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Title: Alice II - Madness Returns! now with demo
Post by: juansolo on June 12, 2014, 05:58:46 PM
I decided to re-visit the pedal of much madness that is Alice and bring her right up to date. Alice is part noise machine / part synth. Indeed you don't even need to plug in a guitar if you don't want to as you can just open up the threshold, turn the LFO on and you're in a world of knob twiddling fun.

(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/alicereturns-o.jpg)

In here we have a Grind Customs Machette PCB, which is an Tim Escabedo UglyFace + Mick Bailey mods and LFO. Next up is a Grind Electric Boogaloo tremolo with a couple of mods recommended by Rej. Moving on to the Grind DeProfundis delay. Again with our dual gang delay/filter mix mod. Following that is Pickdropper's Phase 90 phaser clone. Topping it all off is a Grind Tenebrion reverb. Stock with a medium brick.

(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/alicereturns-i.jpg)

While I was doing this one I decided to write a quick tutorial for the site for how I build multis. That's here: Multi Buildage (http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/multibuild.html)
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: jkokura on June 12, 2014, 06:03:32 PM
Such freaky graphics do not bely the immaculate interior.

Jacob
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: juansolo on June 12, 2014, 06:13:00 PM
The graphics chose itself, this is the original Alice:

(http://juansolo.demon.co.uk/stompage/images/Alice3-o.jpg)

Interior is a little different... I'm a lot better at this sort of thing now :)
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: wgc on June 12, 2014, 07:43:21 PM
love the graphics, super clean as usual!
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: cooder on June 12, 2014, 07:47:54 PM
Freeeaaaakish amazing............  :o
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: jubal81 on June 12, 2014, 08:14:47 PM
Whoa, what a machine. We gonna get to hear it?
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: juansolo on June 12, 2014, 09:12:39 PM
Quote from: jubal81 on June 12, 2014, 08:14:47 PM
Whoa, what a machine. We gonna get to hear it?

Possibly! Depends how long the nixie thermometer takes to build ;)
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: hoodoo on June 12, 2014, 09:30:53 PM
Awesomeness at it's most awesome  :)
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: peAk on June 12, 2014, 10:00:27 PM
Spectacular as always

I love the 3D aspect looking at the inside with the pcbs at different depths
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: micromegas on June 12, 2014, 10:05:07 PM
 :o   This needs a demo.... I wanna see how machete kills XD
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: lincolnic on June 13, 2014, 03:45:39 AM
Dude...there's five PCBS in there, and you still have room for a whole package of Peeps. Inspirational!
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: juansolo on June 13, 2014, 07:12:50 AM
If it wasn't for the limitation on stomps, I reckon I could easily get another 3 PCBs in. It felt weird having so much space to play with.
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: Willybomb on June 13, 2014, 01:19:37 PM
So, is this a rehousing?
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: juansolo on June 13, 2014, 03:03:25 PM
Nope, whole new pedal and it's different enough from the original to warrant keeping that too :)

Demo incoming. Which I apologise for in advance. ;)
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: GrindCustoms on June 13, 2014, 05:57:58 PM
Quote from: juansolo on June 13, 2014, 03:03:25 PM
Nope, whole new pedal and it's different enough from the original to warrant keeping that too :)

Demo incoming. Which I apologise for in advance. ;)

Can't wait to hear this beast in action!

Fantastic built as usual, well.... this being an «un-usual» build makes it even greater! 8)
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns!
Post by: juansolo on June 13, 2014, 09:54:41 PM
It's taking forever. I wanted to edit down to a reasonable size, but had no idea what to keep or what to throw away... Reckon it'll be another hour.

Then you'll have 13mins of you life that you'll never get back to enjoy ;)


Edit it's here:

Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns! now with demo
Post by: jubal81 on June 14, 2014, 01:15:41 AM
 :o

I could probably spend hours just making noise. That thing is cool as all get out. Sci-fi villain theme music, for sure.
I give this effect two Mings up!

(http://cl.ly/image/1Z0P2l0J3900/Flash-Gordon-Icon-flash-gordon-28302911-200-200.jpg)(http://cl.ly/image/1Z0P2l0J3900/Flash-Gordon-Icon-flash-gordon-28302911-200-200.jpg)
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns! now with demo
Post by: GrindCustoms on June 14, 2014, 01:30:07 AM
It now makes 3 time that i listen to clip... 39minutes of well spent time!

If only i had the missing IC underhand......fml....

Can't wait that the order comes in.
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns! now with demo
Post by: Leevibe on June 14, 2014, 04:10:42 AM
Incredibly cool!
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns! now with demo
Post by: juansolo on June 14, 2014, 05:16:05 AM
Quote from: jubal81 on June 14, 2014, 01:15:41 AM
:o

I could probably spend hours just making noise. That thing is cool as all get out. Sci-fi villain theme music, for sure.
I give this effect two Mings up!

(http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28300000/Flash-Gordon-Icon-flash-gordon-28302911-200-200.jpg)(http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28300000/Flash-Gordon-Icon-flash-gordon-28302911-200-200.jpg)

It's ridiculously addictive. You just get wrapped up in making noise... The most fun pedal ever.
Title: Re: Alice II - Madness Returns! now with demo
Post by: mah62 on June 14, 2014, 08:36:29 PM
always superb! One day, I will drive oop north and purchase one of your creations!

Mark