Pyroiguana

Well, I'm not particularly sure that is the same fuzz - granted, it is possible, but I can't be sure. I was thinking about building the tonebender real quick and trying it though - it is incredibly easy.

I'm asking a huge favor from anyone with a VOX starstream. I've been trying to find schematics for the electronics inside for ever and I have not had any luck whatsoever. I did find the V809 (I think that was it), the little plug in repeater effects module VOX made, and built it. It sounds good, but I was wanting to compare it to the repeater in the starstream. I am mainly looking for the fuzz, however (I LOVE that fuzz tone it gets) and perhaps the bass/treble boosts. Now - I was hoping someone would be willing to take a look inside their Starsteam and maybe take some pictures of the electronics, or maybe even share some more detailed info? I would appreciate the effort SO much. Anyone who does know the location of a drawn schematic please tell, though from my searching I really don't think there is one circulating anywhere. If I can't get a hold of the schematics/whatever at all, perhaps someone could point me to a fuzz pedal (to build) that gets the same kind of sounds as the Starstream? Here's a wonderful video showcasing the guitar: 0:50 is the boosts 1:10 is the fuzz 1:45 is the repeater Thanks!

I appreciate all the help guys! But I think I've already got it figured out. Pierce showed me the undrilled plates, and I reworked my plans to use that.

No, I don't really use wah at all, really. Besides, I'll have the option of bypassing the effects completely. So I'm not to worried about all that. Having the delay system with the time/repeat controls within easy reach to adjust/mess around with in real time is one of the main reasons for this ; )

I never really liked the look of concentric knobs... And I always thought they would be annoying to use. I decided what to do. Four knobs, and a 3-way mini switch at the top. Should fit well, with mini pots. I'll just drill the holes with the blank tele plates pierce suggested. I decided to take off a pickup, so this works perfectly now. It doesn't matter so much that it will be a little cramped. The top knob (volume) is gonna be the only one to see frequent use anyways, the other three will be for effects. I just posted a layout here. The parts on the guitar are not perfect porportions at all in the image, dont take any of that into account ; ) I think this issue is solved. Thanks!

Okay, well I'm planning yet another guitar, to be built after I finish a 12 String Teardrop and a semihollow bass. This one will be my "experimental guitar", I guess you could say... It's gonna have onboard effects. First off I was planning on putting this in. I love the sound & "experamentability" of vintage tape echos, and this sounds so so sooo perfect for me. Has anyone tried this, or another one of his products? If so, what did you think of it? I know it wont give you the same sound as the real thing, but that's okay : P Then, I'm going to make my own fuzz circuit using a online schematics. (I think I found one that fits my needs, labeled 60's Fuzz, really simple) Second question. I have a unused switch that needs a purpose! Here's a layout of the guitar with labels for the controls: The middle switch on the jaguar panel needs something to do... Suggestions? (The pickups are pretty much undecided at the moment, I'm looking for a nice vintage pickup... If I cant find one, p90s maybe?) EDIT: Dont mind the dimensions on the guitar design, I wasnt bothering with porportions that much.

Well, I need the switch. I'm gonna have a five-way strat style pickup selection, with three pickups. Maybe I'll just stick with three then. Thanks for the help.

Hmm. It doesnt damage the chrome? Crack the finish? Do you think theres even room for four? I drew up a plan for a future guitar last night, a jaguar redesign. I plan on experimenting with electronics on it, and 4 knobs would be very helpful, although I could get by with three.

Does anyone know where you can find tele style control plates for 3 knobs? I looked online and was really surprised when I couldn't find any. Thanks.

What made you decide to taper the spalted maple? Also, it would be nice to see a birds eye view of the top. I'm curious to see how it works with the shape. Glockenspiels, huh? It seems like a rather simple instrument to specialize in, but I'm sure he could prove me wrong XD

Still need a answer to that question! : ) ^ Update: I've been really busy with quite a few projects that have priority, so I don't have all tat much time to devote to this right now. But it is inching along, I expect I'll be able to work on it pretty much full time in a week or so. Still tyring to figure out the depth lines for the carve top... In other news, I just stopped by radioshack and built myself a piezo pickup for my sitar! It work amazingly well. The simplest project in my life... Get the peizo out of the casing, solder the two wires to a jack, and presto you got a pickup. Being a sorta quicky project, it doesn't look too hot but hey, it works. The circut board & peizo crystals are seperated by a bit of caulk, and the peizo and jack are held to the sitar by duct tape XD Next time, I'll design something more classy. The parts for the whole thing only cost me 5 bucks! I don't see any reason why you would buy a 50 dollar transducer when you can make it yourself with 5 bucks. It sounds excellent.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was asking. Sorry for the wierd wording...

It's going to be hand painted, in some sort of psychadelic design. I'm still waiting on him to figure that out, though. Progress is going a bit slow now... I was planning on beginning the routing today, but we couldnt get it down to the wood shop for thickness sanding today. So yesterday I glued up the top, and I'll bandsaw that today. Routing will begin tomorrow, instead. I'll also cut out a routing template for the pickups today. I also gotta plan out the carve. I was gonna use the drill press method, so do you think it's a good idea to glue up some pine, and do a prototype carve on it? So I could see my first plan flows nicely. Would also get some practice carving. But. I need some advice: The top is currently 3/4 inch thick. The carve will take up the top 1/2 inch of it. The left chamber, with the f-hole, needs to have a top to match the carve. What's the best way to do this?

: P Well, here's a pic of the jacaranda, and the bottom half of the body at the moment. The final, smooth shape will be routed after gluing, it's just a rough cut now. I couldn't really get a nice pic of the jacaranda wetted down... dries too fast, and my camera kind of sucks. Couldnt get it to look like it does IRL on the picture. Basically, it's got the same coloring as rosewood. Don't mind the scribbling on it right now, I was trying to figure out what the cavity cover was gonna look like and how it'd work with the chambers. Halfway through doing that, I realized I had to sand it anyway XD I think I got a good control layout planned out in my head, though.

Alright then, that's great. I'll do the thinline style chambering. I just picked up some jacaranda cara for the fretboard. The piece looks alot like rosewood, which was our first choice, but they said rosewood was hard to get in their area... The piece is nice. Might possibly be able to get 4 fretboards out of it, even. It's got a little sapwood on the back which I might use on a practice neck i'm making (i love sapwood, my brother doesn't so.. woohoo!) The practice neck is for some future build. I might as well post a few pics of that here, too. Wouldn't have been my first choice for a fretboard (IMO it's a little boring) but my brother wanted it, so.. Can't do the routing till tomorrow maybe. Our planer leaves quite a bit of nicks in the wood, so i'm gonna thickness sand it to get a nice and flat gluing surface. Cept, I don't have a thickness sander. Fortunately, the guy at the store said that he'll do it for 5 bucks. Will bring it down there tomorrow afternoon. Im fortunate to be doing this when I'm young, I have ALOT of time on my hands Mickguard - Yeah, he pretty much never plays sitting down. No worries about that. Mexnoob - Haha, if you read that little description, he starts out by saying stuffing foam in your f-holes is ugly and totally ineffective, and then goes on to recommend a product, which, strangely, involves stuffing foam in your f-holes. In any case, I think I'll be fine without em. Thanks for the tip, though.