I've got a catalinbread hyperpak that is housed in a hammond 1590A and I love how tiny these enclosures are. Catalinbread mount the PCB directly on the 3PDT to get maximum area for the PCB and clearance of the jacks, something I'm planning to emulate with perf for some pedals.
What I want to know is, who else here has used this tiny enclosure?
What did you use it for?
PICS?! (inc. gut shots please)
thanks ;D
(http://www.madbeanpedals.com/images/crackleBox.jpg)
That's what I'm talking about :icon_mrgreen:
The smaller the better as far as I am concerned. BTW where did you get those power jacks?
Smallbear has the external DC jacks. You can also get them at Fry's.
Where's the best place to get these? (The enclosures, that is)
WooHoo, A 1590A thread! By gosh its been awhile.
I have posted these a few :icon_redface: times before.
AMZ Mini-booster
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/1590A-Booster3.jpg)
Dist +
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/1590A-Dist-34.jpg)
LoFoMoFo
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/LoFoMoFo2.JPG)
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/LoFoMoFo3.JPG)
The Alpha 16mm pots won't fit side-by-side in a 1590A.
In this photo you can see the box layout for the Dist+ with two 12mm Alpha pots fitting nicely side-by-side
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/1590A-DistPlusTemplate.jpg)
And some search hits mostly from the pictures thread...
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=36392.msg494666#msg494666
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=62253.0
MikeH: pedalpartsplus sells them
Pushtone: nice collection ;D I don't suppose I could convince you to share your 1590A template PDF, could I? Pllleeeeaaasse?
Here's my voltage doubler (http://www.muzique.com/news/?p=29) in a 1590A:
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images/doubler2.jpg)
regards, Jack
That's real nice!
Jack, I fitted one of your discrete buffers into the H-enclosure, that's even smaller, with in/out jacks, power-jack and a 3mm led. It's great!
Jake
I posted these before as well, but:
Tim Escobedo's Triple Fuzz, with red LEDs for the clipping diodes. The pots were some little ~10mm ones I got out of an old busted boss pedal.
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/d/9487-2/triple_fuzz.jpg)
A clone of a boutique noisemaking fuzz I reverse engineered. This one uses the tiny 9mm alpha pots that are mounted to the pcb.
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/d/9509-2/P2020066.jpg)
The tiny green alpha pots (http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693) that small bear sells now are the the ticket to getting 2 pots in a row using normal pedal construction, I believe he has some new little knobs as well.
The Catalinbread Ottava Magus is in a 1590A... I took the back off and it's a work of art.
I didn't see any batteries in any of those pics. Are there some hidden under PC boards or are they just out of the question with this size of enclosure?
Out of the question.
My Finger series-
(http://docthumb0.esnips.com/imageable/medium/ff848d83-aa46-4240-b05d-dd5cb4af00e3/?du=a5dfe3bd-3f0c-416f-9930-%3Cbr%20/%3Efce031780632&uu=1f8fdaf4-1890-4351-8019-b1ca7d4b68d7&dt=1196000991000&fu=bd849298-ebed-473b-b66e-67d3fff1921b)(http://docthumb0.esnips.com/imageable/medium/3dbeb864-8508-4905-8ba1-08178ac646ee/?du=a5dfe3bd-3f0c-416f-9930-fce031780632&uu=1f8fdaf4-1890-4351-8019-b1ca7d4b68d7&dt=1188511807000&fu=bd849298-ebed-473b-b66e-67d3fff1921b)(http://docthumb0.esnips.com/imageable/medium/b7793cde-98a5-4439-a213-b3549b175c23/?du=a5dfe3bd-3f0c-416f-9930-fce031780632&uu=1f8fdaf4-1890-4351-8019-b1ca7d4b68d7&dt=1188511807000&fu=bd849298-ebed-473b-b66e-67d3fff1921b)
Cheers
-Roy
Trotsky Drive ala COT50:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/gtrwrks/PICT0183.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/gtrwrks/PICT0176.jpg)
Very cool, inspiring stuff here. I had a buffer in one of these enclosures at one point, but I re-boxed it because the board was a little too big to mount properly and I just had it wedged in there.
Seeing all these awesome builds makes me want to give it another go.
Those are very cool! And I love the "battery-less" approach. I've been thinking about ditching the batteries ever since I got my OneSpot. This might be a good approach. Has anyone had any success with 3 knobs or more on one of these enclosures?
Doug
EDIT: Okay, I love this one of Marty's (from one of the above links):
(http://www.pbase.com/martymart/image/33492596.jpg)
Skyripper in a 1590a GO!
--Brad
Quote from: Pushtone on January 30, 2008, 12:11:29 AM
WooHoo, A 1590A thread! By gosh its been awhile.
I have posted these a few :icon_redface: times before.
AMZ Mini-booster
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/1590A-Booster3.jpg)
Dist +
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/1590A-Dist-34.jpg)
LoFoMoFo
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/LoFoMoFo2.JPG)
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/LoFoMoFo3.JPG)
The Alpha 16mm pots won't fit side-by-side in a 1590A.
In this photo you can see the box layout for the Dist+ with two 12mm Alpha pots fitting nicely side-by-side
(http://www3.telus.net/public/david65/pedal-pics/1590A-DistPlusTemplate.jpg)
And some search hits mostly from the pictures thread...
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=36392.msg494666#msg494666
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=62253.0
What program did you use to get that drawing in the last picture? I've been looking for something to use. '
Nice work BTW!
Quote from: 12milluz on January 30, 2008, 02:49:03 PM
What program did you use to get that drawing in the last picture? I've been looking for something to use. '
Adobe Illustrator. Not a CAD program but I can get 1/16th tolerance using the grid, rulers and guide lines.
Here's how I made it...
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64636.msg510928#msg510928
Dave
I draw onlookers' attention to the absence of surface-mount components anywhere.
Zach...eat your heart out! :icon_lol: Although, here we "crouch on the shoulders of midgets", since you showed us it could be done!
(http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/HalfWattClassA/front.jpg)
(http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/HalfWattClassA/gutshot.jpg)
:)
Hahahhaahah dig in that tube.
Bwaaahahahaa!
That's truly absurd Dano. You managed to squeeze a battery in one, but that's probably because everything else is on the outside. :icon_eek:
This thread has provided everything I hoped for; thanks guys. Tiny enclosures FTW :icon_mrgreen:
A modified fat boostered.
I perf'd it. (The trim pot is for the low end roll off.)
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/ADR_5150/stompboxes/nano-fat-boostered-mk2-circuit.jpg)
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m191/ADR_5150/stompboxes/nano-fat-boostered-mk2housing.jpg)
I love the "off-axis" jacks too.
Man, you guys have really got me inspired. I'm going to have to give this a try. :icon_wink:
I've got more 1590A enclosures, but haven't put the time into building anything into them. I love the crazy looks I get at gigs when cats see mine on my pedalboard.
I've been trying to squeeze a TS-type (without the buffers) into one and haven't been able to do it yet. Totally pissed me off when I saw Dano stuffed a 9V Battery AND the circuit into one... ugh. Must try harder and be more creative with my layout(s).
Good work by all and some really neat builds.
The thing I just noticed, though, is that those 1590A's are expensive. Well, that is compared to a Taiwanese 1590B, 1590BB. or 125A clone. I guess it's been a while since I bought one, but Hammond enclosures have gotten ridiculously expensive- $18 for a 1590BB at Mouser (!). Huh?!? The 1590A's are $8 or so in qty of 1. Compare that to $5-$8 for the Taiwanese stuff.
So I guess my point is there is no economic reason to use a 1590A. It will save pedalboard space, is novel, and the challenge may be worth it. But I was surprised at Hammond prices... :icon_eek:
I hear ya ($$) - definitely only a novelty for me.
I buy the hammonds because they are manufactured in my area (southern ontario) and are plentiful everywhere.
I like the A's because they take up little real estate... especially for two stomper amp switches. I replaced the vox ac30 reverb/tremolo switch with a 1590A at the top of my pedalboard.
For pedals sitting side by side, there is a practical limitation in to how close one can pack these thing side by side.
The way I space them, they tend to take up around 2/3rds the space of a boss pedal, because my feet are big and I don't want to accidentally hit the wrong stomper.
But they do have that 'cool' factor when you see how small they are. That's primarily why I built a couple of them... to be different.
Quote from: dano12 on January 30, 2008, 04:09:11 PM
(http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/HalfWattClassA/front.jpg)
:)
Nice Dano! What is that? Is it a smaller nano (Dano's Nano), or is it a boost or preamp or od? Whatever it is, I love it!
Quote from: juse on January 31, 2008, 05:46:57 PM
Quote from: dano12 on January 30, 2008, 04:09:11 PM
(http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/HalfWattClassA/front.jpg)
:)
Nice Dano! What is that? Is it a smaller nano (Dano's Nano), or is it a boost or preamp or od? Whatever it is, I love it!
its actually an amp!!!
http://www.beavisaudio.com/Projects/HalfWattClassA
Not to brag, but a bit proud none the less... 2 pots, 2 switches, and an external LDR in addition to the usuals.
My Mayhem Fuzz/trem/ringmod
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6205&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=23485&g2_serialNumber=1)
More recent, my NightFlyer Practice/headphone amp
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22966&g2_serialNumber=1)
(http://www.anyplace.nl/pics/diy/guts1.JPG)
(http://www.anyplace.nl/pics/diy/guts2.JPG)
Quote from: any on August 12, 2008, 08:31:29 PM
More recent, my NightFlyer Practice/headphone amp
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=22966&g2_serialNumber=1)
Your artwork is beautiful!! :icon_cool:
Quote from: DougH on August 13, 2008, 07:13:09 AM
Your artwork is beautiful!! :icon_cool:
Thanks Doug, I'm a Graphic Designer / Illustrator by trade btw...
Quote from: any on August 12, 2008, 08:31:29 PM
Not to brag, but a bit proud none the less... 2 pots, 2 switches, and an external LDR in addition to the usuals.
My Mayhem Fuzz/trem/ringmod
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6205&g2_serialNumber=2)
And so you should be proud! That's a heck of a lot of hardware to squeeze in there. How's it sound?
Hey any, what kind of perfboard is that in your headphone amp? I'm looking for that kind of board.
Quote from: ayayay! on August 14, 2008, 09:32:36 AM
Hey any, what kind of perfboard is that in your headphone amp? I'm looking for that kind of board.
Not 'any' but it looks like the stuff Small Bear sells.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=71
or
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=72
Quote from: any on August 13, 2008, 06:00:53 PM
Quote from: DougH on August 13, 2008, 07:13:09 AM
Your artwork is beautiful!! :icon_cool:
Thanks Doug, I'm a Graphic Designer / Illustrator by trade btw...
My wife does that too, which is why
she does my artwork, most of the time. :icon_wink:
Quote from: andrew_k on August 13, 2008, 06:24:37 PM
Quote from: any on August 12, 2008, 08:31:29 PM
Not to brag, but a bit proud none the less... 2 pots, 2 switches, and an external LDR in addition to the usuals.
My Mayhem Fuzz/trem/ringmod
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=6205&g2_serialNumber=2)
And so you should be proud! That's a heck of a lot of hardware to squeeze in there. How's it sound?
It's a buffered and tricked out version of the noise567, it sounds like armageddon... not musical at all.. :icon_twisted:
There's a lot of evil sounds lurking in there, it has some interesting "cut-out" behaviour as well when the frequencies get
close to the upper threshold of human hearing. (at least that's what I think happens.
Still have to do soundclips I gues, it's definitely not for everyone.
Quote from: ayayay! on August 14, 2008, 09:32:36 AM
Hey any, what kind of perfboard is that in your headphone amp? I'm looking for that kind of board.
Yep, smallbear perfboard. Just make sure you know your components are layed-out beforehand,
as it's impossible to remove/re-place components with the plated through double-sided holes...
When it's soldered, it's in there till the end of time.
QuoteYep, smallbear perfboard. Just make sure you know your components are layed-out beforehand,
as it's impossible to remove/re-place components with the plated through double-sided holes...
When it's soldered, it's in there till the end of time.
I was afraid of that. Not the smallbear part, the part about removing stuff. Just trying to find something that's a little more forgiving.
I have a breadboard but effects always sound better once inside an enclosure, and I'd like to be able to swap parts in and out once soldered. Not all the time, but at least once or twice of soldering/desoldering. I'll keep looking...
I already posted this in the picture thread, but figured I needed to place it here as well:
Sparkle Boost. Internal 5K trimmer in place of the external gain pot in order to get it to fit. Sounds wonderful!
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/craig_in_tx/Effect%20Pedals/DSC02309.jpg)
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r315/craig_in_tx/Effect%20Pedals/DSC02306.jpg)
Here's a little boost pedal I made.
I didn't prep the enclosure between the black paint and the clear coats, so the clear coat is all wrinkled, but in person it actually looks a lot like Marshall style tolex. So, I decided to leave it like it is.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/PRSplaya/DIY/LBErection1.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/PRSplaya/DIY/LBErection1guts.jpg)
Hi! My first post :D
Here is my first, small-sized pedal. It is test version, unfinished, I need to paint it.
And see, that is not Hammond enclosure, I found only this one. That enclosure has a few problems. You can see, I have pointed to them with bullets.
So, it has a holes for unknown thing, in top side. And a places to screw the plate, but it is not for our point.
As you can see, I removed a bit this metal place, so now I can place footswitch and pot correctly. And in this holes I placed screws and cutted of top of the screw, then a bit polished.
(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/3056/dscf3532sd6.th.jpg) (http://img218.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf3532sd6.jpg)(http://img218.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
This pedal is a simple booster with diode clipping (I said, that's test version), I'll paint it and post a picture later.
Actually I want to make a pedalboard(about 6 effects) in this small enclosures, I like them well. I'll do main plate for other effects on SMB, actually I alredy did a phaser on SMB in that small size, just have no photo of it.
SparkleBoost
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/sparkle2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/sparkle1.jpg)
Dan
As long as we're Sparkle Boostin '...
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e243/stumper1/th_Stomps070.jpg) (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e243/stumper1/Stomps070.jpg)
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e243/stumper1/th_Stomps068.jpg) (http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e243/stumper1/Stomps068.jpg)
Now if I can figure out what happened to the screws for the back...... :(
Quote from: stumper1 on October 03, 2008, 01:58:32 AM
As long as we're Sparkle Boostin '...
hehe, another tiny SparkleBoost for the collection...
(http://notinteractive.com/stuff/guitar/fx/sparkleboost.jpg)
Allright
I want to see someone build a Ruby or Noisy Cricket complete with speaker! I wonder if you could rig on of those speakers from a greeting card in there?
--Brad
I'm holding a 1590A in one hand and an 8Ω, 0.4watt speaker from a birthday card in the other. The speaker diameter is wider than any side of the 1590A.
Great idea though! :D
Quote from: andrew_k on October 03, 2008, 07:20:49 AM
I'm holding a 1590A in one hand and an 8Ω, 0.4watt speaker from a birthday card in the other. The speaker diameter is wider than any side of the 1590A.
Great idea though! :D
Typing with your nose then are we? :icon_eek:
Alright, who's gonna be the first to break open their cell phone for the speaker...?
hmmm
I have two dead cellphones. Wonder how big that speaker is...
--Brad
Old laptop internal speakers hmmmmm ....
If you have one of those "singing" birthday cards laying around, just open it up and you'll find a nice little thin 8 ohm speaker dwelling inside.
Damn!
I took one of my old cellphones apart. The internal speaker was oval shaped and about the size of a cat eye. The leads were so thin I ended up ripping them out of the speaker while trying to strip the ends. I might just go to radio shack and see what the smallest speaker they have is...
--Brad
Quote from: LMJS on October 10, 2008, 06:07:07 PM
If you have one of those "singing" birthday cards laying around, just open it up and you'll find a nice little thin 8 ohm speaker dwelling inside.
Already tried it. The speaker was slightly wider than a 1590A. Some cards might have a smaller speaker...
Last week my dad dropped his cell in the toilet, hence I reveived it for demolishing. Tore the thing apart since I did not have the correct screwdriver.
The speaker works fine and is flat. It fits neatly in an A enclosure. I will be drilling it soon, but as I want it polished, it might be a while before I can show you the finished product.
As for the sound, it's really silent and lofi, but it's just fun as a gadget.
Alright the tiny form factor of these things is inspiring me... I'm thinking a 2 channel 386-based amp, with built in speaker and maybe tremolo or something. I think 2 foot switches would probably be the limit due to the size. All controls would probably be trimpots, but you could drill holes for 'em and maybe build in a holder for a tiny screwdriver... ;D ;D ;D
Regular true bypass FX looper. Perhaps nothing special but its my first 1590A usage.
As an extra, I have added measurements (in mm) on where I drilled the 1590A enclosure.
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk146/flo0987654321/DSC00748600x450afmetingeninmm.jpg)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk146/flo0987654321/DSC00773600x450.jpg)
It's not finished yet, but I am going to have it polished and that will take about two more weeks.
Since I just drilled and fitted everything here are some pics!
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC01986.jpg)
Ruby amp with speaker and headphone outputs. As an extra a little speaker as you can see in the next pic.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC01987.jpg)
Awesome!
Let us know how it sounds!
--Brad
Hi
I posted a new thread About this one but I post it here also since it was this tread that got me started with this one.
This is the Mini Man
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/MiniMan/build/Miniman_Bat_medium.jpg)
And here are all the info files about him
http://solderman.fatabur.se/projects.htm (http://solderman.fatabur.se/projects.htm)
Here how he sounds (sorry for the crappy guitar playing. It is not his fault)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MiniMan/MiniMan_Sound.htm (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MiniMan/MiniMan_Sound.htm)
If you want to follow his birth
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MiniMan/build/MiniMan_build.htm (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MiniMan/build/MiniMan_build.htm)
//Solderman
Hysteresis Oscillator:
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/3325/howz3.jpg)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/troy.henning/SOQAsfvzK7I/AAAAAAAAAuA/a-AE6t5GQRk/s800/conboost.jpg)
byoc confidence booster
Hallo again
Meet The little Red Rooster. Its a Tremolo in my miniseries built in to Hammond 1950A since boxes.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/LRR2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/LRR1.jpg)
Earlier I have posted Mr Mini Man, A booster with non, Si or MOSFET clipping.
Next is a Fuzz of some kind (haven't decided yet)
- A digital delay
- A Hi gain distortion built a round a couple of J201
- A tree nob mild dist like TS808 Or maybe the OCD
- A compressor DOD 250 or Orange squeezer??
//Solderman
We appear to have the same ideas solderman. ;D
On my list I have the following:
Ruby
SHO
Box of Rock
Tremulus Lune
Orange Squeezer
Fuzz Face (don't know which one though, probably a modded one)
Hysteresis oscillator
Phase 90 (if I can squeeze it in)
And I'd love a delay, but most schematics are too big to fit in an A enclosure.
lol...one of the delays on my board uses a PT2395...that chip would cover almost 1/2 the enclosure :icon_razz:
The use of the 1590a for the Hysteresis Oscillator was out of necessity rather than any aesthetic purpose. I had limited space on my board but had to get the pedal on there somehow. To be honest, I could probably have gotten away with housing it in the next size up, but I had the enclosure lying about from a previously aborted build and thought, 'Ooh...'.
When the time came to fit everything in, the caps I'd used where quite large and were touching the output jack. This left the board proud and the back unable to bolt in properly. I removed them, bought some small (very small) caps and voila !! Overall, the build was a pain in the arse from beginning to end, but I love how it looks and sounds. It also seems to pique peeps curiosity due to it's diminutive apparel.
Can we see the guts? What is that switch for btw? I found a pcb layout, but it has 2 pots and no switch.
Quote from: Valoosj on October 28, 2008, 04:04:08 PM
We appear to have the same ideas solderman. ;D
On my list I have the following:
Ruby
SHO
Box of Rock
Tremulus Lune
Orange Squeezer
Fuzz Face (don't know which one though, probably a modded one)
Hysteresis oscillator
Phase 90 (if I can squeeze it in)
And I'd love a delay, but most schematics are too big to fit in an A enclosure.
Hallo Yorick.
Everything is big in America. Here in Europe we tend to keep things smaller ;D
I love your Ruby, especially the speaker where did you get that one, cell phone? Got it together yet?
I have found that if you use jacks meant for PCB (like the ones you used) an cut there legs (se the Little Red Rooster) you will be able to put the PCB on top of the jacks and the pots and have a 60mm X 32mm PCB as long as the components will fall within the height of 11mm from solder side to the top of the component. I will try to build a delay using a PT2399 around the Tonpad Reboat delay 2.5. I think that a Phase 90 actually would be easier if you use a quad Opamp since the hook-up wire tend to be the biggest problem and the P90 has one pot and a delay has 3. I will post all my layouts on my site in DIY creator format.
Good Luck
\\Solderman
Quote from: solderman on October 29, 2008, 01:43:21 AM
Quote from: Valoosj on October 28, 2008, 04:04:08 PM
We appear to have the same ideas solderman. ;D
On my list I have the following:
Ruby
SHO
Box of Rock
Tremulus Lune
Orange Squeezer
Fuzz Face (don't know which one though, probably a modded one)
Hysteresis oscillator
Phase 90 (if I can squeeze it in)
And I'd love a delay, but most schematics are too big to fit in an A enclosure.
Hallo Yorick.
Everything is big in America. Here in Europe we tend to keep things smaller ;D
I love your Ruby, especially the speaker where did you get that one, cell phone? Got it together yet?
I have found that if you use jacks meant for PCB (like the ones you used) an cut there legs (se the Little Red Rooster) you will be able to put the PCB on top of the jacks and the pots and have a 60mm X 32mm PCB as long as the components will fall within the height of 11mm from solder side to the top of the component. I will try to build a delay using a PT2399 around the Tonpad Reboat delay 2.5. I think that a Phase 90 actually would be easier if you use a quad Opamp since the hook-up wire tend to be the biggest problem and the P90 has one pot and a delay has 3. I will post all my layouts on my site in DIY creator format.
Good Luck
\\Solderman
Where in Europe are you then?
The Ruby is not finished yet, I'm trying to get it polished, but that takes a lot of time. And time is something I barely have these days.
The speaker came from an old cell phone which I tore to shreds.
My A-size pedals are planned for February or something like that since I'm very busy with pedal orders from friends and my studies, so I just might steal your layout for the delay once it's done ;D
Quote from: Valoosj on October 28, 2008, 05:36:22 PM
Can we see the guts? What is that switch for btw? I found a pcb layout, but it has 2 pots and no switch.
I removed the volume pot on my build 'cos it only allows you to decrease the volume. I played with it for a while before housing, and I always had the volume at maximum. I'd wanted a very specific effect and this is it. It's VERY choppy. I added the switch after I'd housed and added it to my board. You get quite a loud ticking in bypass mode through a big amp, so I added a simple on/off switch at 9v+. This way, the chip doesn't get any power on the songs I don't use it for.
I'll try and get a photo of it's innards later on. It's built on perfboard and you can't see any of the components, but you can see my sloppy soldering work and almost complete lack of talent in this field.
In stead of a switch you could have rewired the stompswitch in a way that the board input is grounded when bypassed. I did this with all my fuzzes and I never hear them bleed through.
A few people have said that that didn't work for this particular effect, so I never tried to be honest. The build was a bit of a hit and miss thing. I'd do it differently if I built it again. Actually, I've got some old effects linked up to a couple of noise generators (A.P.C etc) and I was thinking of building another HO to use in conjuction with these. I'll try it the way you suggested and if it works, I'll swap them over.
With a ticking LFO it does not help to ground the input when bypassed. You need to decouple the power supply to the LFO from the rest of the circuit, with a 100 ohm resistor and a 0.1uF cap, and for instance use a low power opamp in the LFO circuit.
A ticking LFO, sounds like my Tremulus Lune... But that can be solved by adding some caps on the lfo opamp.
I think that's been tried also. This is a bit of a Marmite effect. You'll either love it or hate it, or rather, you'll put up with the ticking/wont put up with the ticking.
Out of curiosity, where would you put the caps using this layout:
http://www.geocities.com/worthekik/hysteresis.html
I'm gonna build myself another one of these, and I might as well have an experiment with it whilst it's on the desk. I feel the need to give something back after taking so much. I also feel the need to actually learn more rather than just copy.
After listening to the clips again, I don't mind the ticking, but I'd hate it if it bleeds through when the pedal is in bypass.
My Tremulus Lune does that at times and it pisses me off. I'm going to look at it again to remove the ticking. It will be quite a while though before I get round to making the hysteresis, so good luck testing. As for adding a cap, why not on the solder side? I've done that before and when it's only one component it doesn't really matter much.
I wonder if that circuit would tolerate having the stomp switch also turn power on and off...?
Quote from: Valoosj on October 29, 2008, 04:19:44 PM
... but I'd hate it if it bleeds through when the pedal is in bypass.
If you use true bypass and a daisy chained power supply and then get ticking bleed through in the other FXs when bypassed:
Decouple the power supply of the FX from the rest of the power supply daisy chain by putting a 100 ohm resistor in series with the 9V rail inside your FX with a 0.1uF cap to ground.
I'd take some suggestions from here and try to fix the ticking this way:
First try it with a battery. (make a little battery-to-DC jack adapter) If there's no ticking, try the filtering suggestions. If the ticking remains even when battery powered, you don't need to add filtering to the power supply, but something else.
I'd try grounding the output when bypassed. That might work...
If all else fails, sacrifice the LED indicator and use that third pole to stop the oscillator when in bypass. You don't really need the LED for that effect, right? 8)
I've tried all but the last suggestion. I have two boards and switch between the two with an a/b, so the LED is invaluable for me. I don't mind the little on/off switch I fitted, but I'll experiment when I make the next one.
EDIT:
When building a pedal, I always use a battery to test until I know everything functions properly. The ticking was there then, and it didn't get any worse/better when I went to the power supply.
In stead of sacrifing the LED, why not use the lugs to hook up a DPDT relais to it, which decouples the lfo and takes care of the LED?
Or is this crazy talk?
I think that's what I've done, except I've used a micro toggle switch. I've got an old SPDT footswitch that could be used for this, but, if you used a DPDT, you could use the other lugs for an LED to indicate whether the power is being fed to the 555.
It's a lot of messing though isn't it !!
Hi
About LFO ticking/motorboating.
I have successfully managed to bring down or mute the ticking/motorboating from LFO:s on different circuts. I have done this by putting a E-lyt cap over most often lug 2 that uses the LFO and the lug that the LFO rate comes from, Tot the one that goes to GND or some other place. Start with 1-2.2 uF
C4 is such a Cap
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/Vibra.jpg)
//Solderman
How about this: use the LED as the series protection diode in the (+) power line. Break that connection and you get LED and power to turn off simultaneously. Hopefully it won't cause too big of thumps, but you can check for that using the power switch you already have installed.
I have an 1590A box somewhere. It used to be a tap tempo box, but I don't need it anymore, so I'll try to put a Trotsky inside.
I'll be using 1 DPDT, DC power jack and a stereo jack for both input and output (Y cable -> 2 mono cables).
I have a phobia for small enclosures, though :icon_confused:
I am a new member here. Here is my contribution to this thread:
EASYDRIVE Joe Davisson's circuit. Culturejam's layout. I etched the board myself. Board is less than 1" by 1".
This is one great overdrive. Mine gets a nice crunch.
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk6/dcountry13/DSCF7228.jpg)
(http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk6/dcountry13/DSCF7080.jpg)
This is my first post and first "from scratch" build. After tackling two of the BYOC kits, I wanted to try doing one from scratch and this thread inspired me to put it in a mini-enclosure. The simplicity of the Bazz Fuzz made it an ideal novice project, but you don't get to see the guts because they're ugly. If I do a better job of organizing the ground wires, I'll post the guts of my next build.
(http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l17/students-t/BazzFuzz.jpg)
Soon my 3 knob phaser will be finished. The board works, I just need the enclosure (a new one ::))
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02037.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02038.jpg)
Nice!
Quote from: Valoosj on January 08, 2009, 03:57:17 PM
Soon my 3 knob phaser will be finished. The board works, I just need the enclosure (a new one ::))
Hi Yorick
Really nice job. A tight fit. Really triggers me to finish my Rebote 1590A Delay2.5
//Solderman
Haha, my layout for that one is done ;)
(http://www.monkeyfx.co.uk/pictures/ccguts.jpg)
That's the insides of one of these:
(http://www.monkeyfx.co.uk/pictures/chubbychimp1.jpg)
Guts of a mini AB:
(http://www.monkeyfx.co.uk/pictures/miniab.jpg)
I really like these small FXs, keep them coming please!
Easy Drive
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/easydrive01.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/easydrive02.jpg)
Dan
Quote from: Mr. G. on October 01, 2008, 03:15:28 PM
Here's a little boost pedal I made.
I didn't prep the enclosure between the black paint and the clear coats, so the clear coat is all wrinkled, but in person it actually looks a lot like Marshall style tolex. So, I decided to leave it like it is.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/PRSplaya/DIY/LBErection1.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/PRSplaya/DIY/LBErection1guts.jpg)
That looks sweet, do you mind posting some more pics and maybe go into more detail of how you got that finish?
Popeye Buffer
(http://i381.photobucket.com/albums/oo252/mikemaddux/IMG_2253.jpg)
Did already posted it in the picture thread but I thought this would be the right place to show off again (self-irony intended):D
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h92/hellge/K1024_CIMG2547.jpg)
guts:
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h92/hellge/K1024_CIMG2541.jpg)
Quote from: Fuzz Aldryn on January 26, 2009, 11:12:42 AM
Did already posted it in the picture thread but I thought this would be the right place to show off again (self-irony intended):D
guts:
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h92/hellge/K1024_CIMG2541.jpg)
Hi
Absolutely it definitely fits here. You do not have to be ironic, this is a really top nudge job.
What type of chemical did you use for the etch??
//Solderman
Thanks for you kind words! Before I'm gonna answer your question I have to tell you that I realy admire your A enclosure works. For the etching work I just use plain, undeluted ferric chlorid. Look for the enclosure etching tutorial of markm in the layout galery. That's the way I do my work, except for some minor changes due to some practical issues. First of all I do not use PnP blue, as I'm european (as you are too as far as I know) and it's hard to get it here (and at least there's no use to take that effort). That's why I use the toner transfer methode, printing with a lp on cheap catalogue pages. The next substution I do is that I don't cover the rest of the enclosure with paint but with masking tape you normaly use for painting(or better to cover the parts you don't want to be painted) e.g. in your flat. That's all!
Hope this was somekind of helpful for you!
Ha det bra!
Helge
MXR MicroAmp:
(http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/3220/dsc00003yj1.th.jpg) (http://img264.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00003yj1.jpg)
(http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8513/dsc00006nk5.th.jpg) (http://img403.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00006nk5.jpg)
(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4700/dsc00011lx3.th.jpg) (http://img177.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00011lx3.jpg)
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/773/dsc00005ar5.th.jpg) (http://img228.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00005ar5.jpg)
Quote from: Fuzz Aldryn on January 27, 2009, 08:41:37 AM
Thanks for you kind words! Before I'm gonna answer your question I have to tell you that I really admire your A enclosure works. For the etching work I just use plain, undeluted ferric chlorid. Look for the enclosure etching tutorial of markm in the layout galery. That's the way I do my work, except for some minor changes due to some practical issues. First of all I do not use PnP blue, as I'm european (as you are too as far as I know) and it's hard to get it here (and at least there's no use to take that effort). That's why I use the toner transfer methode, printing with a lp on cheap catalogue pages. The next substution I do is that I don't cover the rest of the enclosure with paint but with masking tape you normaly use for painting(or better to cover the parts you don't want to be painted) e.g. in your flat. That's all!
Hope this was somekind of helpful for you!
Ha det bra!
Helge
Thanks, encouraging to hear. But I have yet to learn the noble art of etching. Thx for the tutorial. Here by the way is a compilation of pictures of my 1590A project so far. When I started I aimed to make a pedalboard with what you would normally encounter on a pedalboard. I narrowed the "need to have" effects down to 5 to shrink to 1590A size. It was
- A booster/OD
- A Compressor
- A Distortion
- A Tremolo
- A Delay
The list sort of self extracted with a Pase shifter and a two more distortions (i couldn't really chose with one i liked most)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/allsmall.jpg)
The effects are
Upper row from left:
- The Mini Man, A tweaked AMZ MOSFET booster with FET:s and the choice of MOSFET/NO/Si diodes Clipping.
- Little Read roaster, A EA tweaked tremolo
- Small Talk, The Fullton OCD clone with omitted tone controll and switch allways on HP
- The MXR Phase 45 all stock as from Tonepad (I happen to have a 70:s original and it sound just the same.)
Lower row
- Little Squeezer, the Tonpad layout for the DOD 280 Compressor
- The Red Hot Chili Pepper (The chili is yet to be painted on the box) is a Runnofgroove Double D with common VOL/Gain pots and channel switch.
- The Wiper Z is a runnoffgroove Thor with the brightswitch allways on
The white gap is saved for the last one, the Copy Cat delay based on the Tonpad Rebote Delay 2.5 . Its allmost finished, the clear coat is drying and its (I am) waiting to put it together.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/mini_delay3.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/mini_delay1.jpg)
//Solderman
Tackar, kul med flera landsmän i forumet ;D
Anders
Hej,
Nej, jag kommer från tyskland. So, excuse I do speak only a little swedish, though my name is Helge.;):D
Go ahead, it's no magic etching enclusre. You only need a few cheap materials and some patience. By the way the Thor is one of my alltime favourite pedals, so I would love to put it into a A enclosure as you did to save some space for some other projects on my board. But I leave always th bottom switch on and anly do flick the bright switch from time to time. Should be possible to change that in your layout, don't it?
Regards
Helge
Quote from: Fuzz Aldryn on January 28, 2009, 07:13:28 PM
Hej,
Nej, jag kommer från tyskland. So, excuse I do speak only a little swedish, though my name is Helge.;):D
Go ahead, it's no magic etching enclusre. You only need a few cheap materials and some patience. By the way the Thor is one of my alltime favourite pedals, so I would love to put it into a A enclosure as you did to save some space for some other projects on my board. But I leave always th bottom switch on and anly do flick the bright switch from time to time. Should be possible to change that in your layout, don't it?
Regards
Helge
Hi OK, I see. I did sprache ein bichen Deutsch aber ich habe alles forgessen :(
I'll try with eching next encloucher.
You will have no problem to hard wire the bass switch ON, I'll put the DIY layout creator file for the Thor on my site and you can use it if you want. I have plans to do the same my self since i have found that i don't use the bass switch but wold like to be able to switch the bright switch off on low gain.
//Solderman
Hi
At last, its ready. The Copy Cat, A shrunken Tonepad Rebote Delay 2.5
Here are some pics from the build.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/CopyCat/copycat_mid.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/CopyCat/copycat_inside1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/CopyCat/copycat_inside2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/CopyCat/copycat_pot.jpg)
//Solderman
Quote from: solderman on January 29, 2009, 04:27:07 AM
Hi OK, I see. I did sprache ein bichen Deutsch aber ich habe alles forgessen :(
//Solderman
Hej,
kein Problem.;) Glaube mir, mein Schwedisch lässt auch mehr als zu wünschen übrig.:D But that's not what's all about in here.;) As I mentioned before: Just another piece of an "a-enclosure-art".:)
Regards
Helge
The "Copy Cat" is great, really snug fit! very 8)
The Copy Cat is great!
Thx all for all kind words, Yes I must say that I am a littel bit proud of the Copy Cat my self.
But I wount rest my case, Yesterday I started to do a 1590A layout for John Hollis Zombie Chorus. I think it will fit. It's actually not that many components besides the 3 or 4 IC:s, depending on if I'm to use a 2 or 4x OP amp. Personally I don't like the Idea of having the LFO and in-out part on the same IC. Its bound to generate ticking in the signal path. The thing that is holding me back right now is the unhumanly high price on the MN3007.
My second project is a small 1W tube Amp. This is a spinn of idea that i picked up when I was reading stuff about tubes and voltage etc. when I was working with the tube based Valve caster I did some time ago. It will look like and be the same size as the Zvex micro Amp boy insted of subminis I'm gonna use one 12AX7 in the preamp and one EL90 in the power amp. only volume controll and a switch for treble boost and one for Bass. its gonna be about 200V inside but fead with 12V DC.
//solderman
Hey all love this thread, yet to build one of the enclosures myself. One of my favourite pedals is always the super simple loop pedal where you turn go through the chain of pedals or not. This got me thinking has any one though of making a simple loop pedal but where the in and out jacks are the 6.25mm regular jacks and the loop jacks and then jacks for every pedal on the board are the smaller 3.5mm jacks. I'm sure making 3.5mm patch cables is not beyond anyone here and it would give you heaps more room in the pedal.
Thanks!
small jacks would save space but are not according to the "standard" which decreases its ease of use.
Finally finished my phaser!
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02057.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02058.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02056.jpg)
Mini Phaser...
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/miniphase.jpg)
still have two more 1590 builds coming in the next couple of weeks...... :icon_biggrin:
Nice build ;)
Nice clean Mini Phaze! 8)
Is that a transparent printed label on top?
Quote from: flo on February 07, 2009, 07:50:57 PM
Nice clean Mini Phaze! 8)
Is that a transparent printed label on top?
Yep,
I've been doing my labels in Visio lately. Full face clear waterslide - then 2 coats of clear over it.
Dan
Quote from: Valoosj on February 04, 2009, 05:47:35 PM
Finally finished my phaser!
Hello Yorick, Thats a really good looking little box. i really like how yo have picked up the color of the knobs on the rest.
The ducktape isolation is spot on mean ;D
Is is a MXR P90??
Quote from: danielzink on February 07, 2009, 04:41:04 PM
Mini Phaser...
still have two more 1590 builds coming in the next couple of weeks...... :icon_biggrin:
Nice, I can see that you stick to the sparkly finish. I wold love to see the finished pedalboard with all the effects. I will shine like a new year fire works ;D.
Any gut shots??
What sort of phaser is it??
//Solderman
Thanks Solderman.
The two phasers (the one from Dan as well) are phase 90s. Simple depth and feedback mod.
Layout is tight as hell. I was quite amazed that I managed to squeeze it all in.
Next are the Rebote delay (my own layout, not yours :) ) and a tremulus lune.
Quote from: Fuzz Aldryn on January 26, 2009, 11:12:42 AM
(http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h92/hellge/K1024_CIMG2541.jpg)
:icon_eek: I must know where you get those tiny power jacks!
Hi,
as long as you're living somewhere in middlle europe I can tell you that. If not search for Lumberg power supply connectors 161409.
Regards
Helge
Quote from: Valoosj on February 08, 2009, 12:24:34 PM
Thanks Solderman.
The two phasers (the one from Dan as well) are phase 90s. Simple depth and feedback mod.
Layout is tight as hell. I was quite amazed that I managed to squeeze it all in.
Next are the Rebote delay (my own layout, not yours :) ) and a tremulus lune.
OK, That sound grate. The tighter the challenge the grater the reword :icon_mrgreen:
As i wrought earlyer, my next one will be John Hollis Zombie Chorus if I can persuade my self to pay the ~ 9 € for a MN3007.
My one knob, gus fuzz. I don't really do neat 'guts', I just get it working and shove the lid on! :)
Note 1. That is actually a 1590a clone and is slightly smaller!
Note 2. White aerosol takes ages to dry and still flakes off, like most of my other paint jobs - grrrrr! :icon_evil:
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/fuzz1.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/fuzz2.jpg)
Quote from: elshiftos on February 08, 2009, 03:14:59 PM
My one knob, gus fuzz. I don't really do neat 'guts', I just get it working and shove the lid on! :)
Note 1. That is actually a 1590a clone and is slightly smaller!
Note 2. White aerosol takes ages to dry and still flakes off, like most of my other paint jobs - grrrrr! :icon_evil:
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/fuzz1.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/fuzz2.jpg)
very cool, did you clear coat it?
Quote from: elshiftos on February 08, 2009, 03:14:59 PM
My one knob, gus fuzz. I don't really do neat 'guts', I just get it working and shove the lid on! :)
Note 1. That is actually a 1590a clone and is slightly smaller!
Note 2. White aerosol takes ages to dry and still flakes off, like most of my other paint jobs - grrrrr! :icon_evil:
Hi
Nice clean layout ant the guts looks good to me. Did you use a primer before you did the white paintjob??. If not that's probably why your paint flakes off.
//Solderman
I usually:
Sand and key box with abrasive paper, wash bits off in hot water, de-grease with isopropyl.
Apply 3 coats of primer over the course of a day.
Apply 3 coats of paint over the course of the following day.
Allow a day or 2 to dry
Apply water slide and allow a day to dry
Apply a few clear coats over the course of a day
Allow to dry for a couple of days
Assemble and admire!
Next time I build, I shall try using more clear coat
1590's are kewl............
I Love this Pedal.........I think I'll keep it for all Eternity.......... :icon_twisted:
I mounted it board up to make chip swapping easier.....
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/dragon1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/dragonin.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/dragongut1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/dragongut2.jpg)
Dan
Quote from: Valoosj on February 08, 2009, 12:24:34 PM
The two phasers (the one from Dan as well) are phase 90s. Simple depth and feedback mod.
Is the layout for this public anywhere? If so, I'd love to see it.
Also, Solderman: can you make the Phase 45 PCB artwork available on your site? I see the layout image but not the image for the PCB itself.
Quote from: culturejam on February 09, 2009, 10:11:10 PM
Quote from: Valoosj on February 08, 2009, 12:24:34 PM
The two phasers (the one from Dan as well) are phase 90s. Simple depth and feedback mod.
Is the layout for this public anywhere? If so, I'd love to see it.
Also, Solderman: can you make the Phase 45 PCB artwork available on your site? I see the layout image but not the image for the PCB itself.
Fixed.
I have updated the site with PCB in PDF format (hope it scales) and the DIY file if someone wants to use it.
//Solderman
Quote from: solderman on February 10, 2009, 01:34:58 PM
Fixed.
I have updated the site with PCB in PDF format (hope it scales) and the DIY file if someone wants to use it.
Thanks so much. :)
Valoosj, can you post the layout/artwork for your Phase 90? Or is it not available to the public at large?
I'll pm you asap. Need to rework the layout.
Quote from: Valoosj on February 11, 2009, 01:56:54 PM
I'll pm you asap. Need to rework the layout.
Much appreciated. Thanks!
Keeping the 1590 dream alive ;D
props to culturejam - I snuck his layout and scaled down a bit more.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/pushme.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/pushmegut1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/pushmegut2.jpg)
and.....
the 1590's so far !!
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/1590s.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/1590s1.jpg)
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on February 17, 2009, 08:22:04 PM
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/1590s1.jpg)
They look so cute! :icon_biggrin:
So Dan, do you think that you could fit the 5672 tremolo that I'm now working on (just for you) into one of those enclosures???
Quote from: frequencycentral on February 17, 2009, 08:25:50 PM
Quote from: danielzink on February 17, 2009, 08:22:04 PM
(//)
They look so cute! :icon_biggrin:
So Dan, do you think that you could fit the 5672 tremolo that I'm now working on (just for you) into one of those enclosures???
Forsooth !
Is that a gauntlet I see thrown down before me ?
;D
Dan
Rebote delay and tremulus lune. Still have to finish them. (Thinking about it, but no ideas yet for a nice finish)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02064.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02065.jpg)
Quote from: Valoosj on February 18, 2009, 04:40:04 AM
Rebote delay and tremulus lune. Still have to finish them. (Thinking about it, but no ideas yet for a nice finish)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02064.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02065.jpg)
Jeeee
THAT is a tight board. The components are so close you might worry about them reproducing by accident ;D
//Solderman
You guys are doing my head in with all these mini pedals now...........do you all have tiny feet or something? Or ar you all members of Mini Kiss (http://www.minikissonline.com/) ?
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb292/frequencycentral/minikiss.jpg)
Mini YATS:
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/miniyats1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/miniyats2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/miniyats3.jpg)
Dan
Nice work Dan! Any soundclips of the little bugger?
Here are my next projects. The tremolo is finished apart from the missing knobs. The delay is in need of some attention.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02072.jpg)
Light emitting border
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02071.jpg)
Guts, trimmers are depth and gain.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02070.jpg)
Delay lying next to its brother.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02069.jpg)
you guys are freaking geniuses :icon_eek:
all this stuff is amazing... (i was thinking i was hot when i fitted a Rebote 2.5 in a regular small Hammond box :icon_redface: )
Quote from: Valoosj on February 04, 2009, 05:47:35 PM
Finally finished my phaser!
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02057.jpg)
where do you get those knobs?
I got them from Maplin. Nowadays Banzai has them too.
Dirty Boots Germainum Booster/Overdrive - using Russian GT313's
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/boots1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/boots2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/boots3.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/boots5.jpg)
and a group shot:
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mineez.jpg)
Dan
Amazing: Wauw! 8)
Quote from: danielzink on March 05, 2009, 05:17:50 PM
and a group shot:
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mineez.jpg)
Dan
Dan,
Those are VERY cool. Did you post those layouts anywhere, or are you just going to tease?
Cheers,
GP
Quote from: chi_boy on March 06, 2009, 09:00:41 PM
Quote from: danielzink on March 05, 2009, 05:17:50 PM
and a group shot:
(//)
Dan
Dan,
Those are VERY cool. Did you post those layouts anywhere, or are you just going to tease?
Cheers,
GP
The Easy Drive, SparkleBoost and Pushme Pullyou are all posted on the 'net.
The Dirty Boots and Eternity Clone are posted at FSB
The Delay is a mod Board from guitarfetish.com
The Phaser is someone elses layout that I have an agreement with to not post it (sorry..)
The Tubes Creamer is Deaj's YATS layout that I shrunk down. I need to talk to him and see if he doesn't mind if I post it - as it was originally his layout.
;D
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on March 05, 2009, 05:17:50 PM
Dirty Boots Germainum Booster/Overdrive - using Russian GT313's
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/boots3.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/boots5.jpg)
and a group shot:
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mineez.jpg)
Dan
Hi Dan
Top nudge job Dan. I really like that you stick to that basic design and color. It makes them come together as a family. Bay the way have you talked about contraceptives with your soldering iron as the famely is growing that rapidly ;D
//Solderman
Mini tremolo, with pulsating led border.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02080.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02079.jpg)
Green Big Muff
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02081.jpg)
Pink Noise
or 1/ƒ as some would call it is a Fuller mod Fuzz Face, schematics from R.G. The Technology of the Fuzz Face.
I don't like the sound of a Fuzz. Why build it then? A friend of mine gave me tree NOS Valvo AC128 and as a stomp box builder it would equal with treason not to use them. He worked as a developer at Ericsson and found them in the scrap bin, along with other vintage stuff, when his department was moving. He asked people that had worked there since the 60: s and they sad that they probably were from back then. Two were 90 and 93 hFe and low leakage. Since it's a PNP and positive ground I had to incorporate batteries in the enclosure so the little black package you see is 3x3V lithium cells 75 mAh each. It actually produces 12.6V together, don't ask me why, Its a little too much for this but whatever. As I won't use this much and a fuzz is cheap on battery it will last forever
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Pink_Noise/Pink_Noise_1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Pink_Noise/Pink_Noise_2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Pink_Noise/Pink_Noise_inside1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Pink_Noise/Pink_Noise_inside_small.jpg)
Zingo
First I was gona call it Jaffa but then I remembered Zingo. My homies will know what this is. For you how don't Zingo was one of the most popular sodas before the world was Coca Colalfied, this was in the early 70:s and It came in Orange (guessed the effect yet?), Chocolate, Pear and Apple.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Zingo/zingo1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Zingo/zingo2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Zingo/zingo_inside1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Zingo/zingo_inside2.jpg)
//Solderman
Should be great to have a small phaser layout... :icon_redface: This is the only pedal that take to much room on my board!
Quote from: dantahoua on March 31, 2009, 10:45:05 AM
Should be great to have a small phaser layout... :icon_redface: This is the only pedal that take to much room on my board!
Hi
Here you are http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html) Here you can find The PH 45 a Phase 45. I think Valoosj has one for a 90 degree
//Solderman
An old one, a Triple Fuzz:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9488&g2_serialNumber=2) (http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Processaurus/project-leavings/triple_fuzz.jpg.html)
Found my gut shots of this one, a clone of a boutique noise maker/distortion, the pcb is sized so that it gets held in place by the PCB mount pots and the bottom lid (with a little foam tape on the lid to squish it in).
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=9507&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=39443&g2_serialNumber=1)
microamp with self made eagle layout! (and self made crappy etching ;D)
(http://www.diyitalia.eu/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4589.0;attach=3034;image)
check my website for eagles files!
Hi
I have built some new ones and re built one. I sold the first PH 45 and built a new.
This is the Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. It's a two channel distortion built around a 4049 sort of a a heavily modded ROG double D.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/DJMH.jpg)
This is the Viper Z. Its a modded ROG Thor with the bass switch always on a bit modded in the tone and with the bright swith left. A realy good treble booster at low dist level.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/viper.jpg)
This is the Percussion A square wave tremolo
See this tread http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=75372.msg617951#msg617951 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=75372.msg617951#msg617951)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/per.jpg)
This is the Never Mind. Its a stock Zombie Chorus
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/never.jpg)
And finaly the PH 45 a MXR Pahse 45
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/ph45.jpg)
//Solderman
Very cool!
Quote from: Valoosj on April 25, 2009, 11:18:05 AM
Very cool!
Thank's I have a silicon fuzz coming up next week. Its gonna be the "Purple Haze" guess the colour ;D
//Solderman
Props to all of you guys. I would go absolutely mad working in such small enclosures.
A few weeks ago I went insane with my mini delay. Still have to debug the @#$%er :icon_evil:
Zendrive Clone:
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rinzai1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rinzai2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rinzai3.jpg)
HAO Rustdriver clone:
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rusty1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rusty2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rusty3.jpg)
Dan
I'm going to have to start wiring with tweezers if I want to contribute to this thread.
Quote from: rousejeremy on April 25, 2009, 11:54:07 PM
I'm going to have to start wiring with tweezers if I want to contribute to this thread.
Close !..........
I have two pairs of hemostats I use when "threading" the wires around these enclosures.
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on April 26, 2009, 12:18:10 AM
Quote from: rousejeremy on April 25, 2009, 11:54:07 PM
I'm going to have to start wiring with tweezers if I want to contribute to this thread.
Close !..........
I have two pairs of hemostats I use when "threading" the wires around these enclosures.
Dan
Hi Dan. I can see you haven't been sleeping ether ;D
As allways a very tidy and nice work and nice looking layouts. 4 pots!! most be a wold record for this size box. Besides the fuzz witch is a nearly basic Si fuzz, i have the Easy Vibe on my to do list. It sort of become possible after I did the 4LDRx1LED stunt on one. I just might use the Tremulous Lune LFO for the LFO part. A problem that has occurred is that there are so many of them on my board now that the signal gets dull because of me using crappy patch cables. But instead of baying costly ones I have put a line driver in front. Works like a charm. Only have to box it.
I'm all over the planet looking for low profile jacks at the moment . I have found some Marshall replasements jacks but they are abot €5.5. Have you stumbeled on any thing that way??
(http://www.banzaieffects.com/files/images_thumbnail/19717_th.gif)
Keep up your good work
//Solderman
Quote from: danielzink on April 26, 2009, 12:18:10 AM
Quote from: rousejeremy on April 25, 2009, 11:54:07 PM
I'm going to have to start wiring with tweezers if I want to contribute to this thread.
Close !..........
I have two pairs of hemostats I use when "threading" the wires around these enclosures.
Closing in on nanotechnology. I can't wait to see what the Borg post here.
Dan
Quote from: solderman on April 26, 2009, 12:42:27 AM
Quote from: danielzink on April 26, 2009, 12:18:10 AM
Quote from: rousejeremy on April 25, 2009, 11:54:07 PM
I'm going to have to start wiring with tweezers if I want to contribute to this thread.
Close !..........
I have two pairs of hemostats I use when "threading" the wires around these enclosures.
Dan
Hi Dan. I can see you haven't been sleeping ether ;D
As allways a very tidy and nice work and nice looking layouts. 4 pots!! most be a wold record for this size box. Besides the fuzz witch is a nearly basic Si fuzz, i have the Easy Vibe on my to do list. It sort of become possible after I did the 4LDRx1LED stunt on one. I just might use the Tremulous Lune LFO for the LFO part. A problem that has occurred is that there are so many of them on my board now that the signal gets dull because of me using crappy patch cables. But instead of baying costly ones I have put a line driver in front. Works like a charm. Only have to box it.
I'm all over the planet looking for low profile jacks at the moment . I have found some Marshall replasements jacks but they are abot €5.5. Have you stumbeled on any thing that way??
(http://www.banzaieffects.com/files/images_thumbnail/19717_th.gif)
Keep up your good work
//Solderman
oooooooooo.....keep me posted on the Easyvibe !
Nice jacks to bad so $$$$$$$$$.......
Dan
Just realised i forgot to post the interior of the new boxes.
Here is the Never Mind Chorus. I seem to have miss placed the rest on my hard drive but i don't now where. have to do some searching I think.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/nevermind.JPG)
yes I know. I chickend out and used a socket for the BBD.
//Solderman
I get to join the club. But this will probably be my only entry. I might have saved myself some room, but the frustration was high during this build. I made a number of stupid mistakes along the way and it took me two tries tonight to get everything to fit in this box. And it's not even really exciting at all. I just can't handle small spaces I guess.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zWVhyVJgBuo/SfUzzdAA88I/AAAAAAAACGY/wPD9Qz1b_Ls/s400/IMG_4765.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wc2SZo9EyAz3mG7baBhB6w?authkey=Gv1sRgCOCFt9r5n7f9_QE&feat=embedwebsite) (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zWVhyVJgBuo/SfU0HWOQTQI/AAAAAAAACGc/DYNhuzxzlgk/s400/IMG_4767.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lH_Su8s9fqAtzWbkrutUpQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCOCFt9r5n7f9_QE&feat=embedwebsite)
Left input takes a TRS plug from my amp. The right side goes to a relay controlled by my looper that connects tip to sleeve. The switch connects ring to sleeve. There's a red LED in the T-S path so when the looper closes the relay the LED lights (my amp puts 12V across the sleeve and tip/ring). This gives me some strong visual indication that I'm on the red channel on my amp. The DPDT controls the "boost" function on the amp. The amp function is actually a cut function, but I wired the green LED opposite the R-S connection so when the LED is on it's indicating I'm using the louder of two selectable volumes (which happens to occur when ring and sleeve are not connected). Had to wire in external power for this to work.
Anyhow, that's a positively spacious build compared to some of the stuff I've seen in this thread. My hat is off to you who can put actual effects into these tiny boxes.
Quote from: iaresee on April 27, 2009, 12:38:58 AM
I get to join the club. But this will probably be my only entry. I might have saved myself some room, but the frustration was high during this build. I made a number of stupid mistakes along the way and it took me two tries tonight to get everything to fit in this box. And it's not even really exciting at all. I just can't handle small spaces I guess.
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zWVhyVJgBuo/SfUzzdAA88I/AAAAAAAACGY/wPD9Qz1b_Ls/s400/IMG_4765.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wc2SZo9EyAz3mG7baBhB6w?authkey=Gv1sRgCOCFt9r5n7f9_QE&feat=embedwebsite) (http://lh3.ggpht.com/_zWVhyVJgBuo/SfU0HWOQTQI/AAAAAAAACGc/DYNhuzxzlgk/s400/IMG_4767.JPG) (http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lH_Su8s9fqAtzWbkrutUpQ?authkey=Gv1sRgCOCFt9r5n7f9_QE&feat=embedwebsite)
Left input takes a TRS plug from my amp. The right side goes to a relay controlled by my looper that connects tip to sleeve. The switch connects ring to sleeve. There's a red LED in the T-S path so when the looper closes the relay the LED lights (my amp puts 12V across the sleeve and tip/ring). This gives me some strong visual indication that I'm on the red channel on my amp. The DPDT controls the "boost" function on the amp. The amp function is actually a cut function, but I wired the green LED opposite the R-S connection so when the LED is on it's indicating I'm using the louder of two selectable volumes (which happens to occur when ring and sleeve are not connected). Had to wire in external power for this to work.
Anyhow, that's a positively spacious build compared to some of the stuff I've seen in this thread. My hat is off to you who can put actual effects into these tiny boxes.
Hi and your very welcome.
Nice build and from your description a worthwhile thing too given your setup.
After you have put the first frustration aside I think you might wane try a new one. Some low component count like a Fuzz for example. I just finnished one and the layout will be on my site in a coupple of days. I'm positive you can handle small spaces as good as me or anybody else. It's all in the planning. To me this is like playing chess. If you make just a tiny unplanned, not thought true, move you are smoked. To me, this is the real challenge.
//Solderman
Quote from: solderman on April 27, 2009, 12:59:32 AM
Hi and your very welcome.
Nice build and from your description a worthwhile thing too given your setup.
After you have put the first frustration aside I think you might wane try a new one. Some low component count like a Fuzz for example. I just finnished one and the layout will be on my site in a coupple of days. I'm positive you can handle small spaces as good as me or anybody else. It's all in the planning. To me this is like playing chess. If you make just a tiny unplanned, not thought true, move you are smoked. To me, this is the real challenge.
//Solderman
Thanks for the encouragement Anders. The chess analogy is a good one. The hardest part of this was figuring out how to get it all in there without shorting stuff out.
I think my build was made just a little harder by the fact that I free hand drill my enclosures. I still haven't ponied up for a drill press. So while I mark things off with great care in measurement, there's always a little skating no matter how precise I try to be. And everything is just a little shifted because of that. You can see it in the LEDs -- they're not quite centered. On a bigger enclosures this rarely ever hurts me, but on this box it definitely was close. The LEDs shouldn't have been that close to the TRS jack. They were measured a whole 2mm lower than that.
I probably should have laid out the resistors and the connections on a board and then just wired the LEDs, jacks and the switch to that board. I had to run electrical tape around the resistors so the small amount of bare wire and solder, where I soldered them inline, wouldn't short against another component or the case.
But maybe, just maybe, I'll try one again. :)
Hi
This is the Purple Haze. I must say that I'm a quite satisfied with the result my self. I really like this purple colour and the yellow led that goes with it.
It's a Si Fuzz, based on the old fuzz face design with a five changes and added caps.
It's relaxing to work with a circuit like the Fuzz face since it leaves half a football field of space to work on. ;D My next one, the Easy Vibe is not that "Easy" >:( >:(
See the "Si Fuzz Face Vs Ge Fuzz Face shoot out" tread for sound samples.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/PHaze3.jpg)(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/PHaze2.jpg)(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/PHaze1.jpg)
//Solderman
Hej Solderman,
your new "corporate design" for your a-designs is realy awesome! I like a lot as I have a similar approach designing a stompbox. Sadly I got no new a-enclosure-work, but I'm pretty glad how my Dr.Boogey in a b-enclosure turned out.:) For pics of it visit the pic thread.;)
Regards
Helge
Quote from: Fuzz Aldryn on April 27, 2009, 01:18:59 PM
Hej Solderman,
your new "corporate design" for your a-designs is realy awesome! I like a lot as I have a similar approach designing a stompbox. Sadly I got no new a-enclosure-work, but I'm pretty glad how my Dr.Boogey in a b-enclosure turned out.:) For pics of it visit the pic thread.;)
Regards
Helge
Hi Thank's
Corporate design I like that. Actually it's a case of poor fantasy from my behalf. All my first small boxes had "small names" and a picture to go with the name. I sort of ran out of imagination and it become hard to find suitable picture for them. For the Never Mind I tried with the same picture of Curt as I used on my big chorus but shrunken it looked stupid. Percussion was the same. I tried with a shrunken set of drums but that looked shitty.
//Solderman
@solderman: How did you do the outside of that Purple Haze? Did you paint it or is it a decal or a sticker that you printed on or what? It looks really good imo.
Quote from: flo on April 27, 2009, 03:51:47 PM
@solderman: How did you do the outside of that Purple Haze? Did you paint it or is it a decal or a sticker that you printed on or what? It looks really good imo.
Hi, Thaks.
Its a normal water slide decal that i have printed on my laser printer and the top coated with 3 layer hi gloss.
//Solderman
A mini booster with internal tone trimmer. :)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kramtone/VjoesMB.jpg)
Guts..
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kramtone/Microguts.jpg)
I present to you: my Micro Delay
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02119.jpg)
Quote from: Valoosj on April 28, 2009, 08:58:11 AM
I present to you: my Micro Delay
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02119.jpg)
Nice. Is it the rebote 2.5?
//Solderman
You are simply mad, all of you. I mean that in the best possible way, of course. I hardly have the patience to put my effects in any kind of box, much less the smallest possible!
Quote from: solderman on April 28, 2009, 04:05:08 PM
Quote from: Valoosj on April 28, 2009, 08:58:11 AM
I present to you: my Micro Delay
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02119.jpg)
Nice. Is it the rebote 2.5?
//Solderman
Yes it is. The layout is even tighter than yours ;D
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02064.jpg)
Molten MIDI - The World's Smallest Professional MIDI Footswitch
Designed to control the Whammy IV with 10 different settings, but can be programmed for any other MIDI device. Also, the chip comes in a socket so buyers can get other chips with 10 more Whammy settings (like arpeggiators, sirens, unique harmony combinations, etc.), or have us program a custom one.
(http://www.moltenvoltage.com/photos/MIDI_hand_cupped.jpg) (http://www.moltenvoltage.com/photos/MIDI_back_tilted.jpg) (http://www.moltenvoltage.com/photos/MIDI_all_insides.jpg)
Web page with video:
http://www.moltenvoltage.com/molten_midi.html
Quote from: MoltenVoltage on April 29, 2009, 05:13:14 PM
Molten MIDI - The World's Smallest Professional MIDI Footswitch
Nuts. I wasn't supposed to think about 1509A's anymore but now you've got me wondering if a MIDI-controlled, true bypass box would fit in a 1509A...
Receiving MIDI is a whole lot trickier than sending it...
Quote from: MoltenVoltage on April 29, 2009, 05:36:35 PM
Receiving MIDI is a whole lot trickier than sending it...
Agreed! You've gotta use that stupid opto-isolator circuit if you're going to be making a production MIDI device. I see the purpose if somebody is chaining a whole bunch of MIDI devices together, but for a single MIDI connection (like between a keyboard and a synth) it's overkill. It's not like the 6N13X parts are expensive, it's just an extra nuisance.
love these wittle guys
Quote from: MoltenVoltage on April 29, 2009, 05:36:35 PM
Receiving MIDI is a whole lot trickier than sending it...
Someday I'll work up to it. But it sounds like not in a 1509A...
Russian GT313 based NPN RangeBlaster w/ fat switch
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/microblaster.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/microblaster1.jpg)
Dan
LofoMoFo
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/miniolofo.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/miniolofoboard.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minilofoboard1.jpg)
Dan
daniel, you and your happy little family of matching 1590a's are truly awesome!!!
Quote from: danielzink on May 03, 2009, 06:14:08 PM
LofoMoFo
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/miniolofo.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/miniolofoboard.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minilofoboard1.jpg)
Dan
Hi
Nice job as always. Where do you get those sausages like resistors?
In that magnification the circuit looks like something that came from Wallis & Gromit :icon_mrgreen:
//Solderman
Mouser - they're just Vishay-Dales.
