Mike's Pedal Thread

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:28 am

Mike wrote:

Did you bite the board to size?

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:19 am

Snip snip with the cutters. Why does it matter? There are wings for me to put my stand offs.

I don't have a vice to saw stripboard in. In any case, fuck off.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:10 am

Not criticizing

just saying, ya know, score and snap on a table edge

James · Post by **James** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:19 am

I picked up my vice for about Â£4 in Wilko. That place is so cheap it's unreal.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:21 am

DuoSonicBoy wrote:Not criticizing

just saying, ya know, score and snap on a table edge

Don't really care.

corlimey · Post by **corlimey** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:59 am

DuoSonicBoy wrote: Did you bite the board to size?

To be fair it was a pretty decent line.

Such a pouty mongrel, Livesley.

luke · Post by **luke** » Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:44 pm

Let's be fair, there'd have been a riot if NoHo produced something like that.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 7:37 am

Eh?

it's the CIRCUIT BOARD. It's inside the fucking pedal. You can't see it.

it functions PERFECTLY.

Cretins.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:34 am

I'm not really annoyed, but likening my work (which I take a great deal of pride and effort in) to the hackery of NoHo is just an insult to me.

I offer to fix anything that might ever go wrong on my pedals as long as you didn't open it up to fuck with it for life. For free.

If anyone is unsatisfied they know they can contact me and we'll work it out one way or another.
However I will try the score and snap method next time I make a stripboard.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:09 am

mike, quick question.

tonebender fuzz pedal, could you build one? and what kinda dollar?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:13 am

LIke this:
http://filters.muziq.be/model/vox/colorsound/tonebender

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:22 am

If that's it, it looks simple enough. Two knobs, fairly simple circuit although I need special transistors. Â£45?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:38 am

that will be the next pedal i'm after. though maybe the supa tonbender version, which basically adds a tone control.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:41 am

http://filters.muziq.be/model/colorsound/supatonebender

This one? the colour sound version?

the initial one was very simple, this is quite a lot more complicated, but still doable... more like Â£75/Â£80 though.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:48 am

is the simple one the same circuit as this

http://filters.muziq.be/model/marshall/supafuzz

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:51 am

Yeah, identical, just compared a gut shot to the schematic - all component values and circuit layout looks the same.

Bear in mind this design is positive ground (i.e. it ain't gonna daisy chain with other pedals) - so battery or own supply a must.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:52 am

then thats the baby i'm after

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:53 am

Mike wrote:Bear in mind this design is positive ground (i.e. it ain't gonna daisy chain with other pedals) - so battery or own supply a must.

In case you didn't see this before the edit.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:55 am

i think that shouldn't be a problem.

been using fuzz a lot again lately, though cant wait to plug my box of rock back in soon.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:57 am

OK. I could probably do that in a small box (saltbooster style) with the footswitch moved up to accomodate the battery underneath it. I'm getting a lot better at minaturising my builds as much as possible.