Event Organizer: Specimen Products
Organizer Email: info@specimenproducts.com
Event Phone: 773.489.4830
Event Status: Upcoming
Categories: Guitar Building, Tube Amp & Electronics Building
Dates and Times:- March 6
March 6, 2016
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Event Venue: CHICAGO SCHOOL OF GUITAR MAKING
Description: [S]tudents will construct the guitar pedal of their choice in just one afternoon. Instructors will demonstrate construction techniques and give lectures on how to read schematics and layout diagrams, select components, use a drill press and a soldering iron. Students will build their guitar effects pedal from a full kit with all the components necessary to complete the pedal. No experience is necessary. An excellent introduction to electronics. This is a great first electronics project!
SCHEDULE
11am - 5pm on scheduled Saturdays or Sundays
FEE
Course Fee: $235 + cost of one kit. Tuition includes instruction, hands-on workshop, use of a dedicated guitar service bench, specialized tools and the shop supplies necessary for the completion of this project. Kit choice is surcharged.Enrollment
Enrollment is limited to 8 students.Registration
Enroll online on this page with a credit card or paypal, or by phone: 773.489.4830, or with a check mailed to us or in person. You will receive a registration confirmation email once we receive payment.Accommodations
Click Here for a list of nearby places to stay during seminars, along with transportation information.
Students may choose from one of the following kits to build in this class:
Electro Distortion
Based on a vintage circuit that has become the blueprint for all that followed it. A simple circuit capable of a range of drive from mild to the sound of an amplifier being pushed to the limit.Hyper Silicon Fuzz
A wild modern fuzz unit capable of controllable self oscillation and feedback. This is a powerhouse.Fuzzright
This is the sound of 1960s psychedelia. An effect similar to the scuzzy opening notes of the Stone's "Satisfaction" (though that may have been a Maestro fuzz).![SONY DSC]()
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
An excellent introduction to hand-wiring audio circuits and electronics. This workshop teaches students how to build their own guitar pedals, read schematics and layout diagrams, and select components. This course offers lectures, demonstrations and a hands-on workshop. All aspects of pedal building from reading a schematic to hand wiring a complete circuit will be covered. Topics covered will include:
- Reading and understanding schematics and layouts
- Point to point wiring vs. etched pc boards
- Components and how to identify and understand their function in the circuit
- Soldering techniques
- Hand wiring a circuit
- Layout and drilling an enclosure
- True bypass switching
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WORK SHOP MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES
The school provides each student with their own individual workstation and all the tools and shop supplies necessary to complete their project.
INSTRUCTOR
Richard Phillis. Rich teaches also Guitar Electronics Installations & Upgrades, Theremin Building and Instrument Finishing and RelicingHow to Register
You can register for any of our classes on-line, by phone, through the mail, or in person. We will send you a confirmation email of your registration once we receive payment.Register Online
Make your selection of the class date with your kit choice in Available Dates column on the upper right of this page and click ENROLL NOW > Enter the required information and then proceed to pay by clicking the Paypal button where you can pay with either Paypal or a Credit Card. NOTE: It is NOT necessary to have a Paypal account to use their service:Registration by Phone: 773.489.4830
If you prefer registering by phone with your credit card: Please call us at 773.489.4830 and we will complete your registration over the phone. We will send you a confirmation via email, or by snail mail if you prefer.Register by MAIL with a CHECK
You must first contact us to register to pay by check in the mail. Please call us at 773.489.4830 to reserve your space in the class. Please print out the registration form and mail it to: Specimen Products 1240 N. Homan Ave Chicago, IL 60651 We will email or snail mail your enrollment confirmation upon receipt of your mail-in registration form/payment.Register in Person
You can come in to the shop during business hours and enroll using cash, your credit card, or a personal check. We’re open Monday through Friday 12 – 7 pm, Saturday 12-5 pm. We are closed on Sundays. Map our location. Please call us at 773.489.4830 to let us know that you wish to register, so that we can save your space.