I like 'em as I can just read the value rather than trying to decode colored bands.....I really started using them because I was lazy...
;D
;D
;D
Dan
... and they are told to be less noisy. Aren't they military specs? Might be everything mojo-vodoo belief though.:D
Regards
Helge
tim escobido's super simple square wave made simpler
(http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq80/brad1sgcustom/IMG_2656.jpg)
(http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq80/brad1sgcustom/IMG_2658.jpg)
awesome effect
insanely hard to make fit ;D
Quote from: Br4d13y on May 09, 2009, 11:30:47 PM
tim escobido's super simple square wave made simpler
(http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq80/brad1sgcustom/IMG_2658.jpg)
awesome effect
insanely hard to make fit ;D
Hi
Nice job. How about a gutshot?
BTW how did you connect the bear to the box and then to the guitar ??. She does not seam to like it or is she just eager to play ;D ;D
//Solderman
haha, no if you look, shes the power supply lol,
(http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq80/brad1sgcustom/IMG_2660.jpg)
thats as far out as i could pull the board
(http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq80/brad1sgcustom/IMG_2661.jpg)
i had to put the parts facing in, the electrolyitics were too tall, and i had to use duct tape ( i had some of the silver variety ;D) to prevent the vero board from grounding itself
There is nothing like a real family gatering
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/famely.jpg)
//solderman
Awesome! :icon_surprised: :icon_surprised: :icon_surprised:
Hey, that MiniMan is not in 1590A box, it's a smaller box! Can you tell about it?
solderman that freakin blows me away!!! i wish i had the patience and dexterity to work in a 1590a enclosure!
Solderman makes me jealous - I haven't had time to wire mine up yet.......too busy building ;D
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mineez.jpg)
Dan
these 1590 pedal boards are just the coolest!! 8)
Thanks for all kind words.
The MiniMan is actually "The real Mc coy" The others are the same type from Eddystone. An English company owned by Hammond. The Edistone is 4mm wider and 3 mm longer i think. I started to use them because they were half the price as the Hammond at my supplyer (www.Elfa.se) and found that those mm meant that I actualy coul build lot of things in them.
http://www.hammondmfg.com/eddys.htm (http://www.hammondmfg.com/eddys.htm)
//Solderman
@Solderman and Dan: Absolutly awesome groupe pics! You both did a realy outstanding job on those. What I realy like about it - beside the size - is that you both found your "corporate design".
Regards
Helge
I just started work on my micro pedalboard!
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02126.jpg)
Soon I will add a micro muff and micro chorus. Then I have to wait for the funds for the next pedals.
I know it's not the hammond, but it's small, and still had room for the battery! Lol... it's a modified Bazz Fuss for my girlfriend, and it's her only effect, so figured the external battery is fine for her. Next version is getting put in the hammond... I love how tiny they are! And, I think I can squeeze a third control in there somewhere... ;D
(http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/822/boxobees.jpg)
Quote from: Earthscum on May 19, 2009, 10:04:42 AM
..it's her only effect, so figured the external battery is fine for her. Next version is getting put in the hammond... I love how tiny they are! And, I think I can squeeze a third control in there somewhere... ;D
(http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/822/boxobees.jpg)
OK
My girlfriend has the effect that she does not like when the kitchen table is full of electronic stuff. She has no battery though. She runs on here Girl power. I wouldn't dream on trying to squeeze in any controll at all any where ;D
Quote from: Valoosj on May 19, 2009, 07:52:41 AM
I just started work on my micro pedalboard!
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02126.jpg)
Soon I will add a micro muff and micro chorus. Then I have to wait for the funds for the next pedals.
Nice. Sound interesting. Witch chorus it it??
One that will seem familiar to you ;)
But I resized the layout even more, since I don't like to have my jacks up as high as yours.
11x16 holes in DIY layout creator is the max I use.
OK
My girlfriend has the effect that she does not like when the kitchen table is full of electronic stuff. She has no battery though. She runs on here Girl power. I wouldn't dream on trying to squeeze in any controll at all any where ;D
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LOL!!!!! :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Valoosj on May 20, 2009, 06:39:43 AM
One that will seem familiar to you ;)
But I resized the layout even more, since I don't like to have my jacks up as high as yours.
11x16 holes in DIY layout creator is the max I use.
16x11? That's in the nano regain.
I meant 11 by 16 holes, not mm ;D
It's the same size as my delay, phaser, big muff that I have posted.
This is my first project. I use CR2032 to power the LED. Thanks to all who helped with ideas and suggestions.
(http://www.hexaden.com/img/looper1.jpg)
(http://www.hexaden.com/img/looper2.jpg)
Quote from: LiquidMetal on May 21, 2009, 08:55:12 PM
This is my first project. I use CR2032 to power the LED. Thanks to all who helped with ideas and suggestions.
How's the battery life? What LED and resistor did you pair with it?
Quote from: iaresee on May 21, 2009, 09:32:27 PM
How's the battery life? What LED and resistor did you pair with it?
The resistor is 50 Ohms. The LED looks kind of orange because of the flashlight, but it is in fact a low-intensity red one. I used the pedal for few hours only so it is too early to judge; I will keep you posted how the battery life goes on.
Quote from: iaresee on May 21, 2009, 09:32:27 PM
Quote from: LiquidMetal on May 21, 2009, 08:55:12 PM
This is my first project. I use CR2032 to power the LED. Thanks to all who helped with ideas and suggestions.
How's the battery life? What LED and resistor did you pair with it?
A CR2032 has ~180mAh A low current 3mm red LED use ~2mA that would theoretical give 180/2=90h time.
So what pots are you guys using?
These are pretty small, but reduce the number of control layouts you can use.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693
Quote from: azrael on May 22, 2009, 11:50:38 AM
So what pots are you guys using?
These are pretty small, but reduce the number of control layouts you can use.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693
Why is that ?
They have 3 lugs like a regular pot....?
I use them exclusively on my 1590 builds....
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rinzai3.jpg)
I think with some creativity I could fit 5....maybe 6 pots in an enclosure.....
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rinzai1.jpg)
Dan
Quote from: azrael on May 22, 2009, 11:50:38 AM
So what pots are you guys using?
These are pretty small, but reduce the number of control layouts you can use.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693
As you might have seen I have focused on using as much as possible of the given space for the PCB. This way I can cram a lot of stuff in a small area. This gives me aprox 11 mm of component height to work with all aver the space. Since the hook up wire is one of the more space consuming parts I have tried to minimize this by using as much PCB mount stuff I can, Eg stomp switch and other switches. I have found that a tone control often is some thing that I don't use since there is enough EQ in the amp and on the guitar without using the one on the effect. That often saves me one pot but if I need more than 2 pots i go for the same ones as you linked and Dan showed as well. I used that type in the Copy Cat. If I only need two I use those (http://www.electrokit.se/images/100/tn_wh148std.jpg) 12mm and 0.5€
I have ordered thees low profile jacks to test but they are 5.3 € way to expensive.
(http://www.banzaieffects.com/files/images_thumbnail/19717_th.gif)
Quote from: danielzink on May 22, 2009, 03:34:23 PM
Quote from: azrael on May 22, 2009, 11:50:38 AM
So what pots are you guys using?
These are pretty small, but reduce the number of control layouts you can use.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693
Why is that ?
They have 3 lugs like a regular pot....?
I use them exclusively on my 1590 builds....
http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rinzai3.jpg
I think with some creativity I could fit 5....maybe 6 pots in an enclosure.....
http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/rinzai1.jpg
Dan
Oh, those are the ones in your builds? I dunno, I guess I just wasn't thinking of using them how you did with the hookup wire. I felt that using them as PCB-mounted controls would limit the ways I could orient the PCB.
Thinking about doing a SHO in one of these babies, btw..
Quote from: danielzink on May 22, 2009, 03:34:23 PM
Quote from: azrael on May 22, 2009, 11:50:38 AM
So what pots are you guys using?
These are pretty small, but reduce the number of control layouts you can use.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693
Why is that ?
I think with some creativity I could fit 5....maybe 6 pots in an enclosure.....
Dan
If you side mounted those, you could PCB mount them, if you used the alphas with 90 degree PCB mount lugs you could also mount 3 in the top, I bet you could get 10 pots in there with some "creativity", plus, the could all be PCB mount.
Quote from: nelson on May 22, 2009, 05:58:41 PM
Quote from: danielzink on May 22, 2009, 03:34:23 PM
Quote from: azrael on May 22, 2009, 11:50:38 AM
So what pots are you guys using?
These are pretty small, but reduce the number of control layouts you can use.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693
Why is that ?
I think with some creativity I could fit 5....maybe 6 pots in an enclosure.....
Dan
If you side mounted those, you could PCB mount them, if you used the alphas with 90 degree PCB mount lugs you could also mount 3 in the top, I bet you could get 10 pots in there with some "creativity", plus, the could all be PCB mount.
I used a half way solution where the 2 PCB: are hooked up by wire.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/CopyCat/copycat_pot.jpg)
I'm having a real "how come I didn't think of that, I'm so stupid" moment here. Now I know how I'll wire my PCB mount pots next time. D'oh. Thanks :).
Not finished yet, but I want some painting advice!
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02135.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02133.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02134.jpg)
The one on the left is a chorus. And I am definitely using blue. At the moment I was thinking of adding a white stripe, lenghtwise along the middle of the entire pedal.
Any other good ideas?
I think you should T-shirt transfer this onto it.
NSFW (http://www.marok.org/Arte/Mix/micropenis.jpg)
I'll consider it ...
Here are my first two mini-pedals:
(http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2362/dsc00749h.jpg)
Distortion+ and a SHO, next two are a VMD Fuzz and a Fuzz Face NPN :icon_biggrin:
^Very cool! Show the guts, sir. :)
Quote from: deeleyer on May 26, 2009, 07:08:21 PM
Here are my first two mini-pedals:
(http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2362/dsc00749h.jpg)
Distortion+ and a SHO, next two are a VMD Fuzz and a Fuzz Face NPN :icon_biggrin:
What did you use to label these?
Quote from: Valoosj on May 26, 2009, 12:16:51 PM
Not finished yet, but I want some painting advice!
The one on the left is a chorus. And I am definitely using blue. At the moment I was thinking of adding a white stripe, lenghtwise along the middle of the entire pedal.
Any other good ideas?
Nice "zipped" PCB. Why not something in the "newtron bomb" style hat ever that can be :D
Quote from: deeleyer on May 26, 2009, 07:08:21 PM
Here are my first two mini-pedals:
(http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2362/dsc00749h.jpg)
Distortion+ and a SHO, next two are a VMD Fuzz and a Fuzz Face NPN :icon_biggrin:
Nice work Really clean an classy Inside please. Curiously wayting for the VMD Fuzz and a Fuzz Face NPN
Quote from: therecordingart on May 27, 2009, 05:07:16 PM
What did you use to label these?
Adhesive sheet for inkjet printer and some layers of clearcoat. A classic one ;)
Ok, I'll take an image from the guts as soon as I can.
Quote from: solderman on May 28, 2009, 01:21:26 AM
Curiously wayting for the VMD Fuzz and a Fuzz Face NPN
Sorry, I have mispelled the first one... it is a VM Fuzz (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=65251.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=65251.0))
Here are:
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/8977/dsc00750c.jpg)
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3972/dsc00751c.jpg)
And here are the VM Fuzz and the FuzzFace waiting for enclosure (still drying the paint) ;D
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2903/dsc00752w.jpg)
EA tremolo with a few minor mods to suit the components I had to hand.
It's been a while since I designed a PCB layout and to be honest, I was inspired by the other designs on here that put as much as possible on the board. IMHO it really is the way to go if you have board making equipment to hand.
Measuring the drill hole positions was a bit of a challenge, but I was lucky and everything fitted ok, apart from the pot holes which required filing. If anyone has any tips on accurate hole placement, I would really like to hear them! :)
Now, what colour to paint it......?
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem1.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem2.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem3.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem4.jpg)
Another one with the mini virus :D
Looks good. I'd say go nuts with the paintjob, as there is not a lot of room for graphics.
Here's my Micro Muff
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02143.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02142.jpg)
The chorus finally got painted. Added a decal and this is the result.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02144.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02145.jpg)
Family pic
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02146.jpg)
Quote from: Valoosj on June 02, 2009, 08:41:23 AM
The chorus finally got painted. Added a decal and this is the result.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02144.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02145.jpg)
Where did you get this invisible LED?? :o
Nice one, congrats! ;) T.
Quote from: elshiftos on May 30, 2009, 11:30:41 AM
EA tremolo with a few minor mods to suit the components I had to hand.
It's been a while since I designed a PCB layout and to be honest, I was inspired by the other designs on here that put as much as possible on the board. IMHO it really is the way to go if you have board making equipment to hand.
Measuring the drill hole positions was a bit of a challenge, but I was lucky and everything fitted ok, apart from the pot holes which required filing. If anyone has any tips on accurate hole placement, I would really like to hear them! :)
Now, what colour to paint it......?
Nice work. I agree about the "all on board" philosophy ;D
Quote from: Valoosj on June 02, 2009, 08:41:23 AM
The chorus finally got painted. Added a decal and this is the result.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02144.jpg)
Fabulous pain job. But it looks kind of empty :icon_question:
BTW my family says hallo ;D
It is empty. But I have my examinations atm, so no time for etching the board. Layout is done and components are ready for soldering.
Since I already did the paintjob I decided to show off already.
Quote from: Valoosj on June 02, 2009, 04:44:25 PM
It is empty. But I have my examinations atm, so no time for etching the board. Layout is done and components are ready for soldering.
Since I already did the paintjob I decided to show off already.
Good luck with the examinations. We will wait patiently. BTW patients is one of the most valuable tools for a stomp box DIY ;D
Quote from: solderman on June 02, 2009, 03:07:56 PM
Quote from: Valoosj on June 02, 2009, 08:41:23 AM
The chorus finally got painted. Added a decal and this is the result.
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02144.jpg)
Fabulous pain job. But it looks kind of empty :icon_question:
BTW my family says hallo ;D
Nice design!
Here's a tip for getting crisp lines:
After you lay the tape down, touch the edges of the tape with white paint to "fill" the micro gaps under the tape edge. Then coat with the blue. When you peel the tape off you should have a nice clean line.
This is a technique we used from my tennis court resurfacing days to get those sharp boundary lines.. It's funny because now when I see any tennis court the first thing I look at are the lines. ;)
Quote from: tranceracer on June 03, 2009, 02:51:51 PM
Quote from: solderman on June 02, 2009, 03:07:56 PM
Quote from: Valoosj on June 02, 2009, 08:41:23 AM
The chorus finally got painted. Added a decal and this is the result.
Fabulous pain job. But it looks kind of empty :icon_question:
BTW my family says hallo ;D
Nice design!
Here's a tip for getting crisp lines:
After you lay the tape down, touch the edges of the tape with white paint to "fill" the micro gaps under the tape edge. Then coat with the blue. When you peel the tape off you should have a nice clean line.
This is a technique we used from my tennis court resurfacing days to get those sharp boundary lines.. It's funny because now when I see any tennis court the first thing I look at are the lines. ;)
I thing the lines actually looks better the way they do. To sharp lines makes a too sterile look IMO. This is more "arty" but thanks for the tip anyway. It will come in handy when a sharp line is needed.
Quote from: elshiftos on May 30, 2009, 11:30:41 AM
EA tremolo with a few minor mods to suit the components I had to hand.
It's been a while since I designed a PCB layout and to be honest, I was inspired by the other designs on here that put as much as possible on the board. IMHO it really is the way to go if you have board making equipment to hand.
Measuring the drill hole positions was a bit of a challenge, but I was lucky and everything fitted ok, apart from the pot holes which required filing. If anyone has any tips on accurate hole placement, I would really like to hear them! :)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem4.jpg)
I liked this tiny jacks, where do you get them?
Quote from: deeleyer on June 04, 2009, 05:27:44 AM
I liked this tiny jacks, where do you get them?
Heh, I was waiting for someone to ask that question :)
I got them from cpc which is a supplier here in the UK. They are stereo, but I pulled the extra 'ring' connection off because I didn't need power switching and it gave me more space.
Not sure how much abuse they will take as they are a bit plasticy and cheap!
I couldn't resist finishing it!
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02150.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02151.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02149.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02147.jpg)
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02148.jpg)
Btw, Solderman you have P.M.
MXR Dist+
(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/567/suc50510low.th.jpg) (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/suc50510low.jpg/)
Guts.. Messy.. sorry, I didnt expected to put dist+ inside..
(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2838/suc50512low.th.jpg) (http://img190.imageshack.us/i/suc50512low.jpg/)
hey German is that a blank PCB enclosure? :o
No one asks but where we put the battery ? ??? :D
(Anyway, Who use battery in 2009 ::))
Batteries are bad news, man. For pedals, they're mostly unusable once they drop to about 7 or 8 volts, so we end up throwing away not only the metal and acid, but 80% of the energy in them. I never use batteries even in big effects that could easily fit them. For my bass, which uses 2 9 volts, I use rechargeables charged by a solar charger.
I'm not rich enough to do every energy-saving thing possible, but this is a really easy and cheap way to do a good thing.
kender, yes it is.
I like to build completely from the scratch.
Box is Hammond's copy in size, but it has more space inside, becose blank pcb is tighter than aluminium box side.
And it may only look like it's easy to destroy - trust me - I could stand on it - 65kg weight.
And to paint it - blank pcb win! Metal encosures are more harder in preparation to paint.
This one is not painted, becose I really like the color of pcb
Quote from: Taylor on June 08, 2009, 08:07:16 PM
Batteries are bad news, man. For pedals, they're mostly unusable once they drop to about 7 or 8 volts, so we end up throwing away not only the metal and acid, but 80% of the energy in them. I never use batteries even in big effects that could easily fit them. For my bass, which uses 2 9 volts, I use rechargeables charged by a solar charger.
I'm not rich enough to do every energy-saving thing possible, but this is a really easy and cheap way to do a good thing.
Amen to that!
A battery is the cleanest & quietest power supply available - pure DC without the line noise of AC to DC adapters. Wall warts must filter all kinds of crap out of the incoming AC, and few of them do it well. Then throw in voltage spikes/fluctuations and poorly regulated adapters that are actually providing a higher voltage than stated, and your circuit can get hammered.
That being said, though, I still prefer to use AC adapters. :icon_biggrin:
But, NiMh rechargables with the highest amp rating will last longer than regular batteries and because they do not have cadmium in them, are a lot greener as well.
This is the Donkey Kong. It's got it's named since I think it sounds close to the famous VIC 64 and arcade game Donkey Kong. It was a real challenge to wire up all the switches and an even more challenging task to tighten the nuts. The notion that the nuts were bigger than the switch diameter did not cross my mind until it was too late. This little bugger is some thing extra when it comes to sound. It sounds more like a synth than a guitar effect. It sounds really wacky. Basically this is the Slactave MKII (thank a mil slacker) but instead of the mix pot and the Oct up pot, all selections are made by one On/off/on switch and 3 on/off switches. IMO I like to turn off the fuzz and only use the square wave to produce clean 1-4 oct down and 1 oct up and mix between them. I also used the LED that flashes faster the higher the pitch of the original tone is. The different sounds are
First switch Fuzz On/Off
Second switch 1 oct down- Off-2 oct down
Third switch 3 and 4 the switch down depending on the setting of switch two
Forth switch 1 oct down On/Off
Here are some sound samples. The first is my favourite
(My favorite combo) 3 oct down+one oct up+Phaser45+Chorus http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK chorus_ph45_3 oct down and 1oct up.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK%20chorus_ph45_3%20oct%20down%20and%201oct%20up.mp3)
3 oct down+one oct up http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3%20oct%20down%20and%201oct%20up.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3%20oct%20down%20and%201oct%20up.mp3)
1 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20down.mp3)
2 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_2_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_2_oct%20down.mp3)
3 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3_oct%20down.mp3)
4 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_4_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_4_oct%20down.mp3)
1 oct up http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20up.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20up.mp3)
Only Fuzz http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_Fuzz%20only.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_Fuzz%20only.mp3)
And here is some pics.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_inside_1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_inside.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_mid.jpg)
//Solderman
Nice work, that looks and sounds great.
Quote from: solderman on June 14, 2009, 03:21:36 PM
This is the Donkey Kong. It's got it's named since I think it sounds close to the famous VIC 64 and arcade game Donkey Kong. It was a real challenge to wire up all the switches and an even more challenging task to tighten the nuts. The notion that the nuts were bigger than the switch diameter did not cross my mind until it was too late. This little bugger is some thing extra when it comes to sound. It sounds more like a synth than a guitar effect. It sounds really wacky. Basically this is the Slactave MKII (thank a mil slacker) but instead of the mix pot and the Oct up pot, all selections are made by one On/off/on switch and 3 on/off switches. IMO I like to turn off the fuzz and only use the square wave to produce clean 1-4 oct down and 1 oct up and mix between them. I also used the LED that flashes faster the higher the pitch of the original tone is. The different sounds are
First switch Fuzz On/Off
Second switch 1 oct down- Off-2 oct down
Third switch 3 and 4 the switch down depending on the setting of switch two
Forth switch 1 oct down On/Off
//Solderman
Happen to have a schem for that baby? Or even a slacktave schem with the modifications drawn up? Or is it literally just replacing the pots with switches?
Conan.
Quote from: ConanB on June 15, 2009, 12:23:00 AM
Quote from: solderman on June 14, 2009, 03:21:36 PM
This is the Donkey Kong. It's got it's named since I think it sounds close to the famous VIC 64 and arcade game Donkey Kong. It was a real challenge to wire up all the switches and an even more challenging task to tighten the nuts. The notion that the nuts were bigger than the switch diameter did not cross my mind until it was too late. This little bugger is some thing extra when it comes to sound. It sounds more like a synth than a guitar effect. It sounds really wacky. Basically this is the Slactave MKII (thank a mil slacker) but instead of the mix pot and the Oct up pot, all selections are made by one On/off/on switch and 3 on/off switches. IMO I like to turn off the fuzz and only use the square wave to produce clean 1-4 oct down and 1 oct up and mix between them. I also used the LED that flashes faster the higher the pitch of the original tone is. The different sounds are
First switch Fuzz On/Off
Second switch 1 oct down- Off-2 oct down
Third switch 3 and 4 the switch down depending on the setting of switch two
Forth switch 1 oct down On/Off
//Solderman
Happen to have a schem for that baby? Or even a slacktave schem with the modifications drawn up? Or is it literally just replacing the pots with switches?
Conan.
The original slacktave MKII shem is here http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=76695.msg627481#msg627481 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=76695.msg627481#msg627481)
The mods I have done is
Remove the MIX pot
insert one on/off switch between the Octave down select and the 220 Cap
Insert a on/off switch between the 100n cap and the out from the comparator
Use a on-off-on switch as described for oct down
Insert a on/offswitch from Pin 9 on the 4024 to the center of the on-of-on switch (adds an octave)
Removed and supst the Oct up pot with a on/off switch
Raised the 15K on op amp 1 to 33K (for better responce)
Raised the 120k on the last Op amp to 160 (for better responce)
Used a 100K log for Vol (better handling)
Subst the 5k1 for a 4K7 (did not have a 5K1)
Used TL072 (I think)
//Solderman
PS. I will update my site with a project file as soon as I finde time
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3603/testo10.3/0_26b53_63b2710c_XL)
Big Muffs for me (black rus in waterproof kind of 1590A), green big muff and phase90 (test ver) for my niece :)
No film caps, but pcb is analog, and rescalable in corel draw to put film caps in :)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3503/testo10.2/0_2657b_77438021_XL)
Magenta and white are 1-line looper and MosFET booster done by my friend Shift. And red is RAT copy (this one in mxr-like enclosure)
Quote from: gena_p1 on June 22, 2009, 05:59:30 PM
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3603/testo10.3/0_26b53_63b2710c_XL)
Big Muffs for me (black rus in waterproof kind of 1590A), green big muff and phase90 (test ver) for my niece :)
No film caps, but pcb is analog, and rescalable in corel draw to put film caps in :)
Nice build
You have used those jacks that I'm about to order. They are the smallest I've yet have found. Whats your opinion about them??
When I think about Envelope Filters I think about funk. And when I think about funk the first thing that comes to my mind is Bootsy Collins and his Bootsy's Rubber Band and Parliament-Funkadelic together with George Clinton . This man is something extra. Both his music and his appearance leave no one untouched. This man IS groove impersonated. So I thought that pink would be an appropriate color for the Q-Wha Envelope filter. It's based on the ROG Nurse Quacky
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha_inside1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha_inside2.jpg)
Sound Sample
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha.mp3)
Project file and PCB
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha_PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Q-wha/Q-Wha_PCB.pdf)
The Man the myth the concept
(http://technicolourjackets.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/bootsy-collins1.jpg?w=460&h=656)
Quote from: solderman on June 22, 2009, 06:05:53 PM
Quote from: gena_p1 on June 22, 2009, 05:59:30 PM
Big Muffs for me (black rus in waterproof kind of 1590A), green big muff and phase90 (test ver) for my niece :)
No film caps, but pcb is analog, and rescalable in corel draw to put film caps in :)
Nice build
You have used those jacks that I'm about to order. They are the smallest I've yet have found. Whats your opinion about them??
Now i think they're crap. Bad shallow screw-thread, needs in bigger holes to put em (coz of putting inside under angle, low space), etc. But one year ago i didn't have another idea how to save space.
That kind of platform is much better, i'm sured.
(http://www.madbeanpedals.com/images/crackleBox.jpg)
Just felt like posting this......no posts in the thread since June and this kind of stuff is pron for me.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk3.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk4.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk5.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk6.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk7.jpg)
Dan
What do they call those? Egg heads?
^chickheads?
Where did you get those mini ones Dan?
Where you got such cool chickenheads? =)
Quote from: solderman on June 14, 2009, 03:21:36 PM
This is the Donkey Kong. It's got it's named since I think it sounds close to the famous VIC 64 and arcade game Donkey Kong. It was a real challenge to wire up all the switches and an even more challenging task to tighten the nuts. The notion that the nuts were bigger than the switch diameter did not cross my mind until it was too late. This little bugger is some thing extra when it comes to sound. It sounds more like a synth than a guitar effect. It sounds really wacky. Basically this is the Slactave MKII (thank a mil slacker) but instead of the mix pot and the Oct up pot, all selections are made by one On/off/on switch and 3 on/off switches. IMO I like to turn off the fuzz and only use the square wave to produce clean 1-4 oct down and 1 oct up and mix between them. I also used the LED that flashes faster the higher the pitch of the original tone is. The different sounds are
First switch Fuzz On/Off
Second switch 1 oct down- Off-2 oct down
Third switch 3 and 4 the switch down depending on the setting of switch two
Forth switch 1 oct down On/Off
Here are some sound samples. The first is my favourite
(My favorite combo) 3 oct down+one oct up+Phaser45+Chorus http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK chorus_ph45_3 oct down and 1oct up.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK%20chorus_ph45_3%20oct%20down%20and%201oct%20up.mp3)
3 oct down+one oct up http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3%20oct%20down%20and%201oct%20up.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3%20oct%20down%20and%201oct%20up.mp3)
1 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20down.mp3)
2 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_2_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_2_oct%20down.mp3)
3 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_3_oct%20down.mp3)
4 oct down http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_4_oct%20down.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_4_oct%20down.mp3)
1 oct up http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20up.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_1_oct%20up.mp3)
Only Fuzz http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_Fuzz%20only.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_Fuzz%20only.mp3)
And here is some pics.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_inside_1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_inside.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_mid.jpg)
//Solderman
Wow this thing sounds incredibly cool. Your favorite sound sure is awesome! I hope someday I'll be able to build a more complicated pedal like that one you have made.
Quote from: kurtlives on July 09, 2009, 11:25:26 PM
^chickheads?
Where did you get those mini ones Dan?
They come stock on the F*ender Mini Twin micro amps.
I sent an email to the service dept. and err......"told a little fib"....asking them if they had any in stock they could sell me. Oddly - the service dept doesn't have a part number or mfr for them - but they did have a DOA mini twin on the bench that they stripped the knobs off and sent to me.
Now the hunt is on to find more to purchase. They only fit on split shaft knurled pots (they have no set screw) - so they'd work great on the Futurelec 16mm pots etc.
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on July 09, 2009, 10:22:48 PM
Just felt like posting this......no posts in the thread since June and this kind of stuff is pron for me.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/minichk3.jpg)
Dan
Hi Dan and everyone
No we don't want to se this thread goes to sleep. So I throw in my Hide 'n Seek Wha. I did not post it here or in pictures because it got a tread of its own. So if some one is more interested in the in depth story look here http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=77418.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=77418.0)to
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Hide%20and%20Seek%20Wha/21.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Hide%20and%20Seek%20Wha/22.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Hide%20and%20Seek%20Wha/10.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Hide%20and%20Seek%20Wha/20.jpg)
BTW there is a Hide'n Seek Ring Tone in a 1590A "coocking" in my computer. Ill guees its due by mid August. So stay tuned folks.
Hi Again all. We defenetly don't want this topic to go dry, so I'll pitch in yet another one. This one is the "That's Swell" DOD FX 15 Clone. I haven't had the time to box it up yet so you have to put up with the guts for now.
The rats nest you se connected to a coin that serves as a "conductive pick" in the set up. Instead of working the switch with your foot as on the original one (the foot switch is connecting S1 to GDN to start the duck and swell phase in the circut) I Just love the conductive pick setup. Its always 100% accurat in timing. You won't be able to be so precise "by foot". Drawback is that you have to have the special "connected pick". Here is the project file and the PCB transfer if some one wants to build it. It's sized for fitting in a 1950A enclosure but can of cause be put in whatever box.
It works verry well and the only change I've made is to put a 1M pull down resistor before the first cap at IN
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/swell.jpg)
Project file and PCB transfer
http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's%20Swell%20Project%20File.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's%20Swell%20Project%20File.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's Swell Project PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's%20Swell%20Project%20PCB.pdf)
Soundsample from Youtube. Not mine but mine sounds the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWdWrgiCQoY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWdWrgiCQoY)
(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/3015/img1865.jpg) (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/img1865.jpg/)
Guitar volume in a box.
I love this box, it allows me to get that perfect crunch tone out of my Fuzz and then when I turn it off it's full on solo tone! This box gives all my Fuzz/OD pedals a dual life!
(http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/1416/img1862fbf.jpg) (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/img1862fbf.jpg/)
Master volume in a box.
This is a master volume you plug into your FX loop on your amp (Hot Rod DeVille). It allows me to crank the amp up a little bit then set it to the volume you want. It works the preamp tubes a little harder. It does not overdrive the power tubes but it sounds better than not having it and you get a lot of control over your lower volume settings.
Quote from: solderman on July 11, 2009, 11:40:06 AM
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Hide%20and%20Seek%20Wha/10.jpg)
Where did you get those micro pots? Those are sweet.
You might consider using our tap tempo chip with these sequenced pedals, that's what it does best. You could even use a taller tactile switch and a mini rotary control to select the speed ratio to keep it in the 1590A.
Great work.
Quote from: MoltenVoltage on July 13, 2009, 11:47:09 AM
Quote from: solderman on July 11, 2009, 11:40:06 AM
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Hide%20and%20Seek%20Wha/10.jpg)
Where did you get those micro pots? Those are sweet.
You might consider using our tap tempo chip with these sequenced pedals, that's what it does best. You could even use a taller tactile switch and a mini rotary control to select the speed ratio to keep it in the 1590A.
Great work.
There are actually trim pots with added shafts (see the PDF link in this tread) http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=77418.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=77418.0)
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll bare it in mind in my next 4017 project.
I've been wanting to throw my hat into this ring for a long time. Since I started building fx I've loved the idea of miniature enclosures. I have small feet, and I don't like carry tons of stuff around. More effects on less pedal board real estate!
Here in Taiwan 1590As are not really available, but I believe the box I have is sufficiently small to be comparable (proportions are much different, obviously). This is my Green Ringer - my most successful small effect so far (I built a fuzz that was altogether too tight, and a GGG mini mixer with two inputs in identical boxes). It has a broken DPDT switch (one set of poles copped too much heat in a previous effect) and a small coil relay for true bypass + LED.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3717615018_5a1d361801.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2450/3716734343_a922a8e215.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2441/3717621026_3130d0de6d.jpg?v=0)
Cheers
kamiwaza
Quote from: elshiftos on May 30, 2009, 11:30:41 AM
EA tremolo with a few minor mods to suit the components I had to hand.
It's been a while since I designed a PCB layout and to be honest, I was inspired by the other designs on here that put as much as possible on the board. IMHO it really is the way to go if you have board making equipment to hand.
Measuring the drill hole positions was a bit of a challenge, but I was lucky and everything fitted ok, apart from the pot holes which required filing. If anyone has any tips on accurate hole placement, I would really like to hear them! :)
Now, what colour to paint it......?
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem1.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem2.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem3.jpg)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem4.jpg)
I had some blue paint going spare...... :)
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem5.jpg)
Quote from: elshiftos on July 15, 2009, 11:49:23 AM
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/trem2.jpg)
Nice build!
You might consider cleaning the flux residue off with an acid brush & rubbing alcohol shortly after you solder, before it sets up good. Could save you trouble in the long run. Even the so-called 'no-clean' fluxes should be cleaned off to avoid corrosion, as well as the possibility of reacting with moisture on humid days to create a short. Sticky stuff - can also collect contaminants and become conductive.
Agreed. Many RoHS-approved solders have water-soluble fluxes, which makes them more readily interact with moisture in the air. Another quirk of some RoHS-safe fluxes is that they're conductive. :icon_eek:
Ta for the tip. Just today I was soldering a dr boogie and thought I really should start cleaning the flux off my boards!
Any suggestions for removing the stuff after it's been on the board a while?
Cheers
Quote from: LEROY on July 11, 2009, 05:03:22 PM
Master volume in a box.
This is a master volume you plug into your FX loop on your amp (Hot Rod DeVille). It allows me to crank the amp up a little bit then set it to the volume you want. It works the preamp tubes a little harder. It does not overdrive the power tubes but it sounds better than not having it and you get a lot of control over your lower volume settings.
any hint as to where i might be able to get a schem for this pedal? :icon_biggrin:
^It's just a potentiometer in a box. A volume pedal.
It's just if you place a volume pedal in the effects loop, it will function as a master volume. If your amp doesn't have a master volume, then it could be useful.
I think he was being sarcastic. Note the smiley.
Also, "master volume" can have different meanings, but you do know that a volume knob in an effects loop does not allow you to get power tube distortion at low volumes, right? Depending on the amp's design, it can either help you get preamp distortion, or not do much at all. For example, in my Univox 100w all-tube amp, the volume knob comes after the pre tubes, but before the power tubes. It doesn't have an effects loop, but if it did, putting a volume knob there would do exactly the same thing as using the amp's volume knob.
It would only help in amps where the volume knob comes before the pre tubes.
Sorry, sarcasm doesn't really translate well online. :icon_redface:
Quote from: kurtlives on July 09, 2009, 11:25:26 PM
^chickheads?
Where did you get those mini ones Dan?
If you're looking for mini chickenheads you might want to pick up some used rocktron pedals. most of them have them and they also come in cool enclosures.
This used to be a Rocktron Silver Dragon
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm62/deaconque/P7191090.jpg)
Quote from: elshiftos on July 17, 2009, 06:48:47 PM
Ta for the tip. Just today I was soldering a dr boogie and thought I really should start cleaning the flux off my boards!
Any suggestions for removing the stuff after it's been on the board a while?
Cheers
It depends on the type of flux being used, but you could try warm soapy water on a toothbrush, a clean water or rubbing alcohol brushing, then dry off with an air compressor nozzle if available. This is assuming it's not assembled in a box, though... :icon_wink:
Hey, I was just gathering up a part order at digikey today and I noticed these:
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=1775390-2-ND (http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=1775390-2-ND)
Thought someone might be interested.
Coloursound One Knob Fuzz:
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/Leeroyfunk/SDC11000.jpg)
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/Leeroyfunk/SDC10999.jpg)
YAFF on my DIY Les Paul in progress ;D
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02176.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02177.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02178.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02179.jpg)
Is a YAFF a meathead?
Yet Another FF....
Anyways I was wrong.
Meathead virtually is a FF isn't it? If we say COKF is a FF. Same family at least.
Here are three of mine:
A Bazz Fuss, a buffer, and a control for my rotary speaker cabinet.
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s145/guitarjoem/For%20Sale/ThreeMinis.jpg)
^which buffer design?
some bootique 1590A (thanx to Termozzzz)
(http://xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/images/EPB-front.jpg)
(http://xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/images/EPB-back.jpg)
Quote from: gena_p1 on August 16, 2009, 03:45:53 PM
some bootique 1590A (thanx to Termozzzz)
(http://xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/images/EPB-front.jpg)
(http://xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/images/EPB-back.jpg)
anyone know where to get some knobs like that?
Interesting 9V battery placement... :icon_eek:
this is one of those times where i feel dilly because ive never thout to lay the battery that way :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: gena_p1 on August 16, 2009, 03:45:53 PM
(http://xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/images/EPB-back.jpg)
1) That's a photoshop mockup
2) There's only one 1/4" socket.
3) The battery won't fit once there are two 1/4" jacks in there
4)
Both the graphic and circuit design are disturbingly similar to this - http://www.clinchfx.com/ep-pre
well it0s surely a photoshop thing, but look here: http://www.xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/ ???
it definitely looks like photoshop, but Peter didn't invent the EP-Pre, he cloned it when he saw that there was a market for it, and a reason for it's renowned tonal response. I've spoken with him at length about cloning it myself, I doubt he would care if another company made their version of it. Unless they used his PCB layout without permission, that is. But they don't show the board, so no need to jump to conclusions.
I'd like to know where to get transparent knobs as well!
Hi! Is there a schemo for EP-PRE somewhere? I'd tried to google it, but did not succeeded so far.. Thanks, T.
Quote from: deaconque on August 16, 2009, 08:02:04 PM
anyone know where to get some knobs like that?
I second that... That looks like a Davies #1510, but I sure can't find one in clear.
By the description the on the site it sounds like this is a MOSFET booster kind of circuit. The PCB and the pot is no big deal to fit in together with a battery. But I would like to see the jacks there using. Normally I have 11-13 mm left for to fit in a populated PCB after the jacks have been fitted in. A battery is thicker than that.
Quote from: solderman on August 18, 2009, 05:39:10 AM
By the description the on the site it sounds like this is a MOSFET booster kind of circuit. The PCB and the pot is no big deal to fit in together with a battery. But I would like to see the jacks there using. Normally I have 11-13 mm left for to fit in a populated PCB after the jacks have been fitted in. A battery is thicker than that.
Well, guys, it's not 1590A ;) Outer height is 38mm (+7mm compared to 1590A). See EP (http://www.xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/)/1590A (http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/1590A.pdf) specs..
Since inner heigh will be approx. 34mm and max. width of 9V battery (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-volt_battery) is 17.5mm, there remains 16.5mm for the jack and it's enough already for lot of common types of jacks.. end of mystery ;)
T.
Missed that :icon_redface:
I wonder where that enclosure came from. Can't find a Hammond with those measurements
these are my few:
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00146.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00123-1.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00139.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00190.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00178-1.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00144.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00130.jpg)
Quote from: spaceace76 on August 17, 2009, 05:19:13 AM
it definitely looks like photoshop, but Peter didn't invent the EP-Pre, he cloned it when he saw that there was a market for it, and a reason for it's renowned tonal response. I've spoken with him at length about cloning it myself, I doubt he would care if another company made their version of it. Unless they used his PCB layout without permission, that is. But they don't show the board, so no need to jump to conclusions.
I'd like to know where to get transparent knobs as well!
Yes but this is the ClinchFX EP-Pre:
(http://www.clinchfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/EP-PRE%20Prod%20lores.jpg)
And this is Xotics:
(http://www.xotic.us/effects/ep_booster/images/EPB-front.jpg)
That artwork is waaaaay too similar for my liking. Xotic already have a reputation for taking a fair bit of "inspiration" from other pedals.
Cat
Quote from: jmwreck on August 18, 2009, 10:07:00 AM
these are my few:
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00139.jpg)
Nice. any inside pics?
oh my gawrsh, these are sooo neat. It would be fun to make all the colors of the Dan Armstrong effects (orange squeezer, purple peaker, red ranger, blue clipper, green ringer) :o
Quote from: jmwreck on August 18, 2009, 10:07:00 AM
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00130.jpg)
I recognize the cig, but why isn't the screwdriver caked with resin?
(http://shiftcustom.netova.info/tmp/pmuff.jpg)
I did some kind of project for this big muff (1.5Megs) http://shiftcustom.netova.info/tmp/pmuff_project.zip (http://shiftcustom.netova.info/tmp/pmuff_project.zip)
PCB+GGG sch+some pics
i want to build a stereo multiple box in one of these enclosures. Does anyone think its possible to put 4 stereo jacks in one of these?
Hi all,
Newbie here that just wants to give kudos to all you guys who made the 1590a pedals, they all look great! I really love these small enclosures.
I haven't gotten into building my own...yet. But I do have some 1590a pedals: a Catalinbread Ottava Magus, Lovepedal Picklevibe, and am in talks with someone about adding a fuzz face and overdrive.
Another phaser. I really prefer the feedback mod to be a switch, not a pot.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02220.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02218.jpg)
Here are a couple of pedals I have built. They are both single transistor boosts with clipping diodes. They each have gain and volume controls. The "lady" pedal has hard clipping with germanium diodes, the brown one I call Scorched Earth has soft clipping with zener diodes. Both are pretty darn good sounding especially considering how simple they are. The "lady" was built before I discovered the miniature Alpha pots, so it has a trimpot for gain accessible through a hole in the side.
(http://kimstockingband.com/images/stuff/mini03.jpg)
(http://kimstockingband.com/images/stuff/mini02.jpg)
(http://kimstockingband.com/images/stuff/mini01.jpg)
Im looking for a clean boost that i can run at 9 or 18 volts that will fit in this enclosure! ???
One knob for volume...
Anyone have a layout or idea?
Quote from: sevenisthenumber on September 24, 2009, 12:06:34 AM
Im looking for a clean boost that i can run at 9 or 18 volts that will fit in this enclosure! ???
One knob for volume...
Anyone have a layout or idea?
Pretty much all of them. Most clean boosts are low part circuits and can fit in a 1590A.
My favs are Tillman and DOD 210 - they will easily fit in an A
Quote from: sevenisthenumber on September 24, 2009, 12:06:34 AM
Im looking for a clean boost that i can run at 9 or 18 volts that will fit in this enclosure! ???
One knob for volume...
Anyone have a layout or idea?
Check this one out. Its the Mini Man. A clean boost (~35dB) with a transparent ton. You can easely remove the Tone pot and the switch and the clipping diodes to have a one knob effect.
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_man/MiniMan_Big.jpg)
My latest work: a big muff (4th one or so :d)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02221.jpg)
Quote from: Valoosj on September 24, 2009, 12:59:06 PM
My latest work: a big muff (4th one or so :d)
That's pretty ambitious in a 1590A. Nice job! I'd love to see that circuit board and gut shot.
You think a muff is impressive? I even have room to spare with that circuit.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02142.jpg)
My delay and phaser are a lot tighter to fit.
Nowhere near cramming a Big Muff into a 1590a, but I'm happy with this nonetheless.
SHO clone.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n273/rousejeremy/SHOguts.jpg)
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n273/rousejeremy/SHOfront.jpg)
This one is the "That's Swell" DOD FX 15 Clone. Now finised and boxed
The rats nest you se connected to a coin that serves as a "conductive pick" in the set up. Instead of working the switch with your foot as on the original one (the foot switch is connecting S1 to GDN to start the duck and swell phase in the circut) I Just love the conductive pick setup. Its always 100% accurat in timing. You won't be able to be so precise "by foot". Drawback is that you have to have the special "connected pick". Here is the project file and the PCB transfer if some one wants to build it. It's sized for fitting in a 1950A enclosure but can of cause be put in whatever box.
It works verry well and the only change I've made is to put a 1M pull down resistor before the first cap at IN
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/swell.jpg)
Project file and PCB transfer
http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's%20Swell%20Project%20File.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's%20Swell%20Project%20File.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's Swell Project PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/hat's%20Swell%20Project%20PCB.pdf)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/swell.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/inside1.jpg)
Soundsample of mine
http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/swell.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/swell/swell.mp3)
Soundsample from Youtube. Not mine but mine sounds the same.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWdWrgiCQoY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWdWrgiCQoY)
^Very nice! I don't think I could ever commit to using a special pick for that effect, though, haha.
Outstanding! :icon_smile:
I present......
The Bit O' Honey.
a 1590 version of a well known low gain Swedish overdrive.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh3.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh4.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh5.jpg)
Dan
dude....
nice job..
what's that round thing that's socketed?
Quote from: danielzink on October 28, 2009, 10:31:39 PM
I present......
The Bit O' Honey.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh3.jpg)
Beautiful job!
Quote from: danielzink on October 28, 2009, 10:31:39 PM
I present......
The Bit O' Honey.
a 1590 version of a well known low gain Swedish overdrive.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/boh2.jpg)
Dan
Hi Dan
That's a real beauty. I especially like the "honey look" and your PCB are a piece of gem as always. Really like that can package IC. High mojo. How do you find the sound?? I have come to appreciate this one more and the longer I have tested it. I changed the drive pot to 200KA cause it did nothing after aprox 100K. Mine is undergoing paint job at the moment and will be assembled this weekend.
Quote from: solderman on October 29, 2009, 05:23:47 AM
Quote from: danielzink on October 28, 2009, 10:31:39 PM
I present......
The Bit O' Honey.
a 1590 version of a well known low gain Swedish overdrive.
Dan
Hi Dan
That's a real beauty. I especially like the "honey look" and your PCB are a piece of gem as always. Really like that can package IC. High mojo. How do you find the sound?? I have come to appreciate this one more and the longer I have tested it. I changed the drive pot to 200KA cause it did nothing after aprox 100K. Mine is undergoing paint job at the moment and will be assembled this weekend.
Thanks for the comments !
I like it a lot ! it sounds very close to the original - the controls act like the stock ones. I believe there is room for "tweakage" (ie:pot value changes etc.) but overall - a very nice smooth low gain OD.
Dan
Quote from: liveloveshare on October 29, 2009, 01:15:48 AM
dude....
nice job..
what's that round thing that's socketed?
That's the IC. TO-99 package CA3130
Dan
Good to see you got it working. Killer paintjob!
Hi Dan and every one else.
Here is my version of the same low gain overdrive as Dan presented earlier
May I introduce Mr Bumble Bee.....
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Bumble_bee/BB.jpg)
Bumble Bee has two sides one is more gentle and smooth
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Bumble_bee/BB1.jpg)
The other side is more distorted and rock n roll
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Bumble_bee/BB2.jpg)
And this is under the skin
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Bumble_bee/BB_inside.jpg)
And here is some more that I have made and not published here ....
First one out is just your average slightly modded Tube Screamer in a smaller enclosure.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/YATS/YATS.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/YATS/YATS_inside.jpg)
The secon one is tha "Tremtation" It's a slightly modded "Tremulus Lune" tremolo fitted in a small box.
The small pot's are for smooth and spacing and the switch is for ramp up/down mod.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tremtation/Tremtation.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tremtation/Tremtation_inside.jpg)
I have a Big Muff Pi triangular kocking too.....
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/REijimaigo/Image015.jpg)
Blues Grind Distortion. i dont have 14mm pots so i had to make do with the regular 16mm minis but cant get them to sit side by side. sigh.
Hey, solderman!
Are you planning on sharing the project files of these new pedals of yours? I couldn't find them on your site.
Great layouts!
/Miska
HI
Miska, Yes but I have sort of run out of disk space at my ISP for the site so when I have time I will tidy up and publich those as well.
But here is the DYI files for the YATS and the Tremtation. The Bumble bee I woun't publiche as it still is a commercial product and not widely spread but you can find it on "the other forum".
This is the Big MUFF pi. Not really my kind of sound. but I do really like the coulor. The sound is a bit over the top for my taste but it sounds like it should according to sound samples on YouTube.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/BMP/BMP.jpg)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/BMP/BMP Project file.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/BMP/BMP%20Project%20file.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/BMP/BMP_PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/BMP/BMP_PCB.pdf)
Tonepad Rebote 2.5 and a crackle NOT okay boost :icon_lol:
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02268.jpg)
My first 1590A build, a BC109 FF.
(http://i33.tinypic.com/65ycud.jpg)
Here's a Babylon Fuzz I recently finished. Really like this pedal, HUGE output.
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk47/blue_on_blue/Babylon4.jpg)
Messy guts:
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk47/blue_on_blue/Babylonguts.jpg)
I've got another 1590A, trying to figure out what to put in it. Current pick would be Dragonfly's Golden Dragon OD.
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Xaviers-shrine-of-noise/Layouts/Golden+Dragon.gif.html
Here is my first 1590A stomp box. Tonepad's Green Ringer - A little green man with big balls :icon_mrgreen:
I like this box a lot!
(http://edd101.users.photofile.ru/photo/edd101/96272127/xlarge/113684457.jpg)
GUTS...
(http://edd101.users.photofile.ru/photo/edd101/96272127/xlarge/113684462.jpg)
check out my dr boogey (devil distortion)...with glowing eyes... :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:
youtube.com/user/100roberthenry
Very cool sounds. Pedal looks great too. Currious what the circuit for those reactive LED's looks like. Care to post a schematic?
BTW checked out your phrygian jam...damn tasty.
My second batch of mini-pedals:
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2262/minis1.jpg)
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7499/minis2.jpg)
From left to right:
- DOD280 Compressor, Tonepad PCB, no need to resize.
- Rat, Tonepad PCB, no need to resize.
- VM Fuzz (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=65251.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=65251.0))
- Fuzz Face NPN (with a pair of NPN Germanium transistors from Smallbear)
In the bench: Frequency Central's Pentaboost with charge pump to 35v. Almost done ;)
Quote from: deeleyer on December 17, 2009, 11:02:41 AM
My second batch of mini-pedals:
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2262/minis1.jpg)
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7499/minis2.jpg)
From left to right:
- DOD280 Compressor, Tonepad PCB, no need to resize.
- Rat, Tonepad PCB, no need to resize.
- VM Fuzz (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=65251.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=65251.0))
- Fuzz Face NPN (with a pair of NPN Germanium transistors from Smallbear)
In the bench: Frequency Central's Pentaboost with charge pump to 35v. Almost done ;)
Hi
Really impressive. Nice and clean layouts and a super tight job inside. The off white colour is nice.
I am Looking forward to see the Pentaboost.
Thank you solderman, your designs have always been very inspiring for me.
If you think my last pedals are tight... you have to see the pentaboost... there's no room for anything else :P
Quote from: jmwreck on August 18, 2009, 10:07:00 AM
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00178-1.jpg)
Excellent! Those are my new favorite knobs, I was wondering if you knew where to buy some?
Some small classic pedals
TS - screamer
Rat
Muff
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3902/testo10.3/0_31db4_e6f99be3_L)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4112/testo10.3/0_31db5_3b44eef_L)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4110/testo10.3/0_31db6_109bf131_L)
Its really inspiring to see so much energy and creativity put in to the 1590 box style. So many high quality builds.
Quote from: gena_p1 on December 20, 2009, 03:06:27 PM
Some small classic pedals
TS - screamer
Rat
Muff
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/3902/testo10.3/0_31db4_e6f99be3_L)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4112/testo10.3/0_31db5_3b44eef_L)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4110/testo10.3/0_31db6_109bf131_L)
They are great!!!
What pcb did you use on TS and BigMuff? Standard?
I want to build those two in the future but stardard pcb doesn't fit on 1590A enclosures...
example of big muff's PCB was in one of my previous posts.
These muffs have special PCB with film caps and button soldered in.
Pots are green alpha 9mm.
My dream is to make Small Clone in 1590A. It's really hard, even with surface mounted resistors and chips (caps always film)
Quote from: gena_p1 on December 21, 2009, 06:56:15 AM
My dream is to make Small Clone in 1590A. It's really hard, even with surface mounted resistors and chips (caps always film)
Hi Stepashka
Don't Dream about it, Do it. By the looks of your earlier work I can tell you have it in you.
I agree that it will be a hard nut to crack but that's the fun part and the challenge to take on.
If you're only looking for the Small Clone sound in a 1590a the Zobie Chorus is the answer. It sounds just like the Small Clone but can get deeper and more "Lesley" and is more versatile.
Here is a YouTube clip from a Spanish guy. (I think I don't speak Spanish)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ9Z6qdjzAE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ9Z6qdjzAE)
BTW he used my layout witch makes me very glad since I think spreading information is the whole idée with the Net.
http://www.guitarristas.info/foro/f13/construccion-de-zombie-chorus-suena-serio-64946/ (http://www.guitarristas.info/foro/f13/construccion-de-zombie-chorus-suena-serio-64946/)
I don't understand what they are talking about but I hope its nice things. I tried to use Google translate but that only rendered words without any meaningful context.
If you still want to shrink the Small Clone I think that is doable without using surface mount (that's cheating :D) if you use those small "blue caps" and all resistrors standing.
This is my Never Mind Zombie Chorus. It has the same amount and size of IC:s, including 2 pots and 1 switches and a lot of free space for the additional 15 resistors and 10 caps in the Small Clone. ;)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Never%20Mind/nevermind%20inside.JPG)
Nevermind is fine :) And it's containing no SM elements, that is great!
But Zombie is far away from Small Clone.
I did 5 or 6 Zombie choruses with several mods (declicking , declipping (no volume clipping with humbakers), CE-2 + Leslie.
With different CD4046s manufacturers it's sound different.
Small Clone having std. EHX VCO, which sounds deeper, than zombie, and small clone having no problems with volume clipping.
To sound deeper, zombie's VCO needs recalculating (LFO + VCO would be closer to Hollis Ultra"flanger" ) , also it need 2nd filter (for vintage sound).
I tested zombie based stand with filters from Boss DM-2 delay . Sounds fantastic! (but I tried several VCOs and LFOs).
But, Small Clone is classic! :)
So you're out of options then. Only thing left is to start layoting to make your dream come true :D
When I compare my Zombie to my Tonepad Small Clone, with depth and speed mod, the zombie is 90% true but, yes I agree, that the Small Clone has a slight deeper and classier tone. But most important, it's dead quiet. My Zombie do not suffer from ticking or any LFO noise or volume issues with HB but it has a low "pink noise" type of sound to it that is enjoying when put in front of a dist pedal. Most painful with both (and a almost all other BBD type of builds) is that the 3007 is so ridiculously expensive.
It sound different with different CD4046s manufacturers?? I have to try that and some other mods. Think I have to set up a Zombie "test bench". Thanks' for the tip.
Happy New year
Gott nytt år
Here's my latest - Dragonfly's Simple Clipper. Haven't had much time to really try it out, but initial impressions are good when played through my Blues Jr.
(http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk47/blue_on_blue/SimpleClipper.jpg)
My first offering - the uSHO! It was a tight fit, but I think I could get used to squeezing things in these types of boxes... It would be easier for a pedal I didn't want a switch on - maybe a compressor or eQ that I want 'always on. I don't like Jacks on the side though, so perhaps I won't use 1590A's often...
Top is off white, sides are black. Paint's not excellent, but it works and looks alright.
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9038/img0840n.jpg) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/img0840n.jpg/)
(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8492/img0838h.jpg) (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/img0838h.jpg/)
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/764/img0841k.jpg) (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/img0841k.jpg/)
Next time I use one of these I'll try putting the switch right at the end, with the LED right next to it and the DC jack just above it. That would give me more room I think. Also, I bet I could eliminate the Stereo input jack cause there's not battery...
Jacob
Quote from: jkokura on January 12, 2010, 04:18:48 PM
My first offering - the uSHO! It was a tight fit, but I think I could get used to squeezing things in these types of boxes... It would be easier for a pedal I didn't want a switch on - maybe a compressor or eQ that I want 'always on. I don't like Jacks on the side though, so perhaps I won't use 1590A's often...
Next time I use one of these I'll try putting the switch right at the end, with the LED right next to it and the DC jack just above it. That would give me more room I think. Also, I bet I could eliminate the Stereo input jack cause there's not battery...
Jacob
Hi
A really nice build. It's amazing how much you can fit in these boxes with a bit of fantasy and ingenuity.
I, myself, try to loose as much connection wires as possible since they tend to tangle themselves in to things and take a lot more space than you might think. My approach is to divide the box in to two horizontal layers. The type of box I use is 27.50 mm [1.083] (Inner Box Height). http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/27969PSLA.pdf (http://www.hammondmfg.com/pdf/27969PSLA.pdf)
The mechanics (jack, Pot, DC jack) gets 16 mm. (since 16 mm is the smallest jack I have found unless Mr. Dremel gets his way with the it) and the PCB and components gets 11,5 mm. A tricky part is to arrange the high components so they don't collide with the jacks. 9 mm post makes life easier even though they are more expensive.
New fuzz pedal for meh: Colorsound One Knob Fuzz
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/gear%20pics/photo.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/gear%20pics/photo3.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/gear%20pics/photo4.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/gear%20pics/photo5.jpg)
I'm working my way through the photos, but has anyone fit two effects in one enclosure?
I have a bazz fuzz and a tiny booster that I'd like to try and fit into the same enclosure.
The real challenge is two footswitches.
Quote from: bigandtall on January 27, 2010, 06:00:58 PM
I'm working my way through the photos, but has anyone fit two effects in one enclosure?
I have a bazz fuzz and a tiny booster that I'd like to try and fit into the same enclosure.
The real challenge is two footswitches.
it can be done. however, slamming the BF with a booster will only result to noise, especially with bad cables. if you plan to boost/amplify the fuzzed signal i think that'll give you less problems.
wiring the 3pdt for two effects in one box is quite easy. maybe somebody can come up with a doodle how to wire them. :D
I think 2 3PDT's and 2 jacks and a power jack would be very, very, very challenging in itself. If you did it, perhaps Rick would have to hand his cyborg title over to you.
Jacob
Might be a good candidate for "pancake" footswitches.
Quote from: Mugshot on January 27, 2010, 08:02:31 PM
Quote from: bigandtall on January 27, 2010, 06:00:58 PM
I'm working my way through the photos, but has anyone fit two effects in one enclosure?
I have a bazz fuzz and a tiny booster that I'd like to try and fit into the same enclosure.
The real challenge is two footswitches.
it can be done. however, slamming the BF with a booster will only result to noise, especially with bad cables. if you plan to boost/amplify the fuzzed signal i think that'll give you less problems.
wiring the 3pdt for two effects in one box is quite easy. maybe somebody can come up with a doodle how to wire them. :D
I know that it can be done... it looks like you can do two side by side footswitches... but should it be done? :icon_twisted:
I just don't know.
I'm googling pancake footswitch now!
How about an option for remote switches. If you have a control pedal for your effects chain(s) that might be an option.
Quote from: bigandtall on January 27, 2010, 09:32:51 PM
Quote from: Mugshot on January 27, 2010, 08:02:31 PM
Quote from: bigandtall on January 27, 2010, 06:00:58 PM
I'm working my way through the photos, but has anyone fit two effects in one enclosure?
I have a bazz fuzz and a tiny booster that I'd like to try and fit into the same enclosure.
The real challenge is two footswitches.
it can be done. however, slamming the BF with a booster will only result to noise, especially with bad cables. if you plan to boost/amplify the fuzzed signal i think that'll give you less problems.
wiring the 3pdt for two effects in one box is quite easy. maybe somebody can come up with a doodle how to wire them. :D
I know that it can be done... it looks like you can do two side by side footswitches... but should it be done? :icon_twisted:
I just don't know.
I'm googling pancake footswitch now!
oops, didnt quite get that part, sorry :D
2 3pdt switches is a cool idea, like this, (http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/Image0023.jpg)
Yes, but that's a 1590BB - try to do that in a 1590A is probably harder.
Jacob
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on January 27, 2010, 08:20:35 PM
Might be a good candidate for "pancake" footswitches.
Yep, in fact I'm surprised these haven't already made their way into the 1590A thread. It makes for way for internal room. Another thing you "A" guys should check into are these pots:
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Vishay-Sfernice/P16NP101MAB15/?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtxdMMi52izyiJit0RE1p%2fADnRgfjMHn9w%3d
It puts the wiper and resistance element inside the knob, so basically all that goes inside the box are the lugs. Free up lots of space that way. But they're quite expensive.
Quote from: bigandtall on January 27, 2010, 06:00:58 PM
I'm working my way through the photos, but has anyone fit two effects in one enclosure?
I have a bazz fuzz and a tiny booster that I'd like to try and fit into the same enclosure.
The real challenge is two footswitches.
Hi
Look for a push switch that works like a rotary switch with 3 positions 1=bypass 2=FX-1 3=FX-2. I know there such things out there altough I cant find any at the moment. The ones I have seen have bean made for hand and not foot use so you might have to use i barefoot ;D
Hi
I have made a layout for the new runoffgroove.com Tri-Vibe to fit in a 1590A box. I Might as well post it here. It's not the most perfect layout I have done. In fact it's quite a mess with a lot of ugly solutions. But it was not that easy to fit every thing in. The layout is NOT verified yet. Feel free to use it if there is some one out there that is as stupid as I am and tryes to squeeze this one in to an all to small box. I have ordered a couple of LM13600 so I can build the more normal sized version as well as this design really looks like it's going to be one off the classics and a "must build".
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri%20Vibe/Tri%20Vibe.gif)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri Vibe/Tri Vibe Project file.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri%20Vibe/Tri%20Vibe%20Project%20file.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri Vibe/Tri Vibe PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri%20Vibe/Tri%20Vibe%20PCB.pdf)
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Quote from: jkokura on January 27, 2010, 10:49:57 PM
Yes, but that's a 1590BB - try to do that in a 1590A is probably harder.
Jacob
2 3pdt switches in a 1590A? that'd kill me :lol:
pancake switches are what's on top of my head right now.
Part of the fun of these 1590A builds seems to be that all the components except the box are "standard size."
It would almost be too easy if you did everything SMD, with an ipod-style 3mm 4-conductor jack handling in/out/power/ground, and pancake switches. If you did all that there'd probably be room left over inside for a 9V battery and a set of keys.
A philosophical question arises: would using pancake switches violate the "rules" of the 1590A thread? :P
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on January 29, 2010, 10:12:58 AM
A philosophical question arises: would using pancake switches violate the "rules" of the 1590A thread? :P
I don't think so :-P
If it did, the first thing I would consider trying would be a momentary actuator and a PCB-mounted buffered bypass switch :)
Quote from: Mugshot on January 27, 2010, 10:44:28 PM
Quote from: bigandtall on January 27, 2010, 09:32:51 PM
Quote from: Mugshot on January 27, 2010, 08:02:31 PM
Quote from: bigandtall on January 27, 2010, 06:00:58 PM
I'm working my way through the photos, but has anyone fit two effects in one enclosure?
I have a bazz fuzz and a tiny booster that I'd like to try and fit into the same enclosure.
