http://www.jeverman.com/thepot.html

hello~
check the archives.. there was a thread that covered this about a month or so..
hth,

Not sure.. I do like the sounds of his octave x though. Not that I would buy anything that I thought i could make myself..Esp a booster.

Quote from: marrstianshttp://www.jeverman.com/thepot.html

not it is a volume control..   no gain boosting.. it is actually limiting your signal like  a guitar volume knob

Also a fairly recent thread on the Ampage forum. Everybody complaining that it's a rip, but ya know, a lot of people wouldn't touch a soldering iron with a ten foot pole, but want something like that. They've got to buy things that 'we' can easily build in 30 minutes or less. I consider myself blessed, and so should everyone on this panel.

Regards, Pedal-pals

RDV

is there something similar that anybody has a schem for? is it pretty much just a volume pot with like a bypass cap to keep some of the hi's?

Looks to me like a basic switch, pot [w/highs bypass cap?] and a couple jacks.
 There's something in the middle there I can't make out.
 Actually no a bad thing to have on a Fuzz box or something, could get the lead boost going using that as a cut for rythm sound.
 Nice looking box though. Something about using extra jacks and plugs for just that...would be a good feature for a Fuzz box...extra switch for adjustable cut/boost

do you think this from amz is the answer to ThePot?...



http://www.muzique.com/lab/tips.htm


Prevent Dull Volume Controls - It is sometimes noted that a volume control causes the sound to be "dulled" as it is turned down. This is caused by the series resistance of the pot interacting with the capacitance of the next stage to form a low pass filter and a resulting high frequency loss. To counteract this, a small capacitor is added from the input to the wiper on the volume control. This small value capacitor has a low impedance at high frequencies and provides a bypass around the series resistance of the pot as the volume contyrol is turned down. Some experimentation with the value of the capacitor will be necessary as the amount of boost required depends on the value of the pot and the capacitance of the following stage, but 150pF to 470pF is a good starting range for C1.   ////

Quote from: RDVAlso a fairly recent thread on the Ampage forum. Everybody complaining that it's a rip, but ya know, a lot of people wouldn't touch a soldering iron with a ten foot pole, but want something like that. They've got to buy things that 'we' can easily build in 30 minutes or less. I consider myself blessed, and so should everyone on this panel.

Regards, Pedal-pals

RDV

yeah, but it wouldnt be as perty... it would be a rip to me, becasue i have no use for it.

$95 for a volume pot! :shock: Holy crap!

lol

I've thought about building one as well for a long time. I simply love the sound of a high gain sound with the volume on the guitar turned down. This might be something a lot of people are looking for. 95 ain't cheap, but hey... he's gotta make a living and you can easily build one yourself.

Maarten

Yeah but think of the amount of people that can't make one themselves, or don't want to get into DIY! :shock:

Well they either start learning or find someone else to do it. The guy is not a social worker. If the price was absurd he wouldn't sell any. There are other products out that there are way more over the top with their price. They're asking $1.25  for a plectrum over here in the netherlands... talk about overpriced!

Maarten

Quote from: TubefreakWell they either start learning or find someone else to do it. The guy is not a social worker. If the price was absurd he wouldn't sell any. There are other products out that there are way more over the top with their price. They're asking $1.25  for a plectrum over here in the netherlands... talk about overpriced!

Maarten

the copper picks over here were like 10$ for two of them the old hotlicks ones

Hey Maarten if you buy your picks in bulk you get 'em cheap. I buy 50 for 5 euros, or if I buy 1 it's only 50 cents. But then again I've been going to this guys music store for 3 years so maybe that has to do with it...

Quote from: smoguzbenjaminHey Maarten if you buy your picks in bulk you get 'em cheap. I buy 50 for 5 euros, or if I buy 1 it's only 50 cents. But then again I've been going to this guys music store for 3 years so maybe that has to do with it...

hey ben shouldnt' you change your quote to hi my names ben with blue smoke comingout of my soldering iron    

i've been toying with doing one of these boxes with the passive volume control, but put two switches on it. A regular on/off and a momentary. Momentary could be used for quick lead fills.

not a bad idea there bill  i was thinking of doing a tutorial of one of these

Quote from: Ansilnot a bad idea there bill  i was thinking of doing a tutorial of one of these

That would be great!  :lol: