Mike's Pedal Thread

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed May 22, 2013 10:18 am

timhulio wrote:Ooh Cornish buffer - interesting! Gotta schematic? Does it colour your sound at all?

Washes your tone in srcumpy cider and clotted cream!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu May 23, 2013 8:34 am

Mike, No idea how long it'll take for you to get there but can I put a firm dibs on number 666 (because I am a whimsical twat)?

Whether that's 2 weeks from now or 2 years. In fact if it's a while that will give me time to come up with something interesting and find a cool image for it.

Christ I sometimes wonder if I'm really 36.

Whaddaya reckon? Possible? If so I'll happily pay a deposit, or if we firm up the whole thing I'll gladly pay up front regardless of the actual turnaround time.

Post by **Mike** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:37 am

haha you don't need a deposit, I can earmark that one for you

Just built 600 and 39 orders on the list presently

i've added you as a placeholder now

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Thu May 23, 2013 9:53 am

Amazing! I'll look through this thread and your website for idea. I'm open to any ideas on the build too so if there's anything different you've been wanting an excuse to have a go at I'm all ears. Paging Dr Benecol re: preposterously devilish graphics

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu May 23, 2013 2:12 pm

WAT DOS IT DO ?

Post by **Mike** » Thu May 23, 2013 2:29 pm

Just a buffer, gives you bad treble if you have long cables.

avj · Post by **avj** » Sat May 25, 2013 12:24 am

Mike wrote:Just a buffer, gives you bad treble if you have long cables.

"Back", or an incredibly self-deprecating sales pitch?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat May 25, 2013 3:26 am

i got a 6' california cable from fender and a 25' no name braided cable and i honestly cant tell any difference.

is this a real thing?

im not bad mouthing what you built at all, i just never knew something like this existed.

ive never been to see a band and thought to myself.....that guy's cable is too long, its ruining the show.

Post by **Mike** » Sat May 25, 2013 7:27 am

avj wrote:
Mike wrote:Just a buffer, gives you bad treble if you have long cables.
"Back", or an incredibly self-deprecating sales pitch?

LAL

rob it's a real thing, I used to have two 10' cables and a board of true bypass pedals, sounded so crap when I moved from a buffeted tuner to a true bypass one.

Chances are every bad you see uses a boss tu-2 tuner - a buffer

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun May 26, 2013 3:36 am

i guess i don't use enough pedals.

like i use the roeclaire thunder, thrawn, and a Vamp2 for everything else i need

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 1:29 pm

Favourite Switch for a Strymon Pedal

4 in/4 out pedalboard patchbay

The latter gives you MAD TONE

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:23 pm

Mike wrote:The latter gives you MAD TONE

You're pulling our legs. From what I've read you only get MAD TONE if you use NOS pre-CBS tweed covered wire, not that CIC PVC-covered stuff..

How do you or your client plan to use that patch?

Post by **Mike** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 10:16 am

it's for a customer, I think it's basically a single place to plug in the leads to the Guitar, Amp, and Send/Return of the Amp's FX loop. Probably for neatness more than anything else. I've built a couple of these now.

You're right, it needs SPICEBOX wire

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Jun 04, 2013 5:43 pm

I like those new enclosures, is it a burnished effect?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jun 05, 2013 8:07 am

Nah just sandpaper

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 9:37 am

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:53 am

What's the "Philotron"?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 10:56 am

Rub A Rub Reverb (toggle to place pre or post Overdrive)
Overdrive (King Of Tone)
Saltbooster

All effects independently switchable.

Pain in the arse to build!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:26 pm

Mike wrote:Rub A Rub Reverb (toggle to place pre or post Overdrive)
Overdrive (King Of Tone)
Saltbooster

All effects independently switchable.

Pain in the arse to build!

so you're making multifx boxes now, I guess it was the next step from the dual drives!

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Jun 06, 2013 2:45 pm

Jaysus! Whatever you charged that guy, it was too little.