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Oberheim Voltage Controlled Filter
Frank Zappa used one to great extent. ZVEX makes a clone of this, the Seek WAhs/Ooh Wahs.
2 modes, a touchy filter, and a random arpeggiator.
(close cousin is the Maestro FSH-1)



Colorsound Ring Modulator
A Ring Mod in a wah-type case with two modes, changed by that knob poking through the top.

Colorsound Dipthonizer
some weird filter/fuzz

Frogg Ring Modulator
Can't find much info, just a simple ring modulator.

the infamous Dallas Arbiter Trem-Face.
Simple tremolo, but are extremely rare. Some guy apparently found a hundred or so of them in a storage room quite a while back.

Frank Zappa with a rare Dallas Arbiter Add-A-Sound
It's a programmable octave box (?)

Damnit zappa and his coolness.

Ibanez PQ-401.
"Parametric EQ" even though it's a graphic eq....

Ibanez f9 Fuzz
'nuff said

Ibanez JL-70 Jetlyzer
Phaser/Distortion

http://www.melmusic.com.au/articles/box4.html
4th one down.

No Idea what it is... Looks strange though.

edit: no hotlinking so just follow the URL

Blurillaz wrote:

No Idea what it is... Looks strange though.

"Early Italian design foolishness-pedals (and guitars too!),with knobs, switches and rollers everywhere! This one comprises a Wah, Distortion, Swell, Tone (treble & bass sweep),and…….Repeat Percussion! Just the

thing to give your guitar that lovely home organ Banjo-style re-iteration.So we really needed this???"

this one?
No this one.


"What can I say! ..Sebastian’s tribute to post-modernism, affectionately known as the "Pointy Bird" , is one helluva auto filter for guitar.(and many other applications) Looking suspiciously like something smuggled out of deepest Russia, it’s unique appearance belies the processing power available within this pedal. Containing two interactive dynamic filters, it’s probably best left to the designer to explain "The DDF-100 is comprised of two Twin-T dynamic filters driven by a common control voltage derived from the input signal .In other words, these filters rely on the dynamics (loudness) of the input signal to specify their "peak" frequency. Additionally within the dynamic range of the incoming signal, the filter range is adjustable via the two filter controls on the side. The point at which these two filters begin to activate is specified by the sensitivity control at top. The distortion control allows the user to fade in some odd harmonic distortion to further bring out the resonances that lie deep within the program. Varying the release control adjusts the rate at which the filter recovers from being triggered - from fast to slow." The DDF-100 is not only a great processing tool ,but an excellent weapon in the fight against the drunken punter! This is so sharp in every way it could kill!"

MM

Interfax Harmonic Percolator.

Weirdly asymmetrical clipping.

Weird controls.

Parts inside waxed over to obscure chip #'s.

royaltrux wrote:Parts inside waxed over to obscure chip #'s.

To get past that, all you need to do is find an X-ray machine.

Blurillaz wrote:

royaltrux wrote:Parts inside waxed over to obscure chip #'s.

To get past that, all you need to do is find an X-ray machine.

Several have been taken apart over the years and schematics made. Most aren’t correct, but a couple are close.

X-ray won’t show writing, maybe components if you’re lucky.

The clipping is on the output side, and is an rc circuit to add even order harmonics.

MM

Wait just a second.. did I read something saying about Zvex making clones? Surely not!

I am such a modulation whore

EDIT: you know what, screw it, I'm putting that in my sig.

metalmariachi wrote:

Blurillaz wrote:

royaltrux wrote:Parts inside waxed over to obscure chip #'s.

To get past that, all you need to do is find an X-ray machine.

Several have been taken apart over the years and schematics made. Most aren’t correct, but a couple are close.

X-ray won’t show writing, maybe components if you’re lucky.

The clipping is on the output side, and is an rc circuit to add even order harmonics.

MM

Oh well.
It gets past goop though. kinda.

INTERFAX:

I believe people have been melting them down to figure out what it inside. I don't think x-ray would do it, because you wouldn't be able to discern exactly what you were looking at.

bigchiefbc wrote:I am such a modulation whore

Best, Flanger, Ever, I can't wait to build mine...

royaltrux wrote:INTERFAX:

I believe people have been melting them down to figure out what it inside. I don't think x-ray would do it, because you wouldn't be able to discern exactly what you were looking at.

There are chemicals to break it down and heat is one method used and many other ways of fighting the goop, X-Ray is one way that has been done and the result
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/cu2214tm.jpg

Oh and if you want the Interfax Harmonic Percolator Schematic and the Background story on the different versions http://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic ... r&start=20