current projects

PARADIS GUITARS and Polyphonic Effects

LOOP Delay / ECHOPLEX DP

FireWireGuitar

The Evolution of the engineering tools in the last decades

THE LIST OF MATTHIAS GROB's INVENTIONS

The early constructions and disciple phase:

• 1975 Carbon analysis filters (fathers project)
• 1976 Divided Stage PA for isis (H. Hogg's idea)
• 1978 Smooth singing guitar distortion (still unique!)
• 1979 The PA and light system for Lizard (obsolete)
• 1980 Multi tap Digital Delay (obsolete)
• 1981 The first Polyphonic experiences
• 1982 C32 discrete Digital Signal Processor (H. Hogg's idea and project)
• 1983 Image compression (diploma work at ETH, obsolete)
• 1983 The rolling Stage (Renato Capellis project)

The products:

• 1984 Paradis Polyphonic Pickup (Pat. app.)
  Original propaganda / History
• 1985 Paradis POLYDISTORTION
  Original propaganda / History / schematic drawing / PCB layout
• 1986 Paradis POLYSUBBASS (Pat. app.)
  Original propaganda / History
• 1987 Paradis Bariton guitar
• 1988 Paradis Elegy guitar
• 1992 Paradis LOOP delay
  Original propaganda / History / Credits
• 1993-2002 Gibson/Oberheim Echoplex digital pro
• 2004 the new software company Mathons with the first product Chopitch, Plug-In for delay free pitch shifting
• 2005 Initiation and coordination of the FireWire Guitar, realized by Rolf Spuler, electronics by Philipp Scheidegger

Projects and ideas:

• Auto power off for acoustic guitar (in new Rolf Spuler guitars!)
• POLYMODULE Concept to standardize polyphonic guitars and make it accessible for lutiers
• POLYSUBBASS for monophonic guitars
• Flexibility Amp (Modular combo for acoustic guitar / mic... drawing available)
• Flat Volume pedal
• "Banjo with interconnected strings" (a dream)
• Vapor solar generator
• Acoustic piano with Bass Pedal and magnetic feedback
• Percussion instruments with piezo pickups (prototypes working!)
• Jam as a solution for the Bahian unemployment

Matthias Equipment, and people who helped to build it