SO I bought a Digitech TSR-24 the other week and finally got testing it out last night. It's a good unit, sounds pretty cool. But it will take a while to get used with how to work it.
Anyways, there are mods for these units which really advance the basic unit substantially.
One is the firmware to version 2:0. This effectively turns the unit into a TSR-24S which is supposed to be much better.
Two, having the firmware allows for two more mods, the first mod is allowing the processor clock to be advanced to 20MHZ. This again adds more improvement to the unit.
Three, having the firmware 2:0 allows for a PPC-200/210 card to be installed which doubles the capabilities of your TSR-24S. Increased memory (adds 6MB SDRAM), 10 seconds (5 seconds stereo) of delay, you get 8 factory algorithms more, seamless Program Change.
So I want to do these mods for obvious reasons, but guess what? (this is where the rant begins).
One guy in Germany sells all the mods. ONE GUY! The firmware is available in other places, but that's only part of the upgrade. So I went to this guy's online shop and picked out all the mods and was getting ready to buy when I read this:
No sale or delivery to countries within the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA)!So I contacted the guy and asked why? And he just said he could not sell to me. No explanation. Nothing. I probed further and said technically I don't live in the EU anymore. His response..........
"I will clarify that with my lawyer and let you know"
WHAT?
!!!!!!!!!!!!
That response seemed pretty smart ass to me. So I replied again saying, yes it's true the UK has left the EU. I also threw in for good measure that I know people in Germany and could I not get them to buy items but he didn't reply back.
So how come some asshole in Germany is the only guy with all the mods for this unit and why will he not sell to countries in the EU?
He lives the in the EU. Technically I no longer do so what is the problem? How does an idiot like this do business? Totally idiotic. Thankfully I do have a brother in Germany and some good friends so I will either get them to order and then post to me or else find someone else who has these mods.
If anyone else knows anything about this unit or how to obtain mods without going to the German guy then please let me know as I actually don't want him to get my money for being really unhelpful. I'm sure he sells billions of these everyday
so he's reluctant to sell to someone in N.Ireland