((The UBANGI STOMP))
a
"gritch'stortion" pedal
for those who like surf AND turf
with their gretsch'o'billy
This one is simple.. take an early 80s R*t pedal
& tweak its values and components so
when you turn up your old fullerton era
amp or vintage brit plexi, you can
keep the inherent twang and jangle of
your hollowbody gretsch but
harness that grindy tube clip at decent volume.
I like what this thing does
when the amp is up, the pedal vol is up and its gain is low.
a badass gritschy grind with a *gretsch!
Thats my focus, I'm not
trying to be true to the white label purist.
grindy raunch with jangle makes me happy.
I dont mind sand in my surfwax.
the Ubangi Stomp has:
an internal trimmer for controlling gain on the low end,
socketed vintage LM308AH opamp (the cool looking metal can),
and socketed Diodes too, so you can flip em around
for symmetrical or asymmetrical clipping.
Or take them out for a much lower gain, raunchy overdrive.
heck try LEDs too! This makes it fun to me.
Plus I'm using tantalum caps and carbon comp resistors,
as well as good metal film
components in the audio path.
I'm putting out 10 in army helmet green.
We'll go from there.
Introductory price of $149! first ten will have the
nos LM308AH metal can op-amp. If I find more
I'll try to keep from the usual LM308 plastic chip
as long as possible. Does the metal can sound any
better? maybe. sure looks rad.
PLEASE ORDER IN THE DROP DOWN MENU!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
new for 2012 THE UBANGI STOMP
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
last minute shoppin' in BLue Christmas metallic?
Just a note about the Blue Xmas.. we ran out of the Blue Xmas 59' impala metallic blue and the manufacturer has now sent out a deeper metallic blue that is really close to our Tiki Nights blue sparkle.. To me this newer "blue Xmas" metallic blue Dynobrain is 67' pontiac GTO Fathom blue.. at least its comes real close.
(all orders placed after 12-11-11 will be in the newer BLUE XMAS..I got 3 avail for anyone
that wants a last minute xmas splurge)
I'm still working till 3 am trying to get stuff out as fast as I can before christmas, but I
am gonna take the week of christmas slower (at least the day after Xmas off)
merry Xmas and Happy Chanukah!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
NAILHEAD TREMOLO Limited. run for the holidays in an irridescent Sno-Globe sparkle.
The NAILHEAD (((TREMOLO)))
named after my 54' Buick's 322 Nailhead V-8 engine
this tremelo, with its well known unique transistor circuit
has been revamped & optimized for the guitars
I love to play.. Gretsch.
Sounds nice for sure with all the usual suspects but
I built this to bubble and throb
nicely with tvjones filtertrons
(Gretsch and tvjones are mentioned only for demonstration of the guitars I used
in the R&D of my product. I am not affiliated with gretsch, marc rutters or tvjones)
Your guitar is never lost in the effect and the throb is smooth and even across all 6 strings.
Dig in hard and push the transistors to clip a little for some grease, back off and chords strums are full with throbbing vintage bounce. Just like
my Buick V-8 Nailhead does when I fire her up for a drive.
simple controls; Speed Knob on the left & Depth knob on the right,
"Speed" stomp switch turn on/off the effect and its LED indicator
when on pulses to the speed of the tremelo.
The "Need" stomp switch when on,
lets you hit the brake & cut to its slowest pulse.
a feature I like for a quick leslie like transition
(there is an internal trimmer for micro adjusting the need mode too)
I've also included an internal Volume/Boost control for unity gain.
I set it slightly higher than the TRUE BYPASS signal but
a simple adjustment will boost it further (or cut if you like that)
Limited. run for the holidays in an irridescent Sno-Globe sparkle.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
the fuzz tweaker special THE NOCTURNE FUZZ BRAIN
the NOCTURNE FUZZ BRAIN
- big nasty garage fuzz
This utilizes the basic platform vintage 60s silicon fuzz
circuit as the Fuzz Ray but I've tweaked a bit
to have a tad more velcro buzz in the upper mids to grab the vibe of the Biker Soundtrack
fuzz sound, or how that sort of fuzz sound lays into modern surf music sounds.
the graphics are an intentional knod to some sick Crampy camp!
*This has a treble tone cut pot as well as output control pot.. (mini switch for tone pot bypass, yields more presence to the guitar strings)
This is a fat nasty fuzz that never loses the sound of a Gretsch guitar
(or even my tele with dynasonics).
The strat and tele guys have all the fuzzes in the world, This one is for
our guitars.
*This Fuzz also has selectable Gain via the transistor sockets internally.
*comes with 3 sets of NPN silicon transistors in
**2N4401- 2N222- BC109** Low Gain, Medium, and High gain cans
this allows you to choose how much of a fuzzed signal you want. A tweaker delight!
