Gristleizer Up for Auction

via this auction

Note this is the one from this previous post with an audio demo.

auction details:
"Up for sale is a fully licensed and authorized Gristleizer built by Smashing Guitars/ Endangered Audio out of Asheville, North Carolina, which was available in limited amounts at select dates during the 2009 Throbbing Gristle tour. This particular unit was purchased the first night they were made available at the first Chicago show last month at the Logan Square Auditorium, and was one of 7someodd made available for sale. I purchased this, along with a snazzy tee shirt, upon arriving at the venue. I cradled and babied it throughout the performance of In The Shadow Of The Sun. In between sets, i took it through the meet and greet/signing line, and Chris, Peter, Gen, & Cosey were all kind enough to sign it as well. I even asked Gen to sign around the AC adapter input, because the jack is kind of male and kind of female :) It went straight into the car for the remainder of the evening's festivities, and upon arriving home, directly into my non-smoking home/studio, where it has been kept in pristine condition, seeing little use except to post an audio demo for the Muff Wiggler synthesizer (and cat) forum (Hi guys!) and http://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/

Why am i selling it? After some long hard thought, i've decided i need to expand my modular synth more than i need a Gristleizer. Additionally, i'm handy with a soldering iron, so i guess i can always build one later and mount it in the modular. Still, the decision to sell this has not come lightly, and i ask whoever buys it, please give it a good home.

Now, about the Gristleizer itself: It's a device that mangles audio. It features a VCA and a VCF (toggle switch between the two modes) with an LFO for modulation. You have knobs for the LFO's Speed, Depth, and 4 different waveforms to select from (Rising Saw, Falling Saw, Triangle, and Square) and a Bias control that...well...i havent really figured out what it does, fully. It certainly overdrives the everliving shit out of whatever you run into it, anyway. It also has a level knob, and 2 switches...one for VCF/VCA, and one for Bypass. The back panel is very simple...one 1/4" in, one 1/4" out, and the AC adapter input. However, when speaking to Charles from Smashing Guitars the night i bought it, the PCB has pads for Control Voltage, so you can modify it to use with your analog synths, and the back panel has plenty of room for mods. I believe it also has adjustable trimpots inside as well, although i have not opened it to poke around...i'll leave that to you. Additionally, you can run this off of batteries as well, HOWEVER, you must NOT plug the AC in with batteries in as well. Get it? Let me repeat. Use EITHER batteries OR AC, NOT BOTH! The AC adapter is included.

And one thing i noticed that is perfectly normal is the LFO's LED stays lit for a moment after you power down."