This weeks tinker: MOMENTARY BYPASS LOOP

Post by **Doog** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:42 pm

Ten quid of parts, an old Marshall footswitch case and a few hours resulted in this pseudo-useful box:

The most bemused pedal on the market

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More of a tool for foolin' than a massively inventive design, but it's pretty fun- definitely coolest with a delay box. Will finish it off with some left-over grey spraypaint and make him look even more "50's roboty".

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:46 pm

Pretty cool. I thought it worked best with the Pulsar.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:54 pm

pretty sweet little box you've put together! interesting opportunities

Post by **dots** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:22 am

nice! i'm actually working on a riff right now where an effect similar to that pulsar cutting in and out would be tits awesome.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:53 am

Dude this sounds fucking amazing. I may well rip off the idea for a product, maybe with your FACE on the box?

This demo would sell the shit out of it. Loved both the Pulsar and the Delay.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:11 am

excellent, that's a great idea. well done.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:04 am

i'm really liking that
Doog has the skillz

how easy would it be to but both a momentary switch and a normal on/off in the circuit?

Post by **Doog** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:31 am

Cheers guys! The only slight downside is that you need to push this particular switch down enough for it to click just like a regular footswitch. A smoother clickless switch (like you find on tap-tempo boxes) would work even better, although I'm not sure if DPDT can work like that.

Mike wrote:Dude this sounds fucking amazing. I may well rip off the idea for a product, maybe with your FACE on the box?

This demo would sell the shit out of it. Loved both the Pulsar and the Delay.

Haha, really? I'd be down with a design of sorts, maybe not my face though- you want to sell them, right?

I guess it'd be possible Prog-O, just put 2 of the switches in series like:

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Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 9:47 am

Yeah Doog, all the momentary DPDTs I've used are like that, I think all non electronic switches tend to be that way.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:26 pm

Such a simple wonder with great live potential, and I'm sure it would be crazy with some fast vibrato burbling as well.

Now for me work on my Doog riffin'.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:30 pm

if you do it get the most rugged switch possible. you stomped that thing like 200 times in 2 minutes

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:14 pm

How does Coxon make that BRRRRRRRRRRRR sound at the end of his riffs in the Blur song On Your Own? You could get a sound like that easy peasy lemon squeezy with Doog's new wonder pedal.

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:05 pm

this demo is so good mainly because doog is an awesome player!

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:06 pm

I really like it. seems like it would be great into a flange or tremolo pedal, even a really wet chorus. Love it. Can't wait for the MBM Doogifier!

Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:27 pm

riotshield wrote:this demo is so good mainly because doog is an awesome player!

+1

He's fucking immense. It's a dream being in a band with the guy.

Post by **Doog** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:33 pm

Gavin wrote:How does Coxon make that BRRRRRRRRRRRR sound at the end of his riffs in the Blur song On Your Own? You could get a sound like that easy peasy lemon squeezy with Doog's new wonder pedal.

A fast delay with high feedback and full bypass (no trails when you switch it off) will do it.

Mike wrote:
riotshield wrote:this demo is so good mainly because doog is an awesome player!
+1

He's fucking immense. It's a dream being in a band with the guy.

Fanks

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:53 pm

Bringing Doog's tinker back to life: here's an interesting twist on the same idea, and what I thought Doog was on about when I first read this thread...

Freddy V-C · Post by **Freddy V-C** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:30 pm

!!!

I want one! That was awesome.

Markn951 · Post by **Markn951** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:59 pm

thats freakin immense. i dont know if i would buy it just because the usage is pretty narrow but still really awesome.

on related news, this was on the front page of the WTDP link benecol posted:

http://www.whatsthatdudeplay.com/2009/1 ... f-the-dog/

DWARFCRAFT DEVICES

congrats aen on another front page story

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:51 pm

Inspired idea mate!