Effect Pedal building
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The pedal building websites have great info regarding adding power jacks and the complicated true bypass switch wiring so things are getting easier.
But if not using IC's I like to wire PTP if I can otherwise mini turret strip.
My large hands have a hell of a time working with PCB and small gauge wire
I knew we couldn't have our own Pedal Build section but wanted a thread we could keep things together for future projects and links to data.
I'm enjoying this thread so keep it up no matter what your building or built in the past let's get them posted here buddies.
Mark
But if not using IC's I like to wire PTP if I can otherwise mini turret strip.
My large hands have a hell of a time working with PCB and small gauge wire
I knew we couldn't have our own Pedal Build section but wanted a thread we could keep things together for future projects and links to data.
I'm enjoying this thread so keep it up no matter what your building or built in the past let's get them posted here buddies.
Mark
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Another good site.
http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/
http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/
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Mammothelectronics.com is another great site.
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Anybody build a Supercharger GTO ?
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Cliff Schecht - Circuit P.I.
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well probably got the transistor in wrong
I buy the little strip pins that are similar to 8-pin sockets but not. They are long strips of the pins for sockets but you can make them as long as you want by snapping them off after 3 or 4 or 10. So using these, I can insert transistors like inserting tubes into tube sockets. Easily reversible or use that to try 5 different transistors in the circuit. Solder the pins to the board but the friction will hold the transistor in there.
You just gotta usually cut the legs down shorter.
I buy the little strip pins that are similar to 8-pin sockets but not. They are long strips of the pins for sockets but you can make them as long as you want by snapping them off after 3 or 4 or 10. So using these, I can insert transistors like inserting tubes into tube sockets. Easily reversible or use that to try 5 different transistors in the circuit. Solder the pins to the board but the friction will hold the transistor in there.
You just gotta usually cut the legs down shorter.
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You gotta love that.Cliff Schecht wrote:[img:400:501]http://i.imgur.com/A5iQg.jpg[/img]
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I missed this thread too - I just want to chime in that Brian at Madbean is a superb guy with a great forum. Some of the older projects are available from (keefe) Haberdasher as well. I've built a bunch of them, several are permanent residents on my board. I used to be an amp-only guy, and I still am sometimes, but these are inexpensive projects that can sound really, really, really good.
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I heard there is a Zendrive kit available somewhere. Myth or fact? I played my sons Zendrive 2 the other day.....Jimmy likey!!!!!
The only pedal I built was a BYOC Reverb with the Belton brick. Kinda sounded like a brick compared to real stuff.
The only pedal I built was a BYOC Reverb with the Belton brick. Kinda sounded like a brick compared to real stuff.
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http://guitarkitbuilder.com/content/zen ... lectronics
I had Alf built my Zendrive Overdrive cost $179 and a short wait period that was years ago but worth the cost and wait. Remember when Alf was active on pedal building forums cloning just like us?
Mark
I had Alf built my Zendrive Overdrive cost $179 and a short wait period that was years ago but worth the cost and wait. Remember when Alf was active on pedal building forums cloning just like us?
Mark
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Any of you guys see that Buzzaround thread at The Gear Page?
The demo of that pedal and a couple other clones really intrigued me.
It's a clone of the old Burn's Buzzaround which had a funky enclosure.
[img:799:555]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2PrdllNg9jo/T ... UZZ2-1.jpg[/img]
Here is the thread.
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... buzzaround
I like that the bottom end is strong and that the Fuzz has some good control over it.
Ideally it should be built with Germanium transistors but some report good results using a silicon in T1 and T2 then use the expensive Ge in T3.
I found a deal on three AC176 transistors.
Hopefully the third one will be higher gain as it is the amplifier transistor.
I got the PCB at GuitarPcb.com
http://www.guitarpcb.com/apps/webstore/ ... ow/2627504
The guy at the Gear Page added a master volume which I intend to do as well.
It will take me awhile to get my parts together so I won't know for a while if it works good.
The demo of that pedal and a couple other clones really intrigued me.
It's a clone of the old Burn's Buzzaround which had a funky enclosure.
[img:799:555]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2PrdllNg9jo/T ... UZZ2-1.jpg[/img]
Here is the thread.
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... buzzaround
I like that the bottom end is strong and that the Fuzz has some good control over it.
Ideally it should be built with Germanium transistors but some report good results using a silicon in T1 and T2 then use the expensive Ge in T3.
I found a deal on three AC176 transistors.
Hopefully the third one will be higher gain as it is the amplifier transistor.
I got the PCB at GuitarPcb.com
http://www.guitarpcb.com/apps/webstore/ ... ow/2627504
The guy at the Gear Page added a master volume which I intend to do as well.
It will take me awhile to get my parts together so I won't know for a while if it works good.
Tom
Don't let that smoke out!
Don't let that smoke out!
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You could steal your drummer's cow bell and make a pedal enclosure out of it, good idea.
Mark
Mark
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Hehehehe, yeah those old pedals were rather clunky.
They didn't realize how important pedal effects would become and how guitarists would have a board full of them out stage front.
They didn't realize how important pedal effects would become and how guitarists would have a board full of them out stage front.
Tom
Don't let that smoke out!
Don't let that smoke out!
Veroboard and Clock of Tone
I have heard the best most amazing .......blah blah blah fuzz.....vintage.......blah... blorp snicker shuffle overdrive pedal.
I heard it was based on an elektra OD that the company built into it's modular guitar electronics.
Now called the "clock of tone", aka COT and Church of tone.
The thing makes we want to sell all my Plexi Marshalls and all my Majors, that I don't have.
Anyone use Veroboard ?
I have seen a few layouts with it and it looks pretty interesting.
Tangent alert !
I used to do this stomp box stuff in the 70's when Ratshack was the only place in town for parts - (that I knew of). Hell I was 14 then.
I still remember resistors 19 cents a card of five, all pots were $1.09 and that SAD1024 bucket brigade chip was $20 !
I still have my free battery card.
Come to think of it the good old days weren't all that good. That stuff was expensive !
I heard it was based on an elektra OD that the company built into it's modular guitar electronics.
Now called the "clock of tone", aka COT and Church of tone.
The thing makes we want to sell all my Plexi Marshalls and all my Majors, that I don't have.
Anyone use Veroboard ?
I have seen a few layouts with it and it looks pretty interesting.
Tangent alert !
I used to do this stomp box stuff in the 70's when Ratshack was the only place in town for parts - (that I knew of). Hell I was 14 then.
I still remember resistors 19 cents a card of five, all pots were $1.09 and that SAD1024 bucket brigade chip was $20 !
I still have my free battery card.
Come to think of it the good old days weren't all that good. That stuff was expensive !
Heavens, an unused PI input !
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I built a couple cot's and they sound cool and are real easy to build
anything worth doing, is worth doing right