What to build? Recommend me something unique

Started by Shawbrook, January 28, 2013, 07:37:31 AM

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Shawbrook

Hi, I love making pedals, but sadly (I never thought I'd say this) I seem to have all I need. That is, the basic, usual stuff: I have an overdrive, three fuzzes, reverb, three delays, two envelope filters, equalizer, tremolo, pitch shifting, chorus and phaser (I hate flanger  ::)).

So what I'm asking of you is: what pedal should I build that is totally unique and different from what I already own?

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Harmonic perculator. Total different distortion, not a fuzz, not a OD...
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gcme93

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midwayfair

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I can think of a compressor or two worth building ....

You badly need some vibe in your life.

Also, Rob Henry's Lightwah is awesome and unique.

>I hate flanger
Since when does liking an effect have anything to do with building it?  ???
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Mark Hammer

I say build a loop selector with an order-flipper option so you can easily use what you already have in new ways.

Apart from that, you can consider modding what you already have to give yourself a vibrato and a ring-modulator.

LucifersTrip

always think outside the box

Rethfing

Sorry for bumping in this topic but I have a question:

I have footswitch on my amp switching between clean and distortion channels, so I would like stompbox which would switch between these settings:
1. Clean channel + Chorus in effects loop
2. Distortion channel + Tube Screamer before amp

Independently I would like to have possibility of switching effects in front amp and in effects loop. Is such thing possible? Its like a selector with favorite effects ;d

Mark Hammer

Quote from: LucifersTrip on January 28, 2013, 03:08:07 PM
ring modulator
http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/grnrng.gif
Not a ring modulator.  Just a simple frequency doubler.  All such circuits tend to produce sideband products when notes are bent, but hold your note steady and you don't get them.

A fun little circuit though, for what it does.  :icon_smile:

Gabriel

Catalinbread Heliotrope. Bizarre circuit. Just for Adventurers.

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wavley

Quote from: pinkjimiphoton on January 29, 2013, 11:52:58 AM
Quote from: ~arph on January 29, 2013, 10:20:35 AM
shameless plug..

http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=100689.0

Even more bizarre than the heliotrope  8)

+1

Yeah, that thing looks Bad A$$.  When he posted that thread it moved to #2 on my build list (#1 is my Ludwig and I'm almost done)
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 ;D thanks! So should I attempt a vero layout then?

~arph

Quote from: wavley on January 29, 2013, 01:09:07 PM

Yeah, that thing looks Bad A$$.  When he posted that thread it moved to #2 on my build list (#1 is my Ludwig and I'm almost done)

:icon_redface:  That is not a bad position to be in  :icon_redface:

pinkjimiphoton

Quote from: ~arph on January 29, 2013, 02:20:37 PM
;D thanks! So should I attempt a vero layout then?

oh hell yeah!!! bring it!!!!!  :icon_eek:
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~arph

Ok I'll try.. I think we're going to need a bigger box though.  :P

~arph

it's starting pretty tight  ;D

That 4066 is a bugger to wire though... lots of connections from lots of places