11.01 - Function F(x) Fundraiser Announcement

[culturejam]

Some of our products will probably include schematics for service, too. We haven't decided exactly how that will play out, but I think Dave, Forrest and I pretty well agree that we should release at least partial schematics on products in a service manual and/or to the DIY community.

Yeah, there's really no good reason not to have schematics public and more or less easily accessible. It will help with service for people who want to have a local tech make repairs (or even mods), it will satisfy the curious, and somebody at FSB will post it anyway -- probably sooner rather than later considering that Brian and I were once frequent contributors and both left in a huff.

[copachino]

Some of our products will probably include schematics for service, too. We haven't decided exactly how that will play out, but I think Dave, Forrest and I pretty well agree that we should release at least partial schematics on products in a service manual and/or to the DIY community.

Well that wont be a good idea, at least not soon, there are china dealer that will clone that and sello them cheap AMD fool many

Yeah, there's really no good reason not to have schematics public and more or less easily accessible. It will help with service for people who want to have a local tech make repairs (or even mods), it will satisfy the curious, and somebody at FSB will post it anyway -- probably sooner rather than later considering that Brian and I were once frequent contributors and both left in a huff.

[selfdestroyer]

I am really looking forward to your guys line up and can't wait to get my hands on something new. Might also want to look at doing a travel box for forum members to test out some pedals and can do some quick demos of them. I know some builders over at ILoveFuzz do that and have had great results.

Cody

[m-Kresol]

Hey guys, I heard about this new pedal company which has this awesome pedal called the clusterfuzz being released soon. Anyone wants to trace it and do a DIY version of it?

In all seriousness though: looks awesome. Best of luck to you, not that you would need it

[culturejam]

Hey guys, I heard about this new pedal company which has this awesome pedal called the clusterfuzz being released soon. Anyone wants to trace it and do a DIY version of it?

Honestly, I would welcome. In fact, I challenge *everyone* reading this to buy a Clusterfuzz and reverse engineer a schematic!! 

[copachino]

Hey guys, I heard about this new pedal company which has this awesome pedal called the clusterfuzz being released soon. Anyone wants to trace it and do a DIY version of it?

Honestly, I would welcome. In fact, I challenge *everyone* reading this to buy a Clusterfuzz and reverse engineer a schematic!! 

that means big board inside??

[culturejam]

that means big board inside??

I don't know what you mean.

[jkokura]

Brian, for schematics, you could have something on the site about providing repair information for techs servicing the pedal. For instance, if some shop gets your pedal in, and the tech googles the company, then could email you and you can then send them the info.

I have done that, and it worked well.

Jacob

[selfdestroyer]

Brian, just rig the inside of each pedal with one of your beard hairs and when you receive a pedal back you will know its been opened.

Print on bottom:
"Void warranty if beard hair is no longer intact"

Cody

[pickdropper]

Like Forrest and Brian, I think a service manual makes a lot of sense.

We may not put it out there until we are actually shipping product, however.  It'd be a bummer for somebody to release it before we do.   

[culturejam]

Yeah, obviously we won't post anything until after the pedal is already being sold by dealers. Nobody will need a schematic for the first few months anyway.

And while we believe the circuit is pretty damn unique in terms of fuzz, there's simply no reason to try to hide the schematic. Our business plan is to keep pumping out new stuff. We've seen that trying to derive all income from one or two pedals for 10+ years (and then having a crybaby pity party when somebody clones them) just isn't a very realistic way to say solvent. Innovate or die!

[pickdropper]

Yeah, obviously we won't post anything until after the pedal is already being sold by dealers. Nobody will need a schematic for the first few months anyway.

And while we believe the circuit is pretty damn unique in terms of fuzz, there's simply no reason to try to hide the schematic. Our business plan is to keep pumping out new stuff. We've seen that trying to derive all income from one or two pedals for 10+ years (and then having a crybaby pity party when somebody clones them) just isn't a very realistic way to say solvent. Innovate or die!

Hey now, in theory, someday my youngest might need braces.  That would change EVERYTHING.   

[madbean]

Well I'm gonna have a crybaby pity party over SOMETHING at least.

And, Cody: my beard hairs are precious cargo. Each one becomes a magic elixir when dissolved in water. I cannot just give that kind of thing away.

[selfdestroyer]

And, Cody: my beard hairs are precious cargo. Each one becomes a magic elixir when dissolved in water. I cannot just give that kind of thing away.

Seems legit.

Cody

[Justus]

They dissolve?!?