The real challenge is two footswitches.
it can be done. however, slamming the BF with a booster will only result to noise, especially with bad cables. if you plan to boost/amplify the fuzzed signal i think that'll give you less problems.
wiring the 3pdt for two effects in one box is quite easy. maybe somebody can come up with a doodle how to wire them. :D
I know that it can be done... it looks like you can do two side by side footswitches... but should it be done? :icon_twisted:
I just don't know.
I'm googling pancake footswitch now!
oops, didnt quite get that part, sorry :D
2 3pdt switches is a cool idea, like this, (http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/Image0023.jpg)
somebody slap me in the head! i just realized im in the 1590A thread :icon_biggrin:
Don't worry, your avatar's got it covered.
100 Drive - a hybrid of the COT 50 and SHO circuits (ala Fred Briggs):
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/100drive01.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/100drive02.jpg)
Dan
Nice work Dan, as always I might add :D
I think that the not so sparkly colour look classy
Wow, lots of awesome builds here guys. Congratulations.
Anyone reverse engineered a Lovepedal Pickle Vibe yet? I would love to do one of those and it is in the little enclosure like all of these.
^im in the process of getting more detailed gutshots, but it's SMD parts. Doubt we could put it in the same size enclosure.
I etched this guy and stuck a SHO boost in it.
(http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs161.snc3/18853_560541887849_44806472_32999304_3801209_n.jpg)
(http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs161.snc3/18853_560541922779_44806472_32999305_3985976_n.jpg)
(http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs261.ash1/18853_560557716129_44806472_32999412_4506518_n.jpg)
I'm still having a little trouble with a nice deep, crisp etch. The acid seems to be eating the etch resist off. I might need to do better surface prep.
Clean job, really nice knob, and I think that etch job looks fine the way it is!
Jacob
Quote from: Greg M. on February 03, 2010, 03:00:56 PM
Wow, lots of awesome builds here guys. Congratulations.
Anyone reverse engineered a Lovepedal Pickle Vibe yet? I would love to do one of those and it is in the little enclosure like all of these.
Hi Greg
I really think that the Tri Vibe from ROG comes close to the Lovepedal Pickle Vibe.
From the sound samples I have heard. Well not exactly but good enough in most cases.
http://www.muziboo.com/TamuT/music/tri-vibe-sound-clip (http://www.muziboo.com/TamuT/music/tri-vibe-sound-clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N27pyidpezI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N27pyidpezI)
A Nice member of this forum took he's time and built my layout. He also was so kind to send me this build report. I have updated my layout, PCB and projectfile abow on this page after he's findings. And it will fit in a 1590A box.
**********
"Mine still has a few issues and I'm on my way out the door to a rehearsal so won't get to it until tomorrow night. It sounds really good though. I did everything listed above and clipped R4. No ticking or other weirdness and the distortion is gone."
************
Thanks' a lot Gordon for the info and trouble shooting.
Quote from: nbabmf on February 06, 2010, 06:06:37 PM
I'm still having a little trouble with a nice deep, crisp etch. The acid seems to be eating the etch resist off. I might need to do better surface prep.
Pretty much anytime you are having problems with something that involves surface prep, better surface prep is the solution!
One problem I always had was that when I would try to put pressure on circuit boards with my iron, the iron would make the transfer shift and would give me blurry lines that were not well connected. So, after pre-heating my boards, I carefully put my transfer in place, and then I use a couple wadded up paper towels (to protect my hands), and carefully rub the transfer using firm pressure to get it in place. I then gently set the iron on everything, give it a minute or two, and rub again. With Press `N Peal, I can very clearly see when the transfer is good, and as soon as everything is good, I cool it right away.
That paper towel rubbing made an instant night and day difference in the quality of my transfers. I've only etched one box so far, and I had some issues related to the enamel I used for the areas not covered by the P`NP Blue, but the actual transfered mask worked almost perfectly.
Gabriel
Hi
Some times things don't work out as planed. This time was such a time. The white colour did not agree with the top coat. The full face water slide decal saved the top so I decided to let it be this way. After all it's a Booster and it sure will crack up your tube amp big time. So let's use the paint as a statement for what it does. Or am I just lazy and inventing excuses for not sanding it down and start from the beginning. :D Never the less it sounds grate and it is really transparent in the signal. The mid boost gives it a 70:s Queen HB sort of sound.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_man/Mini%20Man%20V2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_man/Mini%20Man%20V2%20inside.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_man/Mini%20Man%202%20PCB.JPG)
My first 1590A, so I'll proudly show it off :icon_smile: Just an SHO. Kept it simple with DPDT, no LED, and no paint 8) Not as easy as it looks, mine kept shorting out on the stompswitch :P
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5jlPNZfDcA/S3iiVTEuddI/AAAAAAAAARs/GajtPoZufGk/s640/P2110518.JPG)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_c5jlPNZfDcA/S3iiVzfHdvI/AAAAAAAAARw/TTy8oNBjYiM/s640/P2110519.JPG)
what?!?! No Guts!??!
Looks great on the outside though. I've been thinking about doing a pair of pedals with brushed alum finish, but I want to do decals on them and I'm not sure how that will look on the unpainted BB Boxes...
Jacob
I did a black waterslide on a 'hand' :( sanded box. Didn't come out too bad but then again, I did have access to a good HP laser at work!
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/chorus.jpg)
Quote from: jkokura on February 15, 2010, 12:47:27 AM
what?!?! No Guts!??!
Like they say on the slopes, "No Guts, No Glory"
For the peanut gallery... ;)
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_c5jlPNZfDcA/S3my18-RBNI/AAAAAAAAASA/Boc4p1piAy8/s512/P2140525.JPG)
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_c5jlPNZfDcA/S3my2Kdiw-I/AAAAAAAAAR8/REkC6elPeQM/s640/P2140526.JPG)
Quote from: elshiftos on February 15, 2010, 09:38:45 AM
I did a black waterslide on a 'hand' :( sanded box. Didn't come out too bad but then again, I did have access to a good HP laser at work!
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/chorus.jpg)
Is that a 125B or a 1590B?
Come on kungpow... you could have fit an LED in there.
hi m8s
need your advice! I can't see how but I guess it can be a good exercise for everybody here !
do you think it's possible to fit in 4 jacks, a DC jack, a 16mm alpha pot, a 3pdt switch and a led into these little b..ds!
I'm not good at all in advance planning, every time I'm close to the end, building one of these, I just find there's something I've missed to plan/calculate !!!
thx m8
Armando
Quote from: arma61 on February 16, 2010, 11:01:33 AM
hi m8s
need your advice! I can't see how but I guess it can be a good exercise for everybody here !
do you think it's possible to fit in 4 jacks, a DC jack, a 16mm alpha pot, a 3pdt switch and a led into these little b..ds!
I'm not good at all in advance planning, every time I'm close to the end, building one of these, I just find there's something I've missed to plan/calculate !!!
thx m8
Armando
You will have no problem if you only want to fit in that. You can even protection diode and a current limiting resistor like a breeze. ;D
Quote from: solderman on February 16, 2010, 11:09:26 AM
Quote from: arma61 on February 16, 2010, 11:01:33 AM
hi m8s
need your advice! I can't see how but I guess it can be a good exercise for everybody here !
do you think it's possible to fit in 4 jacks, a DC jack, a 16mm alpha pot, a 3pdt switch and a led into these little b..ds!
I'm not good at all in advance planning, every time I'm close to the end, building one of these, I just find there's something I've missed to plan/calculate !!!
thx m8
Armando
You will have no problem if you only want to fit in that. You can even protection diode and a current limiting resistor like a breeze. ;D
hmm... I think I missed to mention the most important part, a PCB board, not big, it's just a miniblender, but still taking up its space !
I think the best will be to create, with some cardboard, a copy of the box and work on that.
Cheers
Armando
Try it out and see! If it doesn't work, then we know at least, and if it does - that's pretty fantastic!
As it is, I kinda doubt it. You'll probably have to go with a 9mm pot, and maybe have to work hard at finding the smallest jacks you can. Fitting 3 and a 3PDT for an A/B box was pretty hard for me...
Jacob
guys... good news.... it looks it can be done
look at this "back to back"
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/PICT3054.jpg)
they both fit in the box and there's space for a 3pdt ( the 2 on the right have solder on the lugs so they're not close enough, but still they fit!)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/PICT3055.jpg)
then taking into account that jack will go through the holes there's space for a pot on one side and for a DC jack on the other side
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/Image8.jpg)
It should be no prob find a space for 3mm LED, may be without socket, and the board is only 3 res 2 caps and a fet they may be layed flat on the pcb.
so now...... what am I missing here ?, as I say before, when I'm close to destination I always find something's missing.....
thx m8s
Armando
the wiring. I hope that you can do it to be honest...
Jacob
Quote from: danielzink on February 02, 2010, 11:25:28 PM
100 Drive - a hybrid of the COT 50 and SHO circuits (ala Fred Briggs):
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/100drive01.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/100drive02.jpg)
Dan
That's a sweet looking pedal Dan. How did you do the top? Is that a full face waterslide decal or a screen print?
Quote from: jkokura on February 17, 2010, 07:40:54 PM
the wiring. I hope that you can do it to be honest...
Jacob
yeah, the wiring, I thought about that, and if I can leave a couple of mm under the jack then I can run the wires there. It'll be just like a spaghetti dish but, .... you know I'm Italian so that's fine for me ! :D :D
It's not as impossible as it may seem. Have a butcher's at this
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02028.jpg)
Quote from: Valoosj on February 18, 2010, 08:32:24 AM
It's not as impossible as it may seem. Have a butcher's at this
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02028.jpg)
hei, I can only see 3 jacks there, where's the 4th one ? ! :D :D
Good job btw !
That's a lot to pack in...
Only this guy wants more than that - 4 jacks and a switch (only one pot but...). That picture makes me less confident not more.
Still, try it - what's the cost really? A mangled 1590A is a small price to pay for science!
Jaco
Update...
there was something I didn't take into account (I knew that already!) when all the jacks are in there's no way to install the pot and DC jack, but I've found that using 2 different kind of jack (there are 3 different kind in total!) I can do that
(crappy picture taken with my N70!)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/18022010070.jpg)
almost completed
to be continued......
Quote from: arma61 on February 18, 2010, 09:14:05 AM
Quote from: Valoosj on February 18, 2010, 08:32:24 AM
It's not as impossible as it may seem. Have a butcher's at this
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/Valoosj/DSC02028.jpg)
hei, I can only see 3 jacks there, where's the 4th one ? ! :D :D
Good job btw !
Well, 3 'sound' jacks, 1 dc jack, a led, a speaker, 2 pots and a pcb, it's kinda full :D
Quote from: thinline on February 17, 2010, 10:56:58 PM
Quote from: danielzink on February 02, 2010, 11:25:28 PM
100 Drive - a hybrid of the COT 50 and SHO circuits (ala Fred Briggs):
Dan
That's a sweet looking pedal Dan. How did you do the top? Is that a full face waterslide decal or a screen print?
All my pedals are full face waterslide.
Dan
(http://i989.photobucket.com/albums/af14/Ilvassa/varie004.jpg)
That's my first A enclosure pedal. just a simple linear booster..
What are some low profile and space saving yet also isolated 2.1 mm jacks I can use for 1590As? Normal ones are space steamers, haha.
I'm using these DC jacks in my pedals
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemVersion&&item=290371860834&view=all&tid=398671780019&guest=1
If you let them "all outside" they take 3-4mm inside the box. In B or BB enclosures I put another nut inside so they don't "expose" too much outside!
Armando
^says info is no longer available :(
Quote from: azrael on February 20, 2010, 04:26:40 PM
^says info is no longer available :(
copied the wrong link ! that was my purchase page!
there you go
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-Guitar-Pedal-Box-Case-Enclosure-DC-POWER-JACK-PJ9_W0QQitemZ120498166962QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item1c0e401cb2
^Oh yeah, that's what I use now. I'm hoping there's something smaller than that. :)
Quote from: jkokura on February 15, 2010, 07:53:34 PM
Quote from: elshiftos on February 15, 2010, 09:38:45 AM
I did a black waterslide on a 'hand' :( sanded box. Didn't come out too bad but then again, I did have access to a good HP laser at work!
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/chorus.jpg)
Is that a 125B or a 1590B?
It's a 1590N1- a bit of extra length and depth for when a 1590B is not enough :)
Quote from: elshiftos on February 21, 2010, 04:39:03 PM
Quote from: jkokura on February 15, 2010, 07:53:34 PM
Quote from: elshiftos on February 15, 2010, 09:38:45 AM
I did a black waterslide on a 'hand' :( sanded box. Didn't come out too bad but then again, I did have access to a good HP laser at work!
(http://www.steveevans.org/pedals/chorus.jpg)
Is that a 125B or a 1590B?
It's a 1590N1- a bit of extra length and depth for when a 1590B is not enough :)
according to this thread.........a 1590
A is always enough.......
:)
Quote from: danielzink on February 21, 2010, 05:02:54 PM
Quote from: elshiftos on February 21, 2010, 04:39:03 PM
Quote from: jkokura on February 15, 2010, 07:53:34 PM
Quote from: elshiftos on February 15, 2010, 09:38:45 AM
I did a black waterslide on a 'hand' :( sanded box. Didn't come out too bad but then again, I did have access to a good HP laser at work!
Is that a 125B or a 1590B?
It's a 1590N1- a bit of extra length and depth for when a 1590B is not enough :)
according to this thread.........a 1590A is always enough.......
:)
True, and I've realized that I posted OT on this thread - apologies for that :)
My first 1590A was a Big Muff Pi:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/4203357112_273e0f044a.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4203357340_de349410e6.jpg)
What a dramatic shots! :icon_mrgreen: Nice! :) T.
Quote from: metallo on February 23, 2010, 06:25:08 PM
My first 1590A was a Big Muff Pi:
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/4203357112_273e0f044a.jpg)
Hi
Hat's of for you sir. Nice and clean build. BMP is a bold first 1590A. Not that 1590A is different. Only needs more planning and less wobbling ;)
Takk! :)
Drilling the enclosure is the hard part, and it took me a while starting from 1.5mm pilot holes and gradually increasing to avoid disasters.
I just finished putting lpb1 clone in a 1590a, I dont know how you guys manage to fit some of the stuff you do in the these cases. I will post some pics when I finish my flipster. Another plus this was my first none kit or premade pcb project. took some work to find the output jack was grounding out on the volume pot. It would work out of the case but not in it, never throught a handfull of parts would A) sound so good and B) be such a pain in the butt to debug.
Quote from: metallo on February 26, 2010, 10:53:31 AM
Takk! :)
Drilling the enclosure is the hard part, and it took me a while starting from 1.5mm pilot holes and gradually increasing to avoid disasters.
Drilling is easy when you use the right tools. Before I started to use a step drill bit drilling an enclosure was a PITA. Now I only drill a 3mm pilot hole mostly to get good precision.
So, go out there and buy your self a step drill bit and all your trouble is gone, well almost, might not solve every thing ;D
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:sUNZaQrUpqFFXM:http://www.northerntool.)
It's finished !!!
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/PICT3092.jpg)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/PICT3094.jpg)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/PICT3095.jpg)
and the guts!!!
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/PICT3096.jpg)
they are going to work together
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/THEB.jpg)(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/TBB4.jpg)
Ciao
Armando
I didn't think it could be done...
Way to GO! That's pretty awesome, you could say it's special. Good stuff.
jacob
Quote from: arma61 on February 27, 2010, 10:27:32 AM
It's finished !!!
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/PICT3092.jpg)
and the guts!!!
Ciao
Armando
Hats's off for you sir. A job very well done. That's the spirit never give up.
Still a lot of room in there for some thing though ;).
Quote from: azrael on February 21, 2010, 11:59:34 AM
^Oh yeah, that's what I use now. I'm hoping there's something smaller than that. :)
There is..
I use the female side of a jack meant to be used for a wire. It's only 7mm and fits on top of pot's etc. If you put it in the top end you can use the space normally not used between the "screw pillars" like this.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_man/Mini%20Man%20V2%20inside.jpg)
Thx m8s !!
that was my 2nd build in a 1590A (the first one was a booster so.. nah that's too easy ! :D) and it was really hard to fit everything in, at least before to "learn" how to move things inside, still wiring could have been done in a better way but that mean dismount everything again!! not for the moment!!
@jacob, yes it's really special (at least for me!) so special that I cannot even make a price for it due so many labor hours involved!
@anders, what else do you want to fit in, a coffee machine ? :D :D :D
cheers m8s
Armando
Here is a silicon Fuzz Face I rebuilt yesterday. I originally soldered in BC109 trannies but didn;t like them, so I pulled out the circuit board and removed the BCs and put in sockets. It was good bit of effort but I went through a pile of transistors before arriving on a 2N2369A for Q1 and a low gain 2N5133 for Q2. As a result it now sounds good, but isn't so pretty on the inside, as I rushed the job of putting it all back together.
The fuzz has an input trim pot and a bias pot as well as the standard gain and volume. It is geared towards lower gain sounds, and the combination of the input trimmer with slight overbiasing makes a thick, full sounding overdrive rather than the typical fuzz. The gain control can be adjusted in combination with the bias to give pretty good control over the high and low end as well.
The enclosure is from Pedal Parts Plus with their brushed translucent candy apple red finish. It's a bit pricey, but it's quite nice.
(http://chuckmoose.com/images/stuff/RedFuzz04.jpg)
(http://chuckmoose.com/images/stuff/RedFuzz02.jpg) (http://chuckmoose.com/images/stuff/RedFuzzGuts01.jpg)
Come on now. Seriously. That's just wrong.
...I love it.
There is something seriously sexy about that candy-apple red and those funky knobs - lush
That's freaking beautiful. I love it. Oli - keep up the good work!
jacob
I would love to see a layout for that, I would be so happy with a 1590A Fulltone '69, if I were to adapt it for germaniums....
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/101_1065.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/101_1067.jpg)
a simple compressor ;D
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00198.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00195.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00178-1.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00190.jpg)
fuzz and overdrive
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00146.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00130.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00138.jpg)
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00139.jpg)
SHO
Quote from: Processaurus on December 20, 2009, 08:45:28 AM
Quote from: jmwreck on August 18, 2009, 10:07:00 AM
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00178-1.jpg)
Excellent! Those are my new favorite knobs, I was wondering if you knew where to buy some?
I got these knobs here in the philippines ;D
Quote from: MoltenVoltage on August 20, 2009, 05:25:53 PM
Quote from: jmwreck on August 18, 2009, 10:07:00 AM
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00130.jpg)
I recognize the cig, but why isn't the screwdriver caked with resin?
i dont know why there's no insulation on it, it is 1 of the 6 in a set
Quote from: solderman on August 18, 2009, 11:21:40 AM
Quote from: jmwreck on August 18, 2009, 10:07:00 AM
these are my few:
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00139.jpg)
Nice. any inside pics?
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00126.jpg)
this is what's inside of this: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
(http://i355.photobucket.com/albums/r445/jmwreck/DSC00138.jpg)
nice handpainted work there.
Hi all, really like that hand painted one ^^^^
Heres my humble offering to this great thread :D
nothing fancy, just a bazz fuss...
(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/trevosemusic/Pedals/BazzFuss2.jpg)
...and a pickup simulator from AMZ...
(http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k42/trevosemusic/Pedals/PickupSim2.jpg)
Cheers,
Al
Quote...and a pickup simulator from AMZ...
That's a great candidate for a 1590A, and great execution! Strangely, also the first example I've seen of that circuit actually boxed up.
µ250 Grey Overdrive
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/dod25001.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/dod25002.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/dod25003.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/dod25004.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/dod25005.jpg)
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on March 17, 2010, 03:09:48 PM
µ250 Grey Overdrive
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/dod25001.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/dod25005.jpg)
Dan
I Like :-)
Specialy the mojo can OP amp
The new cover desigh is grate
Looks great! Where do you get the metal can 741? I've only got the normal ones...
Also, where can i get some short electrolytics like that?
I have some TO-5 metal can 741's listed below. Is there any advantage to using them over the DIP-8 chip version?
CA741T (RCA H 919)
LM741EH (National Semiconductor H8930)
C UA 741HMQB F8804 Korea
I'm building a DOD 250 Overdrive (gray spec) clone too. I'm curious about these as mojo parts, especially the RCA one.
here's my 'useful Idiot' ;)
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8144/img067s.jpg) (http://img220.imageshack.us/i/img067s.jpg/) (http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6773/img065.jpg) (http://img101.imageshack.us/i/img065.jpg/)
(http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/1466/img069o.jpg) (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/img069o.jpg/)
this was my first 1590A build, loved the size of it
All of these pedals are so unbelievably cool.
I just got my first 1590A enclosure in the mail today. Even smaller in person. Can't wait to try out a simple boost in there...and move onto greater pedals...
All of you guys are amazing at this. Some of the stuff you manage to fit in there blows my mind.
Props!
Quote from: kabi on March 19, 2010, 05:18:20 AM
here's my 'useful Idiot' ;)
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8144/img067s.jpg) (http://img220.imageshack.us/i/img067s.jpg/) (http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6773/img065.jpg) (http://img101.imageshack.us/i/img065.jpg/)
(http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/1466/img069o.jpg) (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/img069o.jpg/)
this was my first 1590A build, loved the size of it
Nice, I always wondered if the Tonepad Microamp/Dist+ board would fit in a 1590A
Hi
Here are some ones that I have put together lately and posted else ware but not here.
GOOD WAVE. The Tri Vibe from Runoffgroove.com
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri%20Vibe/3.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri%20Vibe/5.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri%20Vibe/tv.jpg)
SUBWAVE Its the This is a clone of the Guyatone FL3 Flanger
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/f2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/f4.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/f8.jpg)
BIGWAVE This is the Ultraflanger by John Hollis.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/u1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/u2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/u3.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/u4.jpg)
Quote from: solderman on March 31, 2010, 01:22:18 AM
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Tri%20Vibe/5.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/f2.jpg)
Those are really fantastic.
Just one questions, how do you fit the 2 jacks in there, it looks so crowdy! did you laydown the components so to leave spaces for jacks, though I cant see these spaces on the board. Is it possible for you to show the inside of the enclosure like it is just before you close it!
Thx m8
Armando
Superb work on them flangers Anders!
This thread has been too silent, so here is a simple pedal. It's a Buffer/Booster I designed (with some help from the forum). I happened to be looking at two schematic for IC based buffers and boosts and noticed the similarities and realized I could easily combine them into one pedal. It's a clean boost with a buffered bypass. The boost has an optional low cut that (to my ear) smooths out the low end and keeps it from getting out of control when you boost for solos.
More info in this thread: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83783.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83783.0)
(http://moosetone.com/images/schematics/BooferPedal01.jpg)
(http://moosetone.com/images/schematics/BooferPedal03.jpg)
And some really ugly guts:
(http://moosetone.com/images/schematics/BooferPedal02.jpg)
@solderman: Thanks a million!!!!! :-*
Ladies and Gentlemen The Subwave!!!
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00552.jpg?t=1271266364)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00553.jpg?t=1271266364)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00546.jpg?t=1271266487)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00548.jpg?t=1271266579)
Quote from: arma61 on March 31, 2010, 02:23:09 AM
Quote from: solderman on March 31, 2010, 01:22:18 AM
Those are really fantastic.
Just one questions, how do you fit the 2 jacks in there, it looks so crowdy! did you laydown the components so to leave spaces for jacks, though I cant see these spaces on the board. Is it possible for you to show the inside of the enclosure like it is just before you close it!
Thx m8
Armando
Thanks Armando.
Well thers space left for the Jacks eaven if it's quite crowded in there. This is the only pic I have that shows waht it looks like. And this one was a bitch to get together but mostly because the switches not the Jack's
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Donkey_Kong/DK_inside.jpg)
Quote from: Ummagumma on April 14, 2010, 01:38:30 PM
@solderman: Thanks a million!!!!! :-*
Ladies and Gentlemen The Subwave!!!
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00552.jpg?t=1271266364)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00553.jpg?t=1271266364)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00546.jpg?t=1271266487)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t40/fish_070/FL3/DSC00548.jpg?t=1271266579)
You are most wellcome. I am just glad to see that some one else can make use of my layouts. Thats the reason why I share them.
But what did you do with the regen pot/switch. A fixed resistor, what value in that case?
I can See that you used different Trannies witch one?
What do you think of the sound? I like it very much its not an in "you're face flanger" like the AD/A and the EH- Mistress but more musical and useful IMO
The only mod I'll do to mine is to lover the C02, 1uF to 470 or 220nF to get a higher max speed on the LFO for more vibe like tones. but I want to keep the slow settings to say "10 a clock" with the 1uF.
Sound samples??
QuoteBut what did you do with the regen pot/switch. A fixed resistor, what value in that case?
I've tested with resonance pot and found sweet spot (everything beside that position leads to self-oscillation) about 75k/25k so I made a resistor bridge like (1)-76k-(2)-27k-(3). Also 120k for R7. Trannies are BC550, low noise great substitute for 2N5088. Swapped C02 (1uF is surely vibe thing ) with 220nF to get this baby back to flanger zone.
QuoteWhat do you think of the sound?
Always knew that, Guyatone FL3 is the best "watery" half flanger, half chorus, among 3207/3102 (jet) flangers. Personally I don't like flangers, but this one I could always enjoy. ;)
Pluggin' this block into some echo makes you go :icon_eek: !!!
Here is something raw: (just plugged guitar into FL3->SansGT2(Clean)->SoundCard)
http://www.box.net/shared/5po9rgqfhz
Once again, great job man! :icon_cool:
Cloned myself a SHO and had fun doing it.
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/Akridosity/5a.jpg)
I tried to do the Z.Vex thing.
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/Akridosity/4a.jpg)
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/Akridosity/3a.jpg)
Swapped the 10M resistors for 1Ms.
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/Akridosity/2a.jpg)
(http://i434.photobucket.com/albums/qq63/Akridosity/1a.jpg)
Sounds great through my DRRI.
This thread can never die!
I'm all hot for 1950A's now after scrolling through Dan Zink's website.
Dan, you're a mad man!
Quote from: benallison on May 01, 2010, 10:30:12 AM
This thread can never die!
I'm all hot for 1950A's now after scrolling through Dan Zink's website.
Dan, you're a mad man!
Thanks !
I have a couple of new builds coming in the next week or two. I'll post 'em here.
Dan
Well, here's a new one, details and layout can be found in this thread: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=84189.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=84189.0)
I need a better outside shot, but here it is, a low gain overdrive that started life as an MXR Distortion + but has been so heavily modified as to be virtually unrecognizable.
(http://www.moosetone.com/images/pedals/Dist-%2001%20guts.jpg)
(http://www.moosetone.com/images/pedals/Dist-%2002%20guts.jpg) (http://www.moosetone.com/images/pedals/Dist-%2003.jpg)
Hi all
Absolutely not OK to let this thread go to sleep. I've been byssi with my AD/A falnger project. It's a shirked one too but not to a 1590A size though. Now it's time to find a new project. Just don't know what. The one that I have in mind is a 1590A digital tuner. It's all in this thread;
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83823.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83823.0)
The layout is almost finished but I have no PIC programmer and I am a bit reluctant to buy one just for this one project since I'm not planning to go digital. I'm sort of hunting around to see if I can borrow one.
Dan;
What's cooking, any special surprises in the loop? Looking forward to see them.
Quote from: solderman on May 02, 2010, 01:48:32 AM
Now it's time to find a new project. Just don't know what.
Well, if you are asking, I've always wanted to have Ross compressor in 1590A box. :)
And maybe phase 90?
Quote from: Ummagumma on May 02, 2010, 04:43:23 AM
Quote from: solderman on May 02, 2010, 01:48:32 AM
Now it's time to find a new project. Just don't know what.
Well, if you are asking, I've always wanted to have Ross compressor in 1590A box. :)
And maybe phase 90?
Maybe you wont get it in a 1590A but did you see my post about making a TZF Electric Mistress with MN3007s as your on a bit of a Flanger High? If you could get that in a 1590B you'd be my hero :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Ummagumma on May 02, 2010, 04:43:23 AM
Quote from: solderman on May 02, 2010, 01:48:32 AM
Now it's time to find a new project. Just don't know what.
Well, if you are asking, I've always wanted to have Ross compressor in 1590A box. :)
And maybe phase 90?
Phase 90 has already been posted here ...
Quote from: Scruffie on May 02, 2010, 03:56:00 PM
Quote from: Ummagumma on May 02, 2010, 04:43:23 AM
Quote from: solderman on May 02, 2010, 01:48:32 AM
Now it's time to find a new project. Just don't know what.
Well, if you are asking, I've always wanted to have Ross compressor in 1590A box. :)
And maybe phase 90?
Maybe you wont get it in a 1590A but did you see my post about making a TZF Electric Mistress with MN3007s as your on a bit of a Flanger High? If you could get that in a 1590B you'd be my hero :icon_mrgreen:
I'll Sleep on the ;D
Quote from: Scruffie on May 02, 2010, 03:56:00 PM
Quote from: Ummagumma on May 02, 2010, 04:43:23 AM
Quote from: solderman on May 02, 2010, 01:48:32 AM
Now it's time to find a new project. Just don't know what.
Well, if you are asking, I've always wanted to have Ross compressor in 1590A box. :)
And maybe phase 90?
Maybe you wont get it in a 1590A but did you see my post about making a TZF Electric Mistress with MN3007s as your on a bit of a Flanger High? If you could get that in a 1590B you'd be my hero :icon_mrgreen:
Why not
I have 9 NOS Can CA3080 in my bin and I just might do a layout to fit both the Ross and the MXR.
And I have made a Pase 45 so why not a 90 ;D
Here's a phase 90.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC02220.jpg)
Danielzink made one too.
Yes, I know, but there are two things that I love and appreciate about Solderman:
- he shares his work ;)
- his layouts are little works of art! (no offense to other builders)
so, solderman keep up the good work man! :icon_cool:
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0870.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0862.jpg)
my first 1590a build, am i part of the club?
Hi and welcome knealebrown
Yes most certainly as a hang around. That build and the graphics are "super"
The purple on lime green is top nudge modern contemporary classy design. But before you can become a real member you have to show us that you have the guts. ;D
Quote from: solderman on May 05, 2010, 04:50:27 PM
Hi and welcome knealebrown
Yes most certainly as a hang around. That build and the graphics are "super"
The purple on lime green is top nudge modern contemporary classy design. But before you can become a real member you have to show us that you have the guts. ;D
thanks solderman, the mrs is off with the good camera at the mo >:(. im not sure the macro setting on this cheapy will handle the small scale. currently cooking up a stratoblaster and a orange squeezer in 1590 fasion so will post all three guts then. Thanks for the props but im a bit gutted as after thinking about it for a while i wish id been a bit more imaginative and called it 'disco hard on', it would seem to fit the design no?
live and learn
I'm Really looking forward to see them. Here is more on the same subject. Put this disco queen in front of your "Super" and you are there.
OK here it is. This is the project to build if you want a supreme compressor. It's the layout for the Diana Ross Compressor. She is a smaller take on the Tonepad "use the same PCB for both MXR Dyna Comp and Ross Compressor". Just a little bit smaller.
It's NOT VERIFIED yet
Project File
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/Diana Ross Project File.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/Diana%20Ross%20Project%20File.pdf)
PCB
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/Diana Ross PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/Diana%20Ross%20PCB.pdf)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/Diana%20Ross.jpg)
Crap! I'm starting to regret that I decided to build a pedal this small. Had everything lined up perfectly... ALMOST. Guess who forgot to take the actual cicuit into the calculation? And when I finally got it all together, it wouldn't work properly so I had to tear it all out and start over. CRAP. The case ended up being a bad stompswitch, so I'll just have to wait for my next batch to come in, and it should be all up and running. Note to self: drill the hole for the jack's further from the backplate, and drill the switch-hole closer to the short end of the box. Oh well.
Wierd thing is... The switch has been working for a few years now... I just tore it out of my wannabereplicaBeavisboard to use it for this build while I waited for the new switches. Must have fried it somehow? Never had that happen before...
Bottom line is; the only thing motivating me for my other 1590A-build, which will be completed early next week when my next packages of stuff arrives, is watching all the great shit you guys have but into those small enclosures.
BUT. Anybody got a drilling-template they would like to share? I really have to use one next time.
Quote from: HeimBrent on May 05, 2010, 06:21:49 PM
Crap! I'm starting to regret that I decided to build a pedal this small. Had everything lined up perfectly... ALMOST. Guess who forgot to take the actual cicuit into the calculation? And when I finally got it all together, it wouldn't work properly so I had to tear it all out and start over. CRAP. The case ended up being a bad stompswitch, so I'll just have to wait for my next batch to come in, and it should be all up and running. Note to self: drill the hole for the jack's further from the backplate, and drill the switch-hole closer to the short end of the box. Oh well.
Wierd thing is... The switch has been working for a few years now... I just tore it out of my wannabereplicaBeavisboard to use it for this build while I waited for the new switches. Must have fried it somehow? Never had that happen before...
Bottom line is; the only thing motivating me for my other 1590A-build, which will be completed early next week when my next packages of stuff arrives, is watching all the great sh*t you guys have but into those small enclosures.
BUT. Anybody got a drilling-template they would like to share? I really have to use one next time.
I use this, And use a dremel tool to cut the jack to fit whwn its needed.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/1590A_Drill%20_blueprint.jpg)
Quote from: knealebrown on May 04, 2010, 06:34:41 PM
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0870.jpg)
Nice job. Where did you get the knob?
Quote from: oliphaunt on May 06, 2010, 12:39:22 PM
Quote from: knealebrown on May 04, 2010, 06:34:41 PM
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_0870.jpg)
Nice job. Where did you get the knob?
thanks, i got it from farnell uk
http://uk.farnell.com/multicomp/20t-2d/knob-aluminium-fluted-20mm/dp/1439980
Quote from: solderman on May 06, 2010, 10:58:52 AM
Quote from: HeimBrent on May 05, 2010, 06:21:49 PM
...
BUT. Anybody got a drilling-template they would like to share? I really have to use one next time.
I use this, And use a dremel tool to cut the jack to fit whwn its needed.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/1590A_Drill%20_blueprint.jpg)
Great! Thanks :)
heres my stratoblaster, and also the gut shot of my SHO that solderman wanted to see to 'make sure i had the guts' ;D
not the neatest, but i have the soldering skills of an impatient child.
stratoblaster
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_1068.jpg)
stratoblaster guts
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_1074.jpg)
Sho guts
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_1081.jpg)
can i join the club now? :icon_mrgreen:
Yes knealebrown, you can join the club. Actually the Stratoblaster paintwork is worthy of a "how the hell did he get it so perfect?" thread - magnificent work, as is almost everything in this thread. I don't have any 1590A's in work right now, so the only reason I replied is to welcome you to a club I'm not a member of yet and get automatic hits on this thread under the "show new replies to your posts". I just love gawking at all the eye candy and pedal porn.
knealebrown
Yea you now show'n us that ypou have got the guts ;D
And the paint/graphic layout on thos pedals moves you from wanne be to you on the "want to be like you.." status.
You have graduated with higest level
Quote from: solderman on May 11, 2010, 11:20:46 AM
knealebrown
Yea you now show'n us that ypou have got the guts ;D
And the paint/graphic layout on thos pedals moves you from wanne be to you on the "want to be like you.." status.
You have graduated with higest level
boom, thanks! Any chance of a link to a few of your verified 1590a build files please solderman? ive only built 1590a stuff on vero so far and it would be nice to try and get my teeth into some pcb stuff thats a bit more complex than just a boost/preamp, phaser?
Not fully updated but it's a start. ;)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html
(Why is that solderman?! You could be "tonepad" of 1590A!!! :icon_mrgreen: Cheers!!! :icon_cool:)
Footswitch for my Fender amp in a 1590A:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/Guitar%20Pedals/DSC01506Medium.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/mattthegamer463/Guitar%20Pedals/DSC01510Medium.jpg)
Quote from: Ummagumma on May 11, 2010, 11:50:38 AM
Not fully updated but it's a start. ;)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html
(Why is that solderman?! You could be "tonepad" of 1590A!!! :icon_mrgreen: Cheers!!! :icon_cool:)
The answer to that question is Star trek.....
Or .....
Space the final frontier ???
Or more correctly, my ISP only provides 100Mb of space for a homepage with no options to expand within non enterprise (see, star trek again) terms so.... I have to tidy up to fit the latest in. And yes I do have the intention to do so but time is also a dear commodity ;D
Has anyone tried to include cliff jacks, DC jack and board mounted pots on their PCB yet? You wouldn't need a single length of wire to put it together!
Quote from: jaydawg on May 21, 2010, 01:32:06 PM
Has anyone tried to include cliff jacks, DC jack and board mounted pots on their PCB yet? You wouldn't need a single length of wire to put it together!
where all the "joy" is then ? gone :)
the most intriguing thing is to lay down all those wires so they don't short, don't touch, look nice... :)
if one make a good planning for those kind of stuff you mention, then it's only matter to solder all the lugs to the right place, so the amusement is gone! :D
good point for "planners" though
Quote from: jaydawg on May 21, 2010, 01:32:06 PM
Has anyone tried to include cliff jacks, DC jack and board mounted pots on their PCB yet? You wouldn't need a single length of wire to put it together!
If the jacks protrude through the box, how would you assemble it? Unless all pots, signal jacks and power jacks were on the same side, you would be stymied trying to get it into the case.
You can use these jacks:
Http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=793
Then you just pop the board in and screw the ferrules in.
Quote from: Taylor on May 22, 2010, 12:20:55 AM
You can use these jacks:
Http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=793
Then you just pop the board in and screw the ferrules in.
Those are exactly what I had in mind.
The dc jack would me mounted to the board with just a hole in the enclosure to allow the plug to pass through.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=634
The pots would be something like this so you can compensate for the height of the footswitch.
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=710
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_1192.jpg)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n121/knealebrown/IMG_1195.jpg)
:D A Clockwork Orange Squeezer :D
That graphic is awesome. Did you draw that up or find it somewhere?
Quote from: Taylor on May 22, 2010, 01:43:07 PM
That graphic is awesome. Did you draw that up or find it somewhere?
Nah its some artwork i lifted off a web site. Couldnt find a theme that i wanted to use and then came across the clockwork orange squeezer theme....seems to work
I think I never posted this in this thread (though I did in the "Picture" thread), so here it is
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/Boost.jpg)
note the knob is going up to 11 ! :D :D :D
Sorry, no guts, as it has been "sold" (for parts cots) to a friend.
now that would be cool to have a real speedo in there...that moved etc..
Here's my Orange Squeezer, made off 2 '70s car radios parts (mostly all caps, the germanium diode and some res).
No volume pot but internal trimmer as the original, even if there was room for it under the veroboard but don't need it and didn't want to break graphics. :icon_biggrin:
(http://s4.postimage.org/oYLeS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVoYLeS) (http://s4.postimage.org/oYQe9.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVoYQe9) (http://s4.postimage.org/oYSJi.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVoYSJi)
Cool graphic - is that a laser transfer, but without etching?
Yes, laser toner on magazine paper then ironed on the enclosure,
technique needs some improvement since a little paper remains on the toner and can be seen backlight.
Quote from: neurino on May 25, 2010, 05:04:49 PM
Yes, laser toner on magazine paper then ironed on the enclosure,
technique needs some improvement since a little paper remains on the toner and can be seen backlight.
I found that by just continuing to rub it very gently in the warm water will eventually remove all the paper, and whats left will be greyish looking toner, but once you clear coat it goes back to black and looks great.
Hi
This is the supreme compressor "Diana Ross" now verified and working. The layout and projectfile can be found in post 466 on page 24 in this thread.
This is the Ross Compressor build.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/3.jpg)
Quote from: mattthegamer463 on May 25, 2010, 05:27:52 PM
I found that by just continuing to rub it very gently in the warm water will eventually remove all the paper, and whats left will be greyish looking toner, but once you clear coat it goes back to black and looks great.
I continued rubbing for a long, long time :)...
Anyway I changed from acrylic paint (used for my Valvecaster (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=gx8ihqr)) to a more-expensive water based transparent paint that is supposed to not blow away acryilic based permanent markers (not so permanent tho...) I use to retouch imperfections.
But this new paint is not as glossy as acrylic one so the toner does not go back to black as expected...
I should learn to use transparent acetate sheets to avoid the problem but it can stand only lower temperatures and toner is hard to fully transfer...
Maybe a lot of practice will help...
Hi This is the layout for the MXR Phas 90
I'll build it when I find time :D
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/p90.jpg)
Quote from: solderman on March 31, 2010, 01:22:18 AM
Hi
Here are some ones that I have put together lately and posted else ware but not here.
...
SUBWAVE Its the This is a clone of the Guyatone FL3 Flanger
...
Flanger in 1590A - this is brilliant!!!! When we'll see analog delay from you in 1590A? :) :) :)
as for me, Hollis Ultraflanger is not a flanger, because it have no exponential VCO, so it's kind of chorus
He beat you to it :o
solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_effects.html)
Na
The Copy Cat is a delay but its digital. Although there is possibly an analog out there wanting to be shrieked :D
wow... i really admire how much work you guys put into these... tried to make a 1590 myself...
let's just say it wasn't enjoyable, BUT i did learn many things! Here it is:
(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af105/phil2004/IMG_0032.jpg)
(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af105/phil2004/IMG_0033.jpg)
(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af105/phil2004/IMG_0034.jpg)
[EDIT: It's a OC140 NPN Rangemaster! Was in a rush to play with it!]
Not really willing to open the thing up for a gutshot because I cheated a little, and also cause it's bursting with wires! :icon_rolleyes:
Some tips for noobs:
1) ALWAYS drill the 1/4" jacks a bit further apart if you're not sure. The drill shifted about 0.5mm left for the right jack, and 0.5mm right for the left jack, and ended up shorting out.
2) Wedge cardboard between shorting-out 1/4" Jacks :icon_mrgreen: (ok... just kidding. learn to PLAN)
3) Be careful when you order (got 24mm pots by accident... was originally planning on adding a fuzz circuit to switch between, now its just true bypass)
4) 1590A's are smaller than they appear online!!!
That's all for now! Might build a small amp next time I'm reckless enough to order a mini enclosure
Not really willing to open the thing up for a gutshot because I cheated a little, and also cause it's bursting with wires!
Hi Phector2004,
One question : is there a battery in it ?
I think it's impossible to do so, as there would be no room for the rest... But I may be wrong !
A+ !
No way to fit a battery into my RM!!! Here's a pic actually:
(http://www.imagehut.net/images/rso1ehshs7d5nuj49mw.jpg)
I ended up "cheating" by drilling out 2 of the corners so I could fit a pot and a jack flush with the edge, but I still had space issues. The jacks are shorting, which I fixed by wedging a washer on one side and stuffing cardboard in between ;) it's my own pedal, so I figured, why not!
As for adding a battery, I think it's possible. Wasn't my original plan cause I was gonna have it switch between a Muff Fuzz and a Rangemaster, but I guess if you use a 16 or 9mm pot, get rid of the SPDT I used to switch between single coils/humbuckers, and make the circuit just a bit smaller, it's doable. Most of my space was used up by wiring spaghetti, so maybe a PCB with onboard jacks and pot would work nicely.
If you try it, post pics!!!
Dear sirs and madams ;D let me introduce you the
µPARSER(http://s4.postimage.org/m8DgJ.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8DgJ) (http://s4.postimage.org/m8Nfi.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8Nfi) (http://s4.postimage.org/m8FLS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8FLS) (http://s4.postimage.org/m8Ig0.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8Ig0)
it's a micro Parallel Serial - looperIt can be used as:
- Parallel loop with blend control
- Serial loop with volume control
- AB amp selector (with disabled exit grounded)
- AB instrument selector (with passive volume control for 1 input)
- Tuner out with mute
- Buffer, on-off switchable (why switchable? don't know but some boutique buffers have it ;D)
- Passive attenuator (using a jumper cable between send and return)
- ABY (using toggle for Y) - untested tho
- probably something else... :D
I managed somehow to fit into it a 3PDT footswitch, a DPDT toggle, a 500K pot, a minimal blender circuit, 4 jacks and a DC jack along with some (deci)meters of cable :icon_mrgreen:
No decal but I want to engrave in/out names on top using a pantogaph.
eyes
knees
Jaw
floor
:o
WOW! How did you manage to cram so much into it? Also, is that a cyan LED?
Quote from: neurino on June 10, 2010, 12:09:34 PM
Dear sirs and madams ;D let me introduce you the
µPARSER
(http://s4.postimage.org/m8DgJ.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8DgJ) (http://s4.postimage.org/m8Nfi.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8Nfi) (http://s4.postimage.org/m8FLS.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8FLS) (http://s4.postimage.org/m8Ig0.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVm8Ig0)
it's a micro Parallel Serial - looper
It can be used as:
- Parallel loop with blend control
- Serial loop with volume control
- AB amp selector (with disabled exit grounded)
- AB instrument selector (with passive volume control for 1 input)
- Tuner out with mute
- Buffer, on-off switchable (why switchable? don't know but some boutique buffers have it ;D)
- Passive attenuator (using a jumper cable between send and return)
- ABY (using toggle for Y) - untested tho
- probably something else... :D
I managed somehow to fit into it a 3PDT footswitch, a DPDT toggle, a 500K pot, a minimal blender circuit, 4 jacks and a DC jack along with some (deci)meters of cable :icon_mrgreen:
No decal but I want to engrave in/out names on top using a pantogaph.
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW
and I see also the newly invented "knobsock"
Quote from: phector2004 on June 10, 2010, 01:45:49 PM
WOW! How did you manage to cram so much into it? Also, is that a cyan LED?
One red and one green: typical on-off style.
I think that if I didn't use standard switched DC jack but a smaller one there was room also for a phase inverter toggle on the other side but I was working on a true bypass looper I already had.
In need a peace of "glowing-in-the dark plastic" to stuck in the shaft cut then fix with glue and cover again with black heat-shrink tube ;D so I can get kind of knob marker.
When I was a boy I had them anywhere but now I don't see them anymore... is it banned because of toxicity or whatever?
Quote from: arma61 on June 10, 2010, 02:14:39 PM
and I see also the newly invented "knobsock"
:icon_lol:
Wow. I finally bought a couple of these. They are even smaller than I thought! My respect for you guys has increased even further now that I realize how tiny these little things are. Now looking back at some of the things you guys have done makes my jaw drop.
I wouldn't be able to fit most of these things in an MXR enclosure!
Ok I engraved the enclosure of the µPARSER shown above (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg710747#msg710747), here's the semi-final version: I only need a "crutch" for the "knobsock" :D
(http://s2.postimage.org/3MhRA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Ts3MhRA) (http://s2.postimage.org/3MOhr.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Ts3MOhr) (http://s2.postimage.org/3MQMA.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Ts3MQMA)
(the shade around the "O" of OUT it's due to me starting with wrong char dimension :icon_mrgreen:)
Wow neurino. That is excellent.
On demand
here is MXR Phase 90 Not verified
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90 PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90%20PCB.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.pdf)
Hi all
CAUTION THE POST ABOW HAD ERRORS WHEN FIRST POSTED.
I Just checked my layout and found errors. There was an faulty connection and the zener diode was turned incorrectly. Errors fixed and the documents are updated
AND I Have not verifyed it yet with a working build.
Quote from: phector2004 on June 09, 2010, 11:19:36 AM
No way to fit a battery into my RM!!! Here's a pic actually:
I ended up "cheating" by drilling out 2 of the corners so I could fit a pot and a jack flush with the edge, but I still had space issues. The jacks are shorting, which I fixed by wedging a washer on one side and stuffing cardboard in between ;) it's my own pedal, so I figured, why not!
As for adding a battery, I think it's possible. Wasn't my original plan cause I was gonna have it switch between a Muff Fuzz and a Rangemaster, but I guess if you use a 16 or 9mm pot, get rid of the SPDT I used to switch between single coils/humbuckers, and make the circuit just a bit smaller, it's doable. Most of my space was used up by wiring spaghetti, so maybe a PCB with onboard jacks and pot would work nicely.
If you try it, post pics!!!
Thanks Phector2004,
I have some purchases to do and I'll add 2x1590A enclosures in the list to make a trial with a integrated 9VDC Battery, for a booster, a single transistor overdrive, or so... but if I want 2 controls, 2 jacks, 1 ext PSU jack, 1 FSW and one led, as any normal stompbox, it may be tough but doable with subminiature components. Looking to neurino's release and yours inspires me, but there is no battery, however...
Wait and see !
A+!
You can use small litium batteries @3V like this ones and pack them together to get 3x3=9V.
(http://www.kjell.com/content/media/images/items/32254.jpg)
I did this in this PNP Ge Fuzz cause I didn't wane make it GND negative and use external pover.
The little black package is the battery pack. It has last for a year now. Although I don't use it that much.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Pink_Noise/Pink_Noise_inside_small.jpg)
I tried to fit parts along with a standard 9V battery and I'm quite sure wou have to leave one of these out: 1/4" jacks OR 3PDT switch OR 9V battery.
For example a buffer with switching jack or maybe a toggle is possible...
Another thing that would free some good space for a 9V battery would be to drill away one of the 4 screw threaded holes to get a "battery corner"
drilling the 2 diagonal screwholes can give quite a bit of space! I've got one of my jacks 1 or 2mm from the edge of the case doing this.
I've never gotten closed jacks, but I think it might be a good idea for a tiny project, so they can be placed really close without shorting. How are they in terms of size?
Also, have you tried using mini DPDTs without an LED?
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=23 (http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=23)
I have this on my FF. Its about the same size as a DPDT toggle, maybe a bit smaller, and it seems pretty rugged
I think closed jacks take more space than open ones, you can see a blender in precedent pages that uses closed jacks and it's really crowded inside, more than mine that uses open ones.
About shorting also open ones can be placed really close without shorting... if you take care of course... :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: solderman on June 13, 2010, 03:42:43 AM
You can use small litium batteries @3V like this ones and pack them together to get 3x3=9V.
(http://www.kjell.com/content/media/images/items/32254.jpg)
Yes, solderman : it is a good idea "to save room" in the 1590A that I already thought about, but not tested it... Why ? I think that this kind of battery is just able to power one 2N3904 and nothing more, with a questionable battery life expectancy and moreover at a much higher cost than the standard 9V battery. But I may be wrong : have you got some experience about powering stompboxes with such batteries ?
A+ !
As I posted earler
I used it with a Fuzz Face. I have not used it much so I cant really say something about the battery life time but it works.
A CR 2016 (Ø20,0x1,6) is 3V and mAh
Thanks solderman.
Anyway, the "CR 2016 x 3" idea is to be considered and to be tested, simply because it saves a lot of place compared to a 9VDC Std batt. If it worked with a FF, then probably a lo-pwr. single 2N5457 booster should gave good results in terms of batt. life duration : I will dig it. Wait and See...
A+!
There are standard 12 volt tubular batteries that are very small. I have one in the car alarm keyfob. Mine is an Energizer A23 which is 1.14 inches long by 0.4 inches diameter and may be able to power a small effect like a single FET amplifier.
Thanks amptramp for the suggestion.
I found that the cost in France for an Energizer A23 is around 5 euro ( 6-7 USD), around the half for a battery holder, and this seems not to be an esoteric model. So it's a very good alternative to the classic 9VDC. I'll look further.
A+!
Quote from: tubelectron on June 18, 2010, 12:53:16 PM
Thanks amptramp for the suggestion.
I found that the cost in France for an Energizer A23 is around 5 euro ( 6-7 USD), around the half for a battery holder, and this seems not to be an esoteric model. So it's a very good alternative to the classic 9VDC. I'll look further.
A+!
I get them locally at Sayal (in the Toronto area) for $2. If your current drain is very light, they should be OK.
i used one of those to power a ruby in a small enclosure. they work great
Well, the A23 batteries are cheaper in Toronto than in Paris : let's face this awful drama...
Thank you guys for your advices and suggestions on battery compactness.
A+!
Hi
Finally found time to build the MXR phase 90. I discovered and corrected a trace error at IC3 so now the layout is corrected and verified. I'm not going to box this build since I did not have any 2N5457 in stock and used 4 not that well matched 2N5485. It does not sound as good and swoooshy as my Tonepad build with matched 2N5457 and I had to jumper around the trace error. But this is what it look like "inside".
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.jpg)
And here is the parts layout and PCB transfer
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90 PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90%20PCB.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.pdf)
Quote from: solderman on June 20, 2010, 05:18:05 PM
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.jpg)
awesome job!
always wondered, where do you get those cool MKT caps? :D
Quote from: darron on June 23, 2010, 05:28:29 AM
Quote from: solderman on June 20, 2010, 05:18:05 PM
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.jpg)
awesome job!
always wondered, where do you get those cool MKT caps? :D
Are those that rare in the US? They're MKS btw, MKTs look a little different.
I'm living in Germany and they're the cheapest ones you can get here (about 0.12 - 0.50 Euro a pice) aside from those super cheap crappy caps...
Thank's
As dune2k wrote They are all over the place her in Europe and you can probably get them down under as well.
check out this, 2 EU and one US
http://www.banzaieffects.com/ (http://www.banzaieffects.com/)
http://www.musikding.de/index.php/language/en/XTCsid/fd7a910ad20ed03921316721eeeb0e47 (http://www.musikding.de/index.php/language/en/XTCsid/fd7a910ad20ed03921316721eeeb0e47)
http://www.smallbearelec.com/home.html (http://www.smallbearelec.com/home.html)
Quote from: tubelectron on June 19, 2010, 07:26:51 PM
Well, the A23 batteries are cheaper in Toronto than in Paris : let's face this awful drama...
Thank you guys for your advices and suggestions on battery compactness.
A+!
Today I found a pack of 2 A23 Energizer batteries for 6,25 Euros at the local supermarket : compact, cheap and even not rare. That' what I will use to power my release to come in a 1590A box.
Thanks again for your infos,
A+!
ah i see. thanks solderman. i don't think smallbear has them as i've never been able to see them... i guess i'll need to bight the bullet and get some from banzai or something (:
can i get these boxes in the uk?.........i havent seen them anywhere....?????
i want to make a little(obviously lol)..2 watt amp head..
edit..found em...lol...pricey though...
£5:17 for the box...£12.00 to deliver..from mouser uk....wtf?..arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh...
i'm not paying that..... :icon_rolleyes: .
They've got them in my local Maplin. About 3 quid.
Quote from: 1878 on June 24, 2010, 01:49:50 PM
They've got them in my local Maplin. About 3 quid.
oh right, im off there tommorow...need a bigger bread board....i'll have a look...cheers.
Fuzz Face...
(http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb62/HippieAdrien/DSC00421.jpg)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs160.snc4/37345_439924855959_714025959_5807710_3549218_n.jpg)
my muff fuzz!
Hi I posted this in the Pictures thread but this might be a more suitable place. ;D
This is the supreme compressor "Diana Ross".
It's a layout that will build both the MXR Dyna Comp and the Ross Compressor. All fitted in a small box. Of cause it will fit in whatever bigger box as well. The layout is based on the schematic found on Tonepad but what I understand it is stock. I made some mods suggested by Mark Hammer (see fuzzcentral.com) The tin can is a NOS mojo CA3080 OTA made in India, that I by mistake ordered from Small bear in stead of a DIL8 but I think it looks cool.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/D1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/D2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/3.jpg)
And here are the project files
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana Ross/Diana Ross PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/Diana%20Ross%20PCB.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana Ross/Diana Ross Project File.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Diana%20Ross/Diana%20Ross%20Project%20File.pdf)
Maestro MFZ-1 Fuzz
Black Keys themed graphics as requested by the customer.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz11.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz12.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz13.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz14.jpg)
Dan
^Very cool! Do you have a layout?
I'm hoping to join this club too. Here are a couple of my first 1590As
A PTP SHO
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/CodtTone%20Homebrews/IMGP8191.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/CodtTone%20Homebrews/IMGP8196.jpg)
And a fairly ambitious pair of boosts, SHO & LPB, toggle between them with a dual color led
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP8226.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP8233.jpg)
I feel a bit embarassed posting these on the heels of another immaculate D Zink build ;D
I think your the first person to fit two effects in one. nice.
Quote from: blooze_man on July 27, 2010, 07:29:58 PM
I think your the first person to fit two effects in one. nice.
Very nice!
my double build went bad cause of 24mm pots... poop :(
great to see that it can be done, though. you beat me to it, and despite my desire never to work with these again, I'm cooking something fiendish up sometime within the next year :icon_twisted:
ps, what are the white things on your PTP SHO?
Quote from: blooze_man on July 27, 2010, 07:29:58 PM
I think your the first person to fit two effects in one. nice.
Thankyou , I'm honoured.
I'm building another, a FF and Green Ringer as we speak
Quote from: phector2004 on July 27, 2010, 07:35:54 PM
ps, what are the white things on your PTP SHO?
They're just white insulation (stripped off wire)- just where the wires fly over the jacks.
Okay my first venture into the
¿¡Cult of EH!? Somehow managed to squeeze a
SHO in there, seems there's room to spare? These little things could become quite addictive.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_2751.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_2749.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_2741.jpg)
One down and one to go.
Take care
dave
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_2632.jpg)
Adictive they are indeed, here's my latest double pedal entendre, The Ring Fuzz.
A Green Ringer running into a Muff Fuzz.
The toggle switches in the Fuzz which has a trim-pot for volume control.
The ringer works really well, lots of octave and little fundamental, the fuzz adds a nice snarly buzz.
I used two BC338 and a BC548 in the ringer and the different diodes but it works.
Muff Fuzz has 2N2222 and BC107, all the transistors came from a futurlec pack.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP8335.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP8305.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP8295.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP8298.jpg)
Okay - I'll bite - what's the ?P831E? - top left ?
Dan
Quote from: davent on August 02, 2010, 09:57:34 PM
Okay my first venture into the ¿¡Cult of EH!? Somehow managed to squeeze a SHO in there, seems there's room to spare? These little things could become quite addictive.
One down and one to go.
Take care
dave(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_2632.jpg)
Hi Dan,
It's an IRFD9024 Mosfet that's just on there for polarity protection (along with the zener and 1M resistor beside it), from an article on Geofex. http://www.geofex.com/article_folders/mosswitch/mosswitch.htm
dave
Quote from: guitarmageddon on August 06, 2010, 09:21:44 AM
Adictive they are indeed, here's my latest double pedal entendre, The Ring Fuzz.
A Green Ringer running into a Muff Fuzz.
The toggle switches in the Fuzz which has a trim-pot for volume control.
The ringer works really well, lots of octave and little fundamental, the fuzz adds a nice snarly buzz.
I used two BC338 and a BC548 in the ringer and the different diodes but it works.
Muff Fuzz has 2N2222 and BC107, all the transistors came from a futurlec pack.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP8295.jpg)
Nice work. I specially like the size comparence. Most people use a pick creative people use biscuits ;D
Quote from: danielzink on July 04, 2010, 11:24:29 AM
Maestro MFZ-1 Fuzz
Black Keys themed graphics as requested by the customer.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz11.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz12.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz13.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/mfz14.jpg)
Dan
Hi Dan!Veny good work here! And your graphics looks very nice!! Did you use waterslide decals?
Hey, I'm looking for a pahser that will fit in a 1590a enclosure... Can be a phase 45, no problem. Has anyone a layout? Can anyone make one for me? Thanks.
If you look back into THIS thread, you will find an AWESOME Phase 90 layout by SOLDERMAN.
....and here is a the project file and the PCB transfer file if you prefere a MXR Phase 45 ;)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_ph45/Mini%20_Phaser_45_Projectfile.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_ph45/Mini%20_Phaser_45_Projectfile.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_ph45/Mini%20_Phaser_45_PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_ph45/Mini%20_Phaser_45_PCB.pdf)
Ps. My site actually got hacked last week. Rather funny that a DIY computer programmer (known as hacker) would hack a DIY stompbox site ;D
^Ah, i was wondering what happened to it! Is everything okay now?
Yes
It's hosted by my ISP so the got it fixed. and mailed me an excuse for there lousy security
Quote from: Cap on September 02, 2010, 06:08:46 AM
Quote from: danielzink on July 04, 2010, 11:24:29 AM
Maestro MFZ-1 Fuzz
Black Keys themed graphics as requested by the customer.
Dan
Hi Dan!Veny good work here! And your graphics looks very nice!! Did you use waterslide decals?
Yes Sir.
Quote from: solderman on December 23, 2009, 05:44:24 AM
Quote from: gena_p1 on December 21, 2009, 06:56:15 AM
My dream is to make Small Clone in 1590A. It's really hard, even with surface mounted resistors and chips (caps always film)
Hi Stepashka
Don't Dream about it, Do it. By the looks of your earlier work I can tell you have it in you.
I agree that it will be a hard nut to crack but that's the fun part and the challenge to take on.
If you're only looking for the Small Clone sound in a 1590a the Zobie Chorus is the answer. It sounds just like the Small Clone but can get deeper and more "Lesley" and is more versatile.
Here is a YouTube clip from a Spanish guy. (I think I don't speak Spanish)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ9Z6qdjzAE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ9Z6qdjzAE)
BTW he used my layout witch makes me very glad since I think spreading information is the whole idée with the Net.
http://www.guitarristas.info/foro/f13/construccion-de-zombie-chorus-suena-serio-64946/ (http://www.guitarristas.info/foro/f13/construccion-de-zombie-chorus-suena-serio-64946/)
I don't understand what they are talking about but I hope its nice things. I tried to use Google translate but that only rendered words without any meaningful context.
If you still want to shrink the Small Clone I think that is doable without using surface mount (that's cheating :D) if you use those small "blue caps" and all resistrors standing.
This is my Never Mind Zombie Chorus. It has the same amount and size of IC:s, including 2 pots and 1 switches and a lot of free space for the additional 15 resistors and 10 caps in the Small Clone. ;)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Never%20Mind/nevermind%20inside.JPG)
Hi everyone from spain!!
hey, i´m the spanish dude that make your zombie chorus layout, It´s fitting in a strange tipe of box, never seen for pedal, industrial hermetic chase. The sound is amazing, and two chorus style mod too.
If you need something, only give me a toke.
Thank for all diyers of the world.
I thought a treble booster might sound good with my Vox AC4 TV ,so I built The Brian May Treble Booster and a One Knob Fuzz into a 1590A.
(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/captaincod/1590A/RotationofIMGP8659.jpg)
From left to right, the switches are: Treble/full range cap switch, booster/fuzz, and a switch between a silicon and germ tranny (Q2 of the fuzz)
Green Led
(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/captaincod/1590A/RotationofIMGP8667.jpg)
I built everything on perf and tried a small board mounted pot on the treble booster, the way the really good 1590A fiends do.
(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/captaincod/1590A/IMGP8486.jpg)
All the bits preassembly:
(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/captaincod/1590A/IMGP8479.jpg)
The other thing I tried was to use sockets as male plugs, so the swichable components can be moved around by anyone who wants to fiddle around with some tweezers.
For example, the trannies can be switched at Q1 or Q2 and the caps at input or output of either circuit. I'm pretty sure I stole that idea from someone too.
(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/captaincod/1590A/IMGP8654.jpg)(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/captaincod/1590A/IMGP8653.jpg)
Overall a usefull and cool sounding gadget, if I say so myself...Thanks for looking!
I like what you've done! Board-mounted 9mm pots, ribbon cable + sockets for your switches
Any problems with transistor biasing?
