Finally recieved my Shredmaster (my version of the replica) yesterday, and what a blast it is!
But it got a huge delay due to the god damn flood in southern Norway causeing all the train-rails and almost all the roads connecting Norways capital to north of Norway where I live. And as of this the package must have taked quite a beating due to being loaded on and off trucks on each region of Norway instead of getting loaded at a train all the way.
So when it got delivered to my door yesterday the package seemed fine, but when unwrapping everything, I saw that the right wing of the rack was bent back and almost broken. I rushed to test it because I saw that the bending poing was very close to the SP-1000 "on" switch. The switch was fine, but the light-bulb over it was broken. The Weighted Company Cube had packed the unit greatly, but using bubble plast as reinforcement at the inside of the box, this wasn't the greatest idea, because of the edges of the rack are pretty sharp and easily knives through it when the box get too much movement as it did on my route.
Now to the good news. I tested the unit and compared it to my original GP-1000 88 with the slight gain mod and my original SP-1000. And cross tested them as well, Original GP->Shredmaster SP and Shredmaster GP->Original SP.
First off: The Shredmaster SP-1000 is a perfect copy of the original SP-1000. It sound exactly the same, so much the same that I've actually hidden away the original for a while because this new one is lighter and more convenient (even if it is a singel channel unit, it still got two outputs) and combining a GP-SP unit is great even if the rack is a bit crowded.
Then GP-1000:
It is a better sounding unit than my original, and it sound brilliant, with just as much gain you need for the Bodom sound, and when you have the switch inside for the 87 version on it has just about as much mid tone that it sounds almost identical to the sound you hear from the mix at the Seoul 2001 Show. It is beyond sweet, pure brilliance, and I almost couldn't force myself away from playing it. Add a tiny bit of delay or whatever effect you like and you are set for the best tone I've heard.
But with that said, me and The Weighted Company Cube had a little misunderstanding with the Second EQ. In order to have the Original tone with full gain, I need to put all the Second EQ switches on full when the Second EQ is off. When they are in other positions the gain level drops to what postition they are in, kind of like three extra volume controls
When I switch to the Second EQ on the volume drops drasticly, and I need to rise the master output(s) to get it back to the same level agian.
Kind of annoying, but we found a fix to it and I'll proably get a new prefect Second EQ curicut in the mail so I could solder it on with a guide from The Weighted Company Cube as soon as he returns from China. Along with a new front cover and switch (for free of course). And in return I will finally send my original JE-1000 for repair and cloning for you guys.
Just so you know this is just my unit, you could all choose to have an 100% original with only gain mods and no Second EQ for extra tone shaping, then it would be exactly the same as Bodoms 1999-2001 live tone without any aterations. Or have a new edition fixed Second EQ that could shape more tones to sound like the other albums and live eras.
EDIT:
I'll be back with pictures later tonight showing the unit and stuff.
That is IF I can keep myself off playing it!
