Sound & Craft

Music

Guitarist, composer, synthesizer builder, and sound explorer. I work at the intersection of acoustic and electronic music, where a handbuilt 555-timer synth meets a Telecaster through a tube amp.

What I Make

I play guitar and build instruments. I'm interested in the sounds between genres, the space where handbuilt analog synthesis meets traditional playing technique. As a backline technician I work with the best instruments in the world every day, and that exposure directly shapes how I think about sound and design. My builds are experiments. My playing is documentation.

Instruments I Build

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555 Polyphonic Synthesizer

A polyphonic synthesizer built around the 555 timer IC with analog effects chain. Exploring what's possible with humble components.

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Custom Guitar Pedals

Hand-built effects pedals: overdrive, fuzz, modulation. Designed, etched, and built from scratch.

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Guitar Builds

Building guitars with my dad, combining his woodworking and guitar expertise with my electronics knowledge. In progress.

On YouTube

Videos coming soon on @RudiMakes

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Gear I Work With

Roland BOSS Fender Marshall Moog Telecaster Tube Amplifiers Analog Synthesis MIDI 555 Timer Eurorack Guitar Pedals