Guitars, Amps and Effects

Almost everything on this page is available for sale - feel free to contact me.

If you're interested in something that is marked "sold" - please contact me. I typically have boards ready to go - just tell me what you want !

Guitars.
2004 Gibson Les Paul Standard Cherryburst AA Flametop.
1978 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop.
78 Goldtop.
A Strat that I built myself. Relic'd by me....... Lefty neck and trem, brass compensated saddles, "lipstick" Humbuckers and electronics by me.
Ampeg AMG-1 $OLD
Relic'd Esquire
Esquire
Esquire
1978 Kramer 250G. The first electric guitar I ever owned. I sold mine off back in the early 80's and recently scored this one to replace it.
Ampeg V series J-12 Jet.
Ampeg J-12 Jet
Ampeg V series J-12R ReverboJet. $OLD
Ampeg J-12R ReverboJet $OLD
Jet twins
Ampeg VT-40 $OLD
VT-40 $OLD
Ampegs.
Sears 40XL. More pics here.
Old Sears 10XL amp. Cabinet was trashed - so i cut it down to a "head" and added some electrical "trickery"
Old Ampro 16mm Speaker cabinet.
Fitted with a 4 ohm Weber 10", a beam blocker and a new baffle.
Paired with the Sears 10XL.
Minty Sears 10XL. This is the "point to point" version. More pics here.
"Not So Minty" Sears 10XL. This is the "PCB" version. More pics here.
Sears 5XL
5XL
60's Voice of Music amp #1 - paired with an old Bell and Howell 16mm projector speaker cabinet (loaded with a Weber 10").$OLD More pics here.
60's Voice of Music amp #2 - on an old Victor brand 16mm projector speaker cabinet (loaded with a Weber 10"). More pics here.
Sonic Research ST-200 Strobe Turbo Tuner. Currently not for sale because:
  • I love it.
  • They're still available at http://www.turbo-tuner.com/
  • They're cheap at: http://www.turbo-tuner.com/ and they ship internationally.
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    Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus
    80's Ibanez FL301DX Flanger
    BJFE Emerald Green Distortion Machine. $OLD
    80's Cry-Baby wah w/mods.
    Digitech Bad Monkey Overdrive
    Trotsky Drive $OLD
    Electro Harmonix Small Stone.$OLD
    Danelectro Back Talk Reverse delay pedal..This pedal is not for sale (unless you want to make me some crazy offer).
    Danelectro Wasabi Delay Pedal. not for sale.
    Danelectro Wasabi Delay Pedal.
    Danelectro Wasabi Delay Pedal.
    First Act Delay rehouse project. $OLD
    Danelectro Spring King Reverb (modded)
    Way Huge Aqua Puss Clone. $OLD More pics here.
    Way Huge Aqua Puss Clone. #2 $OLD
    Way Huge Aqua Puss Clone #3. The last of the "red boards". Currently not for sale. More pics here.
    (03-20-2010) To answer a lot of questions I've been receiving lately.

    I am still building Octa Puss(s).

    I recently lucked into a stash of the "original style" AP boards - as well as the newer layout that will fit in a smaller box.

    I also have a VERY limited supply of the original MN3005 BBD chips - or I can build it with the newer (and less expensive) 3205 chips.

