Pedal builders REACT to this guy finally cracking the Spirit In The Sky fuzz

[pricklyrobot]

A thread on fuzzboxes, and the ‘80s, and no-one’s posted this one yet?!?

 

[Robert]

Well, I don't know the riff, but ....

 

[Robert]

Not amused. Spray paint and goop? This was a really nice looking pedal otherwise.

So disappointed in that decision.... This is going to take tens of minutes to undo....

 

[Robert]

My guess, just based on a quick playthrough, is Os Mutantes Fuzz.

 

[tegendemuur]

Not amused. Spray paint and goop? This was a really nice looking pedal otherwise.

So disappointed in that decision.... This is going to take tens of minutes to undo....

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Goop is so boring. I did like the concrete bar you showed some time ago!! If I were to "protect" a circuir, I'd try filling the whole box to the brim with epoxy resin..

 

[pricklyrobot]

I’d put a live scorpion in there.

Rock your circuit-cloning ass like a hurricane!

 

[Robert]

Here I yam.

 

[Ginsly]

Not amused. Spray paint and goop? This was a really nice looking pedal otherwise.

So disappointed in that decision.... This is going to take tens of minutes to undo....

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I just don’t understand… why bother doing this nowadays? They must know that it’s not impenetrable, and once the cat’s outta the bag schematic-wise there’s absolutely no point in making repairs incredibly difficult by doing this…

 

[Scruffie]

My guess, just based on a quick playthrough, is Os Mutantes Fuzz.

Pedal builders hate this one trick where Robert traces their pedal and it's just a tweaked existing circuit.

Did we really believe this was going to end any other way...

 

[Robert]

Did we really believe this was going to end any other way...

I was genuinely caught off guard by the goop, I must admit. The guys stripboard builds look fantastic, so I really didn't expect... that.

 

[Robert]

OK, that's better.... let's proceed.

 

[Robert]

it's one of those mystery pieces of equipment that people get weird about ... I'm one of those people. I want to know the special recipe.

 

[jessenator]

RTV gives me flashbacks to working on jeeps…

 

[Ginsly]

 

[ICTRock]

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you forgot the body filler ... oh look two silicon transistors and 1n400x diodes I wonder what it could be

 

[Robert]

you forgot the body filler ... oh look two silicon transistors and 1n400x diodes I wonder what it could be

You're not suggesting it's a completely original new circuit?

I'll see your body filler and raise you one piece of cork and some hot glue.


Honestly, at this point I feel like I might have gotten some sort of prototype or demo unit... This is just not built like the rest of their pedals.

 

[Robert]

Goop, spray paint, hot glue, and sanded parts.... this whole thread is starting to feel like a setup.

 

[ICTRock]

You're not suggesting it's a completely original new circuit?

I'll see your body filler and raise you one piece of cork and some hot glue.
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Honestly, at this point I feel like I might have gotten some sort of prototype or demo unit... This is just not built like the rest of their pedals.

hot glued corkboard, primer, and RTV ... I swear to God this was a single shopping trip where the strip mall had both a Michael's and a farm store

and no, I said this was a bosstone a month ago sight unseen

 

[Robert]

and no, I said this was a bosstone a month ago sight unseen

You did indeed... maybe it uses a 1N4001 for polarity protection? I hear that works wonders for a Bluesbreaker.

(I'm kidding, it has no polarity protection)

 

[ICTRock]

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