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4ms Pedal Appreciation Club!

jimmy rocket

jimmy rocket

Jan 24, 2008
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Ayden, NC
#1
I did a search, and perhaps my search-fu is weak, but I didn't come up with anything like this.

I just built a 4ms Phaseur Fleur and am so impressed with it that I thought there ought to be some kind of thread for those of us who dig the stuff that's coming out of their mad sound scientist minds.

So if you've built one, or if you have otherwise acquired one of these unique audio creations, throw it on up here (preferably with sound clips!) ANY 4ms pedal / device is welcome!

Here's my Phaseur Fleur and some clips to get this going:

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Clips:

This one is clean with various Phaseur Fleur settings
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8220402

And this one shows how the fleur interacts with other pedals. That little lady lit up when I ran a fuzz into her.

Clip is as follows. First half is an OC-2+Green Russian Muff+PF. Midway I add a messdrive to push it over the top.

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8220403[/QUOTE]
 
#6
Mr. Pickles said:
I'm planning a Trem Lune build this winter.:bassist:

There are a couple of folks here who have the Nocto; maybe they'll chime in.;)

Jimmy - Slightly OT, but can you recommend some info. on how to do basic pedal graphics? I love your designs!
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For me, the graphics are almost as fun as the build itself. Finishing the pedals has been a learning experience, but as of now I begin by working everything up in Photoshop.

I start out with an image size that is pretty close to the enclosure size (leaving off about 1/16th of an inch on every side. Then I like to come up with a theme for the pedal and work from there. My original designs all had black for the bottom third of the front like so:
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The howl was inspired by Allen Ginsberg's poem of the same name a la:
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I started to branch out a bit, and then we have the design I made for the Fleur:
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I had the idea to use lotus flowers in varying sizes, and then the Penrose diagram seemed an appropriate addition behind everything.

The control labels are a little bit of measuring and a little bit of guess work. I like to leave all of the layers separate in photoshop until I've nudged everything into a place where I'm happy with the way it looks.
In this case I reworked the controls until it looked a little free flowing and flowery.

The application method is where the real frustration begins! Initially I printed the designs out in reverse on transparency paper, applied them with adhesive to the enclosure, and then covered the whole thing in clear coat. This method was met with varying degrees of success.

Finally I discovered Testors inkjet decal paper, and I haven't looked back. All of my latest builds use that water decal method.

Didn't mean to hijack my own thread here, but maybe there would be enough interest to begin a pedal art design thread!
 
#15
karter2000 said:
Seems like a common theme, but I'm going to build a Trem Lune as well. I also want to try a Noise Swash.

TurnstileBlues: Love your username! I'm a huge fan of Autolux/Failure/Greg Edwards.
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thanks man! i think Autolux/Eugene G. is as good as it gets for bass fuzz/tone/everything.

what other bassist can pull off a xp300 spacestation without sounding forced and silly?

/rant.
 

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