(Sort of) finished a new pedal

[FalseTodd]

Screwed up the paint job something fierce, but was mainly trying out the new metal stamp lettering technique:

 

[Baliset]

what does it do?

 

[FalseTodd]

Very strange mild fuzz + octave up. Also does some ring modulation, so if you hit something discordant on the guitar the whole thing goes extra crazy.

I'm going to try and make some sound samples tonight maybe.

 

[Baliset]

you should also bring it by rehearsal tomorrow.

 

[TheNewChupe]

wow. man, i have to get into doing this stuff!
and the paint job looks fine- how's it messed up? the metal stamp thing looks really cool.

 

[FalseTodd]

Oh there's specks and crap everywhere, big chip on one of the corners, a bubble that formed while I was baking the paint on, etc etc etc. I'm hoping I can just sand it down and throw a new coat on there. Plus to do things right I really have to spray a clear coat of enamel over the whole thing to protect it...

You should get into building it's really fun! A little frustrating occassionally, and expensive depending on what type of things you want to build, but still very very fun. My next thing I want to build is an ElectroHarmonix SmallClone...

 

[TheNewChupe]

it seems a lot like beer making- in the semi-expensive and sometimes frustrating parts.
only you can't drink a pedal. perhaps i should make a drinkable pedal.

and from the pic, i like the paint job. it's imperfect, and looks real.
and small clones are supposed to be wicked. i use those boss ce-2 chorus pedals with the MIJ black label; the ones i got were only about $40. nice warm chorus- the small clones are supposed to be crazy! that should be hard. my brain can't wrap around the bigger circuits. a fuzz is about all i could comprehend right now.

 

[FalseTodd]

My understanding of the workings of these thigns is still pretty limited, but I'm learning alot. I'm still a bit in the "paint-by-numbers" stage, but gradually I'm getting it, and getting to the point where I can diagnose and fix non-working pedals instead of getting irked and tossing them...

 

[TheNewChupe]

i have an old ibanez analog phaser that needs a new battery clip soldered on.
my soldering skills are so remedial they're fetal. a guy i know here is working on a ring modulator pedal- has been ever since i met him.

 

[FalseTodd]

heat the work...not the solder....

 

[Veils_of_Cerpintaxt]

I love making pedals, I've never been able to really do anything outside of plain old distortions though.

If it wouldn't be a problem, could you post the schematics?

 

[TheNewChupe]

"Heat the work. Not the solder, grasshopper."
"GUH!"

 

[FalseTodd]

Sure thing, veils:

 

[FalseTodd]

I'm actually thinking about rebuilding it with lower gain transistors to get less fuzz and more octave...and that schem comes from www.generalguitargadgets.com, which has a lot of interesting effects.

 

[Veils_of_Cerpintaxt]

Much <3 to you sir