Mike's Pedal Thread

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:08 am

they look snazzy mike, how do they sound? are you happy with them and does it cut down on production time significantly?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:14 am

These are my first ones. I've been chatting to other Tim about this and he gave me some hints. I've designed them for the Dream Box, '78 IC Muff and a Green Muff/Ram's Head Muff version also and had these manufactured for test.

I'm going to hopefully get a batch of each of these made up but getting a test batch made involves a degree of risk (and cost).

Chris, they sound the same (I saw you ask Tim this question too), a PCB is just another way of connecting components - there is no sound change. They do increase production time significantly and completely eliminate any chance of error basically.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:19 am

Mike wrote:They do increase production time significantly

You mean decrease, no?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:38 am

yes, increase productivity I meant

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:39 am

Wooo! That board looks very nice indeed.

You went with BatchPCB yep? Did they send you extras or the exact number you ordered? I agree prototyping with them is a bit daunting. At Â£50 for ten boards (or more if they're bigguns) not to mention waiting a month to get them back, it's nice when everything works out okay.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:41 am

Yup, I ordered 4 and got 8 which was nice. The price was scary to pay with no guarantee of success but I'm glad I did.

I'm going to probably rejig it a bit to make better use of the space in the case befroe I get a large batch but knowing the schematic capture is golden I can then rely on DRC to hold me through

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:57 am

nice one mike, I asked about the sound due to all the bollocks out their about wiring and other mojo that happens with pedals.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:59 am

Fuck all that.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:09 am

Mike wrote:Fuck all that.

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Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:32 am

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:41 am

love the decal on the echo base

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:53 am

Guts:

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:27 am

all look nice mike. I did think, my pedal looks wrong.

what is it?

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:28 am

haha.. That one is a Honey Bee into a Tweed Overdrive.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:37 am

Mike wrote:haha.. That one is a Honey Bee into a Tweed Overdrive.

sounds interesting, looks great to

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:48 pm

can see more shots of that distortion2?
i dig that graphic

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 6:41 pm

can't wait to see build pictures of the MBM Rabid Rat Mike is building for me
(aka a RAT clone with the Ruetz mod on a toggle)

spoil for decal design.. i'm hoping for a white enclosure.

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Post by **Mike** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:40 am

White enclosure should be fine!

And more pictures of that Dist2:

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:29 am

just beautiful

add a build of one of those to go with the RAT, with that graphic if that is okay.

i've decided to love fuzz pedals again