Failed Pedal Lines and Companies

[JonnyAngle]

Weird. Mentioned the Mold Spore the other day. Mycelium looks to be copied from the old Snarling Dogs piece.

Also still waiting for the Psycho Press...

Where have you been all my life?

[Purple Colored Rock]

Sitori Sonics is gone too.
Quite frankly I don't understand why, they had the dudes from Sonic Youth buying their pedals and Annie Clark gave me a major GAS for the tapeworm delay which I am still searching for.

Goodnight sweet prince.

Most if not all their pedals were GGG kits.

I remember reading something like this.
I'm curious what the tapeworm is, though.

I took a Brownies & Cream in trade for something long ago and it was a BSIAB2 on a GGG board but built absolutely terribly. I actually cant imagine building pedals the way this one was built because it would take twice as long as building the same pedal with neat lead dress. Then I looked at the rest of the line and it was obvious that all the circuits were basic products that had been around in the DIY community for years.

I did not know that. Well, the Tapeworm was the pedal I really wanted to get my hands on.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/maS_ChELMOY[/youtube]

[digi2t]

Is this some kind of ancient iPhone charger?

It was the first polyphonic guitar... not that the word really applies, but "synthesizer". It came with a 6 pole pickup that you bolted onto your fav axe. Each string was processed by a separate circuit, and you could adjust the level of each string. The front controls were for the mixer, which controlled +1 octave, straight signal, and -1 octave. The circuit board was impressive, and I had it long enough to trace it all out. Mark only knows of two of these in existence, including his.





I've got a demo of it on my YT channel.

Now that I think about it, here another one... Smoder Audio, out of Nashville I think. This was their flagship fuzz, the only one they ever made. I snagged it on EBay.



It's freakin' amazing. More flexibility than one of those chicks you see at the circus that can kiss her own ass.

Also, you can now add Guyatone to the list too. They went under in 2013. Apparently, they transfered the rights to the founders son, and they produce two pedals, but under the "DeMont" name. Guyatone however is dead. I was lucky enough to score a Fuzz Monster, Metal Monster, and Hell Monster from a dealer in Japan. All new in box, pristine, with all cards and instructions. In Japanese, of course. And if you ever come across one of these;



JUMP ON IT QUICK!!! IT'S FREAKIN' AMAZING!!!

[Chankgeez]

[comesect2.0]

....looks like a tilt switch on the bottom left? ....is it a fuse? never seen something like that in a piece of gear.

[Antlerface]

Weird. Mentioned the Mold Spore the other day. Mycelium looks to be copied from the old Snarling Dogs piece.

Also still waiting for the Psycho Press...

Where have you been all my life?

Lurking. Learning.

Also seriously where the fuckk is the psycho press? It's been two years.

[jan]

KR?

[aen]

Not sure if Ben and Louise want it common knowledge but yes she bought it back. The details are their first private business.

Louise built an NDA into the contract when we sold it back to her.
I feel like I've been over this a few times, but let me break it down
ONE
LAST
TIME.

We bought Devi Ever FX outright. Every circuit, every image, every name, every design, every webpage, all of it. We were pretty fuckin sure Devi would make that really hard for us eventually.
In the meantime, our operating budget, visibility, press coverage, and dealer count skyrocketed. Louise got the fuck out of a software job and back at Dwarfcraft. I did some of the best design work of my career. We sunk all that Devi Money into big projects, most of which are still making us money today.
Then Devi made things very difficult for us. So we stopped working on that brand, let it rot on the vine until we had collected the last of it's drippings, and then sold the moldy husk back to Devi Ever because it wouldn't do anyone any good to leave it there, and it felt increasingly petty to hang on to this dead brand as time passed.
In addition to Louise and myself we have two full time employees, one part time builder, and a couple freelance digital engineers on the team, and we've recently moved to a bigger, better workshop. Our pre-orders sell out. Our pedals still make sounds you haven't heard before.

So yeah, we're doing fine.

[resincum]

[popvulture]

Weird. Mentioned the Mold Spore the other day. Mycelium looks to be copied from the old Snarling Dogs piece.

Also still waiting for the Psycho Press...

Where have you been all my life?

Lurking. Learning.

Also seriously where the fuckk is the psycho press? It's been two years.

Emailed Dave from Arburetum a few years ago after marveling (as usual) over some of the awesome guitar sounds on one of his records. He uses a Blue Doo.

[Jwar]

Not sure if Ben and Louise want it common knowledge but yes she bought it back. The details are their first private business.

Louise built an NDA into the contract when we sold it back to her.
I feel like I've been over this a few times, but let me break it down
ONE
LAST
TIME.

