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This is a bypass looper I designed and built for a friend.
It uses relays for switching the loops.

There are 2 modes:
In mode one it works like a standard bypass looper: All 3 loops can be toggled on and off.
In mode two only one loop can be turned on at a time ie: If loop B is on and you turn on loop A, loop B turns off.

The original circuit I designed used digital chips (schmitt triggers and J K flip flops) but I had some switching problems.
In the end I stripped most of the components off the board (hence all the spare holes) and used a microcontroller to do the magic.
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dood that's some high tech niceness right there...
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Pete, that's ace.

I've been thinking for ages that some sort of digital controller and a set of relays would be great for a looper/controller setup. Well done :)

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ralley wrote:Druz - you can read up on the Wah-Antiwah and listen to sounds samples via the DIY Stompboxes wiki

Rob.
The way it was described I thought that sounded a bit like the effect Schenker used to get with two Wah pedals, bought a smile to my face when I listened to the clips and he's using a classic UFO riff as the demo.

I wonder what it would sound like at stage volume :twisted:

(I also wonder if you can achieve the same effect on an HD500)


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I take it back, it would appear Schenker used a "Cocked Wah" (IB:JB) ie. a half pressed Wah pedal. Looking at the footage of the MSG 30th Aniversay BLuRay it would appear he now uses a handful of simple Boss Pedals these days (not sure which at the moment)

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wow cool looper pedal pete... 8)

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Nice job!! Is there any or much noise when it switches??
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sty wrote: The way it was described I thought that sounded a bit like the effect Schenker used to get with two Wah pedals, bought a smile to my face when I listened to the clips and he's using a classic UFO riff as the demo.
I'm chuffed someone recognised the riff through my shitty playing!

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jeremyb wrote:Nice job!! Is there any or much noise when it switches??
I was concerned about induced noise when I was building it, but it's pretty much silent.
It doesn't make any clicking sounds either.

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Decided to build a Rangemaster to complement my 18watter.


No led required
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That's right, terminal strip build can has all of t3h mojoz!

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tonymcbony wrote:Decided to build a Rangemaster to complement my 18watter.


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My what a big knob you have...





















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way to go tmb 8) .... putting a DC jack in, or keeping the noise potential down?
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Awesome!! 8)
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rocklander wrote:way to go tmb 8) .... putting a DC jack in, or keeping the noise potential down?
Thanks man! :D

I had a DC Jack in there (this case has prototyped a few things :oops: ) but yeah, bang on, I thought I'd try and keep the potential for hiss boosting down.

Have you made one of these before?
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nah, not yet.. got a ½ dozen maybe? germanium xistors so I will have a crack one day... just not "past participle of get" a round tuit.
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Looks good Tony. Should go very nicely with the 18w
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