El Daoud MKI wedge

El Daoud is my another take on tone bender MKI with completely different approach to this circuit than the previous flagship Supreme.

El Daoud brings much more low-end into play and fuzzes it out, what yields in dense, stiff response (no mellow bass), and overloads heavily when pushed by fat pickups and hard playing. Output level and treble content is extended in great measure for more edge, more rasp, more impact.

Overall tuning is ’open’ with good dynamics and long notes evolve from sputtering attack, thru blooming sustain topped with crackling purr at decay. Gating effect is moderate, doesn’t get in the way and feels just right. No bacon sizzle here, by the way.

Rangę knob allows to decrease input bass to adjust for playing style and keep device from overloading - turn it back a little to stop sputtering attack or decrease completely for tight, distortion-like experience, not far from Zonk Machine response.

Each unit in this series is a little bit different in regards to parts selection so have own personality. Build on classic phenolic board. No DC input, battery power only. Remove cable from input jack when not in use to save battery life.

This unit you see is 4th of 6 in total. Transistors are NKT 212, NKT212, NKT MT57F (NKT275) , ROE 'golden bullet' electrolytic, single ERO and pair of soviet film caps.

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PS. Since many have asked, it's called after Alice Coltrane record. As was MKI Supreme after Johns.