DIY Effects

[LukeFRC]

1 hour ago, Bigwan said:

If anyone felt so inclined they could nip over to pedalpcb and vote up my project request: https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/ashdown-james-lomenzo-hyperdrive.13599/

a uk made pedal for bass players - you would probably be quicker tracing it yourself!  

[Sibob]

Amazing! Thanks for the above, I hadn’t seen those no.

 

Si

[Sibob]

54 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

Closest I ever found: http://effectslayouts.blogspot.com/2017/02/wren-cuff-phat-phuk-b.html

 

Yes, found that one, but would prefer not to vero, and I can't etch......so holding out for a PCB haha. Maybe I'll crack out Eagle again and see if I can lay it out.

Been a few years though.

 

Si

Edited October 7, 2022 by Sibob

[Bigwan]

34 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

a uk made pedal for bass players - you would probably be quicker tracing it yourself!  

I wish I had the time for that!!!

[SamIAm]

2 hours ago, Bigwan said:

I wish I had the time for that!!!

[LukeFRC]

5 hours ago, Bigwan said:

I wish I had the time for that!!!

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

[Bigwan]

4 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

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

Yup. It's a brilliant pedal, in a ridiculous format. 

[LukeFRC]

1 hour ago, Bigwan said:

Yup. It's a brilliant pedal, in a ridiculous format. 

What does it look like inside? Crazy? 

[Bigwan]

3 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

What does it look like inside? Crazy? 

 

A silly amount of wasted real estate... 

 

Edited October 7, 2022 by Bigwan

[LukeFRC]

7 hours ago, Bigwan said:

 

A silly amount of wasted real estate... 

 

and a lot of jumpers!

 

[LukeFRC]

don't know why I'm asking ... but your photo? and do you have the other side? 

 

Edited October 8, 2022 by LukeFRC

[Bigwan]

No, not mine. Just lifted off Google photos. I have a traced schematic too. 

[LukeFRC]

25 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

No, not mine. Just lifted off Google photos. I have a traced schematic too. 

verified? thats the hard bit done!

[Bigwan]

4 hours ago, LukeFRC said:

verified? thats the hard bit done!

From an experienced source but still need to verify it myself

[LukeFRC]

So I forgot how much pedal building added up if you forget a thing...

After the of course I go to start of the valve preamp build and start with the diodes ... except I have one less diode than I need. 
Somehow the order for one diode and one other IC for something else ended up on me spending £30 on other stuff... in anticipation for the next couple of builds...

I was about to order some PCBs and stopped myself, just done the sums on how much everything will cost and we are over £100 for two pedals. One of them is quite complex and bucket brigade chips cost a fair bit but still    pause for now. 

Also any negative experiences of ordering from Tayda?

[JPJ]

On 26/09/2022 at 16:55, JPJ said:

So kit no2 assembled and tested and……..well it works, but it is quiet, like really quiet. I’ve obviously cooked something or made some other error but I am going to take another look tonight to see if I can spot anything obviously wrong. 

A little update. I contacted Julian at Schalltechnik_04 who very helpfully marked up some photographs of my PCB with joints he wanted me to resolder. Kit No2 came without the push button switch so I had incorrectly wired in a DPDT on/on in its place and Julian also helped me with the correct wiring. Unfortunately, during the desoldering of the switch I managed to cook the board (I know) so kit no2 is now in the bin and this spells the end of my DIY effect building career. It’s been fun and a huge learning curve but I will step out now and let those of you who clearly know what you are doing carry on with the electrickity 😎

[disssa]

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

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

I will try it…

[LukeFRC]

anyone need any bucket brigade ICs? 3102, 3207, 3208 

[PunkPonyPrincess]

All a WIP and a sideline for when I have a few hours to myself…. I like making effects from Kits — Fuzzdog, Pedalparts and JedsPeds and so on… …but the very best bit is…

 

making my own woodwork for the boxes. Here we have Spalted holly and Walnut/Iroko offcuts/reclaims.
 

I made my own pedalboard for them to sit on too. Iroko salvage and Maple PAR planks.

 

People say “thats not very punk” but I cant think of anything more punk than making your own DIY stuff.

[danbowskill]

Looks ace 💪

[LukeFRC]

Nice - what did you build? 

[Bassybert]

1 hour ago, PunkPonyPrincess said:

All a WIP and a sideline for when I have a few hours to myself…. I like making effects from Kits — Fuzzdog, Pedalparts and JedsPeds and so on… …but the very best bit is…

 

making my own woodwork for the boxes. Here we have Spalted holly and Walnut/Iroko offcuts/reclaims.
 

I made my own pedalboard for them to sit on too. Iroko salvage and Maple PAR planks.

 

People say “thats not very punk” but I cant think of anything more punk than making your own DIY stuff.

Wow the enclosures and board look amazing!

 

How did you shield the wooden enclosures from RF interference?

[disssa]

Traynor YBA 100/300 Preamp clone:

[PunkPonyPrincess]

@BassybertCopper tape 

Edited October 11, 2022 by PunkPonyPrincess

[Rich]

On 07/10/2022 at 09:50, Bigwan said:

If anyone felt so inclined they could nip over to pedalpcb and vote up my project request: https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/ashdown-james-lomenzo-hyperdrive.13599/

I've just upvoted it  Why did it take me so long to join that forum?