DIY Effects

[Passinwind]

33 minutes ago, Rich said:

I love the total and utter randomness of it  

It's a pretty wacky sounding widget as well, I definitely enjoyed mine.

[disssa]

On 07/10/2022 at 18:26, LukeFRC said:

What are you aiming to do? clone it in a smaller case? 

First Prototype:

 

 

It sounds really close to the original pedal.

[Bigwan]

1 hour ago, disssa said:

First Prototype:

 

 

It sounds really close to the original pedal.

You really do work extremely fast @disssa! WANT ONE!!! 

 

125B or 1590BB?

Edited October 25, 2022 by Bigwan

[LukeFRC]

2 hours ago, Bigwan said:

You really do work extremely fast @disssa! WANT ONE!!! 

 

125B or 1590BB?

125B I guess from the spacing of the jacks ?

[disssa]

8 hours ago, Bigwan said:

You really do work extremely fast @disssa! WANT ONE!!! 

 

125B or 1590BB?

Yes, it is  a 125B-Pedal 

[disssa]

Done...

[itu]

Incredible. And I mean the speed of making another gem. Do you sleep at all, maybe?

[Bigwan]

1 hour ago, itu said:

Incredible. And I mean the speed of making another gem. Do you sleep at all, maybe?

All questions that have been going through my mind... 

[Rich]

New mute switch painted, decorated and hardware fitted. Now to stuff the boards in and wire it. This is the first time I've used a Gørva footswitch and it wont be the last. Very nice gentle click.

[Tim2291]

Finished off my first Fuzz pedal at the weekend... It's just a simple Jeds Peds kit and to be honest, I only built this one to gain some experience soldering again as it's been a while. Sounds exactly like a one knob fuzz pedal... pretty horrid . I was going to get my guys at work to powder coat it... but I quite like the unfinished look... I may have taken artistic licence with the name as well!

[LukeFRC]

I always forget how much I hate off board wiring 

[Geek99]

11 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

I always forget how much I hate off board wiring 

Holy fcuk

[LukeFRC]

1 minute ago, Geek99 said:

Holy fcuk

 that bad eh 

[Geek99]

6 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

 that bad eh 

No… I find it totally incomprehensible 

[LukeFRC]

10 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I always forget how much I hate off board wiring 

It only bloody works!! 
 

currently using the only tube I have (telefunken German ECC82) which sounds nice and warm - a lot less gain than a 12ax7/ECC83 would have - it will also take 6n1p and 6n2p so if I want to get into tube rolling I could 

[bloke_zero]

11 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I always forget how much I hate off board wiring 

That looks MONSTER. What is it?

 

I hate off board wiring too - I think people that do it a lot get really good at measuring ang guiding the wires - I always end up with a big surplus loop. I do a lot of DIY modular synth and some of the modules I've bought from other people - the wiring is so clean it makes me want to cry!

[bloke_zero]

Oh, I zoomed in - Frog preamp. How's it sounding?

 

I just FOUND a Huges and Kettner Blues Master left out on a neighbours wall to take - they'd put the wrong valves in it 🤷‍♂️

[LukeFRC]

1 minute ago, bloke_zero said:

That looks MONSTER. What is it?

 

I hate off board wiring too - I think people that do it a lot get really good at measuring ang guiding the wires - I always end up with a big surplus loop. I do a lot of DIY modular synth and some of the modules I've bought from other people - the wiring is so clean it makes me want to cry!

I just know it's not my skill... same with painting a room, I'll paint a large room in 10% of the time my wife would take - but I'm hopeless at cutting in neatly. My day job is as a designer and the idea of solving the problem and designing everything in on one PCB appeals to me.


It's a Frog FX1 https://frogpedals.com/index.php/product/frog-tube-preamp-fx1-ruggedized/ which is essentially a Fender Dual Showman / Alembic F2b Preamp preamp running at 450v inside

[LukeFRC]

1 minute ago, bloke_zero said:

Oh, I zoomed in - Frog preamp. How's it sounding?

 

I just FOUND a Huges and Kettner Blues Master left out on a neighbours wall to take - they'd put the wrong valves in it 🤷‍♂️

what had they put in? 

 

[LukeFRC]

oh and it sounds really nice. punchy but clear. Not got a bypass switch in it so can't A/B it-  whoops! 

[Tim2291]

What is the nest place to get pedal kits from? I'm new to DIYing so starting out with kits. I've built a fuzz pedal from JedsPeds, can't fault them but interested to hear what others reccomend?

[Bigwan]

Pedalparts.co.uk or Musikding.de

 

Musikding has a MASSIVE range, just be careful that not all their kits include the PCB, which needs to be added to the order separately.

[bloke_zero]

2 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

what had they put in? 

 

Supposed to be an 12AX7 (ECC83) and an EL84. There were 2 EL84 - the ECC83 (as I understand it!) is a preamp, the EL84 a power amp. No wonder it wouldn't work.

[bloke_zero]

2 hours ago, Bigwan said:

Pedalparts.co.uk or Musikding.de

 

Musikding has a MASSIVE range, just be careful that not all their kits include the PCB, which needs to be added to the order separately.

Plus one for both suggestions - they are both really helpful. Pedal parts is more clones and versions of clones (though they do some originals), Musikding feels like it has a wider range of original designs.

[bloke_zero]

2 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

I just know it's not my skill... same with painting a room, I'll paint a large room in 10% of the time my wife would take - but I'm hopeless at cutting in neatly. My day job is as a designer and the idea of solving the problem and designing everything in on one PCB appeals to me.


It's a Frog FX1 https://frogpedals.com/index.php/product/frog-tube-preamp-fx1-ruggedized/ which is essentially a Fender Dual Showman / Alembic F2b Preamp preamp running at 450v inside

Congratulations - it doesn't look like an easy build - especially having to source all the components. 450 Volts from 9V - wow!