Author Archives: Joshua

Super 8-Bit Fuzz History

Posted on July 31, 2026 by Joshua

We’re a custom shop and have an in-house fuzz so naturally we’re going to have a lot of different versions over the years. The 8-Bit Fuzz started around 2002 as a glitch fuzz inspired by the chip tune music coming … Continue reading →

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MXR ISO-Brick and Pedaltrain Classic Jr

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Joshua

I’m a big fan of the Pedaltrain Classic Jr for being lightweight and having a reasonable stage footprint but the lack of mounting options for a power supply is really disappointing. This board can easily hold 10 pedals so it’s … Continue reading →

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50 Output Volume Pedal

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Joshua

Inspired by a group of programmers that attempted to build The Worst Volume Control UI, we’ve come up with the worst volume pedal design. Does it work? Yes! Does it solve a problem anyone has? No! Rather than a volume … Continue reading →

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Digitech PDS 8000 Repair

Posted on September 18, 2025 by Joshua

The Digitech PDS series is the most common pedal that we see in for modifications and a recent one came in with a mystery distortion on the delayed signal. After a closer inspection we found the LA-10-502 resistor network was … Continue reading →

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Shin-ei Uni-Vibe controller (Part 4)

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Joshua

This is a fourth post of our Shin-ei Uni-Vibe controller – a mini option to replace the massive rocker footswitch that the original uses. Above we have two formats: 1. Unpainted, Vertical, Footswitch 2. Black, Horizontal, Toggle Switch Both controllers … Continue reading →

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cease.transmission Revisited

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Joshua

In around 2006 we started offering the cease.transmission noise maker / oscillation device on our website. You put your finger on the touchpad and it outputs a tone. These were time consuming to make but we kept them on the … Continue reading →

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EHX Freeze Rehousing : into a sustain pedal

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Joshua

The Electro-Harmonix Freeze Sound Retainer has always been a favorite and a pedal that sits on my personal pedalboard. It’s a really unique effect that can add a lot of texture for such a small package. The biggest complaint by … Continue reading →

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Mu-Tron III Rehousing Update

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Joshua

It’s been about 12 years since our last Mu-Tron III Rehousing blog post. Since then we’ve made a few refinements and now have what we’d consider a standard combination rehousing and overhaul. The goal is to shrink down the footprint … Continue reading →

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Tap Trigger Pedal

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Joshua

My favorite part of running a custom shop is when I have time to work on these oddball projects. We’ve had a few similar prototypes over the years but decided to finalize the design in what you see on this … Continue reading →

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Digitech PDS Series Pedals

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Joshua

We’ve been posting about these old Digitech PDS series pedals for years both as restoration projects and overhaul mods to make the pedal function better than new. I think we have a good sampling of the delay pedals shown above … Continue reading →

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