Mike's Pedal Thread

Post by **Hurb** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:53 am

Mike wrote:yeah it sucks, but that's life - and it's really just a small thing (financials aside), Amy has been really affected by it, she's not been able to work on her phD as there's noise and builders around constantly

Sending hugs Amy's way!

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Tue Aug 14, 2012 10:15 pm

Is it worth raising this with the surveyors who did the survey on the house when you bought it? It sounds like something quite serious that should have been picked up by them.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:30 pm

^ That's what I was thinking...

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:54 am

I'll give it a go for sure but I think they cover themselves with a bunch of bunf like "roof not thoroghly examined, any comments made based on what was inspectable on the visit"

In retrospect obviously I should have insisted he went back with a ladder big enough to get up there and actually did his job properly. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 10:56 am

Did you pay for a survey yourselves or did you just have the free one from the mortgage company? If just the free one then you won't have much of a leg to stand on.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:08 am

Nope, we paid for it to the sum of Â£520. Hence my rank disappointment, the surveyor was selected by our Lender (Cooperative Bank because I am an ETHICAL motherfucker)

I'm sure they'll have covered themselves with legalese, depressingly. It's just one of those situations I have to work my arse off for other people's fuckups again I guess.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:46 am

That sucks Mike

If yours was anything like the surveys I've had done then everything is usually pretty heavily caveated. Still worth raising it with them though.

Did you get the full structural done?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:23 pm

Mike wrote:I'll give it a go for sure but I think they cover themselves with a bunch of bunf like "roof not thoroghly examined, any comments made based on what was inspectable on the visit"

In retrospect obviously I should have insisted he went back with a ladder big enough to get up there and actually did his job properly. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

They'd have charged you for scaffolding, in my experience the only people who do anything on a ladder these days are self-employed.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:26 pm

I don't know much about these things but is it worth consulting your solicitor that acted in the purchase to go over the surveyor's contract/agreement and work out if they were negligent and if there is a possibility of getting some cash out of them? They may charge you though, but if you paid a flat fee for all conveyancing related to the purchase it may constitute part of that.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:06 pm

NickS wrote:
Mike wrote:I'll give it a go for sure but I think they cover themselves with a bunch of bunf like "roof not thoroghly examined, any comments made based on what was inspectable on the visit"

In retrospect obviously I should have insisted he went back with a ladder big enough to get up there and actually did his job properly. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
They'd have charged you for scaffolding, in my experience the only people who do anything on a ladder these days are self-employed.

Probably true, I think this is how they get out of doing half the work they should be doing these days. Health and Safety crap.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:11 pm

Mike wrote:
NickS wrote:
Mike wrote:I'll give it a go for sure but I think they cover themselves with a bunch of bunf like "roof not thoroghly examined, any comments made based on what was inspectable on the visit"

In retrospect obviously I should have insisted he went back with a ladder big enough to get up there and actually did his job properly. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
They'd have charged you for scaffolding, in my experience the only people who do anything on a ladder these days are self-employed.
Probably true, I think this is how they get out of doing half the work they should be doing these days. Health and Safety crap.

Or they charge more because of it.

I'm going to have to pay a load for some work on my chimney, half the job is putting the scaffolding up and taking it down again.

Which is the reason I haven't been buying a load of these pedals

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 2:26 pm

Here's the British Invasion pedal I've put together

It's a Catalinbread CB30 Clone (Vox AC30 Emulator/Overdrive) and a Catalinbread Naga Viper (GREAT sounding versatile treble booster) in one pedal with an order toggle.

Basically like their Galileo pedal but with all the Naga Viper tweakability retained and also an added order toggle so you can go Boost -> Overdrive for Gain boost, or Overdrive -> Boost for a Solo/Volume boost.

It sounds bloody fabulous. Will put this in the Classifieds now. Would keep it were it not for the fact I need to raise money to cover these house repairs.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:52 pm

That turned out great looking.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:00 pm

Yep, that looks GREAT Mike. Top work as always.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:51 pm

haha just you wait, benecol is going to have a shitfit about how much I hamfisted this one graphically.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 7:43 am

Recent builds:

3 IC Muffs, these are still for sale

The Yellow Dream box will go up for sale, the Green one is for a customer

I took these before I posted that British Invasion pedal, pretty fly!

Looks like a fucking X-Wing:

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:54 pm

Dang, do want four red LED pedal with that graphic!

I think these dual pedals are a fantastic idea Mike, and from a buyers standpoint very attractive. I wonder how many other pedals make a great coupling .....brb, starting a new thread in Effects...

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:59 pm

Man, I need to stop looking in these pedal threads. Serious British Invasion GAS!

Dave, 4 LED W-wing decal'd pedal...... DO IT!!!

Post by **Mike** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:21 pm

Well I can always be tempted to build another one haha

I've done X-Wing pedals in the past. So good.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:05 am