BEHOLD! THE PUSSY MELTER! Overview, Teardown, Demo & GIVEAWAY!

The moment has finally arrived. Here's the Pussy Melter in all its glory. We'll reveal who made it and where, test it out a bit, and then give it away.
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[@TheGuitologist]

Dear Steve... congratulations! But remember, with great power comes great responsibility.

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

Congrats Steve!

[@Dirge4july]

Make us proud Steve!

[@poot111111]

I love to see you doing BOLTR's Brad, keep it up! I would love to see a schematic reverse engi-nerd-ed all BigClive style

[@stevehogan8829]

haha I think it's fitting that I was just giving you a little shit last night on Shit Post Friday. lol Not really, we're in complete agreement really. Your one of my favs to glad to have won something here... and you're from my Home Town, kinda. I moved to Florida from Louisville, Son still lives in Simpsonville and my daughter in Middletown. Know I've told you before but wish I had you to take amps to and buy amps from. Thanks.

[@tjatkinson88]

Congrats Steve! Now get out there and Melt some.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Hidden LEDs are diodes.. for clipping the wave form just as ‘regular’ silicon or germanium diode would be used. LEDs of different color and size have a different rectification threshold and knee point character as well as their hysteresis noise, so are chosen for specific sound they make just like other diodes are chosen for their sonic merits. Edit: Just read more comments.. some of the other people have already said this.. Good for you who posted as such to know the details! 👍👍👍👍

[@rb032682]

@Jennifer - I was just going to say that, but you said it so much better. Yes, they're just clipping diodes that also light up.

[@CaalamusTube]

Makes me wonder if that would necessitate additional ventilation/heat sink on account of light producing heat.

[@rb032682]

@@CaalamusTube - It is very low power, very low light. No heatsink would be necessary.

[@CaalamusTube]

@@rb032682 thanks.

[@ErikEkholm]

A modified circuit with “tighter” tone, should obviously be named “The Brown Sound”.

[@rebelcat420]

Surface mount LED that you can’t “see” are used as clipping diodes in the distortion circuit.

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

This. & The moist switch might change between different diodes.

[@TheGuitologist]

Could be, yep.

[@williamthrasher8540]

I agree

[@telecasteroil]

agree diode clipping

[@bdubbstsi]

Thanks I was just going to say this

[@robertsmiczsmiczamplificat593]

Leds are for clipping. Higher voltage clipping then 1n914/1n4148.

[@barlitone]

I was going to guess this.

[@robertsmiczsmiczamplificat593]

1n34 is about .4 volt clip, 1n4148 about .7 volt clip and red leds 1.2-.2.2 volt clip depending in type of led. Another great clipper is a 2n7000 mosfet.or combinations of any or all of them. Pretty cool tone pallet.

[@justinbouchard]

I would just buy the damned instruction manual and be pumped.

[@justinbouchard]

Also I'm into the physics of pussy melting so I 'm glad you disassembled it

[@lukesalamacha1123]

Hehe...pumped....

[@TheDogPa]

I can't use one. They lost me on 'put down your beer'.

[@AMStationEngineer]

SMD/Thru-hole design, construction; SMD's placed via "pick-and-place machine" vapor-phase/thermal reflow soldered, with the thru-hole components and 'heavy stuff' mounted/attached, hand-soldered (in touch-up); probably one pass thru wavesolder appears possible/probable as told by the DIP component(s), (thru-hole devices show no bare copper/other metallic leads). This work meets or exceeds MIL STD 2000 Category "C" Standards, a.k.a. "Mil Spec" (which has since been superseded by the ANSI/J Standards) Foilwork/traces/ground plane(s), with the exception of the barrels/pads are "solder-tinned, masked, then protectively laminated", which maximizes durability. By my best guesstimate, this is a three layer board. Certain areas of this board are (non-uv) conformally coated, others are not; applied by hand in PCB touch-up. These were done at a darn good "board house"; I suspect AIA (Allen Organ Company's PCB subsidiary; possibly, but doubtful, it's *MEI), and, with the exception of the foot-switch, should be damn near bulletproof. aiaaoc.com/ (no better on the planet, than these guys) If you fly commercially, something inside of that aircraft, was built by them! *Mars Electronics International, who manufactures 'bill changers', also has a good 'contract board house'; when they'd show up at our facility, some wiseass would inevitably belch-out "the Man from Mars is here; Mars needs women". (which was true, in their touch up department, because of there superior dexterity) They spent GOOD money on the design/layout of the board, and it's construction. "Heavy" components appear to be "secured by jig" during installation. The foot-switch was added in house, and appears to have been the first sub-assembly installed into the housing, with only one side of the six-pin flex requiring connection. The unseen LED's are most likely there for either of two reasons; as a diode, to prevent 'signal inrush' from certain areas of the board, which would otherwise be subject to the distortion generated (by design), from other components (capacitors would 'clean up' too many of the peaks); secondarily, they are quite probably there as part of a 'test indication/operational verification' function. i.e., in the PCB world, this is just about as good as it gets; and I'm a curmudgeonly, grumpy old bastard!

