Author Archives: Michael

NEW SUPER BLUES PRO!

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Michael

The Blues Pro, along with the Crunch Box, have been a couple of pedals that have gained a lot of fans over the years we have been making them. When I designed them long ago, I wanted to create a … Continue reading →

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GUITAR NOIZE PODCAST FEATURING MICHAEL IBRAHIM FROM MI AUDIO

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Michael

The very first “The Guitar Noize Podcast” launched this week and I am proud to have been asked to be the very first builder to be featured. In the discussion with Jon from Guitar Noize, I was asked about all … Continue reading →

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NEW PROTOTYPE LO-FI DELAY

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Michael

Over the years, MI Effects has been known for great overdrive and distortion pedals and always have been asked “When will MI do a delay pedal?” There has been prototypes, and designs and ideas, but for the designs to come … Continue reading →

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NEW SUPER CRUNCH BOX

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Michael

At the MI Workshop, I have always wanted to fully trick-out a Crunch Box to see how many mods and features we could fit into its small enclosure.  So one rainy afternoon I did just that, and decided to give … Continue reading →

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NEW BOOST ‘n’ BUFF v.3 COMPLETE!

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Michael

The new case design for the Boost ‘n’ Buff v.3 is now in stock. The circuit is finalised and ready to go into production and should hit the street in a month. You can read about the re-design in this … Continue reading →

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MEGALITH DELTA HIGH GAIN DISTORTION PEDAL

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Michael

The Megalith Delta high gain distortion pedal design came from years of R&D of our MI Amplification high gain amplifier, the Megalith Beta. It took some time for me to really understand the variables behind great high gain tones. But … Continue reading →

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NEW BOOST ‘n’ BUFF MINI AND NEW BOOST ‘N’ BUFF v.3

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Michael

A couple of months ago, we started a Facebook discussion on boost pedals. I was looking at re-designing the Boost ‘n’ Buff and wanted to make THE booster. We got some great feedback on the matter and it became clear that … Continue reading →

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FET OVERDRIVE – FIRST PROTOTYPE

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Michael

All MI Effects overdrive pedals are op-amp based circuits – either using the LM833 or JRC4558 depending on the circuit. It wasn’t until my experiments (with relative success) with capturing the tone and response of the Megalith amps in a … Continue reading →

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WELCOME TO THE MI EFFECTS R&D LAB!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Michael

This blog series will be an insight into the prototyping and design of new pedals that come out of MI Effects. We wanted to share these processes with you as we find it to be one of the most interesting … Continue reading →

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