paul_5

That's nothing, I once did a gig when I was dead!

"'sup G!" from sunny Ramsbottom.

I'll probably use a 3PDT switch and true bypass it.

Dunno yet. I'll be building it stock and then take it from there. What are the best mods? I'd reckon changing the input cap to let more bottom through is pretty much a moot point. It's probably best left as stock methinks...

shame there's nothing like that for mac.

True dat. Loads of Zappa fans blame Scott for the premature end of his final tour, but it still remains that Scott is a superb player and helped to make that incarnation of Zappa's band greater than the sum of its parts. Fluid yet razor sharp , tight playing - check. Inspired note choices - check. Brilliant improvisation alongside supportive 'accompaniment' playing - check. He might be a 'prickly' character, but he's an awesome musician.

so anyway, I've decided to diarise my fake OC2 (faux C2) build. Step one is to prepare the board by cutting the traces where necessary. All 76 of them... I used a small screwdriver to take out the bulk of the track, and finished the edges with a little kitchen knife. At this point it's worth checking each and every cut with a meter (I used the Diode setting on mine, as it beeps when there is a short). It's time consuming and a bit dull, but it'll save you loads of time debugging the pedal when you've put everything together and it doesn't work...

Buoyed by my recent successes in making and modding pedals I placed a big order with doctortweek.co.uk last night and will be attempting an OC2, using the same old school chips, diodes and transistors. That should make for an interesting week...

Squier VMJ? Nice. Looks like the previous owner was using 'fretted' vibrato technique... I've got the same sort of wear on my Mighty Mite ebanol board, so I'd be interested in any replies too. I've used 1200 paper on it before now, but that's not ideal.

Note? I don't even know which page I'm on. :-(

Saw this and thought of you, Mel,. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iD6WEbfQuso

SWR head? they're nice and defined with a tight, focussed low end.

Turned out pretty well. There is (understandably) a volume drop othe FX part of the blend, but at least I can do what I wanted with it. I just need to fine tune the frequencies on the HPF control and the job is a veritable good 'un.

I've been using a guitar chorus pedal (kit thing, but really lush, BBD pedal) on my fretless for a while now, and I can feel some mods coming on. I reckon I'll stick a blend pot before the effect itself, and a HPF between the blended buffer and the chorus board. Hold on to your shorts, this might be a bumpy ride...

In all honesty, having used a few, the footswitches on the pedals are temperamental. It's an easy fix if you're that way inclined though. I use a BSY600 on my board, as it suits my needs better than the Boss SYB5, in that when it's used to hold a drone pedal note, the filter doesn't continue to sweep up and down like a bride's nightie.