Mike's Pedal Thread

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:38 pm

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christ, that looks amazing.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:12 pm

that FF build looks tighter than a knats cuff. Nice work mike. what customisations did Benecol ask for on the saltshaker?

Post by **Mike** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:15 am

It has a single rat control, faster top speed and a symmetry control

Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:19 am

Dave wrote:A wee blast from the past: Two pedals I got from Mike and Proggie that make a lovely pair both in sound and looks.

Thanks Mike and Rob! I can now get my fat fender-into marshall even without a marshall.

Schweet moves, Dave.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:44 am

hahahaha I just noticed the record behind them

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:06 am

lorez wrote:hahahaha I just noticed the record behind them

The funny thing was I didn't even set that up on purpose, the record player is by the window in an otherwise dark room, and that album was in my player from weeks ago! The significance did not pass me by when framing the shot however!

Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:06 am

Me too! Genius

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:44 am

so, i'm having a cheeky lend of benecol's fuzz face clone you've made him. i keep lusting after fuzz faces.
what's the score with your version? ie what's different/can i power it with my other pedals

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:45 am

You can either use a battery or on any standard boss style supply as long as it's not daisy chained with other regular pedals. It's positive ground but I wire the power jacks so you don't have to use a reverse polarity supply.

And Benecol's version is a Fulltone '69 Clone.

These days I have replaced the Bias knob (which on that and the Fulltone is just an extension of your guitar volume control) with a true Bias control to make the thing less temperature iffy in Wintertime.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:46 am

cool, noted. thanks mike

Post by **Mike** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:16 pm

Recent stuff:

James · Post by **James** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:26 pm

Mike wrote:Recent stuff:

Hell yes. That looks fantastic. What's the pedal and what is the image from?

Post by **Mike** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:07 pm

Crunch Box into OCD and that's a Rebel Crest I believe from ye olde Star Wars

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:30 pm

Mike... this might be hella impossible but I was wondering...

Is there anyway to mimic the CMOS driven pre-amp stage of a Sunn Beta Lead/Bass as a distortion pedal?

http://sunn.ampage.org/site/svcmans/beta/

Probably a pie in the sky concept, but it would be a great fucking pedal if it existed.

A CMOS boost schematic apparently exists...
http://folkurban.com/Site/CMOSBoost-695.html

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:37 pm

ooh, that'd be interesting... ^

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:24 pm

endsjustifymeans wrote:Probably a pie in the sky concept, but it would be a great fucking pedal if it existed.

I would find funding for one if it did.

edit: Like, I'd make a down payment today if I could.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:36 pm

Grant wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:Probably a pie in the sky concept, but it would be a great fucking pedal if it existed.
I would find funding for one if it did.

edit: Like, I'd make a down payment today if I could.

Well you could get this for a ridiculous amount.

http://www.monolith-loudspeakers.com/ma ... reamp.html

But that's the full beta lead minus the power amp, which is more than I'm after (you could buy a vintage beta lead for half that much mind you). I just want that beta lead's drive, with some tone shaping... maybe some extra saltiness added in (a gain boost or something).

Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:27 am

Grant wrote:
endsjustifymeans wrote:Probably a pie in the sky concept, but it would be a great fucking pedal if it existed.
I would find funding for one if it did.

edit: Like, I'd make a down payment today if I could.

I don't take money up front.

Thanks for the idea guys, I'll take a look into it.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:29 am

Umm

Yeah.. don't think so.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:42 am

Goop a bazzfuss circuit - they'll never know, and they'll love it.