    Please email for pricing.
    I've also added as an option the ability to double the delay time of the Octa (up to 600ms). More pics here.
    I think I'm a little bit of a delay whore.......
    Option 5 Destination Rotation Single Leslie Simulator Pedal...again....This pedal is currently not for sale (unless you blah blah blah...)
    TycoBrahe Parapedal clone
    TycoBrahe Parapedal clone
    TycoBrahe Parapedal clone
    Big Muff Pi (Mayo spec.)$OLD
    Big Muff.
    Big Muff Pi (Mayo spec.) Had some fun with clippers....
    Big Muff Pi (Mayo spec.)
    Big Muff Pi (Mayo spec.) Had some fun with clippers....
    YATS/CJOD Lite #001. $OLD
    YATS/CJOD gutshot. $OLD
    YATS/CJOD Lite/Tube Screamer/ Version 2 #002. $OLD
    YATS #003. $OLD
    YATS #004.
    YATS #005 with clipping option (5mm LED's or 1N914/1N4148). $OLD. If you'd like a review of this pedal - please feel free to contact Pete Maizitis - "Pete, Dance of the Druids" (maizitis at aol dot com).
    YATS #006. Matt's custom YATS.
    MI Audio Crunchbox clone with clipping option (3mm LED's or Mosfet IR520/1N60 clipping). $OLD
    The Honey Drive.$OLD Look down a little further on this page for a 1590 version of this pedal !
    Honey drive guts.
    Honey Drive.
    Barber LTD Silver OD Clone. Built from the "donated" schematic at DIY Stomp. $OLD
    LTD Clone gutshot.
    BYOC Flanger. $OLD More pics here.
    Sparkleboost. $OLD
    Sparkleboost.
    Sparkleboost gutshot.
    Micro Delay. $OLD
    Micro Delay.
    Micro Delay.
    Micro Delay.
    Easy Drive - Distortion/Overdrive.
    Easydrive gutshot.
    1590 Mini Phaser. $OLD
    Mini Phase gutshot.
    Micro Rinzai Drive (Rinzai is one of the schools of Zen) :) $OLD
    Rinzai gutshot.
    Rinzai pots layout.
    Micro Rust(y)Driver. $OLD
    Rust(y) gutshot.
    Rust(y).
    the Bit O' Honey. A 1590'd Honey Drive. $OLD
    Bit O' Honey.
    Bit O' Honey guts.
    Bit O' Honey guts.
    Bit O' Honey guts vs Standard HoneyDrive.
    Micro DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp.
    Micro DOD 250 Overdrive Preamp.
    Micro "E" Klone Overdrive. $OLD
    Eternal gutshot.
    You don't have to go to church to get a lot of tone. ;D$OLD
    Crackle Boost. Not trying to "sho" off....crackle is okay.......
    Crackle Boost.
    100 Drive. A combination of the Crackle Boost and the .50 drive. The gain pot crackles - and that's "okay" with an added tone pot for greater flexibility. (props to Fred Briggs for the schematic).
    100 Drive.
    Micro YATS /CJOD Lite.
    Micro YATS.
    BC108 Silicon fuzz. $OLD
    Pushme Pullyou Octave Drive. $OLD
    Pushme gutshot.
    Dirty Boots Germanium Booster/Overdrive.$OLD
    Boots gutshot.
    Boots gutshot.
    NPN Germanium RangeBlaster w/fat switch.$OLD
    NPN RangeBlaster using GT313 Germanium.
    Micro LoFoMoFo. $OLD
    LoFoMoFo board.
    BYOC Confidence Booster. $OLD
    Booster.
    1590A box size comparison.
    1590 Pedal lineup.
    I like the Dirty Boots so much I built a second one - in an etched box. $OLD
    Burns BuzzAround #1. $OLD
    Buzzaround #1 gutshot. $OLD
    Buzzaround Clone #2. $OLD
    Buzzaround Clone #3. $OLD
    Condor Cabinet Sim. This runs directly into the computer sound card simulating playing through an amp and cabinet to record sound clips.
    Condor gutshot.
    Thor Overdrive/Distortion (Marshall simulator). $OLD
    Thor gutshot.
    I also loves me some modulation.......The C4 Phaser an OTA based phaser.
    C4 Phaser.
    C4 Phaser.
    ROG Tri-Vibe. True pitch shifting vibrato pedal that also has a phaser and rotating speaker setting ("swirl" and "twirl")
    Tri-Vibe.
    Rehoused Danelectro Tuna Melt.
    Rehoused Tuna Melt.
    Danelectro Chicken Salad.
    I offer Chicken Salad rehousing of your unit or I offer my modified version: the Chicken Vibe- feel free to contact me for pricing.

    My Chicken Vibe is not just a rehouse.....I add an additional board for a wider sweep plus some other extras..

    The pedal is True Bypass – no tone sucking here !

    The large speed knob is foot adjustable.

    The intensity knob is self explanatory.

