Snake Skin enclosure! Foot control filter

[John Lyons]

I was asked to make this one covered in snake skin. Pretty fun...
When I was asked this I laughed but it turned  out nice I think.
The circuit is another State Variable filter.
You can read the details of the circuit and get sound samples here: www.mrdwab.com/john > under pedals.
I am going to post some details on covering enclosures on my site as well. Soon .
Next is to do a guitar body in rattlesnake skin!

[MartyMart]

Looks fantastic ...... as usual !!

Marty.

[343 Salty Beans]

To quote Paris Hilton...

"that's hot."

Even though I just broke some lame copyright.

[John Lyons]

At the time the guy asked me about making it I checked into that fake tolex snake skin covering for amps. But then if you are going to do it may as well go all the way! Big old Python!

John

[The Tone God]

To quote Paris Hilton...

"that's hot."

Even though I just broke some lame copyright.

I think she has bigger problems:



Andrew

[birt]

is the circuit your own design? or is it a "standard" wah with added knobs?

oh and it looks great!

[RollingElbow]

Man, your two watt amp ROCKS! How come my amp didn't turn out that well  .. then again, up and at them.. i will build another soon! It really has that nice compressed raunchy sound.. And that from an 8' speaker eh? Who would have thunk it..

[John Lyons]

The circuit isn't a wah really. But it likes to sound like one if you set it to bandpass and use the foot pedal to sweeo through those frequencies.
It's  a high, low and band pass filter. Sort of a parametric Super EQ that doubles as a wah and a wide range filter sweep.
Search for Craig anderton Super tone control here and you will come up with more info.
There is a modified colorsound wah on my site with extra knobs for Intensity, resonance and sweep depth.

The Two watt amp is closely  based on the "Firefly" By doug hammond. I actually like it more with the small 8" speaker, but maybe that's just because the speaker is newer and brighter.

John

[zpyder]

Where did you get the foot-controller mechanism for this?

cheers,
zpyder

[troubledtom]

bad ass !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
               peace,
                  - tom

[John Lyons]

I don't want to give away my source for the Wah shells. Sorry!
They are expensive and can be bought new but I get these from a guy who has some used ones in a shop where he works. The company that makes them is called Linemaster. They are super heavy duty and have a large rotation of the foot rocker. The Pots it uses are long shaft and they are held but the usual nut and a flange as well as a nother flange with a hole to secure the end of the shaft. Two anchor points and a small hole for the pot registration tab so the pots don't rotate at all. Sure wish I had a case of them!!! I only have one right now and it's going bye bye as soon as I finish it.

[Paul Marossy]

Wow, the snakeskin is very cool.