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In early August a thread appeared on this site (TGP) talking about the new Fulltone GT500. In the thread several posters mentioned that the boost side reminded them of some of my pedal work. In that thread I made my concerns known about how that circuit bore a strong resemblance to a prior circuit design I had posted on diystompboxes.com several years ago.


Mike Fuller contacted me, and sent me a schematic of his design along with technical notes from an Electronics Engineer Mr. Fuller hired to offer 3rd party clarification on the differences between the circuit designed by Mike Fuller and my design. While the circuits do share similarities, the design engineer demonstrated how Mike Fuller developed the circuit independently of my prior work. After reviewing the tech notes I now believe that the circuit is an independent design with the similarities being due to common design goals in a common and crowded technical field.


In hindsight I regret that I made my concerns about the circuit known here on TGP instead of contacting Fulltone about my issues. The prudent thing would have been to keep this between myself and Mike Fuller until an understanding about the design had been reached. I apologize to the great staff that run TGP for the headaches I may have caused. I also apologize to the readers of this site for acting in a very unprofessional manner by bringing my concerns here. Lastly I apologize to Mike Fuller for not giving him the respect a fellow gear maker deserves by coming to a public chat forum with my concerns without trying to contact him first.


Regards, PaulC

 

 

 

Well I will commend you PaulC glad you set the record straight . This day in age still nothing more important than a mans word . Props

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The word boycott entered the English language during the Irish "Land War" and is derived from the name of Captain Charles Boycott, the estate agent of an absentee landlord, the Earl Erne, in County Mayo, Ireland, who was subject to social ostracism organized by the Irish Land League in 1880. In September that year protesting tenants demanded from Boycott a substantial reduction in their rents. He not only refused but also ejected them from the land. Charles Stewart Parnell, in his Ennis Speech proposed that, rather than resorting to violence, everyone in the locality should refuse to deal with him (Fulltone).

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This post smells of Mike Fuller!!!!!!
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My understanding is that it is a copy of what Paul posted on TGP. We were cc'd, as it were, by Paul, which was very nice of him to do.

Since the parties involved in the misunderstanding are putting it behind them, I would appreciate it if everyone here would do likewise - I don't want to see this thread getting any posts bashing EITHER builder.

Thanks for everyone's cooperation. :wave:

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