Torchy's ROG May Queen Question

[alteredsounds]

Just finished putting it together and wondered a coupla things.  From looking at Torchy's layout I'm not 100% sure about how the pot is connected?  Is it just the 2 outside lugs? Also, am I right that the output is from somewhere around that last cap?

1 last thing, I have only 100 + 500k trimpots, can I just put a 10k resistor across there until I get some new bits?

Thanks all!

[Eirik]

Hi!

I've been thinking of building that May Queen myself for quite some time. Guess I'm gonna have do it soon
You are right about the pot lugs. The first lug connects to the signal chain and the third one to ground.
The centerlug however, is where you want to get your outputsignal from, so that's where you should connect your output jack.
Hope that clears things up


Eirik

[alteredsounds]

Thanks for that, thought I'd check before I solder them up.  I guess by putting a 10k resistor in place of the trim pot it would work but I wont be able to 'fine tune' it?

[MartyMart]

You could use your 100k, but since it will be "way down" on its range to work,
( at about 6-10k) it could be a delicate fine tune !!

MM

[Eirik]

Ooops! forgot about the trimmer...
If you solder that 10k resistor in paraleell with your 500k trimpot you will have gotten yourself a 9.8k trimmer,
and so you should be able to tue it to bias the fet. 

Good luck! I would be interested in a report of what it sounds like when it's finished


Eirik

[alteredsounds]

Excellent!  Thanks Very Much both

[alteredsounds]

Got it working, really quick and satisying build.  Very very nice tone, much more distorted than I expected, but in a good way.  Very easy to do pinch harmonics and good sustain.  I might play about with that optional cap to see if I can get some of the top-end hiss down a bit and look at how to get a gain control on there.  Def one I'm gonna box though.

[Eirik]

Cool!
Do you get that "wall of ac 30's" sound from it?
I've heard the soundclips over at ROG and I've been thinking it would sound great when played trough some tubes

[alteredsounds]

I've been playing it through my DSL100 Marshall and 2 4x12 cabs and it sounds wicked!  Kept the Marshall totally clean but this thing really kicks out the dirt!  Quite alot of hiss and hum (prob just the earthing).  Used a stock US Strat with Gold Lace Sensors, amazing on the neck p/up and also ran a '79 Tele through it which pumped up the hum a bit but just rocked!  Def build it, cant belive something so small sounds this good lol