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11/4/1999 7:47 PM

Other FX project sources

I think we all know about 90% of the resources on the web for FX builders, but there are a few books and non-web based companies that I've yet to see mentioned on here, and I wanted to bring them up.

There is a new book that I got a few monts ago called the STOMPBOX COOKBOOK which is sort of like the college course to Craig Anderton's High School EPFM book.

It has some great projects in it, most a bit more advanced than the usual Anderton stuff, but includes many many fuzz boxes, tremolos, compressors, etc. Many different variations, AND gives you chapters on theory about how they all work.

Also, there is a "company" called Synthetech that makes projects in text form (charges a few bucks a piece) for original FX designs (all the usuals, probably about 15 projects in all)

I've yet to have success building anything that I've gotten from wither resource (the Stompbox Cookbook tends to use some ICs I've never seen before (op-amps) that can be gotten from one company that has never sent me the catalog.

Anyone have any other sources?

Roger

11/4/1999 8:08 PM
Jay Doyle	Roger, Could you please tell me the address of the company that sold you the "Stompbox Cookbook." I would like to get it under my Christmas tree. Thanks, Jay Doyle

11/4/1999 8:20 PM
Roger	The Book is published by: Guitar Project Books. The Stompbox Cookbook, by Nicholas Boscorelli It's $29.95 You can get it from: JK Lutherie 800/344-8880 www.jklutherie.com Roger

11/4/1999 8:25 PM
Jay Doyle	Thanks Roger! Mother will be happy that I actually have a list this year and I won't have to open eight gifts of socks/boxers/tshirts. Jay Doyle

11/4/1999 8:36 PM
Jack	Someone sent me an e-mail asking that question, and if memory serves me, it was the MC33172 (or close to that). It is a fairly common chip except Mouser and Digi-Key do not stock them (and they're the usual diy sources). I think that Allied Electronics and probably Newark have the chips. I read the datasheet on them afterI got the e-mail and was not too impressed with them. regards, Jack

11/6/1999 1:41 PM
paul perry	Just wanted to say I enjoyed the Stompbox Cookbook. Even though it cost more like $90 by the time it came to Australia airmail =( Interesting and often novel approaches. Uses plenty of components, but if you are just building for yourself it doesn't matter. Really glad I got it. CRO screenshots and all! Only thing missing is a soundsheet and a web page.

11/6/1999 4:11 PM

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"Only thing missing is a soundsheet"

Oh man, I remember those (we're giving away our age). Books come with CDs nowdays

Anybody seen my cane and spectacles?

JACK

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