[@Superjet113]

lol@ through hole design... Sorry had too! :D

[@keefjunior4061]

AMStationEngineer you think they used wave over reflow for that chip mix?

[@AMStationEngineer]

Two different temperature solders, plus the eutectic in touch-up; the MOSFET/OP-AMP was definitely waved, (actually waved, trimmed, then re-waved to achieve 'no bare leads') as were the higher value caps, and the thru-hole transistors. Probably vapor, not hot air; the smuts were done in the initial op, then the lighter thru-hole stuff was waved, then the heavier stuff was jig-set. My guess is the board is their standard 'multi version capable incomplete sub-assembly", they just change the assortment with some of the thru-hole stuff, and possibly 'drill disconnect' center layers - to achieve different mod levels/product versions. I'm seeing four different 'finishes' on the solder, and I'd bet money that the switch packages were done with either 63/37 "eutectic", and a good brand (Alpha, or Kester), or they've found 'the magic non-pb bullet', for add-on's/touch-up, and I've been outta the loop just long enough to be unaware of it. Buy a Metcal unit, btw! I'll have to go swimming around Techni-Tool's site, as this leaves me in search of an answer.

[@AMStationEngineer]

+superjet113; don't sweat it!, "The Devil Made Me Do It", (damn that Flip Wilson/Geraldine; for almost fifty years (NOW), it has been my most often used excuse for EVERYTHING. PS, you absolutely must NEVER use it on the wife or significant other, as whenever that practice is used on them, only bad results occur; and you'll be riding "side-saddle" for a week. An "Exorcist" may come in quite handily , should you decide to *"go full nuclear". *Note: Recommendation valid only when stranded in the most 'voodoo prone' areas of the Caribbean; certain areas of the south-central United States, their contiguous states eastward, and ultimately terminating along the eastern coast of Florida.

[@maxmustardman298]

milf spec

[@backspin6698]

Congrats Steve. I'm glad that I made it to the list. More of this Brad :)

[@tubical71]

My guess on the circutry is: the LEDs you can´t see are a diode clipper, and the dual OpAmp is for the "lightly" distortion, and then you want more, they kick in, probably through a resistor divider circuit. May the second OpAmp do the final output as a voltage follower, or it act as another "last step" distortion....

[@TheGuitologist]

Maybe the "Gushing" switches the LEDs in.

[@tubical71]

i also do think so.......since it has a black coating, i can´t see the traces, but if i would have one here, i could xray the thing and would be able to reverse engineer the thing without desoldering anything. Also i didn´t noticed anything about this, at the moment i´m watching your SPF from 10.08.2018 to get me updated, otherwhise i would have bought one, just for the color....! :> Guess i need to put more attention to your channel....;)

[@tubical71]

wild guessing doesn´t help....only reverse engineering would ...so i don´t participate here....

[@MrStarDiagnosis]

YEAH!

[@therugburnz]

If I had an extraPussy I would have you panthers of steel mely it fo me. PPEEAACCEE OOUUTT

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

So good on so many levels. Thanks for giving us the read-through on the manual. That's a piece most of us will likely never see.

[@leaharrington4472]

Surface mount doesn't mean not handmade... one of my college jobs involved populating in-house, custom-made, surface mount circuit boards, using a screen and squeegee for the solder paste, and a vacuum-powered, hand-operated x/y pick-and-place table to place the parts, and a computer-controlled, conveyor-driven convection oven to solder them. That was more fun than hand-building the connector cables.