Quote from: phector2004 on September 24, 2010, 08:16:59 PM
I like what you've done! Board-mounted 9mm pots, ribbon cable + sockets for your switches
Any problems with transistor biasing?
Thankyou, Sir.
It biases up just fine, on both boards there are pairs of resistors to aproximate a value I didn't have on hand, so they're not even completly 'stock' values. I bread boarded both curcuits and auditioned all kinds of transistors to find ones I liked. I think the OKF must be a fairly forgiving curcuit.
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/967492/LA%20Front.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/967492/LA%20OBW.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/967492/LA%20Guts.jpg)
(http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab86/pigyboy_2009/P1010217.jpg)
(http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab86/pigyboy_2009/P1010221.jpg)
(http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab86/pigyboy_2009/LittleAngelGuts.jpg)
Me Too!
SHO clone
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj102/goodfreshie/HotBox-SHOClone.jpg)
Added sag control
Demo Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGK6LJGEktQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGK6LJGEktQ)
Quote from: mikemaddux on October 23, 2010, 12:00:32 AM
SHO clone
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj102/goodfreshie/HotBox-SHOClone.jpg)
Added sag control
Demo Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGK6LJGEktQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGK6LJGEktQ)
Nice Mike,
Is there a thread describing the sag control?
nope, just wired it in to see how it would work.....it maybe tames a little of that SHO sparkle
the cool thing is that when its velcro'd down to the board you can roll the knob on the side (sag) to increase or decrease the amount of boost......and that knob doesn't crackle while you are turning it
Quote from: mikemaddux on October 23, 2010, 07:36:08 PM
nope, just wired it in to see how it would work.....it maybe tames a little of that SHO sparkle
the cool thing is that when its velcro'd down to the board you can roll the knob on the side (sag) to increase or decrease the amount of boost......and that knob doesn't crackle while you are turning it
So is it basically a V+ bias to the FET?
This is my first attempt at a 1590A. It's a complete 20 watt amplifier (clean preamp and power amp) in a 1590A. This is a prototype for the amp project I'm putting together. Guts aren't as pretty as they could be, being a proto, and because I used mostly salvaged hardware. But hey, whaddaya want, it's a 20 watt amp in a 1590a. Details here. (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=86933.msg744472#msg744472)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=44014&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=44017&g2_serialNumber=2)
@taylor, i cant wait to try out your amp! i thought i'd share this with this thread, a variable midscoop, with a battery, in a 1590a and mass produced, im impressed http://ews-us.com/item_bassmid.php (http://ews-us.com/item_bassmid.php)
i must be sick in the head...i actually dreamed about a cream coloured 1590a box last night...
it must be a sign of having to build my first one...or a sign that i'm ******....
its not even the colour id choose, but it looked good.. :P
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 22, 2010, 10:26:46 AM
i must be sick in the head...i actually dreamed about a cream coloured 1590a box last night...
it must be a sign of having to build my first one...or a sign that i'm ******....
its not even the colour id choose, but it looked good.. :P
Quote from: Pigyboy on October 18, 2010, 08:54:22 AM
(http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab86/pigyboy_2009/P1010217.jpg)
Me Too!
;D
ha ha..nice one, they look like little milk chocolate bars...tasty...
nice work, i probably saw yours and it stayed in the back of my head somewhere!....cool..
will build a littlle one one day..soon.
^^^^
Milky Bars are on me!
Quote from: Pigyboy on October 23, 2010, 04:39:02 AM
Quote from: mikemaddux on October 23, 2010, 12:00:32 AM
SHO clone
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj102/goodfreshie/HotBox-SHOClone.jpg)
Added sag control
Demo Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGK6LJGEktQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGK6LJGEktQ)
Nice Mike,
Is there a thread describing the sag control?
Check this out.....http://www.beavisaudio.com/projects/DBS/ (http://www.beavisaudio.com/projects/DBS/)
Quote from: solderman on June 20, 2010, 05:18:05 PM
Hi
Finally found time to build the MXR phase 90. I discovered and corrected a trace error at IC3 so now the layout is corrected and verified. I'm not going to box this build since I did not have any 2N5457 in stock and used 4 not that well matched 2N5485. It does not sound as good and swoooshy as my Tonepad build with matched 2N5457 and I had to jumper around the trace error. But this is what it look like "inside".
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.jpg)
And here is the parts layout and PCB transfer
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90 PCB.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90%20PCB.pdf)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/MXR90/P90.pdf)
Silly question dudes, but will it fit the 27969PSLA box? It's ALMOST (that's why I'm asking) the same size as 1590a.
I wouldn't try to fit it into anything smaller than a 1590a.
My third 1590A pedal, the Crackle Not Okay booster. ;D
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2416/wp000076.jpg)
Quote from: Crowella on December 13, 2010, 02:37:35 AM
My third 1590A pedal, the Crackle Not Okay booster. ;D
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2416/wp000076.jpg)
Nice clean build!
Do you have any stompbox porn (gutshot) for us as well?
I have yet to try those knobs, but I should order a bunch so I can put the Dunlop rubber sleeve on them for foot control. You can change the boost in the middle of a song, i.e. when you have the pedal off for a chorus or something, you can crank it to 11 for your solo ;D
Thanks.
Here is the gut shot... Not too neat I must say and I just hacked the switch out of my first failed build but it works, I guess. :D
I bought the rubber sleeve for a Phaser build recently. I actually decided against them. They fit only on the bigger version of the MXR knobs and I just don't know, wasn't too happy with how it looked.
(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/6732/wp000081.jpg)
Tycobrahe octavia. The LEDs were a pain in the ass to install.
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/tycobrahe.jpg)
Whoa, is the Octavia with the Transformer in there? Tight squeeze! What layout did you use? :D
It is. As usual I made my own layout. The little slider switch next to the footswitch is to disconnect one of the diodes.
Woe, I'm going to have to try my hand at a 1590A layout, then. That looks super cool. :D
Just finished
20 month of work. I was not sured about result until last month... I used surface mounted resistors size 1206. Cause it possible to put 'em under caps and ICs.
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5300/testo10.4/0_472e0_4058c146_XL)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5106/testo10.4/0_472e1_ebd85ba9_XL)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/4907/testo10.5/0_472e2_7ab11d27_XL)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5600/testo10.5/0_472e3_651f9847_L)
Valoozi are you IN Yndi Halda?!
Quote from: Hides-His-Eyes on December 19, 2010, 07:50:03 PM
Valoozi are you IN Yndi Halda?!
I think it's the thing where people write the name of the song they were listening to when they finished the pedal.
Exactly. I wish I were in Yndi Halda though, awesome band. Or maybe Pg. Lost :icon_smile:
Quote from: gena_p1 on December 19, 2010, 05:22:32 PM
Just finished
20 month of work. I was not sured about result until last month... I used surface mounted resistors size 1206. Cause it possible to put 'em under caps and ICs.
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5600/testo10.5/0_472e3_651f9847_L)
OMG :o :o :o :o :o
Amazing machine. You made the Small Clone fit in to a 1590A
Hat's off and respect,
BIG TIME.
Of cause some SMD is cheating but most of the components seam to be normal ones so I would say it counts.
Again....Grate work. This is some serious piece of "no shit get it to fit"
;D
Gena p1, Ковер и котэ труъ! Good job, dude!
Quote from: solderman on December 22, 2010, 09:30:28 AM
OMG :o :o :o :o :o
Amazing machine. You made the Small Clone fit in to a 1590A
Hat's off and respect, BIG TIME.
Of cause some SMD is cheating but most of the components seam to be normal ones so I would say it counts.
Again....Grate work. This is some serious piece of "no sh*t get it to fit"
;D
Thanks! SMD 1206 takes as much space , as vertical mounted resistor, but they could be soldered under ICs or Caps. I think, in low space it was no another choice.
wow that really is a small clone of a Small Clone!
great job.
Why is SMD considered "cheating"? ???
yet another one
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5207/testo10.5/0_49159_898ccf5f_orig)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5801/testo10.5/0_4915b_7b73d647_orig)
Awesome!
How do you manage to do double sided PCBs?
Quote from: gena_p1 on January 20, 2011, 04:13:51 PM
yet another one
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5207/testo10.5/0_49159_898ccf5f_orig)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5801/testo10.5/0_4915b_7b73d647_orig)
:o :o astonishing work
Where are all the resistors??
Quote from: gena_p1 on December 19, 2010, 05:22:32 PM
... I used surface mounted resistors size 1206. Cause it possible to put 'em under caps and ICs.
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5106/testo10.4/0_472e1_ebd85ba9_XL)
;)
Hey, it's a "small clone" of a small clone... clever. ;D
Nice build!! I'm so jealous!
Quote from: azrael on January 23, 2011, 12:20:54 AM
Awesome!
How do you manage to do double sided PCBs?
I did single sided PCB for "laser iron" - toner transfer. But my friends, engineers did urgent order of PCBs for their needs, and had some free space, for couple of small clones. Thats why holes are metallized and PCB is double sided :)
(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5802/testo10.5/0_476a6_cfa88263_XL)
Only 3 jumpers and one zero Ohm resistor. No 2nd layer really used.
This PCB contains mistakes - R80/22K (used wired on photo), R62/12K, and LFO time cap - connected to pins 2,3, but must be connected to 1,2 of lm358. Not very perfect, but, it's working.
Red - power, brown - ground, coffee-cream - bias
what program did you use to design the layout? its not EAGLE is it?
julian
It is Sprint Layout.
Very simple, cozy,and popular on ex USSR space.
Nice Small Clone indeed!
If you ever plan on making more of these double sided PCBs I'd be interested in buying one!
Escobedo Photon Filter and Deadastronaut style optical trem in one box, both driven by a 555 led pulser. Optional external ldr for wah.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP9526.jpg)
The prototype, built and rebuilt, so please excuse the mess...
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP9520.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMGP9516.jpg)
cool, nice one , any soundclip of it... :icon_mrgreen:
I'll see what I can do in the morning, 2am here and the kids are asleep... :)
Hello together,
first i like to say: Great pedals, really awesome :o
So here's my little pedal, it's not an a-type-enclosure,
but I hope its okay to show it here ;)
A simple IC-Buffer against tone-sucking, I call it the "Popeye-Buffer":
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/normal_Platine%7E5.jpg) (http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/Platine%7E5.jpg)
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/normal_Elektronik%7E7.jpg) (http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/Elektronik%7E7.jpg)
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/normal_IC-Buffer%7E0.jpg) (http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/IC-Buffer%7E0.jpg)
Maybe theres someone who would like to build a Fuzz Face in a small enclosure,
so here are my two newest (and smallest possible) layouts for the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face,
one in positive ground and the second in negative ground:
Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face Mini-Layout (Germanium PNP, positive ground) (http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/Dallas_Arbiter_Fuzz_Face_Mini-Layout_%28Germanium_PNP%2C_positive_ground%29.jpg)
Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face Mini-Layout (Germanium PNP, negative ground) (http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/17258/Dallas_Arbiter_Fuzz_Face_Mini-Layout_%28Germanium_PNP%2C_negative_ground%29.jpg)
Anyway, here are all my other layouts
(three pages, look at the bottom, theres are three numbers to click on):
http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=131&page=1&sort=pa
Greetings from Germany
Magnus
Hello
This is my first post here, I'm from Brazil!
Here are some pedals built by me using the 1590A enclosure.
Dallas Rangemaster
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/big-louis/CIMG2742.jpg)
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/big-louis/CIMG2761.jpg)
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/big-louis/CIMG2747.jpg)
COT50
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/big-louis/Fifty/CIMG3201.jpg)
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/big-louis/Fifty/CIMG3294.jpg)
Another Dallas Rangemaster
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/big-louis/Fifty/Rangemaster%20Guilherme/CIMG3318.jpg)
(http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q214/big-louis/Fifty/Rangemaster%20Guilherme/CIMG3322.jpg)
Thats a great Rangemaster PCB.
Quote from: Magnus on January 28, 2011, 10:05:28 AM
so here are my two newest (and smallest possible) layouts for the Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face,
Columns 5 & 9 could be easily ommitted ;)
OK, true story:
This weekend the last Mod-project got done, (Les Paul copy hacked to shreds) I needed something new to do with my gear so as not to start hacking away at my "real" guitar. Took a long hard look on my ugly pedal board, realized half the stuff I wanted replaced and half was to damned big. So DIY of course! ...
Googled this thread, half way through it I was stoked By the raw skill, talent and artistry shown here I ordered four 1590A boxes...
Gone through the whole thread now, followed every link, read every word.
THANK YOU! Got an incredible boost of inspiration and NEED to Mod.
Realized I want another (four)+seven 1590A boxes to convert as much as I can and re-make the rest..
I am in Awe from this thread, DAMNED nice , well everything!
gena_p1 : Sell me a clone! :D , Dan, solderman and the rest of you Oh My God!! Impressive.
[Swedish: solderman: vill du bli av med ngr överblivna projekt Skicka dem Till Götet ;) jag betalar :D ]
/rant Of
*Applauds* Great stuff people GLORIOUS stuff!
beware of addiction :D :D :D :D
Quote from: arma61 on February 03, 2011, 03:10:42 PM
beware of addiction :D :D :D :D
Thanks for the warning ;D , too late I think ^^
6days of researching I found out that all my pedals O.o can either be modified into 1590A case, or rebuilt from released schematics / buyable PCBs :icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek:
some already done it.
(well all except my Gristleizer ;) tuner and EQ ( yet the MXR 6band and Korg Pitchblack is at least kind of small already)
So that is, Tuner+EQ+Gristleizer+ ....
12!!!!!! 1590A cases..
Might be able to fit it all except grist.. on my small board....
sexxey!!!
Again thnx for a great thread!! Now I got half a year of making / Modding mini pedals to look forward to :D
/rant of
thnx again :) keep up the stellar work ppl :D
top tip for ya...
get small shoes..or smaller feet... :icon_mrgreen: :icon_wink:
Quote from: deadastronaut on February 04, 2011, 07:58:09 AM
top tip for ya...
get small shoes..or smaller feet... :icon_mrgreen: :icon_wink:
YEa that might be a problem ;)
*1.95meters tall. wears Boots.. + miniPedals.. hmmm, switching system? , nah, easy enough ;) Not like I need all pedals on a the gigBoard, and dont need to put them with 1mm seperation ;) .
Still, looking really really forward to bringing more then the old set of 6pedals to a gig because of the smaller size :D
*I always miss somethings. But dont like to carry to much, or fill out the floor.
#Edit:
dammit... now you made me wanna make a tiny but almost full legnth switching system for the bottom of the board.. making it sorta possible to really use and fit all on my Tiny Board ..... grummmbless.. 8months modding to do..
well atleast that shall keep my nonMOD guitar safe for a while ^^
yeah would be cool to have a full board of em...i have yet to build a 1590a yet...but plan to...one day!..
hey guys...this work is soo cool!i wish i could get some of those enclosures....were you guys buy them from?
Quote from: tasos on February 04, 2011, 10:57:19 AM
hey guys...this work is soo cool!i wish i could get some of those enclosures....were you guys buy them from?
Hammond 1590A Die-Cast aluminium enclosure ("stomp box") :
You can find them in pretty much any well stocked electronics supplier
but there all over the place in guitar stores etc, pre-drilled, pre painted all kinds of things.
(just started modding em myself ;) but since I did spend the week researching it:
http://www.mouser.com/
http://www.smallbearelec.com/
http://www.musikding.de/
http://www.banzaimusic.com/
http://www.pedalenclosures.com
http://www.pedalpartsplus.com/
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/
That's some of the places. Not recommending anything in particular since I got mine locally (Gothenburg-Sweden). But plenty of stuff to choose from there, custom drilling custom painting, hammond originals and hammond ripoffs etc etc.
miss-post
hmmmm...i had a look around but most sites have crazy shipping!only small bear is pretty reasonable....i am not going to pay 6 for the enclosure and 10 for the shipping! ;D
In the Toronto area, Sayal and A-1 Electronics have 1590A's. They are a little bit cheaper at A-1 but there is more selection at Sayal.
@tasos
Just walk into any decent electronics supplyer anywhere in the developed world and they should have it or can order it shipping free ;)
Its a global standard enclosure.
and now:
FUN!
Hey:
Just thought I'd share a wild sketch:
this is -physically- possible to set up AND sort of.... use in a SMALL gigbag style Pedalboard.
Specifically the:
Road Runner Pedalboard All-In-1 Gig Bag (the one I use, and sketched for)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XDZUq1yflDE/SrmKz2s3oeI/AAAAAAAAAQU/8Vl9Xdfl2ik/s200/RR1.jpg)
Size: : 2-1/2"H x 12"W x 21-3/4"D
Just a quick mockup, I did in 5minutes, but its more or less exactly to-scale, and spaces work with snug enough cables, or jack-jack plugs.
(http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/TUyFrS1evyI/AAAAAAAAAV8/MVUtlr7LIOs/pedalboard.jpg)
so you would fit all this for instance:
( Possible in 1590A setup proved in this thread or otherwhere on interwebs: )
a Wah-Pedal
to the right ;)
Its possible to "for instance fit:
-18- 1590A's (vertical)
OCD(custom layout)
Timmy(modded)
a Fuzz
ValveCaster
RAT(modded/customlayout)
Octave
Machine(modded)
Compressor
3switchable boosters in one 1590A
Mxr NoiceGate(modded/custom)
BBE Sonic(modded/custom)
Tuner(modded)
Powerstation(custom power-supply to drive pedals)
Malekko Reverb
Small Clone(custom)
Mxr 6bandEQ(modded)
Tuner(Modded)
CopyCatDelay
*not the best choice; but just to make the point ;)
in the 2 small boxes over the Wah,
1Booster, and 1 sattelite-Noicegate momentaryswitchOFF(mod)
in the horizontal 1590A.
Routing
in the horizontal bottom.left bar:
dedicated channel Router/switcher
Insane.. fun ;)
Hullo everybody, it's been a while since my last effect in a small box but I found the time to do this at last:
it's a Marshall Blues Breaker clone as in notepad schematic, but with a RC 4559 instead a TL072 (please notice I made a mistake in the layout so I had to flip pins of the IC and put it in the socket upside down lol ::) :P )
The "decal" is made with a reverse toner mask then darkening the uncovered aluminum with hydrogen peroxide (in other words an etch without etching...), removing toner and then adding clear coat.
(http://s3.postimage.org/qvx2m91g/IMG_3400.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qvx2m91g/)(http://s3.postimage.org/qvyq5lj8/IMG_3408.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qvyq5lj8/)(http://s3.postimage.org/qw218ais/IMG_3416.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qw218ais/)
and here the gutshots... a bit crowded in there: :icon_mrgreen: under the stripboard three 9mm alpha pots
(http://s3.postimage.org/qw3orn0k/IMG_3419.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qw3orn0k/)(http://s3.postimage.org/qw8ndohw/IMG_3425.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qw8ndohw/)
Quote from: tasos on February 04, 2011, 04:17:40 PM
hmmmm...i had a look around but most sites have crazy shipping!only small bear is pretty reasonable....i am not going to pay 6 for the enclosure and 10 for the shipping! ;D
The first rule of electronics is: you never buy one of anything.
Hi
Some times things take a little longer than you expected. This project was meant for the 666 competition. But a slow delivery of the small pot's crashed that plan. But better late then never. So here folks, meet The "Boogie Man" Its, as you might suspect a Dr. Boogie only in a slight smaller costume than you usually find him.
The paper decals is to be changed for water slides soon.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/Bild%20022_600x450.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/Image4.jpg)
Soundsample:
http://solderman.fatabur.se/DR_Bogie/DB.mp3 (http://solderman.fatabur.se/DR_Bogie/DB.mp3)
OMG! :icon_eek:
that is unbelivable . great job man whats is sound like . and whered u get your pots from i been lookn for those. your awesome man thise is my feeble attempt so far with this box. it was a impedence changer for mics so i added the g and made it a fuzzface . not near your caliber but fun!(http://)(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/3103/dsci0099ar.jpg) (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/dsci0099ar.jpg/)
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@solderman: hats off, really stunning :o
Don't want to bother but... no led? :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
So, my big question with these builds: how well does the stomp button work? I'd think with it being such a small enclosure and most of these have the button ALL the way on one end it would flip up when you step on it. Am I wrong thinking that?
I might have to get a circuit into one of these bad boys.
It really doesn't flip up, and if it does, use velcro. :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: Valoosj on February 18, 2011, 02:14:39 PM
It really doesn't flip up, and if it does, use velcro. :icon_biggrin:
I suppose you could rework the design to have the button in the middle...that should work I would think:
Top of pedal
Out
STOMP
IN
Bottom of pedal
**edit**
I'm thinking of using it for a basic stutter pedal with a three part layout: two jacks and a switch that grounds out the signal when stomped.
hey guys....what is the dimensions of this box please?
92x37x30mm...
i found the dimensions by chance just right after i posted! :icon_razz:
i only have access in these dimension boxes 35x75x30 or 35x95x30....i will probably go for the first!it is actually smaller than the hammond! :icon_razz:
Quote from: neurino on February 15, 2011, 08:37:47 AM
@solderman: hats off, really stunning :o
Don't want to bother but... no led? :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
There is one under one of the eye of the ghost. ;D
Quote from: neurino on February 08, 2011, 04:39:30 PM
Hullo everybody, it's been a while since my last effect in a small box but I found the time to do this at last:
it's a Marshall Blues Breaker clone as in notepad schematic, but with a RC 4559 instead a TL072 (please notice I made a mistake in the layout so I had to flip pins of the IC and put it in the socket upside down lol ::) :P )
The "decal" is made with a reverse toner mask then darkening the uncovered aluminum with hydrogen peroxide (in other words an etch without etching...), removing toner and then adding clear coat.
(http://s3.postimage.org/qvx2m91g/IMG_3400.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qvx2m91g/)(http://s3.postimage.org/qvyq5lj8/IMG_3408.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qvyq5lj8/)(http://s3.postimage.org/qw218ais/IMG_3416.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qw218ais/)
and here the gutshots... a bit crowded in there: :icon_mrgreen: under the stripboard three 9mm alpha pots
(http://s3.postimage.org/qw3orn0k/IMG_3419.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qw3orn0k/)(http://s3.postimage.org/qw8ndohw/IMG_3425.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/qw8ndohw/)
Where did you get those power jacks?
YABM
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC03160.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC03161.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/Fotos-0143.jpg)
Wow. Mind sharing how you did the glowing ram's head?
Epoxy. :icon_twisted:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/967492/4MTA/4MTA%2001.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/967492/4MTA/4MTA%2003.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/967492/4MTA/4MTA%2002.jpg)
Hi All,
This collection of super-compact Fx's is again and again simply delirious & delicious...
Now this is my time to contribute, at last, with my 2000 Pound Bee - a Mosrite-FuzzRite-Ventures fuzz pedal.
Note that it is a full-feature unit, incorporating battery, battery holder, ext. PSU jack with battery cut, input jack with battery cut, blue 3mm led, so it can be used as a standalone item.
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/575859IMG7601.jpg)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/299145IMG7602.jpg)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/708383IMG7603.jpg)
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/128147IMG7609.jpg)
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That calls for a: :o
As Hetfield would say,
Bat-tuh-REE!
Hallo, I am quite new to this forum, but I really like 1590a enclosure builds.
I am pretty proud of this work I made.
The painting is quite bad and the board is messy (it was very hard to fit everithing inside the tiny box... I had to debug a lot :icon_rolleyes:);
anyway I think I am the first to put everithing inside this box: battery, led, 9v jack and all the rest.
The effect is a simple overdrive designed by me and based around projects you can find around the diy sites; it works perfectly but I doubt it will be very reliable since it is very crummed inside.
As a first attempt I am very satisfied... I would use a different 9v jack and I think I should make a better board and place better pots and jacks (in order to gain some mm of space). To fit everithing inside I had to modify the bottom cover taking off most of the bottom rim (such a hard work).
Quote from: allesz on March 22, 2011, 07:47:29 AM
[ img ]http://C:\Documents and Settings\alessandro\Desktop\drive1[/ img ]
[ img ]http://C:\Documents and Settings\alessandro\Desktop\drive2[/ img ]
[ img ]http://C:\Documents and Settings\alessandro\Desktop\drive3[/ img ]
Hallo Alessandro, we cannot see pictures from your comuputer's destop, you must upload them somewhere to the web first.. I believe, I've seen guide somewhere around..
T.
Hi Alessandro,
Quoteanyway I think I am the first to put everithing inside this box: battery, led, 9v jack and all the rest.
If it is a 9V 6F22 standard battery, probably ! And I would like to see how you managed all right then - that's interesting by the way -please send us your pics !
Otherwise see : Reply n° 638 Posted on: March 12, 2011, 07:07:37 AM, that is to say some posts before.
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Quote from: tubelectron on March 22, 2011, 08:17:53 AM
Otherwise see : Reply n° 638 Posted on: March 12, 2011, 07:07:37 AM, that is to say some posts before.
Just FYI: every reply has a direct link (link "under" it's title), e.g. http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg768428#msg768428 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg768428#msg768428)
Ah ! Yes - good useful information Thomeeque - Thanks !
Ok... let's try again.
(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6575/drive1.jpg)
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/2840/drive2.jpg)
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9770/drive3x.jpg)
It seems I finally managed to post pictures. It is quite difficult.
By the way mr. tubelectron... your fuzz is stunning :o the finish is just wonderful and makes me shy for mine :icon_redface:
I see you had to take off some of the botton rim too in order to stuff everything inside.
Thanks Alessandro,
Nonetheless, you have integrated a std 9V battery in your 1590A : good performance, indeed !!! Very interesting to see...
I tried to do the same myself, but I concluded that it was not really possible with a more conventional position of the controls of course, unlike yours.
Well, that's why you were forced to sacrifice the aesthetical criteria due to the battery size, no choice... It's a thing I didn't wanted, so that's why I shifted to the 12V A23 battery, to save space in the box for "nicer-conventional" disposition. The A23 is way enough to power a 2-transistor fuzz or overdrive, like ours. Mine absorbs 150µA / 12VDC engaged (led ON).
And yes, like you, I had to remove locally the bottom rim : for the jacks and the battery holder.
I would like to know :
1 - is your input jack cutting battery supply when disconnected and grounding the input (like on any Fx pedal) or is it a simple classic mono jack ?
2 - is your ext. PSU jack cutting int. Batt. supply when connected ( again, like on any FX pedal) ?
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Thank you 8).
The power jack has no battery switch... I ordered the wrong one: http://www.musikding.de/product_info.php/info/p124_DC-power-jack-2-1mm.htm and had a lot of problems, so I had to use what I found in my local shop;
I think that the best dc jack is this: http://www.musikding.de/product_info.php/info/p663_DC-power-jack-2-1mm-isolated-inside-mount.html it saves a lot of space inside the enclosure (it is not beautifull but...);
The input jack is a stereo one, you can see that the battery wires goes in different directions (I don't like it...), the black wire goes to the input jack. Using the right dc jack would cure this problem (the ones I used took too much space to stand near a stereo jack, so I had to locate it near the (mono) output jack.
By the way, after the first experience I think that by
a) removing all the bottom rim
b) placing the pots a little bit lower (2 or 3 mm)
c) using a 0,8 mm board (mine is like 1,2 mm)
d) making a good double sided pcb (easy for a diyer :icon_biggrin:)
e) mounting the components flat (as I did) and using the smallest component possible (alpha 9mm pots are a godsend ;);
You can build a sturdy and wonderfull pedal: only a Diyer can afford all this work, a boutique pedal company would charge too much for this);
right now I am a bit tired for my first effort, but I plan to refine my skills (expecially on painting ;D) and rebuild this pedal and possibly a tremolo and some more pedal;
You may not like the placing of the knobs and jacks... but it is impossible to do it in a different way. It saves a lot of pedalboard space by the way;
There is place for a third knob too, on the side opposite to the 9v jack, if you need.
In the end it is a prove of real masochism to do something like this, don't you think so?
QuoteIn the end it is a prove of real masochism to do something like this, don't you think so?
Ha ! It's rather a proof of real skillness, instead !
Quoteand possibly a tremolo and some more pedal
Interesting too : I am also planning to work on a non-photocell tremolo to be integrated in a 1590A, using FETs. There is also Rob "deadastronaut"'s tiny tremolOOOOetc, which is very compact unit, but with the photocell principle. Is that what you are thinking about ?
Of the same vein, I have to finalize an IC overdrive - I am waiting for the 1590A boxes...
I think I momentarily have a "1590A compactness virus"... Finding the advantages of minimal size stompboxes on stage.
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Quote from: allesz on March 22, 2011, 08:37:19 AM
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/9770/drive3x.jpg)
I, for one, am thoroughly impressed! Nice job!
For shure I got the 1590a compactness virus too, by the way is there some cure? ;)
Thank you mr. joecool85, I still think the pedal, precisely the board, is a real mess but it can be a start point for me (for shure) and for fellows diyer; if we are skilled or just plain masochist we will find out.
After the first fiasco I built a regular 1590a pedal without battery... but after some time I decided to try finish the one with the battery. I hat to change 9v jack and fix the board you can see (actually the second I made, the first was possibly worst) because I reversed the pot connections.
At least I had to buy some double sided tape (1mm thick) to insulate the solder side from making contact with the jacks.
You can see in the pics some "dirt" on the right of the board, it is the residue from a first attempt to insulate the components from the back cover with some kind of sponge. Now I just use black electrical tape for this side.
I know I have, and can, do better than this.
Hi alessandro,
QuoteI know I have, and can, do better than this.
Well, What you've done - if we except the final finishing details of something which would be call a prototype - is already an excellent "compactness task", regarding the fact that you use a
standard 9V battery. I wonder if there is another possibility to place that battery differently... I don't think so, but I may be wrong. Otherwise, you can like me shift to the A23 battery, and save huge space to allow you easier integration job in a 1590A. Frankly, I thought that a 1590 wa
Re: grinding down the cover. Are you grinding it down to where it's just flat all the way across, rather than having a lip, or are you actually hollowing it out somehow? If just flat, did you ever consider just flipping the cover over?
Hallo, I just flattened the lip (but not where screws fit) with a cutter and sandpaper (what a hard work it was).
Flipping the bottom would be a great idea... but you will lose some space for the board: because the bottom of the enclosure is nearly 6mm tall with the lip-rim (wich is about 2 mm) but has also 4mm of space inside.
Real Hammond enclosures seem better (the rim in narrower) and easier to work than eddystone enclosures like mine.
Hi & sorry for the keyboard cut...
Frankly, I thought that a 1590A wasn't a box where a 9V std battery would enter. But I was wrong...
I used the Hammond 1590A box, not the Eddystone, which seems to be slightly smaller than the Hammond. The comparative dimensions can be found at banzaieffects. com :
http://www.banzaimusic.com/Diecast-Aluminum/ (http://www.banzaimusic.com/Diecast-Aluminum/)
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Quote from: tubelectron on March 22, 2011, 02:47:57 PM
Quoteand possibly a tremolo and some more pedal
Interesting too : I am also planning to work on a non-photocell tremolo to be integrated in a 1590A, using FETs. There is also Rob "deadastronaut"'s tiny tremolOOOOetc, which is very compact unit, but with the photocell principle. Is that what you are thinking about ?
Hi
Here is a non-photocell tremolo integrated in a 1590A
Its simple but OK. The PCB can be made much more effective than in the PDF. This was one of my first ones.
http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_trem/Little%20Read%20Rooster_project_file.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_trem/Little%20Read%20Rooster_project_file.pdf)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_trem/LRR2.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Mini_trem/LRR1.jpg)
nice one solderman...
looks great, non photocell...good, is there a volume drop compared to bypass though..?..which seems to be a common problem with trems..
Ah, yes ! Very good & interesting, solderman !
This is the direction I would take : the tremolo circuit must be non-photocell, ultra-compact (or compactable)... And yours is ! So I will make a trial on it, of course... Thanks for the schematic link.
I have some questions about it :
This tremolo is a mix between different schematics I have found and compiled to this
one you find here. It is simple but cowers the basic needs for a tremolo. Since the C3
Cap always needs to be charged for the tremolo to start and it is charged trough the
LED I have chosen to use a dual color LED with common Cathode. This way it's
always ready for use. The LED is also flashing in LFO speed so you can always see
the dialled in Tempo.
1 - C3 is listed at 100µF, but on the schematic there is only a 100nF output cap : is it C3 ? Is there a mistake value ? I don't see any 100µF cap...
2 - It seems that one of the BF245B is a gain modulated amplifier (a kind of VCA), where the bias is varied via the 2nd BF245B which can be called as modulator, working as a variable resistor, controled by the BC547B phase shift oscillator. Is my interpretation good ?
2B - Do you mean that the led is a constant current cap loader ?
3 - Can you have a deep modulation with this kind of VCA operation ? I mean going to something approaching a "repeat percussion effect / machine gun effect" ?
4 - Do you notice modulation throb ?
5 - The schematic I was thinking about was not VCA, but a FET in modulated variable resistor, followed by a another one in level compensation amp, and of course a T-bridge or phase-shift oscillator to give the modulation. Do you experimented that principle ?
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Quote from: tubelectron on March 25, 2011, 02:08:49 PM
Ah, yes ! Very good & interesting, solderman !
This is the direction I would take : the tremolo circuit must be non-photocell, ultra-compact (or compactable)... And yours is ! So I will make a trial on it, of course... Thanks for the schematic link.
I have some questions about it :
This tremolo is a mix between different schematics I have found and compiled to this
one you find here. It is simple but cowers the basic needs for a tremolo. Since the C3
Cap always needs to be charged for the tremolo to start and it is charged trough the
LED I have chosen to use a dual color LED with common Cathode. This way it's
always ready for use. The LED is also flashing in LFO speed so you can always see
the dialled in Tempo.
1 - C3 is listed at 100µF, but on the schematic there is only a 100nF output cap : is it C3 ? Is there a mistake value ? I don't see any 100µF cap...
2 - It seems that one of the BF245B is a gain modulated amplifier (a kind of VCA), where the bias is varied via the 2nd BF245B which can be called as modulator, working as a variable resistor, controled by the BC547B phase shift oscillator. Is my interpretation good ?
2B - Do you mean that the led is a constant current cap loader ?
3 - Can you have a deep modulation with this kind of VCA operation ? I mean going to something approaching a "repeat percussion effect / machine gun effect" ?
4 - Do you notice modulation throb ?
5 - The schematic I was thinking about was not VCA, but a FET in modulated variable resistor, followed by a another one in level compensation amp, and of course a T-bridge or phase-shift oscillator to give the modulation. Do you experimented that principle ?
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Me bad. I see I have goofed up in same places. This is a based on the EA tremolo at GGG and some thing I can't remember where.
1 - C3 is listed at 100µF, but on the schematic there is only a 100nF output cap : is it C3 ? Is there a mistake value ? I don't see any 100µF cap...
A- I made a mess about the cap' s. C1=In cap and is 10nF on the chem.. I rised it to 47nf, not 470 as in the BOM. C3 is the "modulation cap holding the Q2 to switch to ground. Shem. said 1uF I raised it to 100uF.
2 - It seems that one of the BF245B is a gain modulated amplifier (a kind of VCA), where the bias is varied via the 2nd BF245B which can be called as modulator, working as a variable resistor, controled by the BC547B phase shift oscillator. Is my interpretation good ?
A- ovet the top of my head :-)
2B - Do you mean that the led is a constant current cap loader ?
A- Yes, The LED flashes in phase with the speed. If the stomp switch is used to turn off the led together with the effect (true bypass) when you turn it on again it will take about 2 seconds befor it starts to modulate the sound eg. the cap is loaded. I solved this by using a two colour LED , red is OFF and green is ON
3 - Can you have a deep modulation with this kind of VCA operation ? I mean going to something approaching a "repeat percussion effect / machine gun effect" ?
A, NO it has a modest tremolo effect. If you want some thing deeper try this.
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=75372.msg613734#msg613734 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=75372.msg613734#msg613734)
Its machinegun sound and really deep and goes from really slow to super fast.
4 - Do you notice modulation throb ?
A- No
5 - The schematic I was thinking about was not VCA, but a FET in modulated variable resistor, followed by a another one in level compensation amp, and of course a T-bridge or phase-shift oscillator to give the modulation. Do you experimented that principle
A- Same as Q2 :D
Getting a small circuit into a small enclosure is one thing, but getting a more complicated circuit to fit is a totally different story. I haven't seen anyone discuss their thought processes regarding the modification of a circuit for getting it into a smaller enclosure. Are you thinking more about smaller components or eliminating certain components? Obviously, arranging the components is vital. It would be interesting to have someone like Anders or Daniel take a circuit and go through the thought process of decreasing its size.
Things like 1/8W resistors and ceramic caps can help make circuits very small, as can getting dual layer PCBs fabbed (not necessarily that expensive, dorkbot charge by the square inch only)
@solderman : thanks for your useful answer.
I was akeen to think that the principle of bias-variation VAC wasn't able to give deep tremolo effect, and here you confirm that. The resistance-variation plus recovery amp will probably do better, as I experimented it with bipolar transistors (unfortunately very difficult to compact). Nonetheless, your schematic is a base for modification.
@drhulsey :
QuoteGetting a small circuit into a small enclosure is one thing, but getting a more complicated circuit to fit is a totally different story
Absolutely. That's why It's difficult to compact my Double Tremolo in a 1590A box, even if simplified to simple tremolo :
(http://img8.hostingpics.net/pics/18992IMG_4371.jpg)
QuoteI haven't seen anyone discuss their thought processes regarding the modification of a circuit for getting it into a smaller enclosure
IMHO, the reason why is because it is
always a case-by-case basis.
QuoteAre you thinking more about smaller components or eliminating certain components?
The target being to save space, both are important. But I try first to save room by searching smaller components (where non-critical) and work the layout. Eliminating components may be sometimes critical about the performances of the circuit, so a prior test is compulsory.
QuoteObviously, arranging the components is vital
Exactly. Here is a pic illustrating the way I needed to arrange the components on my 1590A FuzzRite, to get along with the 3PDT footswitch left in a correct position :
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/832469IMG7589.jpg)
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/833488IMG7587.jpg)
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Thanks for the discussion!
Besides the fact that everything related to guitar uses 1/4" jacks,
would there be any down side to using 1/8" jacks between pedals or from looper to pedal?
Quotewould there be any down side to using 1/8" jacks ?
I don't think so... and it would be a way to save space. But what would stop me from that solution is the no-compatibility with the all-around guitarist equipment, and a probable lower mechanical resistance to use and abuse than the 6.35mm usual jack.
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Hi
As Bruno mentioned it's case by case when it comes to an individual design. But to start with there is always a question to be asked, why try to fit complicated circuits in to small boxes at all?
In my case I got tiered of building another "big box" there where no challenge in it. When I first saw a 1590A here in this tread I new that this has to be developed in to something more interesting. I asked my self, where is the limit? I still don't know and we are still pushing it as I see it.
I made up the rules for my self only to use small but standard components and standard mechanics.
Then it's down to the layout. To me, making a layout is like solving the Rubic cube. Everything has to fit together and to work in the end. At the same time every thing has to go fit together in the box as well. That means that big components can't sit in the way of jack's etc. There is no way to cheat.
This is my current personal record I believe (The John Hollis Ultra Flanger)
27 resistors
10 capacitors (3 electrolyte)
5 IC, 3 DIL8 and 2 DIL16
4 trim pot
3 normal pot
4 diodes
1 3mm LED
1 Stompswitch
1 SPDT switch
2 Jack's
1 power jack.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/u1.jpg)
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/u3.jpg)
http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/ultraflanger%20layout.pdf (http://solderman.fatabur.se/f/ultraflanger%20layout.pdf)
oh solderman!this is great!can i find all your application file's somewhere?[pcb-schem]
He shares it all on his website.
A DPDT switch will fit between the screw holes which gains you enough space for a millenium bypass somewhere else, maybe even a relay..? More flexible.
Ohhhh, I LOVE the look of this. What paint did you use to get that blue sparkle?
White chicken head is perfect. Very retro.
Quote from: kawayanstrat on April 27, 2009, 04:40:16 PM
A mini booster with internal tone trimmer. :)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kramtone/VjoesMB.jpg)
Amazing. Love the tidy builld.
I am in the process of using your layout to make my own 1590a fuzzrite.
I will post on that thread of yours some questions I have.
Thanks for sharing!
Quote from: tubelectron on March 29, 2011, 06:38:04 AM
Exactly. Here is a pic illustrating the way I needed to arrange the components on my 1590A FuzzRite, to get along with the 3PDT footswitch left in a correct position :
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/832469IMG7589.jpg)
(http://img11.hostingpics.net/pics/833488IMG7587.jpg)
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You're welcome, ADR.
Moreover, my 1590A FuzzRite works as expected - I am planning to makes samples with deadastronaut's tips.
My layout is OK - it's exactly what I have built. But you may note that some fuzz aficionados on the forum told me that there was a 22K missing, and it's effect seems to be very interesting, according to them - I did not tested it yet to give an additional advice. Nonetheless, built as is, it's really good already...
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So, here's my (unfinished) 1590A...
I still have to debug it and do some pretty stuff to the enclosure, but I got it all stuffed tonight, so I feel accomplished, and gotta show it off a bit.
I'm calling it the Toe Jam Wah
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7742/toejamwah.jpg)
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5888/gutz.jpg)
I would like to comment on that, however we're not allowed to curse on this forum.
:o :icon_eek: Wonderful job.
Damn... debug went smooth. I put my transistor in backwards, lol.
BTW (I'll post the circuit within the next day or two), the circuit I designed for this is a T-filter. I wanted to see if I could make an LDR controlled wah work off the A23 for more than a couple hours. Right now, this circuit will run from a 100uF cap for about 20 seconds before the LED goes dark, then it still amplifies for another 30 seconds or so. I think I hit my goal for a low-power consumption circuit, eh?
The LED is run from the 12V across a 100k resistor, and it still makes enough light to drop the LDR down to about 2-4k (depending on voltage). It is one of the clear bright 5mm's from Tayda. I went through about 20 to get the one that was brightest, but any of them would've worked just fine.
Hi Earthscum,
Nice Job ! I wonder if the treadle pedal was able to work like a wah with pot/rack/pinion... I think that you didn't find the room for !
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@earthscum... :icon_eek:
that is really sweet!.....i really like that very cool....have you a video/soundclip of it working?..
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 12:21:37 AM
So, here's my (unfinished) 1590A...
I still have to debug it and do some pretty stuff to the enclosure, but I got it all stuffed tonight, so I feel accomplished, and gotta show it off a bit.
I'm calling it the Toe Jam Wah
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7742/toejamwah.jpg)
Thats the most small thing I have seen. Totally amazing :o does i work like a Wha
Hey Tubeelectron,
how long does an A23 typically last? Especially when you're using an LED.
cheers
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 12:21:37 AM
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7742/toejamwah.jpg)
That is one of thee most AMAZING 1590A projects I have seen!!! :o :o :icon_eek:
I don't see a lot of travel on the treadle/rocker for the wha. Can you squeeze a lot of wha-wha out of that small space ???
Not bad for gov'nm't work :o
Seriously, it's beautiful!
Would a pancake switch give you more usable travel?
Thanks for sharing!
There is no way a typical pot wah will fit. I was looking at squeezing one in there.
There is only about 3/16" travel at the heel, which works out to about 1/4" on the mechanism... perfect since that's about the exposed area of the LDR. I screwed up though... got ahead of myself and the mechanism works backwards, but I'll fix that tonight and see if I can't get a quick vid or soundclip tonight. It quacks more than any other wah I've played! I made it "intermediate", so that it works and sounds great on Bass AND Guit-fiddle.
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 11:18:22 AM
There is no way a typical pot wah will fit. I was looking at squeezing one in there.
There is only about 3/16" travel at the heel, which works out to about 1/4" on the mechanism... perfect since that's about the exposed area of the LDR. I screwed up though... got ahead of myself and the mechanism works backwards, but I'll fix that tonight and see if I can't get a quick vid or soundclip tonight. It quacks more than any other wah I've played! I made it "intermediate", so that it works and sounds great on Bass AND Guit-fiddle.
Can't wait for the vid, this is the coolest thing I've seen in a LONG time! How you'd do the rocker anyway? Is it just a cut-up 1590-A or totally custom jobby?
yeah shit hot........cant wait to see this toe jam in action....nice :icon_twisted:
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 01:11:07 AM
Damn... debug went smooth. I put my transistor in backwards, lol.
BTW (I'll post the circuit within the next day or two), the circuit I designed for this is a T-filter. I wanted to see if I could make an LDR controlled wah work off the A23 for more than a couple hours. Right now, this circuit will run from a 100uF cap for about 20 seconds before the LED goes dark, then it still amplifies for another 30 seconds or so. I think I hit my goal for a low-power consumption circuit, eh?
The LED is run from the 12V across a 100k resistor, and it still makes enough light to drop the LDR down to about 2-4k (depending on voltage). It is one of the clear bright 5mm's from Tayda. I went through about 20 to get the one that was brightest, but any of them would've worked just fine.
How much sweep do you get? Looks awesome
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 01:11:07 AM
Damn... debug went smooth. I put my transistor in backwards, lol.
BTW (I'll post the circuit within the next day or two), the circuit I designed for this is a T-filter. I wanted to see if I could make an LDR controlled wah work off the A23 for more than a couple hours. Right now, this circuit will run from a 100uF cap for about 20 seconds before the LED goes dark, then it still amplifies for another 30 seconds or so. I think I hit my goal for a low-power consumption circuit, eh?
The LED is run from the 12V across a 100k resistor, and it still makes enough light to drop the LDR down to about 2-4k (depending on voltage). It is one of the clear bright 5mm's from Tayda. I went through about 20 to get the one that was brightest, but any of them would've worked just fine.
Please don't post the circuit......
because if you do.........
I will be forced to try and build one of these and it will quite surely completely consume me......you see....this has to be one of the
coolest things I have seen......in quite some time....
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on April 04, 2011, 05:49:45 PM... Please don't post the circuit......
Don't listen to him, David! He's pedal cra-a-a-z-z-y :o
Quote from: drhulsey on April 04, 2011, 08:31:25 PM
Quote from: danielzink on April 04, 2011, 05:49:45 PM... Please don't post the circuit......
Don't listen to him, David! He's pedal cra-a-a-z-z-y :o
OK... ;D
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=90862.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=90862.0)
Tried a video, but DSLR's don't like bass signal much (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxUAnUEhN4M), so I either have to re-install my ADC/DAC or charge a battery for something that handles video a bit better. That's supposed to be a clean signal... I even dropped the low shelf to about -10dbl, and the master volume wimpered in at 2.5. You can hear the Muff kick in, and the Nurse Quacky. NQ sounds wild, eh? For some reason the Toe Jam doesn't sound nearly as good on the video... the nurse rocks, though. (this explains what I did to the nurse, and it was legal... she liked it) (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=90587.0)
@david. cool, but shouldnt the wah be at the front of the chain?....
The +1, a SHO Clone, featuring a toggle for diodes to ground (overdrive) and cap to ground (cutting the "sheen" :icon_mrgreen:)
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m546/Alkintrosky/DIY/DSC00499.jpg)
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m546/Alkintrosky/DIY/DSC00494.jpg)
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m546/Alkintrosky/DIY/DSC00497.jpg)
Quote from: SeicheNZ on April 04, 2011, 04:43:42 AM
Hey Tubeelectron,
how long does an A23 typically last? Especially when you're using an LED.
cheers
It depends of the circuit you're using, and if the led is Hi-Bright/Lo-Pwr or not.
My FuzzRite Ventures absorbs 50µA (micro-Amperes), and the led absorbs 100µA, so when the pedal is engaged, the total consumption is 150µA : I think it's nearly negligible for an A23 battery, so it will last long, typically to the peremption date. I do not have the experience, but since the pedal have been built in early March and used since in reharsal and live with no variation in voltage, I think you can expect a long life expectancy for the A23 in THIS pedal.
A+!
Finally pushed it into the case.
Its an insanely tight fit, but it works. Im still cutting down wires to make the fit as good as possible.
(the PCB is exactly the width of a 1590A so you gotta cut out slots in the bottom cap sides to make it fit correctly)
Gutshot when gut is clean enough :)
My First 1590A btw :)
ChristineThread (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=90403.0)
Christine @ MusicPCB.com (http://musicpcb.com/pcbs/christine/)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/TZsejveHBKI/AAAAAAAAAXM/Imqk7msGxYk/christine.jpg)
Quote from: PereatMundus on April 05, 2011, 10:03:45 AM
Finally pushed it into the case.
Its an insanely tight fit, but it works. Im still cutting down wires to make the fit as good as possible.
(the PCB is exactly the width of a 1590A so you gotta cut out slots in the bottom cap sides to make it fit correctly)
Gutshot when gut is clean enough :)
this is insane!five knobs?????
@nordine: Love those graphics!
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 05, 2011, 02:20:12 AM
@david. cool, but shouldnt the wah be at the front of the chain?....
I never really got that... when you destroy your signal with distortion afterward, the wah doesn't do much of anything except make it go from smooth to screaching. It does work with Overdrives, or maybe works good with guitfiddle, but for me I like to have a majority of my filtering to be post-destruction. For instance, when I use my Scrynth circuit, any filtering on the front is wiped out... actually, any signal in front is wiped and turned into a pure square. That's why my next NQ is getting split so I can take my envelope off the front and have the filtering taking care of the end signal.
When you use a FF and a Wah, do most people put the wah in front or behind the FF? (asking, because I obviously don't hang out at the same clubs, lol)
(http://i1131.photobucket.com/albums/m546/Alkintrosky/DIY/DSC00494.jpg)
Nice!
This thread is getting ridiculous.
Ridiculously good, that is!
Quote from: Earthscum on April 05, 2011, 10:28:52 AM
@nordine: Love those graphics!
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 05, 2011, 02:20:12 AM
@david. cool, but shouldnt the wah be at the front of the chain?....
I never really got that... when you destroy your signal with distortion afterward, the wah doesn't do much of anything except make it go from smooth to screaching. It does work with Overdrives, or maybe works good with guitfiddle, but for me I like to have a majority of my filtering to be post-destruction. For instance, when I use my Scrynth circuit, any filtering on the front is wiped out... actually, any signal in front is wiped and turned into a pure square. That's why my next NQ is getting split so I can take my envelope off the front and have the filtering taking care of the end signal.
When you use a FF and a Wah, do most people put the wah in front or behind the FF? (asking, because I obviously don't hang out at the same clubs, lol)
I've never had a problem with squealing with my wah and an overdrive.
I put mine before my fuzzes, but I've got an output buffer.
^
me neither... ???
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 12:21:37 AM
So, here's my (unfinished) 1590A...
I still have to debug it and do some pretty stuff to the enclosure, but I got it all stuffed tonight, so I feel accomplished, and gotta show it off a bit.
I'm calling it the Toe Jam Wah
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7742/toejamwah.jpg)
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5888/gutz.jpg)
Outstanding work. Dude, we need a COMPLETE build report on 'how to make a 1590a into a wah' - c'mon!
Quote from: tasos on April 05, 2011, 10:23:10 AM
Quote from: PereatMundus on April 05, 2011, 10:03:45 AM
Finally pushed it into the case.
Its an insanely tight fit, but it works. Im still cutting down wires to make the fit as good as possible.
(the PCB is exactly the width of a 1590A so you gotta cut out slots in the bottom cap sides to make it fit correctly)
Gutshot when gut is clean enough :)
this is insane!five knobs?????
9mm and 12mm Alpha pots does the trick. *damned much wireing in cramped area thou :/
12mm@banzai (http://www.banzaimusic.com/Alpha-12mm/) 9mm@banzai (http://www.banzaimusic.com/Alpha-9mm/)
knobs are; Oscillation, Tone, Volume, Power, Gain.
The Christine is an oscillating glitch Fuzz that can do many crazy things, as well as some seriously crisp Fuzz tones. I'd describe its overall tone as just that, Crisp, I really love it. I use it for its lovely Fuzz tuned to borderline "harsh" with the oscillation/glitzh juuust taking over on the end of bends and lingering notes.
real nice stuff.
ChristineThread (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=90403.0)
Christine @ MusicPCB.com (http://musicpcb.com/pcbs/christine/)
Sealed the slight overlap with self vulcanizing rubber
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/TZtl9Bx-IPI/AAAAAAAAAXc/v7dxnSU60Go/chris1.jpg)
Gut's needs overhaul, the problem isnt in so many pots on so little area but rather, all that damned wireing. Not to mention the PCB is to large to fit, really. need to get in there and change the LED anyway soonish, it dont show due to the flash in the picture but thats a blue superbright led. and it hurts my eyes atm.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/TZtl9FfiCeI/AAAAAAAAAXg/oIDiGInrImo/chrisgut.jpg)
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 12:21:37 AM
So, here's my (unfinished) 1590A...
I still have to debug it and do some pretty stuff to the enclosure, but I got it all stuffed tonight, so I feel accomplished, and gotta show it off a bit.
I'm calling it the Toe Jam Wah
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7742/toejamwah.jpg)
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5888/gutz.jpg)
:icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek:
:o :o :o
Hi PereatMundus,
I guess that the Christine Fuzz is similar to the ZVEX FuzzFactory, but maybe with only Si transistor... Am I right ?
Nonetheless, welcome to your silly-compact fuzz unit !
A+!
Quote from: tubelectron on April 05, 2011, 04:04:44 PM
Hi PereatMundus,
I guess that the Christine Fuzz is similar to the ZVEX FuzzFactory, but maybe with only Si transistor... Am I right ?
Nonetheless, welcome to your silly-compact fuzz unit !
A+!
No, it's completely different from a FF-type circuit, using a (buffered or unbuffered) hex CMOS inverter IC, no discrete transistors. Schematic is available here (http://musicpcb.com/pcbs/christine/).
Quote from: tubelectron on April 05, 2011, 04:04:44 PM
Hi PereatMundus,
I guess that the Christine Fuzz is similar to the ZVEX FuzzFactory, but maybe with only Si transistor... Am I right ?
Nonetheless, welcome to your silly-compact fuzz unit !
A+!
thanks :)
my first tiny-build that is. Need to shorten some of the wireing to make a better fit eventually, and switch out that eye-burning led. other then that it all works well :)
Taylor responded with more info on the circuit so I wount reply on that :)
That post have a better picture btw (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg773614#msg773614)
@PereatMundus - I like the rubber extender. And all the black... mmmm.... Black just looks like it's gonna sound badazz! I had to do all black on my friend's Rat... just HAD to. :icon_twisted:
I got bored at work today, and since we wrap our trophies in newspaper to ship 'em, I started thumbing a couple pages and got an idea, so I did the fastest, dirtiest etch I could. Basically I do a screen print block, this time I did just the letters and then blocked the rest by hand as crappy as I could, ;D ... then I dropped it in FeCl and let it smoke... literally. Painted the recess and did a nasty wipe across some newspaper and hit it with the belt sander. I figure when it wears down, I'll just do new graphics. Easy as pie!
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6452/toejamwahfinal.jpg)
Quote from: Earthscum on April 05, 2011, 08:06:36 PM
@PereatMundus - I like the rubber extender. And all the black... mmmm.... Black just looks like it's gonna sound badazz! I had to do all black on my friend's Rat... just HAD to. :icon_twisted:
Thank you! Im happy with it, nice for first try I think :icon_mrgreen:
Mind you, your creation is a whole other kind of awesome thou :icon_twisted:
really inspires.
Great stuff!
Thanks Taylor & PereatMundus for the informations
A+!
azreal and deadastranaut:
I plugged in my gear tonight and screwed around. Basically, I play bass, for starters. The fizz and edge of the distortion override a majority of the filtering because there is a larger spread in pitch between the fundamental note and the distortion overtones. When you filter before, it cuts out everything that makes the bass 'sound' come through, so all ya get is deep low with nasty distortion on top. Even my overdrive sounded bad. With the wah at the end (bad place for foot control, I'll admit), it filters the entire signal, and if you want less of the signal, you split and blend around the wah and mix dry/wet.
But, that's just my method. I like my distortion and OD's and wild, big sounds. My guitarist and I get tastefully 'effects-happy' on a couple songs.
never really watched this thread but now i have something to post..
(http://www.dazatronyx.com/custom-shop/fetish-buffer.jpg)
will put it in the regular pics thread with a description i think
darron,
The finish of your Fetish Booster is truly admirable, and seems to be durable because I think it is etched or engraved before painting and coating (?).
Excellent taste, nonetheless.
A+!
Quote from: darron on April 09, 2011, 10:11:33 AM
never really watched this thread but now i have something to post..
....
will put it in the regular pics thread with a description i think
How'd you do that finish!? That's awesome!
Quote from: Earthscum on April 04, 2011, 12:21:37 AM
So, here's my (unfinished) 1590A...
I still have to debug it and do some pretty stuff to the enclosure, but I got it all stuffed tonight, so I feel accomplished, and gotta show it off a bit.
I'm calling it the Toe Jam Wah
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7742/toejamwah.jpg)
(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5888/gutz.jpg)
G R E A T !
Quote from: Joecool85 on April 12, 2011, 02:59:06 PM
Quote from: darron on April 09, 2011, 10:11:33 AM
never really watched this thread but now i have something to post..
....
will put it in the regular pics thread with a description i think
How'd you do that finish!? That's awesome!
i went over it a bit in the picts thread, but it was painted primer, then some base metallic paint, then about 4/5 even passes of candy apple red, then lasered into the red to get the silver text back up, then about 5 coats of thick polyurethane clear (:
we should be asking questions about that Toe Jam Wah.... :icon_eek:
Some sick builds there. ;)
Just too much tweaking and measuring for my taste.
I tried, but I only get like elektra or SHO in that little f*cker.
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/InsaneKane-FX/Etch/Elektra013-1.jpg)
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/InsaneKane-FX/Etch/Elektra022-1.jpg)
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/InsaneKane-FX/Etch/Elektra009-1.jpg)
all of a sudden i have a strong urge to pay attention to this thread! celtic pcb :)
And then there was a modded sho.
I was afraid for those really thin cracking lines, but gladly they turned out just fine.
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/InsaneKane-FX/Etch/Crackless009.jpg)
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/InsaneKane-FX/Etch/Crackless016.jpg)
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww214/InsaneKane-FX/Etch/Crackless018.jpg)
Nice, man. I dig the way you do your PCB's
@insanne... that bear is great..nice pcbs too... 8)
yeah,its amazing how detailed you can go with an etch, as long as the original image is some sort of vector graphic etc...no rough edges etc..(unless you want em).. :icon_cool:
Thanks :D
Yeah, you can get really detailed graphics with etching but it takes lots of work too.
Prepping, designing and painting takes hours and it really sucks when you have a new really cool circuit that you just can't wait to test it out.
patience is a virtue...yeah know what ya mean.. :icon_wink:
@Insanekane
Really love your work. great attention to detail and loads of visual refinement :)
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*shameless plug:
Help me decide in what order to build theese 1590A projects (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=91043.0)
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Quote from: PereatMundus on April 14, 2011, 12:33:54 PM
@Insanekane
Really love your work. great attention to detail and loads of visual refinement :)
-
*shameless plug:
Help me decide in what order to build theese 1590A projects (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=91043.0)
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Thank you,
*Do a Zendrive ;)
Geez, you guys really do beautiful graphics/finishes :icon_mrgreen:
Here's a couple of 1590As I've done recently.
The "sMIrkin' gheRKIN FUZZ"
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_6326-1.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_6323.jpg)
...and a Rat, both on vero.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_6154.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_6160.jpg)
Hi m8s
just an "easy" one, a SHO. Not sure about the knob, I have the same in Blue, and the usual black chickenhead and Boss stile (silver in the centre), what do you think ?, is that yellow in line with the graphics ?
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/100_0588.jpg) (http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/100_0589.jpg) (http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/100_0590.jpg)
Quote from: arma61 on April 18, 2011, 09:43:08 AM
Hi m8s
just an "easy" one, a SHO. Not sure about the knob, I have the same in Blue, and the usual black chickenhead and Boss stile (silver in the centre), what do you think ?, is that yellow in line with the graphics ?
Love it. What circuit is it?
thx,
it's a SHO - Super Hard On
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=82566.msg685169#msg685169
The Gnome Bender, a Si Tone Bender.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/GnomeBender.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_6404.jpg)
Quote from: guitarmageddon on April 21, 2011, 01:01:37 AM
The Gnome Bender, a Si Tone Bender.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/GnomeBender.jpg)
I love this pic!
me too....i love these little buggers!...still havent braved it to make one yet though!.. :P
nice work guys... :icon_cool:
you should! nice candidate for your tiny tremoloooooooooooooooooooooo!
Ciao
this is my exact post on the pictures thread! ;D this enclosure is smaller than the 1590a [i can't get hammond] so i think it belongs here! ;)
well...this is the first pedal that is actually my circuit...nothing too special a super modified mxr microamp from tonepad...i really hated it so i socketed pretty much all parts and made my changes!now it is a bass booster [yep..bassists actually use pedals!]this fattens so much...can't wait to record some clips! ;D
(http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/9422/1000080x.jpg) (http://img140.imageshack.us/i/1000080x.jpg/)
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1760/1000066nz.jpg (http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/1760/1000066nz.jpg)
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2549/1000093zk.jpg (http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/2549/1000093zk.jpg)
the enclosure measures 75x35x30 while the 1590a measures 92x37x30 ;D
size matters.... :icon_eek:
Here's my latest effort - A Bigfoot FX Magnavibe vibrato pedal clone:
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/Leeroyfunk/Front.jpg)
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/Leeroyfunk/Guts-1.jpg)
Apparently there can never be too many SHO's in "A's"... another. Made a pair of boards quite awhile ago, one with a 2N7000 and one with a BS170. Boxed the 2N7000 back when i finished the boards but only got to finishing up the BS170 last night.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_3404-1.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_3413-1.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_3418-1.jpg)
dave
Quote from: davent on May 04, 2011, 03:41:02 PM
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_3413-1.jpg)
the finish is stunning!
what's up with the nut of he switch?is it flat on the down side or i just need a good sleep? ;D
I just woke up and there is definitely a flat side.
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4279/frogspawnfuzz.th.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/820/frogspawnfuzz.jpg/)
(http://www.mtv.com/shared/mtv2/wonder_showzen/cast/ap_gibralter_281x211.jpg)
brother from another mother ;)
I'm looking for an Eagle .brd file that consists of a board outline (the entire length of the enclosure) with a 3PDT foot print at one end. Thx! great builds!
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC03189.jpg)
Quote from: Boobslappy on May 09, 2011, 10:35:42 PM
I'm looking for an Eagle .brd file that consists of a board outline (the entire length of the enclosure) with a 3PDT foot print at one end. Thx! great builds!
That would be really great. Otherwise I might try and make one myself at the weekend.
is there room for offboard jacks like that do you think?
Quote from: Hides-His-Eyes on May 10, 2011, 06:59:31 AM
Quote from: Boobslappy on May 09, 2011, 10:35:42 PM
I'm looking for an Eagle .brd file that consists of a board outline (the entire length of the enclosure) with a 3PDT foot print at one end. Thx! great builds!
That would be really great. Otherwise I might try and make one myself at the weekend.
is there room for offboard jacks like that do you think?
Based on the pics in these threads I think you can squeeze in some offboard jacks. I have the dimensional drawing of the 1590a but do not have a physical enclosure in hand so I was hoping someone who has designed a working board could at least give out some dimensions (especially the curved cutouts at the corners as the drawing I have does a poor job of documenting this)??
