PIF Party, BOTY Contests and 2019 Wrap-Up

[madbean]

PIF Party: http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?board=97.0
BOTY Contests: http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?board=98.0

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2019 Wrap-Up:
I'll be really brief this year. I had a 2-3 month lull over the summer but finished strong. I thought I might even have two releases this month but that was unrealistic. In any case, expect another sizeable release in January as I already have more projects ready to go.

Coming in 2020:
The "pro" series of projects will finally launch. Expect a lot of older projects to get discontinued as they get replaced with this new series. It's definitely time for house cleaning.
I hope to launch a few of the non-pedal table-top synth projects I started working on last year.
There will be 2-4 FV-1 projects, including a tube-based one and a stereo one.
VFE will be back in stock soon after Christmas. I may release a couple new VFE projects in 2020.
I really, really want to get my Microsynth proto done, too. It's been half working for half a year.

Finally, I hoped to announce this in November, but the scarcity of FV-1 really put the damper on. In 2020 I plan to do some limited run full pedals for sale on the site. These will be small batches of pedals I think are cool that I can build out in a reasonable time. The first one will be a larger version of the Dreamtime delay. I'll have some prototype pictures up soon. I don't expect DIY guys to be interested in these too much so I expect I'll do some low-key marketing to the pedal community to see if I can get any interest going.

That's all! I hope all of you are ready to start your holidays up proper!

[madbean]

I forgot:

I'm seriously considering migrating the mbp forum to a new format next year. smf has been fine, sometimes problematic, but not bad. But, it could be better. I really like the Xenforo one TGP is using. It costs a bit but that is something I can absorb into operating costs. What do you guys think of the TGP forum (not the content, the actual operation of it)?

[flanagan0718]

Thanks for the wrap up. You're always working on things and I for one appreciate all the time and effort you put into this wonderful place you built. The Pro series sounds fun! Also I would probably buy one of those small run pedals. I think it would be cool to own a hand made pedal by the person the kept me going all these years! I'll have to poke around on TGP for functionality purposes. Spicing things up a bit could be fun. Thanks again Brian!
-Mike-


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[jimilee]

All that sounds fantastic man. I'd love to have another pedal built by the man to add to my collection. I've never been to TGP, so I am not able to comment on that, but what I can say is polyphase. It was a great year man. Thank you.


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[madbean]

Pic of the Dreamtime. It's dusty because it's been done for months!

[jimilee]

Dibs


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[gordo]

Been a hell of a year. I'd buy a pedal just to have it and a micro synth would be fun.  I can see the marketing value of pedals to reign in some fresh faces though.

[alanp]

I'm seriously considering migrating the mbp forum to a new format next year. smf has been fine, sometimes problematic, but not bad. But, it could be better. I really like the Xenforo one TGP is using. It costs a bit but that is something I can absorb into operating costs. What do you guys think of the TGP forum (not the content, the actual operation of it)?

To be honest, I lean towards the school of thought that upgrading generally means swapping your known problems with your old version/software, for a set of exciting and new *unknown* problems with your new software.

[jimilee]

I'm seriously considering migrating the mbp forum to a new format next year. smf has been fine, sometimes problematic, but not bad. But, it could be better. I really like the Xenforo one TGP is using. It costs a bit but that is something I can absorb into operating costs. What do you guys think of the TGP forum (not the content, the actual operation of it)?

To be honest, I lean towards the school of thought that upgrading generally means swapping your known problems with your old version/software, for a set of exciting and new *unknown* problems with your new software.

See! It's a win win!


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