Pete Cornish Effects Board (Tears for Fears)

Soundmokey · 5th April 2004

I just got Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears)
custom built Guitar Effects Board built by PETE CORNISH in 1983.
It is in good condition.

I dont know anything about Pete Cornish, any info?
Is this a valuable item?

I will post pics if there is interest in seeing it.

solo-act · 5th April 2004

I'd post what it does, post some pictures, and see what people offer. Cornish stuff can be really expensive bought new. I'm not sure about the setup you're talking about or what it does. Need more info.
Eric

Soundmokey · 5th April 2004

Thanks Eric

It is just over a meter wide

Here is the setup /
12 stomp switches + 1 Spare

It has

Overdrive
Vibrato
Chaos
N gate
EQ
Master

The unit is named on peter cornish,s website under clients 1983!

Anyone want to see pictures?

Soundmokey · 5th April 2004

Both their names are on it and the serial number is 099.

It is from Tears for fears's old studio so i know it is genuine.

CV7 · 6th April 2004

Cornish gear is highly prized and very expensive! Custom switchers and Pedals all used by pros such as Gilmour, Sting, McCartney etc.

http://www.petecornish.co.uk/

Soundmokey · 6th April 2004

Here is The list if i/o (on the left hand side of the unit)

output
Return
eq
Send
terurn
ddl
send
return2
send2
return1
send 1
input

knobs on the unit

over drive
vol - sus - tone

Vib
Speed - depth

comp
vol - sus - att

chaos
spd - depth

ddl eq
vol - vol

N gate / Master
vol - sends

I will post pics,
roughly what are these kind of units worth?

Soundmokey · 6th April 2004

it looks a bit like this one from pete's website, but no pedal only vertical knobs no horizontal

(THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL UNIT I HAVE)

It will give an idea.
Roughly what money are we talking?
I dont know whether to keep or sell.

maz[music] · 6th April 2004

Post that thing over here..... http://63.151.115.106/board/forumdis...p?s=&forumid=4

and wait for the fireworks to begin.

That's a great guitar gearhead site and those guys know a lot about Cornish stuff- and if you decide to sell you'll probably find a buyer there too!

cdog · 6th April 2004

nice score there

A33 · 7th April 2004

Here is the link to my thread at theGear Page
Damn they like their guitar effects

Lets see what they offer
I think i will definatly be selling.

I will post pix later

maz[music] · 7th April 2004

So what kind of comission do I get for sending you there?!?

They do love their effects... I knew that would be the place for some info.

A33 · 8th April 2004

and i thought we were geeks

Ron · 8th April 2004

No, that's "Greeks"!

A33 · 11th April 2004

Here is an email i recieved from Pete Cornish.

"Dear Andrew
The FX System I designed and built for Roland contained:
PC Buffer/Line driver
Boss CS-2
Boss SD-1
Spare send/return 1
Boss CE-2
Boss VB-2
Spare send/return 2
DDL send/return (type of delay not known)
Master Effects Bypass
EQ send/return (type of EQ not known)
System Mute
PC Line Driver/ground isolation/Booster feed to amp (possibly Roland JC120)

I hope this is of interest.

Best wishes,
Pete Cornish"

I will post pics when i get a chance.

adam_w · 11th April 2004

one of my clients uses one of these. It's _very_reliable and ideal for road use and standing meanicingly on, but it is basically kind of some boss effects racked up with bigger ass footswitches and a psu..

shikawkee · 11th April 2004

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Soundmokey
[B]it looks a bit like this one from pete's website, but no pedal only vertical knobs no horizontal

(THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL UNIT I HAVE)

Wow, that is some pedalboard.
Kudos !

A33 · 13th April 2004

Here are a couple of pics

CV7 · 14th April 2004

Is it still in good working order?

A33 · 19th April 2004

I have had it checked over by a Chartered Electrical Engineer here are his comments.

" Construction quality is very high, all wiring loomed and held down. Components on boards are restrained to withstand vibration / shock. Despite being 20 years old the case, components are wiring are in sound condition - some surface corrosion due to damp storage conditions - however the electrical operation was verified. Two of the 27v indicator lamps are blown (easy to replace possibly using spares on the board) one of the footswitches works but sticks (maybe fixed with cleaning or swapped with spare on the board). Noise reduction techniques in the design and construction are as good as I have seen - the unit is almost noiseless producing a clear clean sound from each module working together or seperately - it is easy to understand why P Cornish's designs have been so highly regarded - a pleasure to see such carefully designed and built equipment."

