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Re: Anyone modded an Ibanez soundtank?

9/19/2002 11:03 PM
frank_clarke	Re: Anyone modded an Ibanez soundtank? Based on my TS-5 hacking: If you can identify the switching FETs, you can find one transistor leg that has the input signal (using an audio probe), and a leg on another FET that has the output signal. Then true bypass is fairly simple. You have to replace the pots, they aren't threaded. You can cut the PCB along the pot pads, if it is like most soundtanks, you use new pots and 9V jack socket. TS-5 less FET switching: http://www.guitarkit.com/tslite.jpg

9/19/2002 11:03 PM

frank_clarke

Re: Anyone modded an Ibanez soundtank?

Based on my TS-5 hacking:
If you can identify the switching FETs, you can find one transistor leg that has the input signal (using an audio probe), and a leg on another FET that has the output signal. Then true bypass is fairly simple.
You have to replace the pots, they aren't threaded.
You can cut the PCB along the pot pads, if it is like most soundtanks, you use new pots and 9V jack socket.

TS-5 less FET switching:

http://www.guitarkit.com/tslite.jpg

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