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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: micromegas on December 30, 2013, 11:37:25 PM

Title: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: micromegas on December 30, 2013, 11:37:25 PM
http://www.ubermut.com/

It's a pedal on which you can change componentes to "shape" the od to your ideal tone.
New ideas are always the best.... :)


I think I'm going to put sockets on every pedal I build from now on and charge an extra amount for diodes, caps and everything else.
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: micromegas on December 30, 2013, 11:39:24 PM
the enclosure looks cool anyway
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: jimilee on December 30, 2013, 11:48:35 PM
Not really a tubed pedal just a cool graphic with the light behind. There's your money, the enclosures! I'd buy one of those.
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: catfud on December 30, 2013, 11:54:06 PM
I'm not sure whether to find it depressing or be impressed by such a piece of marketing spin
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: electrosonic on December 31, 2013, 12:11:19 AM
Why do they need kickstarter to make this happen?

From their kickstarter page " We have successfully created five prototypes and eight tone packs so far."

Doesn't making a tone pack entail putting a couple of parts in a baggie?

Andrew.
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: jubal81 on December 31, 2013, 12:14:56 AM
Wow. What a ripoff.

"We have successfully implemented sandwich bag technology in a new and exciting way."
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: jimilee on December 31, 2013, 12:22:28 AM
What you guys gotta realize is that there are still guys out there that can't even change their own strings. There's a market for it, but I don't think you can sustain a whole company in this idea.
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: billstein on December 31, 2013, 12:34:58 AM
Quote from: jubal81 on December 31, 2013, 12:14:56 AM
Wow. What a ripoff.

"We have successfully implemented sandwich bag technology in a new and exciting way."

I like the old sandwich bags before the zip locks. More mojo. Put a couple of diodes in one of those and I'm all over it.
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: slimtriggers on December 31, 2013, 12:56:30 AM
+1 on the enclosure.  Pretty cool. 

Otherwise, meh ::)
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: jubal81 on December 31, 2013, 01:02:00 AM
You know, there would be a really cool way to do something like this.

The pedal has an opening gain stage ->empty module socket -> Tone Stack -> makeup stage/Volume

Then the different, pluggable modules would be in a simple, rugged housing.
Tubescreamer, Big Muff, 4049 ... lots of possibilities.
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: jubal81 on December 31, 2013, 01:04:36 AM
Then, you could have an LFO pedal.
Depth, speed, mix
With modules for Tremolo, Phase, etc ..
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: jubal81 on December 31, 2013, 01:06:33 AM
What would be super cool - The modules are about the form factor of Nixie tubes and glow, each with its own logo ...

(http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/nl8091.jpg)
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: chromesphere on December 31, 2013, 03:13:40 AM
Quote from: jubal81 on December 31, 2013, 12:14:56 AM
"We have successfully implemented sandwich bag technology in a new and exciting way."

hahaha, ah man, nearly spat my drink from laughing.

Cant wait to see how much the "Tone Packs" cost...
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: haveyouseenhim on December 31, 2013, 04:23:47 AM
You don't even have to be a rocket surgeon...   Rly?
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: pickdropper on December 31, 2013, 05:08:45 AM
The only really interesting thing about it is the flip-top enclosure.

I still prefer the pedal that I considered but never made.  It had the following features:

1.) Sockets on the PCB and strategic cutouts on the top of the enclosure so that you could look directly down on the sockets. 

2.) You would remove/install components with a set of tweezers that would plug into the size of the enclosure.  The ground of the LED would be connected to a switched socket so that it would be disconnected when you plugged in the tweezers.

3.) When removing/installing the components with the tweezers you wouldn't want to touch the side of the enclosure.  If you did, it would ground the LED, turning it on.

This would obviously be a DIY pedal only, or I think I might get sued.   ;D

(http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/dc9/operation.jpg)
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: chromesphere on December 31, 2013, 05:13:52 AM
Could end up 18+ Dave if you include a 'muff' pack :|
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: haveyouseenhim on December 31, 2013, 05:21:47 AM
Quote from: chromesphere on December 31, 2013, 05:13:52 AM
Could end up 18+ Dave if you include a 'muff' pack :|

How else would you add fuzz to a circuit?  ;D
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: alanp on December 31, 2013, 07:37:58 AM
Go on a 'bender? Or work your way through a few cosmopolitans?
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: Thomas_H on December 31, 2013, 09:51:19 AM
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 31, 2013, 05:21:47 AM
Quote from: chromesphere on December 31, 2013, 05:13:52 AM
Could end up 18+ Dave if you include a 'muff' pack :|

How else would you add fuzz to a circuit?  ;D

May need a sticker on it:
This circuit is likely to scream when treated right :)
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: Cortexturizer on December 31, 2013, 09:54:49 AM
I'm gonna sum this up in one sentence of reported speech:

Devi Ever: "I could have been a rocket scientist."
Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: neve1272 on December 31, 2013, 02:53:03 PM
in all honest devi ever console idea was cool like what if cattlinbread made a cartridge amp changing console thing.....gotta say id take a serious look

Title: Re: This sounds familiar to me....
Post by: culturejam on December 31, 2013, 03:38:16 PM
Quote from: jubal81 on December 31, 2013, 01:02:00 AM
Then the different, pluggable modules would be in a simple, rugged housing.
Tubescreamer, Big Muff, 4049 ... lots of possibilities.

You mean like the Devi's Console?

I love the idea of modules. There are myriad issues with making it work, and the only product I've seen that actually pulls it off is the FoxRox Zim, which has "cards" that you can swap out:
http://www.foxroxelectronics.com/ZIMCard.html