Quote from: Valoosj on May 10, 2011, 06:32:58 AM
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/DSC03189.jpg)
Wow!
Any chance of a gut shot?- How on earth did you get a transformer in there? :o
I posted a gutshot of one of these a few pages back. This one is already out to the customer.
The trick is to measure it all out, it was a very tight squeeze :)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm227/ValoosjFX/tycobrahe.jpg)
This is the same pedal, different finish.
Not the best picture but I just built an EA Tremolo into a 1590A, with a bit of cursing and some luck with PCB drawing :icon_wink:
If you do plan on doing a 1590A pedal, make sure your trimpots are low to the board. :icon_lol:
(http://www.seriouslydesigns.com/adam/eatremolo.jpg)
nice job!
we would like to see its bloody bowels! :D :D
Cheers
Quote from: nocentelli on April 30, 2011, 07:12:29 AM
Here's my latest effort - A Bigfoot FX Magnavibe vibrato pedal clone:
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/Leeroyfunk/Front.jpg)
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/Leeroyfunk/Guts-1.jpg)
NICE!! hey, you don't by chance have a schematic, do ya?
i hear it's almost the same as a wobbletron, other than the fact it works...that is... :icon_biggrin:
Wondering when Im gonna get the time to print up decals and put theese together.... 8)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/TdvLLl6j7_I/AAAAAAAAAkw/wUouqoygMF0/pedaler.jpg)
I ended up starting with my LineDrive.
(http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/Td0eEFfsXeI/AAAAAAAAAlI/6FKODzpOD8g/s720/LineDrive.jpg)
(http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/Td0eD7tzhqI/AAAAAAAAAlE/68EnG0FZ5io/s800/LineDrive2.jpg)
(http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_EdqDkfJWXcY/Tcbu0xa84CI/AAAAAAAAAgE/MCwQCYx2TCM/s912/Linedriver.jpg)
Actual color is more like the first image then second.
Paint is Gold Vein. *textured surface gold on peaks blank on valleys.
No gutshot since its all covered up anyway. (to make things fit the bottom of the large PCB is "towards" the bottom of the box. so cant see anything anyway.
But there is a picture of the circuit there.
It is an AMZ Mosfet Boost circuit with Mill1 circuit on same PCB *tonepad layout.
I have added my own Jfet Buffer. Made it as tiny as I possibly could, hooked it up to a Mill2 circuit and DPDT switch.
This way I can use a DPDT footswitch not a 3DPT and still get individual LED indication for the Boost and the buffer as well as retain True bypass.
Only had a 3DPT switch available thou so tossed that one in anyway. I kind of enjoy the "feature/Bug" of the Mill1 circuit that makes its
LED put out a very low light when power to the pedal is on, reminds me of a standby indicator, which i like.
The original Idea was to fit all this in my Extremely tiny box. (half the size of a 1590A) seen unpainted in the image above.
that's why i did separate PCBs as well as the mill2 and my own jfet buffer as tiny as I possibly could.
Yet the paint on this 1590A was so spot-on what I was looking for so I used it instead.
Got waterslide and paint to make decals thou this one I think I´ll leave as-is. just love the paint too much.
Millennium Bypass circuit = http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/Millenium/milckt.gif
AMZ Mosfet Boost By Jack Orman = http://www.muzique.com/schem/mosfet.htm
Jfet Buffer, my own version but here is some similar ones = http://www.muzique.com/lab/buffers.htm
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-nr6RJaxDVdA/Td6XGe8s4VI/AAAAAAAAAl0/HGMiBze8abw/machine4.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3YxJYHNc4u8/Td6XKBnm7mI/AAAAAAAAAl4/gqBUdah6PUA/machine2.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zTTsC4UUGfU/TcGLn8B0SAI/AAAAAAAAAew/zmOr_3gjEWI/machine.jpg)
zVex Machine in a 1590A with 2nd stage gain added.
Silver Vein paint. actual color better in 2nd photo.
the extra Pot is the internal Trimpot for 2nd stage gain in between the frequenzy tripples (a SHO stage).
I dont understand why Zvex didnt make this an external pot, its seriously Nice to be able to control it!
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2590/5766170908_e3e1b03d0f_b.jpg)
its not a 1590a but I figured its tiny and its close enough. I cut and sand all the jacks down so they fit.
My 3 inch "SUPER HARD ON" ;D
My first project into a 1590a Not as tough as i had imagined, i freehanded all of the jack placements, no planning at all ;D Thankfully it came out pretty good. Used my own layout with board mounted pot.
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MekTxNvTFLU/TeLvRCnXTuI/AAAAAAAABMs/jYK7SAjx-CI/s640/DSC02666.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y52bI5NCvEg/TeLvRNjKdmI/AAAAAAAABMk/2-QSeu092gQ/s640/DSC02665.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Se_C1_-nJas/TeLvRfHo6iI/AAAAAAAABMw/Wsp2aV0750o/s640/DSC02664.JPG)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x_H2s07rLqs/TeUGDUqRw4I/AAAAAAAAAmU/QR1J254GDIs/Fuzz.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6Fg_LD6djo0/TeUGC8fcYyI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/HPmvxfgslIU/s1024/GreenRinger2.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dhl86016jE0/TeUGCw8SN2I/AAAAAAAAAmM/_sEaSQpciK8/s1024/meathead2.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6eHKOUe3MMU/TeUGDVX9G_I/AAAAAAAAAmY/s3J5mAez688/s640/GreenRinger1.jpg)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1W5f0gITTmk/TeUGCnKbryI/AAAAAAAAAmI/fTMiFXrpqoQ/s640/meathead1.jpg)
Green Ringer
Meathead
fuzzzzsszzrrrr
Do you 4 knob 1590Aers have drilling templates for your enclosures? That seems so hard!
so hard to fit two 16mm pots next to each other in a 1590A. :o
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/7509dfff.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/9d1cae17.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/4574e32f.jpg)
Stripped down Tubescreamer type design, as in no tone control, but more like a Timmy, I guess, with some of my own tweaks....
Using a modified version of Renegadrian's Tube Reamer Layout. Thanks, dude!
Really nice job, man!!! Feel free to post the modified layout if you want...Yeah!!!
Quote from: PereatMundus on May 31, 2011, 11:36:56 AM
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x_H2s07rLqs/TeUGDUqRw4I/AAAAAAAAAmU/QR1J254GDIs/Fuzz.jpg)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6Fg_LD6djo0/TeUGC8fcYyI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/HPmvxfgslIU/s1024/GreenRinger2.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Dhl86016jE0/TeUGCw8SN2I/AAAAAAAAAmM/_sEaSQpciK8/s1024/meathead2.jpg)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6eHKOUe3MMU/TeUGDVX9G_I/AAAAAAAAAmY/s3J5mAez688/s640/GreenRinger1.jpg)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1W5f0gITTmk/TeUGCnKbryI/AAAAAAAAAmI/fTMiFXrpqoQ/s640/meathead1.jpg)
Green Ringer
Meathead
fuzzzzsszzrrrr
Just a tip for you, those locking washers should go on the inside, not the outside. You are going to damage your paint.
i do the same and i have no problem...basicly if screwing the switch without them then the paint is scratched!
and it also looks so hardcore! ;D lol
^ thats why a lot of people use those horrible white plastic washers i guess!...nasty looking though!.. :)
Quote from: Barcode80
Just a tip for you, those locking washers should go on the inside, not the outside. You are going to damage your paint.
thanks.
Actually most of my 1590A boxes dont get used much at this point.
I still need to have decals made and a finishing clear gloss paint.
I really hate the stock plastick washers that come with the switches.
Need to buy new large chromed ones.
then the locking washers will go inside I promise :)
I have 4more 1590A done now :icon_biggrin: But hedding out on vaycation in a few days. pics when decals are done.
Quote from: azrael on May 31, 2011, 10:00:51 PM
Do you 4 knob 1590Aers have drilling templates for your enclosures? That seems so hard!
4knob and even 6knob 1590A is easy as long as using 12mm or 9mm Alpha pots :)
(http://cdn.banzaimusic.com/images/P/30802_th.gif)(http://cdn.banzaimusic.com/images/T/t_20825-01.gif)
no drilling templete needed.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sBMc2poUy1g/TZsejveHBKI/AAAAAAAAAXM/p9S11PYf90s/christine.jpg)
5 knobs... :icon_eek:
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 05, 2011, 10:32:42 AM
5 knobs... :icon_eek:
No biggie another Swede here on forums got his Dr. Boogie 6pot:
Mr SolderMan himself
Linky to post in this thread with images (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg762076#msg762076)
oh yeah i remember that now....crazy!.. :icon_cool:
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 05, 2011, 11:24:00 AM
oh yeah i remember that now....crazy!.. :icon_cool:
Forgot to say thank you for the " :icon_eek: "
:)
Quote from: PereatMundus on June 05, 2011, 11:30:49 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 05, 2011, 11:24:00 AM
oh yeah i remember that now....crazy!.. :icon_cool:
Forgot to say thank you for the " :icon_eek: "
:)
no problem!...great builds man...heres 2 more!.. :icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_mrgreen:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5026/5800690435_92b84ba578_b.jpg)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2754/5800731019_c9a6816ab1_b.jpg)
my first 1590a. also my first etching that didn't fail. I am quite happy that I'm finally getting some winning
(http://i51.tinypic.com/2cqbgo3.gif)
Hallo everybody.
I post here my new effect just to show that my small addiction is still quite bad: this time it is just a super simple germanium booster (input cap, output cap (both 1uF), a resistor to ground, a pot, that's it). It is so simple that the circuit stays on a 1cm x 1cm perfboard, but it sounds good and it is a way to use bad and too leaky germanium transistors (the trannie is biased only by leakage); it can go from full frequency boost to just unity gain "buffer", anyway usefull and good sounding.
Of course it works only with the 9v battery, and no led, so i called it aleakysnob.
(http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=m2gn7iqx4vyxnr5&thumb=5)
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/9aea7f3fbd677a782a973aa40ee088aeac8e0c1a5acfa81d62bd8d30b0149f6a6g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/2fbdbf8d915d928c11c1639b789afd279b3be55515ea68137acf630f0a49ca1b6g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/12f696dede7ea3324418e97cffc671bb931217d2431db9363cfd74d9e4f3fb046g.jpg)
My mini pedalboard
...just one intruder
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc410/mrslave1/pedalboard_mini.jpg)
THAT is extremely nice to look at! Now plug 'em in!
so is there a layout of the little angel chorus for the 1590a? ???
Quote from: tasos on June 13, 2011, 03:54:06 PM
so is there a layout of the little angel chorus for the 1590a? ???
Yes, it is in the Little Angel thread.
this is the layout I've used
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=86297.msg726268#msg726268
;D
so you squeezed that in a 1590a?
guts! ;D
Guts here in the same thread http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=86297.msg736879#msg736879 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=86297.msg736879#msg736879)
...and this is mine
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=36392.msg751160#msg751160
:icon_biggrin:
great job duuudes! ;D i think i am gonna try it too!any advice for me? ;)
yeah small hands and feet.... :icon_mrgreen:
all amazing, congratulations ;)
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/boosters/102_2043.jpg)
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/boosters/102_2042.jpg)
Quote from: Dr.maligno on June 16, 2011, 09:43:43 AM
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/boosters/102_2043.jpg)
Not to belittle your work in any way, but aren't those 1590B enclosures?
^ if you squint and stand back a bit...... :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: deadastronaut on June 16, 2011, 10:07:53 AM
^ if you squint and stand back a bit...... :icon_mrgreen:
From a distance everything looks smaller ;)
whats the internal demotions of the 1590a. In short will it fit a ggg orange squeezer. please say yes these little guys are just to cool.
http://www.google.bg/search?q=1590a
Quote from: bobodechimp on June 19, 2011, 10:39:03 PM
whats the internal demotions of the 1590a. In short will it fit a ggg orange squeezer. please say yes these little guys are just to cool.
maybe not the actual GGG board itself.....you may have to do a tiny bit of re-routing.......but yes.....an Orange Squeezer will fit.....
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/orangesq1.jpg)
Dan
Hey everybody!
I am thinking about a new 1590a project with three pots arranged in a triangular...
I saw small bear has some small pots...any other source?
Would 12mm pots do or do i need the 8mm ones?
Thanks
Just finished this layout for the orange squeezer. I like the symmetry.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k_T9nnW3fBQ/TgebDF_hk4I/AAAAAAAABT4/fBd8Sf5ePNk/s400/DSC02700.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Rja7DKGcCSU/TgebBwzW3UI/AAAAAAAABTw/tcLtk47C4ts/s400/DSC02699.JPG)
^ nice one :)
Why does everyone seem to theme their Orange Squeezers after A Clockwork Orange... oh, I get it ;D
My first attempt at doing a 1590A pedal: Classic SHO circuit, with the added coolness of a clear shaft pot so there's no need to take up real estate with an LED. When the pedal is switched on the knob will light up. :) Still waiting on my clear knobs and ultra bright LED's to come from smallbear, which gives me time to paint this up! Will post again when it's done.
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/EgoBoostGuts.jpg)
Next up, mini Green Ringer!
whats a SHO circuit/
Quote from: bobodechimp on July 01, 2011, 04:12:59 PM
whats a SHO circuit/
Super Hard On. Very popular for these tiny enclosures since the circuit is so small
it's a booster right? i was a afraid to Google it... :icon_redface:
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Rja7DKGcCSU/TgebBwzW3UI/AAAAAAAABTw/tcLtk47C4ts/s400/DSC02699.JPG)
Nice work! ;)
(http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/1154/55218498.jpg)
Still haven't decided on how to decorate it... It's a 2 knob (actually 4 if you count the trimpots) overdrive. Gain and volume on the outside and overall volume boost and tone on the inside.
Before anyone asks, i used closed-frame jacks and basically cut the top off. Cut about 2mm from the top, making them mono, then used two sided tape to make sure the bottom didn't let go of the plastic part. I've ordered smaller jacks which should eventually fit without being hacked.
Quote from: John Lyons on July 01, 2011, 06:25:58 PM
Nice work! ;)
Thanks, I appreciate it especially since i try to model my wiring after your pedals. :)
My latest layout making endeavor.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ggePzyhMrMs/ThEBYqAVuII/AAAAAAAABVA/WrI6sdYZmVg/s400/IMG_0167.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-nlSW8dPxyoM/ThEN1FSbYZI/AAAAAAAABV4/XOKXDYBg864/s400/IMG_0164.JPG)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-knJzgZfoMEI/ThEBZGKwP-I/AAAAAAAABVM/OaSCovzS4-w/s288/IMG_0162.JPG)
Could have called that one a Distortion -
:)
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on July 05, 2011, 01:25:56 PM
Could have called that one a Distortion -
:)
Dang it, that would have been awesome :D
Quote from: jimmybjj on July 03, 2011, 08:52:08 PM
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ggePzyhMrMs/ThEBYqAVuII/AAAAAAAABVA/WrI6sdYZmVg/s400/IMG_0167.JPG)
I really like the labeling on this. Please share how you were able to do it.... was it waterslide?
Just plain water slides. For some reason unknown to me they were really easy to apply this time. Maybe it was the brand of paint (krylon), no blending at all was required.
Quote from: jimmybjj on June 26, 2011, 05:14:53 PM
Just finished this layout for the orange squeezer. I like the symmetry.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k_T9nnW3fBQ/TgebDF_hk4I/AAAAAAAABT4/fBd8Sf5ePNk/s400/DSC02700.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Rja7DKGcCSU/TgebBwzW3UI/AAAAAAAABTw/tcLtk47C4ts/s400/DSC02699.JPG)
Would you be willing to share the layout? I've been wanting to build one of these in a 1590A. :icon_mrgreen:
Sure, it's located here.
http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=2120.0
hey galego....
where did you get these small pots from? ;D
i am desperately looking for them! ;)
Quote from: tasos on July 11, 2011, 12:27:01 PM
hey galego....
where did you get these small pots from? ;D
i am desperately looking for them! ;)
From musikding.de.
Thanks ;D
Also available at smallbear...
http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693 (http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=693)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZHBqulhCT20/TiRha1RQq2I/AAAAAAAAAos/SuIE3vC4YwA/s640/6.jpg)
+more
ZenDrive
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yv3OfH8mTjw/TiRhalGZeXI/AAAAAAAAAok/fJAs1WUJdo0/s512/5.jpg)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jJS6I9mC32g/TiRha5yrBTI/AAAAAAAAAo0/USa3vJCXbTU/s512/7.jpg)
Standard Zendrive; 1590A
Drive ; buffer + boost
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nATDh1UiUCo/TiRhaOAqZDI/AAAAAAAAAog/e4t5kyl_DXY/s512/3.jpg)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v1Gq8yc-tik/TiRhc2MXWFI/AAAAAAAAApU/be6nQXHXdsc/s512/15.jpg)
Mosfet Boost + Buffer + Millswitch 1 + millswitch 2 DPDT toggle *chaindriver @ start , 1590A
Lard Boost
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xxwL3Oe8Np0/TiRhcpkVJMI/AAAAAAAAApQ/Eqw106ekKAc/s512/12.jpg)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zWr-E-SF8qc/TiRhctVfhwI/AAAAAAAAApI/SI3w4x32C-o/s512/13.jpg)
"fatboost"/"MID boost" tiny "half" 1590A enclosure.
OSQ
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-IaX2H6FYBVE/TiRhcmaKBII/AAAAAAAAApM/5_EghQfopnU/s512/14.jpg)
OSQ / Orange Squeezer *internal trimbot as normal pot 1590A
Machine - freq trippler fuzz (zvex)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1L6OCepqSbI/TiRhdeQUtPI/AAAAAAAAApY/Y9AONwt5VzQ/s512/16.jpg)
freq trippler, *extra pot for 2nd SHO gainstage. 1590A
OCD
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bg02XrVlQCU/TiRhdti00HI/AAAAAAAAApc/-_kfNvyS0dU/s512/18.jpg)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mSVwsZt5ySU/TiRhdc-su7I/AAAAAAAAApg/y468-j5R76Q/s512/17.jpg)
OCD 1590A
Green Ringer
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--0aztE99WX4/TiRheLIiGNI/AAAAAAAAApk/1RWftPJgg2k/s512/20.jpg)
Green Ringer 1590A
MeatHead
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2oA_bFcFe98/TiRheZzHqpI/AAAAAAAAAps/QoKTRUckynk/s512/21.jpg)
Meathead (D.A.M. / Colorsound) 1590A
Christine
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aPtbPERv11s/TiRhfyxLkDI/AAAAAAAAAp8/TKM3dgGbTGI/s512/25.jpg)
Christine Fuzz 1590A hex inverter fuzz
(MXR) Noisegate - heavily modified
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gNrFFJZHBsY/TiRhaNHpSdI/AAAAAAAAAoo/EVCyE7vliSs/s512/1.jpg)(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-bPRiKdlu1P0/TiRhfcFyGnI/AAAAAAAAAp4/k3jznRCxiU0/s512/24.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vXJ4dIJEUYE/TiRhaDem-YI/AAAAAAAAAoc/jLFRxJOnYZU/2.jpg)
mods: Attack-pot, Release-pot, attenuation-pot, sattelite box momentary switch (*defeats gate= instant noise internal in circuit "silent/transperant switching)
*1590G a bit wider then 1590A AND thinner = same'ish volume much closer to 1590A then B.
Combo-box
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MK_fR-n7pV0/TiRhgFXoUqI/AAAAAAAAAqA/FijjnW8WulE/s576/26.jpg)
Contains satellite connection to noisegate and momentary NON-latching stomp switch
Also however, there is a seperate circuit, this is the pre-preamp exit box from pedalboard, containing End of chain " superbuffer"=Linedriver
[pedalboard is optimized: 1-buffer to ONLY tru-bypass boxes to 1-buffer exitpoint.
Also when Buffer is of (toggle-switch) another circuit kicks in and the 10mm Led now is a line-power indicator that reacts in intensity to signal going thru this exit-point.
making it possible to get instant visual response of level in chain and use compressor/buffer/boost etc-settings thereafter.
Riot (suhr+mods)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wSHHCEDfi80/TiRhgFkwVWI/AAAAAAAAAqE/4EZOAX9PGJ8/s512/27.jpg)
Suhr Riot + mods 1590G, clipping - mid-switches aswell as assorted component mods.
some are work in progress , some are done
@pereatmundis:
awesome...go to get round to trying a 1590a one day....
btw is that a madean suhr riot (uproar)...have you a soundclip of it..?.
Quote from: deadastronaut on July 18, 2011, 02:30:36 PM
@pereatmundis:
awesome...go to get round to trying a 1590a one day....
btw is that a madean suhr riot (uproar)...have you a soundclip of it..?.
Thanks
yea 1590A's are well worth the effort.
and yep its the madbean Layout, no clips but as far as my ears can tell its the exact same thing as stock Suhr Riot, (not counting the extra switches thou)
^cool, cheers.
Quote from: ADR on March 31, 2011, 02:17:24 PM
Ohhhh, I LOVE the look of this. What paint did you use to get that blue sparkle?
White chicken head is perfect. Very retro.
Quote from: kawayanstrat on April 27, 2009, 04:40:16 PM
A mini booster with internal tone trimmer. :)
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j280/kawayan_strat/kramtone/VjoesMB.jpg)
Just an ordinary blue sparkle spray can.
@PereatMundus
Cool looking boxes! Which layouts did you use for OCD and Zen Drive?
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ggePzyhMrMs/ThEBYqAVuII/AAAAAAAABVA/WrI6sdYZmVg/s400/IMG_0167.JPG)
jimmybj - congratulations - this Mini D+ is a real mate for it's vintage brother, like mine below (1980), even the in color matching... Great !
(http://img4.hostingpics.net/pics/842689IMG5176JPG.jpg)
A+!
there just to cool
Hello everyone. I am absolutely amazed what you guys are doing with the 1590A! I am going to join the fun and house a couple of boost pedals to get my feet wet. So where can I get the DC jacks that Dan Zink is using?
Wow. I'm a thread killer. Sorry....................... :-[
Post more pedals to drool over!
Here's my first attempts into the world of the mini pedal (these are actually 1090NS enclosures). First is a Tiny Trem circuit pedal that I built with clear shaft pots and knobs:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/TremBrule.jpg)
My major mistake I made and fixed was drilling the pot holes side by side and not realizing until I was putting it together that the knobs are too big to fit that way! So I had to fill the hole and just BARELY had enough room to drop the pot down a bit to make both knobs fit. The left knob is the rate knob and flashes the speed as the knob is turned, and the right knob is the smoothness knob, as well as the on/off indicator. This was a fun and easy little project that I think just about any beginner into 1590A-size pedals should tackle.
And, Here's my first mini I built (also with the clear shaft pot):
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/EgoBooston-off.jpg)
Pretty simple, it's a SHO circuit with the on/off indicator built into the pot. I went with a violet led just to try something different. I dig it.
Next up, mini Green Ringer! ;D
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on August 08, 2011, 04:58:39 PM
Here's my first attempts into the world of the mini pedal (these are actually 1090NS enclosures). First is a Tiny Trem circuit pedal that I built with clear shaft pots and knobs:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/TremBrule.jpg)
My major mistake I made and fixed was drilling the pot holes side by side and not realizing until I was putting it together that the knobs are too big to fit that way! So I had to fill the hole and just BARELY had enough room to drop the pot down a bit to make both knobs fit. The left knob is the rate knob and flashes the speed as the knob is turned, and the right knob is the smoothness knob, as well as the on/off indicator. This was a fun and easy little project that I think just about any beginner into 1590A-size pedals should tackle.
I bet the flashing rate pot looks awesome! I really need to try one of those some time!
@ugly: nice, i love the look of those clear shaft pots n knobs..looks great!......trem brule'...lol... :icon_cool:
:is there anywhere in the UK to get those knobs n pots?...rob.
Quote from: deadastronaut on August 09, 2011, 07:57:37 AM
@ugly: nice, i love the look of those clear shaft pots n knobs..looks great!......trem brule'...lol... :icon_cool:
:is there anywhere in the UK to get those knobs n pots?...rob.
Thanks Rob! I really love this little circuit (Actually the "Brulé" is a play off my last name, which is Brouelette, that people often pronounce as "Brulé"). When I get moved to my new place in a couple weeks I'd like to do some tweaking to work on getting the volume up, but It's gonna be tough to fit another circuit, that's for sure!
I get the pots from Mouser so I don't know if they ship to the UK or not. Page 722 of the catalog. I wish I could find smaller clear knobs, but the ones that Smallbear sells are the only ones I can find.
Some messy little guts from my tremolo:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/FxCam_1312911506819.jpg)
I'd love to start doing pcb's soon like Solderman does, with the switch being included in the actual board.
Wha? Huh?
How are you doing the switching in that? And with indicator in the pot shaft no less!
I wouldn't call that messy. (Mainly cuz my guts tend to be what I call messy. ;)
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on August 09, 2011, 01:45:18 PM
Some messy little guts from my tremolo:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/FxCam_1312911506819.jpg)
Quote(MXR) Noisegate - heavily modified
mods: Attack-pot, Release-pot, attenuation-pot, sattelite box momentary switch (*defeats gate= instant noise internal in circuit "silent/transperant switching)
*1590G a bit wider then 1590A AND thinner = same'ish volume much closer to 1590A then B.
Can you link the schem/layout, please??? I've tryed mxr noise gate like... 5 times, and it doesn't works :icon_sad:
Quote from: ADR on August 10, 2011, 12:22:54 AM
Wha? Huh?
How are you doing the switching in that? And with indicator in the pot shaft no less!
I wouldn't call that messy. (Mainly cuz my guts tend to be what I call messy. ;)
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on August 09, 2011, 01:45:18 PM
Some messy little guts from my tremolo:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/FxCam_1312911506819.jpg)
Check out deadastronaut 's Tiny Tremolo thread for the circuit information. I'm not entirely sure how the switching works, but it works quite well (it's not true bypass though).
Mostly, I just need to zip tie my wires together. Usually I'm too lazy if it's a pedal for my own use...
Smell My Finger... :icon_eek:
(http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/ab86/pigyboy_2009/WBFBG.jpg)
Hey! I saw her on youtube the other day... collaborating with GMD
Nice!
And are those white metal knobs??
Yeah, she is the bomb! So this pedal will be coming to a youtube channel near you soon!
And yes those are some knobs I got from Gov't Lackey. Kind of a dull platinum color. We can ask him where he gets them...
Thanks
Chris
I got another A box, but I really don't know what I wanna do with it after the Toe Jam Wah, lol. That's gonna be a hard one for me to top.
Any ideas? Ring mod? What would the treadle control, carrier frequency? Someone at another forum mentioned that, and I have a circuit that works pretty good, and it's small, lol.
I definitely don't want any kind of dirt pedal, no need for a booster, have 3 chorus' now (amp, L.A., and an unboxed Anchovie one-chip) so that's out. I could go for a Bass Brass Master... with 9V on-board for a challenge. I guess that's in the Ring Mod area... I use the same circuit in place of the transformer.
Hmmm... spring reverb? ::)
Chris, got a top shot of that thing? That's pretty clean looking!
Quote from: Earthscum on August 19, 2011, 09:54:38 PM
Chris, got a top shot of that thing? That's pretty clean looking!
Thanks David. It looks just like the rest I have posted before!
Quote from: Pigyboy on August 20, 2011, 07:04:28 AM
Thanks David. It looks just like the rest I have posted before!
Just saw it on your pedalboard picture. Very cool looking! Ever try anything like
Flitz (http://www.flitz.com/) or
Metal Gloss (http://www.metalgloss.com/)? From what I've heard from quite a few bikers, the Metal Gloss is the bomb-diggity. Chrome-like finishes that apparently stand up to road grime and dirt, so may be pretty good on the polished boxes.
^^
Thanks for that. Checking it all out now and it looks promising!
Quote from: tasos on June 24, 2011, 08:12:51 AM
Hey everybody!
I am thinking about a new 1590a project with three pots arranged in a triangular...
I saw small bear has some small pots...any other source?
Would 12mm pots do or do i need the 8mm ones?
Thanks
12 will do but it depends on the circuit. I have made 3 pot 1950A with both 12 and 9mm check my site for more info.
Fuzz Factory in a 1590A. Also my first enclosure etch. It turned out a lot better than the photo gives justice to but still not "perfect". ;D
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319054_10150807347035122_798025121_21194774_1873001947_n.jpg)
Quote from: Crowella on September 09, 2011, 08:22:04 PM
Fuzz Factory in a 1590A. Also my first enclosure etch. It turned out a lot better than the photo gives justice to but still not "perfect". ;D
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/319054_10150807347035122_798025121_21194774_1873001947_n.jpg)
guts? :icon_mrgreen:
My soldering job will probably make most cringe but this has been considerably neater than most of my other builds aside that. I'll need to invest in some new wire also, this stuff is a bit rubbish.
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/1889/wp000524.jpg)
Also would have preferred to use foam instead of tape to move the board away from the enclosure but I didn't get any foam in the last shipment of parts :-[
looks pretty neat.
the photo makes it look like the lugs on the 3pdt aren't all in line?
wow, i'm amazed you managed to get the in/out jacks to clear the board - Excellent work!
Yeah, that's an awesome squeeze! Well done.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/Gloryshot.jpg)
^ :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
no way!
you need a match stick in the photo to keep it in perspective.
crazy.
Wow! She's a beauty!
Got any gutshots? I feel like its a super tight squeeze!
Nice handwriting, by the way
Posted the gut shot in the Superfly thread, but ill repost it here. Tight squeeze it was.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/Gutshot.jpg)
As for the handwriting, I'm glad I could use a piece of tissue to erase and start over (lots of times) cause my handwriting isn't that good :( And some of it smudged a bit when I hit it with clear coat, but from a distance it looks good :)
Brasso gets rid of pen quite well I discovered. :icon_lol: Probably also paint coats like that too
That looks amazing though, what a squeeze indeed :)
If you're clearcoating, some very fine grade wet sandpaper will take the writing off with little effort and the next coats of clear after the sanding will take care of any dulling of the surface. I clearcoat, then do any writing i want and then top with more clear, makes for easy correction of the handwriting.
dave
And i should add Perrow, you've set the standard, an amazing piece of work you've done there!!!
Here's a couple buffers in 1590LB enclosures.
Sorry for the hot glue mess.
(http://bandslink.com/share/1590LB.jpg)
Quote from: davent on September 16, 2011, 10:31:47 PM
If you're clearcoating, some very fine grade wet sandpaper will take the writing off with little effort and the next coats of clear after the sanding will take care of any dulling of the surface. I clearcoat, then do any writing i want and then top with more clear, makes for easy correction of the handwriting.
dave
And i should add Perrow, you've set the standard, an amazing piece of work you've done there!!!
The pen I used can actually be wiped off with the finger or a piece of paper. I tried to use just a paper to keep the area clean, but I think something got in there together with the "Gain" text, as it got a little fuzzy (it would have been perfect if I'd called it "Fuzz" :D). The other texts survived so I guess it's an ok technique to use.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/Gainfuzz.jpg)
(reminder to self, never magnify your hand writing that much, looks like a five year old written that)
"Setting the standard" - Thanks, I'm humbled by comments like that. While I've spent (easily) more than a hundred hours in planning this build, mostly redrawing the layout in DIYLC, and I'm extremely proud of it, and I know it's quite an accomplishment, I still have problems seeing it measure up to many of the builds here.
I'm new to the pedal building scene so thought I would start with a few easy ones.
Guts are a bit messy but I am a n00b at the moment.
Here is my basic A-B Switch with bi-colour led:
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/th_IMAG0155.jpg) (http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/?action=view¤t=IMAG0155.jpg)(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/th_IMAG0157.jpg) (http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/?action=view¤t=IMAG0157.jpg)
Here is my Super Hard On Clone:
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/th_IMAG0153.jpg) (http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/?action=view¤t=IMAG0153.jpg)(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/th_IMAG0154.jpg) (http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/?action=view¤t=IMAG0154.jpg)
Here is my Thing-A-Ma-Bob from a layout on this forum, kind of a fuzz but at the right point on the pot it gets the old 8-bit style sound:
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/th_IMAG0156.jpg) (http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/?action=view¤t=IMAG0156.jpg)(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/th_IMAG0158.jpg) (http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t246/badboykane/Pedals%20I%20built/?action=view¤t=IMAG0158.jpg)
Will be doing some more soon, just gotta find those tiny vero layouts (all I am capable of right now)
.
They are not quite 1590A because they're smaller (89mm/35mm/29mm) but still, very close :)
(http://crazytrain.pl/galeria/var/resizes/Efekty-gitarowe-CrazyTrain/CrazyTrain-Fire/fire1.jpg?m=1319455140)
(http://crazytrain.pl/galeria/var/albums/Efekty-gitarowe-CrazyTrain/CrazyTrain-Fire/fire2.jpg?m=1319455140)
Just a simple tl071 booster, quite pleased with it though:
(http://www.gnapp.net/images/ittybitty.jpg)
^ nice. i like these little uns - they're cute.
I can finally contribute to this thread:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=46510&g2_serialNumber=1)
Woah
That's intense!
Flux capacitor? :D
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on October 28, 2011, 09:34:58 PM
I can finally contribute to this thread:
BIG IMAGE
Wow, unless you got those at an army surplus store or something those amphenol military connectors must have cost a fortune.
Quote from: mattthegamer463 on October 29, 2011, 12:14:49 AM
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on October 28, 2011, 09:34:58 PM
I can finally contribute to this thread:
BIG IMAGE
Wow, unless you got those at an army surplus store or something those amphenol military connectors must have cost a fortune.
If memory serves me, he wouldn't need an army surplus store to get hold of army equipment.
My very first 1590A pedal :) A Clone of the Orange Squeezer. Thank you Soldersound for the excellent layout!
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zMrf2G_jdQw/TquqW_rO8_I/AAAAAAAAB88/Fki8WZZSj6A/s1600/Squeezer1.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xOD4yj8LjEA/TquqXU--R8I/AAAAAAAAB9A/NWs5cccP3TA/s1600/Squeezer2.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-E7fv8gFXtHA/TquqX1R6FdI/AAAAAAAAB9M/gjstoWXR8Xw/s1600/Squeezer3.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-86G6NulU4O4/TquqYkDNnNI/AAAAAAAAB9Q/w_jxM9_5xxI/s1600/Squeezer4.jpg)
Absolutely awesome! ;D
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on October 28, 2011, 09:34:58 PM
I can finally contribute to this thread:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=46510&g2_serialNumber=1)
Industrial controls application? Ha ha, I see 8020 extruded aluminum, and the instructions look like they are for pneumatic valves? What kind of machine is this?
Quote from: Mac Walker on November 07, 2011, 12:43:21 PM
Industrial controls application? Ha ha, I see 8020 extruded aluminum, and the instructions look like they are for pneumatic valves? What kind of machine is this?
A really fancy medical-grade oil pump with a bunch of controls and fail-safe devices attached (the pneumatic valve below is one of them). The 1590A is basically just a convenient way of routing the signals.
Quote from: Crowella on September 10, 2011, 01:56:40 AM
Also would have preferred to use foam instead of tape to move the board away from the enclosure but I didn't get any foam in the last shipment of parts :-[
I use the budget black foam mouse pad. Cut em up. Works real good.
Hello,
a dod 230 noise gate, "turretboard style", in a simulatet B enclosure :)
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/25392/normal_Dod_230.JPG)
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/25392/normal_On%7E1.JPG)
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/25392/normal_Platine_oben.JPG)
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/25392/normal_Platine_unten.JPG)
(http://forum.musikding.de/cpg/albums/userpics/25392/normal_Gutshot%7E1.JPG)
greetings
Urs
Does anybody know, who has the best price on the 1590A enclosures? Thanks!
Mammoth has 4-Site 1590A's for $3.90, small bear has New Sensor 1590A's (1090NS) for $5.50, Pedal Parts Plus has Hammond 1590A for $7.30, and 1090NS for $4.25
If you are ordering stuff from one of these three, I'd just get a box while you're at it. If you make an order to Mammoth for a box or 2, but you gotta go through Steve (smallbear) for all your other parts, like 9mm pots, you may as well just save the shipping and get your box(es) through smallbear. Numbers game, really. Where ya shopping, and is it worth saving 50 cents to drive to another store across town?
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/greendogs23/IMG_7073.jpg)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/greendogs23/IMG_7076.jpg)
mojomaster.
Quote from: greeny23 on November 21, 2011, 01:17:47 AM
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/greendogs23/IMG_7073.jpg)
Beautiful (on the outside too).
I posted my Superfly amp here a while ago, now (as some of you undoubtedly seen) I've posted a thread about it, with links to pcb and box layouts as well as some insider tips.
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=94741
Direct link to my wiki-page about it:
http://rumbust.net/tiki-index.php?page=Superfly+in+a+1590A
Hi. My first 1590A. Devi Ever Torn's Peaker kit.
(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee405/nachoPC/pedales/DSCN1384.jpg)
(http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee405/nachoPC/pedales/DSCN1383.jpg)
I love all of these tiny pedals posted here. And i have tried my own! (and i am really amazed of how can you fit so many pots in such small enclosures)
Quote from: GermaniumTransistors on November 13, 2011, 03:36:37 AM
Does anybody know, who has the best price on the 1590A enclosures? Thanks!
Tayda :icon_mrgreen: , 3.69 for a A , 5.99 for B , 6.99 for a BB
Madbeans Slow Loris :)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9vC6qqGhoMc/TtFbmjB2MzI/AAAAAAAACAo/hRw-uBEKoKg/s1600/miniRAT2.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SIatxcSS3ic/TtFbnN5ylgI/AAAAAAAACAw/dmy4fAge3qQ/s1600/miniRAT3.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LZpf6hClarA/TtFbqb-RWBI/AAAAAAAACA8/KQgYJxzzACc/s1600/miniRAT5.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bg_MGCQiy2E/TtFbq4AS_1I/AAAAAAAACBE/1_Z6olBVLzc/s1600/miniRAT6.jpg)
Something i posted over on...another forum...Its a Sprout, one knob fuzz. Turned out pretty good i thought...My first attempt at a 1590a.
Paul
(http://www.chromesphere.com/x/pedal/sprout1.jpg)
(http://www.chromesphere.com/x/pedal/sprout2.jpg)
(http://www.chromesphere.com/x/pedal/sprout3.jpg)
Great lookin' box there chrome!
Hi all,
I just finished a Woolly Mammoth, with added transformer as a pickup simulator (http://www.muzique.com/lab/pickups.htm):
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0007.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0016.jpg)
And a Jack Orman Mini-Booster (http://www.muzique.com/amz/mini.htm) with bass/mid/treble tone stack (switchable):
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0067.jpg)
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0072.jpg)
Nice first post, you're challenging my title as 1590A squeezer :icon_eek:
Quote from: gerbo on November 28, 2011, 03:47:43 PM
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0072.jpg)
:icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek: :o
^ put the middle pot on the the other side, it could be a toy car too.... ;)...... :icon_cool:
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 29, 2011, 07:24:00 AM
^ put the middle pot on the the other side, it could be a toy car too.... ;)...... :icon_cool:
Opens up a whole world of box graphics ideas :D
yeah don't it...especially with a blue led on top.....neeeee naaaaa nneeeeee naaaaaaa.....'the fuzz' fuzz etc..... :icon_idea: ;)
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 29, 2011, 12:11:28 PM
yeah don't it...especially with a blue led on top.....neeeee naaaaa nneeeeee naaaaaaa.....'the fuzz' fuzz etc..... :icon_idea: ;)
!! Brilliant !!
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 29, 2011, 12:11:28 PM
yeah don't it...especially with a blue led on top.....neeeee naaaaa nneeeeee naaaaaaa.....'the fuzz' fuzz etc..... :icon_idea: ;)
You could paint your delay to look like a bus or a train ::)
QuoteYou could paint your delay to look like a bus or a train
assuming you want triplets... always come in threes... i'll get me coat...
^i'll get it for ya!... ;D
Quote from: gerbo on November 28, 2011, 03:47:43 PM
Hi all,
I just finished a Woolly Mammoth, with added transformer as a pickup simulator (http://www.muzique.com/lab/pickups.htm):
Very Nice!
got a Woolly Mammoth waiting to be soldered here with me.
How would you say the pickup simulator worked? well enough? great? in what way. curious is'all. seems a nice trick. thinking on trying it on a FuzzFace or the mamoth perhaps.
Quote from: miska on July 30, 2011, 09:15:30 PM
@PereatMundus
Cool looking boxes! Which layouts did you use for OCD and Zen Drive?
he'h.. noticed this now ^^ , best to answer anyway in case someone else is curious.
it's tweaked madbean layouts and the PCB's tilted to fit the 1590A
Quote from: Perrow on September 15, 2011, 05:34:36 AM
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/Gloryshot.jpg)
Very impressive!
Yet another booster with switch-controlled buffer
(http://cs5841.vkontakte.ru/u987436/148670505/x_fee8472c.jpg)
That looks great, love the design around the knob. Okay let me be the first to ask, how did you do the white lettering?
Take care,
dave
Quote from: davent on December 13, 2011, 03:42:00 PM
That looks great, love the design around the knob. Okay let me be the first to ask, how did you do the white lettering?
Take care,
dave
Yeah...bump for white lettering.
Quote from: davent on December 13, 2011, 03:42:00 PM
That looks great, love the design around the knob. Okay let me be the first to ask, how did you do the white lettering?
Take care,
dave
It is a silkscreen
Quote from: gena_p1 on December 13, 2011, 04:15:03 PM
Quote from: davent on December 13, 2011, 03:42:00 PM
That looks great, love the design around the knob. Okay let me be the first to ask, how did you do the white lettering?
Take care,
dave
It is a silkscreen
What method did you use to make the screen?
(http://gasbassfx.y0.pl/fotki/20111104701.jpg)
please
Quote from: Perrow on June 16, 2011, 09:55:18 AM
Quote from: Dr.maligno on June 16, 2011, 09:43:43 AM
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/boosters/102_2043.jpg)
Not to belittle your work in any way, but aren't those 1590B enclosures?
No, they are Retex 412, a little more big, less tall.
It is like the right one.
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/Micro%20DOD308/101_2618.jpg)
Like this.
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/Evil%20Drive/100_1784.jpg)
This was gonna be a Zombie Chorus, but I am just not satisfied with it and its never gonna go on my board.
However, I had already drilled the 1590a, so I thought...hmmm...what can I put in there?
I am big fan of the Zvex Woolly Mammoth, so I set about making a vero layout (modifed version of an existing one) which replaced 2 of the pots that I set and forget (Gate and Fuzz) and add an output cap switch like the Mastotron.
The result is this little bugger. Its gonna simply remain silver. It has a blue led, hence blue knobs.
It was almost like making my first ever pedal again, shoehorning everything into what seemed like too small a space. Fun!
(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/LaceSensor1/1590a/P1020699.jpg)
(http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x374/LaceSensor1/1590a/P1020700.jpg)
Lard Boost #2
I did a second one got a gutshot this time so might as well post it.
Changed a few values and used better components.
Its a Demeter Fat Control + a couple of components.
Nice to have some flavours of boosts. useful to cut through when using a OCD instead of tubescreamer etc.
Oh and sorry it's a just half as big as a 1590A ;) but there is no tinytiny-thread ;)
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-4uA--blZlRw/Tuz1TSkC02I/AAAAAAAAA04/fPghd4rX-DQ/s1510/LardBoost.jpg)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv31/greendogs23/IMG_7294.jpg)
No clear coat? ;D
much of the time i don't clearcoat unless im putting a logo on. the paint i use is real durable and looks flat with a clear coat.
Quote from: Perrow on November 28, 2011, 06:29:14 PM
Nice first post, you're challenging my title as 1590A squeezer :icon_eek:
Hi Pelle
I'm very impressed of your super fly build. Actually a bit jealous to be honest. Fett cool skulle man kunna säga. But I'm not sure about to home the title as 1590A squeezer belongs. I'm willing to through in those two as challenging examples. We have to settle the nationals before we go global ;D ;D
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83321.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83321.0)
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg632141#msg632141 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg632141#msg632141)
But that's not all. I've been spending too much time diving and building submersible high effect LED lamps. So it's high time to take a firm grip on the old solder iron and dig out some interesting components, fire up the PCB layout application and do some serious amplifier PCB shrinking. I happen to have a EH 12aX7 and a EL90 pentode full size tube and a 127A laying around from an earlier project that never happened. And as it happens I have an unused 1590A as well. So in a couple of month I will publish them put together here (I hope).
And I will call I the "High Flyve" (bad joke)
Quote from: solderman on December 28, 2011, 08:06:35 AMI happen to have a EH 12aX7 and a EL90 pentode full size tube and a 127A laying around from an earlier project that never happened. And as it happens I have an unused 1590A as well. So in a couple of month I will publish them put together here (I hope).
:o
That will be exciting to see.
Finally got the kinks worked out in my Green Ringer (aka Ugly Frog) so I figured I'd post it. I was having a problem with a buzzing when I used a power supply but not when I used a battery. Turns out a 100R resistor from the V+ fixed that right up! Here's the beastie:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/FxCam_1325125939029.jpg)(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/FxCam_1325125970336.jpg)
My wife loves to paint my pedals when I'm at band rehearsal so I never know what I'm gonna get sometimes! I guess this is her artistic interpretation of what an "ugly frog" would be. :icon_lol:
Very cool pedal though. It adds a whole new dimension to my distortions, and makes a wah sound freakishly killer. Can't wait to get it added to the board!
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on December 29, 2011, 12:29:09 PM
My wife loves to paint my pedals when I'm at band rehearsal so I never know what I'm gonna get sometimes! I guess this is her artistic interpretation of what an "ugly frog" would be. :icon_lol:
Very cool pedal though. It adds a whole new dimension to my distortions, and makes a wah sound freakishly killer. Can't wait to get it added to the board!
+1 for the artwork!!! I like it a lot!!!
Quote from: Taylor on December 28, 2011, 07:32:13 PM
Quote from: solderman on December 28, 2011, 08:06:35 AMI happen to have a EH 12aX7 and a EL90 pentode full size tube and a 127A laying around from an earlier project that never happened. And as it happens I have an unused 1590A as well. So in a couple of month I will publish them put together here (I hope).
:o
That will be exciting to see.
Hi
Well, I don't think that it will pose any bigger difficulties than the ones Pelle surly went trough when he made his. (plausibly gray hair, burnt out mind , nerves brake down etc ;D) I'll just turn the trafo the other way around. I might ditch the tone pot since I always seem to have mine at 100%. I surly will put in a blue 3mm indicator LED. I have to do some bench testing cause the EL 90 can put out 4,5 W and that might push the Nixi type power supply over the top.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/superfly.jpg)
@chris: great frog design...looks like its luminous paint on that.. :icon_idea:
Quote from: solderman on December 30, 2011, 05:51:35 AM
Quote from: Taylor on December 28, 2011, 07:32:13 PM
Quote from: solderman on December 28, 2011, 08:06:35 AMI happen to have a EH 12aX7 and a EL90 pentode full size tube and a 127A laying around from an earlier project that never happened. And as it happens I have an unused 1590A as well. So in a couple of month I will publish them put together here (I hope).
:o
That will be exciting to see.
Hi
Well, I don't think that it will pose any bigger difficulties than the ones Pelle surly went trough when he made his. (plausibly gray hair, burnt out mind , nerves brake down etc ;D) I'll just turn the trafo the other way around. I might ditch the tone pot since I always seem to have mine at 100%. I surly will put in a blue 3mm indicator LED. I have to do some bench testing cause the EL 90 can put out 4,5 W and that might push the Nixi type power supply over the top.
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/superfly.jpg)
When that is done i wish to see the schem!!!
Quote from: solderman on December 30, 2011, 05:51:35 AM
(http://solderman.fatabur.se/Future%20project/superfly.jpg)
Quote from: frequencycentral on May 28, 2010, 03:27:45 PM
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb292/frequencycentral/OB3.jpg)
While I'm quite impressed by your feat, and you can certainly pee farther than I, Rick, am I wrong in thinking that yours is a 1590b, and his would be a 1590a?
Quote from: deadastronaut on December 30, 2011, 07:17:14 AM
@chris: great frog design...looks like its luminous paint on that.. :icon_idea:
Thanks! And yes, I wanted a nearly neon green paint for it. It's a rustoleum color :)
Working on a little hand-painted pedal mojo this morning/afternoon. I don't care for labels. It takes the "hand made" out of it, imo. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/FxCam_1325363153393.jpg)
a little optical compressor for my kid bro.
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/ZAB%20FX%20pedals/SAM_1138.jpg)
i kinda like to put the dc jack on the side, so this:
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/ZAB%20FX%20pedals/SAM_1139.jpg)
and guts
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/ZAB%20FX%20pedals/SAM_1142.jpg)
This is actually an Eddystone enclosure, but I hope it's near enough. Mad Prof DBD, layout from fsb. One knob is missing as my supplier ran out.
(http://www.elisanet.fi/pylkklee/kuvat/311211%20011%20pieni.jpg)
guts
(http://www.elisanet.fi/pylkklee/kuvat/311211%20007%20pieni.jpg)
there's some amazing work in here people!!.. :icon_cool:
I started on some of my own 1590a pedals a while ago (mostly inspired by some of solderman's pics).. nearly completed putting them all on one board, but waiting on some parts for that.. here's what I've made (some wont be on my board, just not sure what).
first 1590a build (got me hooked) 1590a - Rick's little angel
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/littleangel-guts-sm.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/littleangel-out1-sm.jpg)
BJFE SBEQ
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/picoeq-sm.jpg)
hotcake
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/pikelet-med.jpg)
mad professor deep blue delay
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/puddleduck-delay-open-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/puddleduck-delay-out-med.jpg)
la vache
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/la-vachela-veau-bender-guts0-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/la-vachela-veau-bender-out-knob0-med.jpg)
heartthrob tremolo
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/heartthrob-pulse-cannon-1590a-guts0-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/heartthrob-pulse-cannon-1590a-outs0-med.jpg)
bsiabII
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/bsiab2-1590a-med.jpg)
wampler triple wreck
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/triple-wreck-guts-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/triple-wreck-outs1-med.jpg)
ROG tri-vibe
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/tri-vibe-1590a-guts-med0.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/tri-vibe-1590a-outs-med0.jpg)
dr. boogey (had to cheat a lil by using SMD trimmers :oops:)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-ivan-guts-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-ivan-out-med.jpg)
zombie chorus
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/zombie-chorus-1590a-guts0-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/zombie-chorus-1590a-out1-med.jpg)
another puddleduck delay (for a mate - photos don't do the paintjob justice)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/bender-pddelay-guts0-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/bender-pddelay-outs0-med.jpg)
nother hotcake (for same mate)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/pkielet2-guts0-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/pkielet2-outs0-med.jpg)
I think all the layouts are my own except the lil angel... but I did get a lot of 'inspiration' from solderman ;)
Terrific collection, you must have patience in spades!
Those are awesome :icon_biggrin:
I especially like the top jimmy graphics, and the Dr Boogie is borderline insanity.. ;)
thanks guys...
Quote from: guitarmageddon on January 03, 2012, 07:57:36 PM
I especially like the top jimmy graphics, and the Dr Boogie is borderline insanity.. ;)
the BSIABII has me a bit confused though.. it seems to have way less gain than my GGG version, but I've gone over the layout time and again and can't figure what I've goofed... tired a bunch of jfets, but just doesn't go nutso like the GGG one. ???
Funny you should say that, I've only built one but found that it, while good, was what I'd call overdrive, not distortion at all. swapped FETS a bit too, in the end I boxed it up with a SHO in front for a bit extra....go figure. Used the gussmarkov schem.
Quote from: rocklander on January 03, 2012, 06:48:13 PM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-ivan-guts-med.jpg)
Dude, where did you get those jacks from?? Those are PERFECT for 1590A the way you can stack them like that!!
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on January 03, 2012, 10:18:32 PM
Dude, where did you get those jacks from?? Those are PERFECT for 1590A the way you can stack them like that!!
saw them at farnell/element14 a while ago and took a risk.. well worth it.. nowhere near as strong/good as switchcraft, but better than the long johnny styles IMO.
http://nz.element14.com/lumberg/klbm-3/socket-6-35mm-jack/dp/1217005
:)
also good for laying down flat (like in my puddleduck delays). they're 'just' too big to sit a PCB+socket+IC on top, but PCB+IC is enough clearance to close the lid too.
Hey rocklander, my DBD on the previous page is made with your layout, thanks!
Quote from: Geoff Leonard on January 04, 2012, 01:06:49 AM
Hey rocklander, my DBD on the previous page is made with your layout, thanks!
awesome stuff... and you're most welcome.
can't believe you fit that in there with switchcraft sized jacks :o
Tremulus Lune :)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tFnR1fasE7U/TvzPC05QdHI/AAAAAAAACDY/qhjsdE6sfe8/s1600/LunaTrem2.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1soBep_TCuE/TvzPD1GEJ7I/AAAAAAAACDo/7AGU8z3wK-g/s1600/LunaTrem4.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u2rc8CN-TIk/TvzPCWEIK6I/AAAAAAAACDU/FHEsQ4XDXNM/s1600/LunaTrem1.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfoPme5NN68/TvzPFrHk_cI/AAAAAAAACD4/g7_03PTHQIQ/s1600/LunaTrem6.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lOCsPSSNuos/TvzPEt_COOI/AAAAAAAACD0/oo3evk0iEa4/s1600/LunaTrem5.jpg)
Great! ;D
Beautiful Nicofx, as always!
what's the font you used?
thanks
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1soBep_TCuE/TvzPD1GEJ7I/AAAAAAAACDo/7AGU8z3wK-g/s1600/LunaTrem4.jpg)
Very nice. I like it!
Very Nice Builds all at once!
great stuff people!
Quote from: nicofx on January 04, 2012, 12:04:26 PM
Tremulus Lune :)
Nicely done Love it! :)
Quote from: rocklander on January 03, 2012, 06:48:13 PM
there's some amazing work in here people!!.. :icon_cool:
I started on some of my own 1590a pedals a while ago (mostly inspired by some of solderman's pics).. nearly completed putting them all on one board, but waiting on some parts for that.. here's what I've made (some wont be on my board, just not sure what).
I think all the layouts are my own except the lil angel... but I did get a lot of 'inspiration' from solderman ;)
Great stuff! you really got the gold at squeezing number of components in there!
[solderman; btw yea his pics got me building 1590As too :) ]
Any chance you'd share your layouts? upload to the pictures/layouts gallery here etc. ?
Quote from: Geoff Leonard on January 03, 2012, 04:05:07 PM
This is actually an Eddystone enclosure, but I hope it's near enough. Mad Prof DBD, layout from fsb. One knob is missing as my supplier ran out.
Your project almost got lost with all the other good stuff resently, but yea thats nice stuff ! :)
@niklas: beautiful......love the colour.... :icon_cool:
Quote from: rocklander on January 03, 2012, 10:24:29 PM
saw them at farnell/element14 a while ago and took a risk.. well worth it.. nowhere near as strong/good as switchcraft, but better than the long johnny styles IMO.
http://nz.element14.com/lumberg/klbm-3/socket-6-35mm-jack/dp/1217005
:)
also good for laying down flat (like in my puddleduck delays). they're 'just' too big to sit a PCB+socket+IC on top, but PCB+IC is enough clearance to close the lid too.
Wow, those are bloody expensive, and all the way in NZ. I'll have to look for something similar because that style jack is awesome. Thanks for the info!
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on January 05, 2012, 07:02:38 PM
Quote from: rocklander on January 03, 2012, 10:24:29 PM
saw them at farnell/element14 a while ago and took a risk.. well worth it.. nowhere near as strong/good as switchcraft, but better than the long johnny styles IMO.
http://nz.element14.com/lumberg/klbm-3/socket-6-35mm-jack/dp/1217005
:)
also good for laying down flat (like in my puddleduck delays). they're 'just' too big to sit a PCB+socket+IC on top, but PCB+IC is enough clearance to close the lid too.
Wow, those are bloody expensive, and all the way in NZ. I'll have to look for something similar because that style jack is awesome. Thanks for the info!
Element14/farnell/newark is EVERYWHERE !
Quote from: PereatMundus on January 05, 2012, 09:31:42 AM
Quote from: rocklander on January 03, 2012, 06:48:13 PM
there's some amazing work in here people!!.. :icon_cool:
I started on some of my own 1590a pedals a while ago (mostly inspired by some of solderman's pics).. nearly completed putting them all on one board, but waiting on some parts for that.. here's what I've made (some wont be on my board, just not sure what).
I think all the layouts are my own except the lil angel... but I did get a lot of 'inspiration' from solderman ;)
Great stuff! you really got the gold at squeezing number of components in there!
[solderman; btw yea his pics got me building 1590As too :) ]
Any chance you'd share your layouts? upload to the pictures/layouts gallery here etc. ?
thanks heaps.. I've no problem sharing (I've got little to no tech kung fu, so try to give back what little I can to the DIY community in the way of layouts), but I must admit to being a lil trepidatious about stepping on toes as to which vendor ccts I am allowed to post here and who I cannot.. and I'm also pretty lazy :icon_redface: and they're already available ..just seems easier for y'all to pick them up from fsb..? they're all there :-)
Quote from: rocklander on January 03, 2012, 06:48:13 PM
there's some amazing work in here people!!.. :icon_cool:
I started on some of my own 1590a pedals a while ago (mostly inspired by some of solderman's pics).. nearly completed putting them all on one board, but waiting on some parts for that.. here's what I've made (some wont be on my board, just not sure what).
I think all the layouts are my own except the lil angel... but I did get a lot of 'inspiration' from solderman ;)
Hi
I feel humbled and proud to have inspired you to do all this fantastic work. You have done some really fantastic builds here. I started to build with 1950A:s the "Obama way"
Yes I can! because I got bored and needed a bigger (smaller) challenge.
Keep on withy the good work and remember, everything's small in wonderland.
"Alice, Alice who the f-u-c-k is Alice ...." ;D
Here's my newest 1590 submission! A mini Orange Squeezer with pcb layout used from jimmybjj over at the madbean forum (thanks bro!). His layout is verified and working great. I love the sound of this compressor (I've never had one before). Looking forward to plugging it into the rig tomorrow night and hearing those clean sounds sparkle!
Here she be:
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/2012-01-10_00-34-24_63.jpg)(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/2012-01-10_00-18-57_162.jpg)
very nice build. I like how you stack the input and output jacks, very slick.
Quote from: jimmybjj on January 10, 2012, 06:58:48 AM
very nice build. I like how you stack the input and output jacks, very slick.
Thanks, jimmbjj! You did some great work on this. Very much appreciated.
I saw the jacks in rocklander's builds on this page: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.900
... and it turned out that my local electronics store had some similar jacks in stock, so i snagged a few to experiment with. DEFINITELY going to be my go-to fro 1590A boxes from now on. There's SO MUCH ROOM IN THERE NOW!! :icon_mrgreen:
CAE Booster
(http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8133/cae01.jpg)
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1252/cae02.jpg)
Quote from: Güero on January 12, 2012, 10:23:49 AM
CAE Booster
(http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8133/cae01.jpg)
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1252/cae02.jpg)
Very nice, Congratulation.
Could you tell me the source of the red PCB? How can you prepare the PCB in red color? Whai is your way?
Quote from: Güero on January 12, 2012, 10:23:49 AM
CAE Booster
(http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8133/cae01.jpg)
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1252/cae02.jpg)
what diode you use there?
Triple trem attack! A few tremolos that I finished tonight for some friends. :) (FYI, the color is deceiving. The right side "speed" knob flashes green with the rate, the left "mix" knob is the status indicator)
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/2012-01-12_21-19-31_918.jpg)
(http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/7784/cae03.jpg)
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/337/cae04.jpg)
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1252/cae02.jpg)
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8290/cae05.jpg)
(http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/7037/cae06.jpg)
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5600/cae07.jpg)
wow, your drilling precision is surgical! how do you do it?
Quote from: azrael on January 14, 2012, 12:40:21 AM
wow, your drilling precision is surgical! how do you do it?
Thks!
Some patience and
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Using_the_caliper_new_en.gif/350px-Using_the_caliper_new_en.gif)
(http://www.frutodearte.com.br/images/regua%20molegata.jpg)
Dang, I need some calipers.
I tried your PCB mask trick, looks so cool! the red ones are preparing to go into a 1590A. :D
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/85187c19.jpg)
Quote from: azrael on January 14, 2012, 12:33:17 PM
Dang, I need some calipers.
I tried your PCB mask trick, looks so cool! the red ones are preparing to go into a 1590A. :D
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/85187c19.jpg)
Oh..nice!
The blue one looks great! ;)
I never had luck with blue color >:(
^ooohhhhh they look cool... i missed how that is done?. ::)
Quote from: deadastronaut on January 14, 2012, 05:51:28 PM
^ooohhhhh they look cool... i missed how that is done?. ::)
agreed, that's pretty slick. :icon_cool:
translucent spray paint, guys. :D
really?..and you solder through it?....hmmmmm.... :-\
you could mask off the pads with a blob of blue tack or whatever before spraying.
Quote from: deadastronaut on January 14, 2012, 10:21:19 PM
really?..and you solder through it?....hmmmmm.... :-\
i haven't had problems with it yet, and neither has Guero, as you can see by his awesome builds. :D
I'm considering tinning them beforehand though. Should make it super easy to go through the paint for a solder joint.
You can solder right through the lacquer with no problems. Tinning would just be an unnecessary extra step as the lacquer's going to prevent the copper from oxidizing and hampering soldering, (which is why you tin in the first place is it not?)
Take care,
dave
Quote from: davent on January 14, 2012, 11:18:15 PM
You can solder right through the lacquer with no problems. Tinning would just be an unnecessary extra step as the lacquer's going to prevent the copper from oxidizing and hampering soldering, (which is why you tin in the first place is it not?)
Take care,
dave
So laquer actually does good to your soldering? ???
^ i would have thought it would 'gunk' up your carefully preserved iron tip...hmmmm...
Quote from: davent on January 14, 2012, 11:18:15 PM
You can solder right through the lacquer with no problems. Tinning would just be an unnecessary extra step as the lacquer's going to prevent the copper from oxidizing and hampering soldering, (which is why you tin in the first place is it not?)
Take care,
dave
tinning also makes heat transfer more efficient, no? That's why it's easier to solder something that is tinned?
I have not had problems with the spray paint and my Hakko tip. I clean mine quite a bit during projects, though, even before this spray paint mask business. :)
The thermal conductivety of copper (think high end cooking pots & pans) is many, many times greater then that of either lead or tin so i'll stick with my assumption that tinning mainly serves as a preventative to copper oxidization.
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-d_429.html
Like azrael, i frequently clean my iron tip and can't say i've ever noticed any gumming up as a result of the lacquer, the lacquer appears to pretty much vaporize on contact with the iron, something else to breath in.
As to lacquer helping the soldering, again it's just another measure to prevent oxidization (and looks cool) so yes it should be helping long as it's applied soon after the copper is cleaned, before the copper has much chance to oxidize. (Again my assumptions).
dave
Say what you will, but pretinned wire solders a lot easier and faster than non tinned wire. :icon_biggrin:
Tinning helps because it turns liquid. A dry soldering iron tip makes very little contact with the parts, but if the tip and the parts are bathed in liquid solder and flux...
