But now it seems his trusty steel string and stompbox are the right fit.

His infatuation with making effects pedals started with a Boba Fett-themed stompbox he built from a kit.

They gather online at sites like DIYStompboxes and Build Your Own Clone to trade schematics and debate over the finer points of stompbox design.

Instead what he did was combine his homebrewed app with other programs including the Pocket Stompbox for Windows Mobile that's good for real time effects.