The panel that comes with this kit was rejected for surface scratches or dings. The rest of the kit is identical to the full priced kit. These have very limited availability. If you can add to cart, we have stock!
Often referred to as a “Blue Stripe”. These units were the first commercial revision and have a silver panel with a distinctive blue stripe over the VU meter. The signal and line amp are based on the 1108 mic pre and use a FET as the first active component in each amp stage (all other revisions use a bipolar transistor). The gain reduction FET in this model has a unique circuitry around it, different from all other models (notably the lack of source resistor). This results in a little more distortion that helps define the “Blue Stripe” sound. This revision also has a slightly lower threshold in comparison to later revisions (about 5db) and more gain in the amplification stages (about 5db) than the Rev D. This revision is rare, limited to less than 1000 units, and are highly sought after by many engineers and producers.
Interested in a FET/RACK but not into DIY? Check out our list of kit builders.
Not all of the parts needed to complete your build are included in this partial kit. This kit is designed for more advanced builders who are not afraid to source parts, or already have parts in their shop.
Mouser.com Cart Sharing
Mouser.com has a feature that allows us to create a custom shopping cart pre-loaded with most of the additional parts you need. To use this feature, simply click the Mouser cart link below. This will fill your cart with the parts you need for your revision. You can edit your cart and customize it all you like, you will not be altering our saved cart.
FET/RACK Revision A (ver 1.12)
Mouser Cart Link | Bill of Materials PDF Download
If you'd like to learn more about substitutions for out of stock parts, please have a read through our substitution guide.
Substitution Guide.
Digikey.com may also have stock it Mouser is backordered.
Disclaimer: Lists are not guaranteed to be accurate. We do our best to double and triple check the lists however we update them a lot and do make errors. Hairball Audio, LLC is not responsible for any BOM errors. If you do find an error, please let us know so we can update our BOM's for accuracy.
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