noise

[Rob Rickner]

> Okay, I am in the mood to build something that resembles alot of the music I
> listen to.
> I want noise! None of this "clean fuzz" crap! I WANT ABRASIVE! Think
> merzbow.

Well, I've had a lot of luck mixing samples with noise then distorting them...
Try the noiseswash pedal for doubled up distortion you can find scematics at
www.angelfire.com/mo/commonsound I think I got the link right.  Otherwise, two
pro-co Rats are really excellent for abrasive.  In general, Either distort a
sound that's noisey or use two distortion pedals.  A combo like a big muff then
Real Tube Overdrive gives a truely thick product.  As far as DIY goes, try
www.geofex.com they have a modular distortion system they're working on.  It
would be easy to build a pedal that doubles up on the gain and clipping stages
of some classic pedals.  Also, Tomg's right.  How hard something sounds is
relative to what's around it.  I find Autechre rather abrasive at times while
Merzbow is quite relaxing once I get used to it.
Rob