"Blue Magic's on Ebay" .... ????

[Doug_H]

I've been approached by a few. No big corporations.

I bet if Matchless made the Octal Fatness, it would be a popular amp.  :wink:

Well, they would have to license that from David Jones. I had nothing to do with it...

BTW, welcome to the forum travestydog. I don't think you'll find too much stone throwing in here.

Doug

[Ed G.]

BTW, welcome to the forum travestydog. I don't think you'll find too much stone throwing in here.

Doug

Stone throwing, no. Crow-eating, maybe.
Sorry about that, glad to have you around.

[Peter Snowberg]

Welcome travestydog.

I'm sorry your introduction was under these circumstances.

I think you are offering a very good thing by buying GGG boards and selling kits. Very cool service IMHO.

The number of questions that come up here about figuring out part numbers and which type of parts to get along with the threads of people who misordered and got the wrong parts, or the parts they wanted but in the wrong (usually surface mount) package, show that without question getting a kit is a great way for lots of people to go. The overhead of ordering parts from multiple sources can make complete kits less expensive in some cases too.

Please do feel free to post an ad in the for sale/trade sub-forum with a link to your kits. Just be sure to mention the GGG source and copyright stuff.

[travestydog]

Welcome travestydog.

The number of questions that come up here about figuring out part numbers and which type of parts to get along with the threads of people who misordered and got the wrong parts, or the parts they wanted but in the wrong (usually surface mount) package, show that without question getting a kit is a great way for lots of people to go. The overhead of ordering parts from multiple sources can make complete kits less expensive in some cases too.

Yes this is very true. I am in a fortunate position (through my job) as I can source small numbers of parts from a number of sources without having to pay postage and minimum order charges. Also I spent a lot of time sourcing the components as it is often the case that components are discontinued  without direct replacements being made available. This is especially the case of older 'classic' circuits. Also capacitors are a problem as the ones you really want to use often won't physically fit on the PCB. The biggest killer is 3PDT foot switches, in the UK these are very hard to come by and where available can cost as much £15 (approx. $30) each. I placed a larg(ish) order with a US company and made a big saving and was able to spread the cost of shipping and duty over the number purchased. I have put quite a lot of effort into the Blue Magic KIT all things considered.

Thank you for your support.

[Torchy]

First, Ton, thanks for the explanations, from private conversations with you I understand exactly where you're coming from

Second, welcome to Travestydog, nice gentlemanly replies and a deal of good grace displayed

Lastly, I have never had anything to do with any FX companies so Im just curious as to where they get their ideas from, and wondered if it was all in-house. Its easy to get a jaundiced view of "the biz" when youre as much an outsider as  me  :oops:  I thought some of the innovators on here would have been approached (thanks Doug).

[Paul Marossy]

Well, they would have to license that from David Jones. I had nothing to do with it...

Doh! I forgot about that. OK, then plug in any of the other circuits you designed.  :wink:

[ibanezts808]

i'm just glad to see everything sorted out nicely!

[petemoore]

Sorry you became the 'ginea pig' here Travestydog. I hope any stones thrown didn't hurt, and think everyone understands to take it back a couple steps.
 Good news is your'e pedals look great, and have my support! That the design reputation is growing, and IMO in the right direction is good news indeed !!!
 It's cool that BSIAB and Blue Magic are available for consumption among non-diyers. They are fantastic sounding circuits.
 I'd like to say we all apoligize for any thrashing about, it DOES show the radar is up, and that when a blip comes on the screen, there IS a reaction to it [fortunately this blip was an anomoly].

[jsleep]

Sorry I'm late on this thread.  Travestydog is inocent and if this has caused any grief to Jake or Ed, it's my fault.  and I apologize profusely.

Currently GEOFEX (R.G.) is the only 3rd party I deal with that has specifically requested that the boards I sell of his design are NOT used for anything other than personal use.  R.G. is a smart guy :-)  I on the other hand...well, for the boards that I have designed, I don't have any restrictions on what you do with them as long as you buy the actual physical boards from me.  This policy is/might be causing some problems now that I sell complete pedal and some are under license.  So I may be making some policy changes in the future to cover this.  If you have a license agreement with me and you are reading this, I'll be in person contact with you soon.

Travestydog is simply reselling the boards he bought from me and he did contact me before he started doing this.

JD

[MartyMart]

Dear Travestydog,
As the "originator" of this thread ( no not Schwartzenegger !! )
I thought that I should say "sorry"  too.
I simply "found" the Ebay ad and was a little concerned ... thats all  :oops:
Some people here have put in a lot of hard work on designs/circuits and I
just wanted to make sure you were "OK" and that proper credits/money were being given to the right people.

Welcome and I hope that your "Kit" idea works out, I think that its a good
and useful service to offer, I wish I had seen it a few years ago myself!!

Regards,
Marty.

[mjones99]

I've been approached by a few. No big corporations.

I bet if Matchless made the Octal Fatness, it would be a popular amp.  :wink:

Well, they would have to license that from David Jones. I had nothing to do with it...

BTW, welcome to the forum travestydog. I don't think you'll find too much stone throwing in here.

Doug

Actually Doug you really helped iron that thing out back in the day!