It is not uncommon to use clear acrylic lacquer as a conformal coating, this is easily soldered through, but also protects the PCB and components from oxidation. For PCB's with no solder mask, it as an excellent idea. Open the pedal up in 5 years time and it will still look like you soldered it up a week ago.
Quote from: davent on January 15, 2012, 03:08:14 PM
The thermal conductivety of copper (think high end cooking pots & pans) is many, many times greater then that of either lead or tin so i'll stick with my assumption that tinning mainly serves as a preventative to copper oxidization.
http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/thermal-conductivity-d_429.html
Like azrael, i frequently clean my iron tip and can't say i've ever noticed any gumming up as a result of the lacquer, the lacquer appears to pretty much vaporize on contact with the iron, something else to breath in.
As to lacquer helping the soldering, again it's just another measure to prevent oxidization (and looks cool) so yes it should be helping long as it's applied soon after the copper is cleaned, before the copper has much chance to oxidize. (Again my assumptions).
dave
this clear lacquer idea is a complete revelation for me.. thank so much for it.. would have never thought of that.
I live in a pretty high sulphur area, and if I etch a board and leave it a couple of weeks before I get around to populating it (or worse, half populate it, then come back to it a couple weeks later, so scrubbing it is difficult), I can have some trouble with the residue on the copper pads... I'll be trying this
i usually spray clear on the pcb after ive tested the populated board...but i may give this a go, and see how it smells goes.. ;)
Not quite done, but I thought I'd show off one of the "masked" PCBs wired up. :D
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/0e7a6499.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/62706b66.jpg)
Ran out of 3mm LEDs...doh!
Maybe I've missed it, but I've been looking for a 1590a size layout for a tubescreamer. I tried searching but it's a needle in a haystack!
I can't wait to try out building the squeezer in that size, by the way!
^Check out RunOffGroove's Tube Reamer, I was able to get it into a 1590A.
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/887085a7.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/4ba79c3d.jpg)
i thought a flat finish was better for the mini mustache pi
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/15df9433.jpg)
(http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p315/naazrael/475f8b70.jpg)
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/5ee86922.jpg)
Quote from: Dr.maligno on February 01, 2012, 07:21:47 PM
http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/5ee86922.jpg
ha! I've just been working on one of these.. :)
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how are you getting the white trim around the lettering/graphics?
[/edit]
Quote from: Dr.maligno on February 01, 2012, 07:21:47 PM
(http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/5ee86922.jpg)
Nice, bar the
washer!
Quote from: rocklander on February 01, 2012, 07:31:26 PM
Quote from: Dr.maligno on February 01, 2012, 07:21:47 PM
http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/5ee86922.jpg
ha! I've just been working on one of these.. :)
[edit]
how are you getting the white trim around the lettering/graphics?
[/edit]
With white water decal
Quote from: Dr.maligno on February 05, 2012, 06:13:11 PM
Quote from: rocklander on February 01, 2012, 07:31:26 PM
Quote from: Dr.maligno on February 01, 2012, 07:21:47 PM
http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy114/DrMalignoTech/5ee86922.jpg
ha! I've just been working on one of these.. :)
[edit]
how are you getting the white trim around the lettering/graphics?
[/edit]
With white water decal
thank you sir... will have a crack with this stuff too then :thumbsup:
The matter is match the stompbox color with the decal base color. It's needed to do some tryings before do the final transfer.
A couple of FET boosters.
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_7902.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_7906.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8003.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8007.jpg)
Those are awesome! Was going to make some pun on "etch" and "Escher" but I'll refrain.
Um... Nice Eschings? ;D
I did the light through the hole trick on my Bazz Fuss, but I used a large knob and tried to shine the light from underneath. Fail, lol... yours look pretty kewl, though! I dig!
finally finished my 1590a board
probably going to change a couple of them: the pikelet (hotcake) for a zendrive when I've done it) and the bsiabII if it doesn't sound 'right' in my main amp (yet to try it, but into the ruby it was just not gainy enough, so will do a crunchbox instead), and am attempting to do a ross phaser using smd lm13600 chips.. will see how that pans out)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/face0-med.jpg)
it's (right to left, in to out):
picoEQ (mad professor sea blue eq)->pikelet (hotcake)->top jimmy (bsiabII)->dr boogey->puddleduck delay (mad proff deep blue delay)->ROG tri-vibe->pulse canon (heartthrob tremolo)->zombie chorus
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/comparison-med.jpg)
comparison to my main gigging board.. stage room saved!
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/face1-med.jpg)
bypass to tuner
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/power-end0-med.jpg)
black powerboard for stage hiddennessness
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/inout-end0-med.jpg)
inpub/output jacks
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/back-wiring1-med.jpg)
guts-wiring to DC and signal paths including a buffer from the the bajaman black toast
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/power-and-filter-med-1.jpg)
standard laptop PSU (round 20VDC) and a filter to 3X regulated filtered (but common earth) 9V output jacks.. if the PSU ever dies, I can just wired in another .. anything up to 30V.. easy replacement programme :-)
Good job ! and very good PSU idea :
Quotestandard laptop PSU (round 20VDC) and a filter to 3X regulated filtered (but common earth) 9V output jacks.. if the PSU ever dies, I can just wired in another .. anything up to 30V.. easy replacement programme :-)
Indeed !
A+!
Quote from: rocklander on February 06, 2012, 02:27:48 AM
finally finished my 1590a board
probably going to change a couple of them: the pikelet (hotcake) for a zendrive when I've done it) and the bsiabII if it doesn't sound 'right' in my main amp (yet to try it, but into the ruby it was just not gainy enough, so will do a crunchbox instead), and am attempting to do a ross phaser using smd lm13600 chips.. will see how that pans out)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/face0-med.jpg)
it's (right to left, in to out):
picoEQ (mad professor sea blue eq)->pikelet (hotcake)->top jimmy (bsiabII)->dr boogey->puddleduck delay (mad proff deep blue delay)->ROG tri-vibe->pulse canon (heartthrob tremolo)->zombie chorus
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/comparison-med.jpg)
comparison to my main gigging board.. stage room saved!
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/face1-med.jpg)
bypass to tuner
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/power-end0-med.jpg)
black powerboard for stage hiddennessness
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/inout-end0-med.jpg)
inpub/output jacks
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/back-wiring1-med.jpg)
guts-wiring to DC and signal paths including a buffer from the the bajaman black toast
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/power-and-filter-med-1.jpg)
standard laptop PSU (round 20VDC) and a filter to 3X regulated filtered (but common earth) 9V output jacks.. if the PSU ever dies, I can just wired in another .. anything up to 30V.. easy replacement programme :-)
O feel in blue with your nano board rocklander
Quote from: Dr.maligno on February 05, 2012, 07:38:19 PM
The matter is match the stompbox color with the decal base color. It's needed to do some tryings before do the final transfer.
I just now understood what you meant by this. I thought you'd gone and used a sharp knife to trim close to the edges of the letters.. thought you'd had some crazy patience to do that, but now I get it.. there's a base colour under the graphics which matches the pedal colour.. ugh.. I only have a monochrome printer :-(. ah well.. I might just make some anyway, but with 'joined' kind of letters and a white outline.. cut round them. :icon_redface:
Quote from: rocklander on February 12, 2012, 10:22:44 PM
Quote from: Dr.maligno on February 05, 2012, 07:38:19 PM
The matter is match the stompbox color with the decal base color. It's needed to do some tryings before do the final transfer.
I just now understood what you meant by this. I thought you'd gone and used a sharp knife to trim close to the edges of the letters.. thought you'd had some crazy patience to do that, but now I get it.. there's a base colour under the graphics which matches the pedal colour.. ugh.. I only have a monochrome printer :-(. ah well.. I might just make some anyway, but with 'joined' kind of letters and a white outline.. cut round them. :icon_redface:
Go for it!
(To illustrate the method, not an "A" box.)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_1304-1.jpg)
dave
I thought this thread could do with another SHO ::) It's my first 1590a and funnily enough I used the same technique mentioned on the previous page for the graphic. :D
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc393/dgbetts/DIY%20Pedal%20Builds/shojpgsml.jpg)
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc393/dgbetts/DIY%20Pedal%20Builds/SHOGutssml.jpg)
Quote from: rocklander on February 06, 2012, 02:27:48 AM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/power-and-filter-med-1.jpg)
standard laptop PSU (round 20VDC) and a filter to 3X regulated filtered (but common earth) 9V output jacks..
Any schematic of that box? I also have a laptop PSU I would like to use. :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: alparent on February 15, 2012, 10:20:52 AM
Quote from: rocklander on February 06, 2012, 02:27:48 AM
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/power-and-filter-med-1.jpg
standard laptop PSU (round 20VDC) and a filter to 3X regulated filtered (but common earth) 9V output jacks..
Any schematic of that box? I also have a laptop PSU I would like to use. :icon_biggrin:
not a schematic as such.. just (from memory) =<30VDC in
220uF across the 30V to ground.
then common ground and +(=<)30V in to 3X parallel 7809 (to220) with a 100nF cap across either side (the +(=<)30V to earth, and the +9V to earth)
common earth, to each individual +9V output
I could try to make up a schem in photofltre, but I'm not sure it's worth the time... it's pretty basic stuff .... I know this cos I'm a complete theory numpty and it's not beyond me so ??? :icon_redface:
Simple enought. Thanks!
Quote from: nicofx on January 04, 2012, 12:04:26 PM
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EfoPme5NN68/TvzPFrHk_cI/AAAAAAAACD4/g7_03PTHQIQ/s1600/LunaTrem6.jpg)
So do you guys do your offboard wiring like this inside the enclosure THEN add the board?
I tend to wire my pots to the board outside the housing, and estimate how long the wires need to be.
I wire the switch and jacks in the housing though.
A few recent ones:
ROG May Queen
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8110.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8098.jpg)
Detail
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/detail-1.jpg)
Acouple of FET Boosters
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_7902.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_7906.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8003.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8007.jpg)
Jen Fuzz
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/JenIII.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8064.jpg)
Logic Fuzz
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8015.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8010.jpg)
@guitarmaggedon: spock sent this for ya!...
HaHa, outstanding!
"Well...there goes the neighborhood." :icon_lol:
;) ;D
Overdrive with Purple LED - Dark sounding with Fuzz on last 10% of the gain control, has huge amount of output for such a little box!
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/thepuppetshow/DSC00835.jpg)(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/thepuppetshow/DSC00831.jpg)
Tested it out at Band Practice last night playing Bass :icon_razz: Fat & Meaty
Hmmm, where to find control knobs that correctly fit those 9mm pots?
just a mosfet boost.
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/ZAB%20FX%20pedals/SAM_1198.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm119/musikerochan/ZAB%20FX%20pedals/SAM_1200.jpg)
What is the hole under the knob?
Was it planned for a led? ;)
Quote from: tasos on February 21, 2012, 06:58:50 AM
What is the hole under the knob?
Was it planned for a led? ;)
It looks like it holds the pot in place. All the pots I get have those tabs that are on top of pot. Just a guess. :)
Quote from: tasos on February 21, 2012, 06:58:50 AM
What is the hole under the knob?
Was it planned for a led? ;)
potentiometer tabs. i never break them off. makes centering pots and tightening easier. also a plus for users when nuts loosen out after some time.
Hi m8s
not a 1590a....... but, hopefully, small enough for this thread :D :D :D
it's a passive tone & volume control, as seen here SWTC (http://www.muzique.com/lab/swtc.htm) for acoustic
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/010.jpg) (http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/013.jpg)
and guts
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/009.jpg)
Ciao
Lol!Genius! ;D
I love that box. Where did you get it?
thx tasos, not my idea.... stolen from the net :D :D
Jeremy, I've got them at
RS Components Intl (http://www.rs-components.com/index.html)
at €4.23, here's a link to that enclosure, suppose the product code 343-9861 is the same on all their shops
11451PSLA (http://it.rs-online.com/web/p/products/343-9861/)
There's a shop close to my office, place the order tonigh via internet and tomorrow at midday is ready to pick up, so saving also on shipping costs ;)
Ciao
^ nice armando....very cute little box.. :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
thx Rob, it's so small that escapes from my hands when taking measures for the holes!
couple more...
a zendrive
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/zendrive-1590a-rocky-out1-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/zendrive-1590a-rocky-guts0-med.jpg)
and a crunchbox.. I wasn't paying attention when I drilled the pot holes and mis-aligned them.. so capitalised on the mistake with the name :icon_redface:
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/crunchbox-1590a-rocky-out0-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/crunchbox-1590a-rocky-guts0-med.jpg)
Controversial.
Quote from: Taylor on February 24, 2012, 12:58:10 AM
Controversial.
pedal name, or have I cloned a product that's taboo over here?
Quote from: rocklander on February 24, 2012, 12:59:54 AM
Quote from: Taylor on February 24, 2012, 12:58:10 AM
Controversial.
pedal name, or have I cloned a product that's taboo over here?
Name! (insert facepalm icon here).
Sorry, didn't mean to be unclear. I wasn't really making any serious comment, just nodding at your somewhat daring joke, at which I chuckled.
Quote from: Taylor on February 24, 2012, 06:11:43 AM
Sorry, didn't mean to be unclear. I wasn't really making any serious comment, just nodding at your somewhat daring joke, at which I chuckled.
heh, no worries... I'm not really known for political correctness :icon_smile:
Inspired by PereatMundus' Lard Boost (bottom of page 45), I created this little devil. It's a bazzfuss with added gain control into an Electra distortion without the clippers. This way, the Electra is more of a colouring post-boost. Really dynamic and lots of fun when you add a booster in front of it and mess around with your guitar volume.
Oh, and it's not a 1590A, but smaller :)
On the outside
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0047.jpg)
Test fitting the components
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0039.jpg)
Almost done
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0042.jpg)
Final gut shot
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0046.jpg)
super cute! nice squeeze.
that's some wonderful engineering there :icon_cool:
@gerbo: sweet... :icon_cool:
Quote from: gerbo on February 25, 2012, 05:51:27 AM
Inspired by PereatMundus' Lard Boost (bottom of page 45), I created this little devil. It's a bazzfuss with added gain control into an Electra distortion without the clippers. This way, the Electra is more of a colouring post-boost. Really dynamic and lots of fun when you add a booster in front of it and mess around with your guitar volume.
Oh, and it's not a 1590A, but smaller :)
On the outside
(http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/gerboengels/PICT0047.jpg)
Very nice stuff!
And thanks for the nod (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg823073#msg823073), I'm very happy I Inspired someone :icon_mrgreen:
I built a few new pedals but short on time so no pictures yet :)
latest effort.. had to resort to SMD but happy as cos it worked first time!!
ross phaser in a 1590a
one LED to signal that it's engaged and one pulses in time with the sweep
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/ross-phaser-1590a-out-med.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/ross-phaser-1590a-guts-med.jpg)
project is over at the other site. :-)
Quote from: rocklander on March 02, 2012, 03:50:53 AM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/ross-phaser-1590a-out-med.jpg)
ehh.... bicycle's chain! very handy for pedalboard's evolution, easy to mount and dismount!!
Got bored last night so I put this together. Another bazz fuss, weird resistor values, huge output cap. Amazingly huge sounding fuzz. I always keep it cranked so I made this one without a knob at all.
Switch on the top disconnects the battery.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6800451664_9f4ff00934_z.jpg)
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7052/6946558123_702bc5bbce_z.jpg)
Trotsky Drive
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/trot2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/danielzink/musical/trot1.jpg)
Dan
So we can just show 1590A enclosures ? ;) Here os a video of a 1590A getting machined
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=91426.msg838214#msg838214
Andrew
Here's my first two 1590As, if you don't count the naked LPB-1 that I already handed over to our tame guitarist for testing. First up is a madbean Cupcake / OSQ:
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/osq063.JPG)
Guts:
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/osq061.JPG)
And second is Rick's "Superheated SHO" v2 (aka "Red Dwarf") boost -- which I've called SHO+, 'cos there's not enough room to write the whole thing on these small enclosures! It's got my own tiny vero layout, complete with onboard Millenium 2 (alas, no gutshot for this one).
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/sho066.JPG)
And the two new best friends together:
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/osqsho077.JPG)
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/807/img0085js.jpg)
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/838/img0091hp.jpg)
(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/9240/img0097tc.jpg)
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4737/lm386odart.png)
rare to see a battery in a 1590a build! (:
but then i guess you couldn't fit the DC sock too... or could you...? go on (:
DC socket? I could, right at the end at the tip of the input jack. I don't have a need for one (yet), but I made sure I had room for one if needed.
I'm starting to think like a smartass... I'm thinking I could fit a DS-1 in an "A" with a battery, lol. If I can manage that, I guess I have to make another "A" box wah and go for a univibe, right? no battery, though, lmao... although a couple 12V's... nah.
i didn't really realise how tiny these boxes are till i saw/held one the other day......hats off to all you guys that squeeze every last mm out of em......
these builds are even more amazing than i thought!!!... :icon_eek: :icon_cool:
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 21, 2012, 04:26:15 AM
i didn't really realise how tiny these boxes are till i saw/held one the other day......hats off to all you guys that squeeze every last mm out of em......
these builds are even more amazing than i thought!!!... :icon_eek: :icon_cool:
Noooo, they can't be small, I thru a Superfly into one, no problem. But wait, you could be right, I didn't manage to squeeze a battery in there ;)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/Sizereference.jpg)
Quote from: Perrow on March 21, 2012, 08:43:38 AM
But wait, you could be right, I didn't manage to squeeze a battery in there ;)
yeah.. i was gonna say....
but making it usb rechargeable and 4G/GSM ready makes up for that! wait...
Quote from: darron on March 21, 2012, 08:51:58 AM
but making it usb rechargeable and 4G/GSM ready makes up for that! wait...
Almost, it's USB powered :icon_eek:
No, not really, but you can use the tone control to dial in the right tone.
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 21, 2012, 04:26:15 AM
i didn't really realise how tiny these boxes are till i saw/held one the other day......hats off to all you guys that squeeze every last mm out of em......
Tell me about it! I instantly regretted ordering four of them the moment I opened the package, and wondered what the four slightly-oversized pencil sharpeners were...
Then I built three pedals (so far) - cursed often along the way for having so little room for manoeuvre - and went and ordered another four!
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 21, 2012, 04:26:15 AM
these builds are even more amazing than i thought!!!... :icon_eek: :icon_cool:
+1 ;)
hey, putting a 9V battery inside a 1590a enclosure (with a switch and a circuit too of course :icon_lol:) is definitely possible but very hard.
I did it but in the end I asked myself: why all this pain and effort?
Anyway you need the right circuit. Earthscum one chip drive is something I have to try out for this purpose.
By the way, check out ews little brute drive (I don't know if I remembre the name correctly) a full overdrive distortion with ac adaptor and a 9V battery inside, it is a very clean job.
I was asked to do something to lower the volume. So i built a buffer with a volume control:
(http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2273/56258188.jpg)
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/371/85700891.jpg)
Quote from: bluebunny on March 21, 2012, 09:51:44 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 21, 2012, 04:26:15 AM
i didn't really realise how tiny these boxes are till i saw/held one the other day......hats off to all you guys that squeeze every last mm out of em......
and went and ordered another four!
thats masochism for ya!!!. ;)..i swear enough with a 1590b...i'd probably totally lose it with a 1590a... :icon_twisted:
Make note, I'm throwin' my chips in with y'all... I just ordered 2 more. :icon_rolleyes:
Files and peeled back fingernails, here we come!
The Gnome Bender, a bender variant with a 2N5457 at Q1
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8211.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/IMG_8214.jpg)
Once you start these things, you'll never stop. ;)
^beauty!..
:icon_cool:
hmmm i'm sorely tempted to get a couple of these li'l buggers now...
and some 9mm pots.. ::)
9mm pots are only for builds with 5 or more, just sayin' ;)
ok no cheating.. ;D
edit: ok ive just bought 2....i'm in... :icon_cool:
edit 2: heres my plan for an etched ab box...whether this comes to fruition we shall see..i'm looking forward to messing around with these lil buggers...and swearing a lot.. ::). :icon_cool:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7464107/ABBOX1590A.jpg)
Quote from: guitarmageddon on March 22, 2012, 10:43:09 AM
9mm pots are only for builds with 5 or more, just sayin' ;)
:icon_lol:
Quote from: guitarmageddon on March 22, 2012, 10:43:09 AM
9mm pots are only for builds with 5 or more, just sayin' ;)
Oh, now I know why this felt like cheating :icon_redface:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/Gutshot.jpg)
Edit: When saying that in a sniggering voice it feels so sad that the second PCB ("under" the visible one) doesn't show on this image.
Ok, latest "A" build.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/LPB1.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/LPB1Guts.jpg)
Awesome
@perrow: how did you do those graphics?..is there a tutorial?.... :icon_mrgreen: ;)
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 23, 2012, 06:06:40 AM
@perrow: how did you do those graphics?..is there a tutorial?.... :icon_mrgreen: ;)
In Sweden the tutorial is nine years for those kind of graphics ;)
Actually have inkjet waterslide sheets coming my way (courtesy of Ebay), I might redo the graphics on this one when they arrive.
perrow, your pedal has too much unused space...sorry! ;D
I'm glad to post something here finally!
Here's my first 1590A build... :icon_mrgreen:
And as it is my first one, I've been two weeks thinking about what to put inside it, and finally I built a Compulator clone.
Remade the layout and planned it all.
It became perfect... and I think it may become a new addiction.
Thinking and planning and counting every milimeter of that little box... and then turn it on and see it shine... is awesome...
Ah! right, the pic:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/SN851243.JPG)
Cheers!
Fernando.-
Oh no. Slade is making 1590A's.
Quote from: rousejeremy on March 24, 2012, 12:42:55 AM
Oh no. Slade is making 1590A's.
>: D
Yeah.... i was thinking that too haha
beautiful by the way (:
Hi
for those who don't know how (like me 4 mins ago), and want to see all the pictures in this thread....
Yahoo Images (http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0PDoS6m0G1PE2gArR2JzbkF?p=1590A+enclosures%2Fpedals...+site%3Adiystompboxes.com&fr=yfp-t-701&ei=utf-8&n=30&x=wrt&y=Search)
Enjoy
Ciao
Guts!
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/SN851263.JPG)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/SN851266.JPG)
A most EXCELLENT squeeze, my friend! *plays air guitar to non-existent tunes*
one of those days... :icon_lol:
wow, i need to get some jacks like that. source? :D
Haha, nobody asked me that before... I buy them at my local electronics store. They cost me about USD$0.60 and they are incredibly good jacks. Pretty tight and very well made.
Honson in Toronto has those jacks as well. I think they are $1.00.
Aw man. Any idea who makes them? Gots to find an online supplier, hehe.
Aren't they just cheap knock-offs of Switchcraft enclosed jacks. I've one from Honson to try but haven't yet.
Switchcraft #111- http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=90
Honson version
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_3994.jpg)
Quote from: davent on March 25, 2012, 12:30:00 PM
Aren't they just cheap knock-offs of Switchcraft enclosed jacks. I've one from Honson to try but haven't yet.
Just by looking at that pic I can say the ones I use are better, the nut thread and the nut itself are more 'solid'.
Here's a pic of mine:
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/SN851289.JPG)
Really don't know where they come from, I'll ask Mr. Valentín when I go to the store again :icon_biggrin:
I wonder why these jacks aren't used more often in 1590A enclosures:
http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/product_info.php/cPath/50_22_24/products_id/1218/language/en?osCsid=ae42af714708c060ec08c8faa23d30bc
Quote from: roseblood11 on March 26, 2012, 04:30:59 AM
I wonder why these jacks aren't used more often in 1590A enclosures:
http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/product_info.php/cPath/50_22_24/products_id/1218/language/en?osCsid=ae42af714708c060ec08c8faa23d30bc
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=64752.msg826180#msg826180
:)
compare the prize... 8)
Quote from: roseblood11 on March 26, 2012, 06:41:08 AM
compare the prize... 8)
yep.. heaps better price.. I suspect for me shipping to NZ would balance that out though.. and I usually buy at least 10 per time, so it's only 50% more expensive for me... they really are pretty good jacks. much better build than the cheaper futurlec ones I've tried.. very happy with them :-)
thats cheating, you have to use 24mm pots and massive jack sockets, and a huge 12mm dc socket too in a 1590a or it doesn't qualify.........by law!.. ;D
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 26, 2012, 07:09:02 AM
thats cheating, you have to use 24mm pots and massive jack sockets, and a huge 12mm dc socket too in a 1590a or it doesn't qualify.........by law!.. ;D
and NO SMD! :icon_razz:
Here's the slightly naked LPB-1 that I managed to grab back off my tame guitarist for a short while:
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/LPB081.JPG)
No guts to speak of... :( Had some shorting problems, so it's mostly taped up inside!
Quote from: bluebunny on March 27, 2012, 01:24:08 PM
Here's the slightly naked LPB-1 that I managed to grab back off my tame guitarist for a short while:
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/LPB081.JPG)
No guts to speak of... :( Had some shorting problems, so it's mostly taped up inside!
Here's my layout for the LPB-1 with on board pot. The pot is supposed to go on the component side.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/Layouts%20and%20transfers/LPB1onpotLayout.png)
And the transfer.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/Layouts%20and%20transfers/LPB1onpot.png)
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if this thread is going to have ascii only pics it's going to take a long time to show gutshots
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Here's my first effort!
(http://www.socialpost.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/codice-qr.jpg)
;D ;D ;D ;D
That's @#$%in bad! ;D
(Lol don't tell them let them realise it!)
My second 1590A... It's a Bajaman's Sonic Stump. I just shrinked Madbean's Bloviator (http://www.madbeanpedals.com/projects/Bloviator/docs/Bloviator.pdf) layout (yeah, I had to put a resistor on the traces side, use a couple more jumpers and put the 10M input resistor in the switch, but anyway, it worked perfectly!)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/wow%202.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/wow%201.jpg)
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/Wow%203.jpg)
And its guts!
(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3565959/wow%20guts.jpg)
Thanks a lot to Brian (Madbean) for the effort on the layout I just shrinked, it was very hard to shrink since Brian did a great layout for the pedal.
Cheers!
that is an uh-may-zing finish.... :icon_cool:
wow!
After spending a whole day trying to make a design, failing at the toner transfer 5 times and having my etch turn out like a complete piece of sh*t I see this. :icon_eek:
Isn't the sonic stump best stompbox ever? ;D
Quote from: tasos on April 08, 2012, 03:29:43 PM
Isn't the sonic stump best stompbox ever? ;D
I don't understand how's that I could live without it all this time. :icon_eek:
not sure i could actually bring myself to stomp on that. i'd have to stop playing, reach down to gently activate the bypass switch by hand, give the whole pedal a quick buff with a lint free cloth, maybe take another photo and then start playing again. may have missed my solo by then, if i hadn't already by simply staring in awe at my sonic stomp. well done, slade. beautiful as ever.
Quote from: artifus on April 08, 2012, 06:12:08 PM
not sure i could actually bring myself to stomp on that. i'd have to stop playing, reach down to gently activate the bypass switch by hand, give the whole pedal a quick buff with a lint free cloth, maybe take another photo and then start playing again. may have missed my solo by then, if i hadn't already by simply staring in awe at my sonic stomp. well done, slade. beautiful as ever.
lol, that was funny.. Thank you for your comment :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: Slade on April 08, 2012, 06:06:18 PM
Quote from: tasos on April 08, 2012, 03:29:43 PM
Isn't the sonic stump best stompbox ever? ;D
I don't understand how's that I could live without it all this time. :icon_eek:
If you only played the bass!
This thing takes your lifeless tone and makes it ultra hot! ;D
(http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j431/onflooraudio/Onfloor%20Audio%20Custom%20Shop%20Pedals/DSC02990.jpg)
SHO Boost ...
^^^ It's purdy, but... SHO? ^^^
Quote from: Perrow on March 23, 2012, 08:26:02 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 23, 2012, 06:06:40 AM
@perrow: how did you do those graphics?..is there a tutorial?.... :icon_mrgreen: ;)
In Sweden the tutorial is nine years for those kind of graphics ;)
Actually have inkjet waterslide sheets coming my way (courtesy of Ebay), I might redo the graphics on this one when they arrive.
Waterslides arrived and used.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/LPB1-1.jpg)
Detail:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/th_LPB1Decal.jpg) (http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/?action=view¤t=LPB1Decal.jpg)
Before:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/th_LPB1.jpg) (http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/?action=view¤t=LPB1.jpg)
Guts still look the same:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/th_LPB1Guts.jpg) (http://s832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/?action=view¤t=LPB1Guts.jpg)
I love the creative story creating the outline :icon_lol:
Quote from: rocklander on April 11, 2012, 04:12:42 AM
I love the creative story creating the outline :icon_lol:
+1!
@perrow: nice touch!!!... :icon_cool:
Thanks everyone! 8)
I wanted to get creative, but my Inkscape skills didn't suffice for a tribal or similar border :icon_sad:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/LPB1-1.jpg)
Limited time offer!! Free tasty earthworm snack with every Rumbust LPB1!!
+1 on liking the text. Very clever.
Quote from: markeebee on April 11, 2012, 12:53:34 PM
Limited time offer!! Free tasty earthworm snack with every Rumbust LPB1!!
+1 on liking the text. Very clever.
That'll be Jim checking out his new pedal :icon_mrgreen:
(http://images.wikia.com/ewj/images/9/9a/Jim.jpg)
Quote from: rocklander on April 11, 2012, 04:12:42 AM
I love the creative story creating the outline :icon_lol:
+1
Very cool!
The text border is a genial touch!!! It seems everyone likes it...
Quote from: Renegadrian on April 12, 2012, 08:55:02 AM
The text border is a genial touch!!! It seems everyone likes it...
We've got a picture thread with soon to be a thousand pages of pedals and I've come up with something new on my first waterslide, I can't believe it myself :icon_eek:
Thanks again for all the kind words.
ps. You know you've done something right when Slade thinks it's cool :icon_cool: :icon_mrgreen:
it's only me or.... can you all read the whole text?... I can't... but I wish I could :)
Cool idea, needs to be stolen :P :P
Quote from: arma61 on April 12, 2012, 02:31:41 PM
it's only me or.... can you all read the whole text?... I can't... but I wish I could :)
Cool idea, needs to be stolen :P :P
"This box takes a guitar signal going IN runs it through an electro harmonix linear power booster and the signal comes OUT boosted. Give it a center negative 9V power supply."
You can click the "details" thumb above and you should be able to read most of it. I can post my Inkscape file if anybody wants it.
@Perrow - That booster is a killer!!!
Here's my latest mini..
It's the Percussion layout by Soldersound (http://solderman.fatabur.se/).
A choppy tremolo effect taken from the old Valco designed amps. There's just one little issue..
the effect dies when you turn the speed pot fully clockwise.. just at the very end but still a bit annoying :-\
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sSaa3HXSWcI/T4ifHvm1ltI/AAAAAAAACG0/QJ0MyI6eG2o/s1600/ValcoTrem1.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XNe_JedT3O4/T4ifIkZfTXI/AAAAAAAACG8/zI2-QlMBYt0/s1600/ValcoTrem2.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j1PqmpKL2gY/T4ifJCLC46I/AAAAAAAACHA/f-ho1h9lyv0/s1600/ValcoTrem3.jpg)
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yg_jS_bx2JI/T4ifJw2FLHI/AAAAAAAACHM/Hwf0y0VhPtQ/s1600/ValcoTrem4.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V9S1z0j7Mew/T4ifK9Syp9I/AAAAAAAACHU/QknIx2flpCI/s1600/ValcoTrem5.jpg)
Well we could help with the issue...
If you post the link correctly! ;)
Quote from: tasos on April 13, 2012, 08:27:04 PM
Well we could help with the issue...
If you post the link correctly! ;)
oups.. sorry. Fixed now! :P
have you tried a small resistor in series with the troublesome pot?
Quote from: artifus on April 14, 2012, 03:33:51 AM
have you tried a small resistor in series with the troublesome pot?
Thanks I have to try that.. but for now I'm too lazy to rip it up and start debugging :-\
I may put it up on the breadboard later trying to refine it..
Hi all, I've only recently started building pedals myself - at this point I'm still cheating and just populating PCBs made by others. Here is a simple 1590A build I have done. It's just a dual latching amp switch (with 2 colour LEDs... hence all the wires). My next 1590A build, currently in progress, is a distiortion. I'll post pics when that's done...
In action:
(http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh515/nathankadams/Gear/Fabi%20Hubi/FH-LFSa.jpg)
Gut shot:
(http://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh515/nathankadams/Gear/Fabi%20Hubi/FH-LFS-INT.jpg)
Your golden cable makes it look really cool! :D
I just have to say, this thread is one of my favorite things ever.
Here's my latest build. I put it in the pictures thread to help get to 1000, but it belongs here:
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/mini-falstaff.jpg?w=230)
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/mini-falstaff-guts.jpg?w=400)
(Rangemaster derivative w/ input stage and a couple "mojo lite" components)
Some other recent 1590A builds:
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dscn1794.jpg?w=200)
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/lil-teapot-guts-2.jpg?w=350)
(Rangemaster w/ tone knob on a Madbean board)
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/petit-louis.jpg?w=200)
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/petit-louis-guts.jpg?w=400)
(Madbean Lavache)
Multiple Madbean Babyboards on the way .... and a PTP/perfboard mini orange squeezer (which is going to be very sad about not having a box for a while.)
alright. i'm still newish to the 1590A
someone told me they like they boost recovery section in my optical tremolo. i had a board i made that did just that (not with a 1590A in mind though). and I had some enclosures but they were pre-drilled for a different purpose... still came together with a bit of difficulty. had to chop the casing for the pot to make room. if it didn't fire up first time i would have been screwed!
(http://www.dazatronyx.com/gallery/zero-depth-trem.jpg)
Here is my contribution (it is an amp)!
(http://www.diale.org/img/IMGA0689.JPG)
(http://www.diale.org/img/IMGA0687.JPG)
Quote from: tca on April 25, 2012, 04:25:37 AM
(http://www.diale.org/img/IMGA0687.JPG)
(http://theadventurous500.com/wp-content/uploads/Angry-Police.jpg)
You there, we're gonna need a better gut shot than that!
Here it is
(http://www.diale.org/img/IMGA0691.JPG)
and some more info: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=94224.0 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=94224.0)
Here's a few of my 1590a efforts:
Dying battery simulator with voltmeter
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/bi_small.jpg)
and the guts...
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/bi-guts.jpg)
and an earlier version...
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/bi4.jpg)
072 buffer
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/0721.jpg)
LDR volume pedal
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/bf.jpg)
Volume cutter (like a solo booster)
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/vw1.jpg)
Reversable Killswitch
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/md1.jpg)
I love 1590A sized pedals, you can fit a lot in them if you plan well!
Quote from: ragingben on April 25, 2012, 11:58:28 AM
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/bi_small.jpg)
:o :o that is so cool!!!!
TAKE THAT, IMPEDANCE!!! :icon_twisted:
I love it!
Quote from: ragingben on April 25, 2012, 11:58:28 AM
072 buffer
(http://0xdfx.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/0721.jpg)
TCA: Is that mosfet? I like the simplicity of it. How loud is it compared to , say, a 386 amp?
You really need better guts shots of that thing... :icon_wink:
Madbean Hipster and Afterlife. Cavedweller and a mini orange squeezer on the bench ...
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/thistledown-2.jpg?w=266)(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/thistledown-1.jpg?w=250)
(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/afterlife-1.jpg?w=250)(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/afterlife-2.jpg?w=400)(http://midwayfair.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/afterlife-guts.jpg?w=300)
ragingben - cool idea!
This is final version of 1590A small clone
(http://cs317621.userapi.com/v317621436/fb4/lPjCp2IyZAY.jpg)
^ very cool, is it smd?....
resistors are SMD mf, all other - with pins. film capacitors, etc.
First version had a single sided pcb, so if you interested, - pm me.
as i posted previously:
back side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5106/testo10.4/0_472e1_ebd85ba9_orig (i did several mistakes, cause of wrong re-drown schematic).
front side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5300/testo10.4/0_472e0_4058c146_orig
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5801/testo10.5/0_4915b_7b73d647_orig
Quote from: gena_p1 on June 06, 2012, 03:11:58 AM
resistors are SMD mf, all other - with pins. film capacitors, etc.
First version had a single sided pcb, so if you interested, - pm me.
as i posted previously:
back side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5106/testo10.4/0_472e1_ebd85ba9_orig (i did several mistakes, cause of wrong re-drown schematic).
front side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5300/testo10.4/0_472e0_4058c146_orig
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5801/testo10.5/0_4915b_7b73d647_orig
That PCB is a fantastic piece of engineering/art. :)
Quote from: gena_p1 on June 06, 2012, 03:11:58 AM
resistors are SMD mf, all other - with pins. film capacitors, etc.
First version had a single sided pcb, so if you interested, - pm me.
as i posted previously:
back side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5106/testo10.4/0_472e1_ebd85ba9_orig (i did several mistakes, cause of wrong re-drown schematic).
front side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5300/testo10.4/0_472e0_4058c146_orig
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5801/testo10.5/0_4915b_7b73d647_orig
Beautiful. Impressive.
Quote from: gena_p1 on June 06, 2012, 03:11:58 AM
resistors are SMD mf, all other - with pins. film capacitors, etc.
First version had a single sided pcb, so if you interested, - pm me.
as i posted previously:
back side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5106/testo10.4/0_472e1_ebd85ba9_orig (i did several mistakes, cause of wrong re-drown schematic).
front side: http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5300/testo10.4/0_472e0_4058c146_orig
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5801/testo10.5/0_4915b_7b73d647_orig
Wow, this PCB is so dense... Nice routing job.
Took a family portrait last night ...
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/family-portrait.jpg?w=700)
In roughly the order they were built.
^ cool, happy little family they are too... 8)
Impressive! :)
Well, this is my first 1590A, and YOU PEOPLE are freaking INCREDIBLE!!! These are small! Here the toner/medium transfer is crooked, there are some paper fibers stuck on where I chickened out for fear of rubbing off more toner. Captured a fingerprint in the extra 2 layers of gloss medium (dumb. should've just used lacquer). LED Drill bit wandered... BUT, you know, I really don't care. Maybe the next will be better, maybe worse...
PnP Rangemaster with a few changes.
(http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/seedlings/IMG_1072.jpg)
(http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/seedlings/IMG_1073.jpg)
Thanks for your inspirations!
CHAD
Quote from: roseblood11 on March 26, 2012, 04:30:59 AM
I wonder why these jacks aren't used more often in 1590A enclosures:
http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/product_info.php/cPath/50_22_24/products_id/1218/language/en?osCsid=ae42af714708c060ec08c8faa23d30bc
One reason could be because people can't find them in the states... at least I can't. Anyone able to find them in the U.S.?
Klon in a 1590a
Got all of the passives except one in the same direction :) I used all ceramics for polarized caps. made the mistake of not measuring the template i had in eagle and paid the price. As you can see in the top of the enclosure the cutouts are not deep enough which pushed the pcb down, luckily i was able to still make it fit ::) Eagle files updated, that won't happen again. I've never used these type of jacks before didn't realize they were switching until it was wired up, next time i will have the i/o's switched to ground.
As usual crappy pic's don't do the pedals finish justice. Finished in DC texture powder coat. Embossed graphics. Aluminum knobs from smallbear. Background is actual beeswax that i use in my beekeeping adventures.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-OBsTXprbatY/UE_Afqsn8SI/AAAAAAAAJEc/cQPAaiHt-Fk/s400/DSC03253.JPG)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-fROu5exHYWc/UE_AmOeW2sI/AAAAAAAAJEk/2U82wbyiSEw/s400/DSC03255.JPG)
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-81TInKcwcRA/UE_Ewn3PK4I/AAAAAAAAJFI/a9Nd5Njymms/s288/IMG_1310.JPG)(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ESQrQ-UvXDo/UE_E6TVu8mI/AAAAAAAAJFQ/AuAWlI6rS2w/s288/IMG_1311.JPG)(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yrDFltWzgEY/UE_EqLjW0xI/AAAAAAAAJFA/tTCnMQiTJ-E/s288/IMG_1312.JPG)(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-JqGkhFoXQpo/UE-_XmKiFnI/AAAAAAAAJEI/y4oTViEAqIU/s288/IMG_1337.JPG)(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p5y1gIAHX6I/UE_ATBAEgYI/AAAAAAAAJEM/pxnzF1LXFGM/s288/IMG_1336.JPG)
@jimmy that's great. good job. :o Is that a double sided pcb?
^ yeah nice emboss too... :icon_cool:
That Klon pedal is tight and glorious!
CHAD
Nice work!
My latest "squeeze":
| (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/o635.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/o633.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/o636.JPG) |
Omega boost from runoffgroove.com. Sounds sweet. Most likely will get nicked by my tame guitarist. Though the seemingly "nuclear fusion" LED may put him off...
oh man it blinded me through the screen :icon_lol: put some more resistance on that thing. good work ;) is that a sparkle yellow?
Sorry... Here, try these: :icon_cool:
I did calculate the correct resistor value, then I multiplied it by an order of magnitude, cos they always come out brighter than you need. Looks like only one order of magnitude wasn't enough... ;D
BTW, paint is a metallic copper enamel - not too obvious from the picture. Not entirely happy with it. I think it needs baking, despite the advice on the can...
Has anyone ever attempted a Boss CS-3 (or even a CS-2) in one of these? I looked through here but didn't see any. If I could get a 1590a sized CS-3 then I could get my tuner back on my board which would be nice.
Quote from: dean owens on September 19, 2012, 02:14:20 PM
Has anyone ever attempted a Boss CS-3 (or even a CS-2) in one of these? I looked through here but didn't see any. If I could get a 1590a sized CS-3 then I could get my tuner back on my board which would be nice.
An etch with 1/8W resistors would probably fit, but you might have to cut the buffering. I'm pretty sure Mooer's comp is a CS-x. Most of their stuff is dead-on clones in a 1590A.
Quote from: midwayfair on September 19, 2012, 03:04:20 PM
Quote from: dean owens on September 19, 2012, 02:14:20 PM
Has anyone ever attempted a Boss CS-3 (or even a CS-2) in one of these? I looked through here but didn't see any. If I could get a 1590a sized CS-3 then I could get my tuner back on my board which would be nice.
An etch with 1/8W resistors would probably fit, but you might have to cut the buffering. I'm pretty sure Mooer's comp is a CS-x. Most of their stuff is dead-on clones in a 1590A.
hmmm, I took a look at the Mooer. I can't find it for sale anywhere but the info I can find on it says it's a CS-1. From my understandings that is a different pedal from the 2 and 3 versions. I guess I'll wait until it comes out and see what the talk of the town is.
As to the other stuff... I thought I might have to lose the buffer but that's not so bad. Can you tell me what you mean by "etch"? Are you referring to etching my own board?
layout from over at FSB....
My very first ever vero build.
The tone control is definitely subtle.....
Probably could've come up with a more creative name - but I wanted to get it boxed up and on the board asap.
Actually works very well pushing a tube amp into a nice crisp overdrive.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com./danielzink/musical/bs1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com./danielzink/musical/bs2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com./danielzink/musical/bs3.jpg)
my first 1590A project, a slightly modified Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz:
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/550522_959206430919_1860414687_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/560545_10100107319577959_382331793_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/387142_10100107319533049_1759297217_n.jpg)
Nice job. And very neat. Still trying to work out how you got everything in there... ;)
Quote from: mg.audio on October 02, 2012, 05:28:11 AM
my first 1590A project, a slightly modified Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz:
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/560545_10100107319577959_382331793_n.jpg)
The voltage rating on the 100µF cap is... sufficient. ;)
Quote from: bluebunny on October 02, 2012, 12:25:29 PM
Nice job. And very neat. Still trying to work out how you got everything in there... ;)
Well, lucky for me, the boost stage was completely unnecessary (got the schematic from general guitar gadgets), so I was able to leave it out entirely. If I would have needed it, I would have had to put it in the tiny space next to the footswitch. So that was a big help. Most of the assembly was done outside of the enclosure (I kick myself for not taking pictures of the process).
Quote from: earthtonesaudio on October 03, 2012, 07:59:14 AM
The voltage rating on the 100µF cap is... sufficient. ;)
Heh, yeah I wasn't paying attention when I ordered those caps from mouser. It added to the challenge of getting it all in there though. I have one more that will go into the two-knob rat I'm building now, which is going into a 1590BB, so I won't have to worry about space this time. :)
Posted this in the main pictures thread, but forgot to post here... Jack's MOSFET booster:
| (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/amz659.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/amz655.JPG) |
ok, this was my first attempt at a 1590A pedal, again just the AMZ Mosfet Boost. I'll have to try something a bit more adventurous for my next one.
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20272266/AMZ-MosfetBoost1.jpg)
(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20272266/20121019_132557.jpg)
I was saving this for a backup entry just in case my pulse wah didnt want to work. But I got it working great, so here's my golden voice chorus. It's the Little Angel Ahorus but I did a lil creative renaming because of the color. ;D
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSCN2749.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07820.jpg)
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07821.jpg)
Finally attemped my first 1590A after being inspired (and educated) by this thread. It's a Little Angel chorus with PCB etched using frequencycentral's layout. The extra led by the switch is part of Merlin's mods.
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=48100&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=48104&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=48107&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=48110&g2_serialNumber=2)
Nice work Thelonius! Those look good.
How did you do the finish on the floral one that's cut off on the right?
John
Quote from: John Lyons on October 22, 2012, 03:06:47 PM
Nice work Thelonius! Those look good.
How did you do the finish on the floral one that's cut off on the right?
Thanks John! I sprayed the box with adhesive, folded fabric around it, and then sprayed clear enamel over the fabric. The texture in the enamel is because I was impatient and used a hair dryer... which blew peaks into the enamel between coats... which accidentally ended up looking really cool. :icon_biggrin: When it's finished I'll post in the pictures thread, but right now it has a hole in it which is waiting to be filled with a little momentary switch for solo boost.
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on October 21, 2012, 02:27:20 PM
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07821.jpg)
Wow, you didn't show me the guts. That is a tidy looking board with really tidily bent-over parts. :)
By the way, for anyone who wants to avoid bending over their caps....
Panasonic has two "low profile" series: The KA and KS series. The KA series is 7mm high (about the same as a chip in a socket). But the KS series is only 5mm high, and 4-6mm wide. The lead spacing is also "normal," and they're 7c each, so 1/3 the price of most other mini electrolytics. There's a newer KA series that's more expensive, so use the following part numbers:
25v, 5mm:
ECE-A1EKS100 -- 10uF
ECE-A1EKS4R7 -- 4.7uF
ECE-A1HKS2R2 -- 2.2uF
ECE-A1HKS010 -- 1uF
There's a 22uF and 47uF cap in this series, but it's only 16v. Fine for anything without a charge pump.
ECE-A1CKS220
ECE-A1CKS470
Best choice for the 22uF and 47uF caps (25v, 7mm):
ECE-A1EKA470
ECE-A1EKA220
And we're stuck with 16v for short 100uF caps:
ECE-A1CKA101 -- 100uF
Given that I recently had some trouble with 11mm caps in a 1590B (?!? there were pot covers), I think I'll be getting a bunch of these for the future.
And some more:
Quote from: saxoftenest on October 15, 2012, 01:28:54 PM
I've been leaning heavily on the Nichicon UMW and UHC lines for short electros. They have a 5mm tall (but 8mm wide, so it's actually labeled "tubby" in my parts bin) 25v 100uF: UMW1E101MDD
Sax is a master of the 1590A, so listen to him, too. :D
Quote from: midwayfair on October 22, 2012, 04:00:21 PM
By the way, for anyone who wants to avoid bending over their caps....
Panasonic has two "low profile" series: The KA and KS series. The KA series is 7mm high (about the same as a chip in a socket). But the KS series is only 5mm high, and 4-6mm wide. The lead spacing is also "normal," and they're 7c each, so 1/3 the price of most other mini electrolytics. There's a newer KA series that's more expensive, so use the following part numbers:
I really like the KA series you mentioned. The ECE-A1EKA470 are the black ones on the left in the Little Angel build I posted (see pic below). They allowed me to avoid bending over caps, but I did have to lean them in slightly to get the cover on because of their 8mm diameter. You can see how they kind of hang over the edge of the board. :P
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=48107&g2_serialNumber=2)
Ah, the old fabric trick...I see. Thanks
My attempts with 1590A. The next ones will be a distortion and a tremolo! ;D
(http://imageshack.us/a/img27/717/imagekspt.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img825/4375/imagenxs.jpg)
Cheers,
Keep forgetting to post in this thread... :icon_redface:
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It's briggs' "E11even" from the other forum.
A DAM MAD Meat Head ;D
(http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc393/dgbetts/DIY%20Pedal%20Builds/MeatHeadSmaller.jpg) (http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc393/dgbetts/DIY%20Pedal%20Builds/MeatHeadGuts.jpg)
^^^ nice build!
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ROG Pepper Mill.
EXTERRRrrrrMINAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaTE
:icon_cool:
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 08, 2012, 12:26:24 PM
EXTERRRrrrrMINAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaTE
:icon_cool:
That's the robot in your hallway, right? ;D
BTW, the font is called "Dalek". (Of course.) :icon_biggrin:
This is not mine, but it needs to be seen:
Pickdropper got a Little Angel Chorus AND Shoot the Moon tremolo in a 1590A. Six knobs and a switch, human-built SMD.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg)
Here's his build report: http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=6956.0
Makes me feel like a wimp. :P
FX Loop w Jack Orman clickless bypass board- so far have decided to just keep the simple unfinished look. This is my 2nd build ever- fun!
This thread is very inspiring, people do such great things. I will def be trying ething at some point down the road.
Clifford
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Se55sZ9DGpU/UI2OJnzZdcI/AAAAAAAAioc/LnSfzP47AUU/s765/IMAG1258-1.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-zG2TN-wKQ1w/UJOSZoAdRjI/AAAAAAAAizg/bmZfnpn2UC8/s764/IMAG1317.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JDZNZ8EOzAk/UJOSeIm8NhI/AAAAAAAAiz4/5N0tm733RnU/s764/IMAG1319.jpg)
Quote from: midwayfair on November 11, 2012, 12:02:27 PM
This is not mine, but it needs to be seen:
...
Crikey! And there's me whining about squeezing in only four pots and a little itty bitty postage-stamp size PCB... :icon_rolleyes:
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/engineers-thumb-mini.jpg?h=350)(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/engineers-thumb-mini-guts.jpg?h=350)
Engineer's Thumbs are now bite-sized! :D
^ :icon_eek:
8)
Yep, I'm with you Rob. I'd have trouble enough with the amount of writing Jon puts inside the lid, let alone the pedal innards...
Quote from: midwayfair on November 11, 2012, 12:02:27 PM
This is not mine, but it needs to be seen:
Pickdropper got a Little Angel Chorus AND Shoot the Moon tremolo in a 1590A. Six knobs and a switch, human-built SMD.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MoonAngel3.jpg)
Here's his build report: http://www.madbeanpedals.com/forum/index.php?topic=6956.0
Makes me feel like a wimp. :P
Hey Jon, thanks for posting that.
I think this is my first post here. Probably going to hang out here a bit more. I've paged through some of the picture threads and many of the builds are inspiring.
Damn you people and your ability to do laser etching!! :icon_evil: :icon_mrgreen:
Can you detect the jealousy?? ::)
^ that 'shoot the moon' is the nuts.....epic tinyness, big time.. 8)
Wow. You can shoot my moon anytime. Bee-eautee. Can't wait to try SMD someday.
how is the LDR/LED still clearing the bottom cover? looks like it would hit it?
Quote from: azrael on November 15, 2012, 03:57:57 PM
how is the LDR/LED still clearing the bottom cover? looks like it would hit it?
There is a bit of a recess to the top cover, so it does fit. The area that hit was actually the lip of the top on the edge of the PCB. While it worked as is, it didn't give me warm fuzzies, so I took off much of the lip on a milling machine. I also thinned the inside of the bottom plate a bit, just for good measure. Fits really well now.
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on November 15, 2012, 01:22:42 PM
Damn you people and your ability to do laser etching!! :icon_evil: :icon_mrgreen:
Can you detect the jealousy?? ::)
Have you tried checking out local trophy engraving shops? Some I them will do it.
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Brian May boost from the schematic posted at Geofex.
Sorry for the bad pictures. I'll try and get something better when it isn't rainy and overcast.
This is a surface mount Timmy in a 1590A.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/TheEnchanter1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/TheEnchanter2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/PCBs/TimmyPCB2.jpg)
Another one, this time a surface mount/through-hole hybrid version of the Skreddy Screwdriver.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SonicScrewdriver1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SonicScrewdriver2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SonicScrewdriver3.jpg)
@pick: beautiful, stunning work man. 8)
Quote from: pickdropper on November 15, 2012, 04:06:58 PM
Have you tried checking out local trophy engraving shops? Some I them will do it.
Not a lot of trophy engraving shops in Europe. We don't value prices and awards as much as they do in the states. Stunning builds though! I still think I need to DIY that laser engraver.. I believe you don't need a lot of watts for this kind of engraving so we might get away with a diode instead of a tube (plus cooling system)
^ very interested in this... 8)
long term project.. when I have space for it.
Quote from: pickdropper on December 11, 2012, 09:30:40 AM
Another one, this time a surface mount/through-hole hybrid version of the Skreddy Screwdriver.
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the graphics! and 5 pots in a 1590A... yeesh
Quote from: thelonious on December 13, 2012, 01:33:23 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on December 11, 2012, 09:30:40 AM
Another one, this time a surface mount/through-hole hybrid version of the Skreddy Screwdriver.
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the graphics! and 5 pots in a 1590A... yeesh
5 is okay I guess... there's room for more :-p
Quote from: rocklander on December 13, 2012, 02:09:16 PM
Quote from: thelonious on December 13, 2012, 01:33:23 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on December 11, 2012, 09:30:40 AM
Another one, this time a surface mount/through-hole hybrid version of the Skreddy Screwdriver.
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the graphics! and 5 pots in a 1590A... yeesh
5 is okay I guess... there's room for more :-p
Actually, the Screwdriver wasn't too bad. The 1590A Shoot The Moon/Little Angel combo pedal was much worse as it used 6 pots and a 3PDT toggle to go along with all the standard hardware. That was a tight fit.
Tight fit you say? :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07922.jpg)
Yeah, that's a special kind of suffering there. :-)
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 13, 2012, 06:02:20 PM
Tight fit you say? :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj545/haveyouseenhim/DSC07922.jpg)
Where will you fit the battery?
:icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Perrow on December 14, 2012, 04:18:28 AM
Where will you fit the battery?
:icon_mrgreen:
It was supposed to be a Maestro FZ-1 that runs on 3V, so
I did have room for a 3V button cell, but I was having trouble with the circuit. So instead I switched to a Harmonic Percolator. I just checked, and I have enough room for an A23 12V battery!
If someone implies that I cant do something I have to prove them wrong.
Don't f*ck with me son, I'm a Tetris champion :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 14, 2012, 05:15:17 AM
It was supposed to be a Maestro FZ-1 that runs on 3V, so I did have room for a 3V button cell, but I was having trouble with the circuit. So instead I switched to a Harmonic Percolator. I just checked, and I have enough room for an A23 12V battery!
Don't forget the A27 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes#Round_multiple_cell), slightly smaller than the A23.
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 14, 2012, 05:15:17 AM
Don't f*ck with me son, I'm a Tetris champion :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
Just a link to my build of a Superfly (http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A) ;D
grrrr... I'll say it again... I hate you Pelle ;)
I guess I have to build it now :icon_eek:
nice work man ! that 1590a slant is awesome! hows the switch working now that you got it all together like that? It looks pretty solid!
Quote from: Mustachio on December 14, 2012, 07:41:07 AM
nice work man ! that 1590a slant is awesome! hows the switch working now that you got it all together like that? It looks pretty solid!
It works great. It's a very soft switch. So much so that you can't feel any 'click' with your foot. I like it.
Did you see the video of its construction?
Yeah the first video at least where you show the parts and the method. Is there a new video of it in action after you jb welded it? It looks awesome I wanna see more of it.
I been working on using some momentary switches and a lil circuit to make a soft switch. Still working out what to use on the top of the pedal to push the small momentary. I have a few ideas but haven't had a chance to try em out yet.
Just filmed it to show switch pressure and construction. Will have it up later.
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 14, 2012, 07:14:49 AM
grrrr... I'll say it again... I hate you Pelle ;)
I guess I have to build it now :icon_eek:
Fixed a few things on the wiring diagram today, it had two wires mislabeled and one missing, should be ok now ;D
I would be honored if anyone would build one, but fully expect no one to be that crazy.
Tetris skills does come in handy though :)
I cant build it right now because of parts ordering limitations. But I definitely do it at some point.
Quote from: Mustachio on December 14, 2012, 08:07:55 AM
Yeah the first video at least where you show the parts and the method. Is there a new video of it in action after you jb welded it? It looks awesome I wanna see more of it.
I been working on using some momentary switches and a lil circuit to make a soft switch. Still working out what to use on the top of the pedal to push the small momentary. I have a few ideas but haven't had a chance to try em out yet.
Have you seen this article? http://www.geofex.com/Article_Folders/footswitch_pancake/footswitch_pancake.htm
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 14, 2012, 10:50:17 AM
I cant build it right now because of parts ordering limitations. But I definitely do it at some point.
Any special part you're missing? I have extras of a few of the "special" parts for the Superfly.
Quote from: Perrow on December 14, 2012, 06:45:41 AM
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 14, 2012, 05:15:17 AM
It was supposed to be a Maestro FZ-1 that runs on 3V, so I did have room for a 3V button cell, but I was having trouble with the circuit. So instead I switched to a Harmonic Percolator. I just checked, and I have enough room for an A23 12V battery!
Don't forget the A27 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_battery_sizes#Round_multiple_cell), slightly smaller than the A23.
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 14, 2012, 05:15:17 AM
Don't f*ck with me son, I'm a Tetris champion :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
Just a link to my build of a Superfly (http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A) ;D
A tip of the hat to you, Sir. Well done.
Tubes, 9mm pots, 1590a, high voltage caps, transformer, Q1+Q2, uf4004, and inductor. Pretty much everything :icon_lol: :icon_redface:
ecstasy in a 1590a
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/bliss-ecstasy-1590a-outs2sm_zpsb6ef2aec.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/bliss-ecstasy-1590a-outs3sm_zps59fd9194.jpg)
guts
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/bliss-ecstasy-1590a-guts2sm_zps3a5babdf.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/bliss-ecstasy-1590a-guts0sm_zps86dc515b.jpg)
Very nice, Rocklander.
Looks like you used the flanged-lid case. Very good if you want to screw the unit to the pedalboard so it doesn't get stolen or shift around when you stomp on it.
Quote from: amptramp on December 18, 2012, 09:08:01 PM
Looks like you used the flanged-lid case. Very good if you want to screw the unit to the pedalboard so it doesn't get stolen or shift around when you stomp on it.
yep, I've started using them so I can just pick up the pedalboard all in one.. previously I was using the bicycle chain link method.
In honor of the 2012 Mayan calendar, yesterday I put together a Mayan artwork themed Cinco de Mayan (Mayo Muff) build. In my haste to drill it out at work during lunchtime, I completely screwed up the drilling (all of my input/output sockets were punched 180 degrees out of phase). I didn't notice until I went to drill the DC socket. I was able to salvage the case, but I ended up with the input being socket in a different location than I usually put it and my first glory hole by the output socket.
I had just verified the board and wanted to play with it over the holiday so I decided to build it anyway. Besides, an extra hole in my Mayan pedal isn't the end of the world. :mrgreen:
I really like the artwork, so I will probably build another with proper in/out socket orientation for my mini board at some point and either put this on a different board, or sell it off.
For this build, I decided to do a 1590A through-hole board as a change of pace from my normal SMT stuff. At the time, I didn't have BC550 trannies, so I built it with 5088s. I received some BC550s yesterday, so I will build another Mayo board with those to compare.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/CincodeMayan1_zpsc03f5a33.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/CincodeMayan2_zps81b2de06.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/CincodeMayan3_zpseb5da197.jpg)
Is that symbol from 'Legends of the Hidden Temple'?
If so, kudos to you my friend, you just nostalgia'd the hell outta me.
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on December 22, 2012, 01:14:27 PM
Is that symbol from 'Legends of the Hidden Temple'?
If so, kudos to you my friend, you just nostalgia'd the hell outta me.
No, it is just a Mayan symbol I found online. It seems to be fairly common as I found it in multiple spots.
Green monkeys all day!!! :icon_mrgreen:
(http://cdn2.bigcommerce.com/server1500/ac84d/products/128/images/327/TVM-LHT-002__42926.1314164676.120.120.jpg)
Rothwell Love Squeeze on vero.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/lovesqueeze1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/lovesqueeze2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/lovesqueeze3.jpg)
Dan
Nice one, Dan. Tis an excellent compressor. :)
The other Mayan pedal I built got snatched up., so I built a second.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheMayanSon1_zpscbbb28dd.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheMayanSon3_zps75df1375.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheMayanSon2_zpsf88d82ab.jpg)
Quote from: pickdropper on January 05, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
The other Mayan pedal I built got snatched up., so I built a second.
I have a feeling that getting "snatched up" might be an occupational hazard for these beauties. You may need to build a third, and a fourth, and ... ;)
Quote from: pickdropper on January 05, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
The other Mayan pedal I built got snatched up., so I built a second.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheMayanSon1_zpscbbb28dd.jpg)
Is this laser engraving?
A muff that small should be illegal :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Valoosj on January 06, 2013, 11:52:23 AM
Quote from: pickdropper on January 05, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
The other Mayan pedal I built got snatched up., so I built a second.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheMayanSon1_zpscbbb28dd.jpg)
Is this laser engraving?
Yes it is. :-)
I did a family portrait in July. So here's the last six months, just the stuff I still own (so not including a few builds other people bought).
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/six-months-of-minis-jan-2013.jpg?w=288)
Crappy photo, but, roughly the order they were built:
Shoot the Moon tremolo, "Te" (Zen Drive), Thistledown Ge (mids-boosted Fuzz Face), Little Buzzy Fuzz (hybrid Buzzaround), Crying Time (LFO wah), Little Ducky (ROG Nurse Quacky), Shetland Klony #1, FETa Salad Squeeze (Ray Ring's opto-FET comp), Lemon Zester (OS with gain), Copper Crush (Lovesqueeze), Cosmopolitan, Clementine 2 (2-knob OS), Bear Hug Comp #1, Engineer's Thumb comp, Beehive that SUPRO jive (Honey Bee), ROG Supreaux Deux, Blue Warbler, Clipper Ship. And the boxes for the next few projects ... !
That's a great looking family, Jon.
sweet honey overdrive in a 1590a
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/manuka-1509aSHOD-outs1-sm_zps8f2c89db.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/manuka-1509aSHOD-outs3-sm_zps8bdc7334.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/manuka-1509aSHOD-guts1-sm_zps575b00f1.jpg)
[img]http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/manuka-1509aSHOD-guts0-sm_zpsbe36bafc.jpg[/img
Quote from: rocklander on January 19, 2013, 02:12:16 AM
sweet honey overdrive in a 1590a
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/manuka-1509aSHOD-outs1-sm_zps8f2c89db.jpg)
awwwww... 8)
I know.. smug looking bugger isn't he... :icon_lol:
Quote from: pickdropper on January 05, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheMayanSon2_zpsf88d82ab.jpg)
Could you possibly share how much such a pcb costs to have made? I'm getting fed up with etching them myself and wouldn't mind just ordering them.
