robert lowell Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 i have a huge list of schematics from TFIS and i want to make a effect box with some of these guitar pedels or effect boxes for live performances. since i've never really been into analog gear up until now i don't know whats good from whats crap. the case will be the commodore c64 case or if its bigger then expected a custom case i have made just sitting around doing nothing. if you can direct me towards the better sounding effects that would be great. want list...:. chorus:. delay(s):. distortion:. filter(s):. phaser:. compressor:. reverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaicen Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 You might be better off getting a mid-90's MIDI rack unit or something for all those effects. That would take some serious building in the analogue domain!That said, my vote would be: Boss Dimension ChorusRebote-based delaySmallstone/Ross PhaserA FET based distortion like the Dr-BoogieReverb would be a difficult proposition. If you can handle tubes, build the Fender tube based spring unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sineSurfer Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Fxs I have built so far:rebote 2.5 delayMXR Distortion Plusblues breakerTube Screamer (Ibanez TS909 clone, still on the bench waiting for parts)power supplythose are from www.tonepad.comeasy to build, with parts list, schematics and ready to transfer PCB drawingsgreat sounds.worth it only for the joy of building each one and all the knob tweaking, it would be great if anyone finds how to mod the fxs to be controlled via CVon the other side, cheaper and ready to go:old Rack units:Alesis Quadraverb GTART SGX LT(had one of this units for years).both are great rack units, best with floor pedalboard or MIDI controlled.new floor units:Boss GT8Line 6 POD XTAdrenalinn 2 or 3I have a boss GT3 as a master with an Adrenalinn 2 on the fx loop , any sound you can think of and some more , this two units together will do.the Line 6 sounds really great but I have 2 friends with broken units, so I would not get one of this for the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBunsen Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 how to mod the fxs to be controlled via CVMIDIboxFX a work in progress, but containing many clues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levon Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 for the switching effects on and off, have a look at http://www.geocities.com/thetonegod/switches/switches.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLightX Posted October 24, 2007 Report Share Posted October 24, 2007 I've built a pretty versatile distortion unit based on various schematics. Just look at my WIKI page for the details. An adapted version for synths (minor changes to the input stage) is in the making.Cheers, Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert lowell Posted October 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2007 Adrenalinn 2 or 3just picked up a used adrenalinn 2 for cheap. for $99USD you can upgrade the adrenalinn 2 to the new adrenalinn 3. thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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