Possible DIY Effects forum?

[arbitrary]

I think the natural course of effects usage here has evolved and there seems to be more and more of us here who are doing DIY effects: The Effect Builders Club!
The problem with a thread like this, as you can see, gets VERY cluttered. But there is a lot of great info there. It would be great to see a side forum to effects about DIY stuff. I know there are other forums out there for DIY effects, but TB is special and it would be the only DIY effects forum for Bassists using effects. I've seen more and more threads about people posting their projects and asking how-to questions. It would be great if there was one place to maximize info about diy effects.

Thanks!

[bongomania]

I agree. Especially because there have been a handful of times when an "outsider" mod (someone who doesn't post a lot in the fx forum) got cranky and moved the DIY fx threads to the "luthiers" forum, with a stern note about how that's where that type of discussion belongs. IMO DIY fx is not luthiery.

If a new subforum is determined to be excessive, then we should at least have a good stickied DIY FAQ with a variety of links.

[niftydog]

I would normally direct a DIY question to another forum such as DIY stomp boxes or geofex, but there is possibly enough posts to warrant a bass-specific DIY FX sub-forum. Then again I worry that it will just be a hassle for the mods to be moving every post about modding a pedal for true bypass and chastising people for not posting in the right sub-forum!

[Sir Edward V]

I also agree, it might not be a very busy forum campared to others, but it would be greatly appreciated by those of us who would use it. looking for these threads buried in the effects forum is a chore, and it would help us pedal builders to come together as a community like all the others on TB

It could even be about building your own amps and cabs and whatnot as well. We could call it the 'DIY Electronics' forum or something similar in order to encompass everything.

[bongomania]

It's true though as nifty pointed out that there are a great many other websites devoted to DIY electronics. So the challenge would be to make the TB version relevant enough to bass equipment and bass-specific issues in order to not be re-inventing the wheel and having endless discussions that may have been plainly resolved or thoroughly explored elsewhere.

[Zachass]

I'd personally like to see a bass specific diy effects forum here simply because of the high-quality, bass-specific input that Tbers can offer on DIY and effects modding related questions. While there are other sites with good contributors in the diy world, much of what's out there is guitar-centric, and leaves me wondering "how would this concept sound on bass?".

[KsToaDangr]

I've been posting on the DIY effects thread, and a separate forum for it would help out a lot. Already the thread is 6 pages long, and it has been discussed that information will be extremely hard to pinpoint in that format. Also, earlier, I checked DIYstompboxes and could find almost nothing that was bass specific. Seeing as how a lot of guitar effects suck the low end out of the tone when used with a bass, I would love to see a forum for DIY bass effects and mods.

[arbitrary]

Originally Posted by Zachass

I'd personally like to see a bass specific diy effects forum here simply because of the high-quality, bass-specific input that Tbers can offer on DIY and effects modding related questions. While there are other sites with good contributors in the diy world, much of what's out there is guitar-centric, and leaves me wondering "how would this concept sound on bass?".

Originally Posted by KsToaDangr

Seeing as how a lot of guitar effects suck the low end out of the tone when used with a bass, I would love to see a forum for DIY bass effects and mods.

Exactly! It would be a great place to get specific info about bass specific mods and builds! And I also enjoy the pleasant atmosphere around TB.

[ireidt]

I have always been interested in starting to build pedals, but I'm still gathering information on it. Would love a sub forum as well for there are no sites to my knowledge for DIY bass effects.