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On 02/02/2024 at 13:10, Rich said:

Whilst I wait for my programmable helicopter to arrive in the post :lol: another vague question has floated into what I laughably refer to as my mind... have any of you folks ever transplanted the guts of an Ashdown stomp box into a smaller more board-friendly enclosure?

I traced a JLO HyperDrive and used a 125B enclosure:

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Nobel clone from c2c mostly built just waiting for a step bit so I can drill the 22mm hole for the XLR and mount the DI daughterboard.

 

The regular output is better than I thought it would be but still way too transparent to be worth what the original costs... Others who've built it have said the magic is in the DI (it does use a £70 transformer after all) so I'm prepared to be convinced.

 

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12 minutes ago, bobbass4k said:

Nobel clone from c2c mostly built just waiting for a step bit so I can drill the 22mm hole for the XLR and mount the DI daughterboard.

 

The regular output is better than I thought it would be but still way too transparent to be worth what the original costs... Others who've built it have said the magic is in the DI (it does use a £70 transformer after all) so I'm prepared to be convinced.

 

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I was amazed that it used two tubes - but only one for the di …

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4 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

I was amazed that it used two tubes - but only one for the di …

Not to mention the.completely garden variety TMB tonestack that could have extremely easily had a mids control. But hey, expecting 4 knobs for $1200 just isn't reasonable...

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18 minutes ago, bobbass4k said:

Not to mention the.completely garden variety TMB tonestack that could have extremely easily had a mids control. But hey, expecting 4 knobs for $1200 just isn't reasonable...

To be fair more controls doesn’t always equal better 

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On 31/01/2024 at 11:36, Rich said:

I'm still trying to de-click my send/return loop pedal switch thingy, it's better than it was but still not great. I happened across this circuit board which appears to be just the ticket -- jack input/outputs to 'Input' and 'Output', send and return to 'B_In' and B_Out', and a momentary footswitch attaches to, errm, 'Switch', and that appears to be it. Oh, and a 9v supply. On paper, it appears to be the ticket. I wish it was available as just a PCB, as all bits are easy enough to source and I like soldering :) . Anyway, I've ordered one to give it a whirl and will report back.

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The programmable helicopter arrived :lol: and I've put it the new version of the Loopy de Loop box (as I'm now calling it :D ) and can report that it works really well. Strangely, the first switching after it's initially powered up does click, but then the subsequent ones are silent. And because it's a momentary SPDT switch, it's really soft touch. I'm half tempted to try to squeeze one of these into all my true bypass 3PDT switch pedals. 

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45 minutes ago, Rich said:

 

The programmable helicopter arrived :lol: and I've put it the new version of the Loopy de Loop box (as I'm now calling it :D ) and can report that it works really well. Strangely, the first switching after it's initially powered up does click, but then the subsequent ones are silent. And because it's a momentary SPDT switch, it's really soft touch. I'm half tempted to try to squeeze one of these into all my true bypass 3PDT switch pedals. 

I've got a load of similar but are slimmer to fit about the width of the switch - I think latching or non latching relays have quite an effect on power consumption? 

 

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Not my first electronic kit, but first pedal mod, done for my brother. This kit adds gain control (the original design reduces volume) and a shape control to this Joyo trem pedal. Main challenge was cleaning out the pcb vias with a solder sucker.

 

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21 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I've got a load of similar but are slimmer to fit about the width of the switch - I think latching or non latching relays have quite an effect on power consumption? 

 

I imagine they would, but I don't run it from a PP3 so it's all good :) 

The pic probably makes the board look a lot bigger than it is; in reality it's about 32 x 22mm. Musikding's 'Nope' switch board is roughly the same size.

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So now I’ve got the subscription I can ask this here…

 

I made a pcb up for my clone of a ss/bs mini - it sounds amazing and can go from low gain barbershop style od to fill on fuzz. Went together ok, not pro level pcb, two traces missed and my resistors were slightly bigger than the footprint I used.

 

where I ended up  - I have 9 spare pcb - one is going to a mate - so I’ve made an instruction document …

 

so should I …

 

1) chuck the pcb

2) sell them on here - I was thinking “buy me the equivalent of a beer”. 

3) I’ve had one person tentatively ask for a made up one - so make a small run and sell ? 
4) something else ?

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the missed traces 🤦🏻‍♂️IMG_0200.thumb.jpeg.7493ed9a974f8bd8f38f44fd454eb62b.jpeg

 

I used a fuzz dog 3pdt pcb and two of their “fet pets” for the smd jfets 

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1590b - of course! 

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On 21/02/2024 at 08:47, LukeFRC said:

So now I’ve got the subscription I can ask this here…

 

I made a pcb up for my clone of a ss/bs mini - it sounds amazing and can go from low gain barbershop style od to fill on fuzz. Went together ok, not pro level pcb, two traces missed and my resistors were slightly bigger than the footprint I used.

 

where I ended up  - I have 9 spare pcb - one is going to a mate - so I’ve made an instruction document …

 

so should I …

 

1) chuck the pcb

2) sell them on here - I was thinking “buy me the equivalent of a beer”. 

3) I’ve had one person tentatively ask for a made up one - so make a small run and sell ? 
4) something else ?

 image.thumb.jpg.5aeea5d42c698818b8115f1eb6a117a0.jpg 
 

the missed traces 🤦🏻‍♂️IMG_0200.thumb.jpeg.7493ed9a974f8bd8f38f44fd454eb62b.jpeg

 

I used a fuzz dog 3pdt pcb and two of their “fet pets” for the smd jfets 

IMG_0201.thumb.jpeg.e214319712f6e732c907483878290dd1.jpegIMG_0203.thumb.jpeg.53ef0e98f599d2daec71753623230679.jpeg


1590b - of course! 

 

You have schematic / BOM for these ?

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This one's not meant for bass, it's for my banjo/dobro hybrid instrument. But I have a spinoff version in mind for a fretless that I 've been threatening to add a piezo pickup to ever since it was built.

 

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The purple knob is key, it blends in the resonator mounted piezo element and adds a reverb/chorus sort of vibe to the proceedings. Top row handles the magnetic pickup EQ, bottom row is mix section plus resonant LPF for the piezo pickup, which amounts mostly to "anti-quack."

 

 

 

 

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Made a few pedals recently for my band (Erronaut) Two are to be sold as band merch. One is a green Russian big muff clone and the other is based on a blend of a muff and a cloven hoof, a bit of a play with the values and components to try and find a middle ground. 
 

the third one I made for my own board. It’s a Dunwich designed CTG (Cisneros tone generator) a combination of a clean blend, ds-1 and dod-250. I added in a footswitch to toggle the DS-1. 
 

this is quite a space savour as I usually have a a blender, ds-1 and dod on my board. 
 

drilling and uv printing done by tayda 
 

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