Comments on: switches, boxes, and jacks

By: David

David — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:21:10 +0000

I would be interested in the tap temp. I like the smaller size. Shoot me an email if you are interested in selling.

Thanks,

David

By: Maury McCown

Maury McCown — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:22:44 +0000

You need to snag a hand-painted Pulse from me.

http://www.railheadeffects.com

You can contact me through my site.

By: mark

mark — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:45:52 +0000

dooo it. i will buy several, lol.
if you decide & change your mind to make some, please please let me know, my email is mlairuk@gmail.com

By: Phillip

Phillip — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:06:49 +0000

There has obviously been quite a bit of interest here, but I’m afraid that I just haven’t been able to figure out a way to bring my costs down without buying in larger quantities than I’m comfortable with. My cost per box would be about $16-17 and I don’t think it’s worth the investment to make a profit of $3-4.

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:04:15 +0000

I am interested in a tap switch as well, please let me know how to get in touch with you. Thanks

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:01:14 +0000

I would buy the tap switch. Let me know how to get in contact with you.

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:09:13 +0000

I have a DD-20 and totally understand the tap tempo dilemma. I would love a tap switch. Make one and I’ll buy it. And don’t go with the plastic like you considered. Make ‘em tough for the long haul.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:14:34 +0000

I linked this on http://electriccom.blogspot.com, hopefully someone will read it and get in touch Setting up a business shouldn’t be terribly hard. I’m sure there are a million websites and books about it. You’d probably want to be a LLC, you’ll have to pay for the forms and registration though. I don’t think the tax man will care unless you’re making a significan’t profit. No one registers their garage sale as a business, for example. Might want to take a trip to the library

By: hxchip

hxchip — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:13:19 +0000

Oh yeah, 5, I meant to say that… heh….. Well hold off completely from my idea as a “base product” if you know what I mean until it could be proven profitable. IF I get a DD-5 or other external tap delay, I might ask for a custom and pay whatever you deem fit (assuming I have the money to spend beforehand).

Otherwise, just go for it man. Make the basics and work from there. Heck, I really wouldn’t mind in the slightest if I were to use 2 separate boxes, I just thought it’d look neat and be a unique pedal. =D I do see where it can be costly though, as I forgot some key ingredients (like the uitar in and amp out jacks – D’OH)

By: phillip

phillip — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:51:34 +0000

hxchip – that is doable, but it would require 5 jacks. 4 for the looper and one for the tap tempo. That would be significantly more than $40. As a point of reference Robert Keeley charges $85 for just the looper. Loop-Master charges $40 for a basic looper with no LEDs. I could do it, but I don’t know how much to charge for it.

I’m just not sure how to go about doing this, or if it’s even worth doing. I don’t know how to set myself up as a business, and I don’t want to get nailed on the tax thing, either.

I may just try a small batch of tap tempo boxes and/or bypass loops and see what happens from there.

Mike – I have built stuff like this before. I know how to read schematics and I’ve wired LEDs, power supplies, etc. I could handle the building part of it, but I don’t know about the business end of it.