June 7th, 2010

Germanium Fuzz Device

My pal Greg builds the fantastical Germanium Fuzz Device, and asked me to do a couple etched enclosures for a limited run. The results:

Germanium Fuzz Device
Germanium Fuzz Device

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December 19th, 2009

Malekko’s Omicron line of pedals: Pint-sized rawk.

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Malekko Heavy Industry is rolling out a fantastic-looking (and amazing sounding, but that’s a given) line of miniature pedals sure to induce fits of extreme happiness when cuddled. But these aren’t meant for cuddling, they are meant for bringing the noise, the funk, and everything in between. All this from a quality company known for their amazing & unique pedals, in a package the size of that mole on your right butt cheek.

The only one available for purchase at the moment is the Chicklet, up for grabs on Malekko’s catalog page.



However, the Vibrato and Fuzz are next in the pipeline, becoming available in the next month or so, and many more effects are planned. I’m not sure what the exact number of pedals in the line is going to be, but there will be at least two more. What those may be remain only to be seen (I’m personally hoping for a chorus and delay).

Here’s an excerpt on the Vibrato pedal from Josh:

For those knowledgeable on the subject, the long since discontinued MN3007 IC’s result in a much nicer sound than it’s little brother, the MN3207. The MN3007 are coveted by pedal builders and the D.I.Y. community for their superior sound quality. Often counterfeited, these ICs are tricky to purchase. Early in the year 2009 Malekko acquired a giant lot of actual obsolete MN3007 BBD ICs and went to work. The result is a superior lush analog vibrato pedal in an unprecedented tiny enclosure…all at an affordable price.

Gotta catch ‘em all!

http://www.malekkoheavyindustry.com/



December 14th, 2009

Experiments in color etches

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December 3rd, 2009

Black Cat Super Fuzz Arrives

Black Cat Super Fuzz

Black Cat Super Fuzz

Today, I arrived home from work to find a package waiting for me on my desk. In it, was the Black Cat Pedals Super Fuzz, a modern update to the Univox pedal of the same name.

http://www.blackcatpedals.com/

Joel and everyone at Black Cat has arranged a tour box of this very fine fuzz, first stop being my stoop. I plan on getting to know this pedal very well over the weekend, and will post some clips or videos of it in action when the honeymoon’s over.

I can tell you right now that it’s a wonderful little piece of circuitry. Ten minutes with it, and I already know it’s going to be hard to part with.

Stay tuned…

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November 20th, 2009

Etching Preview

I’ve been hard at work designing and etching enclosures for a lot of different people. Here’s a quick mock-up of some of the work I’m doing:

That’s all I can show for now, but in the coming weeks I’ll be posting finished products as they go out the door.

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