Low Tide

Mentaltossflycoon

Mentaltossflycoon

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So this one kind of has several stories of generosity behind it. First, my mother ordered me the board along with another that I l'm blanking on as a gift. She became confused and was unknowingly unsuccessful in ordering.

She contacted ppcb to see what was taking so long and I think she was embarrassed about her confusion. Ppcb basically said "oh, that dude? He has never used a coupon code, we'll send him those on the house." I was like "coupon codes!!!???" So for that I thank you. It made her day. She forced me to pick out a few more to support your business. I think that was a muffin factory and underminer.

I put it together but it didn't quite work right away. I set it aside for a few months. I finally dug it up again and started a troubleshooting thread and thanks to this community, a jumper and 2 new j201 it works.

In troubleshooting, it came up that I didn't have a component tester so Saint Fig hooked me up with one. This place is unreal, the kindness shown to strangers is just overwhelming.

It doesn't seem a stretch to assume that we've all lost a little faith in humanity over the last year and a half. I just want it to be known that there are 3 things that are truly keeping me together through it all. My kids, my wife, and this community. So thanks.

It sounds amazing. I enjoy the faceplate, my aesthetic is usually not this clean. Feels weird. Knobs subject to change, closest to a set of 6 I had. It was so plain looking i went with a turquoise led. Also pictured... I rocked it before I boxed it and then I scratched it as I boxed it. Womp womp ball silver. Don't drop your lid on the rug! Screenshot_20211105-011642_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20211105-011710_Gallery.jpg Screenshot_20211105-011653_Gallery.jpg
 
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Mentaltossflycoon said:
So this one kind of has several stories of generosity behind it. First, my mother ordered me the board along with another that I l'm blanking on as a gift. She became confused and was unknowingly unsuccessful in ordering.

She contacted ppcb to see what was taking so long and I think she was embarrassed about her confusion. Ppcb basically said "oh, that dude? He has never used a coupon code, we'll send him those on the house." I was like "coupon codes!!!???" So for that I thank you. It made her day. She forced me to pick out a few more to support your business. I think that was a muffin factory and underminer.

I put it together but it didn't quite work right away. I set it aside for a few months. I finally dug it up again and started a troubleshooting thread and thanks to this community, a jumper and 2 new j201 it works.

In troubleshooting, it came up that I didn't have a component tester so Saint Fig hooked me up with one. This place is unreal, the kindness shown to strangers is just overwhelming.

It doesn't seem a stretch to assume that we've all lost a little faith in humanity over the last year and a half. I just want it to be known that there are 3 things that are truly keeping me together through it all. My kids, my wife, and this community. So thanks.

It sounds amazing. I enjoy the faceplate, my aesthetic is usually not this clean. Feels weird. Knobs subject to change, closest to a set of 6 I had. It was so plain looking i went with a turquoise led. Also pictured... I rocked it before I boxed it and then I scratched it as I boxed it. Womp womp ball silver. Don't drop your lid on the rug!
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Great build!

I love the look of Ball Silver but it scratches very easily. I liken it to only a slight step up from rattle canning in your garage. I still like the way it looks though and have used and continue to use it.
 
Thanks for posting the background to your build, it's great to hear community stories on the kindness of strangers. Definitely a complex build, but I've been blown away by how many unique sounds can come out of a single circuit. The way it reacts to less aggressive playing styles is a bit of a game changer for me. So many guitar pedals react best only when you dig in, but this one really rewards dynamic playing.
 
I feel the need to comment further on how much I enjoy this pedal. I know I'm in peak honeymoon but I'm afraid I'm over using it. I keep sitting down to work on pedals and then I end up reaching for my bass instead and losing a few hours to the low tide. It really shines for me placed after a bit crusher or dba robot to soften and add subtle motion to the monotonous sound of those pedal types.

Using my EHX H.O.G. with just the octave up can sound brittle and fake but with the low tide and light dirt and or fuzz between, it's somehow useable. Sounds like a weird alien guitar instead of "shitty octave up bass." I'm sort of leaning into the lo-fi of the low tide by feeding it lofi things and it sounds awesome.
 
I wish there were more demos of this pedal out there. The few youtube demos I have watched have me thinking this is a pedal for ambient noodling. I get the impression it would be pretty cool on a rhythm track though. Can it also be used to get that vintagey tape warble effect?

Would a cheap can of clear spraypaint work to add some protection? I was thinking of doing this anyways because I forgot to order gloss on the first 4 UV printed enclosures I just ordered.
 
Yeah, I'd say with the mix all the way wet yes, beautifully uneven pitch warble. The low pass gate only increases the vintage/broken feeling. Turning the mix knob toward noon gets you into strange chorus territory.
 
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Also like the last knobs with the silver in the centre.

I just spent 30 min listening to youtube vids of this pedal. I then listened to Meet Maud. It is like this pedal but with the warble effect on delay repeats. I was trying to figure out how you could combine this with a delay pedal to get a similar effect only on the repeats. I don't think its possible. Too bad there is no PCB for the meet maud. It seems pretty cool.

The Low Tide PCB is out of stock now but I think I will order one once I am a bit further along with some easier builds.
 
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Also like the last knobs with the silver in the centre.

I just spent 30 min listening to youtube vids of this pedal. I then listened to Meet Maud. It is like this pedal but with the warble effect on delay repeats. I was trying to figure out how you could combine this with a delay pedal to get a similar effect only on the repeats. I don't think its possible. Too bad there is no PCB for the meet maud. It seems pretty cool.

The Low Tide PCB is out of stock now but I think I will order one once I am a bit further along with some easier builds.
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If any more fairfield pcbs show up in the coming soon list, I don't care what it is, I'll be first on the waitlist. Maude, Randy, all are welcome here.

I hope you do build one. I'm sure you're aware that on the madbean scale this thing is probably way beyond cowboy. Wasn't my first rodeo and it took me some time to complete. With the kind folks here, it'll get there.
 
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