Monte Allums Mods - Pedal Mods, Pickguard Shields & eNut Tuning System

Monte Allums Guotar Pedal Mods



	Since 11-1-2003 When I'm not working or doing that family thang you'll more than likely find me working on my motorcycle or riding the back roads of northwest Mississippi. Click on the pic for an up close and personal look at my ugly mug. Monte Allums As a guitarist of some 40 plus years I am a devoted student of the instrument. Always searching for ways to enhance the playing experience. The eNut and my alternative tuning offsets are two of those enhancements. If you haven't tried them please let me encourage you to. For those that have an ear to hear, it is a revolutionary advancement in guitar tuning. And the best part, it's a paultry $20. It will be the best $20 you will ever spend on your guitar. Tweaking the tone of inexpensive stomp boxes is an obsession of mine. I started modding mainly because I refused to spend $200 to $300 or more to achieve great tone. Most boutique pedals are clones of other inexpensive pedals anyway with the main difference being higher quality components. By upgrading the signal path and changing a few component values here and there, cheap inexpensive pedals can be drastically improved. Take for example the Boss DS-1. You can buy them new for $40. I've personally bought used DS-1s off eBay for $25. Add one of my mod kits and for well under $100 and a little soldering time you've got a pedal that will rival pedals costing five times as much. Add to that the fact that YOU personally took a very bad sounding pedal and made it usable. There's a certain level of self-satisfaction that I get knowing that I added a personal touch to a piece of gear that I use. Take my new Chip Adapter Mods. You will not find these types of mods available from any other modder. This is a major breakthrough for DIY. The opamp is where the tone takes shape. Upgrading the toneless inline chips with a more Hi-Fi Dual Opamp such as the Burr Brown OPA2134PA will transform the tone of my already popular mods into even better mods. Add to that the ability to swap out different opamps and you've got a very effective tone-shaping tool. Monte Allums 11-16-2011



