Pictures of my last five pedals

[sir_modulus]

Where could you get some decals such as those?

Amazing job man...speechless!

Cheers,

Nish

[jrc4558]

OMFG!!!!
AMAZING!
Btw, which layouts did you use for Clone and Stone?

[psst]

I forgot to add the dynacomp image, it's added.
For the SS and SC I used the tonepad layout. Then I did some mods in the SS, like a swich for adding "half" of the depth (getting a sound similar to the new Phase 90s) or the full depth (SS-style). I added a MIX pot too, for getting other sounds (I needed it to play "Brain Damage" by Pink Floyd).

I got the decals in a shop, but I think you can buy some here:
www.musikding.de

For the Big Muff, normal schematic but then I noticed the Muff sounds so cool when you're playing by yourself, but since the eq of the Muff is quite "V" shape, if you're with the whole the band it tends to "disappear".
So I modified the tone circuit adding a presence pot that adds mids, and now it cuts through perfectly.
But then I tried other mod, that some vintage Muffs had, a switch to completely bypass the tone circuit, and that's my favourite setting right now. It has cuts through the band much better than the "normal" one but it still retains the Muff character. Try it, very easy and very cool.

Davebungo, the Tele is not a rosewood (cause I don't really like the sound and weight of a full rosewood guitar), but since I loved the way Harrison's tele in 1969 looked like, I gave it the "rosewood look". I like it very much.  :wink:

[kusi]

hi psst!

yeah, very nice!  :shock:

can you tell me something about your bigMuffPi -mods? that were great!

greetings from switzerland
kusi

[ninoman123]

Wow. I'm listening to your version of Great Gig in the Sky, and wow. I love the sax instead of the singer. Your sax player deserves major credit on that one. Love the pedals too by the way. I kept scrolling looking for pictures of your pedals on your website and skipped over half of the DIY ones because they look so close to the originals. Very nice.

[Mark Hammer]

I am very impressed with the graphic look of your pedals.  At the same time, I am a little uncomfortable.  Personally, I try to avoid creating the impression that my pedals are *exactly* the same as the original commercial versions.  I use different colours, different names, and so on.  In your case, you try to make them look almost as much like the original as possible, with a small indication that you made them, not the original manufacturer.

This is not a criticism of either your technique or what you did.  Certainly, if it is your intention to take these pedals to your grave, 80 years from now, there is no great harm done.  *IF*, however, you have any thoughts about one day selling these to someone, if only because they bore you, or because you decided you liked a rackmount modular format instead, or some other reason that was innocent enough, the similarities bother me a bit.  Can, and will, the person who buys them now take a picture, touch it up a bit and e-bay them as originals?  I am once again reminded of the faux copies of the ZVex SHO that showed up in Japan.  One man's "tribute" is another man's pirated copy.

So, just a suggestion to folks out there.  If you plan to move towards more professional-looking graphics an packaging, make an effort to distinguish what you make from the originals in an obvious manner.  It doesn't have to be messy or unprofessional.  Hell, you can probably use the same fonts and colours and chassis, and even use names that make fun of the original.  Just try to make sure that they are easily distinguished from legitimate originals.  If not out of any desire to avoid prosecution, then at least out of a sense of honour and a desire to encourage honesty in others.

Other than that, looks great!

[Paul Marossy]

I am once again reminded of the faux copies of the ZVex SHO that showed up in Japan.

Wasn't there also phony Fuzz Factories?

[psst]

can you tell me something about your bigMuffPi -mods? that were great!

Look here, Kusi:
http://www.muzique.com/lab/tone3.htm

But as I told you, my favourite setting is totally bypassing the tone circuit. That's the switch for, and is a very easy mod.

Ninoman, glad you liked the Gig In The Sky.

Mark, I understand your point of view. My DIY pedals are marked "Guzz". The thing is, if I like the original I try to do it like it, but if I don't (like the Big  Muff, I hate the design) I design another one, ike my "blackie" Muff, which by the way has one switch and one more knob. The size of the SS (with extra switches and knobs too) and SC are much smaller than the originals and the knobs of the TS are different.
Same to the (big "Guzz") dynacomp, with extra lateral switch
Anyway I would NEVER sell my pedals, it would be like selling my children!! :cry:  :wink:

[Aekidens]

Joer, que nivelon !