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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: Guitarmageddon on March 23, 2012, 09:31:55 AM

Title: Zappagizer *demo added
Post by: Guitarmageddon on March 23, 2012, 09:31:55 AM
Harmonic Energizer (Karate Shop) with LFO.
The LFO (switchable) drives a LDR in series with the Frequency pot.


(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8240.jpg)

(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8232.jpg)

(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8235.jpg)

Here's a little demo, sorry about the poor sound quality... ::)
Title: Re: Zappagizer
Post by: jtn191 on March 23, 2012, 12:01:38 PM
dude. that paint job is ridiculous!! more details please
Title: Re: Zappagizer
Post by: Guitarmageddon on March 23, 2012, 12:32:15 PM
Thanks!
Frank's face is an etch, the red/black burst I did with rattle cans.
Once it was dry, I used some wet & dry and coarse steel wool to reveal the face again.
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Post by: plesur on March 23, 2012, 02:23:19 PM
I really like the look of this pedal, great work.
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Post by: sgmezei on March 23, 2012, 02:38:27 PM
Yeah dude, the Zappa etch is hauntingly beautiful. Great job!
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Post by: Zerstorte Zelle on March 23, 2012, 03:23:35 PM
fantastic!
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Post by: DutchMF on March 23, 2012, 06:40:02 PM
That is one piece of art! And again a Zappa pedal (can't remember exactly where the first one was, but it was on this forum, this week), Frank is getting his props in the pedal-building community! The etching is so beautiful!

Paul
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Post by: pryde on March 23, 2012, 09:12:56 PM
Very cool work man. I just posted a Zappa themed sabertooth build I did for my brother-in-law. He would flip out over your pedal design. Goodness for sure.
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Post by: Bluestrat on March 23, 2012, 10:50:03 PM
Great work, inside and out. Really Beautiful!
Title: Re: Zappagizer *demo added
Post by: Guitarmageddon on March 24, 2012, 06:42:14 AM
Thanks for the kind words!
I've added a little demo if anyones interested.

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Post by: nzCdog on March 24, 2012, 12:04:44 PM
Now thats a cool sounding pedal!  Thanks for the demo, looks like lots of fun
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Post by: madbean on March 25, 2012, 02:02:48 AM
Great mod! Wish I had thought of that myself :)
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Post by: rps-10 on March 27, 2012, 09:51:52 PM
Wow cool idea and looking pedal!
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Post by: jimmybjj on March 28, 2012, 12:24:20 AM
sounds great. can you going into any detail on how you did the mod?
Title: Re: Zappagizer *demo added
Post by: Guitarmageddon on March 28, 2012, 01:57:13 PM
Quote from: jimmybjj on March 28, 2012, 12:24:20 AMcan you going into any detail on how you did the mod?
Sure, it's pretty straight forward. ;)

1. Build Madbeans Karate Shop/Chop.

2. Take your favorite LFO (low frequency oscillator) and have it flash an LED.

3. Point Flashing LED at LDR (light dependent resistor) connected is series with the frequency pot (see diagram) This places it on a switch so it can be dropped in or out.

(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/zappagizer.jpg)
Title: Re: Zappagizer *demo added
Post by: jaidee on April 16, 2012, 07:47:49 PM
Lovely pedal!

Any chance you could post your preferred LFO circuit??
Title: Re: Zappagizer *demo added
Post by: FilthyK782 on April 18, 2012, 08:32:49 PM
Your pedal sounds and looks awesome and love the mod but being a relative newby I dont quite understand once you have built the board how you get the LFO to flash the LED -is it wired into the board. just starting to make a karate shop and would love to be able to understand how to add your mod to it. I can see how the LDR is wired in on your diagram. :)
Title: Re: Zappagizer *demo added
Post by: felipesareas on December 28, 2020, 06:01:24 PM
This is Amazing Aaron, thanks a lot for sharing :))
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