[@TheGuitologist]

But Leah...you didn't answer the important question. :D

[@billiebobthemechanic]

I hope Steel Panther sent a complementary case of pedals to nice lady that started this successful endeavor.

[@IamtheFerryMan]

Found the feminist!

[@guitarandgames1386]

@Kaptain Kid oh no someone is offended guys. Guess we better change our ways to help his feelings

[@sammeh6806]

@@kitsuneneko2567 so true lmfao

[@allenwoody5909]

Gee Brad you could build one pedal a month and do the same thing. Someone could get an original Guitologist pedal. I might contribute for that.

[@freepress8451]

With Braided leads ;-)

[@andrewsmith1520]

Seconded!

[@AndrewAHayes]

What's it gonna be called What would you call it?

[@Eddy63]

Okay Brad ... The people have spoken ... I have put my order in ... Call it The Big Clit ... Lol ...

[@liberty5565]

Should be a fuzz pedal... Electa-Fuzz I think he should build a pedal. I would toss cash at him like a pole dancer.

[@patrickkeenan6331]

Did anyone else catch the unintentional double-entendre "open this box"? Classic.

[@flamencoprof]

Nicely techo review, best close-ups in a tech review I've seen for ages, liked the on-camera draw process as well. Loved that laconic manual. Thanks.

[@kengihepworth5761]

I would have plugged it in and gave it a good sound test 1st. ( I wouldn't be able to trust myself to put it back together again) Kind of feel privileged to see the P.MELTER naked. Thanx for making and uploading this vid. Sounds real noisy, that would drive me nuts!

[@TheGuitologist]

It's noisy on "gushing" for sure. Not bad at all on "moist".

[@larrimos]

The Guitologist hahaha! It’s the pedal that keeps on giving.

[@KYyid]

Small world. I live in London UK, used to live in Louisville and knew many people from Paducah. Went to a wedding there. We probably have friends in common ha. I loved KY, was there for 10yrs

[@andrewsmith1520]

Definitely keep doing fundraisers like this. I wasn't in the market for a PM so I didn't contribute this time, however I'm sure I would be in the market for other stuff you take chances on like this in the future. Congrats on the success of your first crowdfunding!

[@TheGuitologist]

It was fun. I was surprised by the response and encouraged so many took an interest.

[@petermichaelgreen]

Love the marketing claiming mosfets are like tubes but then using an op-amp. AIUI it's somewhat true that fets can be like tubes but only if you use them in similar circuit topologies. An op-amp is basically designed to as much as possible eliminate the non-linearities of the transistors it's made from by using huge amounts of negative feedback.

[@Ryan-re7oj]

Fuckin' love it! The different terminology reminds me of those old DOD pedals! They need to come out with an entire line of these X rated themed pedals!

[@jarmyvicious]

Did that pedal come with a cigarette?

[@TheGuitologist]

Totally should have, but I bet the ATF would kick down some Steel Panther doors.

[@PatCrowe]

No, it came _before_ the cigarette.

[@jarmyvicious]

Pat Crowe hah!

[@pharmerdavid1432]

How about a joint for before?

[@takafumiarisawa70]

They totally missed the chance to put a cigarette as an easter egg printed on the PCB.

[@nsjohnston]

The 5K pot is different because it's an anti-log pot, you just can't get them in other form factors.

[@TheGuitologist]

After looking again, I did notice the board had to be designed for that form factor pot, so I'm sure you're right. Thanks for the comment!

[@Kanthon]

nsjohnston yeah, I don't recall ever seeing a C5k in 9mm.

[@nsjohnston]

I find the 16mm ones hard enough to get hold of.and the only come in 5K, 10K, 50K, 100K, 500K and 1M.

[@michaelshane9726]

Congrats Steve! Have fun with it. Brad this was a great idea, I hope you come up with another one. :)

[@Hellseeker1]

Those instructions are the best thing ever. I got to have one now. Damn it!

[@tjatkinson88]

They are gone. One on Reverb for $350 plus shipping. Daym that was fast.

