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Projects => Build Reports => Topic started by: sgmezei on September 28, 2012, 10:33:56 PM

Title: Macheen "Terminator"
Post by: sgmezei on September 28, 2012, 10:33:56 PM
Built stock but with the limit control on the outside. Sounds Gnarly and Nasty!! I did the finish in cloth then clearcoated. Don't know if this will make it onto my main board but its pretty cool.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img440/4582/img1796vf.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img594/9026/img1797m.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img839/1707/img1819rg.jpg)
Title: Re: Macheen "Terminator"
Post by: GrindCustoms on September 28, 2012, 11:09:18 PM
Looks great!

What exactly this effect does, i was reading the build doc, but still had some interrogations about it.
Title: Re: Macheen "Terminator"
Post by: bigrigg on September 28, 2012, 11:43:07 PM
It's known as cross over distortion.  Clips the signal in the middle of the wave.  It basically sounds like a distortion pedal, but a little bit "harsh" depending on the settings.  The magic lies in using it before another drive, OD, dirty channel, distortion, fuzz etc.  It gives you some great and odd harmonics, bizarre sounding sustain etc.  You have to tweak it just right, but then it's BAMM!  Oh, now I know what it does.  Make sense?
Title: Re: Macheen "Terminator"
Post by: sgmezei on September 29, 2012, 12:00:58 AM
Bigrigg has it right. GNarly sounding distortion that makes single note lines kind of bloom
Title: Re: Macheen "Terminator"
Post by: GrindCustoms on September 29, 2012, 12:23:08 AM
Oh nice!! Need one! Hahahaha........not really but it does seem to be fun

Sir Haderbasher, i'll soon have another order for you. :)

Title: Re: Macheen "Terminator"
Post by: nzCdog on September 29, 2012, 01:33:06 AM
Ermagersh!  So... sexy... Terminate me! 8)