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GimpyJoe
Mon Jul 17 2006, 04:27PM
GimpyJoe Registered Member #316 Joined: Mon Mar 13 2006, 01:30PM
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Maybe shield the guitar electronics, then add a preamp driving an IR LED inside the guitar so you could have a fiber optic guitar cable.
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Tom540
Mon Jul 17 2006, 07:22PM
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K lets all sit back and wait for Steve to rig his guitar with fiber optics now....
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Reaching
Tue Sept 19 2006, 03:49PM
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okay, i have done a lot of work and thoughts about this musical drsstc thing and i have had some success. i build a relatively simple circuit using a 555 to generate the on time periods, the off time is generated externally via a hardware synthesizer(access virus A) through a cheap optocoupler. and yeah, it works polyphonic!! i can play three sounds in one, sounds really like an electric guitar. with this nice synthesizer its possible to add delay, chorus etc. more to come soon,, . im working on a all in one pcb for a small isstc with this circuit on board to simply plug in my keyboard and synthesizer cheesey
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Steve Conner
Mon Nov 26 2007, 02:05PM
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Well, it took a long time to iron out the EMC issues, but the Tesla guitar is here! We're talking 250,000 volts of brutal distortion, folks! :P

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Marko
Mon Nov 26 2007, 02:11PM
Marko Registered Member #89 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 02:40PM
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Haha, brilliant Steve - BRILLIANT! amazed amazed cheesey

I can't wait to see the endless train of comments that will show up...
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uzzors2k
Mon Nov 26 2007, 03:37PM
uzzors2k Registered Member #95 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 04:57PM
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That's too cool.
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Tom540
Mon Nov 26 2007, 04:04PM
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YES! Finally! I knew you could do it! Not that I doubted you couldn't but perhaps maybe wouldn't lol Anyway, Too bad I don't have sound on my work computer. I can't wait to hear it. amazed
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Capper
Mon Nov 26 2007, 05:48PM
Capper Registered Member #914 Joined: Fri Jul 20 2007, 06:22PM
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Don't get too close to the coil.....I had sparks from the strings to my fingers on this run, even though the preamp and wave shape circuits were optically isolated from the coil. I was told that a ground strap on the guitar neck helps (haven't tried it yet).

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Coronafix
Tue Nov 27 2007, 02:07AM
Coronafix Registered Member #160 Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 02:07AM
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That's very cool, but damn, it sounds awful!!
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Capper
Tue Nov 27 2007, 03:28AM
Capper Registered Member #914 Joined: Fri Jul 20 2007, 06:22PM
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That's very cool, but damn, it sounds awful!!


Yes, the lowest notes tend to wipe out anything else, and finding just the right amplitude to clip the analog to make it digital depends on how hard you finger or pick the strings vs. how high you set the preamp gain. A single note or a finely tuned chord can be very impressive however.
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