Now comes with power cable.

A33 · 19th April 2004

It is for sale here

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=3718932464

A33 · 19th April 2004

It works and sounds amazing.
Having listened to it I am struggling to bring myself to sell.

A33 · 24th April 2004

More pics here

5th April 2004	#1
Soundmokey Gear interested Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 15 Thread Starter	Pete Cornish Effects Board (Tears for Fears) I just got Roland Orzabal (Tears for Fears) custom built Guitar Effects Board built by PETE CORNISH in 1983. It is in good condition. I dont know anything about Pete Cornish, any info? Is this a valuable item? I will post pics if there is interest in seeing it.

5th April 2004	#2
solo-act Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 66	I'd post what it does, post some pictures, and see what people offer. Cornish stuff can be really expensive bought new. I'm not sure about the setup you're talking about or what it does. Need more info. Eric __________________ email contact is on website

8th April 2004	#13
Ron Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 9	Wrong continent, mate No, that's "Greeks"!

11th April 2004	#14
A33 Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Near London Posts: 446	email recieved from Pete Cornish. Here is an email i recieved from Pete Cornish. "Dear Andrew The FX System I designed and built for Roland contained: PC Buffer/Line driver Boss CS-2 Boss SD-1 Spare send/return 1 Boss CE-2 Boss VB-2 Spare send/return 2 DDL send/return (type of delay not known) Master Effects Bypass EQ send/return (type of EQ not known) System Mute PC Line Driver/ground isolation/Booster feed to amp (possibly Roland JC120) I hope this is of interest. Best wishes, Pete Cornish" I will post pics when i get a chance.

11th April 2004	#16
shikawkee Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,010	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Soundmokey [B]it looks a bit like this one from pete's website, but no pedal only vertical knobs no horizontal (THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL UNIT I HAVE) Wow, that is some pedalboard. Kudos ! __________________ "Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbor"- Andre 3000

6th April 2004	#5
CV7 Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 213	Cornish gear is highly prized and very expensive! Custom switchers and Pedals all used by pros such as Gilmour, Sting, McCartney etc. http://www.petecornish.co.uk/

6th April 2004	#8
maz[music] Gear Head Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ft Lauderdale FL Posts: 53	Post that thing over here..... http://63.151.115.106/board/forumdis...p?s=&forumid=4 and wait for the fireworks to begin. That's a great guitar gearhead site and those guys know a lot about Cornish stuff- and if you decide to sell you'll probably find a buyer there too!

6th April 2004	#9
cdog Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,437 3 Reviews written	nice score there

7th April 2004	#10
A33 Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Near London Posts: 446	Here is the link to my thread at theGear Page Damn they like their guitar effects Lets see what they offer I think i will definatly be selling. I will post pix later

11th April 2004	#15
adam_w Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: England Posts: 262	one of my clients uses one of these. It's _very_reliable and ideal for road use and standing meanicingly on, but it is basically kind of some boss effects racked up with bigger ass footswitches and a psu..

13th April 2004	#17
A33 Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Near London Posts: 446	Here are a couple of pics

14th April 2004	#18
CV7 Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Ca. Posts: 213	Is it still in good working order?

19th April 2004	#19
A33 Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Near London Posts: 446	I have had it checked over by a Chartered Electrical Engineer here are his comments. " Construction quality is very high, all wiring loomed and held down. Components on boards are restrained to withstand vibration / shock. Despite being 20 years old the case, components are wiring are in sound condition - some surface corrosion due to damp storage conditions - however the electrical operation was verified. Two of the 27v indicator lamps are blown (easy to replace possibly using spares on the board) one of the footswitches works but sticks (maybe fixed with cleaning or swapped with spare on the board). Noise reduction techniques in the design and construction are as good as I have seen - the unit is almost noiseless producing a clear clean sound from each module working together or seperately - it is easy to understand why P Cornish's designs have been so highly regarded - a pleasure to see such carefully designed and built equipment." Now comes with power cable.

24th April 2004	#22
A33 Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Near London Posts: 446	More pics here

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