Mike's Pedal Thread

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:22 pm

Nah, but there is soft clipping rather than hard clipping so it's less of a distortion per se and more of a tone sculpting overdrive.

The toggle enables the mid control and gives a stock scoop when disengaged. Tone control is always active.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:31 pm

That sounds terrifyingly close to the album. I'm impressed. I think you know well that there's business in getting this sound and I think you'll do well with these pedals in the one box.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:16 pm

Cheers mate, I'm hoping so!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:23 pm

Like, it's close enough that you know when you haven't listened to an album that was important from your teenage years, and then hear it again, and you get goosepimples and remember being all angsty and how important stuff used to be to you and you feel kind of nostalgic but also youthful and angry? I got that watching the video.

Maybe it's because of what that sound is and how important it was to me. I maybe wouldn't be as bowled over if there was a pedal that could get some other famous tone so accurately. I never get impressed watching people do Edge sounds with a delay and an EX-7 for instance, even though they can get it nailed on.

It's still damn good, though.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:41 pm

Mike wrote:

Nice, I had that pinup on my Mustang.

foll · Post by **foll** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:11 am

Awesome Pedals and Awesome Demo.

Mike wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:What's that on the left? A Blednar?
Napes, my version of the MXR Distortion II, as used with the IC Muff for the lead guitar on Siamese Dream. Teaser Demo to follow

edit - BLAMP

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Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:04 am

Cheers kids, it was definitely a "mouth open, girlfriend wondering what she's walked in on" moment the first time I stacked the pedals and played a bent note. I imagine with a Strat and some hot single coils you'd really be getting there, but yeah, it adds that sizzle you hear on the lead guitars, although it's also a really "tubey" sounding flutey lead sound.

It's pretty exciting. I've had one order for the "Dream Box" which will be both the IC Muff and the Distortion2 together.

Post by **Mike** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:45 pm

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:34 pm

question mr mike. what would be better for having a saltbooster but with switchable levels of boost, two pots with a toggle foot switch or a second preset boost switch? or just use two saltboosts!
so for example i'm running my amp on the cusp of breakup and then engage salt to send that into crunch, then toggle footswtich to take it up for lead tones.

Post by **Mike** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:42 am

Probably two Saltboosters would be best?

WRSS's IC MUFF with bypassed tone

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:08 am

Mike wrote:Probably two Saltboosters would be best?

WWRRSS's IC MUFF with bypassed tone

FUCK AN TONE KNOB.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:21 am

Indeed.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:46 pm

http://www.madebymike.co.uk/dreambox.shtml

New Pedal: The Dream Box

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:18 pm

Mike wrote:http://www.madebymike.co.uk/dreambox.shtml

New Pedal: The Dream Box

Very Dreamy

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:42 am

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:15 am

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
WHAT IS SLUDGE LORDZ?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:30 am

My modded to all get out pimped to fuckery Green Muff.

- Added Bass knob for lean to phat
- Added Middle knob
- Retuned Tone control as a Treble content (these three controls give you bags of sounds)
- Pumped up the Gain stages to make the Drive knob useable across it's range
- Boost footswitch bypasses Middle and Treble knobs to give full range Boost
- Sludge is a footswitchable feedback loop

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:20 pm

Anything with a built in feedbackloop is good.

Really does sound like and interesting take on things.

demo in the pipeline?

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:17 pm

I wish. I build 'em, I post 'em.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:41 pm

Lol standard answer that ..

You should alter your T&Cs to include the line:
On receipt of custom build, purchaser is required to DO AN DEMO!