Saturday, March 24, 2012

Zen Drive Clone - this is one amazing sounding circuit.
I built it to see what the fuss was about...
And wow!  I have their tube version of the pedal on order.  This pedal even makes my
little practice amp sound like its a finely tuned Class A tube circuit running HOT!
This is a very original design (unlike so many modern boutique pedals on the market)
Very cool circuits from Hermida Audio!









Ampeg Scrambler Clone- a super rare pedal- probably because it's a merchant
of death.  This thing will rip your face off.  Cuts through the mix with its
piercing octave ring mod mix.  Or delivers a nasty bright crunch.
built this with the original old school 2n5306 transistors (nescessary to use these actually)
 and  I used the NOS 1n456 diodes. 


























































Classic Tremolo Circuit- EA tremolo- Rate, Depth, and Level Controls.
You can actually get a lot of boost out of this.  If you turn down
the tremolo and turn up the level this thing makes
a great sounding boost/buffer!

Modified Ross Compressor Clone- Very similar to the Keeley Compressor.  Top notch
Great bass response and high end clarity.  3 way switch for different attack speeds.
Slow speed gets an insane amount of sustain for the epic David Gilmour solods
Fast is reactive and squishy, but doesnt take away the spank on your
lightning fast chick'n pick'n riffs
Custom One Knob Silicon Fuzz Face
BC109 and BC108 transistors
 (can be built into teeny tiny 1590a enclosure, but
 this customer wanted ability to use a battery)
Group Shot (Clockwise from top middle)
EA Trem -I put a level control on this pedal, because it has a
great sounding buffer, sometimes I use this trem as a boost into my amp
Analog Octave Pedal (Clean- Oct Up- Oct Down- -2 Oct Down...Madbeanpedals.com PCB) -
 the Electro Harmonix POG is digital, fyi, and doesnt hold a candle compared to this
Demeter Mid boost/fat control Clone (Madbean PCB- thanks! super sick pedal)- amazing for pushing blackface/SF fenders







Here are some examples of pedals I've built (these are ones I currently have... I've built dozens and dozens more)  I usually build people pedals aren't easily available anymore (and that includes ones that arent the same as they used to be... ehm ehm... fuzz face, boss pedals, ibanez, anything vintage, and anything terribly overpriced) But I really can do just about anything.  I really dig the simple modern vintage style I've got goin here, but I can do custom graphics (I'm just perfecting the art currently- who knew I'd have to learn a graphics program to build pedals?)  Basically I'll be able to offer your choice of graphics on a pedal... Have a cool image, photo, gif, screen print, sports logo, Masonic Lodge Emblem... you want on a pedal?  I'll print it onto an overhead transparency, slap it on the pedal and coat it with clear coat.  How do I remember what these all these unlabeled knobs do?  Some only use one setting, and the others I love so much I could never forget!  I can use whatever color enclosure you want and your choice of knobs

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