Pre-Modded Cry Baby => Colorsound Wah ?

Picked up a pre-modded Cry Baby for 1234 JPY plus 510 shipping. I was going to do a true bypass/led mod myself, but this one already had it done to save me some work. I am thinking of putting a DIY Colorsound Wah because this one does not work.

wah mods

Picked up a cheap CryBaby and busted VOX wah and Also have a Maxon Blubber Wah that had a broken input connector, so easy fix

Below are some mods on the TO DO list

>True Bypass

>DC input jack

>On/Off LED

>Wah-Volume Combo

>Volume Boost

>9v-18v

Had a hit on some modding below.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Modify-Your-Wah-Pedal/

http://www.electrosmash.com/crybaby-gcb-95

http://stinkfoot.se/archives/557

50K Rev Log Pot

Here is the curve when using a 1M resistor and a 250K Lin Pot.

Rtotal = R1×R2/(R1+R2)

R1 = 1M

R2 = 250K Linear

Headphone Amp Project Update

Lately I have made some progress in building some cabinet simulators for my headphone amp.

The headphone amp is the mxr headphone amp.

I gutted a DC power supply and used the original switch and lamp jewel.

The pots are mounted to control A/B input (plan to add a 2 channel mixer) and master volume.

So far I have built the Simple CabSim and the AMT S1 Legend CabSim.

Next I would like to build the Marshall, Condor and Multi CabSim and bundle them all into a seperate box.

I picked up some Buffalo Routers for 100 yen each and plan to gut them to use as the housing.

Below is an excellent reference to cabinet simulators.

http://www.hexeguitar.com/diy/techinfo/cabsims

http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/effects-projects/boosters/speaker-simulater/

Also found the pedalboard design a great reference for my own builds.

http://www.hexeguitar.com/

Lenny Kravitz - Butterfly

Title:                        Butterfly                  (Lenny Kravitz)

G       Daug             Dm                   C        (*)
        You are the most beautiful thing I've ever seen

G    Daug                Dm                    C          (*)
        You shine just like sun that rains on the winter snow

Cm                      G
        I just had to...tell you so

G       Daug      Dm                    C                       (*)
        Your eyes sparkle as the stars, like the moon that glows

G       Daug       Dm                                 C              (*)
        Your smile could light the world on fire...or did you know

G       Daug                Dm                C         (*)
        Your mind's full of everything that I wanna know

Cm                    G
        I just had to let you know

Cm                    G
        I just had to tell you so

Cm                            G
        You're my butterfly...flyin' high

Cm                    G
        Flyin' high...fly, fly, fly...


        Chords:         E A D G B E
                        ===========
                 G      3 2 0 0 0 3
                 Daug   x x x 3 3 2
                 Dm     x x 0 2 3 1
                 C      x 3 2 0 1 0
                 Cm     x x 1 0 1 3

        Twiddely bit:   (*)   Lenny does a bit of quick fingering here that
                        sounds right, but perhaps there's a better way of doing
                        it -- so please mail me if you figure it out.

        Examples:
                        xSLy - x Slide to y
                        xPy  - x Pull off to y

     G         G         Daug      Daug      Dm        Dm  Dm     C    C
E |--3---------3---------x---------x---------x---------x---x------x----x---
A |--2---------2---------x---------x---------x---------x---x------3----3---
D |--0---------0---------x---------x---------0---------0---0------2----2---
G |--0---------0---------3---------3---------2---------2---2------0----0---
B |--0---------0---------3---------3---------3---------3---3------1----1---
E |--3---------3---------2---------2---------1---------1---1------0----0---
                 You     are        the most beautiful thing I've ever seen



               C            G         G         Daug      Daug      Dm
E |------------x------------3---------3---------x---------x---------x-
A |------------3------------2---------2---------x---------x---------x-
D |------------2------------0---------0---------x---------x---------0-
G |------------0------------0---------0---------3---------3---------2-
B |-1SL3P1-0-1-1-1SL3P1-0-1-0---------0---------3---------3---------3-
E |------------0------------3---------3---------2---------2---------1-
                                        You     shine      just like...etc

OR -- FOR THE CHORUS:

               C            Cm        Cm        Cm        Cm        G
E |------------x------------x---------x---------x---------x---------3-
A |------------3------------x---------x---------x---------x---------2-
D |------------2------------1---------1---------1---------1---------0-
G |------------0------------0---------0---------0---------0---------0-
B |-1SL3P1-0-1-1-1SL3P1-0-1-1---------1---------1---------1---------0-
E |------------0------------3---------3---------3---------3---------3-
                                       I just   had to     tell you so...etc


Notes:
The chords here in the tab bits are only the down
strums taken from the album "Mama said", but it'll
sound great any way you play it.

