Blue LEDs.

[Munjibunga]

They used to be the hippest thing you could get. I mean, people would buy blue LEDs to replace the red ones in their effects and amps so they could be cooler than you.

As I was being blinded by the blue lights in my Shuttle 9.0 tonight, I realized I wasn't any more hip than anyone else with a Shuttle. Now everybody's putting blue LEDs in their new equipment and mass coolness has been lost.

I'm thinking of getting some green LEDs to replace my blue ones. Even my Aguilar amps are infested with the danged things. Let's see how long it takes the manufacturers to catch up with me. (I know, Walter Woods is already there.)

[bubinga5]

mm..LED's on my amp... does it matter..

[puddin tame]

I go for the cool, mellow tone that only blue LED's can provide. Not to look cool, mr presumptious

[Plays_For_Dog]

I did purple on my loop station. Not as blinding as the blue and still way cool.

[line6man]

So people think certain colored LEDs are cool?

I usually use green LEDs if I want a diffused lens, and red, white or blue if I want a clear lens. I'm not a big fan of red, but I usually have a ton of them in my parts drawer. Blue LEDs do look nice, but they tend to always be expensive when I buy them.

[bikeplate]

HI

I had green LED's in the neck of my Celinder 5 string. Pretty cool. I have a blue LED on my Mesa M9. Groovy LOL

Rob

[gumtownbassman]

Try using lazer diodes instead.

I found the coolest led in my daughter's plastic bath duck, it cycles through 6 colours automatically stepping colour each 3 seconds, and this is all contained in one led.

[spaz21387]

Originally Posted by gumtownbassman

Try using lazer diodes instead.

I found the coolest led in my daughter's plastic bath duck, it cycles through 6 colours automatically stepping colour each 3 seconds, and this is all contained in one led.

Any links to where you can buy this duck so we can get one and steal the led out of it i like the idea of a color changing light. it will confuse the drunken fans ha

[line6man]

Originally Posted by gumtownbassman

Try using lazer diodes instead.

I found the coolest led in my daughter's plastic bath duck, it cycles through 6 colours automatically stepping colour each 3 seconds, and this is all contained in one led.

Was it SMT or through-hole?

I know that all kinds of cool LEDs exist in SMT packages, but SMT components are largely useless for any sort of DIY jobs.

[gumtownbassman]

it's a standard 5mm through hole led package.
The duck came as a gift, but i think it came from some $2 variety store.

I found a YouTubelink to an example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is_AV7bGbT8

BTW: it is also just a 2 pin led with all the circuitry built in.

[mongo2]

Originally Posted by gumtownbassman

I found the coolest led in my daughter's plastic bath duck, it cycles through 6 colours automatically stepping colour each 3 seconds, and this is all contained in one led.

Originally Posted by gumtownbassman

it's a standard 5mm through hole led package.
The duck came as a gift, but i think it came from some $2 variety store.

I found a YouTubelink to an example
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is_AV7bGbT8

BTW: it is also just a 2 pin led with all the circuitry built in.

I bought a nightlite with the same setup for a buck at a local dollar store.

I can just imagine them in my Shuttle 9, all contour switches on and the power LED with all 4 changing color in an asynchronous fashion...Psycho-funkin-delic.

[Joe Gress]

Mine are all red, green, and pink.

[paganjack]

that color changing LED is way rad. That's the wave of the future. It'll be crazy distracting though!

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Munjibunga

They used to be the hippest thing you could get. I mean, people would buy blue LEDs to replace the red ones in their effects and amps so they could be cooler than you.

As I was being blinded by the blue lights in my Shuttle 9.0 tonight, I realized I wasn't any more hip than anyone else with a Shuttle. Now everybody's putting blue LEDs in their new equipment and mass coolness has been lost.

I'm thinking of getting some green LEDs to replace my blue ones. Even my Aguilar amps are infested with the danged things. Let's see how long it takes the manufacturers to catch up with me. (I know, Walter Woods is already there.)

Green LEDs will only set you apart for another year or so. You want to be cutting edge... Black LEDs. Its the wave of the future!

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Plays_For_Dog

I did purple on my loop station. Not as blinding as the blue and still way cool.

My dual bass wah has a purple LED in it, that or its a badly produced blue LED. Either way, it flashes when I wah, and I like that.

[baba]

Green LED's have a much warmer tone. Plus they make your gear look like a 1970's Texas Instruments calculator.

[ric stave]

Which color LED's are best for MetaL????

[walker rosewood]

Led's taste like carrots.


**Led's contain arsenic. Don't eat them.**

[Chowowbus]

I only have one blue led and thats on the powerswitch of my mb 500. Every light on my board is red...I want ALL blue dang it..

[KsToaDangr]

i'm just curious to know if different color LEDs have different changes to a bass' tone...

also, since black LEDs aren't really available, what's the best LED for metal?