UG demos RM-1N with Shruti Box

[lordgalvar]

Extremely tangential post warning

Some of the most unique pedals I have ever used came out in the early/mid 2000s when options were limited and people with crazy ideas surfaced every other year or so. This was well before the boutique cottage industry boom so something new was usually something cool rather than an obfuscated big muff or TS808. I remember playing an SB101 in a used gear shop and being blown away by how weird it sounded. I bought a PS3 instead that day because of Mode 7 but when I went back to get the SB101 the next week it was gone. I think the price tag was $99. The same shop got another one in a few months later but it was broken. Every SB101 I saw after that was broken in some way so I would open them up to see if it was anything obvious. Every time, which was really only another 2-3 SB101s, I saw a completely different board which was crazy. I've not seen two SB101s that are the same design.

Anyway, the SB101 was one of half a dozen truly unique and weird pedals out around then. The Robotalk was the only sample and hold option at the time. And the LAL Riplet was a weird envelope tremolo. There were very few ring modulators. We all put up with the insane quirks of these pedals because there was nothing else. The Robotalk needed two isolated 9V supplies to work. Literally two wall warts because whoever designed it refused to design a worthwhile bipolar power supply. Or they figured people would rather use two 9V wallwarts than one AC power supply. The SB101s were always breaking. An EHX Frequency Analyzer was an awesome ring mod but it was huge and took a 40V power supply! Then the boutique boom happened and the need to use these quirky pedals went right down the drain. You can get simple effective pedals now that cover almost every unique sound of those older boxes. A Digitech Turbo Flange has an arguably better and more useful random mode than the SB101. There are dozens of pedals better than the Robotalk. More ring modulators than I could ever see the market needing flood the webshops.

Its crazy. But sometimes I still long for those early 2000s pedals, even with all the stupid bullshit we put up with to use them.

This is really the truth man. Looking for ring mods was how I found LAL way back when. Such limited options made for really interesting stuff that made me think more. Awesome days. Ended up with an EHX Frequency Analyzer and still use it! Good post man. Still in search of a ripplet (now that I have income) after 12-13 years!

Dat post^^

I bought and returned two busted used ones before I got one that worked.

Back then it seemed perfectly normal; the wages of sin, or panning for gold

I never played a SB101 but I remember hearing about all that haha (didn't even know what it did). I just remember finding stuff that no one knew about around my town and thinking it was so awesome. But it was a pain to order back then with money orders and stuff.

Great demos UG. Make me want one.

[digi2t]

Interesting pedal that one. I did hear whisperings that the Pefftronics dude was going to get back into business and re-issue the Rand-O-Matic. I hope so but it could be just wishful thinking on someone's part.

I had a recent email exchange with Jeff Vallier ("THE Pefftronics dude") , and he said as much as well. He was looking at maybe coming back with a new and improved Rand-O, with maybe stereo outputs, and some other goodies.

No timeline, or anything, so it may just end up being pie in the sky.

[whoismarykelly]

Interesting pedal that one. I did hear whisperings that the Pefftronics dude was going to get back into business and re-issue the Rand-O-Matic. I hope so but it could be just wishful thinking on someone's part.

I had a recent email exchange with Jeff Vallier ("THE Pefftronics dude") , and he said as much as well. He was looking at maybe coming back with a new and improved Rand-O, with maybe stereo outputs, and some other goodies.

No timeline, or anything, so it may just end up being pie in the sky.

He re-registered a web address 5+ years ago and had a placeholder page on it but never did anything. I wouldn't get into the market with that pedal if I were him. Lots of stuff would eat the Randomatic for lunch nowadays. Im looking at you, Clusterflux on my board.

[Chankgeez]

Yeah, really beautiful stuff.

[Uncle Grandfather]

Yeah the Rand-O-Matic is pretty amazing by today's standards and I would be all over an updated version...though that seems more a pipe dream. Really glad I scored one, with the mix fully dimed is amazing

[Uncle Grandfather]

Hey, here is a listen to the Pefftronics Super Rand-O-Matic randomness knob with the Death By Audio Waveformer Destroyer.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2McF3vDbF8[/youtube]

[digi2t]

Yeah the Rand-O-Matic is pretty amazing by today's standards and I would be all over an updated version...though that seems more a pipe dream. Really glad I scored one, with the mix fully dimed is amazing

Yeah, the real trick is to get the trimmers inside set just right. I actually replace the original single turn trimmers in mine with some multiturns. It really helped fine tune it. Just have to be careful which ones you use though, because of space constraints.

When it's tuned just so, flat out, chicken picking comes out sounding like aliens talking. I was doing that one night, and it freaked my daughter right out.

[Uncle Grandfather]

Yeah, the real trick is to get the trimmers inside set just right.

Thanks for the tip

[Inconuucl]

Yeah, the real trick is to get the trimmers inside set just right.

Thanks for the tip

I just use an electric razor to shave my pubes, much less of a hassle.

[Uncle Grandfather]

Hey hey, here is a listen to the Death By Audio Waveformer Destroyer in stock settings.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peE4OPqGrQ8[/youtube]

[Uncle Grandfather]

Hey there, here is a listen to the Death By Audio Waveformer Destroyer Filter dip switches and Engage dip switches.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATg3U8C3Ua0[/youtube]

[Uncle Grandfather]

Hey now, here is a listen to the Death By Audio Waveformer Destroyer Blast dip switches and Engage dip switches.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-OWTQZC0pQ[/youtube]

[Uncle Grandfather]

Hey you, here is a listen to the Death By Audio Waveformer Destroyer base tone, Engage and it's different settings.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV9M01qkHbY[/youtube]

[sonidero]

I cringe erry time you get that screwdriver up in there...

[sonidero]

That last vid sounds da Bes though...