vourot Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Its great to be informed. Your welcome. http://gtroblq.blogspot.com/2011/04/fauxtique-pedals.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Very interesting and informative. Thanks. I don't claim to know anything about electronics or building pedals. My buddy who built this pedal (below) is an electrical engineer and works for a high end audio/speaker company. He told me just about any pedal out there has about $20 worth of materials in them. Apparently the Echo Base is a common pedal among the DIY crowd, and has been refined over the past few years by the people who know what they're doing, to achieve what their concensus is the "best" design. IDK, I just have to take his word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbreslauer Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 He told me just about any pedal out there has about $20 worth of materials in them. The base material costs alone are not a measure of value, of course. If you give both me and Michaelangelo the same tubes of paint and a canvas, which result is gonna be worth more? :) The real "art" to me with respect to effect pedals is the design part. Knowing why all the pieces need to be soldered together to achieve the desired sound is certainly worth something. But, as a pedal builder for hobby, there are very few i would buy without attempting to make my own, if not for the cost reasons just because i find it fun! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Very interesting and informative. Thanks. I don't claim to know anything about electronics or building pedals. My buddy who built this pedal (below) is an electrical engineer and works for a high end audio/speaker company. He told me just about any pedal out there has about $20 worth of materials in them. Apparently the Echo Base is a common pedal among the DIY crowd, and has been refined over the past few years by the people who know what they're doing, to achieve what their concensus is the "best" design. IDK, I just have to take his word for it. Sweet graphics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 So it's a rant that i should buy that pedal because its hand made...? Who says hand made **** cant suck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 So it's a rant that i should buy that pedal because its hand made...? Who says hand made **** cant suck? That was actually the point of the OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Sweet graphics! Yeah thanks. It's somehow baked in to the chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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