I find the
4401 to be more musical in this fuzz and the BC109-B108 combo to be the gnarliest.
since this Fuzz platform is an NPN silicon design you can mix or match!
*vintage NOS Motorola "john e. fast"film cap on the tone pot for the first fifteen orders.
I scored these at vintage electronics store, so when these are gone. they are gone
and will be replaced by good metal film caps. I know there isnt too much
difference between the NOS and the new metal film caps but they sure are cool.
baked Powder coated box is Stardust sparkle with a vinyl graphics top that give knod
to the coolest lady gretsch slinger ever . green LED.
$169 BUY IT NOW above
(flat rate priority ship to USA is $15.00
..add an additional $23 for
international express shipping via USPS )
circuit as the Fuzz Ray but I've tweaked a bit
to have a tad more velcro buzz in the upper mids to grab the vibe of the Biker Soundtrack
fuzz sound, or how that sort of fuzz sound lays into modern surf music sounds.
the graphics are an intentional knod to some sick Crampy camp!
*This has a treble tone cut pot as well as output control pot.. (mini switch for tone pot bypass, yields more presence to the guitar strings)
This is a fat nasty fuzz that never loses the sound of a Gretsch guitar
(or even my tele with dynasonics).
The strat and tele guys have all the fuzzes in the world, This one is for
our guitars.
*This Fuzz also has selectable Gain via the transistor sockets internally.
*comes with 3 sets of NPN silicon transistors in
**2N4401- 2N222- BC109** Low Gain, Medium, and High gain cans
this allows you to choose how much of a fuzzed signal you want. A tweaker delight!
I find the
4401 to be more musical in this fuzz and the BC109-B108 combo to be the gnarliest.
since this Fuzz platform is an NPN silicon design you can mix or match!
*vintage NOS Motorola "john e. fast"film cap on the tone pot for the first fifteen orders.
I scored these at vintage electronics store, so when these are gone. they are gone
and will be replaced by good metal film caps. I know there isnt too much
difference between the NOS and the new metal film caps but they sure are cool.
baked Powder coated box is Stardust sparkle with a vinyl graphics top that give knod
to the coolest lady gretsch slinger ever . green LED.
$169 BUY IT NOW above
(flat rate priority ship to USA is $15.00
..add an additional $23 for
international express shipping via USPS )
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Back to a single stomper BILLY BRAIN w/ a mini switch STANG mode
NOCTURNE 'BILLY BRAIN
in chevy small block Orange
($195)
back to a "keep it simple" version this is the redesigned single stomp
version and we still incorporated the "Stange" w/ a mini switch.
When Stang mode is employed most fender
and vox style amps will quickly go into a crunchy twang with this preamp.
Its definitely a texas psychobilly freakout.
This is 100% a preamplifier in a pedal, not an overdrive
but will take your tube guitar
amp into clipping territory while never losing
one bit of your guitars original tone and dynamics, but
rather enhancing your finger tone.
I use full size alpha pots, neutrik & switchcraft jacks, 22 gauge copper strand wiring,
sprague electrolytics,metal film & silver mica caps, xicon metal film resistors & Nos carbon comp resistors
& a socketed burr brown hifi opamp in the Billy Brain.
Built like a boutique amplifier, built to last! man made in america
Friday, September 16, 2011
NOCTURNE (((FUZZ-RAY)) vintage garage fuzz
the NOCTURNE (((FUZZ-RAY)) vintage garage fuzz
taking a co-op leap here by mixing the art of Vince Ray
and my need for fat sexy smooth fuzz to make a pedal Filtertron'd
Gretsch guitars can enjoy. Plenty of fuzz pedals out there that favor single coils..
but a Gretsch with filters has one now, or for the time being I'm making these.
Is this a unique ground breaking effect, no..
has its design been replicated a bazzilion times all over the internet, yes.
but, I have a Fuzz pedal now that I like for my tvjones pkups.
it is creamy fat garage fuzz that is based off an early 60s british design fuzz with a twist of course. uses BC108&bc109 silicon trannies and metal film caps. High grade full size alpha pots, switchcraft jacks, metal film resistors,etc for good measure.
Granted this is a noisy ass fuzz but my gretsch guitar and tele sez it rocks.
As the volume is turned up so does the grind of the fuzz and its snarl, it can get extremely loud so you dont have to worry about being lost in the mix. It also has a "smoove" switch for taming the upper mids to get darker and smoother textures.
This is also a great switch to employ with single coils especially if you have dynasonics on your gretsch..
it'll put a nice leash on the single coils bite and keep the sound Fat fuzzy and Round. Just remember I wanted a fuzz for MY filtertron'd gretsch and while I dont know if I'm in the fuzz pedal biz just yet, this is a cool mash up of Vince Ray's Art and my ear for tone toys. Vince got #1. :)
stardust sparkle w/ white graphics.
order to the right of the page's drop down menus (also for international)
Thursday, September 8, 2011
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