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Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:17 am
by metalmariachi
Scruffy;
I only like the most obscure odd pedals.
ok a few not so obscure could be cloned,
like the DOD 680 AD with a current BBD chip, and all those JRC 4558s.
Mutron phaser also tons of JRC 4558s
Foxx OD Machine?
Amplifier Corporation of America's Fuzz King?
I tried that one without any success, but am going to try again.
MM
Crap HT you suckered me in.
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:36 am
by Scruffie
For a delay I suggest buying an Daphon E20DL (kick ass enclosure and cheap) and upgrading it, I could do this for you (true bypass it, improved fidelity with an OPA2134 chip, double delay times, tune in the delays to prevent over oscillation, improved power section to prevent wrong polarity burn out.) and you get a tasty analogue delay (very simmilar to a BOSS DM-2) an DOD would be pricey to clone...
The Foxx OD machine is a possibility except it's built into a wah enclosure, which in the U.K are hard to come by... probably pricey to clone (dunno what they go for now)
And the only phasers i'd be comfortable cloning is MXR 45's & 90's. A phaser with lots of parts in, it gets to the point where just buying it is probably cheaper as they have bulk suppliers, I do not.
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:06 am
by masked elwood
NewarkWilder wrote:i know i'm way late to the party on this one but let me say 2 things
1st- zvex is a fucktard and i hope he dies in a fiery car crash. or lives, but lives out the rest of his miserable life in terrible, terrible agony.
2nd- as much as i hate zvex, the OP needs to go fuck off and die even faster. at least zvex came up with
his own overpriced garbage
yeah yeah zvex's originality is up for debate too, but i really don't care. its a fine line blah blah blah but the OP crosses that line, plain and simple.
ps- i don't really want zvex or even this guy to die. its just fun to say.

OK....i wasn't going to post in this thread but i'm curious.
what did zack do to piss folks off to the point of people calling for his death and labeled a "fucktard"?
elwd
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:10 am
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
masked elwood wrote:NewarkWilder wrote:i know i'm way late to the party on this one but let me say 2 things
1st- zvex is a fucktard and i hope he dies in a fiery car crash. or lives, but lives out the rest of his miserable life in terrible, terrible agony.
2nd- as much as i hate zvex, the OP needs to go fuck off and die even faster. at least zvex came up with
his own overpriced garbage
yeah yeah zvex's originality is up for debate too, but i really don't care. its a fine line blah blah blah but the OP crosses that line, plain and simple.
ps- i don't really want zvex or even this guy to die. its just fun to say.

OK....i wasn't going to post in this thread but i'm curious.
what did zack do to piss folks off to the point of people calling for his death and labeled a "fucktard"?
elwd
Yeah that's what I'm also wondering. Is it just that he makes his pedals more expensive than they should be?
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:05 pm
by bigchiefbc
I've heard plenty of stories of him publicly dressing down people on message boards over nothing.
Oh yeah and his prices are INSSAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNEEEEEE
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:23 pm
by tigerdriver
vex is the reason i never posted in other gear forums, i just read his bullshit on any given day and wanted no part of it.
the fuzz factory is the domino's pizza of weird fuzzes, there are always a dozen better options in town.
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:56 pm
by masked elwood
NewarkWilder wrote:nah its way more than that. too much to really get into publicly.
well, being that your earlier post ripped him to the point that i asked what was up...it was public.
too bad.
elwd
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 2:45 pm
by masked elwood
yea well...that's enuff info anyway.
like a said...too bad.
he's always been very kool with me but i get along with nearly everyone and generally stay away from message boards. so i suppose i'm not in the target audience to receive my free disdain.
it seems that talking about art/art supplies often leads to people being dickheads.
strange.
elwd
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 3:10 pm
by Roseweave
bigchiefbc wrote:I've heard plenty of stories of him publicly dressing down people on message boards over nothing.
Oh yeah and his prices are INSSAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNEEEEEE
Yeah, this happened to me(And about 10 other people) over the Box of Metal. He even deleted my account from the forums after it. I was a pretty active member and supporter at the forums. Very childish. I'd rather sell my Fuzz Factory but it was a gift from my Dad and he doesn't want me to sell it after all the time it took for him to find it. I hate that.
If the guy wants to sell stuff at that price point, then fine. But he shouldn't act like it's his divine right to do that without criticism. He has such a bullshit view of the concept of a "Free Market".
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:08 pm
by hazelwould
Yea every post I've read from Vex is some dumbass response about how dumb people (his customers) are, how he had a crazy orgy with the guy from zz top and how he vacations with J Mascis. Seriously the dude is full of shit. Some companies in the pedal industry really do fuck themselves over by posting shit and acting like complete morons. There is a certain amount of professionalism that every company needs to maintain. Fourms can do wonders for pedal makers but I think it should be business as usual and not time to piss your customers off.
I kinda doubt Vex is doing THAT well. Why does he have to always jump in to protect his products? If it was doing that well it shouldn't even be an issue. People should be able to form an opnion on his pedals without feeling intimidated about Vex verbally bullying them on the interweb. He needs to get off the Internet, pick up a soldring iron and start designing new pedz. The guy a loser from everything I've seen/ read.
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 4:38 pm
by veteransdaypoppy
aww, vex is just a sore loser. that's all

Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:45 pm
by McSpunckle
tigerdriver wrote:the fuzz factory is the domino's pizza of weird fuzzes, there are always a dozen better options in town.
'cept I usually buy Dominos 'cause it's so cheap.

Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:02 pm
by 1,2,3, Pull Out!
WOW!!! I just read that entire thread. What a massive fucking shit-faced prick. I honestly had $200 lined up for the box of rock, but now Mr. Vex can fuck right off.
In regards to the dude selling these copies: PLEASE just post some damn demos because I REALLY want to support anyone ripping off ol' zacky right now.
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:02 pm
by metalmariachi
1,2,3, Pull Out! wrote:WOW!!! I just read that entire thread. What a massive fucking shit-faced prick. I honestly had $200 lined up for the box of rock, but now Mr. Vex can fuck right off.
In regards to the dude selling these copies: PLEASE just post some damn demos because I REALLY want to support anyone ripping off ol' zacky right now.
I also just read the entire thread.
what a load of crap. they argued about every thing except which pedal they thought sounded the best.
even the f ing paint .
And now I want demos too.
MM
Re: Handmade in Berlin - Woolly Mammoth & more LIKE ZVEX
Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:09 pm
by Blurillaz
These look like great alternatives to buying Vex's pedals...
all are 300+, and you have to shell out another 30 if you want to use a power supply, unless you buy a vexter... but there are no Lo-Fi loop junky vexters...
