the original thread was about false claims - generally speaking, nothing to do with MI until page 5.
some are claims on the wrong side of a thin line, and some are just wrong.
the "beyond boutique" is ironic to the originally discussion, unintentionally it can show that at some point a pedal becomes good enough that it has to leave the boutique nest completely. i just didn't beat around the bush about it. i wish the world could be open, but i know it can't happen.
it sounds nasty, but i'm trying to say that you can use cheap wire (as i put it, which make it look attacking, but take it LITERALLY. as contrary to cloth wire, teflon, magic voodoo gold) and slap something together. it won't sound different in this case! functionality will be exactly the same.
you know michael, you say i don't like you, but really read over what you quoted. take it honestly and literally and there's nothing defaming that i've said there...
i don't like things you've said, and that's personal and not appropriate here.
now i have to post this in the other tread to defend myself. COPY+PASTE warning.