T1M this1smyne Pearl

oscarv77 · Post by **oscarv77** » 07 Jan 2012, 10:15

The Pearl

Gut shot

jwpartain1 · Post by **jwpartain1** » 07 Jan 2012, 14:19

$200 for bad offboard wiring, floating perfboards, and sharpie lettering!

Why am I not selling pedals?

Hides-His-Eyes · Post by **Hides-His-Eyes** » 07 Jan 2012, 15:09

jwpartain1 wrote:$200 for bad offboard wiring, floating perfboards, and sharpie lettering!

Why am I not selling pedals?

And however many hours of labour...

Anyway, answer: you're not on TGP's "great guy" list

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 07 Jan 2012, 15:47

Yikes.

Here's some background info:
http://this1smyne.com/custom/the-pearl/

lolbou · Post by **lolbou** » 07 Jan 2012, 15:55

Hides-His-Eyes wrote:And however many hours of labour...

Considering the whole wiring mess, an hour is way enough I'm afraid.

Hides-His-Eyes · Post by **Hides-His-Eyes** » 07 Jan 2012, 15:58

If you can build that in an hour you've no excuse for not making a killing selling dirtboxes

Seiche · Post by **Seiche** » 07 Jan 2012, 16:04

awesome how much neater wiring looks when you only use one color for the wiring.

LaceSensor · Post by **LaceSensor** » 07 Jan 2012, 16:23

Add insult to injury its not even a semblence of something original, its just a Menatone (clone of a clone of a....etc)

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 07 Jan 2012, 19:37

LaceSensor wrote:Add insult to injury its not even a semblence of something original, its just a Menatone (clone of a clone of a....etc)

Juicy!

How did you figure that out? Or is it common knowledge (i.e. - from the builder)?

Cannibal · Post by **Cannibal** » 07 Jan 2012, 19:42

culturejam wrote:
LaceSensor wrote:Add insult to injury its not even a semblence of something original, its just a Menatone (clone of a clone of a....etc)
Juicy!

How did you figure that out? Or is it common knowledge (i.e. - from the builder)?

Straight from the horse's mouth:
at the beginning of the video

drbob1 · Post by **drbob1** » 07 Jan 2012, 19:47

T1M does have a good rep on TGP most of the time, although he has done some "take the money in advance and deliver in 2 years" kind of deals that have gotten him into hot water lately. That said, I can wire better than that and I'm a hack! How did he get a good rep with that? Also, where are the diodes?

LaceSensor · Post by **LaceSensor** » 07 Jan 2012, 20:16

drbob1 wrote:T1M does have a good rep on TGP most of the time, although he has done some "take the money in advance and deliver in 2 years" kind of deals that have gotten him into hot water lately. That said, I can wire better than that and I'm a hack! How did he get a good rep with that? Also, where are the diodes?

~Diodes look to be floating in a sea of hot glue gun spunk...

I mean fair play to the guy if he can make a living shitting those out but I would not be proud of my product if it look like that.
Would it kill him to use a $0.05 nylon standoff or something?
Im passionate about NOT having hot glue anywhere in a pedal, I think it looks disgraceful.

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 07 Jan 2012, 20:41

LaceSensor wrote:I mean fair play to the guy if he can make a living shitting those out

I wonder if there is a reason* that there are a couple 1/2-watt resistors on those boards?

* And by that I mean a functional reason, not just because they were cheap or handy.

Ice-9 · Post by **Ice-9** » 07 Jan 2012, 20:53

It's just an expensive pile of badly build clone.

LaceSensor · Post by **LaceSensor** » 07 Jan 2012, 21:33

culturejam wrote:
LaceSensor wrote:I mean fair play to the guy if he can make a living shitting those out

I wonder if there is a reason* that there are a couple 1/2-watt resistors on those boards?

* And by that I mean a functional reason, not just because they were cheap or handy.

Id estimate absolutely NO functional reason, probably a misorder or cheap.
I have a bunch of ...I think 220k in 1/2 watt from when I was just starting, try to slip them onto vero builds when I can

Seiche · Post by **Seiche** » 08 Jan 2012, 04:24

they sound better

it's all about toanz

candletears7 · Post by **candletears7** » 08 Jan 2012, 08:57

I've dealt with Dan in the past, and he has always been prompt, friendly and professional. He was awesome with me in a deal with some non working pedals, so for that I give him points. I know he has been copping a hiding on TGP of late regarding delays in getting products to customers, but till then he was one of the preferred "Go to" guys over there.
I believe that he has always been upfront about what the Pearl was, and most people on TGP knew it was a Snapper and Blue Collar in a box. It's up to the individual to choose if they want Brian Mena's original pedals, or T1Myne's combo version. But the Snapper is a tweaked OD-1, so what do ya do? Personally I believe in supporting the original builder. However, the pictures do speak loud and clear. I would be getting some PCB's made up, some PCB mount pots, minimise the wiring and clean up what needs to be there, and put some time and $$$ into a pro looking decal.

Hides-His-Eyes · Post by **Hides-His-Eyes** » 08 Jan 2012, 10:20

He offers each side individually too.

culturejam · Post by **culturejam** » 08 Jan 2012, 15:32

candletears7 wrote: most people on TGP knew it was a Snapper and Blue Collar in a box. .... But the Snapper is a tweaked OD-1 .... I believe in supporting the original builder.

So then, you recommend buying Boss?

Seiche · Post by **Seiche** » 08 Jan 2012, 16:00

culturejam wrote:
candletears7 wrote: most people on TGP knew it was a Snapper and Blue Collar in a box. .... But the Snapper is a tweaked OD-1 .... I believe in supporting the original builder.
So then, you recommend buying Boss?

that is not allowed on tgp