PedalPCB lists Mean Green Metal Machine board based on Fortin TS808

August 1, 2022 · 5 sources

PedalPCB lists the Mean Green Metal Machine, a bare printed circuit board for a do-it-yourself build, under SKU PCB510 at $12.00, marked in stock¹. The board is described on its product page as a comparison to the Fortin Modded TS808 Tube Screamer¹.

The board carries three controls: Level, Tone and Drive¹. It is designed for a 125B enclosure with top-mounted jacks, and the page lists its weight at .5 oz and its dimensions at 2.15 by 2.05 by 0.5 in¹. PedalPCB files it under OD / Distortion / Fuzz, Boost and Overdrive, and provides build documentation and a drill template¹.

PedalPCB states that the product is not manufactured or distributed by Ibanez or Fortin Amplification, and that the company is in no way affiliated with either¹. The page has three customer reviews, all rated 5 out of 5¹. One reviewer wrote that the circuit "takes the TS to a whole new level" and works either as a standalone or stacked with other drive pedals¹.

The listing follows Wampler's launch of the Moxie, a compact overdrive pedal that several outlets described as a take on the Ibanez TS10 circuit²³⁴. Guitar World reported the Moxie at $149 and available now²; MusicRadar gave $149.99⁵; Guitar.com gave $149.97⁴; Gearnews gave an MSRP of $149³. The Moxie has Volume, Tone and Gain controls plus Voice and Fat switches, and runs on a 4558 chip²³⁴.