chris.knudson
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I have to say that I'm kind of proud of this one. I really wanted to enjoy this pedal, and I absolutely love it in so many ways.
First, this thing is a throw back to the 80s. Besides an EQ pedal (which was my first), my first three pedals were a chorus, a boost and a reverb, and this pedal delivers all three in one box. The 80s were a time of analog video, but audio was starting to go digital. At the time, I was working in broadcasting, and I looked at a lot of color bars - all day long. When I was building this pedal, it was like a flashback to the early days when I was just starting out in broadcasting and cutting my teeth in digital audio recording.
I tried to to bring that out in the design of this pedal. Up to this point, most of my pedal designs were just a means to an end (I've got this cool circuit, but I can't put it into a blank box, so let me just throw some random graphics on it). This one was different.
In thinking about the VCR/VHS theme, I kept thinking about the days when I spent the day working in broadcasting and the nights recording in my buddy's studio. I tried to meld all of this into the design of this pedal. The color bars represent my day job, the color blocks above represent how I spent my nights, and the Boost, Chorus, and Reverb represent my earliest days as a musician. The white LED is representative of bringing the primary colors together R + G + B = White.
As far as the pedal goes -- this is probably the most versatile pedal l've built to date. I wasn't sure how one control knob and a toggle switch would work for each effect, but I have to say, it's just about perfect. The knobs determine the level of the effect, the toggle switch turns the effect on and off, and the only one that changes unity gain is the boost, which is exactly what you'd expect.
I've owned a lot of pedals over the years, but if I had to pick only one (and I couldn't have an HX Stomp), this would be the one I'd pick (so long as I could have a fuzz too).
This thing is awesome, and the build and the graphics are really special for me.
First, this thing is a throw back to the 80s. Besides an EQ pedal (which was my first), my first three pedals were a chorus, a boost and a reverb, and this pedal delivers all three in one box. The 80s were a time of analog video, but audio was starting to go digital. At the time, I was working in broadcasting, and I looked at a lot of color bars - all day long. When I was building this pedal, it was like a flashback to the early days when I was just starting out in broadcasting and cutting my teeth in digital audio recording.
I tried to to bring that out in the design of this pedal. Up to this point, most of my pedal designs were just a means to an end (I've got this cool circuit, but I can't put it into a blank box, so let me just throw some random graphics on it). This one was different.
In thinking about the VCR/VHS theme, I kept thinking about the days when I spent the day working in broadcasting and the nights recording in my buddy's studio. I tried to meld all of this into the design of this pedal. The color bars represent my day job, the color blocks above represent how I spent my nights, and the Boost, Chorus, and Reverb represent my earliest days as a musician. The white LED is representative of bringing the primary colors together R + G + B = White.
As far as the pedal goes -- this is probably the most versatile pedal l've built to date. I wasn't sure how one control knob and a toggle switch would work for each effect, but I have to say, it's just about perfect. The knobs determine the level of the effect, the toggle switch turns the effect on and off, and the only one that changes unity gain is the boost, which is exactly what you'd expect.
I've owned a lot of pedals over the years, but if I had to pick only one (and I couldn't have an HX Stomp), this would be the one I'd pick (so long as I could have a fuzz too).
This thing is awesome, and the build and the graphics are really special for me.
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