What's on the workbench?

[Bricksnbeatles]

Right, because what compliments an old-school fuzz better than a microcontroller?

Two microcontrollers?

 

[Robert]

Right, because what compliments an old-school fuzz better than a microcontroller?

It's a nice sounding fuzz, microcontroller or not.

You're just going to plug it into a modeling amp anyway, simmer down boomer.

(I kid, I kid)


Boy oh boy is it your lucky day! Step right up, let me tell you, the PedalPCB Siamese Contortionist will NOT have any newfangled computer-controlled relay bypass integrated into the PCB.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

Did you get a chance to crack the Holdsworth OD open yet? I’m curious as to if it’s a fairly novel circuit or just derivative of something else (please don’t say YATS)!

 

[Robert]

Yeah it's traced and gone. I'm glad you reminded me, I forgot all about it.

 

[Robert]

To be fair, the Tone Bender came out in what, 1965? The first microcontroller was created in the early 70s?

We're talking 6 whole years of innovation here. Microcontrollers ain't that much newer than fuzz.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Schematic please.

 

[Robert]

I just took the back off, still got a couple more on my desk ahead of it.

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Sorry, I was talking about the Holdsworth OD.

 

[Robert]

Ahh, gotcha. Let me hunt it down, it's .... somewhere around here.

It seems like it was a blue note and something else. I actually think I might HAVE sent you that schematic way back when I was tracing it because something was odd about it.

I can't recall.

 

[benny_profane]

To be fair, the Tone Bender came out in what, 1965? The first microcontroller was created in the early 70s?

We're talking 6 whole years of innovation here. Microcontrollers ain't that much newer than fuzz.

1957: Sputnik
1958: Explorer 1
1961: First man in space (Gagarin)
1965: Tonebender Mk I
1969: First man on the moon (Armstrong)

 

[music6000]

1957: Sputnik
1958: Explorer 1
1961: First man in space (Gagarin)
1965: Tonebender Mk I
1969: First man on the moon (Armstrong)

Object, Hearsay!!!!

 

[Robert]

1971: Microcontrollers
2021: Tonebender with microcontrollers

 

[Robert]

Look Ma, no Microcontrollers!

 

[Harry Klippton]

Look Ma, no Microcontrollers!

View attachment 26153

Are those kilo international knobs? Fancy

 

[Robert]

Precision milled to match the resonant frequency of hype.

 

[Harry Klippton]

What's the pedal tho

 

[Robert]

CKK Electronic SH-1N Scream Honey - Only 170 Pieces Made! | Reverb

From the official website:“As a deeply enthusiast of amp tone, while studying the N5 drive, Sinvertek company has never stopped researching and modifing various classic vintage amps in history. The most necessary part in this process is developing overdrive pedal. Overdrive effect has been used a...

reverb.com

 

[szukalski]

The blurb on that pedal blew up bull-sh*t-meter:

“We designed SH-1N with two basic goals. Firstly, SH-1N must not attenuate any useful frequency of amp tone. Each legendary amp in history is perfect from the perspective of music at the time, SH-1N should retain these original frequencies."

 

[Robert]

If it's not a Tubescreamer I'll give you $5.

 

[benny_profane]

I bet the useful tones are within 20-20kHz