so it's been a long fucking while hasn't it? So lately I have been working my day job, and then coming home to my night job. My night job consists of mainly drinking, and working on music, but mainly drinking. I think about music a lot. It consumes most of my time money and energy. Ironically this doesn't help my musical output thinking about shit doesn't get the shit done. If it did I'd be a philosopher.
Anyways what has brought you to this blog today is a little at home repair project. Due to the cheap construction of one of my favourite pedals it's in need of repair. My black Russian Big Muff pi reissue has a broken jack due to Electro Harmonix being cheap and using plastic jacks and nuts.
So me being equally cheap I've decided rather than track down a new jack for it and pay the whopping $2 for it I'm just going to
glue the cheap plastic part back together with some 2 part epoxy and hope for the best.For the second installment of Rock & Roll Arts & Crafts I went to the The Paper Place to see my friend and former room mate Heather to pick up some Japenese paper to cover the housing of a project pedal I'm building. Awhile ago I ordered a kit to build a pedal that normally I would never be able to afford the coveted Lovetone Big Cheese fuzz pedal. It's a really cool sounding over the top fuzz pedal used by Stephen Malkmus among others. (you can hear it quite a bit on Pavement's Wowee Zowee album)
So I will update you on this one I get my ass in gear and start building it.
In more exciting news I've added 3 more pedals to my arsenal recently which has made me broke and extremely frugal for the next few months. I managed to get great deals on all 3 of these no longer manufactured pedals.
My first acquired pedal was the semi rare often over priced Boss Pan Tremolo PN-2 which is a really cool stereo pan / tremolo pedal that was made in the early nineties and was replaced by the TR-2 tremolo with out the cool panning effects. Either way I must admit I partially wanted it for the hype that My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive used them.
Secondly I picked up an 80's Boss Delay DM-3 which is the bigger brother of the DM-2. The Dm-2 is much more collectable but also has the price tag to go with it. They sound pretty much identical with the exception of a stereo out on the DM-3 and a noise reduction circuit. I snagged this guy up for a good price and rather enjoy it. It's a nice smaller alternative to my EHX Deluxe Memory Man.
Lastly I went to a music store promising myself not to buy anything when I came across what is seemingly rare these days. A Frantone Hep Cat. I've wanted one of these for a few years and had a chance maybe 2 years ago when Song Bird Music closed it's doors. But alas, I did not have the money to purchase one even extremely discounted. Well thankfully I waited and got an even better deal on it. It's a pretty simple over drive but it sounds fantastic and hand made by Fran herself in New York.
Alright well I think I've finally bored everyone to tears so I promise a more interesting blog next time. Maybe some music, or I will have some picture of the pedal build.
xo, Matt