[@jland12]

If the random number generator came up with 10, shouldn't the winner be the 10th person on the list? And shouldn't buying more chances mean that you have more places e.g. if 14 people are already on the list and you buy 6 chances then you get places 15,16,17,18,19, 20?

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

So much fun in such a little box. I'm in for the next one.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

We all have are wee boxes, don't we?

[@JamesBos]

Not a re-purposed board. The LED's are used as clipping LED's given they have a different break up characteristic than say a 1n4148. Edit: Just a few thoughts on the whole "Handmade in the USA" thing, and since I work as a electronic and software engineer and spend a lot of time getting PCB's made, I hope I qualify to give my insight: Given they are surface mount components, using a pick and place machine is going to be far more reliable than say, someone hand soldering anything surface mount. As for the board design, it's deadly simple these days to get a board routed based on the schematic and get it printed for prototyping. Christ, I can chuck a schematic into Eagle (PCB design app) and have it autoroute, make some small changes and have something ready to be printed within an hour, and I'm an amateur compared to the dudes who do this day in day out! Anywhoo, my gipes are: Surface mount resistors and caps at the price Steel Panther are charging is a bit rough... so is not socketing that CA3240 IC, jesus! Woulda cost them a few extra cents! Also having a full size Pot alongside the (12mm?) pot is weird, unless they had 2 (or more) board revisions that allow different sized pots based on what stock they could get (which wouldn't surprise me either) Either way, thanks dude! Wish I could shred half as good as you! Peath!

[@TheGuitologist]

You can see there are three unused pads under the bottom edge of the large pot, so maybe you can sub out for a miniature later.

[@attilajozefik1625]

The oversized pot there , is a reverse taper denoted by C , instead of the a or b types. They obviously couldn't source a 9 mil pot in that taper.

[@JamesBos]

Yep, especially that value since it's not exactly common, so I'd say they're wisely covering all bases in case they can't source one or the other.

[@Graham_Wideman]

Yeah, they clearly spun this board for the product, as the silk screen says "MELTER" and the date is 39-18 (end of September). However, that doesn't mean the entire schematic was new, or even the PCB layout. These days you can design this board in under a day, send files to China, and get back boards within a week -- cheap even for quantities in the 10's.

[@Graham_Wideman]

Also, it looks like pick-n-place + oven for the surface mount components, and then possibly hand-solder for the through-hole components, judging by the flux splatter.

[@bobedge3149]

Very nice sounding pedal. Well made, and fantastic finish. Nothing special though. I would love to know if the clipping LEDs are down to ground, or in the feedback loop of the op amp. I'm half way through designing, and building my own distortion pedal. Mine has a switch to chose between old germanium, LED, and silicon diodes. Loving your channel btw. Keep up the great work mate.

[@movinginstereo40]

I haven"t laugh that hard in a long time. Those instructions were over the top. I think I'm going to watch this video again. To bad I can't hit the like it more than once. Oh congrats to Steve let us know if it works on the X X chromosome.

[@jerbeareubanks]

The circuit boards are machine made but hand assembly seems legit also the reason the one pot is more heavy duty; it’s to extend the life of the most used components. You see this on synthesizer cutoff pots as well.

[@Andy_Yates]

Actually not a bad sounding pedal, I wouldn't be unhappy with that. Obviously still prefer cranked amp tones, but I'm sure my hearing would appreciate turning down a hair. Attenuators have been my friend lately. Glad the fundraiser and raffle were so successful, that's awesome

[@Dubnot]

Takes it apart...f*** yes! I love this channel.

[@jeffkellogg76]

Raw dogging like a jackhammer is doing it sans a rubber like a bunny rabbit

[@TheGuitologist]

It's all so clear now.

[@misterknightowlandco]

it should be all clear now... if not consult your physician and tell the mrs. she has some splainin' to do lol jk

[@tommyconancoates7097]

Brad needs to hit the road and do some touring so he can learn some other locale's slang.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

And it would be called "running a train" in the USA - damed linguistics differences! "Dogging" in this country means trailing somebody. in either language, it's not something polite people are into (of course that excludes those of us who are fans of this website!). I wonder if girls have a word for gang-fucking men? In this city the term "pegging" was invented, for when a woman straps on a dildo and fucks a man. Seriously....this is Portland, Oregon. Or as call it: "Sodom and Gomorrah by the Willamette". "Pegging" is apparently the latest rage in this Marxist city full of soy-boys and feminazi girlz.........

