Instead of chaining multiple guitar effects in search of a new sound, I decided to mod just one. Using an Arduino microcontroller board + digi-pot chip, I was able to add a variable gating effect to a fuzz pedal. source code + more infos here: blog.makezine.com video, audio, & riffs by Collin Cunningham
May 302009
READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ READ Can’t afford those expensive pedals? Build them yourself! The pedal clones featured here are the ProCo RAT distortion, the MXR Blue Box Octave/Fuzz, the Boss SG-1 Slow Gear and the Electro Harmonix Small Clone. Each pedal’s circuits have been modified with vintage/new parts to improve on the newer circuits. Some of these mods are my own, some are sourced from the net. If you’re interested in doing this yourself, here are a few indispensable …
ZOOM 505 multi-effects pedal has been modified with an eight (8) point RCA patchbay. You can still save and recall your custom effects presets as well as modify them with the patchbay. This pedal is now one HELLISHLY LOUD noise generator!!!
www.soundgaragetales.com How to build your own guitar pedal coupler cables.