Quote from: Valoosj on February 08, 2013, 04:18:01 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on January 05, 2013, 11:33:45 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheMayanSon2_zpsf88d82ab.jpg)
Could you possibly share how much such a pcb costs to have made? I'm getting fed up with etching them myself and wouldn't mind just ordering them.
If you are just looking for a board or two and they are small, the cheapest and best quality option is OSHPark, which will give you three copies of your board for $5 a square inch. A board like the one pictured would probably be about $12 for 3 copies.
If you want small to medium runs (10-50 pcs or so)., there are places like iTeadStudio and Seed Studio that are popular and have VERY good pricing. You'll pay less per board, but it takes a while to get the boards and shipping cost can factor in.
If you want to do larger runs, then your options really open up.
^ Pickdropper should change his handle to "Jawdropper"
The "Codroach", an Astrotone/Sam Ash Fuzz.
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_0367_zpsd24d313d.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/IMG_0373_zps6e6e5314.jpg)
@guitarmageddon - that roach is very nice :)
Here's my latest minis:
Timmy clone:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-63SVpR0tnUc/URvzJxwZ6hI/AAAAAAAACl8/S6FXonbD4cw/s1600/OD.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEflCD_7-M4/URvzJ2uSNPI/AAAAAAAACmA/c7uUm045s9c/s1600/OD1.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Y72tPYIMuZg/URvzKeCzmlI/AAAAAAAACmI/WOmtcnQT7FI/s1600/OD4.jpg)
Clone of the Maxon NG9:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-skNlPU3_F1Y/URv0QT2FHPI/AAAAAAAACmc/0XHLEd7l6Pw/s1600/Hush1.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QMiWPIZzmcA/URv0Qh9R2WI/AAAAAAAACmk/zcXQudRxHLk/s1600/Hush3.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sFAY2la1D_o/URv0RDQ-lHI/AAAAAAAACmw/gZX-aI2RX7E/s1600/Hush5.jpg)
this approach is amazing.....got me thinking about moving in that direction....
just built Jack Orman Klon like buffer and using a madbean roadrage to power it up to "18 volts". Lots of headroom and dynamics at this voltage.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img542/6802/img0930d.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img24/3015/img0932dh.jpg)
Another Screwdriver, but with a different PCB layout this time. For this one, everything other than the Germanium is SMT. Since there is no BC109C in SMT, I changed it to a 5088. It's a bit more aggressive and has more low end than my other Sonic Screwdriver, but it also uses a different Ge trans than the other one.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SonicScrewdriverDeux1_zps58fd32c2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SonicScrewdriverDeux2_zpsda3dddbe.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SonicScrewdriverDeux3_zpsb5ee0743.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SonicScrewdriverDeux4_zps80e36117.jpg)
Pickdropper ...... you make sick pedals !!
Here's my very first pedal! I made a Super Hard On clone and decided to try and squeeze it all into a 1590a. It ended up coming out really nicely, I'm very happy with it http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/226401_10152666913780232_451395390_n.jpg (http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/226401_10152666913780232_451395390_n.jpg)
Hi there
this is my latest build, Little Angel by Frequencycentral, with LightEmittingBorder that, with a LED connected to IC2 pin1, flash it in time with the rate, and added a 3n3 cap from pin5 to gnd to get rid of some hiss. Hard to squeeze!! Sorry for bad pictures... that's all I can get from my phone. Ciao
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/CAM00063_zpsc68935c9.jpg)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/CAM00064_zpsbaa54233.jpg)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/CAM00065_zps0e71b484.jpg)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/CAM00066_zps9114946d.jpg)
Quote from: HOTTUBES on March 11, 2013, 01:41:05 AM
Pickdropper ...... you make sick pedals !!
Thanks Hottubes!
Quote from: TaylorSampson on March 12, 2013, 02:40:15 AM
Here's my very first pedal! I made a Super Hard On clone and decided to try and squeeze it all into a 1590a. It ended up coming out really nicely, I'm very happy with it http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/226401_10152666913780232_451395390_n.jpg (http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/226401_10152666913780232_451395390_n.jpg)
Great first build! Don't hide it away. Show it off inline: :icon_biggrin:
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/226401_10152666913780232_451395390_n.jpg)
@Armando...don't think were letting you get away without showing the led border on... :icon_cool:
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 13, 2013, 04:32:46 AM
@Armando...don't think were letting you get away without showing the led border on... :icon_cool:
Absolutely!!
;D oh I thought you could imagine it.. a blue LED flashing in time with the rate speed ;D ;D !! " But to keep you vultures happy" I I'll see what I can do... it's in the shop now :icon_mrgreen:
Stay tuned!
Ciao
Quote from: flo on October 14, 2008, 04:28:19 PM
Regular true bypass FX looper. Perhaps nothing special but its my first 1590A usage.
As an extra, I have added measurements (in mm) on where I drilled the 1590A enclosure.
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk146/flo0987654321/DSC00748600x450afmetingeninmm.jpg)
(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk146/flo0987654321/DSC00773600x450.jpg)
This is helpful. Thanks for the drilling measurements.
Hi All. My copy - isp decimator
(http://imageshack.us/a/img542/3043/dsc08493mu.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img16/2937/dsc08806yd.jpg)
and other copy:
ep booster and maxon od808
(http://imageshack.us/a/img560/6762/dsc04840p.jpg)
suhr riot
(http://imageshack.us/a/img19/192/dsc08572z.jpg)
TS808
(http://imageshack.us/a/img685/7730/dsc08754ya.jpg)
wampler plexi drive
(http://imageshack.us/a/img204/39/dsc08587zo.jpg)
OCD
(http://imageshack.us/a/img820/3537/dsc08593x.jpg)
Rebote delay 2,5
(http://imageshack.us/a/img802/2001/dsc08597j.jpg)
Big Muff "green"
(http://imageshack.us/a/img692/9702/dsc08819y.jpg)
EA tremolo
(http://imageshack.us/a/img46/6813/dsc08823u.jpg)
Spring reverb ( accutronics BTDR-2 module+ application)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img841/2853/dsc08829u.jpg)
opto compulator
(http://imageshack.us/a/img11/5505/dsc08839lo.jpg)
flipster - bass preamp
(http://imageshack.us/a/img248/1300/dsc08590n.jpg)
fuzz factory
(http://imageshack.us/a/img171/4117/dsc08734r.jpg)
2 ch footschwitch
(http://imageshack.us/a/img845/7504/dsc08498e.jpg)
I greet
look lovely, but need moar gutshots..
+1 great family of littl'uns'.... 8)
Thanks. All pcb are designed by me. Example:
rebote delay 2,5
(http://imageshack.us/a/img849/32/dsc08607w.jpg)
^ That is INSANE :o great work. I cant believe you got a decimator into a 1590A, my jaw is on the floor.
^stahoo8, amazing and great looking stuff, +1 on the gut shots please!
stahoo8, those all look wonderful. Great job.
Quote from: pickdropper on March 20, 2013, 08:53:22 AM
stahoo8, those all look wonderful. Great job.
Meh... pickdropper you're old news. you no longer impress me :icon_razz:
shahoo, what a great collection!
An *etched* Decimator in a 1590A is definitely one of the most impressive things that can be built, in any enclosure. SaxoftenFx did it with a 2-sized PCB, but an etched version is just completely nuts.
@stahoo8 Those look ace, I like the look you picked for the Fuzz Factory - hard to make gold look good but that looks awesome!
Thanks. This is the noise gate inside.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img21/1514/dsc08842i.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img827/390/dsc08841iv.jpg)
awesome.. as stunning as the outsides look it's these gut shots that excite/inspire me... I don't recall seeing that technique of cutting away part of the wafer of the audio jacks.. smart stuff! :icon_idea:
Masterpiece! :o
I think my next purchase will be a towel. To throw in... :icon_wink:
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on March 20, 2013, 08:57:26 AM
Quote from: pickdropper on March 20, 2013, 08:53:22 AM
stahoo8, those all look wonderful. Great job.
Meh... pickdropper you're old news. you no longer impress me :icon_razz:
Ah well, it was a good run. :-)
Finally i can post something in this thread that is nearly half as good as the other builds these freaking superhumans people post here:
Ta-dah, my Timmy clone:
(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7571/guts02.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/27/guts02.jpg/) (http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/7301/guts01.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/213/guts01.jpg/)
(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7671/guts03.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/705/guts03.jpg/) (http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/5701/final01u.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/final01u.jpg/)
nice work... particularly like the pot PCB to better direct the cabling 8)
Quote from: rocklander on March 21, 2013, 02:55:30 PM
nice work... particularly like the pot PCB to better direct the cabling 8)
Credit to Mr. Madbean for that perfboard trick, it's all in his guide for 1590A builds
And of course this could not be at all possible without your great layout. Thank you, Sir :)
Quote from: TG Flatline on March 13, 2013, 06:17:55 AM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 13, 2013, 04:32:46 AM
@Armando...don't think were letting you get away without showing the led border on... :icon_cool:
Absolutely!!
As promised...
that is just so cool :icon_cool:
@armando: good man, looks cool.... 8)
Thx guys !! ;)
I forgot I had these laying around.
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/Ruby2_zps05c6d0c4.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/Ruby2_zps05c6d0c4.jpg.html)(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/Ruby_zps50579a45.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/Ruby_zps50579a45.jpg.html)(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/Ruby4_zpsb81ad808.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/Ruby4_zpsb81ad808.jpg.html)(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/RUBYnight019.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/RUBYnight019.jpg.html)
My suhr riot (clone), isp decimator (clone) and reverb in action:
Magnavibe in a 1590a
Re-worked Dimebugg's (from FSB) layout a little in DIYLC.
Used one of the 99 cent optocouplers from Electronic Goldmine...spec'd out around 2meg so I tossed it in there. Works great.
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/magma1.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/magma2.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/magma3.jpg)
(http://pws.cablespeed.com/~danielzink/musical/magma4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur21_zps51164bf5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur21_zps51164bf5.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur22_zpsa1777b82.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur22_zpsa1777b82.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur23_zps8eb43299.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur23_zps8eb43299.jpg.html)
Quote from: pickdropper on April 27, 2013, 02:29:40 PM
amazing, I like the way you've arranged the whole component.
This is a Lunar Module build.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids1_zps409fa805.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids1_zps409fa805.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids2_zpsbf73a8f2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids2_zpsbf73a8f2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids3_zpsbd91d1ac.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids3_zpsbd91d1ac.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids4_zpsbc4d060f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Asteroids4_zpsbc4d060f.jpg.html)
asteroids...cool.
nice work man.. 8)
Yeah, cool *and* five knobs! I'm gonna take up knitting instead... :icon_cry:
Thanks guys.
BlueBunny, 5 pots in a 1590a isn't as bad as you'd think as long as you plan the layout and wiring ahead of time. I still have to leave a bit of length on the ribbon wires for the pots so I can load them in the box in the right order.
Now, the 2-in-1 Moon Angel build from earlier in the thread is a different story. That took six pots and a 3PDT switch for the second effect bypass. That was a bloody pain. I doubt I'll do another one of those.
Quote from: pickdropper on May 02, 2013, 10:18:24 PM
BlueBunny, 5 pots in a 1590a isn't as bad as you'd think as long as you plan the layout and wiring ahead of time. I still have to leave a bit of length on the ribbon wires for the pots so I can load them in the box in the right order.
I did briggs' Marshall E11even with four knobs. I'm still on medication for that... :icon_twisted:
Quote from: stahoo8 on April 16, 2013, 02:38:14 AM
My suhr riot (clone), isp decimator (clone) and reverb in action:
Nice!
First one in a box this small. Won't make a habit of it. Maybe a couple more. It's a Tonebender with too high gain AC125 transistors. For now. I didn't want to clip some of my better ones that short to fit. Might try some low gain silicon once I find some. Thought I had some and tried them in it but for some reason they didn't work despite what my transistor tester told me.
And a decent swirl I think.
(http://files.artistserver.com/m1/89/76/media/34810.jpg)
Quote from: Focalized on May 12, 2013, 11:54:17 PM
First one in a box this small. Won't make a habit of it. Maybe a couple more. It's a Tonebender with too high gain AC125 transistors. For now. I didn't want to clip some of my better ones that short to fit. Might try some low gain silicon once I find some. Thought I had some and tried them in it but for some reason they didn't work despite what my transistor tester told me.
And a decent swirl I think.
(http://files.artistserver.com/m1/89/76/media/34810.jpg)
Can't just stick silicons in a Tone Bender, it needs leakage to function, need a few mods to get it to work with them.
So actually slightly worse germaniums are better in this, well at least in Q1 & 2.
Good to know about the leaky transistors. Something I forgot after hearing before. I think I do have a layout for a silicon bender.
Several schematic on here for a silicon MKII.
Bazz Fuss
Control: Volume, Tone, Dist, Blend
(http://cs408319.vk.me/v408319599/1102/LLrl5qw4S_g.jpg)
Nice little build. Looks cool. :icon_cool:
Here's a simple little Colorsound Fuzz Box build. ;D
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/mini.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/mini.jpg.html)
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/mini2.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/mini2.jpg.html)
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/mini3.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/mini3.jpg.html)
(http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r518/shorty65mustang/IMG_8746.jpg) (http://s1169.photobucket.com/user/shorty65mustang/media/IMG_8746.jpg.html)
Forgot to put my Hog's Foot in this thread (it's been in the Pictures thread - twice, thanks to the crash).
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/hog224.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/hog224.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/hog225.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/hog225.JPG) |
Quote from: pickdropper on April 27, 2013, 02:29:40 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur21_zps51164bf5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur21_zps51164bf5.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur22_zpsa1777b82.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur22_zpsa1777b82.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur23_zps8eb43299.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Minitaur23_zps8eb43299.jpg.html)
Oh man.
Well that is impressive... is it intended to be a clone or a look-alike? I only ask it is looks like anti-parallel diodes in there and I didn't think... Oh never mind, I'm not meant to know about that...
These are looking increasingly more "pro" than most consumer orientated audio gear for to the average joe does.
It's a true bypass version of the Klon circuit.
The layout is by Jim at Beejive Pedals.
http://www.beejivepedals.com/home/projects/apis
Jim's a really good dude. I highly recommend the board.
Hi Stahoo8, really nice builds!
Any chance you could share how you fit a board and a belton brick in a 1590A? I'm build many 1590A pedals, but I can't see how there would be enough room to stack a board AND a brick. :icon_eek:
Solderman's Ultra Flanger project, up and running.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img845/9004/t7j.jpg)
Δ oh wow, I chickened out on that one!
looks great.. gutshots?
Looks to be an upsidedown enclosure, don't think i've seen anyone do that with an "A" before.
The enclosure is just a regular one, it came with a "ring" marked around it, maybe some flaw during the manufacture process. Some more pictures:
(http://imageshack.us/a/img856/59/5i2u.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img14/4708/dscf5933medium.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img341/1236/dscf5930medium.jpg)
MOSFET boosters (here you can also see the "ring" line around the 1590A enclosures):
(http://imageshack.us/a/img268/7876/fzw.JPG)
Rat.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img51/4201/qlr5.jpg)
all looking so cool.. minimalistic cool... 8)
Very nice.
Man, that flanger is a great build.
Congrats on stuffing it all in there.
Quote from: adielricci on July 11, 2013, 10:12:41 PM
(http://imageshack.us/a/img856/59/5i2u.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/a/img268/7876/fzw.JPG) (http://imageshack.us/a/img51/4201/qlr5.jpg)
Great little builds. :icon_cool:
Quote from: kinski on July 08, 2013, 12:09:07 PM
Hi Stahoo8, really nice builds!
Any chance you could share how you fit a board and a belton brick in a 1590A? I'm build many 1590A pedals, but I can't see how there would be enough room to stack a board AND a brick. :icon_eek:
Here you are.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img853/953/xlle.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img689/8504/kftr.jpg)
Great work, Stahoo8! I am looking for this Belton unit, to build myself a reverber, too. Where did you buy it?
Meanwhile,
One Chip Chorus, being modified
(http://imageshack.us/a/img843/4115/f6qd.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img809/2420/7tyc.jpg)
PlexiTone
(http://imageshack.us/a/img822/5128/yyly.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img850/528/3e1n.jpg)
The guts of the Rat.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img23/139/w08z.jpg)
Quote from: adielricci on July 12, 2013, 10:00:03 PM
Where did you buy it?
here
http://amptone.pl/c/238/moduly-reverbow-czesci-do-efektow.html
Man, the verb and the chorus builds look great.
Nice job, Stahoo8 and Adielricci
Zen drive build
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen1_zps879150a4.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen1_zps879150a4.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen2_zps5202353c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen2_zps5202353c.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen4_zpsf956ee21.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen4_zpsf956ee21.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen3_zps5122ee6c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen3_zps5122ee6c.jpg.html)
Fantastic etching work, Pickdropper! Great boards, too! Congratulations!
Thanks.
I didn't actually do the Zen board layout. It is a Grind Customs board. The switch board is mine, however.
Quote from: adielricci on July 12, 2013, 10:11:44 PMThe guts of the Rat.
http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/67/Cut_rat_2.jpg (http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/67/Cut_rat_2.jpg)
Roseblood11, your nickname is more than adequate... :D
Quote from: pickdropper on July 13, 2013, 09:20:18 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen3_zps5122ee6c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen3_zps5122ee6c.jpg.html)
Hey Jawdropper, care to tell us everything you know about laser etching painted aluminum enclosures, lol? Seems like you've got it figured out, is it hard to dial in to get the resolution you want? What size line widths is it capable of? What kind of machine do you use, is it nitrogen gas? Fantastic design and implementation BTW....
Well, I am in a constant state of figuring it out. But as I go on, I get a bit better.
1.) I always use vector graphics. If I have a JPEG, I use the trace function in Illustrator. Unfortunately, that rules out some images.
2.) If you aren't the one etching it, remember to outline all fonts. That way, that font doesn't have to be installed on the computer that is running the job. The outline command is in Illustrator, but I would imagine that Inkscape has a similar command (but I'm not sure)
3.) This etch was done as a raster operation (standard for etching) and was sent at 600 DPI. Vector operations usually indicate cutting, but you can use them for etching at a low power setting.
4.) I used an Epilog Mini 18 with 30W laser. There are standard presets for the material type that you should start with, but you may have to tweak them from there. For example, I use the Anodized Aluminum setting for some enclosures and the Coated Stainless for others. For this box, I ran it twice at Anodized, but it wasn't cutting through enough on the fish, so I did the final pass at coated metal.
5.) With most powder coated finishes, I clean the enclosure with flux remover in between passes. With PPP transparent style enclosures, I etch them once and then don't touch them for at least 24 hours, and usually put them in the oven at around 115 degrees F. I believe these have some sort of top coat, which softens when etched. If you touch it right after etching, you will leave fingerprints or other indentations. After re-curing for a few days with air exposure (or less an an oven), it goes back to normal.
6.) Some enclosure colors just don't have the right contrast. This will require a back fill, but the cut depth is fairly shallow, so back filling can be a bit of a hassle.
7.) It can be a really good idea to run a scrap piece before the first etch to make sure the alignment is correct. There's usually no easy way to recover from a bad etch. Usually, the best bet is to sand the top and use the enclosure for something else. Unless, of course, there is a way to work the mistake into the artwork.
8.) I've long stopped etching painted enclosures. The paint tends to come off when I scrub them with flux remover or alcohol, so I generally stick to powder coated enclosures; they are much more resilient.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head, but it's possible I've forgotten something.
^Cool, thanks for the response!
+1 8)
Quote from: stahoo8 on July 12, 2013, 08:51:28 AM
Quote from: kinski on July 08, 2013, 12:09:07 PM
Hi Stahoo8, really nice builds!
Any chance you could share how you fit a board and a belton brick in a 1590A? I'm build many 1590A pedals, but I can't see how there would be enough room to stack a board AND a brick. :icon_eek:
Here you are.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img853/953/xlle.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img689/8504/kftr.jpg)
Holy cow! As someone who is obsessed with fitting everything into a 1590a, a reverb is one of the last things I have yet to pull off. My reverb is the only pedal on my pedal board that is NOT in a 1590a. Any chance you would share your circuit layout that is under the reverb brick? My life would be complete...
I'd also purchase a PCB (if it is a pcb) from you if you prefer!
Man, nice jib on that reverb!
Here's a Bear Hug (compressor)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/Bearhug2_zpsfc4512fb.jpg)
(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z30/codtone/guts_zps9a1a8944.jpg)
Nice and neat job, guitarmageddon!
Another Dyna Comp, layout by Solderman.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img843/5500/w332.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img560/777/asy3.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img163/2677/i58m.jpg)
Pair of MOSFET boosters called "The Mini Magic"
These sold at a shop in Carlisle, PA within a matter of hours!
Much credit is due to Chris Bean for these gorgeous swirls
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7389/9267544162_20bf6a6c82_n.jpg)
Dan
www.moweryelectronics.com
Both great little builds.
Armstrong Orange Squeezer...the wet toner transfer came out a little smudgy... better luck next time
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/SDC10778.JPG)
Quote from: pickdropper on July 13, 2013, 09:20:18 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen2_zps5202353c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Zen2_zps5202353c.jpg.html)
this is beautiful!
A Shin-Ei Companion Fuzz, experimenting with alternative compact layouts...
(http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/mtgphotos/DIY%20Pedals/0709132343.jpg)
(http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/mtgphotos/DIY%20Pedals/0814130009.jpg)
(http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/mtgphotos/DIY%20Pedals/0814130011.jpg)
(http://i714.photobucket.com/albums/ww148/mtgphotos/DIY%20Pedals/0709131413.jpg)
Damn... you guys are loco. The 1590a thread is becoming the stuff of legend! Killer stuff guys.
Heres my 'run o' the mill' 1590a build. It may just be an electra (if you can guess which Lovepedal it is you win a digital pat on the back), but it does sound pretty darn good for what it is. Its also the best 1590a build I've done, albeit a digital grip easier than what is posted in this thread. It was tricky, but I like a good challenge and figured I start with something simple, plus a board this size just looks plain silly in my usual 125b enclosures. The wiring/drilling layout process took forever (triple check errrrythang) but I could probably cut down the build time now that I've had a good feel of what 1590a building is all about. Thanks to lvlark and his terrific site for the vero layout.
I really dig doing dip swirls. It only takes a few minutes to lay on the swirls and the paint layer is so thin I can handle it in quick time, relative to full coating and clear coating... I did add a few thin layers of clear coat just so the swirls shine n' pop a little more. Pretty much my best wiring job and one of my best swirls. Banana-Split theme anyone?
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1095054_514446505291807_1830746797_n.jpg)
(https://sphotos-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/602044_514447115291746_1514436596_n.jpg)
Here you go
The original design:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/ibwboz.png
PCB
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/rev.pdf
layout
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/rev1.pdf
Quote from: stahoo8 on August 16, 2013, 07:56:11 AM
Here you go
The original design:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/ibwboz.png
PCB
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/rev.pdf
layout
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/rev1.pdf
Thank you for sharing the love! ;D :D
CHAD
Quote from: stahoo8 on August 16, 2013, 07:56:11 AM
Here you go
The original design:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/ibwboz.png
PCB
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/rev.pdf
layout
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15785125/rev1.pdf
Fantastic! Thanks! However, I already started building a vero for a reverb. I'll try to fit it into a 1590A. If it does not work, I'll use your layout. Much appreciated!
A mini Ecstasy Drive.
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/vice.jpg)
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/Guts2.jpg)
Don't think of this as a no-talent nothing posting boring stuff, think of it as encouraging people that if a hamfisted meatworker can do this, then you can too ;) :)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/minivachebox_zps8d71eb84.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/minivachebox_zps8d71eb84.jpg.html)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/minivacheguts_zpse9e7c964.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/minivacheguts_zpse9e7c964.jpg.html)
MBP La Vache, with Boost permanently stuck on, and with clipping hardwired (semi-selectable, if you socket the diodes.) Button-style 2n3565, kinda board mounted pots, I had to take off the metal bracket on the back of the 9mm pots as they shorted components (due to shortsightedness on my part.)
Sounds pretty dang good, though.
Quote from: guitarmageddon on August 24, 2013, 11:32:27 PM
A mini Ecstasy Drive.
(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l524/guitarmageddon9/Guts2.jpg)
That is TIGHT :icon_eek:
Fantastic!!!
Nice. I still can't find a 4580 chip for mine. I have a TLO72 in there at the moment, still sounds great.
Thanks G-man!
@Jeremy, I'm not convinced it will make a huge sonic difference, but at only 38c each they're cheep as...erm... chips. ;D
http://www.ebay.com/itm/281038813679 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/281038813679)
A project that I just completed was a mini-amp in a 1590A box for practicing. This tiny powerhouse can provide up to 5w, but 1w is closer to the practical power for a mostly clean output. I plan on plugging this into a 4×12 cabinet to see what it can do.
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/notes4.jpg) (http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/notes5.jpg)
Best regards, Jack
Can´t believe how small it is! Amazing! You guys rock!
Last few minis:
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/bearbender.jpg?h=450)(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/bearbender-guts.jpg?h=450)
Tonebender MKII ... sorta.
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/peanuts-to-space.jpg?h=450)(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/peanuts-to-space-guts.jpg?h=450)
"... Peanuts to Space" a 1590A Belton reverb. The PCB is actually a smaller footprint than the brick:
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/peanuts-to-space-guts-2.jpg?h=350)
(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/singularity.jpg?h=450)(http://jonpattonmusic.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/zp-micro-guts.jpg?h=450)
Madbean Zero Point Micro with the modulation rate knob external.
^^^ Here, this may help:
(http://clatl.com/binary/5951/1320268419-step1.gif) ;D
YATS!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken1_zpsb51695e8.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken1_zpsb51695e8.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken2_zps8c931934.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken2_zps8c931934.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken3_zps95abcd62.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken3_zps95abcd62.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken4_zpsf31659fb.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken4_zpsf31659fb.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken5_zpsd1ae4901.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Telefunken5_zpsd1ae4901.jpg.html)
Beautiful, pickdropper! Great job!
Best regards, Jack
man.....everytime I see a pickdropper-made 1590A box I want to hang up my soldering iron....
Quote from: noobamp on September 07, 2013, 01:18:53 PM
man.....everytime I see a pickdropper-made 1590A box I want to hang up my soldering iron....
Don't do that! Solder more!
:-)
Metal knobs, extremely clean laser etching, very classy, elegant boardwork inside... I knew it was PD's work before I even looked at the left column :)
Sir Robin! (Nurse Quacky layout from ChuchBuick on BYOC).
The first pic is terrible and will be retaken at some point. The whites bloomed quite a bit on the photo. It's much sharper in person.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin1_zps4ee4423f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin1_zps4ee4423f.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin2_zpscd05afdf.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin2_zpscd05afdf.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin3_zpsa892661a.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin3_zpsa892661a.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin4_zps1536515c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin4_zps1536515c.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin5_zps59d74be5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/SirRobin5_zps59d74be5.jpg.html)
beauties... 8) 8) 8)
^^^ Bl00dy hell. I give up... ;D
^ me too, pickdroppers soldering iron must be a needle.. :icon_eek:
Thanks guys.
Btw, it isn't a Nurse Quacky, it's a Mutron III /Meadball hybrid that Harold at Sabrotone came up with. I got it in my head early that this was derived from the Nurse Quacky circuit, but that isn't correct.
I actually use different soldering iron tips depending on the application. I have 5 different tips I use, 3 of which are used on regular basis. For SMT stuff, a finer tip does help.
There are so many astonishing builds in this threat that I just had to shrink something myself.
So, this is my first attempt on the small ones - the overdrive section of the box of rock. One of my first layouts so there certainly is room for improvements.
However, I'm fairly proud of it.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Small%20Brock/brock.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Small%20Brock/SmallBrock_layout_150dpi.jpg)
OK, so I didn't give up just yet... ::)
| (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/ez370.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/bf374.JPG) |
Joe Davisson's "EZ-250" overdrive, and a Bazz Fuss on a Poodle's (http://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/) board.
Quote from: lars-musik on September 15, 2013, 05:35:37 AM
There are so many astonishing builds in this threat that I just had to shrink something myself.
So, this is my first attempt on the small ones - the overdrive section of the box of rock. One of my first layouts so there certainly is room for improvements.
However, I'm fairly proud of it.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Small%20Brock/brock.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Small%20Brock/SmallBrock_layout_150dpi.jpg)
You have good reason to be proud of it. Looks great. Dig that etch.
Quote from: bluebunny on September 15, 2013, 07:10:16 AM
OK, so I didn't give up just yet... ::)
| (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/ez370.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/bf374.JPG) |
Joe Davisson's "EZ-250" overdrive, and a Bazz Fuss on a Poodle's (http://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/) board.
Glad you didn't give up. Both look great. I particularly like the EZ-250
Thanks, pickdropper. Not too shabby for a mere mortal, eh? <*prostrates self*> :icon_wink:
Quote from: bluebunny on September 16, 2013, 01:40:00 PM
Thanks, pickdropper. Not too shabby for a mere mortal, eh? <*prostrates self*> :icon_wink:
Not too shabby at all. :-)
Here's my latest effort. It's a Belton brick based 1590a verb using CultureJam's box of hall circuit. I wanted to use full-sized jacks, so I had to put a cutout in the PCB. If the brick sits directly on the jacks (and they are mounted as low as possible) the brick fits in the recess of the bottom cover without issues.
First two pics the color is too blue. It is closer to correct on the third pic.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple1_zpscada79de.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple1_zpscada79de.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple2_zps09d4ec70.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple2_zps09d4ec70.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple3_zpsc9414a82.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple3_zpsc9414a82.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple4_zps7ff6e9e5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple4_zps7ff6e9e5.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple5_zpscb628746.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Ripple5_zpscb628746.jpg.html)
Lovely, as usual :icon_twisted:
My first ever post round these parts.
These are not nearly as fancy as some of the preceding posts but they represent my first attempts at stompbox building.
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/F754CE76-6669-4AC3-8AD9-42351F8D9788-6056-0000022681325498_zpsfb8caf92.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/F754CE76-6669-4AC3-8AD9-42351F8D9788-6056-0000022681325498_zpsfb8caf92.jpg.html)
A silicone fuzz face:
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/7B996089-72B8-45D6-8B3C-A1B5B6CA2D65-6056-00000226741E1481_zps8faff2e2.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/7B996089-72B8-45D6-8B3C-A1B5B6CA2D65-6056-00000226741E1481_zps8faff2e2.jpg.html)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/FEFF1E6D-8DDE-4143-8385-CC281C48F5D1-6056-000002267A7969D9_zps5cb5ecd8.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/FEFF1E6D-8DDE-4143-8385-CC281C48F5D1-6056-000002267A7969D9_zps5cb5ecd8.jpg.html)
Another:
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/003303BE-8004-4852-AFCA-E2086F82CC6D-6056-00000226725B784E_zps1501085b.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/003303BE-8004-4852-AFCA-E2086F82CC6D-6056-00000226725B784E_zps1501085b.jpg.html)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/DE93E556-C33F-4D26-B6AD-ACA0351EFA32-6056-000002267E6357F0_zpsbca6ca18.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/DE93E556-C33F-4D26-B6AD-ACA0351EFA32-6056-000002267E6357F0_zpsbca6ca18.jpg.html)
And a modified Rat clone:
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/98126FC6-BBAA-4064-8BC2-36CA68CD6D77-6056-00000226702F64C2_zps86e45163.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/98126FC6-BBAA-4064-8BC2-36CA68CD6D77-6056-00000226702F64C2_zps86e45163.jpg.html)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/1D7A3D8E-D50F-4727-9A2A-AE6B85361133-6056-0000022675E7EE9F_zps322beb7c.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/1D7A3D8E-D50F-4727-9A2A-AE6B85361133-6056-0000022675E7EE9F_zps322beb7c.jpg.html)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/81A021EE-8427-4E8F-B44C-9C180247ADB3-6056-0000022677FB36F4_zpsb51e96f1.jpg) (http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/joelstirnkorb/media/81A021EE-8427-4E8F-B44C-9C180247ADB3-6056-0000022677FB36F4_zpsb51e96f1.jpg.html)
I know this can't compete with the rest of the graphics in this thread.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/22/ezy9u5e4.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/09/22/y5evyzes.jpg)
this is an ep booster clone.
Quote from: jmwreck on September 21, 2013, 09:51:48 PM
I know this can't compete with the rest of the graphics in this thread.
Why would you say that? I really like it.
Quote from: Valoosj on September 22, 2013, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: jmwreck on September 21, 2013, 09:51:48 PM
I know this can't compete with the rest of the graphics in this thread.
Why would you say that? I really like it.
Me too. The graphics are great.
@joelster: those are pretty cool too. If those are first attempts, then pickdropper has competition coming in a few months! ;)
Quote from: Valoosj on September 22, 2013, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: jmwreck on September 21, 2013, 09:51:48 PM
I know this can't compete with the rest of the graphics in this thread.
Why would you say that? I really like it.
Agreed. I think the graphics look great on that enclosure.
Joelster, looks like you are off to a great start. I really dig the finish on that Si FF enclosure.
Quote from: Valoosj on September 22, 2013, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: jmwreck on September 21, 2013, 09:51:48 PM
I know this can't compete with the rest of the graphics in this thread.
Why would you say that? I really like it.
Quote from: bluebunny on September 22, 2013, 03:00:20 PM
Quote from: Valoosj on September 22, 2013, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: jmwreck on September 21, 2013, 09:51:48 PM
I know this can't compete with the rest of the graphics in this thread.
Why would you say that? I really like it.
Me too. The graphics are great.
Quote from: pickdropper on September 23, 2013, 11:46:35 AM
Quote from: Valoosj on September 22, 2013, 06:15:01 AM
Quote from: jmwreck on September 21, 2013, 09:51:48 PM
I know this can't compete with the rest of the graphics in this thread.
Why would you say that? I really like it.
Agreed. I think the graphics look great on that enclosure.
thanks, I am only up to printing and sticking, damn this foreign country. :)
Quote from: jmwreck on September 24, 2013, 05:53:01 AM
damn this foreign country. :)
Which one? Wait, don't bother, damn them all :icon_twisted:
Thanks, guys.
The reality is that I have built lots of other stuff (tube amps and patch bays in 1590b boxes) but these are my first effects. An obsession with 1590a boxes made me do it...
I have been experimenting with finishing techniques. I'm trying to get that Spirit of St. Louis look but it's difficult because aluminum is so soft. The orange Fuzz Face is coated with guitar lacquer that I had around and a poly clear coat.
This is a buffered Klon layout I did. I decided to try a bit of a worn finish on the enclosure.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered1_zps2e6fba83.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered1_zps2e6fba83.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered2_zpsaa9a1bc3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered2_zpsaa9a1bc3.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered3_zps0c4a3db0.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered3_zps0c4a3db0.jpg.html)
Quote from: pickdropper on September 27, 2013, 09:19:04 AM
This is a buffered Klon layout I did. I decided to try a bit of a worn finish on the enclosure.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered1_zps2e6fba83.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered1_zps2e6fba83.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered2_zpsaa9a1bc3.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered2_zpsaa9a1bc3.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered3_zps0c4a3db0.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MiniTaurBuffered3_zps0c4a3db0.jpg.html)
Jeez..that is awesome.
I love this thread. 8)
i want!
Jings! Absolutely beautiful work around here
Hey, Pickdropper.
I'm sure you've probably answered this already but I'm just too lazy to go back thought this whole thread but...
Where do you get those lovely boards made?
Quote from: joelster on September 28, 2013, 09:26:24 PM
Hey, Pickdropper.
I'm sure you've probably answered this already but I'm just too lazy to go back thought this whole thread but...
Where do you get those lovely boards made?
Hey Joelster , I has that particular board done at ITeadStudio.
Cool.
That looks pretty reasonable. Thanks.
For a ZVex clone, I should have been a bit more daring with the design I guess, but I couldn't get into the groove.
(http://media.tumblr.com/362171d80a3c6e4c9e517fa999d6b628/tumblr_inline_mv6smqAlre1qm1ht8.png)
(http://media.tumblr.com/ea7ff54a2e84ee849304651ab6a71240/tumblr_inline_mv6sn0RdMS1qm1ht8.png)
(http://media.tumblr.com/96105ca540d844a511c2c6bf16d9bf86/tumblr_inline_mv6sn9cVP51qm1ht8.png)
That is adorable. I really like how the artwork goes Al the way to the bottom plate.
Quote from: pickdropper on October 25, 2013, 02:39:33 PM
That is adorable. I really like how the artwork goes Al the way to the bottom plate.
Thanks! Yeah, I liked how I ended up with that too.
I really dig the stuff you posted, but I'm too scared to use the CO2 laser they have at the DIY makespace close to me, no one seems to know if it will be able to handle the painted aluminium...
Quote from: smurfedelic smurfberry on October 25, 2013, 03:30:40 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on October 25, 2013, 02:39:33 PM
That is adorable. I really like how the artwork goes Al the way to the bottom plate.
Thanks! Yeah, I liked how I ended up with that too.
I really dig the stuff you posted, but I'm too scared to use the CO2 laser they have at the DIY makespace close to me, no one seems to know if it will be able to handle the painted aluminium...
It should be able to handle painted aluminum just fine, but you may need to do a few passes with it. I usually use flux remover to clean up an etch with powder coated boxes, but it tends to pull up paint, so you are better off trying to do more passes to dig through a bit better.
Paint won't present much of an obstacle for a laser engraver. I just went away from it because I can't use my preferred cleaning solvents with it.
I think I should take the leap and insist on running it one a piece of aluminium that has been painted with primer and a few layers of paint.
I just need to go past the gatekeeper and say "this should work, we'll do one line and if it something worries you we'll end it"..
Quote from: smurfedelic smurfberry on October 26, 2013, 07:52:36 PMI think I should take the leap and insist on running it one a piece of aluminium that has been painted with primer and a few layers of paint.
I just need to go past the gatekeeper and say "this should work, we'll do one line and if it something worries you we'll end it"..
What is the gatekeeper worried about? That it will harm the laser?
Tell him/her that there is no PVC or vinyl and that the laser should be fine as long as they have their ventilation system hooked up. It'll generate a lot less in the way of fumes than cutting acrylic does (which I assume they do there).
kanji eternity burst...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/IMG546.jpg)
and the insides
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/IMG539.jpg)
Nice etch!!
Pickdropper, yeah I just need to be sure of myself and assertive i guess. The ventilation is not good, but not bad either. I'll suggest we'll do it right before closing time or such.
Quote from: deeleyer on May 28, 2009, 03:00:13 PM
Here are:
And here are the VM Fuzz and the FuzzFace waiting for enclosure (still drying the paint) ;D
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2903/dsc00752w.jpg)
Do you still have the layout for the fuzzface, ive been trying to make a compact dual 12mm pot layout like that for a while now. Im not so good at it ;)
This is a 2-in-1 with a Si Fuzz Face on one side of the PCB (bottom) and a Si ToneBender on the other side. The toggle chooses which one is active.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender1_zps0a473907.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender1_zps0a473907.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender2_zps3662ddd8.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender2_zps3662ddd8.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender3_zps549b362c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender3_zps549b362c.jpg.html)
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good idea, i like a pedal that has more than 1 function/sound.. 8)
Built a Woolly Mammoth in a 1590A, cannot be called Mammoth anymore so I initially made it a Woolly Moth, but then I remembered the movie 'The Mothman Prophecies' and went with Woolly Mothman
Worked quite a while on reducing the pcb but after that it was relatively easy
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/Newtone/WM-DD-basis_zps65ccbe4c.jpg)
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/forum%20plaatjes/WM-DD-constr2_zpsa133a705.jpg)(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/forum%20plaatjes/WM-DD-constr5_zps673f0c3d.jpg)(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/forum%20plaatjes/WM-DD-constr6_zps9d1f240e.jpg)(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/forum%20plaatjes/WM-DD-constr7_zpscf81b1e6.jpg)
Not my first 1590A but more of a real pedal than the easy BazzFuss, of which I can't show gutshots as I gave it away as a gift to the guitar player of my band.
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/Newtone/BazzFuss05_zpsd1e1de5d.jpg)(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/Newtone/BazzFuss06_zps7ec07514.jpg)
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/Newtone/BazzFuss04_zps5a2b10de.jpg)
Quote from: Trippy Demon on October 30, 2013, 10:52:27 AM
Built a Woolly Mammoth in a 1590A, cannot be called Mammoth anymore so I initially made it a Woolly Moth, but then I remembered the movie 'The Mothman Prophecies' and went with Woolly Mothman
Worked quite a while on reducing the pcb but after that it was relatively easy
(http://i1327.photobucket.com/albums/u676/ZvZwendel/Photobucket%20Desktop%20-%20iMac-24/forum%20plaatjes/WM-DD-constr6_zps9d1f240e.jpg)
oooo !
I've been wanting to try some of those 3mm convex LED lenses ! Where'd you get 'em ?
I see them in the Mouser catalog - are those from there ?
Thanks, Dan
Quote from: danielzink on October 30, 2013, 02:19:48 PM
oooo !
I've been wanting to try some of those 3mm convex LED lenses ! Where'd you get 'em ?
I see them in the Mouser catalog - are those from there ?
Thanks, Dan
I've got them here locally in the Netherlands but they must be obtainable anywhere else. 3mm led, fresnel lens plastic clip, drill hole 4.5mm, there's also a high model and they come in yellow, green, blue, clear and red.
(http://www.newtone-online.nl/catalog/images/dileho5flro.jpg)(http://www.newtone-online.nl/catalog/images/dileho5fhbl.jpg)
Coolio.
Love the lens mounts.
Nice pedals man
Yeah, I've always liked those lenses.
Dan, you can get those at Mouser. That's where I got mine from.
Quote from: pickdropper on September 28, 2013, 09:35:40 PM
Quote from: joelster on September 28, 2013, 09:26:24 PM
Hey, Pickdropper.
I'm sure you've probably answered this already but I'm just too lazy to go back thought this whole thread but...
Where do you get those lovely boards made?
Hey Joelster , I has that particular board done at ITeadStudio.
Hi Pickdropper - I don't suppose you've got an extra one of those sweet boards you'd be willing to sell? :)
Quote from: therealfindo on October 31, 2013, 11:23:36 AM
Quote from: pickdropper on September 28, 2013, 09:35:40 PM
Quote from: joelster on September 28, 2013, 09:26:24 PM
Hey, Pickdropper.
I'm sure you've probably answered this already but I'm just too lazy to go back thought this whole thread but...
Where do you get those lovely boards made?
Hey Joelster , I has that particular board done at ITeadStudio.
Hi Pickdropper - I don't suppose you've got an extra one of those sweet boards you'd be willing to sell? :)
Most likely I do, but It depends on the particular board you are looking for. Please shoot me a PM and we can figure it out.
Quote from: pickdropper on October 30, 2013, 08:50:22 AM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender3_zps549b362c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FaceBender3_zps549b362c.jpg.html)
So clean! You'll convert us all to surface mount yet... I just tried my first couple 0805 components the other day, and somehow I managed not to melt them. So thanks for the inspiration!
Have you tried SMD trimmers, and if so, are they worth it? Seems like they would be awfully fragile.
Quote from: thelonious on November 01, 2013, 12:18:23 AM
So clean! You'll convert us all to surface mount yet... I just tried my first couple 0805 components the other day, and somehow I managed not to melt them. So thanks for the inspiration!
Have you tried SMD trimmers, and if so, are they worth it? Seems like they would be awfully fragile.
I have used them, but many of them are really tiny. They come in different varieties. I believe the ones I used were from Bournes. They work fine, but they are more enjoyable for use with set and forget bias situations as opposed to something where you are going to fiddle a lot.
I decided not to use them for this build since it was intended to be a starter-level board for DIYers that may not have done SMT work before. I am not trying to "convert" people as much as I am hoping that they will simply try it out. It's a good skill to have. I still build bunches of through-hole stuff, but it's good to be able to build SMT too if the need arises, particularly with many through-hole parts going EOL. Just my take on it, of course.
This is my first 1590A, its the Mictester Really Cheap Compressor.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFDRlzo1bJQ/UnN_5dw6WPI/AAAAAAAACAY/jq3fc6uPEhU/s1600/BRCC_inside.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnd2HYW7jXk/UnN_5lm9AeI/AAAAAAAACAc/Vp30BEyEC0c/s1600/BRCC_out2.jpg)
I'm not a pro like most people here but I'm proud of this one :icon_cool:
Quote from: yeraym on November 01, 2013, 07:01:36 AM
This is my first 1590A, its the Mictester Really Cheap Compressor.
I'm not a pro like most people here but I'm proud of this one :icon_cool:
Looks like pro work to me! What's hiding under the heat shrink wrap?
Pickdropper: Do you use regular switches with through hole copper pcbs or do you use switches with pcb pins?
@yeraym, you should be proud of that; it looks great.
@Peterg, I usually use solder tab switches since they are wired off board. The switch on the FaceBender build I posted above has a full-size body on it. In retrospect, I would have made my life a bit easier if I used a smaller one .
Quote from: peterg on November 01, 2013, 07:56:00 AM
Looks like pro work to me! What's hiding under the heat shrink wrap?
Thanks!! ;D thats a homemade vactrol, two 3mm green leds against an ldr
Quote from: yeraym on November 01, 2013, 07:01:36 AM
This is my first 1590A, its the Mictester Really Cheap Compressor.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFDRlzo1bJQ/UnN_5dw6WPI/AAAAAAAACAY/jq3fc6uPEhU/s1600/BRCC_inside.jpg)
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnd2HYW7jXk/UnN_5lm9AeI/AAAAAAAACAc/Vp30BEyEC0c/s1600/BRCC_out2.jpg)
I'm not a pro like most people here but I'm proud of this one :icon_cool:
looks great! love the deep sea diver..
How does it sound?
Quote from: therealfindo on November 01, 2013, 12:52:10 PM
looks great! love the deep sea diver..
How does it sound?
It's a simple optical compressor, I built it with mods suggested for bass and it tames the sound when slapping or picking hard. For me it sounds awsome, it adds some punch which I like.
My first 1590A, a gold horsey Klon
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/CF130B7A-0DF9-4726-9B06-0A14E34AE894-3521-00000413A7871706_zpscd5d821e.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kurtlives/media/CF130B7A-0DF9-4726-9B06-0A14E34AE894-3521-00000413A7871706_zpscd5d821e.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/kurtlives/345CE2D0-E9DB-4332-A917-07C2A33AE23C-3521-00000413BA2564BE_zps9a8df67b.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/kurtlives/media/345CE2D0-E9DB-4332-A917-07C2A33AE23C-3521-00000413BA2564BE_zps9a8df67b.jpg.html)
a phase 90
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/IMG_9855_zps77ee61f6.jpg)
and a big muff pi
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/IMG_9860_zps1ea1fd1c.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/IMG_9857_zps593766f4.jpg)
Thomas
Quote from: Havaden on October 27, 2013, 09:05:32 AM
Quote from: deeleyer on May 28, 2009, 03:00:13 PM
Here are:
And here are the VM Fuzz and the FuzzFace waiting for enclosure (still drying the paint) ;D
Do you still have the layout for the fuzzface, ive been trying to make a compact dual 12mm pot layout like that for a while now. Im not so good at it ;)
I wanted to know if you managed to tweak the fuzz response since mine will only be aggressive on the 90% of the fuzz pot rotation
Quote from: thomasha on November 02, 2013, 07:27:27 PM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/IMG_9857_zps593766f4.jpg)
Thomas
^^^ I love this!
Gut shots, please?
Ok. Another fuzz. This time with a charge pump so I could use PNP trannies and power it with a board. Got some 2n404a's in there and I love the way they sound. Like buttah!
This is also my first attempt at etching.
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/54F962EB-3D77-498F-94BE-BA8AD7835225-4436-000001B94FFBBEDD_zpsdcfd2c34.jpg)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/C71DE0CC-B42E-4E13-A65C-69B853A05DEC-4436-000001B951E24CA1_zpsec2ea36a.jpg)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/4AA766F2-E556-48D2-9543-F2417215DE49-4436-000001B955744081_zps98e29087.jpg)
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/576C3277-80C2-4D6D-A7B0-D4AC5970C8ED-4436-000001BA1EC11CB7_zpscb48dff6.jpg)
Quote from: joelster on November 11, 2013, 02:33:27 AM
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/54F962EB-3D77-498F-94BE-BA8AD7835225-4436-000001B94FFBBEDD_zpsdcfd2c34.jpg)
Looks great. First etch? Surely you jest... ;) Loving the graphic on the back too.
Quote from: bluebunny on November 11, 2013, 03:40:45 AM
Quote from: joelster on November 11, 2013, 02:33:27 AM
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/54F962EB-3D77-498F-94BE-BA8AD7835225-4436-000001B94FFBBEDD_zpsdcfd2c34.jpg)
Looks great. First etch? Surely you jest... ;) Loving the graphic on the back too.
+1 on that, great etch on the box, top work! :)
Quote from: joelster on November 11, 2013, 02:33:27 AM
Ok. Another fuzz. This time with a charge pump so I could use PNP trannies and power it with a board. Got some 2n404a's in there and I love the way they sound. Like buttah!
This is also my first attempt at etching.
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/54F962EB-3D77-498F-94BE-BA8AD7835225-4436-000001B94FFBBEDD_zpsdcfd2c34.jpg)
Awesome job! that is super clean!
Thanks, guys.
I have found that the process that I've been using to etch boards has translated pretty well to etching enclosures.
Out of curiosity, what is everybody around here using as an etching for hammond boxes?
Hmmm... Autocorrect?
I meant to ask. What is everybody using as an etchant?
Quote from: joelster on November 13, 2013, 10:37:48 PM
What is everybody using as an etchant?
So far I've tried ferric chloride on one box and an amp faceplate, and HCl (muriatic acid)/H2O2 on a couple other boxes. The ferric worked better for me and the fumes aren't as bad. Mainly I tried the HCl because it's so cheap and is supposed to be better for the environment. But man... those fumes are intense. You need to do it in an open garage. I'd like to try sodium hydroxide and copper sulfate, but haven't gotten around to those yet.
There's a ton of info on the etched enclosures thread (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=85803.0). It's definitely worth reading through. There are also several tutorials around, like Slade's (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=80962.0) and Hexjibber's (http://diy-guitar-effects.tumblr.com/etching).
Quote from: joelster on November 11, 2013, 07:09:22 PM
Out of curiosity, what is everybody around here using as an etching for hammond boxes?
PNP and Ferric Chloride.
For me, my etches got significantly sharper and cleaner when I:
1. Stopped using pixel based graphics (I.E. Photoshop) and switched to vector based graphics ( I.E. Illustrator). Vector images produce a much smoother edge.
2. Started going over all areas I don't want etched with nail enamel. I even go over the pnp resist, just to reinforce it. Otherwise, there are sometimes little holes in the php that will result in pits.
But while one person may prefer one method or etchant, someone else prefers something else. My favorite etchers all use a little different layout program/resist/etchant combo from both me and from each other.
Hope this helps.
FWIW, vector graphics are one of the keys to laser etching as well. Pixel based graphics usually look pretty bad.
+1 vectors.. 8)
sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or lye....cheap and cleans your drains......everybody wins
Also I found this....Imma use it on the next go....you drop in a bitmap and get back a vector image
http://vectormagic.com/home
^^
+1 Vectors and Sodium Hydroxide/NaOH would be my recommendations! :)
cool link noob. ;)
lol......I should have thought out my handle better......
Quote from: noobamp on November 14, 2013, 07:24:29 PM
sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or lye....cheap and cleans your drains......everybody wins
Also I found this....Imma use it on the next go....you drop in a bitmap and get back a vector image
http://vectormagic.com/home
I've used my free vectormagic. It's fantastic.
CHAD
^ brilliant..good results then?.
Here's my first 1590A build. Really made me appreciate the 1590B/BB enclosures I normally work with. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://distilleryimage0.ak.instagram.com/c3f860ae505e11e38ba20ea1e883313e_8.jpg)
I guess you could call it a modified EM Drive. I removed the gain pot, added a clipping section and a BMP tone stack. Sounds ok, but I'll be trying out different transistors than the 2N3904 that's in there now.
Thanks for the tip on the Sodium Hydroxide. Is that something easily found or should I just be looking for lye?
Oh, yes and vector based, of course. I've been using Omnigraffle. Had to figure out a few tricks when sizing stuff tho...
Quote from: joelster on November 19, 2013, 01:49:58 PM
Thanks for the tip on the Sodium Hydroxide. Is that something easily found or should I just be looking for lye?
I just use normal caustic soda/drain cleaner, you want to mix an approx 40% NaOH solution, so 40g per 100ml of water. Be sure to only add NaOH to water and not the other way round, the reaction can get violent, make sure you wear thick rubber gloves! It's really not that dangerous tho as long as your careful.
NaOH (or sodium hydroxide) is just fancy talk for Lye....Ochem for the win! I got mine at the hardware store....cheap too
Quote from: joelster on November 19, 2013, 01:49:58 PM
Thanks for the tip on the Sodium Hydroxide. Is that something easily found or should I just be looking for lye?
Can always get food grade from your friendly local pretzel making supplies shop.( NaOH that is.)
OK, one guess on what this is. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TubeScreamer1_zpsd8b80ccf.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/TubeScreamer1_zpsd8b80ccf.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TubeScreamer2_zps2b4e7c31.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/TubeScreamer2_zps2b4e7c31.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TubeScreamer3_zpsb222ad98.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/TubeScreamer3_zpsb222ad98.jpg.html)
Quote from: pickdropper on November 19, 2013, 10:45:51 PM
OK, one guess on what this is. :icon_mrgreen:
False marketing! There's way more components inside than the schematic shows :icon_mrgreen:
Nice work (again) Pickdropper. How do you do the white labeling?
Quote from: Perrow on November 20, 2013, 04:42:03 AM
Quote from: pickdropper on November 19, 2013, 10:45:51 PM
OK, one guess on what this is. :icon_mrgreen:
False marketing! There's way more components inside than the schematic shows :icon_mrgreen:
Hey, one has to leave a little bit of mystery. :-)
Quote from: peterg on November 20, 2013, 09:16:35 AM
Nice work (again) Pickdropper. How do you do the white labeling?
Thanks Peter, the marking is a laser etch. I particularly like t with this enclosure color (anodized blue from PPP). The contrast is better than with many oft he other powder coat colors.
Quote from: pickdropper on November 20, 2013, 10:18:05 AM
Hey, one has to leave a little bit of mystery. :-)
The plot thickens, two diodes in the schematic, but only one on the PCB ??? And I suspect that one isn't even one of the schematic ones. Do you have SMDs on the other side? Come on now, fess up.
Plus, I call bullshit on the schematic, only six parts of it make sense. That cap resistor pot diodes network is shorted out ::)
:icon_mrgreen:
Actually, there two diodes on the schem are the LEDs. :-)
Quote from: pickdropper on November 21, 2013, 08:12:58 AM
Actually, there two diodes on the schem are the LEDs. :-)
Either I'm partially blind or I thought those were yelly beans ::)
I'd go to the optician if I could just find the number :icon_mrgreen:
I'm still giving up the bullshit verdict on the schem though ;)
Wait I think there's still a smiley I haven't used in this post :P
Keep going, I am sure you can use all the smileys. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a544/jake-jenkins/null_zps200f7c6c.jpg)
Ok I've followed this thread all the way I have build a enclosures but they were just buffers. Long story short last night a friend gave me a box of jacks and I hit the gold mine! Tell me those aren't the perfect jacks for an a enclosure small and connected couldn't take less space if there were none!
Does anyone care to share their 1590A drilling templates?
There's one HERE (http://www.madbeanpedals.com/downloads/BabyBoardGuide.pdf), courtesy of Madbean.
Quote from: peterg on November 28, 2013, 05:47:47 PM
Does anyone care to share their 1590A drilling templates?
I never use templates. They really hinder me in getting a large circuit in a box. I use a set of digital calipers and a calculator. That way I can maximize precious space.
i use inkscape (free btw) , i use digital calipers to measure the 'face' of boxes etc , then make templates for the size of box, , import 'scaled' pots 'jacks' 'dc' led'' etc and move around till happy...and then put a 1mm dot in the centres of where pots etc go...
remove parts, leavig just dots in place....
print to size , cutout, stick to box, centre punch..
if etching i just use the etch .. 8)
... and for some great templates and component art to use in Inkscape...
http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=47294
^+1000 i use that all the time too.. 8)
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on November 28, 2013, 06:02:53 PM
digital calipers
Pfft, everyone knows analog calipers sound better.
Thanks All. I haven't been able to pick up any 1590A boxes lately so I made a box out of cardboard so I could solder up a few harnesses for boards I made. Hopefully they will work in the real boxes when I get them.
Quote from: midwayfair on December 02, 2013, 03:24:50 PM
Quote from: haveyouseenhim on November 28, 2013, 06:02:53 PM
digital calipers
Pfft, everyone knows analog calipers sound better.
Yeah, I find the dial mechanism to be much warmer sounding. :-p
My first 1590A build pedal build! I've done things like a Road Rage in a 1590A before, but this is the first real pedal! Now, it pales compared to some 1590As I've seen in this place, but it's a start. It's a 1-knob Fuzz Face with Germanium OC141s.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/rockhorst/SG1590A_zps474b2c28.jpg)
I love the multi-colored shrink tubing on the transistor leads... both functional & artistic :icon_cool:
It's just left overs from stripped wires :) not heat shrink
My vision of "little angel"
So, chorus is not too deep, i made it one knob. Another idea was to use no wire.
(http://cs408431.vk.me/v408431436/177e/gF2QHfH2vLo.jpg)
(http://cs408431.vk.me/v408431436/1787/iR7Hlf_2omI.jpg)
(http://cs409130.vk.me/v409130941/5576/Z-lYSH6A9q4.jpg)
yet another black russian big muff
(https://pp.vk.me/c421420/v421420941/dae1/TBEBzCGILck.jpg)
gena_p1 - your work is amazing!
Quote from: ugly_guitar_guy on January 10, 2012, 03:57:03 AM
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/2012-01-10_00-34-24_63.jpg)(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/ugly_guitar_guy/2012-01-10_00-18-57_162.jpg)
Can anyone post a pic of a flashing knob like this one without the knob itself?
Im coming up with my 2nd 1590a build, a tremolo. and need to see how this flashing knob is done ;D
Really starting to respect your amazing building skills after my first 1590a build, 3rd build in total :D
You guys are really inspiring ;)
Quote from: Havaden on December 17, 2013, 05:37:44 AM
and need to see how this flashing knob is done ;D
I'm guessing it's a pot with a built-in LED.. I've been looking for them, but haven't found a supplier yet.
I remember people saying they drilled through the pot shaft, and others saying they've found pots "pre drilled" shafts.
Quote from: therealfindo on December 17, 2013, 06:50:18 AM
I'm guessing it's a pot with a built-in LED.. I've been looking for them, but haven't found a supplier yet.
It's a clear plastic pot shaft. Smallbear has em in stock.
Quote from: Havaden on December 17, 2013, 05:37:44 AM
Can anyone post a pic of a flashing knob like this one without the knob itself?
http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Categories?category=Potentiometers+and+Trimpots%3AClear+Shaft
Thanks a lot guys!
I've already bought a lot of 12mm, and just came up with the idea of squeezing a few flat sanded 3 mm LEDs underneath the pot with some sort of plastic washer to insulate it all. ::)
I finished drilling the 1590a tremolo at school today, turned out great :D
and I'll post the pics of my horrific wiring and paintjob once painting is possible, the weather is just to cold for it right now :(
Quote from: peterg on November 28, 2013, 05:47:47 PM
Does anyone care to share their 1590A drilling templates?
I just finished my V.2 template, or more a measurement note.
On the next one i will lower both jacks 5mm towards the 3DPT since i noticed that the side of my jacks will fit nicely between the switch and the side of the box.
Now i don't know if this one will work for you, but it works just fine for me ;)
i use the standard open metal/fiberglass jacks, 3DPT and 12mm pots.
I use this dc jack:
(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1X-DC-power-2-1mm-jack-plug-socket-DIY-GUITAR-EFFECTS-PEDAL-STOMPBOX-type-2-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqNHJCEE92!KG8IqBPheed65k!~~60_35.JPG)
(http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac220/Havaden96/1590adrillmesurements_zpsa0433fc4.jpg)
if you don't use batteries (unlikely in a 1590a) use an 8mm dc socket instead of those massive 18mm holes..... save a little more space.. :)
Quote from: deadastronaut on December 17, 2013, 12:52:53 PM
save a little more space.. :)
Learned from the first build that every millimeter counts :icon_eek:
I don't mind the 12mm pots, but those 18mm sockets forces the circuitboard to be a lot smaller.
thanks for the hint, i will need it for my upcoming 1590a little angel :D
yeah every mm counts with those little buggers..
i think most of the dainty footed guys use 9mm pots too. ;D
Quote from: Havaden on December 17, 2013, 01:04:49 PM
Learned from the first build that every millimeter counts :icon_eek:
My first 1590A,
EVERY millimeter counted.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/GloryShotRumbust.jpg)
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/th_Gutshot.jpg) (http://s832.photobucket.com/user/Perrow_MLP/media/Builds/House%20fly/Gutshot.jpg.html)
http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A (http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A)
^ man those tubes must be tiny as f... 8)
do they glow at all, or leds?..
Will have ask one of my German shop-keepers if they can get those clear-shaft pots in
Quote from: deadastronaut on December 18, 2013, 05:06:56 AM
^ man those tubes must be tiny as f... 8)
do they glow at all, or leds?..
They're about AA sized, I'll post a pic later. There's not a lot of glow, but yes, they glow.
cool... 8)
Damn, I always forget how stupidly small these guys are. I held that amp in my hand something like two days ago and still I was off by a factor of about two on the size.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Random/3ee7f981-595f-4300-9e52-9f79df761aec.jpg)
blimey that is tiny, might as well of used fets ;D
Quote from: deadastronaut on December 18, 2013, 12:24:23 PM
blimey that is tiny, might as well of used fets ;D
Well, I did, 'twas getting two fets and a led inside each glass "shell" that was hard :icon_mrgreen:
That is one tiny amp and some really tiny tubes ! :D
Perrow, is that a Fender reverb driver transformer? Where did you get that particular one?
Perrow, that is amazing! How's it sound?
This is actually a re-working of a pedal that I had already finished. It's a Rat with a switchable Reutz Mod:
(http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o530/joelstirnkorb/3770c5da-28e3-4773-9947-e2d3715363b7_zps532b2bc4.jpg)
It's a Hammond 125A transformer if I remember correctly.
It's a Superfly amp you can find sound samples in that thread. Mine sounds OK, but I liked it better before I added the tone stack (which I added when I put it in the box, some day I'll add a bypass). Only ever ran it through a crappy speaker though.
