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  • Fretboard Journal

    One of the Ugly Face’s that I built got a mention in the Fretboard Journal. No picture though. Which is too bad. They took a picture of a bunch of other more common name brand things. Really Tim Escobedo should have gotten a mention. The people writing these articles need to educate themselves on the…

  • Ring Mod

    Here’s an idea for a ring modulator. I used a 3080 for the balanced modulator from the Ring-Modu-Matic. I used an envelope, from the Meatball,  to control the carrier frequency. This is untested. The controlling the FET to turn on the carrier is going to be a challenge.

  • Two Screamer

    I had been wanting to build Craig Anderton’s graphic fuzz. But I had never gotten around to it. Though I did find an old 10 band EQ on the street that I thought would make a home for that project.  Lately the idea had struck me to make a smaller version with two Tube Screamers.…

  • Musicians and DIY Electronics swap meet at Gilman Street

    Don’t miss the Musicians and DIY Electronics swap meet at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley. I had a great time last year and the Year before. Lots of good deals to be had. Last year there was a ton of analog synth equipment and the year before there was a group with a massive amount…

  • The Next board?

    I’m down to about 30 of the original PCBs. I’m thinking about doing another run if there’s interest. I’m also thinking about creating another board. Same layout as the first but it would include traces for an effect with the rest of the area taken up by pad per hole in the same style as…