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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:00 pm
by stewart
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?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:06 pm
by Mike
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? £20 each.

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

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

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:48 pm
by stewart
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

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:54 pm
by Mike
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?

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:57 pm
by stewart
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!

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:33 pm
by Mike
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

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:53 pm
by stewart
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!

Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:18 pm
by Mike
No worries, will look into getting a box and getting it sorted. I don't have a tiny box on hand at the moment.

Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:34 am
by stewart
'mazin. no hurry, like i said.

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:21 am
by MrJulius
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...

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:24 am
by Haze
would be cheaper for you to buy a blue box, good idea on the fuzz control though

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:33 am
by MrJulius
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.

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:58 am
by Mike
The Blue Box is too complicated for me to make it cost effective for you as a customer, I'm afraid.

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:37 pm
by MrJulius
Ah ok, if I may ask, what is complicated (the primary cost factor) of the circut?

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:47 pm
by Doog
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?

Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:49 pm
by Mike
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.

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:59 am
by endsjustifymeans
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.

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 8:10 am
by Mike
Really glad to hear mate, thanks for letting me know - and thanks for having me build it in the first place.

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:45 am
by Reece
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.

Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:38 pm
by Mike
I've done it before for Fran on a Guv'nor. It's a tricky job but not impossible. I could do it for £5 plus postage, which is probably about an extra £4 or so with a Marshall pedal, they're weighty.