VFE Pedals Epic Giveaway 2012 - 18 effects, 1 giant pedal

[VFEpedals]

In case you don't know, we've been working on a 18-in-1 megapedal that we are giving away at the end of May. Here's the details:

- 18 VFE effects, including tap tempo delay
- 18 presets, programmable with just the footswitches!
- Switchable discrete input buffer, and switchable stacked op amp output buffer
- Master bypass footswitch
- One giant 20" x 11" enclosure with sloped panel for footswitches
- Sweet pedal-inspired racing theme graphic
- 168 total knobs, switches, and jacks
- Powered via 1spot 9V power supply (included, of course)

Also, there are inputs/outputs for every effect, with automatic signal routing when nothing is plugged in. This means you can:
- Use just one master input & one master output, no other cables needed
- Re-route the signal in any order using patch cables
- Connect other pedals in any part of the signal path (unfortunately, these won't have access to the programmable switching)
- Have multiple instrument/players use the same pedal, and create patches for different songs (or parts of songs) that switch on/off effects for everyone

The contest ends July 14, and you can follow the link below to enter. You don't need a Facebook account to enter, you can also click the "official rules" tab and look for the alternate entry form.

http://www.vfepedals.com/giveaway.html

This thing is still coming together, and some things remain untested. This has been a huge experiment & project for me, and I've had a lot of help. I hope to have some actual pictures up in about two weeks, and if all goes "to plan", have a finished unit + demo up sometime in June.

[VFEpedals]

Here is a picture of the programmable switching system. This board also contains the switchable input/output buffers, and tap tempo control circuits for the delay & possibly tremolo. Some parts of this are still untested, and I'm anxious to try them out! Still waiting on that enclosure...will put up pictures when it's finished.

[Jack DeVille]

!!!

[kev1n]

GAS!

[Clean Channel]

Wow, that thing's awesome!

[Kitarist]

HUGE!!!

[fatback]

Thats right! (in best "Manic Mechanic" voice)

[magnus02]

Holy cow...

Is this gonna be a normal product after the contest or a one time build?

[circusinthesky]

WTF!!! Where's the 9 volt battery connector?

[HurricaneJesus]

It sure will be nice to just bring one pedal to gigs.

[VFEpedals]

This isn't a product that I plan to sell. I guess I would only need to sell a few to make it worth the time, but I'd probably need to charge $2500-$3000 at least. This is a just a giveaway, and I'm using this project to simultaneously work on other ideas. So it's pretty much both an R&D and advertising cost for us. Plus it's just fun to build crazy stuff. The enclosure is here, will post pics when I get more stuff in it.

[Veritas]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThePenwellCrash]

haha! nice!

[Phoenix59]

Originally Posted by circusinthesky

WTF!!! Where's the 9 volt battery connector?

You have to hook it up to a car battery...

...and then keep the car running so it doesn't run down.

[VFEpedals]

Here's a shot of the decal. My printer isn't great for this, so there are some color fade issues, but overall I think it looks pretty sweet.