What's on the workbench?

[Ginsly]

Sir, I believe you have mistakenly posted a photo of Dr. Werner Brandes. His name is his passport.

We have few national treasures, but Tobo is surely one of them

 

[Robert]

Ohhh that’s the trick. I was doing it in the mirror.

Surprised no one has even mentioned the fuzz yet... Is it lack of interest or fear for another shit show?

* watches @Nostradoomus excitedly scurry away to the wish list

 

[Nostradoomus]

either or is believable

 

[Nostradoomus]

 

[Robert]

fair few transistors and diodes in that!

Looks like some sort of discrete flip-flop / FET switching.

I just realized that:

1) I didn't even bother to plug this pedal in to see if it works before gutting it
2) I have nothing to test this pedal with

Now I'm going to have to buy an acoustic, and some sort of XLR equipped device to plug it into....

 

[Nostradoomus]

* watches @Nostradoomus excitedly scurry away to the wish list

 

[Robert]

Monster.

 

[Robert]

Back in business, look what I found in the closet.

 

[Ginsly]

@Robert-

A) I assume you just reach into an Event Horizon portal to grab whatever instrument you happen to need at the moment. Does it have a passive pickup in it?

B) thank you for the new profile pic. I call him Lego Pharoah.

C) you'll be happy to know that many of my mandolin parts barely present as such - here's a spot I did on a Dream Pop album, for instance. Not sure anyone would guess there's electric mandolin on it. https://clocktowermusic.bandcamp.com/track/it-happens

 

[jwin615]

Mixing things up a bit....

We might need @steviejr92's help on this one... you can cut slots and squares, right?

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Request-dsub

Back in business, look what I found in the closet.

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A gaytar?

 

[Robert]

@Robert-
Does it have a passive pickup in it?

I just found it in the closet, I have no idea. Since that's what I need, I'm going to say probably not.

I'm just joking around about the mandolin thing, I can't even place hearing one aside from Losing My Religion....

 

[Ginsly]

I just found it in the closet, I have no idea. Since that's what I need, I'm going to say probably not.

I'm just joking around about the mandolin thing, I can't even place hearing one aside from Losing My Religion....

I'm pretty ambivalent about REM generally, but I've heard that song enough for a lifetime.

If the Ovation has a battery-powered preamp it probably won't tell ya a whole lot about the Red-Eye... still, it's somethin!

 

[Big Monk]

It’s a buffer.

That’s actually a PCB for the Buffers power supply.

 

[darwin999]

For mandolin parts in rock music, I always think "Maggie May" and "Mandolin Wind" by Rod Stewart.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

Some mandolin tracks…

• Ween- Ocean Man
• Led Zeppelin- Battle of Evermore
• The Band- Rocking Chair
• The Beach Boys- Disney Girls
• R.E.M.- Man on the Moon
• Elton John- Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
• The Kinks- Supersonic Rocket Ship
• Paul McCartney- Dance Tonight
• The Band- Rag Mama Rag
• Grateful Dead- Friend of the Devil