[@thecrippledrummer]

George Robartes not to be confused with prairiedogging😬

[@toddflowers8052]

I love the instructions ! What a riot ! :-) (Is Brown's Custom Plating still in existence in Paducha ? ) Thanks for all you do Brad ! Congrats Steve Hogan !

[@DeadKoby]

I've made a pedal that used LED's as clipping diodes. It's a common technique.

[@williamdon3442]

Brad keep making videos please. I totally dig your content.

[@Kenman540]

I believe the company that made that were also the last company that manufactured Wampler pedals before Wampler moved to production to boutique amp distribution in CA

[@TheGuitologist]

Probably. Wampler is located in Southern indiana, not too far from Paducah, KY.

[@Kenman540]

I remember when Brian stopped production in Indiana it went somewhere in Kentucky. It makes sense since that company makes pretty much every speaker labeled "Made In USA".

[@pharmerdavid1432]

That company may make most of them, but not all of them - there are dozens of companies making speakers here now. I'll be using old Jensens until the well runs dry, especially organ pulls, because they are broken in. C12N's are the shit in most guitar amps. Ted Weber always said to get my old Jensen speakers re-coned, instead of buying his copies, even though he made more money selling speakers rather than re-coning. That said, my Weber 12F150 and 10F150 , are two of my favorite speakers. My collection of old Gibson and Ampeg amps use mostly Jensen and Weber speakers, although Celstion speakers work well too, and generally don't require breaking-in like Weber speakers do. It took a long time before my Weber 12F150 and 10F150 speakers sounded their best, but now - they are the SHIT.!!!!

[@RickRomanelli]

Congrats, Steve. Good work, Brad.

[@kevmet84]

Cool that you were able to do a giveaway of one of the pedals. 😎 A BTW, us dudes don't literally wish to melt it so to speak, but indeed make good use of it to achieve good feelings! 😃 Pretty funny manual that dare I say was ultimately written motivated by all the senseless hyperbole & idiocy. 😃 Dropped it...chipped it? Oh now admit you wanted that...

[@elliotbradley]

I imagine those little LED's inside are actually for clipping the signal... I've got an MXR pedal that uses them. It's actually kinda neat if you run the pedal outside the housing you can see those LED's light up as the signal clips when you're playing.

[@peyotepete4903]

Proudly unboxes and shows it off. Promptly drops it and proceeds to disassemble it... My kinda guy! Hope you didn't spill beer on it off screen ya goof ball!

[@vmat1000]

Very very cool!!! Owners manual made me laugh and the pedal sounded good, esp when everything was at @ 2:00 or so. Congrats Steve!!

[@pharmerdavid1432]

I don't use any additional (addictional?) 'help' myself- I just stick my output jack into her input receptacle, and play it from my heart - pure Love.

[@allenblackwell2433]

Don’t worry, good fun videos are welcomed. I don’t see any harm done. Keep delivering good informative videos on MyTube!! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Well then, you are not the PC commissar around here though, are you? So quit telling us when harm is done!

[@SIXSTRING63]

I believe the SMD LEDS are clipping diodes. Check out the files I sent you from our friend Brian ;-) A lot of pedals use LEDS for clipping diodes. Update : I guess a lot noticed it before me LOL

[@shadowsong1]

If you want the lame ass translation for "raw dog" - it means that during said sexual encounter you opted to not make use of any sort of prophylactics

[@MrSilverado96]

Warehouse also assembles certain Wampler pedals. I live a county over and work in Paducah. I didn’t know anything about all of this because I’ve stepped back from music but this is awesome!

[@Starcrunch72]

Not to be a Debbie Downer (pun intended) but frankly it sounds like a Keely modded SD-1, especially when the SD-1 is dimed.

[@sauce_aux]

Well the cause is more of the interest point that the pedal itself, can’t really say much for the tone, but good on them for pushing through just to prove a point

[@schreds8882]

It's not a bad pedal. Not my style and no way I'd buy it with that name but I love that they made it. Now, if they called it the Speedo Melter then I'd totally buy it. 😜 Congrats Steve!

