Topic: SBM-1 Who does mods???

[zhianosatch]

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=33358.msg423347#msg423347

[Kevin Straker]

It's been a little while, but here's what I did. Call Doug and tell him that his mod on the sbm1 is the shit and you need to have it. You've heard lots of good tapes and you really want that piece of gear. He may or may not decide to humor you... I buy lots of stuff there so maybe that helped, but Doug seems pretty reasonable.  YMMV. Good luck.

[junkbondking]

paging todd ramsden.

he quit doing them when he messed one up or something.

Yep, that's about the size of it.  I never really did them anyway.  Just helped a few friends out.  After doing jbk's and breaking off that really, really tiny internal power switch when I put the innards back into the case I said screw it, let people go to the Oades.

i would like to also state that i was not mad that this happened, and tood made it all good by using some skills to over ride the on off switch anyway.

[fozzy]

paging todd ramsden.

he quit doing them when he messed one up or something.

Yep, that's about the size of it.  I never really did them anyway.  Just helped a few friends out.  After doing jbk's and breaking off that really, really tiny internal power switch when I put the innards back into the case I said screw it, let people go to the Oades.

i would like to also state that i was not mad that this happened, and tood made it all good by using some skills to over ride the on off switch anyway.

so yours is always on?  assuming you have power to it?

[Jason B]

It's been a little while, but here's what I did. Call Doug and tell him that his mod on the sbm1 is the shit and you need to have it. You've heard lots of good tapes and you really want that piece of gear. He may or may not decide to humor you... I buy lots of stuff there so maybe that helped, but Doug seems pretty reasonable.  YMMV. Good luck.

He recently turned me down...

[pfife]

It's been a little while, but here's what I did. Call Doug and tell him that his mod on the sbm1 is the shit and you need to have it. You've heard lots of good tapes and you really want that piece of gear. He may or may not decide to humor you... I buy lots of stuff there so maybe that helped, but Doug seems pretty reasonable.  YMMV. Good luck.

He recently turned me down...

Me as well.  He's not going to do any mods.

[gewwang]

I got mine done in early Sept. On 9/23, he had posted something on the forum saying he was only modding the units they sold as he couldn't do anymore than that due to his back problems.

[shaggy]

When I sent mine in to do the DC to DC converter replacement in mid October 2004 (I fried it), I asked about other flavored mods and he offered to swap out the W-mod for a P or T mod chip for $75.  I declined after I thought hard about a T mod.

[junkbondking]

paging todd ramsden.

he quit doing them when he messed one up or something.

Yep, that's about the size of it.  I never really did them anyway.  Just helped a few friends out.  After doing jbk's and breaking off that really, really tiny internal power switch when I put the innards back into the case I said screw it, let people go to the Oades.

i would like to also state that i was not mad that this happened, and tood made it all good by using some skills to over ride the on off switch anyway.

so yours is always on?  assuming you have power to it?

no, i keep the external male plug covered with a cable.  unplug it when it is ready to go.  using 4x 2300mah rechargeables to power the sucker. 

[pfife]

When I sent mine in to do the DC to DC converter replacement in mid October 2004 (I fried it), I asked about other flavored mods and he offered to swap out the W-mod for a P or T mod chip for $75.  I declined after I thought hard about a T mod.

Yeah, in december 2004 he told me he'd do a flavor mod on mine too.  I recently received an email from him saying that he's cutting way back on bench work "for health reasons".     I sure do hope he's ok.

[Tim]

When I sent mine in to do the DC to DC converter replacement in mid October 2004 (I fried it), I asked about other flavored mods and he offered to swap out the W-mod for a P or T mod chip for $75. I declined after I thought hard about a T mod.

Yeah, in december 2004 he told me he'd do a flavor mod on mine too. I recently received an email from him saying that he's cutting way back on bench work "for health reasons". I sure do hope he's ok.

he's had a bad back and neck for *years*.... he had some pretty major surgery on his back or neck a few years back too...

[KingReptile]

Doug,

Is a man of his word we had exchanged e-mails and had a conversation on the phone before the first of the year..I did get a e-mail saying that he was no longer doing mods on SBM-1s as of Jan 2005.Later he said he would do it as he had told me before  that he would do it..
He also said it would be his last that it was the end of a era, he had high praise for the SBM-1s..I would have to say its health reasons ,too bad nobody there took upon his skills..

[nickgregory]

Doug,

Is a man of his word we had exchanged e-mails and had a conversation on the phone before the first of the year..I did get a e-mail saying that he was no longer doing mods on SBM-1s as of Jan 2005.Later he said he would do it as he had told me before that he would do it..
He also said it would be his last that it was the end of a era, he had high praise for the SBM-1s..I would have to say its health reasons ,too bad nobody there took upon his skills..

In all my dealings with the Oades, they have always treated me well and fairly...good guys...

looks like the bottom may drop out of the unmod SBM1 market now though

[pfife]

yeah, when I saw that he was not modding them anymore, I thought it was definately time to grab one up while I could.

My only dealings with Oade was a purchase of a W-Mod UA-5... which I consequently traded away for a mod SBM-1... I loved the UA-5.
Great product.

[zhianosatch]

what happens if my modsbm needs repair?