Hello!

[stradivari310]

The Longsword is kind of in the DOD250/Dist+/OCD lineage, but it's also somewhat in the lineage of old solid state amps as well! Not as tight and snarly as a rat - it has a somewhat loose feel.

Also, big news guys - the store is going live tomorrow at 12PM eastern standard time! Longsword, Model feTs, and µ Blasters will all be for sale, with the first 15 sales of each shipping before Christmas. Let me know if you have any questions!

[Chankgeez]

Ouch, I want a pedal, but I've got no money.

[stradivari310]

Don't worry! Unlike before, we're not going to close the store as soon as we sell a limited quantity. I've been obsessively working to get everything streamlined, which is the main reason why we're doing this soft relaunch. Batches are bigger, things move faster, everyone's happier.

[hotknife]

Ordered a Model feT this morning! Can't wait. Squarespace's shipping calculation is whack, but I couldn't resist.

[Chankgeez]

John, this's from your website:

(Note: all Longswords starting in November 2017 no longer have the range toggle but are otherwise the same.)

I think you mean to type "2016".

[stradivari310]

Ordered a Model feT this morning! Can't wait. Squarespace's shipping calculation is whack, but I couldn't resist.

Rates are as follows:
US - $10
Canada - $35
Everywhere else - $50

USPS Priority Mail International isn't cheap unfortunately.

John, this's from your website:

(Note: all Longswords starting in November 2017 no longer have the range toggle but are otherwise the same.)

I think you mean to type "2016".

Nice catch sir!

[hotknife]

Ordered a Model feT this morning! Can't wait. Squarespace's shipping calculation is whack, but I couldn't resist.

Rates are as follows:
US - $10
Canada - $35
Everywhere else - $50

USPS Priority Mail International isn't cheap unfortunately.

John, this's from your website:

(Note: all Longswords starting in November 2017 no longer have the range toggle but are otherwise the same.)

I think you mean to type "2016".

Nice catch sir!

Yeah, it's just usually my territory is listed under the US State selection (a la Guam) and I don't pay the USPS Priority Mail International fee (since I'm not International). I understand it's probably not your doing and just how Squarespace is set up, though. Since I'm in a US Territory, we go by the standard USPS Priority Mail $10 shipping cost when ordering via Big Cartel or Shopify (for example) and when sending Priority Mail boxes to the Continental US.

[stradivari310]

Ordered a Model feT this morning! Can't wait. Squarespace's shipping calculation is whack, but I couldn't resist.

Rates are as follows:
US - $10
Canada - $35
Everywhere else - $50

USPS Priority Mail International isn't cheap unfortunately.

John, this's from your website:

(Note: all Longswords starting in November 2017 no longer have the range toggle but are otherwise the same.)

I think you mean to type "2016".

Nice catch sir!

Yeah, it's just usually my territory is listed under the US State selection (a la Guam) and I don't pay the USPS Priority Mail International fee (since I'm not International). I understand it's probably not your doing and just how Squarespace is set up, though. Since I'm in a US Territory, we go by the standard USPS Priority Mail $10 shipping cost when ordering via Big Cartel or Shopify (for example) and when sending Priority Mail boxes to the Continental US.

Ok, the mistake is DEFINITELY on my end. I think you're the first person from a US territory to order from me and I didn't properly account for that. Please send me an email when you get a chance, and I'll make sure you're not overpaying!

[sylnau]

Model feT is ordered too.

I though there was a mistake on the shipping fee too as I generally pay around 15$ which include a tracking when I purchase stuff fron ILF builder in the USA (I'm in Canada).
But that might be due to your location.

I really want this one and I can't wait to try it with my setup.

[hotknife]

Ok, the mistake is DEFINITELY on my end. I think you're the first person from a US territory to order from me and I didn't properly account for that. Please send me an email when you get a chance, and I'll make sure you're not overpaying!

Now that's some top class service. Glad to be taken care of so quickly! Thank you, sir!

[stradivari310]

Hope you've all been well. I'm building like a crazy person over here. We had so much demand for Model feTs that I had to shut down orders to catch up. The first several have shipped out by this point, with more to follow. The Longsword will be in a similar boat soon so if you want one, now's a good time to order.

Cheers!

[odontophobia]

congrats on your success, dude. been following your builds since you were posting about 'em on tumblr.

[stradivari310]

Hey yeah, I recognize the username! It's funny, I think that from being more active on tumblr I picked up a bunch of followers and mutuals who I'd later encounter on ILF.

Another new thing y'all may or may not have seen - I collaborated with Caroline Guitar Co on their new fuzz. I'm really happy with how it came out. Here's a video: https://www.facebook.com/carolineguitar ... 351091648/ (Sadly it's on facebook so I can't embed)

[odontophobia]

think you'll start branching out of the distortion/od/fuzz more -- saw that prototype that jwar got for secret santa -- seems like a unique take/variation on a theme from darrell's (i think, right?) holy grail with fuzz... i know you ended up modding one yourself, right? or am i blurring things together?

[stradivari310]

think you'll start branching out of the distortion/od/fuzz more -- saw that prototype that jwar got for secret santa -- seems like a unique take/variation on a theme from darrell's (i think, right?) holy grail with fuzz... i know you ended up modding one yourself, right? or am i blurring things together?

Yes, I have lots of plans for that, but it's slow-going. My problem is that I don't want to do a standard PT2399 delay or a standard Belton Brick reverb, which itself is just made of multiple PT2399s. They've been done to death and I don't think I could ever design something that surpassed the Caroline Kilobyte and Météore, which imo are the best examples of both types. And if I can't do something that isn't at least comparable to them, I'm not gonna do it. I haven't had any luck on that front so no PT2399 stuff for me. I've considered doing a BBD design but given the price of chips it's expensive R&D. I do intend to research the Xvive stuff though!

More importantly I've been hemming and hawing about DSP for a while, and my biggest hurdle is simply time. Between school and building existing designs I'm swamped. BUT. I do have a few algorithms on deck and I'm just trying to figure out a nice hardware platform that isn't a standard FV-1 base. I have at least one original reverb idea on the table and I seriously want to make it happen.

Re: jwar's prototype, that's somewhat inspired by darrell's holy grail but I built it up from scratch with a belton brick reverb circuit and a different fuzz. The only way I could be happy using a brick was if I totally destroyed it, haha. It took a LOT of tuning before I was happy with the final result. I do intend to release that next year, hopefully.