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Methinks he/she? answered that with his "Speedo Melter" comment. Pedal's shouldn't be sexist, or sexual orientation oriented. For people like "Kristen" (male, female. trans???) they should make " genital melter" pedals, and let them use their "wild and crazy" dirty minds!

[@AmIonArock]

hype goes along way but will it make it over the snake river.

[@gregdayley4653]

Congrats Steve!! Use your new powers well! :)

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Who is "Steve"?

[@gregdayley4653]

He who can melt P more than you. Watch the video.

[@matthewf1979]

LED's are used for biasing and clipping in some circuits. Much smoother than other diode types, and it sounds like they did use them for that purpose.

[@nickdryad]

I didn’t think it was that special. But Brad, your licks were inspiring.

[@thechannelforeverything2170]

The pedal sounds fantastic, also the playing was great

[@alexandert696]

I can smell the feline fur burning from over here.

[@Schizophrenia222]

Great pedal BUT! ...hope you all know it’s actually a re-skinned KHDK Dark Blood with a pink paint job! So don’t fret too bad if you can’t find one.

[@guitphil]

just a hunch but the circuit looks like it may be a variation on the Ibanez Mostortion (MT-10). It's a decent sounding distortion pedal and uses the same op amp. The SMD LED's you saw on the board are likely part of the clipping stage of the circuit.

[@timgleaves9496]

All those pieces appear to be hand placed and soldered. I have a few years of experience with soldering electronics. One give away is the call outs of the resistors and such. Yes, some people can do amazing work soldering. =)

[@BlankBrain]

If it's a random number generator, every number in the range should have equal chances of being selected. Ten is no surprise.

[@TheGuitologist]

True.

[@1980bwc]

Congrats Steve! May she stay hot and wet for many years to come.

[@zjokka]

No repurposed board - it's got the name on it. The LEDs are clippers, replacing the original diodes in the Tubescreamer circuit

[@TheGuitologist]

I don't mean it was pulled from another line, I mean the layout design was probably used from something else as a base.

[@thewolfden4680]

Small parts where made on a machine..bigger parts placed in an put through a wave solder .one apron a time I worked for Honeywell's alarm an safety. I made alot of the surface mount boards

[@robertcalkjr.8325]

Cool! Thanks Brad.

[@brianyork5510]

CONGRATS STEVE!!!!!!!!!

[@roncarter2188]

Very cool Brad, didn't know you was close to Paducah, I grew up in Paris Tn, use to go to Murray KY and Paducah quite often, good times. Thanks for all your videos.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

If I lived that close, I'd be going over to harass him with my "medicine", so he would allow me to sample his collection of guitars and amps - he has a few you know. He just seems like a dude I'd like to know, even if he wasn't sure about the reason for LEDs in the circuit. I'm self-taught too, and didn't even know a pussy could be melted by electric instruments - Brad helped me understand that life-changing knowledge........

[@jimh8422]

The 2nd set of leds are most likely for clipping. Alot of pedal guys use red leds in place of diodes for clipping

[@michaelemerick4604]

You should build one! Call it the amazing heat seeking moisture missile

[@Iggytommy]

I suspect the LEDs are diodes for hard clipping , like on a Turbo Rat pedal.

[@jimh8422]

The switch in the middle most likely switches between the red and white cap below it. This way that part can be altered in the future possibly making it a fatter version or bass.

[@danspkr]

The extra leds work like diodes in the circuit.

[@OllieNCS]

Did you ever get to check the power consumption on this? Do you know how many mA it uses? It is the only pedal I have that I can't find any info on this...

[@Dubnot]

I'm technically number 3 on the back so I lost anyway. I was ready to be 10 on the back to dispute you flipped the paper the wrong way. Congrats on winning!!!

[@TheGuitologist]

Sorry Bill. Got some consolation prizes lined up. Won't be as cool as the Melter, but might stem the tide of tears.

[@Dubnot]

@@TheGuitologist your channel is the prize ::plays late 80's sitcom music::

[@stratcat7162]

Got mine yesterday. Sounds good even as a booster. My only problem with it is the switch is very noisy when engaged unfortunately.

