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Dan Armstrong Purple Peaker Rehousing
These devices are certainly unique but the fact that they mount directly to your instrument isn’t acceptable for many guitarists. Here is a rehousing with the addition of a DC jack and a volume control. The layout allows room for … Continue reading
Fuzz prototype update
In an effort to improve the 8-Bit fuzz (and possibly make it Bass guitar friendly) I started working on this prototype. The knobs are as follow: thickness selector, gain, input bias, – cut, + cut, feedback recovery, volume, and a … Continue reading
Napkin rehousing project
After speaking with a client he requested that his tone generator be rehoused from its cigar box into a steel napkin dispenser. The difficult part was fitting everything into a smaller face while clearing the internal springs of the napkin … Continue reading
Monster Face Organ video
Finally an update of a device posted a few weeks back.
Always use the right power supply…
Surprisingly this pedal was still function despite the significant damage done to the circuit board and part of the power supply circuit.
Surface Mount ICs
Upgrading opamps for better sound quality is very common request. The commonly used (and dirt cheap) JRC4558 may be popular for Tubescreamers but is not be ideal for circuits when you want the most transparent sound. Burr-Brown and other companies … Continue reading
Monster Face "Organ"
I’m not sure what exactly inspired this, but it’s a 10 note sine wave generator giving you all sorts of beeps. The fun part is that each button’s frequency can be adjusted and playing more than one at a time … Continue reading
Tetris Teaser
Limited run available.