wired.com — Zachary Vex, the mastermind behind the handcrafted and hand-painted Z.Vex line of boutique guitar effect pedals, has decided to release his designs to the public. His newest device, a new pedal called the Inventobox, allows anyone to hack his creations however they choose.
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bkurilkoJan 16, 2010
Envelope filter, subtle poly chorus, and a healthy delay. You should be able to get this kind of sound out of pretty much any multi-effect unit. For extra fun, dial down the envelope filter and control the attack yourself by hammering notes and using the volume knob on your guitar.
basichumanJan 16, 2010
Z.vex makes some great sounding and unique pedals. The Woolly Mammoth sounds amazing and is one of my favorite bass distortions. Give it a listen here: <a class="user" href="http://media.zvex.com/FLASH/MAMMOTH/" rel="nofollow">http://media.zvex.com/FLASH/MAMMOTH/</a> The Inventobox should give people a great starting point. I'm very interested to see what becomes of this.
ducttape36Jan 16, 2010
i have his ringtone pedal, signed and all. his pedal's and death by audio's are the best pedals money can buy.
t0rmentJan 16, 2010
The people making innovative effects are doing so in small runs because that's all they can afford to do. As a consequence, prices are higher. If you want a cheap pedal, Behringer makes a good line of Boss ripoffs that sound pretty much the same, with a cheaper build quality - but if you want something unique, you're going to have to pay. Also, the real cost in things like this is manufacturing, the enclosure, and the hardware (knobs, pots, etc.) The actual circuit is probably dirt cheap to build, but the cost of knobs/pots alone can be 20-40$ for something good - and to make up for the fact that they can't sell you a cheap pedal, most boutique manufacturers go for quality.
sunnydaizeJan 16, 2010
And it takes a really long time to develop pedals dude. R&D costs MONAY!!