Effect Pedals Building – Two Pedals Workshop *

Event Organizer: Specimen Products
Organizer Email: info@specimenproducts.com
Event Phone: 773.489.4830

Event Status: Upcoming

Categories: Tube Amp & Electronics Building

Dates and Times:

• May 26 & 27
  April 7, 2018
  11:00 am - 5:00 pm
• August 11 & 12
  August 11, 2018 - August 12, 2018
  11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Event Venue: CHICAGO SCHOOL OF GUITAR MAKING

Description:

[L]earn to build your own hand wired effects pedals. Students will build the effects pedals, of their choice. No experience necessary. By the end of the session you'll be testing your new pedals. Make your own effects pedals!

This hands-on workshop is an excellent introduction to audio electronics and hand-wiring circuits. Students will learn construction techniques used in many electronics projects including the use of shop tools and a soldering iron.  All aspects of pedal building from reading a schematic to hand wiring a circuit are covered. Lecture /demonstration topics include:

• Schematics and layouts
• Point to point wiring and etched pc boards
• Components: identifying their function in the circuit
• Soldering techniques
• Hand wiring a circuit
• True bypass switching

Pedal kits:

• Delay -  Classic Delay with up to 300ms delay, slap-back, ambient, and short delay.
• Tremolo - Vintage Blackface Fender amp sound.
• Overdrive - Tube Screamer. OD855 replica with true mechanical bypass + higher quality film caps.
• Phase - Exact replica of the Script Logo era Phase 90, at half the size.
• Reverb - Hall reverb. Incredibly quiet and tiny!

Fee Two Day Fee includes purchase of two kits of choice. For students who finish their project with time to spare in the workshop, we offer the menu of pedal kits on hand for purchase and encourage students to build more pedals if they desire. Tuition fees include personal instruction, reference materials, the use of an individual workbench equipped with specialized tools, an introduction to electronic lectures, workshop demonstrations, and all the shop supplies necessary to complete the project. Kits and Supplies Tooling and shop supplies required to complete the project are provided. Kit choice is included in the total fee. More kits may be purchased at the school. Additional kits are $75 each. Schedule Format Two Day Workshops:  Sat & Sun 11 am – 5 pm, 12 hours -or- Wed & Thur, 11 am – 5 pm, 12 hours. Instructor Yair Erez   With an electronics engineering background, Yair's commitment to luthiery and sound brought him to the Chicago School of Guitar Making, where he was trained in Tube Amp Electronics and Guitar Building by CSGM founder and chief instructor Ian Schneller and studied Tube Amp Diagnostics and Repair by Kye Kennedy. Yair's classes combine practical and theoretical tools in a user-friendly way. Yair Erez has also taught Tube Amp Building and Bone Nut and Saddle Making at CSGM. Ian Schneller Ian Schneller is the founder and chief instructor of the Chicago School of Guitar Making. With over 800 handmade instruments and tube amplifiers bearing his Specimen name, he brings a wellspring of knowledge to the classroom with the mission of perpetuating the tradition of handcraft and design innovation. He has shown his work in a variety of museums around the country and is a faculty member of the Sculpture Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

How to Register:

Registrations are limited to 8 students. You can register for any of our classes online, by phone or in person. Register Online Choose from the course dates scheduled on the upper right of this page then click ENROLL NOW.  Enter the required information and proceed to pay by clicking the Paypal button. Note: It is not necessary to have a Paypal account to use the service. Choose your method of payment. Register by Phone 773. 489.4830 Call us if you prefer to register over the phone with your credit card. We will send you a confirmation via email, or by snail mail if you prefer. Register in Person Come by the shop - 1240 N. Homan Ave Chicago IL 60651 - during business hours and enroll using cash, credit card or a personal check. Hours of operation: Monday - Friday: 12 pm - 7 pm Saturday: 12 pm - 5 pm