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Posted: **10 Jul 2007, 18:24**

And here is the Tycobrahe Parapedal:

http://wc6w.50webs.com/wc6wvint/fr412.html

analogguru

Posted: **04 Sep 2007, 00:22**

geofex.com posted a project on this last summer:

8/25/06 Updated - the Tychobrahe Parapedal schematic and layout. The board bolts into a Crybaby shell and clones the Parapedal. Fixed a capacitor bug and added a new negative ground version.

Posted: **04 Sep 2007, 01:33**

....last summer
8/25/06 Updated .....

I think this should be read as last year´s summer...

analogguru

Posted: **04 Sep 2007, 08:19**

I heard a clip of the Chicago Iron remake of the Parapedal. It sounded interesting, but more of a special effect than a normal wah.

Posted: **04 Sep 2007, 09:59**

analogguru wrote:
....last summer
8/25/06 Updated .....
I think this should be read as last year´s summer...

analogguru

Read what you like, but I think you mean "should be written"

I Still Remember What You Did Last Year's Summer

Zat iz doch gar no Ingrish!

The effect will work just fine any summer, there is no GE in there!

Posted: **26 Sep 2007, 14:51**

What type of effect is in fact?

Thanks in advance.

Posted: **26 Sep 2007, 15:50**

What type of effect is in fact?

it's a wah pedal, Tony Iommi uses one

http://filters.muziq.be/model/tycobrahe/parapedal

Posted: **26 Sep 2007, 16:15**

any soundsamples around?

Posted: **26 Sep 2007, 16:15**

Thanks dajm!

Posted: **26 Sep 2007, 19:27**

any soundsamples around?

there are some sound clips here of a reissue made by Chicago Iron (they've released reissues of the Tycobrahe pedals - Parapedal, Octavia + Pedal Flanger)

They'll give you some idea of the sounds it can make....

http://www.chicagoiron.com/parachute.html

Thanks dajm!

glad to help !

Posted: **01 Oct 2007, 13:32**

hey everyone, just joined, recognise a few names. Here's a few pretty close up pics and a few part names of my original for anyone wanting to build this. I'm now in a better position to clarify most part values if anyone is interested.

http://www.alteredsounds.com/modules.ph ... age&pid=22

Posted: **03 Oct 2007, 12:08**

Which pot of the comercial ones to use that fits a "dunlop" shell?

Posted: **24 Jan 2008, 17:27**

alteredsounds wrote:Along the same line, I remembered I still have some gut shots of my Tycobrahe Parapedal online if anyone's interested. I intend at some point to clone this, if i ever get time!

http://www.alteredsounds.com/tyco/t1.jpg
http://www.alteredsounds.com/tyco/t2.jpg
http://www.alteredsounds.com/tyco/t3.jpg
http://www.alteredsounds.com/tyco/t4.jpg
http://www.alteredsounds.com/tyco/t5.jpg
http://www.alteredsounds.com/tyco/t6.jpg
http://www.alteredsounds.com/tyco/t7.jpg

Posted: **04 Feb 2009, 08:12**

I'm looking at putting together one of these, but I'm curious whether or not the GGG modifiable Wah PCB could work. I'm a total newbie at this, and really don't want to have to make my own PCB. Anyone know?

Posted: **04 Feb 2009, 08:36**

McHaven wrote:I'm looking at putting together one of these, but I'm curious whether or not the GGG modifiable Wah PCB could work. I'm a total newbie at this, and really don't want to have to make my own PCB. Anyone know?

The Parapedal is a totally different kind of circuit than the usual wah. You would need a board designed just for it.
R.G. Keen has a Parapedal project up at Geofex.com
Here is a link to one of the layouts: http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/parapedal_layout.gif
Here is the updated schematic:

Posted: **04 Feb 2009, 16:34**

soulsonic wrote:
McHaven wrote:I'm looking at putting together one of these, but I'm curious whether or not the GGG modifiable Wah PCB could work. I'm a total newbie at this, and really don't want to have to make my own PCB. Anyone know?
The Parapedal is a totally different kind of circuit than the usual wah. You would need a board designed just for it.
R.G. Keen has a Parapedal project up at Geofex.com
Here is a link to one of the layouts: http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/parapedal_layout.gif
Here is the updated schematic: http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/parapedal.gif

Right, I have that schem/layout, but I was just curious of the best method to use to get my PCB. Looks like I'll have to make one myself? Or can I order one online from the layout?

Posted: **09 Feb 2009, 08:52**

Yo

I built a clone of the Parapedal. I was lucky enough to find a 100k dual pot with a long shaft. I was able to a/b it with the Chicago iron version and I'd say they sounded very close. Its almost too over the top for regular use. There's this huge low end "thunk" when it gets into the bass range. If you like having a some fun pedals around for recording I recommend it.
If you plan on making a clone don't buy one of the replacement pots from Chicago Iron. They're really nice guys but they'll just send you a regular panel mount alpha dual pot with no pinion, gear, or mounting hardware and they'll charge you $15...
Iommi used the Parapedal from around Sabbath Bloody Sabbath on I've heard. For his more iconic wah tones he used a Colorsound.

--Brad

Posted: **09 Feb 2009, 13:33**

McHaven wrote:
soulsonic wrote:
McHaven wrote:I'm looking at putting together one of these, but I'm curious whether or not the GGG modifiable Wah PCB could work. I'm a total newbie at this, and really don't want to have to make my own PCB. Anyone know?
The Parapedal is a totally different kind of circuit than the usual wah. You would need a board designed just for it.
R.G. Keen has a Parapedal project up at Geofex.com
Here is a link to one of the layouts: http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/parapedal_layout.gif
Here is the updated schematic: http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/parapedal.gif

No doubt true — not that I could fully understand the schematic in any case. But what I HEAR in the audio demos is simply a sweepable bandpass filter with a much lower cutoff point than a conventional wah — somewhere around 100 Hz, right?

So would it not be possible to get an identical effect, if not an identical circuit, using a standard wah layout and tweaking the filter ranges? That's assuming you WANTED this sound, which isn't necessarily a given.

Posted: **05 Mar 2009, 11:10**

Yo

I haven't heard any regular wah circuit come close to the Parapedal circuit. I could be wrong in describing it but it seems to ( to my ears ) have a narrow q that is also very extreme. The resonance is crazy and it seems to do the huge synthy woosh sound at the heel position. I don't think sonically it can be approximated with the garden variety inductor equipped wah circuit.
I'd recommend building it if you like to have a lot of unique circuits around. The problem generally is finding a dual pot. I need to bust out the breadboard so I could test out a standard 100k pot controlling a dual vactrol that is in turn controlling dual voltage dividers instead of the usual dual pot setup.

--Brad

Posted: **27 Apr 2010, 07:33**

soulsonic wrote:
McHaven wrote:I'm looking at putting together one of these, but I'm curious whether or not the GGG modifiable Wah PCB could work. I'm a total newbie at this, and really don't want to have to make my own PCB. Anyone know?
The Parapedal is a totally different kind of circuit than the usual wah. You would need a board designed just for it.
R.G. Keen has a Parapedal project up at Geofex.com
Here is a link to one of the layouts: http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/parapedal_layout.gif
Here is the updated schematic: http://www.geofex.com/FX_images/parapedal.gif

Anyone save them? the links seems to be dead!

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