Mike's Pedal Thread

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:00 pm

i suppose, yeah... i take it they could be combined into one case? or would that be too much pissing about?

would mean a bigger casing and 4 jacks / 2 switches though... i'll see how much space i've got when i've sorted my board, it kind of depends how i lay it out and whether i can still just use my tuner as one mute switch.

how much would it cost roughly for a wee one?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:06 pm

stewart wrote:i suppose, yeah... i take it they could be combined into one case? or would that be too much pissing about?

would mean a bigger casing and 4 jacks / 2 switches though... i'll see how much space i've got when i've sorted my board, it kind of depends how i lay it out and whether i can still just use my tuner as one mute switch.

how much would it cost roughly for a wee one?

If they were in separate small cases? Â£20 each.

I could cram them into a salt booster sized case for Â£35

It's the switches and the cases that cost the money.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:48 pm

righto. i'd be as well going for them in a single case i think.

can you get cracking on that for me whenever you've got time?

other thing should be with you tomorrow or monday.

edit: actually, i'll hold off for a bit- i'm still sorting out this farking board. i'll make a decision in the next couple of days though :s

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:54 pm

OK, will keep a look out for it, I'll have it Monday earliest since it went to my work address. With some luck I'll have it in the post back to you on Tuesday.

I have a small case ready to go so I'll drill that on Tuesday when I'm at my folks' place before rehearsal.

I'm guessing a landscape orientation would be better or the footswitches might be too close together?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:57 pm

ah, you're too quick for me... sorry, see above post.

i'm still not sure what the hell i'm doing, and don't want to get ahead of myself. if i was to go for the two in one i'd rather it was portrait if possible, but i'll see how my re-imagining of my setup turns out first!

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:33 pm

I'll hold off no worries.

Portrait how so? The two footswitches at the bottom side by side, the ins on the right and the outs on the left? or a pair on each side? Let me know either way

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:53 pm

i'm now thinking i only need the single version...

yeah, fuck it, can you do me a single one in as small an enclosure as possible? like, the size of kim's saltboost or smaller.

if you've got any white paint that'd be grand, if not i think i'd like, um... silver. or anything really. i'm not in a desperate hurry for it, just whenever you can fit it in.

phew, glad i've managed to make a decision!

Post by **Mike** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:18 pm

No worries, will look into getting a box and getting it sorted. I don't have a tiny box on hand at the moment.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:34 am

'mazin. no hurry, like i said.

MrJulius · Post by **MrJulius** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:21 am

Mike, have you ever done a MXR "Blue Box" style pedal? (Octave/Fuzz)

That thing might be one of my favorite pedals, but what would make it 100x better is if you could control the amount of fuzz on it. Any help?

I'd be down for either a mod or a whole new pedal...

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:24 am

would be cheaper for you to buy a blue box, good idea on the fuzz control though

MrJulius · Post by **MrJulius** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:33 am

Haze wrote:would be cheaper for you to buy a blue box, good idea on the fuzz control though

I mean yeah, but I want a fuzz control, thats the whole point haha.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:58 am

The Blue Box is too complicated for me to make it cost effective for you as a customer, I'm afraid.

MrJulius · Post by **MrJulius** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:37 pm

Ah ok, if I may ask, what is complicated (the primary cost factor) of the circut?

Post by **Doog** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:47 pm

Mike wrote:It was well funny to work on. Normally pedals are "balanced" when I'm wiring them because the footswitch and the pots form a stand. this one was wonky as a Weeble.

Does it fall down, though?

Post by **Mike** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:49 pm

MrJulius wrote:Ah ok, if I may ask, what is complicated (the primary cost factor) of the circut?

The circuit itself. Just buy a regular one. I couldn't make one for less than they cost new.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:59 am

Mike I finally got around to playing with the blender.

Holy crap... that pedal is MAD MAD MAD!

I love it, but it's going to take for bloody ever to find the perfect tone. Sooooo many options. So out of control. So much fun.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:10 am

Really glad to hear mate, thanks for letting me know - and thanks for having me build it in the first place.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:45 am

mike, how much would it cost for you to replace/fix the switch in a marshall vibratrem? i gots one on the cheap 'cause the footswitch doesn't work. all looks fine inside, just the switch doesn't click. all soft like.

i'd try and do it myself but i'd end up soldering myself in the eye or something trying to get the thing off the pcb. guaranteed mess.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:38 pm

I've done it before for Fran on a Guv'nor. It's a tricky job but not impossible. I could do it for Â£5 plus postage, which is probably about an extra Â£4 or so with a Marshall pedal, they're weighty.