Guitar and music blog

8/27/2009

First things first...

The first projects I want to tackle are an Electro Harmonix small clone type chorus, a couple of amp in a box type fx, and an A,B,Y switching pedal that hopefully eliminates group loops.
The ABY switching unit is mainly to get rid of ground loops when recording with my laptop and the other projects are for fun and experimentation...

Chorus pedal

This will be based around the original Electro Harmonix Small Clone Chorus and the subsequent work done on TonePad.  I have always loved the sound that was made famous by Kurt Cobain on the song Come as You are.

Amp in a box pedal

There has been some really good work been done in this area over the last few years I am planning on building a Marshall 100w Super Lead, and a Diezel VH4S.  Based on the Thor project at Run Of Groove, and the DieFet project at techniguitare.  I have always liked the sound a cranked 100w super lead for more mellow moments, and then theres the Diesel VH4 for when you want some fire in your face!   I wouldn't mind a Marshall JCM800 with a Boss SD-1 all in one pedal so I will probably tackle that later on too...

A,B,Y switching pedal

I have been having loads of problems with noise when switching and connecting amps together or connecting to my laptop for recording so this project will hopefully address this.
All of that should keep me busy for a while :)
D.