The Micro Synthesizer pedals have been revised a few times over the years but still are based around the same design of an envelope filter, an octave / fuzz mixer, and a slow volume effect all in one pedal. The combination of these effects allow you to not only emulate a synthesizer surprisingly well but also give you a wide range of other tones. Unfortunately without presets the pedal’s potential is really limiting during live use. The modifications that we offer make the pedal a bit more user friendly for live performances.
As always we offer true bypass which prevents your signal from being negatively affected when the pedal is bypassed. For the Micro Synth we convert the Power LED to turn on when the pedal is activated.
The expression pedal modification allows you to use a Moog EP-3 Expression Pedal to control a slider of your choice with a standard expression pedal. Start Frequency or Stop Frequency tend to be the most popular. This modification is designed and tested with a Moog EP-3; there is no support for other expression pedals.
The Voice Mix bypass switch allows you to bypass the Voice Mix section. If you turn down Sub Octave, Octave, and Square Wave then turn up Guitar to full that is what your pedal will sound like with the Voice Mix bypassed. This makes the pedal sound like a more traditional envelope filter and still allows you to switch back to your default Voice Mix slider settings. Even better is that the Power LED is converted to a dual color LED to indicate which state you are in.
We also offer roll bars to prevent broken sliders. These are metal guards above and below the sliders to prevent them from being snapped off by accident. If any sliders have been broken off already they can be replaced for $30 for the first one, $15 each after that.
Large Model Pricing:
True Bypass w/ Power LED………………………………………… $40
Expression Pedal Jack………………………………………………. $35
Voice Mix Bypass Switch……………………………………………. $45
Roll Bars………………………………………………………………….. $35
Replace Broken Slider……………………………………………….. $30
Nano Model Pricing:
Expression Pedal Jack………………………………………………. $35
Voice Mix Bypass Switch……………………………………………. $50
Single Roll Bar………………………………………………………… $30