    The shape knob is the internal trimpot moved to a full sized pot on the top of the pedal.

    Manipulating this knob changes the shape of the sound.

    The trim knob varies the voltage going to an LFO that controls the speed.

    Varying the trim knob will let you set the speed from slow slow slow all the way to up to a super fast speed.

    An LED has been added that pulses along with the LFO so you can see what the speed is set at a glance.

    9V adapter only – no provision made for a battery as these pedals were known to be horrible battery eaters in the first place.

    Testimonials:

  • ”It just sounds so full and thick and truly is better than any UV or clone I've used.”
  • ”Makes my Univibe clone sound wheezy”
  • ”innovative, pro, a close runner in the vibe wars!' Five stars ..”
  • ”I actually started getting close to what I consider the Holy Grail 'buttery' vibe.”
  • "Got my modded CS back from Dan Zink today....in a word AMAZING!!! What great work...and everything is professional. I would put this up against any vibe out there right now...I used to have a MojoVibe and this thing is comparable....I get great UVibe tones and so much more. Thanks again Dan...it was a fast turnaround and a pleasure doing business with you. Keep up the great work! "

    (references available upon request)

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    I have finally gotten a youtube video up of my Chicken Vibe - it's available for viewing here ------->

    Chicken Salad rehouse#0001 (no mods) $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0001 $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0002 $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0003 built for myself.
    Chicken Vibe #0004 $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0005 $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0006 $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0007 Custom build. for Paul - the "Freaky Vibe" $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0008 Custom build. $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0009 Custom build - Cory's Funky Chicken (vibe). $OLD
    Chicken Vibe #0010 Custom build - Pete's Blue Chicken Vibe (Happy Birthday ! 5-8-09). $OLD
    Pepper Shredder #001 using 6111 Sub-Mini tubes $OLD- see more here
    Pepper Shredder #002. $OLD
    Pepper Shredder #002
    Pepper Shredder #002
    Snapster OD/Distortion.
    Snapster gutshot.
    An obscure one. Jake Nagy's "Blue Magic". "Blue Magic is a very low to medium grit, tube-like, overdrive pedal. that is based on a MOSFET (BS170) pushing a JFET (J201) into distortion". A few mods....and yeah....the LED is blue....$OLD
    Blue Magic.
    Blue Magic gutshot.
    Fuzzy Wuzzy Fuzz pedal. Basic two transistor fuzz. $OLD
    Fuzzy Wuzzy gutshot.
    Turbo Rat clone "The Mighty Mouse". BYOC board.$OLD
    Mighty Mouse gutshot.
    Revlocador - Ampeg Scrambler (distortion/octave) Pedal.$OLD
    Revlocador - Ampeg Scrambler.
    Neoctavia - Octave Pedal.
    Neoctavia.
    Stuck Wah. parked wah pedal sound - think Mark Knofler's guitar sound on "Money for Nothing".$OLD
    Stuck Wah board.
    Nurse Quacky Envelope follower.$OLD
    Nurse Quacky.
    Hot Harmonics/Red Llama.$OLD
    Llama gutshot.
    LoFoMoFo.$OLD
    LofoMofo gutshot. Super simple layout - and a very fun sounding pedal. Makes it sound like you're playing through a tiny transistor radio. The distortion knob makes it sound like the speaker on that little radio is blown up. Sounds odd - but very fun.
    A fuzz I built called the "Tantalus Project". $OLD I acid etched the box - came put pretty nice
    Tantalus etched box.
    Tantalus etched box.
    Tantalus board.
    Germanium buffer with board from http://www.muzique.com/
    buffer gutshot.
    That big box seemed like such a waste of space. So I rehoused my own pedal. The buffer - now in a 1590.
    rehoused buffer gutshot.
    Rangeblaster (Rangemaster treble booster).$OLD
    Rangeblaster gutshot.
    Atari Punk Console for use as a tone generator when testing new builds.
    True bypass looper.
    Switch for ampeg amps - pretty self explanatory.
    Ampeg switch.
    Pedalboard being situated. Sorting out wiring, more pedals on the way.
    Pedalboard hard case.
    Where all the magic happens....

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