He's Mr. Hundred And One...

Actually, it occurs to me that our foreign readers won’t get the reference in the title. Neither will anyone under the age of, say, 25. So it’s pointless, really. But that aside, meet Mr. Heatmiser. Above is his brain, prior to hooking up leads. It only took about 20 minutes to make, and that’s with messing a couple things up. The second one will probably take half that.

Here’s the centerfold. (I originally typed “here’s the split-beaver shot,” but I couldn’t bring myself to say it. “Centerfold” seemed like an altogether better alternative.) You’ll note that I didn’t use the original cloth-covered power cord like I intended. The fact is that it was just too nasty, and I didn’t trust it. The power supply is a bog-standard Radio Shack 12V 500ma model, right off the shelf. Nothing to see here. Move along…

Here’s the money shot. I found, in using it, that it really sounded much better with effects/pedals than without. Dry, it is really plonky and muddy. After some experimentation, I found that Parker->DOD Classic Tube pedal->Univox EC100 (which you see in the picture) actually sounded really fucking good. I’ll make some samples tomorrow, when I figure out the best micing technique for this little fucker. It is much louder than I thought it would be, I’ll say that much.

Total cost was $13.00 for the parts from Small Bear, $14.95 for the speaker, and $3.00 for the heater.