This is dedicated to John "my guitar guru" Bradbury who taught me how to play
it, and especially to my love Sib who inspired me to learn to play guitar.

Drums?

There is a practice studio near my work place that charges 500 jpy per hr.

I can pop in during my lunch hour and get in some practicing during the week.

Each studio room is equipped with a drum kit that is included in the 500 yen charge and 200 yen additional charge for guitar rentals.

I don't really understand why one is included and the other is not...?

I always wanted to learn drums so I will take advantage of the cheaper rates and try to learn drums this year. The first attempt is to dive into learning songs. Below songs seem relatively simple for beginner level, so I will try to master these songs before thinking of the next steps.

Lenny Kravitz – Let Love Rule

Weezer – Undone (the sweater song)

ZZ Top – Gimme All Your Lovin

AC/DC – Highway to Hell

You're the One by The Black Keys - Magic Potion

nice tab. seems accurate. 

                       + You're the One +
                   The Black Keys - Magic Potion


     Slight Overdrive   
INTRO:                                      
     Am               Bm    C                                
e||-----------------------------------|----------------------|
B||--5----------------7---------------|--------8----7--------|
G||--5----------------7-----9~--------|--------9----7--------|
D||--7----------------9----10---------|-------10----x--------|
A||--7----------------9----10---------|-------10----x--------|
E||--5----------------7-----8---------|--------8----7--------|
          
  |--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
  |-----7----5---------|----------------------|---------------------|
  |-----7----5---------|----------------------|--7-----9------------|
  |-----9----7~--------|--------------7-------|--9----10------------|
  |-----9----7---------|-----------7----------|--9----10------------|
  |-----7----5---------|-----------5----------|--7-----8------------|

  |-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
  |------7------------|--7----5-------------|-----------------------------|
  |-9----7------------|--7----5-------------|--5------5-------------------|
  |-x----9------------|--9----7~------------|--5h--7--7--5----7----5\-----|
  |-x----9------------|--9----7-------------|--5h--7--7-------7----5\-----|
  |-8----7------------|--7----5-------------|-----------------------------|
   
VERSE: 

  |--------------------|-------------------------|
  |--------------------|-------------------------|
  |----------4---------|-----4-----4--/7~--------|
  |----------5---------|-----5--5--5--/9~--------|
  |-5--------5----5----|--------5--5--/9~--------|
  |-3-------------3----|-------------------------|
   Was_                                Thir_ 

  |--------------------|-------------------------|
  |--------------------|-------------------------|
  |----------4---------|-----4-----4--/7~--------|
  |----------5---------|-----5--5--5--/9~--------|
  |-5--------5----5----|--------5--5--/9~--------|
  |-3-------------3----|-------------------------|
   _teen                                 _my mom......                                      

  |-------------------------|-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|---------------5---------|
  |--5----------5--5--5-----|----5--5--5--------------|
  |--7--------5h7--5--7--5--|--5h7--7--7--------------|
  |--7--------5h7--7--7--7--|--5h7--7--7--------------|
  |--5----------------------|--------------------3----|
     One_                                   I
  |---------------------|----------------------------------|
  |---------------------|----------------------------------|
  |------------5--------|----------------------------------|
  |----------5h7--------|---5-------5----5---5h7--5--------|
  |----------5h7--------|--(7)--7--(7)--(7)--5h7--7--7--5--|
  |-5-------------------|----------------------------------|
    adore.........

  |--------------------|
  |------(5)------(7)--|
  |-------5--------7---|
  |-------7--------9---|
  |-------7--------9---|
  |-3/-5--------7------| 

CHORUS:

  |--------------------|--------------------|
  |--------------------|--------------------|
  |-9--------------9---|-7--------------7---|
  |-10-------------10--|-9--------------9---|
  |-10-------------10--|-9--------------9---|
  |-8--------------8---|-7--------------7---|
    Ohhhhhh......

  |---------------------|----------------------------------|
  |---------------------|----------------------------------|
  |-5----------5--------|----------------------------------|
  |-7--------5h7--------|---5-------5----5---5h7--5--------|
  |-7--------5h7--------|--(7)--7--(7)--(7)--5h7--7--7--5--|
  |-5-------------------|----------------------------------|

LYRICS:

When I was 13
My mom said
Son, you're the one I adore
Now I'm old and wise
When I see your eyes
You're the one I adore
Ohhh, ohhh, ohhh, ohhh
Will you be true?
Till life is up
Be the one I adore
Oh
You're the one I adore
Ohhh, ohhh