DIY challenge!

[Ben79]

It would be this....

Take 1 old radio and turn it into a pedal using as few additional components as possible. Photograph before/during/after and if possible, record the results. Winner as voted for by the community. Prize: maximum respect and a lifetime supply of positive karma.

Who's in/terested?

[Dr Satan]

Define "old".

[karmablock]

Isn't this from Art of Hardware Hacking.

[Ben79]

Old = any radio made before the current moment, preferably something that's either salvaged or bought for very little.

[Ben79]

[culturejam]

I'm for it. I just pulled apart a couple different portable stereo thingies. Would I still be eligible if I can't show a pic of the fully intact original?

[Ben79]

Great CJ, yes any form of participation is more then eligible. We needs a couple more to make it fun I think.

[mysteriousj]

Aww.. if only I had more time. I'd be sooo keen. I've got a old valve radio I've been meaning to turn into an amp with some built in FX. Might post in this thread in a year or a few years time.

[fuzzhead]

Check my lil vintage radio amp (at the end of the thread .. with some sound samples) is this what you are talking about?

http://ilovefuzz.com/viewtopic.php?f=14 ... start=5310

To convert an old radio into an effect, what are we supposed to do with the amp section.. should it be bypassed or..? a complete preamp/amp is eligible?

I built an other one using an old Westinghouse radio



those are just cool the smallest tube amp I ever own. All components are really compact inside, I re-used the tube sockets on the small original pcb, cut some traces..

[Ben79]

The idea is to create an effect rather than an amp. And let's face it, it's probably gonna be a fuzz. A valve radio could be turned into a valve booster or overdriver or I guess if you're really handy a tremolo or reverb. Anything goes though really - it's just for fun! Personally I get a kick out of buying an old non-working germanium radio for a few quid and seeing what I can do with the guts - a true vintage pedal for the cost of a vintage footswitch!

[fuzzhead]

ge trannies become leaky over years..

I like the idea of restoring life to old things! I'm interested to participate in the challenge, I'll see what I could salvage