Lovely.

[mauerkraut]

[mathias]

Whoever built missed a few components!

I keed that is very clean work! Especially digging the way the switch is wired. My stuff is definitely not that clean.

What is it?

[Gunner Recall]

Looks like a pharaoh

[sylnau]

This would have fit in a smaller enclosure.

[mauerkraut]

Looks like a pharaoh

yep..


it sounds like +

I cranked the volume + fuzz in no diodes mode. I seriously got scared for a minute that it was too loud and my amp was gonna explode. MY face was rumbling and my eyes were shaking. Now I know what Amon Duul II was talking about when they wrote Eye-Shaking King

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSvqchxzN_U[/youtube]

[mathias]

Err, the Pharaoh is just a generalguitargadgets.com Muff PCB?

[Achtane]

:?: Err, the Pharaoh is just a generalguitargadgets.com Muff PCB?

I saw a comment like this somewhere on here before, and I just went "wat" and discounted it. Then I ordered a GGG-tuned muff kit and went "wat" again.

I guess it's a supa-tweaked GGG muff? That's not a knock or anything, though. I would get one if I liked muff sounds.

[mathias]

No it makes sense, the circuitboard is basically a framework for setting up gain stages like a Muff. The transistors used, values for everything and how you jumper it and add knobs to tweak various parameters mean it can be quite different end result and tone than a stock GGG muff kit.

[Holy Schnikes]

This topic has come up in other forums and I've discussed it with him pretty extensively. The reasoning behind it is very simple. Mark is a small scale builder and that board fills his needs. It's readily available, cost effective, and serves as a platform for his redesigned muff circuit.

If he was building on a larger scale, maybe he'd put the money and time into procuring a custom board, but at this point, I think he could give a shit. The Pharaoh is not really a muff at all, a variant for sure, but something totally unique, and if he can achieve it on a pre-made board, why not? It's all about making this venture worth quitting his full time job, and the end result is fabulous!

[TheRiffer]

^ What he said^...

I'll elaborate a bit, because when I discussed this with H.S., were were deep into the night and multiple cases of beer and other consumables, on a glorious roadtrip in a neutral city with lots of cool people....

The basic is this: The Pharaoh was conceived after a couple of years of modifying my EH. Big Muffs, black russian and NYC... When various guitar players heard my muff roar, I was invariably asked if I could mod theirs or just build one. I chose to build from scratch for ease and presentation. After searching for a PCB to build this bastardized muff on, I chose the GGG board for it's neat and clean appearance and the fact that it's tough as nails, easy to procure, J.D. offers great support and pricing structure, and was unlike a few guys, happy to allow me to build a commercially available pedal on his pcb. When this Pharaoh ride started, I could not foresee the groundswell of support it has received, I expected to make 6 or 8 and that would be that.

But H.S. and Mathias hit is square, it 's circuit. I could use any available pcb, or etch my own pcb, the circuit would be the same. Why then would I not use an available pcb? The GGG pcb's are top notch, and shipped to my door quickly and reasonably priced. My goal when I started selling these pedals were 1.) good tone in a roadworthy pedal. and 2.) priced so a regular musician could afford it,and 3.) a lot of tonal variation in a simple straight forward design for stage usage, not something with a ton of features that would be hard to adjust on the fly during your set.

It seems as though I have achieved that and grand pa taught me this: " If it ain't broke, then don't fix it"..he always followed that up with...moron...

[BlindtoFaith]

^ What he said^...

I'll elaborate a bit, because when I discussed this with H.S., were were deep into the night and multiple cases of beer and other consumables, on a glorious roadtrip in a neutral city with lots of cool people....

The basic is this: The Pharaoh was conceived after a couple of years of modifying my EH. Big Muffs, black russian and NYC... When various guitar players heard my muff roar, I was invariably asked if I could mod theirs or just build one. I chose to build from scratch for ease and presentation. After searching for a PCB to build this bastardized muff on, I chose the GGG board for it's neat and clean appearance and the fact that it's tough as nails, easy to procure, J.D. offers great support and pricing structure, and was unlike a few guys, happy to allow me to build a commercially available pedal on his pcb. When this Pharaoh ride started, I could not foresee the groundswell of support it has received, I expected to make 6 or 8 and that would be that.

But H.S. and Mathias hit is square, it 's circuit. I could use any available pcb, or etch my own pcb, the circuit would be the same. Why then would I not use an available pcb? The GGG pcb's are top notch, and shipped to my door quickly and reasonably priced. My goal when I started selling these pedals were 1.) good tone in a roadworthy pedal. and 2.) priced so a regular musician could afford it,and 3.) a lot of tonal variation in a simple straight forward design for stage usage, not something with a ton of features that would be hard to adjust on the fly during your set.

It seems as though I have achieved that and grand pa taught me this: " If it ain't broke, then don't fix it"..he always followed that up with...moron...

Well lets have some details on this new creation!

[mathias]

^ What he said^...

I'll elaborate a bit, because when I discussed this with H.S., were were deep into the night and multiple cases of beer and other consumables, on a glorious roadtrip in a neutral city with lots of cool people....

The basic is this: The Pharaoh was conceived after a couple of years of modifying my EH. Big Muffs, black russian and NYC... When various guitar players heard my muff roar, I was invariably asked if I could mod theirs or just build one. I chose to build from scratch for ease and presentation. After searching for a PCB to build this bastardized muff on, I chose the GGG board for it's neat and clean appearance and the fact that it's tough as nails, easy to procure, J.D. offers great support and pricing structure, and was unlike a few guys, happy to allow me to build a commercially available pedal on his pcb. When this Pharaoh ride started, I could not foresee the groundswell of support it has received, I expected to make 6 or 8 and that would be that.

But H.S. and Mathias hit is square, it 's circuit. I could use any available pcb, or etch my own pcb, the circuit would be the same. Why then would I not use an available pcb? The GGG pcb's are top notch, and shipped to my door quickly and reasonably priced. My goal when I started selling these pedals were 1.) good tone in a roadworthy pedal. and 2.) priced so a regular musician could afford it,and 3.) a lot of tonal variation in a simple straight forward design for stage usage, not something with a ton of features that would be hard to adjust on the fly during your set.

It seems as though I have achieved that and grand pa taught me this: " If it ain't broke, then don't fix it"..he always followed that up with...moron...

Just so we're clear, I've got tons of respect for you and your product and hope to get one, one day. I was just surprised because I haven't seen the inside yet.

[Achtane]

I see now, interesting. Thanks for the information.