[sdiy] Is there room for evereyone?

[Ken Stone]

>I've been considering starting a business that makes synth-style modules 
>into guitar-oriented effects. Do you gfuys think there is a good market for 
>it? I know it's really nothing new, but I think I have some clever ideas 
>that no one has thought of.

Possible. I have seen customs like this made from time to time, and I do get
the occasional enquiry about such myself.

>My initial idea and still one I am persuing is making the gear almost 
>entirely out of scavanged parts. This has its advantages and disadvantages - 
>most of which are completely obvious. But it does have a certain green 
>appeal. I'd thought of having people send me their junk and making something 
>cool out of it. The potential for making cool things is great and the 
>ability to run with virtually zero overhead is a big plus...

Now that is the way I think. IF (and I doubt it) I do ever start selling
modules, I will be using a similar approach. Some parts simply aren't worth
salvaging, but ordinary capacitors sure are, as are various solid state
devices. Make it a feature. "Uses vintage parts reclaimed from 1969 whatever
it was."
Now that I think about it, my Real Ring does exactly that.

Ken
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