If you have a Wah in your rig and you want quick boost in the same pedal. Here we used a Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster pedal’s insides and stuffed them into a Dunlop Crybaby Wah. By placing the button on the front face of the wah base, the switch is engaged by kicking. Holes were cut in the wah to accommodate the in/out from the booster. You can see in the photos, a 1/4″ patch was made between the two internal pedals from the wah right side. Then just place the wah anywhere in the front edge of your pedal board.
ON-THE-SIDE: There is a project underway to create a new pedal board. It is an electronic flat board/case of lexan single side frosted with a pcb inlay, patch point top, momentary/latch switch bottom, onboard power supply and inner electronic mounting center. Four groups will allow the builder to utilize header to pin custom modules and project mount areas for installing other manufactures internal components. Think of it as a giant breadboard for pedal hackers. The case has a translucent core, frosted exterior when closed and the project base’s pcb illuminates the board’s bottom panel. You can control color and brightness from the tactile pad on the top. 1/4″ Stereo In/Out and operates AC or DC.
Well for all of the DIY’ers out there you can get up and running quickly with a similar concept design that looks very clean and to the point. With the Protis 1 by Mimmotronics Effects you can prototype out circuits and test in real time. Here is a link to their website. https://mimmotronics.com/protis1/ I am still awaiting their release of modular prototyping boards which could really spark further interest for new beginner designers. Also a design book of test circuits would be helpful if that doesn’t already exist.
I actually ended up picking up a Knight ML2010 for $80 online and has a similar idea for prototyping. take a look at the picture below and you will see all of the built in functions within this little suitcase. What’s nice about the Protis 1 is that you can plug your guitar right into it mimicking an effects pedal.