[@tylerjohnson4635]

Do they have the matching bratty step sister amp

[@chopperdeath]

“Let’s go ahead and open this box” Subtle.

[@bakstabbath]

That sounded amazing!

[@grahamdolsen8507]

Watching you try to pry that puppy out of the box gave me flashbacks to the first mod of my EHX little big muff

[@CaalamusTube]

Raw Dog = No Rubber√

[@dewaynewhite2928]

Daaaaamn!!!

[@thechronicnoizeco.6675]

One of those dudes at the end does demos for TC Electronic. Maybe that’s the company who built it.

[@RandyFricke]

Pure hype. If I was given this pedal I'd sell it and buy 4 Tone City pedals.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

I would give it back, and pay cash for Tone City pedals. Just kidding - I don't use the things.............

[@Andy-yx5lv]

Of course it's a joke pedal,just like the band.

[@markmcqueen1882]

Hey, I'm really close to Paducah. I looked up Warehouse (WGS) and they include the original CTS speaker company in Paducah. I remember them from the 70's

[@bdubbstsi]

They are already sold out on the website

[@bb_lz9790]

They were only on sale until early October (IIRC). They're now selling on eBay for up to $450 (with a couple listed at almost $600).

[@pharmerdavid1432]

Just plug straight into her, because that always sounds (and feels) the best.......!

[@bb_lz9790]

@Just J True! I suspect that prices will drop at some point... It's like the "name-the-thing-in-short-supply-at-Christmas", people with the thing sell it for way more than it's worth to people who have to "have" the thing and then prices drop with the supply of them increases.

[@AnthonyMoon_]

Smell your finger !

[@PatCrowe]

You'll just be wanting some tarter sauce if you do

[@Wildman9]

Everytime I hear your PRS I want to get one too!That pedal sounds bitchen. 🎸✌😎👍

[@YGroadcapitain]

this video is collectible thing now! 8)

[@tonycelentano2071]

Thanks for cracking the pedal open and explaining the components - I wanted to recreate this pedal in Bias Pedal for shits and giggles. If only I could get my hands on a tone match.....

[@JohnMichaelBurns]

I've never seen someone so surprised by a random number generator generating a random number.

[@adamwaller5496]

Well done Steve! I sincerely hope All-Pedal aren't now besieged by crazies.

[@HeliBenj]

That's hilarious 😂 And your camera has a great zoom, any chance to ever know what you're using?

[@TheGuitologist]

JVC Everio. There's a link in the description to something similar.

[@HeliBenj]

Awesome, thanks!

[@mattg7946]

I was distracted and can’t remember if you said what settings you were on for your amp. I have an EVH 5150III and I’m trying to figure out what’s best to put the settings on/channel with the pedal.

[@demantoid418]

Great job lots of fun and she sounds awesome.

[@mrbarbelbarbello2332]

To appease the offended, they should re-release it with a graphic of a cat on a rotisserie.

[@TheGuitologist]

That'll resolve everything.

[@freepress8451]

Nice one, Standell-Preston on a rotisserie ~ Pussy Melter MKII

[@jamsguitar]

Ha! Yeah and make sure its assembled by children in a sweat shop too.

[@mrbarbelbarbello2332]

My point, for what it's worth, is that in the UK, 'Pussy' was originally a slang label for cats, so a melting cat would seem just as pertinent as the more recent meaning of 'Pussy'. Therefore, keep the entire pedal and name, but change the graphic to a cat in a deckchair under a blazing sun. Yes, and get the Aussie who drew the Serena Williams cartoon to do the logo.

[@prsplayer210]

@@TheGuitologist then peta will get in on the offense Brigade

[@mischef18]

Congrats to the winner and liked the video.

[@LauraSquirrel]

LMFAO! The knob names and manual reads like the Glam Rock counterpart to the Death Metal pedal.

[@LauraSquirrel]

I LOVE that Jazzy background music, by the way. AWESOME!

[@PhilipCockram]

Darn ... now my Brown Pounder Pedal has competition

[@josephmoorejr.3802]

Led are also used as clipping diodes they have a different sound.

[@rickshaw4359]

Looks to be a close relative of the Ibanez MT10 Mostortion judging by the chip and layout.