1-1-2010 Beta tests complete. Begin layouts for production version
2-16-2010 First sample boards complete and ready for components
3-7-2010 Test production pedals built with sample boards and tested.
3-26-2010 Based on a few minor issues with the first 3 production pedals tests, I'm updating the board layout for the final etching.
4-5-2010 Sound samples recorded. More professional ones to
come later.
Etched 18 boards with new layout.
4-19-2010 New pedals built with the new layout and tested.
5-11-2010 Several full production pedals completed.
6-21-2010 Started prototyping my boost pedal. So far so good.
7-9-2010 I will be out of town and unable to fill orders until 7-23.
I should be able to respond to email however.
The boost pedal has been laid out for etching. Hope to get samples done
this weekend.
(The prototype sounds very nice)
7-23-2010 Back in town. Just have to link to this photo from my trip. Me and Brian May.
8-6-2010 The boost pedal is ready for production, just need to get finished boxes.
8/25/2010 The boost pedal is ready for sale.
10/25/2010 Finally got some more samples up
11/22/2010 Made some changes to the Max Boost based on feedback
from Clint Coleman. It's now perfect IMHO.
Done some initial design tests on a compressor that look promising.
1/24/2011 I have added an additional option to the Jawbreaker pedal that lets you choose the voicing for Single-Coil or Humbucker. This radically improves the humbucker tone especially with PAF style pickups. I will be updating the samples as soon as possible to reflect this.
3/28/2011 The yet to be named compressor pedal design is complete and
first test boards etched. This thing sounds fantastic.
(update) - Well as much as I loved this thing it was just too subtle for just
about everyone, so back to the drawing board for this one. I have some
other ideas on this front.
3/24/2014 I haven't been posting news in a while (sorry about that). I just thought I would mention my experience with the new EHX Soul Food ( a clone of the famous Klon Centaur ). I played one in Sam Ash and though it sounded nice. I was actually wondering if I might like it better than my own design (they are radically different designs). I wasn't really sure until I played mine against it in the band. The Soul Food IS nice, but it's a bit grating compared to the JawBreaker if used for something more than just a boost. Also it completely looses they great cluck and quack of the middle positions I worked so hard to preserve. When I switched my Les Paul with P90s to the middle position there was no competition. The JawBreaker wins.
I have also been stacking my Fuzz in front of the Jawbreaker with great success. I hesitate to sell the Fuzz because mine is a derivative of the Big Muff and I was trying to stay away from entering the clone market. It IS a tad different and sounds nice. In front of the JawBreaker is stops really sounding like a Fuzz. You get more of a 70s singing sustained tone.