www.toneczareffects.com
http://www.toneczareffects.com/lg-pedals-vfm.htm
this pisses me off that i abandoned my idea for this some time ago. everyone kept telling me that this wouldn't work that it would eat batteries. the signal to noise ratio would never fly.. this is the perfect reason why i don't hardly listen to nay sayers
update. here. it diddnt' get all of my original post and nor did i see this until recently.. i want to congratulate you on your buisiness.
Watch the video demo for that last pedal...it's a pretty cool idea.
That does seem like one good idea. (little to pricey though... time to DIY)
I agree on the price thing :shock:
Cool stuff. 8) I wish them the best!
Take care,
-Peter
http://www.geocities.com/austenfantanio//collegecircuits.htm
this is my version of this that i did in college
Excellenet ideas and excellent craftsmanship! Ed obviously put a lot of time and effort into his designs and construction. I hope he goes far!
Thanks for the comments,
Ed R.
Ed obviously put a lot of work into doing this right: from hiring a pro to do his web site to the cool looking boxes (are those cool looking enclosures or what?). I think the videos in addition to the sound clips are a nice touch too.
I'll admit when I first browsed over the VFM I was a little confused. After reading through it though I was amazed. He is using some unique ideas and is positioning himself for more of a "niche" market (a smart thing to do IMO- do we really need yet another tweaked TS or Fuzz Face?) and will maybe even create one of his own.
I wish him all success.
Doug
Good luck Ed, impressive work! I wish you the best.
Jay
Good Luck Ed!!!!!!!
Fantastic!
But Ed,..... uh did you really have to use a Fender Blender!!!!!!!?? :wink:
Aron,
There is still much work to do on the samples,
But the Fender Blender, what can I say, there is alot of mojo in that box.
Ed R.
Very nice~!!
I really dig the enclosures.
I'm sure you will do very well. I suspect you clientel will be of the "famous" crowd.
When you do something well you can afford to charge what you want~!!
All the best~!!!
Mike N.
Quote from: Ed Rembold
But the Fender Blender, what can I say, there is alot of mojo in that box.
Ed R.
Really? :D
Let me ask everyone this, before the "Fender Blender" became popular as a "gotta have" item.....
Did anyone really want one?
I mean, I had mine since it was on the music shelf - well, I traded mine, but I have another.
Everytime I played it, people told me to turn it off :D
ed, troubledvaiance.com gives you a very hefty 2 thumbs up, i'll drink to that :D
best wishes,
- tom pollock
Quote from: aronQuote from: Ed Rembold
But the Fender Blender, what can I say, there is alot of mojo in that box.
Ed R.
Really? :D
Let me ask everyone this, before the "Fender Blender" became popular as a "gotta have" item.....
Did anyone really want one?
I mean, I had mine since it was on the music shelf - well, I traded mine, but I have another.
Everytime I played it, people told me to turn it off :D
I never understood what all the hooha was over the Fender Blender. At the same time, I think it makes a great dramatic demonstration of Ed's crossfade pedal. Its an effective way of showing how you can use his pedal to blend two extremely different sounds.
Doug
I never understood what all the hooha was over the Fender Blender. At the same time, I think it makes a great dramatic demonstration of Ed's crossfade pedal. Its an effective way of showing how you can use his pedal to blend two extremely different sounds.
Doug[/quote]
That's what really impressed me. That and I think his pedals look really cool!!!
Quote from: aron
Let me ask everyone this, before the "Fender Blender" became popular as a "gotta have" item.....
Did anyone really want one?
I mean, I had mine since it was on the music shelf - well, I traded mine, but I have another.
Everytime I played it, people told me to turn it off :D
Blue Cheer?
Regards
RDV
that trem has me stumped - it has a seperate LFO indicator LED for the two seperate speeds, but it lets you ramp between them?
has it got three LFOs in it, two just for the lights and another that actually does the AM?
Aron - I've always wanted a Blender...
but then again, I like noise... and nobody likes to hear me play very much.
"-)
Darren,
You don't address me in your question-
but for the record,
I will not discuss what makes my circuts "tick" on a public forum. No other builder does either.
Thanks,
Ed R.
I wouldn't say "no other builder". There are lots of builders that address how their circuits work without going into details, but I think we get your drift. :)
these pedals look nice, seem solid and the sound clips are enticing. i don't think i've been this thrilled about a stompbox since i got my first big muff more than two decades ago! if the price in canadian $ isn't too steep, i'm gonna get one of those channel blenders.
Anybody got $1500 they don't want to look at anymore? Seriously those things are amazing. Ed - I'm playing PowerBall everytime it goes over $50M, so it's really just a matter of time til you get an order from me...
(PS this is not a snide commentary about the price. Those pedals are unique and look fabulous. I'd plunk down the money for sure if I had it.)
Congratulations!!!!
your machines look great
keep the good work
Maneco
Quote from: idlefactionthat trem has me stumped - it has a seperate LFO indicator LED for the two seperate speeds, but it lets you ramp between them?
has it got three LFOs in it, two just for the lights and another that actually does the AM?
I havn't seen whatever is referred to here. but here's one way:
Imagine having three LFOs, voltage controlled.
have a pot to get a voltage to set number 1 and another for number 2.
Now, have a ramp circuit (a slow voltage controlled panner would do, but ther eare more ingenious ways) that allows you to ramp from voltage 1 to voltage 2... and use that output to control LFO number 3.
Hmmm...Ed can you explain the octave up/octave up thing on the VFM?
I just don't get how that will do a whammy type effect.
Doesn't seem to me that you would get any pitch bend just a panning of two different pitches. Am I missing something there?
Looks like some cool toys for sure!!
I was very impressed by the delay, but I'm not sure if I'd really need TWO tremolo's in one box. Certainly very cool looking, very versitile, very expensive effects, though!
-Colin
Billy J,
You are correct, you Do not get octave up/down by panning.
but....
If you place an octave DOWN pedal in the "heel loop" and place an octave UP pedal in the "toe loop", and "work" the vfm- then you have "analog whammy".
Is that clearer?
obviously all my text and diagrams need work, and I Am working on them.
Thanks, Ed R.
Colin,
My thinking with the trem is this-
most designs give the option of doubling the rate or cutting it in half ( depending on how you want to look at it ).
But for me, this wasn't that useful, I always wanted 2 different speeds. If nothing else- it saves you having to bend over and adjusting your trem speed from song to song.
the real beauty is switching speeds during a song, and letting it ramp gracefully from slow to fast etc.
I'll get some new audio samples up as soon as I'm able.
what is there, was done under "deadline".
Thanks, Ed R.
Quote from: Ed RemboldColin,
My thinking with the trem is this-
most designs give the option of doubling the rate or cutting it in half ( depending on how you want to look at it ).
But for me, this wasn't that useful, I always wanted 2 different speeds. If nothing else- it saves you having to bend over and adjusting your trem speed from song to song.
the real beauty is switching speeds during a song, and letting it ramp gracefully from slow to fast etc.
Thanks, Ed R.
I agree. It sounds really nice.