Mike's Pedal Thread

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:34 am

Mike wrote: 5. Benecol's FuzzFace with Fuller mods - parts ordered. Going to be in a BB case with battery power a must, jacks on the top, portrait style, pink LED if it's not just white. Silver. Silver and Black knobs.

Hooorah. Very much looking forward to this.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:38 am

Me too. Fuzz Faces are fun. Updated with your LED preferences.

In Progress
1. Stewart's Green Big Muff - board built and tested, case drilled and finished, assembly on Friday. Green LED - mustang knobs
2. Prog's Tonebender - board built and tested, case drilled and finished, assembly on Friday. Lowpower LED as battery powered mostly. - silver knobs
3. Finboy's Fuzz Factory - board built and tested, case drilled and curing, Assembly next week.
4. JD's Fuzz Factory - board built, not tested. Case drilled (going to be bare metal). Assembly next week.

Stuff ordered:
5. Benecol's FuzzFace with Fuller mods - parts ordered. Going to be in a BB case with battery power a must, jacks on the top, portrait style, pink LED if it's not just white, Green if the LED looks crap. Silver. Silver and Black knobs.

6. Ebay Big Muff - takes lowest priority obviously. Board built, not tested.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:41 am

oh i just thought of something- i take it the DC in on the muff be a standard 9v boss type? the one on NYC muffs is really annoying.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 10:51 am

Of course mate, I always use Lumberg 2.1mm centre negative boss style DC jacks. They're high quality.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:48 am

jolly good. the jack i rigged up to power the NYC is about an inch long and prevents me putting another pedal on my board. bloody EHX and their silly supply inputs....

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:51 am

They appear to have realised that idosyncratic behaviour only gains you a certain level of charm, the newer stuff is all Boss Style and smaller cases, although they dropped a clanger in making the Nano Clone and Nano Muff Overdrive positive ground, and hence un daisy chainable with regular negative ground pedals. Clever EHX.

My Green Big Muff clone is identical electronically, but 1/4 the size of an original.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:41 pm

excellent! i need the space desperately.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:42 pm

If I used PCBs I could fit it in a Hammond B case, but I use stripboard, so BB is as small as I can go with a circuit this complicated.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:06 pm

i'm sure that'll be fine. the annoying thing about the EHX ones is that because they're re-issues they've emulated the original casing- but it's half empty! it's just a waste of space for the sake of aesthetics. not that i'm against that in principle, but my current thirst for pedalboard expansion must be slaked. mind you, anything i add onto it will no doubt be taken off again in a month, but it's nice to have a play about now and again.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:35 pm

I've been listening to Scroobius Pip and Soldering my arms off people.

I love you too much, methinks. Prog's tonebender is done. Stewart's big muff is done.

I wired it so you can use a regular adaptor with a boss centre negative plug to power this, it has to be seperate from your other pedals though (no daisy chaining), but at least it's a common power supply. I'm posting it with battery included.

My cats were hungry as all get-out after I was done.

JamesSmann · Post by **JamesSmann** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:13 pm

those pedals look fucking rad! the silver one with silver p-bass style knobs gives me bonez.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:19 am

Done and Posted
1. Stewart's Green Big Muff - Green, Green LED, Mustang knobs - posted.
2. Prog's Tonebender - Silver, Blue low power LED, silver knobs - posted.

In Progress
1. Finboy's Fuzz Factory - board built and tested, case drilled and curing, Assembly next week.
2. JD's Fuzz Factory - board built, not tested. Case drilled (going to be bare metal). Assembly next week.

Stuff ordered:
3. Benecol's FuzzFace with Fuller mods - parts ordered. Going to be in a BB case with battery power a must, jacks on the top, portrait style, pink LED if it's not just white, Green if the LED looks crap. Silver. Silver and Black knobs.

4. Ebay Big Muff - takes lowest priority obviously. Board built, not tested.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:51 am

Is TOASTED SESAME OI a vegan subgenre of punk?

Looking great, Mike- top work as always.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:59 am

ROLF.

Yes I believe they all skank with Woks on their heads.

JD's Fuzz Factory is finished, sounds great.

These knobs are for finboy's which I'll assemble tomorrow as his case will have cured then. JD's is going to have these:

Which should turn up shortly.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:08 pm

Done and Posted
1. Stewart's Green Big Muff - Green, Green LED, Mustang knobs - posted.
2. Prog's Tonebender - Silver, Blue low power LED, silver knobs - posted.

Done
3. JD's Fuzz Factory - Completed.

In Progress
4. Finboy's Fuzz Factory - board built and tested, case drilled and cured. Assembly tomorrow.

Stuff ordered:
5. Benecol's FuzzFace with Fuller mods - parts ordered. Going to be in a BB case with battery power a must, jacks on the top, portrait style, pink LED if it's not just white, Green if the LED looks crap. Silver. Silver and Black knobs. Board will be built tomorrow.

6. Ebay Big Muff - takes lowest priority obviously. Board built, not tested

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 1:42 pm

The knobs on that Tone Bender look sweet!!!!

I can't quit gushing about my Green Ringer, thanks man!!!!

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:47 pm

those knobs used to belong to the amp that hurb smashed at doogfest, so it has extra mojo

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 12:55 am

lookin at dem paedals.

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 1:23 am

Progrockabuse wrote:those knobs used to belong to the amp that hurb smashed at doogfest, so it has extra mojo

Fucking alright!!!!

Post by **Mike** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:26 am

It was Rob's idea to use them I believe, well inspired.