sparkle motion! (list now OPEN)

Eric! · Post by **Eric!** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 11:23 pm

First ss/bs I'm missing out on. SAD FACE.

smallsnd/bigsnd · Post by **smallsnd/bigsnd** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:11 am

still 5 more spots buddy. wink wink

hazelwould · Post by **hazelwould** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:19 am

If you build it they will come'd

smallsnd/bigsnd · Post by **smallsnd/bigsnd** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 12:29 am

truth. i've got 5 just about done, by the way!

theactionindex · Post by **theactionindex** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 3:05 am

smallsnd/bigsnd wrote:truth. i've got 5 just about done, by the way!

univalve · Post by **univalve** » Sat Jun 25, 2011 4:02 am

smallsnd/bigsnd wrote:truth. i've got 5 just about done, by the way!

smallsnd/bigsnd · Post by **smallsnd/bigsnd** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 7:55 pm

4 left.

Wes Mantooth · Post by **Wes Mantooth** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:49 am

I can hardly wait for mine :!!!:

magiclawnchair · Post by **magiclawnchair** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:25 am

Wes Mantooth wrote:I can hardly wait for mine

univalve · Post by **univalve** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:14 am

payed mine.
Happy waiting for a nice box from brian! :joy:

magiclawnchair · Post by **magiclawnchair** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 10:26 am

univalve wrote:payed mine.
Happy waiting for a nice box from brian!

the Life Aquatic · Post by **the Life Aquatic** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:21 am

sent payment for mine last night! my first ss/BS pedal, im so excited!!!! :!!!:

StudioShutIn · Post by **StudioShutIn** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:22 am

A question for Brian...so I don't have to scroll through 9 pages of stuff...could you give a little updated summary of what the Sparkle Motion actually is/does? :poke:

coldbrightsunlight · Post by **coldbrightsunlight** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 11:36 am

Paid for mine, now I'm super excite! :!!!:

smallsnd/bigsnd · Post by **smallsnd/bigsnd** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 12:11 pm

StudioShutIn wrote:A question for Brian...so I don't have to scroll through 9 pages of stuff...could you give a little updated summary of what the Sparkle Motion actually is/does?

http://www.smallsoundbigsound.com/sparkle-motion/

it's a rangemaster with some added controls. pretty simple really! lots more sounds though...

the additions include:
input control - same as turning down the volume on the guitar, keyboard, etc. it also changes the input impedance, introducing some "tone suck" or darkening, making it useful as a clean boost, slightly dark boost, etc.
EQ and treble/bass toggle - the switch changes from treble boost mode to full range mode and the EQ knob introduces more bass at both the input and output of the circuit. when switched UP and EQ at full, you get a really dark OD/fuzz...
bias - changes the transistor bias from +/- 3.5V - 6.5V. gritty and misbiased to clean and full.

a few other notes:
*i tried a buffer at the input to change the "input" control's response and i wasn't in love with it. it added a little *too much* sparkle, in my opinion.
*i also tried a cap in parallel with the input pot for keeping highs as you lower the input, but was also not too much in love with it. i feel as though you can already get those tones in the pedal and thought that the darkening of the control was more useful than another brightening element...
*all of the controls are pretty interactive and have subtle to not-so-subtle ranges, depending on where they're set.

ilovefuzz.com

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