I make this stuff

[royaltoots]

At the weekends or when Charlotte is working late, I'm down the Musical Den (that's what we call the basement) with a soldering iron and a big ol' mess, making these noisy dumb things for my own amusement. They are guitar effects pedals. I get the layouts and schematics online and there are forums where you can ask questions etc. It's like a proper

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[charleston]

I want to make weird boxes!

[royaltoots]

It's addictive! They are fun because they are so much more extreme than ordinary pedals - they have no commercial potential! A lot of people just make same stuff as everyone else, copies of popular effects, but I like the weird ones, plus I've made some copies of things which are rare and v old. Ring modulators are expensive, so I got a kit, the others I did from scratch.

[kayisgay]

They are really great. Could you make an mp3 of the sounds they make and post that too?

[royaltoots]

The horrible-carrot-finger is creepy. We ate is last night.
But yeah - the Uglyface is going to be on the Chubsters theme tune, so I'll link to that when it's up. In the meantime there's a clip that someone else recorded here here.

[kayisgay]

I'll listen when I get home. How could you eat the horrible finger!

[amarama]

I love their names! Outstanding.

[lovelikeyeast]

Whoa! Tinkering engineer hubby of the 50s! Love it! Love these boxes.

And I am beside myself w/the new Chubsters' theme song!!!

I just came across Warriors action dolls today and didn't even know this song was up there waiting. So good.

I almost got to tape She Devils on Wheels (favorite b-movie theme song... Get off the Ro oh oad... Man-eaters!) for you guys. But it turns out I missed my opp. Please tell me you guys have access to this amazing girl gang movie??

xoxo

[royaltoots]

Yay = She Devils On Wheels is GREAT! Love it - even have the theme song on CD, plus a cover version by the Lunachicks on 45. The song is amazing.