	Don't have a PayPal account? Use your credit card or bank account (where available) — Simply choose this option when you check out using Paypal. That's right, Paypal will let you pay with your credit card and even your bank account in some areas. Join me on Sign up for my Newsletter Email Address Name Close 12-29-2011 — I am always amazed by the talented people I've had the pleasure of hearing through my mods and products I sell. Let me invite you to hear one of these very talented people, Jesse Dagel. Jesse sent me a couple of links to videos he made using my mods. You can see them here and here. Thank you Jesse for sharing your talent with us! Monte Allums 12-15-2011 — NEW! I just finished a mod for the Boss DD-6. I've gotten a ton of requests for this one. Read about it here. 12-11-2011 — NEW! I just finished a mod for the Boss MD-2 Mega Distortion. I've gotten a ton of requests for this one. Read about it here. 12-9-2011 — NEW! I just finished a mod for the Boss CH-1. I've gotten a ton of requests for this one. Read about it here. 12-2-2011 — NEW! I am putting the finishing touches on a New Mod for the Vintage Pre-1994 MIJ Boss DS-1. Read about it here. With this mod I will be introducing a TA7136 Adapter that will allow you to replace the TA7136 with a Dual Opamp of your choice. The TA7136 actually sounds good in the MIJ DS-1. But wait till you hear a Burr Brown OPA2134PA in the MIJ circuit! And as a bonus you'll be able to use the TA7136 Adapter in other Vintage Boss pedals such as the CE-1, CS-1, etc. Or any other circuit that uses the TA7136. I expect to be shipping the kit and Adapters very soon! Monte Allums 11-25-2011 — It appears that my Dyna Comp Rev. E mod will work with the MXR Super Comp. Just make sure your pedal looks like the pic I have at the mod page here. Monte Allums 11-18-2011 — I have completed the first of many Mods that I will be offering for Bass Players. I get a ton of requests from Bass players asking why I haven't designed any mods specifically focused toward them. While I offer many mods that can be used with bass such as my TS9 Tri-Gain, TS9DX Dual Drive, Sparkle Drive and DOD 250 Mods, etc. I haven't before now offered a mod specifically for a pedal designed for bass. I am introducing today my first such mod. The Boss ODB-3 Tri-Gain Plus Mod. Read about it here. This is just a very cool mod! It will work equally well for bass and guitar with no special tweaking. It takes a very fuzzy and harsh stock ODB-3 and transforms it into a thick wall of OD or Distortion. If you play either Bass or Guitar then you'll want to invest in this mod. It will do wonders for a stock Bass ODB-3! Monte Allums 11-15-2011 — Over the past months I have gotten literally hundreds of e-mail testimonials. It's taken me several days but I have updated my testimonial page here. I invite you to take a few moments and read them. It's truly inspiring to me personally to read all the comments people are making about my products. A BIG Thank You to all my faithfull buyers! Monte Allums 11-6-2011 — Check out this new video of the OD-308. Click here. If this video donsn't convince you that the OD-308 is one of the best pedals available, that's made today, your ears must be broke. This pedal is very dynamic and harmonically the best pedal I have ever personally played in my 40 plus years of playing. Monte Allums 9-19-11 — At least once or twice a day I get an e-mail or call from someone telling me they didn't get their PDF instructions. The PDF instructions are sent as an e-mail attachment (to the e-mail address listed on your Paypal account) when your order ships. Please check your spam filter before e-mailing or calling. Your password is your name exactly as it is listed on your Paypal account. Monte Allums 9-3-2011 — A word of warning. Do not run any of my mods that use my Dual Opamp Adapter with more than 9 Volts. Running more than 9 Volts will fry the chips. Also, if your having issues powering your pedal after the upgrade take a multi-meter and make sure the pedal is getting a full 9 Volts. The Dual Adapters will not function properly at less than 9 Volts. Monte Allums 8-18-2011 — I have adapted my GE-7 Mods to the Boss GEB-7. You can find them here. Monte Allums 8-17-2011 — New Mod for the Boss NS-2 now available here. Monte Allums 8-2-2011 — Mods for DOD 250 and YJM308 are now shipping! You can find them here. Also, just finished an mp3 of this awesome mod. Take a listen here.Monte Allums 5-15-2011 — I just completed a Mod for the VooDoo Labs Sparkle Drive. Go to it by clicking here. mp3 is also available there. I've had a ton of requests for this one. I have added a Tri-Gain Switch and incorporated my Dual Stack Adapter. I have smoothed out the fizzy gain and added bass along with a few more changes. The mod only affects the gain side. The clean circuit has not been affected. Guys you're gonna love this one. The super FAT tones coming from the pedal after the mod is just unbelievable. Enjoy! Monte Allums 1-27-2011 — I just got an e-mail from someone wanting to know if I sell my Newsletter e-mail List. ABSOLUTELY NOT! I HATE SPAM as much as anyone. I would never do that. And you'll rarely get e-mail from me. I will only contact the list members when I have specials or New products to introduce. Monte Allums 1-19-2011 — I'm excited about a new mod I am introducing. If you've got pedals that have their power jack on the side and want to move it to the top this mod is for you. I am introducing a 6" extension that will effectively move the power jack to the top of the pedal. You can read about it here. These are in stock and shipping. I am also selling a 1/4" male mono to male mono adapter that eliminates the need to use small cabling to connect pedals on your board. I like these because I feel they make for a better connection between pedals and they are much neater than cables. You can buy them here. 11-2-2010 — A client suggested I create a Donate Button for those that might like to pay for any instructions they have obtained without having paid for them. So if you've obtained my mods without paying here's your chance to do the right thing and pay for them Monte Allums. 1-10-2009 — I have created a very cool mod for my OD-308. For those of you that are lucky enough to own one you can download the mod free by clicking here. It's called the OD-308 Vintage Mod. It get the tone of the OD-308 closer to that of the famous Vintage RAT2. Monte Allums 12-4-2009 — Just read a negative review on HC. Guy gave me a 1 for customer service. Said it took an eternity to get his order. Let me make one thing very clear, I ship ALL orders within 24 hours of the initial Paypal notice. The only exceptions are if it's a Holiday or I have closed the site for sickness and vacation. If you need your order fast then choose Priority Mail. I have no control over how long it takes the postal service to deliver a shipment once it leaves my studio. Monte Allums 9-19-2009 — New videos of my New BD-2 Blues Stack and DS-1 Roxx Tri-Gain Plus Mods are up. Click here for the Blues Stack and here for the Roxx Tri-Gain Videos. 8-10-2009 — All mod instructions include the buyers name and Paypal transaction number encrypted into the instructions that I send after the purchase. I am doing this to try and stop people from sharing and pirating my work. Since the name and transaction number are encrypted, with special software, you will not be able to simply search the code and find it. I hate to have to resort to this, but at least this way if my instructions show up on the net I’ll know exactly where they came from. And don’t fool yourself, I will litigate if I find anyone sharing my hard work. This is how I feed my family. So please don’t share my hard work with others. If you do, and I catch you, you’ll be out more than the cost of the mod. Monte Allums 6-12-2009 — Well, you asked for it and now it's available. I have received several requests for an adapter that you can use in a Tube Screamer, SD-1, RAT, etc. to stack opamps. I've even used it to stack two LM308Ns in my new OD-308. Results will vary depending on the circuit but I've gotten some very interesting results using this new adapter. You can order it here. Enjoy! Monte Allums