We bought Devi Ever FX outright. Every circuit, every image, every name, every design, every webpage, all of it. We were pretty fuckin sure Devi would make that really hard for us eventually.
In the meantime, our operating budget, visibility, press coverage, and dealer count skyrocketed. Louise got the fuck out of a software job and back at Dwarfcraft. I did some of the best design work of my career. We sunk all that Devi Money into big projects, most of which are still making us money today.
Then Devi made things very difficult for us. So we stopped working on that brand, let it rot on the vine until we had collected the last of it's drippings, and then sold the moldy husk back to Devi Ever because it wouldn't do anyone any good to leave it there, and it felt increasingly petty to hang on to this dead brand as time passed.
In addition to Louise and myself we have two full time employees, one part time builder, and a couple freelance digital engineers on the team, and we've recently moved to a bigger, better workshop. Our pre-orders sell out. Our pedals still make sounds you haven't heard before.

So yeah, we're doing fine.

You didn't have to explain Ben. That's why I wrote what I did. I know curious minds and all, and we had talked about it in person. I guess this put it to rest (hopefully) for everyone who was curious.

You two have come a long ways!! Love you!

[Jwar]

Not sure if Ben and Louise want it common knowledge but yes she bought it back. The details are their first private business.

Louise built an NDA into the contract when we sold it back to her.
I feel like I've been over this a few times, but let me break it down
ONE
LAST
TIME.

We bought Devi Ever FX outright. Every circuit, every image, every name, every design, every webpage, all of it. We were pretty fuckin sure Devi would make that really hard for us eventually.
In the meantime, our operating budget, visibility, press coverage, and dealer count skyrocketed. Louise got the fuck out of a software job and back at Dwarfcraft. I did some of the best design work of my career. We sunk all that Devi Money into big projects, most of which are still making us money today.
Then Devi made things very difficult for us. So we stopped working on that brand, let it rot on the vine until we had collected the last of it's drippings, and then sold the moldy husk back to Devi Ever because it wouldn't do anyone any good to leave it there, and it felt increasingly petty to hang on to this dead brand as time passed.
In addition to Louise and myself we have two full time employees, one part time builder, and a couple freelance digital engineers on the team, and we've recently moved to a bigger, better workshop. Our pre-orders sell out. Our pedals still make sounds you haven't heard before.

So yeah, we're doing fine.

You didn't have to explain Ben. That's why I wrote what I did. I know curious minds and all, and we had talked about it in person. I guess this put it to rest (hopefully) for everyone who was curious.

You two have come a long ways!! Love you!

[Chankgeez]

Not sure if Ben and Louise want it common knowledge but yes she bought it back. The details are their first private business.

Louise built an NDA into the contract when we sold it back to her.
I feel like I've been over this a few times, but let me break it down
ONE
LAST
TIME.

We bought Devi Ever FX outright. Every circuit, every image, every name, every design, every webpage, all of it. We were pretty fuckin sure Devi would make that really hard for us eventually.
In the meantime, our operating budget, visibility, press coverage, and dealer count skyrocketed. Louise got the fuck out of a software job and back at Dwarfcraft. I did some of the best design work of my career. We sunk all that Devi Money into big projects, most of which are still making us money today.
Then Devi made things very difficult for us. So we stopped working on that brand, let it rot on the vine until we had collected the last of it's drippings, and then sold the moldy husk back to Devi Ever because it wouldn't do anyone any good to leave it there, and it felt increasingly petty to hang on to this dead brand as time passed.
In addition to Louise and myself we have two full time employees, one part time builder, and a couple freelance digital engineers on the team, and we've recently moved to a bigger, better workshop. Our pre-orders sell out. Our pedals still make sounds you haven't heard before.

So yeah, we're doing fine.

You didn't have to explain Ben. That's why I wrote what I did. I know curious minds and all, and we had talked about it in person. I guess this put it to rest (hopefully) for everyone who was curious.

You two have come a long ways!! Love you!

So when is the Console coming out?

I want jwar to etch one for me.

[Iommic Pope]

. Louise got the fuck out of a software job and back at Dwarfcraft. I did some of the best design work of my career. We sunk all that Devi Money into big projects, most of which are still making us money today.

In addition to Louise and myself we have two full time employees, one part time builder, and a couple freelance digital engineers on the team, and we've recently moved to a bigger, better workshop. Our pre-orders sell out. Our pedals still make sounds you haven't heard before.

So yeah, we're doing fine.

I've heard the saga before, but when you put it like that it makes me really happy that shit is working out for your guys.

[popvulture]

. Louise got the fuck out of a software job and back at Dwarfcraft. I did some of the best design work of my career. We sunk all that Devi Money into big projects, most of which are still making us money today.

In addition to Louise and myself we have two full time employees, one part time builder, and a couple freelance digital engineers on the team, and we've recently moved to a bigger, better workshop. Our pre-orders sell out. Our pedals still make sounds you haven't heard before.

So yeah, we're doing fine.

I've heard the saga before, but when you put it like that it makes me really happy that shit is working out for your guys.

Yes, and I particularly liked the line about returning the moldy husk to Devi. Lerv.