in the Valley. Go in and try them out with headphones and see for your self. If you live in a townhouse, flat or with people who don't want to hear you, play small clubs and want more control over how loud your guitar is, or run a studio and want to record "live" with no spill, these are for you.

Tym speaker cabs

We've finally had time to build more speaker cabs so there will be some available in the retail shop ASAP.
I will have 2x12 and 1x12 cabs available in the shop in both loaded and unloaded with 4x10 and some custom cabs to follow soon.



We made a few custom cabs in this run including a 1x15 in the 2x12 cab and 2x12 in the 4x10 cab, both for bass and a vertical 2x12 for guitar. Anyone who has cabs on order please contact me. I have been sending emails to everyone I have on the list.
Demand has been great for my cabs. I'm so happy that people are prepared to buy locally handmade, quality gear when the market is flooded with cheap Chinese imports. We have sold over 50 cabs in the last 18 months not including custom amp head shells, which may seem insignificant to big manufacturers but for an independent business making these completely by hand in Brisbane, I'm pretty proud of that and I thank everyone who has bought one for supporting Tym guitars.

The Tym TREMFUZZ ................

OK, this started out as my "homage" to garage bands and especially the Cramps. My love of this band is almost (almost) as much as the Ramones and when I heard Lux had died I decided to make a pedal for him. This was "The Human Fly" which was supposed to be a limited run to say thanks to Lux. It was more sought after than I expected and I released "The Return of the Human Fly" to fill demand. This pedal is still available.
This is the prototype of my new pedal that incorporates the new Tym tremolo pedal with a Human Fly, sort of ............

The trem circuit is based on the old but very cool EA trem using a sine wave oscillator. These had above unity volume so I have fitted an input volume to wind back to "normal" This is also advantageous when running the fuzz after the trem as you can adjust the amount of input signal feeding the fuzz OR with the fuzz before the trem to stop the EA from clipping too much from all the gain being pushed into it. Speed and depth work as usual.
From here you go to the modified Mosrite Fuzzrite circuit that is used in the Human Fly. This is a mid 60's "sausage sizzle" fuzz that holds chords really well and is great for lead. I have added a BigMuff tone stack to the fuzz, which does drain some signal so I've given it a bypass if you want the straight, raw fuzz signal. This, like the original has volume and gain.

There is also a power boost for even MORE gain. This is the same gain stage used in the Human Fly (and Howling Woolf) fuzz. This can be engaged to "thicken" up the fuzz and add lots of volume if desired or the separate volume can be used to adjust the overall volume while keeping the thickness.
All of these effects can be used separately, or together meaning you get 3 pedals in one. It can be a trem, a trem with boost, a fuzz, a fuzz with boost, a trem with fuzz ........ well, you get the idea. All effects are true bypass with LED's on each. The trem can be run before the fuzz or the fuzz before the trem. It runs on a 9V battery or a Boss style DC adaptor.
The pedal is housed in the same custom made enclosure that was used for the now sold out Tym SuperFuzz BigMudd.














The artwork is curretnly being done by Lluis Fuzzhound and the pedal should be ready for release in July 2010.

Tym guitars Big Bottom V2

Well, it's finally here.
I've had to re-design the enclosure and it now takes 2 9V batteries, but it's done and shipping now. These are all hand made by me here at our TMI workshop in Brisbane and proceeds from the sale of this pedal goes to Dean Turners family.

The Tym guitars Big Bottom V2 has been designed to give bass players more options for effects pedals and sounds over the original Tym guitars Big Bottom.
The idea behind this great pedal is to split the signal coming from your bass guitar and send the mid to high frequencies through an effects loop to any guitar effects pedals, while keeping your bass frequencies clean. This eliminates the loss of bottom end that bass players would normally experience when using guitar effects pedals. You get a clean BIG BOTTOM and an effected main signal.
Designed in conjunction with and used by the late Dean Turner of Australian band Magic Dirt and completely handmade on site at Tym guitars, this pedal is unique and a must have for bass players who use effects of any kind.















Operation is simple.
The bass guitar is plugged into the INSTRUMENT jack.
From the EFFECTS OUT jack connect a patch lead to the input of your effects pedals.
From the output of your effects pedals connect a patch lead to the EFFECTS IN jack of the Big Bottom.
The AMPLIFIER jack is sent to your amp.
EFFECTS LEVEL adjusts the amount of signal flowing through the effects loop so can be used to “blend” the amount of effects in the overall signal.
VOLUME adjusts the amount of clean signal in the bottom end.
The effect has unity volume at around 7 on BOTH volumes so pedals in the loop can be cut or increased to above unity volume and bass frequencies can be boosted or cut from the clean signal.
The STOMP SWITCH is true bypass for the pedal.
The unit is powered by 2 x 9 volt batteries with access through the bottom OR any regulated 9 – 24 volt DC centre negative external power supply. The higher voltage will yield more headroom.












I'm very happy with this pedal. I think Dean would have loved this version. These are available now from Tym guitars in limited numbers.