New BYOC Fuzz Pedal

[tunghaichuan***]

I vote #2.

As for colors, I think Sonic Blue or Robin's Egg Blue would look pretty cool.

tung

Tung got me started thinking about how I'll finish this pedal, so I started noodling on the Who/Townshend connection of this vintage effect and came up with a basic concept. Now I just have to decide how I want the graphics to look. I've got that pretty well defined, but I'm undecided on the font to use for the word "FUZZ". Take a look at my 4 candidates on the graphic attached, and let me know which one you like:



Haven't decided if I'll paint the pedal white, as these mock-ups show, or some other very light color, like perhaps a cream or very light blue, or maybe even my "standard" silver metallic. Open to suggestions....

[Spudman***]

#2
As an ex-sign maker...it's clean and legible.

The drop shadow on #1 has little effect from any distance. The cartoon font in #4 is too erratic. #3 just seems too unbalanced.

Are you going to have any copyright issues using 'you know who's' likeness?

[warren0728]

Are you going to have any copyright issues using 'you know who's' likeness?

i was thinking the same thing....i voted for #2 too....

[tunghaichuan***]

#2
Are you going to have any copyright issues using 'you know who's' likeness?

: Didn't think of that, good call.

DVM: do you know someone who could do a custom image for you?

tung

[duhvoodooman***]

Are you going to have any copyright issues using 'you know who's' likeness?

Fair question, but I wouldn't think so--I found this same image plastered all over the internet when I did a Google image search (try "Townshend windmill" and you'll see what I mean). Besides, at this point, the pedal is a "one-off" for personal use.

[warren0728]

here you go....it's a close approximation to the original image....i'll even give you the copyright for a couple of them there pedals you build!!

and yes....the pic was taken just moments ago by my lovely 9 year old daughter! it's nice to be wearing shorts (plaid of course) and no shoes in my living room with the windows wide open during october!! :

[duhvoodooman***]

My eyes....my eyes!!!

P.S. Terrible weather up here--pouring rain and mid-30's yesterday. This morning, several cars in our parking lot belonging to employees living in the "hill towns" around here had 3 or 4 inches of snow on them! Now that may not be unusual for this time of year for the "Rocky Mountain High" Fretters, but it sure is around here....

[tunghaichuan***]

P.S. Terrible weather up here--pouring rain and mid-30's yesterday. This morning, several cars in our parking lot belonging to employees living in the "hill towns" around here had 3 or 4 inches of snow on them! Now that may not be unusual for this time of year for the "Rocky Mountain High" Fretters, but it sure is around here....

It's about 73 degrees here in Colorado.

It's supposed to be nice on Halloween, but usually it's nice and warm right up until the day of Halloween and then it gets cold and rainy

tung

[just strum]

I like #1, but agree with Spuds point, so #2 it is.

[duhvoodooman***]

Here's an audio clip I recorded with this pedal. Done using my '89 Strat Plus on the neck pickup (CS Texas Special) though my Epiphone Valve Jr. into a Drive 2x12 cab with Eminence Legend speakers. Mic'ed into my sound card and recorded with Audacity. Pedal settings were Balance (volume) at 9 o'clock and Expander (fuzz/gain) at about 1:30. After a brief "clean" intro, I played some (mostly) familiar riffs in pairs, first on the lefthand setting of the tone switch (heavy mids) and then on the right (bigtime mid-scooped/heavy bass). Here's the link:

http://www.box.net/shared/g1o4bnqzv0

[Ch0jin]

LOL @ 1:04

Forget Wayne's World. Thats the original "can I help you" riff right there

Not a bad sounding fuzz though DVM. I'm not a fan of the thinner tones, but the thicker settings sounded pretty good, and I'm betting a HB equipped guitar would make it pretty close to perfect for my tastes