LukeFRC

so a few years ago I just had a HX stomp, sold it and went into the individual pedals world, finding out what suits, what doesn't ... and then maybe admitting some kind of defeat by buying a HX stomp again, but finding out I've learned so much along the process that I'm using it completely differently .... So big changes with and the plan is not to fiddle too much bar a few wee things I need to sort ... it also is I think the first time I've spent ages working out a layout that works well for ergonomically. Complete overkill too - but fun. And sometimes thats the point. Signal chain. Sonic Research - Turbo Tuner - Christmas present from my daughters fancier than I need, but does let me do fairly good setups so there's that. The iron man - My version of the SS/BS mini - it's fantastic clear sounding JFet drive. It's my kind of sound. It has a C1M pot for bass so a bit more low end than the schematic you see online, and the J201 ldss values you would use in a Barbershop... Valeton - OC-10 - It's a tiny OC2 clone, with the mod of disconnecting the -2 portion for more gain. It sounds like a smooth OC2 and tracks down to low D. The first octave I've tried that made me 'get' octaves. Broughton Omnicomp - You can keep your cali76's and whatever... my thing was always going to be optical compression, and this is one of the best. (IMO, @jimbobothy may disagree... ) It sounds better than good and just works. Normally always on. HX Stomp - I caved and went back. I had had a L4 preamp doing amp sounds in analogue world - but the bottom end was a bit uncontrolled. This gives me control. And scratches the itch of "ooh but I'ld like to try a rat with a clean blend and a flanger on the clean"or whatever. Set to change patches on the H9 via midi if I want and accepts Expression CC and tap tempo. LOOP 1.1 - Aoteaora Intermodulator - my tiny version of a prunes and custard - it's amazing. Quite often with distortions I find they take over your sound in a big fuzzy or velcoy mess, this wave folder is so touch responsive and just sounds musical and synth. I need to finish the others I'm making , sorry @lee650, this made it on my board before I posted you yours! You can see why I kinda needed a small pedal! I'm not allowed a bigger board. It was going to be before the stomp - till I realised the fun of sticking tremolo into it. LOOP 1.2 - PastFX PF-101 a moog MF101 clone. Turns out I like a moogerfooger envelope way more than a mutron style. And I like this, like the Aoteaora it feels musical to me, and usable in subtle ways. LOOP 2.1 - Providence Anadime Bass Chorus - I've got a few digital versions for chorus here, both sound good. None touch the Anadime. Bought off @admiralchew I think so I could shoot it out against the Tech21 bass boost chorus. There was only one winner - again sweet and musical sounding. LOOP 2.2 - Eventide H9 - It does a lot, the things it does well it does very well, and interfaces with the HX better than it did on it's own. The hot switch will be in an enclosure bottom right once I get around to it. Theres a wee home made patchbay underneath to patch out the expression and hotswitch. JHS colourbox v2 - Always on and the reason I ended up trying the individual pedals thing, sound great, transformer sound, Janek, @krispn and I can't all be wrong right? I use it as a low gain warm DI thing. It does fuzzy, which is normally pretty rubbish but can be nice clipping the tops of signal. The HPF is set a bit high for bass which means it gets a lot of Talkbass hate from the kinda folk who judge pedals based on printed specs, but dont let it put you off, but I'm probably never going to use Metal guitar amps on the stomp either but that doesn't mean it isn't a good tool for bass players... Now to learn to use this all together. At the moment I'm enjoying the ease of getting sounds -the stuff that's easier analogue is analogue, and the control is digital - it seems a simpler workflow. Challenge is to not change it again. Bar the hot switch and... I think the HX needs more current. So either a Cioks crux or 4 thingy or I daisy chain more other the individual pedals together.

Nice! Your own circuit design?

@BabyBlueSound the way you would do it is 9mm pots, and smd parts - I think you could have 3 across in one row - whether it’s worth it is another question!! I think there possibly more pcb space to be won if you used relay bypass (facing up) and a smaller momentary fs (but that’s more complex than I wanted to try with the above)

Also reserve the right to change my mind and not make anything, stick one of the prunes and custards in the enclosure!

While I'm still building the wee batch of prunes and custards, my test enclosure is laying about... and starting to think what I could build to go in it.... The idea was "I don't use distortion/fuzz much so if I'm going to make one lets shrink it down as much as possible... Realistically 3 pots and two switches are close to the limit of feasibility, actually you could fit more So far contenders are.... Big muff, Russian style or Bluebeard. Mayonnaise Fuzz/Kewpie (also Muff variant Zvek Super Hard On with the clipping diodes mods (oh AKA JPTR Jive) Bass Klon Mastodon - make the pots fit somehow Brassmaster - would be biggest challenge but technically the transformer should fit Broughton High pass/low pass (not a fuzz) my assumptions between my ss/bs and hx stomp I dont need drive if I can buy it its' easier to do that, which is whyI scored out the Klone- A mosky black rat is simpler, and cheaper than making one! Obviously if I could get a brass master or something this small there's size benefits over the behringer one. It's gotta be something cool enough I can't get elsewhere... Like the prunes and custard. I've got a hankering for a BMP - but will it be that much better than the models on the HX? At the moment the Brassmaster (for technical challenge) and SHO with mods/Jive (to see what the fuss is about)are probably the most likely, High pass/low pass would be useful .... Any suggestions?

Sounds good

My subscription ran out last week so I can’t respond to that!

Says “Cook pass Babtridge” doesn’t it?

My mate who plays bass a bit but not a gear geek came around the other day and his only pedal was a mini Qtron in a wooden box - was really nice

psss - lock washers on the switches go on the inside! how does it sound?

oh prunes and custard coming from New Zealand... hence Aotearoa Intermodulator name and fern leaf graphics. My uncle is a kiwi so growing up rugby= all blacks

You know the time you first solder a project together, and it works, and it sounds great, and it makes up for all the "oh crap why did I make it in such a small enclosure?" moments... Prunes and Custard in a Gorva M45 (5mm or so wider than 1590A) with top jacks. Printed by Gojira... I think I've missed the wire earthing the input when off, and the bass cut switch might actually be on in the down position... (but it's fairly subtle) But I'm pretty happy with that. Camera died before I could show what top jacks look like... It's also tiny. Got parts and enclosures for another 5 Oh and after 10+ years my solder sucker broke.

I'm no graphic designer but that decal is.... ... no wait I am a graphic designer... 🫢

My 55-94 classic has been wearing Ti flats for the last few years, treated it to some Sadowsky blue label nickels - meant to buy the steels but oh well Excited to try

which is which for octave? Sounds good though