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benadrian wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 11:07 am

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:42 am

benadrian wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 12:39 pm I appreciate your commitment to perfboard and hand wiring.

I'll see this and raise you.

BALLS DECATHLON. Pretty straight-up clone of the old (~1980) Electro Harmonix Attack Decay tape reverse simulator. Power supply has been modified to run off 18VDC instead of wall voltages, but that's about it. All analog in all of its weirdness.

If that pedal doesn't cost $1,300, then you're underpaying yourself.

It didnt and I am, BUT they were for regular customers and I took it on as a personal challenge. It was a "yeah I can *maybe* do that but wait till I have some free time to suss it out before I say yes" kinda situation. I built a whole separate one as a prototype first just to see if I could even get a layout together that worked.

Satellite. PT2399 lo-fi digital delay with touch sensitive modulation!

this sounds interesting - so...what does touch-sensitive mean in this case?

Garth wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:01 am this sounds interesting - so...what does touch-sensitive mean in this case?

You get subtle pitch shift depending on playing dynamics for a warping kinda sound. With the modulation switched on playing light results in little to no warp, while playing more aggressively results in more warp. The sensitivity of it is of course adjustable via a pot. Here's a real bare bones demo of the mod function: https://flic.kr/p/2pJYvAc

Nothing terribly new....custom Powerful Booster in Orange/Yellow.

Do you have any more (or planning to make) of those decathlons (and how much do they cost)?

BrendanK wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:28 am Do you have any more (or planning to make) of those decathlons (and how much do they cost)?

Seconded...

BrendanK wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:28 am Do you have any more (or planning to make) of those decathlons (and how much do they cost)?

Dont have any more on hand but have an order for another one, so yes they can be available (in general most things can). $350 post-paid on those beasts.

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Tue Apr 16, 2024 10:26 am Nothing terribly new....custom Powerful Booster in Orange/Yellow.

These are great. I bought one from the original run, sold it, and then had to have another made when I missed having one. English guitar sounds!

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Fri Jan 05, 2024 10:42 am

benadrian wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 12:39 pm I appreciate your commitment to perfboard and hand wiring.

I'll see this and raise you.

BALLS DECATHLON. Pretty straight-up clone of the old (~1980) Electro Harmonix Attack Decay tape reverse simulator. Power supply has been modified to run off 18VDC instead of wall voltages, but that's about it. All analog in all of its weirdness.

Love it!