Mike's Pedal Thread

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:43 pm

Here it is on my current "use with the Marshall" 'board:

Is well good. "Hello a bit more top end when bypassed"!

Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:49 pm

Down with the Wickedness. Cheers Thom!

vivadeluxxe · Post by **vivadeluxxe** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:27 pm

Cheers Mike
Picked up the pedal from the post office at dinnertime....
Looking forward to getting it plugged in when I get home tonight...

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:28 pm

Good stuff man, let me know how it works out.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:56 pm

Paid for and posted
JD - FuzzFactory

Completed, awaiting payment
ProgRockAbuse - Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz - Â£80

Orders

othomas - switch replacement x2 + battery clip fix = Â£20 + shipping back to him

Haze - Box Of Rock - Â£80/$160
- Small Case
- Full clone including footswitchable independent boost
- Mustang knobs
- White
- Yellow LED for OD, Pink for Boost

astro · Post by **astro** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:51 pm

Just want everybody to know that my SaltBoost Plus and my Ultimate Octave clone arrived a few days ago. Both are wickedly good!

I'm having endless fun with the octave pedal! I love the weird warbliness when I strum chords, the way it loses tracking is actually quite musical in this way. Of course, when used in the traditionaly "proper" octave fashion with single notes high on the neck, it just sings! It's my new favourite toy!

I am so going to fail my lisence exam this weekend...

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:54 pm

haha.. I'm sure you'll do great mate. Thanks very much for posting and for ordering in the first place - it was great fun building them both.

When you get a chance try running the Saltbooster into your overdrive pedals to turn them into fuzzy monsters.

astro · Post by **astro** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:14 pm

Mike wrote:haha.. I'm sure you'll do great mate. Thanks very much for posting and for ordering in the first place - it was great fun building them both.

When you get a chance try running the Saltbooster into your overdrive pedals to turn them into fuzzy monsters.

I just found the youtube demo you did with my octave fuzz about 12 pages back. Nice! I hadn't seen that before, because I always forget to check up on this thread.

The saltbooster rocks... I got it primarily so that I could boost the output on my guitars with low output single coils. I love the tone of low output singles, but I really want to be able to slam the front end of my amp when I use the amp's natural distortion. I had compromised in the past and put red and blue Lace sensors in my 69 Japanese 'stang, but those are going to get tossed out the window soon, because they sound like ass, especially clean. Back to single coils and better tone. Now I can rape my amp with the booster, which is FUCKING LOUD! Just what I needed

BTW, the tone control on the salt booster is really nicely done. It's perfect for cutting out any piercing highs without fundamentally changing the guitar's tone. Nice!

I had better pass this exam, because it costs $500 to write it... I don't want to have to spend another half grand to redo it. I'd rather spend the dough on more enjoyable things like guitar stuff, or cigarettes, or chocolate croissants.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:15 pm

hahah it sounds like you have it all planned out mate. Yup the tone control I did a fair bit of experimenting with cap and pot value before I finalised, I think it allows you to get a more rounded sound out of the guitar.

Thanks very much for the kind words and good luck in the exam, I'll be thinking of you!

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:11 pm

hey mikey boy, i is back from the st ives getto. i will defo be paying you the tidy sum of Â£80 into your bank of the 26th. i really can't wait to see the pedal in all its glory.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:49 am

Mike wrote: Haze - Box Of Rock - Â£80/$160
- Small Case
- Full clone including footswitchable independent boost
- Mustang knobs
- White
- Yellow LED for OD, Pink for Boost

can't wait!!

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:23 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:hey mikey boy, i is back from the st ives getto. i will defo be paying you the tidy sum of Â£80 into your bank of the 26th. i really can't wait to see the pedal in all its glory.

Awesome, sounds good. I'll try and demo it before then if I get my sodding mics!

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:40 pm

Completed, awaiting payment
ProgRockAbuse - Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz - Â£80

Done, posting tomorrow:
othomas - switch replacement x2 + battery clip fix = Â£20 + shipping back to him

Orders

Haze - Box Of Rock - Â£80/$160
- Small Case, Full clone including footswitchable independent boost, Mustang knobs, White, Yellow LED for OD, Pink for Boost

- Boards for Overdrive and boost built, will test shortly. Case marked up for drilling, which I hope to do on Tuesday.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:03 pm

here's a sketch of that logo i promised you about 6 weeks ago... see what you think. if you like it i can sort the alignment out and do a high res version, or if you've any suggestions i can make changes. or if you hate it i can bin it completely!

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:08 pm

Dude that fucking rules. Totally using that.

IMMENSE. Thanks so much for doing that!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:13 pm

you sure you like it? i'll do a 'proper' one for you then. i can email you a psd file so you can play about with it in photoshop if needs be.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:17 pm

Yeah that sounds great man, thanks!

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 5:28 pm

Mike wrote:Completed, awaiting payment
ProgRockAbuse - Shaftesbury Duo Fuzz - Â£80

Done, posting tomorrow:
othomas - switch replacement x2 + battery clip fix = Â£20 + shipping back to him

Orders

Haze - Box Of Rock - Â£80/$160
- Small Case, Full clone including footswitchable independent boost, Mustang knobs, White, Yellow LED for OD, Pink for Boost

- Boards for Overdrive and boost built, will test shortly. Case marked up for drilling, which I hope to do on Tuesday.

oh dang

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:01 pm

sended. i've attached a psd and a jpeg at 300dpi, and i've included the font just in case anything weird happens. if the psd doesn't display like the jpeg then let me know and i'll make sure the text is properly embedded.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:30 pm

Cheers bud