Paul Gilbert's Flux Capacitor

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Just realised this sold for $999 ... Utter madness!

goo.gl/L2wFBf

Makes me think, I have the original prototype flux pedal here ...  #1, the one that went viral when I shared the pic. Toying with the idea of auctioning it off ... might raise a reasonable amount? Or should I hold on to it for sentiments sake? 

RaymondLin

Keep it…..

smudge_lad

Keep it....but please build more 

gusman2x

smudge_lad said:

Keep it....but please build more 

Gagaryn

smudge_lad said:

Keep it....but please build more 

Sell it and build more. :-)

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I reckon I'll be building more. Getting settled into family life now. Wait list might be of Analogman proportions though ...

Musicman20

4114Effects said:

I reckon I'll be building more. Getting settled into family life now. Wait list might be of Analogman proportions though ...

Aye build more!

meltedbuzzbox

It's great to see such a passion for the craft and not an outright focus on how much you can earn. 

Gagaryn

4114Effects said:

I reckon I'll be building more. Getting settled into family life now. Wait list might be of Analogman proportions though ...

Put me on the list. Right at the top!! ^^^

Winny_Pooh

I'm amazed (for months now) that you've spent all this time building clones and not putting out flux delays. It's like having a hit record but no copies to sell at gigs or shops. 

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Winny_Pooh said:

I'm amazed (for months now) that you've spent all this time building clones and not putting out flux delays. It's like having a hit record but no copies to sell at gigs or shops. 

Building the odd clone here and there is a lot different to the commitment of doing a larger run of Flux Capacitors ... :-)

photek

Another batch would be great, count me in if you go for it!

robinbowes

Out of interest, how many of each type of Flux pedal have you made?

What is it stopping you making more - money or time? Or both?

R.

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robinbowes said:

Out of interest, how many of each type of Flux pedal have you made?

What is it stopping you making more - money or time? Or both?

R.

At a rough guess, 70 originals, 20 drive and 40ish V2 

Time at the moment. I have a full time job now as my wife will be off work for a while being a mum. So I'm limited to some evenings and the odd weekend for building. 

smudge_lad

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robinbowes said:

Out of interest, how many of each type of Flux pedal have you made?

What is it stopping you making more - money or time? Or both?

R.

At a rough guess, 70 originals, 20 drive and 40ish V2 

Time at the moment. I have a full time job now as my wife will be off work for a while being a mum. So I'm limited to some evenings and the odd weekend for building. 

How can you blame time when you own a flux capacitor???

clarkefan

I'm sure a run of say 50? might be manageable and not ruin you cost wise if it doesn't fly.  

But I have to say, I was quite amazed when the Les Paul Forum, promoting online all things Les Paul for the best part of 20 years now, recently decided to do some teeshirts and got a Cease and Desist letter from Les Paul's estate.

Careful how you go

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clarkefan said:

I'm sure a run of say 50? might be manageable and not ruin you cost wise if it doesn't fly.  

But I have to say, I was quite amazed when the Les Paul Forum, promoting online all things Les Paul for the best part of 20 years now, recently decided to do some teeshirts and got a Cease and Desist letter from Les Paul's estate.

Careful how you go

I did check with some reasonably savvy legal types, they said I should be fine as long as I don't specifically mention the Back to the Future franchise in any of my posts. Apparently the  flux capacitor device itself isn't trademarked in any way. So I can make them as props that are similar to the thing used in the film with no problem as long as I don't put the BBTF words on it.

robinbowes

You should be fine with "BBTF".

"BTTF" might be a problem though

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robinbowes said:

You should be fine with "BBTF".

"BTTF" might be a problem though

HAHA typing on a phone sucks. 

Adam_MD

I never heard any of the demos was it an analogue or digital delay? 

robinbowes

Adam_MD said:

I never heard any of the demos was it an analogue or digital delay? 

I think the first ones were analogue, the v2 model were digital, then there was a version with three modes: delay, shimmer reverb, hall reverb.

R.