There are some inspiring builds here so I feel my first attempt at etching is rather modest.
Not a deep etch as I was being cautious. Still, I was surprised how much detail came out in this prototype. Has got me keen to try more..
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/11549496783_25ec530ce6_z.jpg)
I always feel SOOOOOOO good when a first time poster puts up an excellent etch when I have never been able to get 1 good one! :icon_evil: :'(
Looks great stealth!!! ;)
Quote from: stealthbopper on December 27, 2013, 02:35:16 PM
There are some inspiring builds here so I feel my first attempt at etching is rather modest.
Not a deep etch as I was being cautious. Still, I was surprised how much detail came out in this prototype. Has got me keen to try more..
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/11549496783_25ec530ce6_z.jpg)
OH MY LORD! Can it be real? Is it a real..? Can't be real! ??? ??? ???
A BURST BOX!!! Gorgeous etch, and welcome. I echo Govmnt_Lacky's sentiments.
@Perrow - thanks, I thought it looked even smaller.
@stealthbopper: VERY cool!
My first 1590a build:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50245&g2_serialNumber=1)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50240&g2_serialNumber=1)
Why didn't you shorten the transistor's legs?
Quote from: roseblood11 on December 29, 2013, 12:43:14 PM
Why didn't you shorten the transistor's legs?
It's only my second foray into germanium territory and I don't fully understand them yet. . I didn't want to shorten the legs until I know I have the right one for the effect.
Actually, it is a reasonably good idea to leave long leads because germanium transistors may suffer more from soldering heat than silicon.
Not to mention builders remorse. If he doesn't like the circuit he can re-use the germ for something else.
love that nice clean text...
A renamed SHO and an Electra:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50256&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50259&g2_serialNumber=1)
It's been a productive day.
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/seafleabox_zps8f14b9bc.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/seafleabox_zps8f14b9bc.jpg.html)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/seafleaguts_zpse6f24ddf.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/seafleaguts_zpse6f24ddf.jpg.html)
1590A Deep Blue Delay, using Madbean's Sea Urchin schematic. Only missed one cap (used a ceramic to get it in the space available), otherwise went quite smoothly, apart from the usual shenanigans involved in these bonsai builds.
Ok @PeterG - how are you doing that really sweet clean text? Silkscreen?
Moral of the story:
Everybody loves FUTURA!
Anybody know how to make a particular font your default? - I bet I can get everyone to think I'm 100x smarter if I just post everything this way.
Quote from: stealthbopper on December 27, 2013, 02:35:16 PM
There are some inspiring builds here so I feel my first attempt at etching is rather modest.
Not a deep etch as I was being cautious. Still, I was surprised how much detail came out in this prototype. Has got me keen to try more..
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/11549496783_25ec530ce6_z.jpg)
That is beautiful. First etch or 100th etch.
Quote from: therealfindo on January 01, 2014, 03:58:45 AM
Ok @PeterG - how are you doing that really sweet clean text? Silkscreen?
Thanks for the interest. I use the toner transfer method. Davent wrote about it here:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=36392.msg876642#msg876642 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=36392.msg876642#msg876642)
See the post on Novermber 5 2012 at 9:38 pm and other postings by davent for info and inspiration. He's a master at enclosure finishing
Stealth, this stutter/burst box looks really great, especially for a first go. The design and the execution are stunning!
Quote from: poppyman on January 02, 2014, 04:05:21 AM
Stealth, this stutter/burst box looks really great, especially for a first go. The design and the execution are stunning!
+1
+1 again...
for a moment i thought it had 32 leds.. :icon_eek:. 8)
A couple of little boosts, going for the brutalist aesthetic.
First a valvecaster
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/grrh27/ALF_6652_zps64956413.jpg) (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/grrh27/media/ALF_6652_zps64956413.jpg.html)
Pink LED
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/grrh27/ALF_6662_zps33ef0828.jpg) (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/grrh27/media/ALF_6662_zps33ef0828.jpg.html)
Next an LPB-1
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/grrh27/ALF_6669_zps8a7f1f16.jpg) (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/grrh27/media/ALF_6669_zps8a7f1f16.jpg.html)
The LED is housed in a glass lens, making it obnoxiously bright.
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/grrh27/ALF_6679_zps9ee2a81d.jpg) (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/grrh27/media/ALF_6679_zps9ee2a81d.jpg.html)
Lights up the ceiling.
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/grrh27/ALF_6677_zps994e67e2.jpg) (http://s202.photobucket.com/user/grrh27/media/ALF_6677_zps994e67e2.jpg.html)
that valve is just asking for a good kickng... ;D
nice builds. 8)
Yea the tubes wouldn't last a day with my feet. Nonetheless, great looking builds dude!
Nice pedals! :D
I love ultrabright LEDs :icon_biggrin:
Hi. My New 1590a. Clone - Foxx tone machine.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img10/7817/zu7g.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img827/6218/7ifv.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img842/2828/9wbn.jpg)
To pretty much all that posted in the last 6months or so, Oh myyyy--- :icon_eek:
:icon_eek: :icon_eek:
Impressive *slow-clap* You go away and build amps for a year and a half and everybody's gone pro, surface mount and whatnot..
Guess I have to do something about those 10+ PCB's that needs pots and boxing. :icon_redface:
Hey I've built a couple of Sloclones n'stuffs I'm sorry :icon_redface:
(( pretty much did 1 every weekend for a few months if I remember correctly a ways back ))
Great stuff guys, great stuff!
My first build ever... a M*R Micro*mp. In retrospect maybe 1590a isn't the best choice for a first build, it gets really hairy in there fitting it all in, especially when you are doing everything for the first time. It was acid etched a la Ruz's tutorial. Luckily enough everything fired up the first time. I etched and drilled before getting all the hardware.. there was barely enough room to fit the circuit due to low jack placement. The blue LED is from tayda with 220 ohm resistor, but perhaps a higher ohm resistor next time for a bit dimmer light..
(http://i.imgur.com/LBxUh4z.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/NrUveZK.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/m5hnrZQ.jpg)
For the "gut" shot you can't see much since I had to put electrical tape over the bottom of the circuit so it wouldn't make contact with the bottom of the enclosure.. didn't want to remove it once everything was working. (Yes the circuit is mounted upside-down, I used standing caps that wouldn't fit otherwise!)
Wow. That is fantastic for a first build. Consider yourself ahead of the pack. A lot of us have problems with etching enclosures.
Quote from: mikitz on January 12, 2014, 10:45:40 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/LBxUh4z.jpg)
I see the problem, you rushed it.
Next time take your time, aim properly and you'll get that damn cat. Don't worry, it's easy to get the shot high if you're a let the arrow go too soon.
That's an amazing first build, and a perfect etch. Congrats! And welcome to the forum. :)
Thanks for the nice feedback! It was my first full build but I've soldered non-audio projects in the past and this was my 3rd etch in a batch of 3..
1st etch is on the back of the above boost:
(http://i.imgur.com/sDr0TlA.jpg)
2nd etch is for another project in a 1590b (looking forward to the roomy off-board wiring) Although I kind of like the weathered look it wasn't what I was going after.
(http://i.imgur.com/22F7r8m.jpg)
The etch improved dramatically after switching to this presentation paper
http://www.staples.ca/en/HP-Premium-Presentation-Laser-Paper-8-1-2-inch-x-11-inch/product_863054_2-CA_1_20001
Quote from: Perrow on January 13, 2014, 07:31:52 AM
Quote from: mikitz on January 12, 2014, 10:45:40 PM
I see the problem, you rushed it.
Next time take your time, aim properly and you'll get that damn cat. Don't worry, it's easy to get the shot high if you're a let the arrow go too soon.
LOL yes I still haven't been close enough to determine if it is a cat or a fox or a ...?
Here's my first 1590A...
D.A.M. Red Rooster, basically a rangemaster with an input cap blend added.
(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/elflicho87/DSCF2276_zpsc22d5606.jpg) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/elflicho87/media/DSCF2276_zpsc22d5606.jpg.html)
(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/elflicho87/DSCF2288_zps6e333ad1.jpg) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/elflicho87/media/DSCF2288_zps6e333ad1.jpg.html)
ciao
Quote from: elflicho87 on January 15, 2014, 04:57:33 AM
(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/elflicho87/DSCF2276_zpsc22d5606.jpg) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/elflicho87/media/DSCF2276_zpsc22d5606.jpg.html)
Is that etch or Laser? If it was etch, how did you manage to clean up the borders and lettering without damaging the paint job?
Either way... Fine job there! ;)
Quote from: elflicho87 on January 15, 2014, 04:57:33 AM
(http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k573/elflicho87/DSCF2288_zps6e333ad1.jpg) (http://s1116.photobucket.com/user/elflicho87/media/DSCF2288_zps6e333ad1.jpg.html)
Did you etch that yourself ?
It's a good idea, the etch probably takes 1/10 of the time it takes me, but I'd be worried about solder bridges between a pin and the copper filling (don't know how else to call it).
@ Govmnt_Lacky
actually I did damage the paint job... it is a regular etch but the paint coat is a little to thick so when I tried to reveal the graphics with fine sand paper I sanded the paint a little too. indeed it is a little duller (does this word even exist?) looking on the top than on the sides of the box.
@ Hemmel
yes it takes less time but you have to be more precise and careful when soldering. this was the first time I tried it and I think it may be a nightmare on bigger and heavy populated board, but feasible with such small boards.
Quote from: elflicho87 on January 16, 2014, 06:23:22 AM
actually I did damage the paint job... it is a regular etch but the paint coat is a little to thick so when I tried to reveal the graphics with fine sand paper I sanded the paint a little too. indeed it is a little duller (does this word even exist?) looking on the top than on the sides of the box.
Wow, you've done a great job with that etch, have been thinking about trying colour like this with one of my reverse etches, what sort of paint did you use, just regular out of a can?
Thanks Hexjibber, it was a regular metallic green enamel can
I've layered many (to many) light coats, but I've noticed that they should'nt be to thin to look right
on one side of the box I sprayed a thicker coat and the result was smoother and more tridimensional.
the best is, as always, in the middle
Quote from: elflicho87 on January 16, 2014, 06:34:55 AM
Thanks Hexjibber, it was a regular metallic green enamel can
I've layered many (to many) light coats, but I've noticed that they should'nt be to thin to look right
on one side of the box I sprayed a thicker coat and the result was smoother and more tridimensional.
the best is, as always, in the middle
Great, thanks for the tips, I will give it a try! :)
just make sure your etch is deep enough so you dont sand your beautiful and shiny paint like I did...
Quote from: elflicho87 on January 16, 2014, 06:46:29 AM
just make sure your etch is deep enough so you dont sand your beautiful and shiny paint like I did...
I'm usually ok at getting a deep etch, I can't seem to find any metallic enamel in the UK tho, would you happen to have a link to the paint you used?
maybe varnish is the right word (wordreference)... acrylic I think
anyway, it was the first time I bought a spray can, I just picked the one I liked the best in a small local store, so nothing special.
here is a link of the brand, but it is an italian brand, so not very useful for you. http://www.cfg.it/scheda.asp?p=995
ciao
I can finally contribute to this thread :icon_biggrin:
This is my second 1590a build, the first one is being refinished at the moment ;)
Its a Bazz Fuss ::)
I wanted to make a fuzz face, but this bazz fuss has more gain and better fuzz than any of the fuzz faces i could bredboard.
Usually they sound a bit farty, but the trick on this one was to increase the 10K resistor to 680K. Now its a killer fuzz :D
I can switch between a tropical .033uF for a smooth fuzzy distortion(If i remember right) or a electrolyte 3.3uF for a fat, dirty fuzz
The pot controls gain (wired like on the fuzz face)
Its 100K pot, but i will change it to 50K later since the first half of it wont effect the gain at all.
You know it is good when your jazz teacher starts playing iron maiden :icon_lol:
(http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac220/Havaden96/DSC_0002_zps542214e5.jpg?t=1390933031)
The messy guts: :o
(http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac220/Havaden96/DSC_0003_zpsebca1066.jpg?t=1390933040)
You call that messy?? You do yourself an injustice: that's real purdy, inside and out. :icon_cool:
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1/q71/s720x720/1601191_660038537370547_721611732_n.jpg)
Bloviator II
Quote from: bluebunny on January 29, 2014, 03:29:24 PM
You call that messy?? You do yourself an injustice: that's real purdy, inside and out. :icon_cool:
Agreed. Looks nice to me, too.
Phase 90
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/HalfPi1_zps9ac06535.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/HalfPi1_zps9ac06535.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/HalfPi2_zps1e6de872.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/HalfPi2_zps1e6de872.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/HalfPi3_zps558399a0.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/HalfPi3_zps558399a0.jpg.html)
I'll bite, pickdropper. what's that finish, as in how'd you do it? please don't say laser.
Quote from: duck_arse on January 31, 2014, 10:45:14 AM
I'll bite, pickdropper. what's that finish, as in how'd you do it? please don't say laser.
Sorry, it's a laser. :-(
Quote from: tubegeek on January 31, 2014, 12:19:44 PMQuote from: pickdropper on January 31, 2014, 08:59:24 AMPhase 90
That should be marked τ/4, no?
360 degrees = 2 x Pi Radians, so Pi/4 would be appropriate for a Phase 45.
Well i guess il take it as a compliment :D
About that Jmwreck pedal. Thats a neat way to get rid of all the spare parts i have laying around. I have no idea where they come from!
Quote from: pickdropper on January 31, 2014, 01:04:28 PM
Quote from: tubegeek on January 31, 2014, 12:19:44 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on January 31, 2014, 08:59:24 AM
Phase 90
That should be marked τ/4, no?
360 degrees = 2 x Pi Radians, so Pi/4 would be appropriate for a Phase 45.
That's a "tau," not a "pi."
Sorry, math teacher humor. http://tauday.com/ (http://tauday.com/)
Ah, of course you are right. On my smallish phone's screen, that nuance escaped me; I read it as Pi.
So yes, Tau/4 is fine. :-)
Quote from: Havaden on January 31, 2014, 01:12:44 PM
About that Jmwreck pedal. Thats a neat way to get rid of all the spare parts i have laying around. I have no idea where they come from!
I have no idea how to finish that pedal, so I ended it using the leftovers...
Quote from: pickdropper on January 31, 2014, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: duck_arse on January 31, 2014, 10:45:14 AM
I'll bite, pickdropper. what's that finish, as in how'd you do it? please don't say laser.
Sorry, it's a laser. :-(
blast! I told you not to tell me that. so, the paint. is that this transparent stuff I've only just heard of?
Quote from: duck_arse on February 01, 2014, 09:00:34 AM
Quote from: pickdropper on January 31, 2014, 11:38:10 AM
Quote from: duck_arse on January 31, 2014, 10:45:14 AM
I'll bite, pickdropper. what's that finish, as in how'd you do it? please don't say laser.
Sorry, it's a laser. :-(
blast! I told you not to tell me that. so, the paint. is that this transparent stuff I've only just heard of?
That is actually the transparent copper finish from Pedal Parts Plus. It's a fantastic looking finish. And quite durable.
My first 1590A, only a simple build but I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/03/7ahe2a5y.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/03/beneduze.jpg)
^ that is effing gorgeous....
Quote from: Hexjibber on February 02, 2014, 02:56:04 PM
. . . I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
And so you should be! Nice one, Graham. :)
Here's a hand-sharpied (ooh, aah) prototype hybrid silicon-germanium dirt pedal I put together back in November last year, that I just got back from the guy I loaned it to. (I don't really like 1590As, they're just too small for my taste, but for the purposes of one-off simple circuits they're functional and cheap).
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss171/jonnyeye/HonestEarthPrototypeTopSide.jpg)
The requisite gutshot:
(http://i573.photobucket.com/albums/ss171/jonnyeye/HonestEarthPrototypeInside.jpg)
Putting two 16mm pots on typical stripboard like this is not recommended - the pot lugs have to be modified so they don't short out on each other (I managed to screw it up the first time, wrecking one pot in the process, and even now there's only a mm or so clearance between one pair of lugs). Also, I managed to leave the LED resistor lead a little too long which caused it to short out against the case sometimes (it's trimmed in the above photo so that shouldn't happen again). I also redid the lettering which had all but worn off, then touched it before it had dried (whoops)... I need to invest in some kind of proper finishing tools. But hey, at least it sounds great!
work in progress!
(http://s020.radikal.ru/i719/1402/a1/4c33430da651.jpg) (http://www.radikal.ru)
Stunning work Motvej! I was thinking that Beardsley's work would look good on pedals. You've incorporated lettering in beautifully. Re pots: I've never seen 2 lug pots. How are they laid out and where did you find them?
Hi. Introduce two further effects stuffed in casing 1590.
CE-2
(http://imageshack.com/a/img585/5533/qbk9.jpg)
in progress
(http://imageshack.com/a/img823/9036/tdiz.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img404/6616/oz1o.jpg)
and Octavio by Dunlop
(http://imageshack.com/a/img546/4645/sje7.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img546/6679/0fm9.jpg)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/templebox_zps2aa0850b.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/templebox_zps2aa0850b.jpg.html)
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t282/Gutstwohand/templeguts_zps9c0a7974.jpg) (http://s163.photobucket.com/user/Gutstwohand/media/templeguts_zps9c0a7974.jpg.html)
GrindCustomsFX Temple of Giants fuzz, based on EffDub's Babylon Fuzz. This is a seriously nice little fuzz, and if you use your guitar volume it's a lot more flexible than you'd think. I've got Russian D9D germaniums, 1N914's, and two 3mm red LEDs.
The Ge/LED/Si clipping switch was decided on after Rej suggested it to me :) he pointed out leaving LED permanently connected, since if you have Si or Ge turned on, they "over ride" the LED, kinda.
Quote from: peterg on February 09, 2014, 08:27:16 AM
Re pots: I've never seen 2 lug pots.
Looks like a regular pot with one of the lugs snapped off. :icon_eek: I had one like that in a P45 (before it snapped off completely) - caused me no end of grief in debugging! (Great etches, btw!)
^ yeah i think your right, it had me wondering why i'd never seen those too... ::) ;D
You're right! The angle of the photo threw me off.
thats wright guys!
broken pot))
I think where can it be usefull
A100K is utility
stahoo8 - CE-2 is very nice, congratulations!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/9u5epeje.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/hedy4aja.jpg)
One knob fuzz from grindcustoms. Too cold out to paint so here it is
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/nymedeju.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/yzununu6.jpg)
Afterlife optical compressor finished a few weeks back.
Quote from: jimilee on February 13, 2014, 10:08:13 AM
Too cold out to paint so here it is
We don't have that problem over here in the good ol' U of K. No, the paint would just get washed away.
Together with the painter... :icon_eek:
Quote from: gena_p1 on February 13, 2014, 02:26:18 AM
stahoo8 - CE-2 is very nice, congratulations!
Thanks. It was not easy. Higher density of elements than the copy decimator. Next challenge - pearl oc7 :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: jimilee on February 13, 2014, 10:10:35 AM
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/nymedeju.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/13/yzununu6.jpg)
Afterlife optical compressor finished a few weeks back.
ah nice.. no stomp needed if it's always on, right? ;)
Tremulus lune in my arrangement :)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img716/199/qrdo.jpg)
Knob fine was realized on the trim pot on the side.
(http://imageshack.com/a/img30/3738/xmrl.jpg)
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Quote from: motvej on February 09, 2014, 06:45:26 AM
work in progress!
(http://s020.radikal.ru/i719/1402/a1/4c33430da651.jpg) (http://www.radikal.ru)
These are some of the nicest pedals I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful. I'm VERY impressed.
Quote from: pickdropper on February 15, 2014, 05:13:21 PM
Quote from: motvej on February 09, 2014, 06:45:26 AM
These are some of the nicest pedals I have ever seen. Absolutely beautiful. I'm VERY impressed.
thanks man, nice to hear such wonderfull review!)
I recently returned to the production of stompboxes, but just for myself.
I do not do anything for sale because I'm not too good engineer... (in fact, i'm terrible in it)
And also sells are too bad in my country)
PS. one of theese three pedals finished, MXR Microamp:
(http://s7.hostingkartinok.com/uploads/images/2014/02/cd194e3ebb95df165aaf6b85c251d65a.jpg) (http://hostingkartinok.com)
^ very nice... 8)
cool designs man.
Hi. Next project - Little Green Wonder.
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(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e313/stahoo8/Mobile%20Uploads/PicsArt_1393009102385_zps8yehueko.jpg)
I wasn't originally planning on boxing this one up as it was the PCB I built to verify the layout. Since I am still waiting for the enclosure for the next one, I decided to box this one up. That's good as I am probably going to tweak the etch a little bit. The next one will also have the proper Ge diodes.
It's a mini version of the Riot.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/AWeeBrannigan1_zpsa75269fb.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/AWeeBrannigan1_zpsa75269fb.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/AWeeBrannigan3_zps552b2903.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/AWeeBrannigan3_zps552b2903.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/AWeeBrannigan4_zpsd56f26a9.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/AWeeBrannigan4_zpsd56f26a9.jpg.html)
very nice :)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/24/py5y6a2e.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/24/4ydu2u6y.jpg)
Fuzz ion from grindcustoms
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Seriously, great builds both! ;D
Thanks guys!
Modified EA Tremolo w/bypassable LFO so that it can be used as a boost
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo1_zps31bdda71.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo1_zps31bdda71.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo2_zpsfe751690.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo2_zpsfe751690.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo3_zps04c9b073.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo3_zps04c9b073.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo4_zps4926d178.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo4_zps4926d178.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo5_zpsee38795f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/DeliriumTremolo5_zpsee38795f.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FF1_zps7e1ee61d.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FF1_zps7e1ee61d.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FF2_zpsf1965d30.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FF2_zpsf1965d30.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FF3_zps1ac1de84.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FF3_zps1ac1de84.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FF4_zpsbf730a65.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FF4_zpsbf730a65.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/FF5_zps6c95ca91.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/FF5_zps6c95ca91.jpg.html)
This batch is ridiculously gorgeous! :O
+1 very nice.. 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 03, 2014, 03:59:37 AM
+1 very nice.. 8)
+2. Pickdropper - is there a trim pot and exterior pot for adjusting the voltage?
Quote from: peterg on March 03, 2014, 02:20:32 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 03, 2014, 03:59:37 AM
+1 very nice.. 8)
+2. Pickdropper - is there a trim pot and exterior pot for adjusting the voltage?
The trim pot adjusts the bias on Q2. The external pot is a supply voltage sag for the entire circuit. People seem to love their dying batteries.
Those are awesome Pickdropper! Neat look'n transistors too. The first fuzz face I built I did the voltage sag and mid control from GGG it sounded pretty nice.
Your overall designs come together so well.
1st 1590A build. Started out easy with a SHO. This was a fun build.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/720ab806a33535fd5861e00e6209680f_zps5ac02f42.jpg)(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/983131B3-B026-4476-8032-7D95108C4A2E_zpsrel4uxck.jpg)
I'm just starting to try a 1590a sized box for some builds. no matter what the size of the box, and no matter how well planned and test-fitted I do, it never fails to amaze me the way the space just disappears before you've got everything in there! where the hell does it go?
..... and then you find you haven't planned for the screw that's going to come through the side to hold it all together .......
Quote from: Luke51411 on March 16, 2014, 08:25:10 PM
1st 1590A build. Started out easy with a SHO. This was a fun build.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/720ab806a33535fd5861e00e6209680f_zps5ac02f42.jpg)(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/983131B3-B026-4476-8032-7D95108C4A2E_zpsrel4uxck.jpg)
Love the knob on that build. Classic.
+1 Needs a BROIL setting.
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Though not technically on topic, i thought this might be relevant to your interests. I got all the parts for the Phantom Octave to fit in this enclousre, but some crap happened on the way. But it sure looked nice!
(http://www.xn--jnis-qsa.lv/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Multi-Face-Fuzz.jpg)
(http://www.xn--jnis-qsa.lv/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Multi-Face-Fuzz-1.jpg)
Multi Face Fuzz - there are two switches - one switch is for capacitors 0.1uF and 0.047uF becouse I dont have Tone potentiometer, and 3pdt switch for switching BC550 and 2N5088 transistors, transistor 2222A I use as a first transistor.
An EP Booster with an internal 18V charge pump (Switch on top is to go between 9V and 18V)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheLayingOnOfHands1_zps6e772f26.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/TheLayingOnOfHands1_zps6e772f26.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/TheLayingOnOfHands2_zpsd13bf1c7.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/TheLayingOnOfHands2_zpsd13bf1c7.jpg.html)
@Dave
AWESOME as usual
Are you using your OWN laser now? I see you are getting more of these etches done lately and just wondering if you are using your own.
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on April 09, 2014, 09:11:38 AM
@Dave
AWESOME as usual
Are you using your OWN laser now? I see you are getting more of these etches done lately and just wondering if you are using your own.
I've actually been doing far less etching lately. Work has been busy as has the machine.
Unfortunately, we haven't purchased a laser yet. Double bummer is that I am not going to be able to set it up at my house when we get it; it is going to have to be at somebody else's house. :-(
Quote from: pickdropper on April 09, 2014, 09:21:11 AM
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on April 09, 2014, 09:11:38 AM
@Dave
AWESOME as usual
Are you using your OWN laser now? I see you are getting more of these etches done lately and just wondering if you are using your own.
I've actually been doing far less etching lately. Work has been busy as has the machine.
Unfortunately, we haven't purchased a laser yet. Double bummer is that I am not going to be able to set it up at my house when we get it; it is going to have to be at somebody else's house. :-(
Pick my house! It will not be idle often.
Quote from: amptramp on April 09, 2014, 11:27:53 AM
Quote from: pickdropper on April 09, 2014, 09:21:11 AM
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on April 09, 2014, 09:11:38 AM
@Dave
AWESOME as usual
Are you using your OWN laser now? I see you are getting more of these etches done lately and just wondering if you are using your own.
I've actually been doing far less etching lately. Work has been busy as has the machine.
Unfortunately, we haven't purchased a laser yet. Double bummer is that I am not going to be able to set it up at my house when we get it; it is going to have to be at somebody else's house. :-(
Pick my house! It will not be idle often.
Yeah, it wouldn't be idle long at my house either. Until my family killed me because they were sick of the air compressor noise, that is.
The real issue is that I am not setup to run proper ventilation and the other person's house is more suited to it. I still wish I was going to have 24/7 access to it. It would be much more convenient and I would have more time to do fun jobs on it.
Quote from: pickdropper on April 09, 2014, 12:16:58 PM
...It would be much more convenient and I would have more time to do fun jobs on it.
Hey... you have put out more laser etched pedals lately than I have put out total builds so... I wouldn't exactly say that you are starving for time on it ;)
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on April 09, 2014, 12:53:17 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on April 09, 2014, 12:16:58 PM
...It would be much more convenient and I would have more time to do fun jobs on it.
Hey... you have put out more laser etched pedals lately than I have put out total builds so... I wouldn't exactly say that you are starving for time on it ;)
Some of the boxes had been etched a while ago and I just around to boxing them up. But yeah, I can see how it may seem that there have been more lately.
How many watts is the current record in a 1590a?
Just picked up a few TDA2050 35W power amp chips.
I love the "tube-ish" gain from the LM386, so im thinking to use it as the preamp with two bridged 2050s in a 1590a
It should give about 50W at 12V and 100W at 24V ^^
Me? I'd use real tubes :D
Quote from: Havaden on April 17, 2014, 01:05:59 PM
How many watts is the current record in a 1590a?
Just picked up a few TDA2050 35W power amp chips.
I love the "tube-ish" gain from the LM386, so im thinking to use it as the preamp with two bridged 2050s in a 1590a
It should give about 50W at 12V and 100W at 24V ^^
I think it will melt inside a 1590a box!
P.S.
Some refs.: http://diyaudioprojects.com/Chip/DIY-TDA2050-Hi-Fi-Chip-Amplifier/
I think it will melt inside a 1590a box!
Yeah, you got a point.
I got some beefy CPU heatsinks i can cut and bolt on, and mabye an external micro computer fan blowing air through the box. (Mabye it will cause some noise tho)
I might have to drop the bridged version, and go for a single one...
But nothing is impossible, its just being smart enough to make it work ^^
Me? I'd use real tubes :D
Yeah, that micro tube amp is a real beauty ^^
I don't have any space charged tubes at the moment.
But ive looked into using a 555 chip as a voltage step up.
Ive seen 555 tesla coils, so a small tube amp should not be a problem, as long as i got a nice capacitor bank and regulator to make it stabile.
i guess a modifyed valvecaster should work as well
But i want to make the most powerful 1590a out there.
Like the idea of a pocket amp, that got more power than most amps out in the band community ^^
Posted before but not in this thread where they belong ;D!!!
Mircrotrem with pots controlling speed and depth and switches for type of wave and symmetry. Hard times to get every thing in its place.
(https://scontent-a-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1509261_531049860345060_81863697_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-b-mxp.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/1557625_531049827011730_1843656372_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/1010483_531049893678390_1904738725_n.jpg)
And AC176 germanium booster. Simple but incredible alone and chained with other effects.
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/t1.0-9/10155278_538323669617679_650358948_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/1234276_538323776284335_1406391079_n.jpg)
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All kinds of opinions are wellcomed :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:
This boxes are AWESOME :D
Hi there
just finished this one, just a TrueBypass box a friend of mine need to bypass a Brian May Treble Booster Deluxe by Fryer Guitars that's just in and out with no switch.
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/foto3_zps9631d2d1.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/arma61/media/foto3_zps9631d2d1.jpg.html)
(http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh174/arma61/CAM00274_zps6904800f.jpg) (http://s256.photobucket.com/user/arma61/media/CAM00274_zps6904800f.jpg.html)
Ciao
Modified Mutron V (same as Madbean's Kraken)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV1_zps9c386fb6.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV1_zps9c386fb6.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV2_zpsa44adb6f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV2_zpsa44adb6f.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV3_zps1dd44cc2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV3_zps1dd44cc2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV4_zps93e59047.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MutronV4_zps93e59047.jpg.html)
^ Gorgeous!!
(and those aluminum knobs make everything look so classy)
Terrific Dave!
Thanks guys!
Quote from: pickdropper on April 22, 2014, 08:54:35 AM
Modified Mutron V (same as Madbean's Kraken)
Astonishing!!!! Hello from earth Zeus!! :icon_eek:
Awesome!!!
I tried to search this whole topic because I am sure it has already been asked and probably answered (but I couldn't find it):
Does Sir Pickdropper publishes his fantastic layouts anywhere? I am a big fan of 1590as in general and so, naturally, a big fan of his work, too!
His work is definitely "Pedal Porn."
Quote from: lars-musik on April 24, 2014, 05:38:44 AM
I tried to search this whole topic because I am sure it has already been asked and probably answered (but I couldn't find it):
Does Sir Pickdropper publishes his fantastic layouts anywhere? I am a big fan of 1590as in general and so, naturally, a big fan of his work, too!
I generally don't release my Eagle files, but I do occasionally have fab runs done and offer boards (for some of the designs at least). I usually don't post them for sale here because that doesn't seem to be the vibe here. If there is something in particular you are looking for, feel free to shoot me a PM
Sweet Micro V pickdropper
SMD Klone I also posted in main pics thread. I have to say, it is WAY easier to fit things in a 1590A with SMD. It's just so stinkin' flat. This board would have been a piece of cake to fit if I hadn't used those through hole caps on top. I cut the width pretty close, though. I had to dremel off the little tabs OSH Park leaves behind because the 2mm made a difference! ::)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50966&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50963&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50960&g2_serialNumber=2)
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=50969&g2_serialNumber=2)
beauty...love those knobs too.. 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on April 29, 2014, 03:32:15 PM
beauty...love those knobs too.. 8)
+1. The whole presentation is great.
I've considered grabbing those knobs from Small Bear on multiple occasions. I think have to follow through and get some.
Thanks guys!
The only downside with those knobs is that the space for the pot shaft isn't quite long enough for the knob to reach all the way down to the nut and washer. Other than that, I love them. Next time I order I'm going to snag some of these just to compare: http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=110
Quote from: thelonious on April 29, 2014, 07:38:28 PM
Thanks guys!
The only downside with those knobs is that the space for the pot shaft isn't quite long enough for the knob to reach all the way down to the nut and washer. Other than that, I love them. Next time I order I'm going to snag some of these just to compare: http://www.smallbearelec.com/servlet/Detail?no=110
When I have knobs like that, I file down the top of the pot shaft until it is lower. It's a hassle, but it usually looks much better.
Those knobs are REALLY shallow. There might only be half a shaft left by the time you file them down. I have some if you want them, Dave, just let me know. I could really use a few white (like, real white, not "Tayda white") 1900s if you have them.
Are those knobs such that you could bore the hole deeper or is the hole already maxed out for the way they're shaped?
Great colour, very nice build!
sub-panels, people! they solve all those tricky knob/skirts/nuts problems.
the problems they create under the panel, however, is fish, in a different kettle.
Quote from: midwayfair on April 29, 2014, 10:40:25 PM
Those knobs are REALLY shallow. There might only be half a shaft left by the time you file them down. I have some if you want them, Dave, just let me know. I could really use a few white (like, real white, not "Tayda white") 1900s if you have them.
Unfortunately, I don't really use 1900s. As you've seen, I obsessively use aluminum knobs on almost all of my 1590a builds.
Shoot me an email if there's anything else you need.
Quote from: duck_arse on April 30, 2014, 10:46:10 AM
fish, in a different kettle.
And in a 1590A, they had better be about the size of sea monkeys... ;D
Quote from: midwayfair on April 29, 2014, 10:40:25 PM
Those knobs are REALLY shallow.
It is true. And unfortunate, because other than that, I love 'em.
Quote from: davent on April 30, 2014, 12:35:09 AM
Are those knobs such that you could bore the hole deeper or is the hole already maxed out for the way they're shaped?
They're pretty close to maxed out because of the shape of the upper part of the knob. I think with both, though---a couple mm deeper bore and a few mm pot shaft filing, as pickdropper suggested---they would look great. But so much work...!
Are those from Small Bear , Mouser or somewhere else?
I wonder if the Eagle knobs version from Mouser is set deeper.
Quote from: pickdropper on April 30, 2014, 02:01:03 PM
Are those from Small Bear , Mouser or somewhere else?
I wonder if the Eagle knobs version from Mouser is set deeper.
Mine were from Small Bear. I haven't been able to find those on Mouser - have you sourced them from there before? The great thing about Mouser is the $5.00 flat rate economy shipping...
Great works as always!!!!!
In the mid time, here you have one of my recent builds. In this fuzz I found half the work done, since a very good friend of mine gave me the asembled guts :icon_wink:. It´s full of vintage components and recycled ones, so it has a vintage sound from top to bottom.
In this stomp I decided for a quite simple artwork: a plain snakeskin and the model name in a square. It´s not even clear-coated in order to see how affects time to polished aluminum. Little more to say... pics:
(https://scontent-b-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10154023_555707827879263_2199777849207266850_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-a-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10329263_555707647879281_1952066340610603229_n.jpg)
(https://scontent-a-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10305077_555707811212598_4148269597299786532_n.jpg)
Clear stomp switch rings? What sorcery is this?
The sorcery of ebay:
http://www.ebay.es/itm/231041027620?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648
I´ve been using for serveral moths and they seem quite strong!! No cracks in any of more or less 10 used by now.
Love that snakeskin etch, Alejandro! Good stuff.
it's funny how people say something like:
Quote from: Alejandro B. on April 30, 2014, 03:10:13 PM
In this stomp I decided for a quite simple artwork.
(https://scontent-b-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10154023_555707827879263_2199777849207266850_n.jpg)
... and the rest of us sit looking and drooling.
@midway - we're gunna use those clear washers for dc sockets. led behind - "volts ok". someday.
Alejandro B. - Nice build and superb etch!
I am a novice builder and have a question: Without no jumper running from lug 1 to 6 on the footswitch, you don't get any excessive "pop" when switching or hum when in bypass mode?
It is my understanding the without the jumper, that is often the case. Just trying to learn.
Quote from: hylandren on May 02, 2014, 08:49:17 AM
Alejandro B. - Nice build and superb etch!
I am a novice builder and have a question: Without no jumper running from lug 1 to 6 on the footswitch, you don't get any excessive "pop" when switching or hum when in bypass mode?
It is my understanding the without the jumper, that is often the case. Just trying to learn.
It looks like he is using the middle pole to switch the LED, which has no effect on the audio.
4th 1590a ^-^
Madbean La Vache Overdrive ::)
I re-designed the circuitboard for a 1590a with onboard 16mm pots
Suprising versilate pedal :icon_wink:
Volume, Gain, Boost and waveform controls + multicolored LED
If anyone want to use any of theese LEDs, make shure to add a cap in paralell to filter out the noise from the switching colors :P
(http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac220/Havaden96/20140502_201745_zps9c3cb29c.jpg)
(http://i901.photobucket.com/albums/ac220/Havaden96/20140502_154348_zps01510bda.jpg)
Quote from: LakeFX on May 02, 2014, 11:38:34 AM
Quote from: hylandren on May 02, 2014, 08:49:17 AM
Alejandro B. - Nice build and superb etch!
I am a novice builder and have a question: Without no jumper running from lug 1 to 6 on the footswitch, you don't get any excessive "pop" when switching or hum when in bypass mode?
It is my understanding the without the jumper, that is often the case. Just trying to learn.
It looks like he is using the middle pole to switch the LED, which has no effect on the audio.
That´s it!
Thanks your for your compliments and like
hylandren says that lug just lights the led. It has no effect in sound chain. I´m also new in this, specially in guts, but this cable disposition works quite effectively.
duck_arse: Thank you man :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:!!
When I mention simplicity is mainly referred to artwork: a crocodile skin and a text box. Thanks to this forum, among others, I´ve learned to etch moderatedly good and I can say one thing: you need good advices and tons of practice-error-practice. One day I´ll show my first etch in "worst pedal thread". But I reaffirm what I said: is simple thanks to all of you ;) ;)!!
Quote from: Alejandro B. on May 02, 2014, 02:47:23 PM
Quote from: LakeFX on May 02, 2014, 11:38:34 AM
Quote from: hylandren on May 02, 2014, 08:49:17 AM
Alejandro B. - Nice build and superb etch!
I am a novice builder and have a question: Without no jumper running from lug 1 to 6 on the footswitch, you don't get any excessive "pop" when switching or hum when in bypass mode?
It is my understanding the without the jumper, that is often the case. Just trying to learn.
It looks like he is using the middle pole to switch the LED, which has no effect on the audio.
That´s it!
Yes, I followed the wires and I do realize you are using the center set of poles as the ground for the LED.
:icon_smile:
But as I understand it, if the switch is not jumpered so that the ground connects to the the board input when the pedal is in bypass, there is often a loud pop when switching some pedals like fuzzes.
I have only built a few pedals, but have so far always included the jumper, mainly because several of the heavy hitters recommended doing it for improved silent switching. That was the only reason I asked...
Regardless, it sounds like you are really happy with it as it is, and its definitely a
great looking pedal, so there's obviously no problem.
:icon_smile:
Havaden:
That's an interesting knob on the right, for the gain.
I don't think I've seen it before, and its smaller diameter might really come in handy when using 9mm pots that are close together, to conserve space.
Do you remember where you got it ?
Edit:
Found them ;)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/13x10mm-Split-Shaft-Stereo-Audio-Rotary-Switch-Potentiometer-Aluminum-Knobs-Fin-/290749929085?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item43b20bd67d
The seller has cheaper packages if you want more than one, but they are quite expensive
They can be a pain if you place them wrong on the pot, since they can be really hard to get off the shaft after they are inserted.
Gee, haven't checked in here for a while... some beautiful builds. :)
Quote from: midwayfair on April 30, 2014, 03:16:16 PM
Clear stomp switch rings? What sorcery is this?
You can also get these from China. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Guitar-Accessories-3pdt-acrylic-washer-Lot-of-5/732180599.html (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Guitar-Accessories-3pdt-acrylic-washer-Lot-of-5/732180599.html)
Here's my latest. A heavy drive circuit with volume and pregain knobs, along with a tone control trimmer
(http://origincache-ash.fbcdn.net/1172527_755168934506430_745293491_n.jpg)
Forgot to cross-post my recent One Knob Fuzz here...
| (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/okf425.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/okf426.JPG) |
I already posted it at superfly's thread and forgot to post it here!
This is my last 1590a amp
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/IMG_20140510_182647_zpsb41f93e7.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/IMG_20140510_171916_zps7eedb3e3.jpg)
Theese space amps are Mad! :o
I burnt the amp chip in the test, so my 100w amp is packed away at the moment. :icon_confused:
Mini rat for a buddy of mine.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/YearoftheRat2_zpsb50464fb.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/YearoftheRat2_zpsb50464fb.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/YearoftheRat1_zpsffc3fd2f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/YearoftheRat1_zpsffc3fd2f.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/YearoftheRat3_zps644fac0e.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/YearoftheRat3_zps644fac0e.jpg.html)
"Runt" - Love it! :D
PD, out of curiosity, do you ever board-mount pots or switches in a 1590A, or do you always use offboard wire? I'd love to board-mount pots in some of these, but since the board often has to sit on top of the jacks and so far I haven't found 9mm pots with long enough pins, it seems nearly impossible. A while back there was a thread where someone mentioned using PCB mount jacks with screw in ferrules, but TMK no one tried it.
Just wondering if you or someone else has any ideas re this.
Quote from: thelonious on May 30, 2014, 02:59:20 PM
"Runt" - Love it! :D
PD, out of curiosity, do you ever board-mount pots or switches in a 1590A, or do you always use offboard wire? I'd love to board-mount pots in some of these, but since the board often has to sit on top of the jacks and so far I haven't found 9mm pots with long enough pins, it seems nearly impossible. A while back there was a thread where someone mentioned using PCB mount jacks with screw in ferrules, but TMK no one tried it.
Just wondering if you or someone else has any ideas re this.
I don't do this, but it could be done. The main issue would be that you would have to mount the PCB lower in the enclosure. It might make it easier if you also board mounted the DC jack. You may have an easier time doing this with open jacks (unless the PCB was really small).
I prefer full size enclosed jacks. This allows me to mount the board on top of the jacks, but that creates enough space that board mounting the pots doesn't really work. It's definitely a hassle wiring all of the pots off-board, but we all suffer for our art. :icon_mrgreen:
Good stuff. Gracias!
Posting right after Pickdropper is not a good time to make an impression but anyways...
Three Tim E circuits:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51148&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51145&g2_serialNumber=1)
I added an LPB to the front end of the Thing Modulator so I can add some clean signaal to the mix. The other two are stock circuits.
No problem posting those after Pick, they look great.
Yeah, those look fantastic, Peter. Great job.
Don't get too excited. From a kit:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/KlonBuffer_zpsf413568e.jpg)
Here is my DOD 280 compressor using tonepad's layout, nice little circuit.
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/aldaskaulickis/2014-06-02085127.jpg)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/aldaskaulickis/2014-06-02085448.jpg)
(http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy218/aldaskaulickis/2014-06-02085528.jpg)
PD-- is that black rat lazer etch on paint or powdercoat? Your details on the gut shots amazes me everytime. MC
This is another one of those threads I've stalked forever (I've become a HUGE Pickdropper fan) and never contributed to, but I have my first batch of 1590A's in the mail, so I hope to get in here soon ;D
Quote from: italianguy63 on June 02, 2014, 06:01:19 PM
PD-- is that black rat lazer etch on paint or powdercoat? Your details on the gut shots amazes me everytime. MC
It is etched on powdercoat. I no longer etch on painted boxes. The reason is that there is a residue from the etching and it really looks a lot better if it is cleaned. I get the best results with solvents like flux remover and paint doesn't stand up well to it.
Quote from: vigilante397 on June 02, 2014, 06:05:35 PM
This is another one of those threads I've stalked forever (I've become a HUGE Pickdropper fan) and never contributed to, but I have my first batch of 1590A's in the mail, so I hope to get in here soon ;D
Thanks a lot. I really appreciate that.
I'm looking forward to seeing your 1590a builds. Warning: it's addictive.
Thanks-- and great work as always PD. I have a design in my head which is going to be powdercoat with lazer etch. I found a guy near Cocoa Beach that says he can do it, and the price isn't much more than silkscreening (assuming I do 10 or 20 at a time). I've been wanting to try it-- it sure is purty! Someday I will get around to it. Right now I am too busy with about 4 projects going and a heap of misfit toys to repair..... (botched builds).
posted at the other site too, but ..
thought it time for an update since I just added a tuner to the board. picked up the polytune noir for a fair price so had to attach that to the board. I kicked off the tremolo cos it just doesn't get any use when I gig.
I've also since added a clock into the thing cos I never wear a watch and never know when we stop.start sets..
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/20140611_zpsb0363aa2.jpg)
right to left it's:
pico eq (mad prof eq) ->zen drive ->bsiabII ->dr bogey ->puddleduck delay (mad prof deep blue) ->ross phaser ->zombie chorus
total chain is driven by the baja black toast buffer
the polytune has REALLY short screws so I couldn't use chain links to anchor it so I had to get my thinking cap on.. I figured I'd use cable clamp down thingies
(these -> (http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mTBIJx2Ek12wJXUCP0F92ww.jpg))
they also didn't lemme screw in (due to countersinking on the base) but I managed to squeeze them between the back plate and the main body of the tuner.. whew! they're not as tight as being screwed down by the chain links but it wont fly away... will prolly tidy the leads up a lil but since the tuner in is the main switch (top right) then I have no need to jump on the polytune to engage so the cable where it is doesn't bother me too much.
Quote from: rocklander on June 11, 2014, 08:12:21 AM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a-board/20140611_zpsb0363aa2.jpg)
Rocklander, nice board! Really like the bicycle chain link idea, and the clock!
The overdrive looks like it has its own flange for mounting...Didn't know they made 1590As like that.
I can't believe you squeezed 6 pots into a 1590A on the Dr Boogey...
Is the footswitch in the upper right of the board the buffer?
heh, thanks.. yeah the dr boogey had to have some smd trim pots, but all the rest is thru hole.... similarly the phaser has SMD lm137000...
the switch top right simply directs signal through baja buffer then signal chain, or routes to the tuner so it's also a kill switch.. bi-colour red (mute/tuner)/green(signal path) LED to indicate.
This 1590a board of rocklander's is great. I am working towards something like that, too. Here's the candidate for overdrive chairman:
My brand-new, old looking AEFEA Drive from a schematic conjured up by Sir Mark Hammer. I cannot show you the guts because they are even more untidy than my workbench and I am ashamed of both of them, BUT you might just build your own. The layout (improved in many ways compared to the one used here, ergo tidy) is posted here:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=107216.msg977848#msg977848
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Musikkram/AFEEAs-1.jpg)
I had high expectations for the AEFEA and built two, only to find it wasn't what I was looking for :icon_rolleyes: Killer finishing job though.
That's a really nice board, Rocklander.
I'm a big fan of 1590a pedal boards. I have 4 pedalboards (including a very large Pedaltrain Pro) and rarely take anything with me other than the nano board.
This is one version of mine:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Pedalboards/PTNano21_zps8f47a74e.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Pedalboards/PTNano21_zps8f47a74e.jpg.html)
I have enough different pedals to make 3 different nano boards, so the configuration is constantly changing.
Probably the best 1590a etch i've ever seen
Quote from: Alejandro B. on April 30, 2014, 03:10:13 PM
(https://scontent-b-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10154023_555707827879263_2199777849207266850_n.jpg)
Quote from: seadi123 on June 12, 2014, 08:04:07 PM
Probably the best 1590a etch i've ever seen
Thanks a million man :icon_redface: :icon_redface:!!!!
So flattering comment...!!!!
Some of the best ideas to make my pedals have been taken from this forum, so in fact this pedal belongs in part to here ;)!!
Rock on!!
Hi, I alway built with 125B this is my first time with 1590A.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh217/pravudh/CIMG5390.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/pravudh/media/CIMG5390.jpg.html)
another shot.
Dyna comp,Delay25 and Auto wah
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh217/pravudh/CIMG5384.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/pravudh/media/CIMG5384.jpg.html)
Hey pravudh, these are beautiful.They remind me of those paisley shirts we used to wear whilst dancing our legs down to the knees. How do you manage to identify the right ones on stage? I started to colour-code my enclosures; because – the big disadvantage with etched boxes – in the half-light they all look the same. Has anybody an idea where to get small knobs like these in different coulours? Here in Germany it's impossible to source others than the black ones.
Here is a new (already used-looking) pedal for my planned 1590a board. It's a Boss SG-1 Slow Gear. I must admit, I used SMD for the capacitors, so I cheated. If you'd like to see the layout anyways (not brilliant, but functional) just say the word.
Best, Lars
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Musikkram/DSC_0486_800.jpg)
That is pretty clever with the color-code lars! The best idea's are often the simplest huh? It makes your builds recognizable and I can imagine it's handy on the pedal-board, knowing which color is which effect, like boss pedals have. Like when I used to play with Lego's and always searched for the color first, then the shape. It looks pretty good as well.
you could always have an led on all the time in each pedal in diifferent colours..(a kind of standby light)
red, yellow green, blue, purple, orange,white, pink...and ...erm....er....erm....i'll get my coat.. :)
@ pravudh - those boxes look like they've been chased. v. nice.
@ lars - those knobs come in a shirt-load of colours at tayda. (they come with free, white stress marks in the plastic, too.)
Small Bear has the colored knobs too I am pretty sure.
Quote from: duck_arse on June 17, 2014, 10:50:50 AM
@ pravudh - those boxes look like they've been chased. v. nice.
@ lars - those knobs come in a shirt-load of colours at tayda. (they come with free, white stress marks in the plastic, too.)
I do use octal loop that make easy to identify each time clicking. ;D
Tayda electronics have many knob , fair price and fast shipping.
Quote from: duck_arse on June 17, 2014, 10:50:50 AM@ pravudh - those boxes look like they've been chased. v. nice.
@ lars - those knobs come in a shirt-load of colours at tayda. (they come with free, white stress marks in the plastic, too.)
I think it's worth spending a bit more for the real Davies (or at least better quality clones). The quality of the Tayda version is terrible.
Quote from: pravudh on June 16, 2014, 01:50:58 PM
Hi, I alway built with 125B this is my first time with 1590A.
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh217/pravudh/CIMG5390.jpg) (http://s257.photobucket.com/user/pravudh/media/CIMG5390.jpg.html)
These are really nice. Great etch work.
Quote from: lars-musik on June 16, 2014, 04:12:02 PM
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Musikkram/DSC_0486_800.jpg)
Nothing cheating about SMT components. It's one of the ways to make things small. :-). Got any pics of the inside?
Great etch, btw. I like the addition of color.
Here it comes. I hope the smd side is enough and the rest can be deduced from the layout? There are some (many) capacitors that can easily be replaced by TH ones, because they don't overlap with the parts on the top-side. However, I really do like these small laddies. PLUS: I don't have to drill the two holes for them. And they are not harder to solder than through-hole.
The jacks had to be worked on by "mein Freund der Dremel", then everything fitted smoothly. Next time, maybe I'll take care of the connections for the LED and the jacks during the layouting. But for now, the cables on the PCB are just fine for me.
The schematic for this layout can be found here:
http://topopiccione.atspace.com/PJ03BossSG1.html
Thanks for that, topopiccione!
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/SG-1/SG-1_guts.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/SG-1/SG-1_publish.jpg)
Yours, Lars
Next one! This one took some long long hours to box up.
I followed the layout from solderman (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83321.msg692170#msg692170) for the John Hollis Ultraflanger. Thank you, solderman! Only one change to the layout: I stuck to the original schematic, using two LEDs and a 1N914 for the 3.8V opamp voltage thingy instead of the trimpot solderman suggested.
I hope I'll never have to re-open that box.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/Ultraflanger_guts_k.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/Ultraflanger_1590a.jpg)
Lars - Fantastic look you've come up with!
First go at a 1590a. EM drive. Sounds good, saves space.
No comprehension of how anyone puts 5 pots in one of these though.
Admitted I an using cliff style sockets, will try open ones next one. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/22/mu3a7a2y.jpg)
Riot build with an 80's type zebra graphic. Gonna go grab a can of Aqua Net and rock out.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/ZebraRiot2_zps451795d6.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/ZebraRiot2_zps451795d6.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/ZebraRiot3_zpsdb23b384.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/ZebraRiot3_zpsdb23b384.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/ZebraRiot4_zps1f8d3cc5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/ZebraRiot4_zps1f8d3cc5.jpg.html)
Hey pickdropper, it looks so easy! How comes it never IS when I got one of these enclosures on my workbench? I guess you could place a whole week's shopping in a 1590a. I must admit, I am envious. Great work.
Quote from: lars-musik on June 22, 2014, 04:59:48 PM
Hey pickdropper, it looks so easy! How comes it never IS when I got one of these enclosures on my workbench? I guess you could place a whole week's shopping in a 1590a. I must admit, I am envious. Great work.
Thanks Lars. There's nothing magical about 1590a builds (as you obviously know). It gets a lot better once you develop a routine. I know I have to plan a bit less than I used to. I can usually see in my head how the PCB is going to fit while I am doing the layout.
Quote from: lars-musik on June 16, 2014, 04:12:02 PM
Has anybody an idea where to get small knobs like these in different coulours? Here in Germany it's impossible to source others than the black ones.
Hey Lars, I usually order them from Germany: http://www.musikding.de/Mini-curlknob (http://www.musikding.de/Mini-curlknob)
1€? What about 0,75€? http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/index.php?cPath=27_196_315&language=en&osCsid=3a9c5e8946f8ae28dfae3dca4aebbbb6
Some more little boxes, no SMDs or SMTs...
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20140322_175353Medium_zpsd8f8afc8.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20140628_175757Medium_zps36f58263.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20140709_185658Medium_zpsd65c1a51.jpg)
nice army of little'uns!
what design/layout are you using for the reverb?
Rocklander, I used a Belton medium block, and a real mix of other reverb circuits, mostly based upon the Rub-a-Dub, though most component values were different, trimmed "by ear". I think I have the changes somewhere... :)
Nice set of minis adielricci!
Chromsphere's resistor decade box for pedal breadboarding.
Mostly 1/6w resistors with one bank of 1/4w.
Artist acrylics, dilute gouache paint, wet toner transfer and Target 7000 clearcoat.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6129_zps9db4398b.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6127_zpsbe85300f.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6472_zps1468116c.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6480_zps28833503.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6475_zpsa97e4bc7.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6476_zps565bcd99.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6477_zps1b09bea5.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_6479_zpsb714e9df.jpg)
dave
That's really cool, Dave. And as a bonus, incredibly useful too. :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
That looks amazing! Couldn't you do that with three pots? (ducks head and runs away....)
Thanks guys!
Three pots... sure, this just makes things simpler to determine the value being used or dial in the value needed. With pots you 'd need to take them out of the circuit to measure the value or set the value with a meter, with this you can read the resistance directly from the counters while in circuit and not much chance of getting nudged to a new value accidentally.
dave
edit;Decade box construction. Rotary switches
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Variable-Resister-with-1-Million-Settings/
Chromosphere's
^ classy dave.... 8)
very useful too. 8)
Crazy! (cool)
MC
Not a real Klon. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon1_zps4456e81c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon1_zps4456e81c.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon2_zps11340ff5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon2_zps11340ff5.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon3_zpscda58542.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon3_zpscda58542.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon4_zpse71ea96d.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon4_zpse71ea96d.jpg.html)
Components look close.... ;)
Awesome work as always. I can hardly fit a KLON in an oversided enclosure. :P
MC
More proof that pickdropper is not human!
Thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.
Quote from: pickdropper on August 19, 2014, 08:55:48 AM
Not a real Klon. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon1_zps4456e81c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon1_zps4456e81c.jpg.html)
I don't think I would even attempt to put a Klon in anything smaller than a 1590BB. I especially love the artwork. Sir Pickdropper (if you haven't been officially knighted you have now unofficially), you will always be one of my favorites.
EDIT: My wife was looking over my shoulder as I was drooling over the gutshot, and she just said "Why don't you build your pedals like that?" :icon_redface:
Quote from: pickdropper on August 19, 2014, 08:55:48 AM
Not a real Klon. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon4_zpse71ea96d.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon4_zpse71ea96d.jpg.html)
Beautifully laid out PCB pickdropper I love it, but where the heck do you get 1/8th watt resistors from, I've been searching for ages and can only get my hands on 1M 1K 10K, that size.
There are quite a few places to get them from. A while back, I got a nice 1/8W kit from eBay. These days I buy them all from Mouser or Allied Electronics. Mouser has more values, but Allied has really good prices. Make sure to verify the package size. Some companies (like Vishay/Dale) have 1/8w resistors in the package size normally associated with 1/4w.
Quote from: Ice-9 on August 21, 2014, 02:06:32 PM
Beautifully laid out PCB pickdropper I love it, but where the heck do you get 1/8th watt resistors from, I've been searching for ages and can only get my hands on 1M 1K 10K, that size.
Check out Farnell (http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=215514+110033943+110124724&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=en_UK&divisionLocale=en_UK&catalogId=&skipManufacturer=false&skipParametricAttributeId=&prevNValues=215514+110033943&mm=1000635%7C%7C,1002176%7C%7C,&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&autoApply=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D215514%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Den_UK%26divisionLocale%3Den_UK%26catalogId%3D%26skipManufacturer%3Dfalse%26skipParametricAttributeId%3D%26prevNValues%3D215514), Mick.
Quote from: bluebunny on August 22, 2014, 03:11:38 AM
Quote from: Ice-9 on August 21, 2014, 02:06:32 PM
Beautifully laid out PCB pickdropper I love it, but where the heck do you get 1/8th watt resistors from, I've been searching for ages and can only get my hands on 1M 1K 10K, that size.
Check out Farnell (http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=215514+110033943+110124724&No=0&getResults=true&appliedparametrics=true&locale=en_UK&divisionLocale=en_UK&catalogId=&skipManufacturer=false&skipParametricAttributeId=&prevNValues=215514+110033943&mm=1000635%7C%7C,1002176%7C%7C,&filtersHidden=false&appliedHidden=false&autoApply=false&originalQueryURL=%2Fjsp%2Fsearch%2Fbrowse.jsp%3FN%3D215514%26No%3D0%26getResults%3Dtrue%26appliedparametrics%3Dtrue%26locale%3Den_UK%26divisionLocale%3Den_UK%26catalogId%3D%26skipManufacturer%3Dfalse%26skipParametricAttributeId%3D%26prevNValues%3D215514), Mick.
Oh, sorry. I missed the UK part.
Yeah, you can get 1/8's easily at Mouser... But, I am in the USA too...
Again North America, i use Digikey for most things, they've really extensive search filters so doing a search for 1k's, ≤0.138" in length returns 1/8, 1/6, 1/4 & 1/2w versions so maybe widening your search parameters will get you the size resistor you need.
http://www.digikey.ca/product-search/en?pv1=2358&pv46=33376&pv46=18221&pv46=14183&pv46=14157&pv46=18240&pv46=14182&pv46=18243&pv46=18197&pv46=17734&pv46=14200&pv46=14333&pv46=17735&FV=fff40001%2Cfff80482&k=resistors&mnonly=0&newproducts=0&ColumnSort=0&page=1&stock=1&quantity=0&ptm=0&fid=0&pageSize=25
Thanks for the links guys, Farnell is good for me in the UK, I also have great results with mouser as long as my order is enough value they send to the UK free delivery and within 4 days I got my last order. Mouser has been the best USA to UK I have dealt with. Highly recommended. :)
I have been getting the 1/8 Watt size from bitsbox, although there 1/8th Watt size they are actually 1/4 watt resistors ? Strange but true. Limited range :(
I made a rebote delay 2.5, only adapted the copy cat layout, thanks solderman for that layout!. I tried to make a clock inspired etch.
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0364_zps1aaff965.jpg)
Thomas
Quote from: Ice-9 on August 22, 2014, 07:33:13 PM
Thanks for the links guys, Farnell is good for me in the UK, I also have great results with mouser as long as my order is enough value they send to the UK free delivery and within 4 days I got my last order. Mouser has been the best USA to UK I have dealt with. Highly recommended. :)
I have been getting the 1/8 Watt size from bitsbox, although there 1/8th Watt size they are actually 1/4 watt resistors ? Strange but true. Limited range :(
I think mouser has a UK side too..
Thomasha - Nice work!
Hi, thanks for that guys!
made my first attemp with a reversed etch for a phase 90, kind of magic circle/moon cicle inspired, hope you like!
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0396_zps0cabdba8.jpg)
Cheers, Thomas
Great looking as well, Thomas. How about some gut shots?
Quote from: peterg on September 11, 2014, 10:43:34 PM
Great looking as well, Thomas. How about some gut shots?
+1
Fantastic looking pedals, would definitely like to see some guts. Not that I'm critical of build quality or anything, but most of the pedals I see on here I have personally built (usually in a 125B or 1590BB) and I'm always curious to see what the guts look like a million times smaller :P
well, not the best shot, but easier to solder...
rebote delay
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0400_zpsba68cef6.jpg)
phase90
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0405_zps36adc799.jpg)
Thomasha, if you don't mind me asking, what type of enchant/resist combination do you use?
The fine details in the small print of that reverse etch are pretty incredible! :icon_eek:
Hi!
I'm using Ferric Chloride and toner, as in the tutorial posted by Slade.
Using a vector based software and a good resolution print also helped.
My first reversed etch and my first A box too.
I used engine paint on this one. A bit difficult to spray, but it gets hard as a rock, rugged and solvent- and heat-resistant, which also makes toner transfer possible.
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5348226/builtboxes/exofuzz%20small.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5348226/builtboxes/exofuzz%20gut.jpg)
And oh, it's a tonebender with russian transistors.
That came out great , first glance said laser etch, nicely done!
dave
+1 beauty.. 8)
Quote from: Pettol on September 17, 2014, 04:26:14 PM
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5348226/builtboxes/exofuzz%20small.jpg)
That looks great. Loving those knobs.
Quote from: Pettol on September 17, 2014, 04:26:14 PM
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5348226/builtboxes/exofuzz%20small.jpg)
Alright, I think you've convinced me to put away my waterslides and get into etching.
Quote from: bluebunny on September 18, 2014, 03:35:31 AM
Quote from: Pettol on September 17, 2014, 04:26:14 PM
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5348226/builtboxes/exofuzz%20small.jpg)
That looks great. Loving those knobs.
Exactly this. Wonderful.
Thanks a lot guys! You're ever so kind.
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51551&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51554&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51527&g2_serialNumber=1)
Ah man, those are awesome! They are like the ultimate DIY looking pedal (IMO). Feeling inspired :)
+1 they are a lovely set... 8)
output!
peterg, are those boards all different? is there any/enough common to warrant a universal board or two? they look very neat.
Thanks guys.
Duck Arse - yes all the boards are different. - The Yellow Humper and the Purple Peaker are more or less the same but the YH doesn't have the high pass cap and resistor that the PP has. I should of used the PP board for both. I had to jerry-rig the YH to add an input impedance resistor since it was too loud other wise. Tonepad has all the circuits except the YH posted. I worked from the Tagboard vero layout to get the cap values for the YH. There is not enough similarities between the rest of the circuit to use one board.
Love it, peterg.
Very nice little collection, peterg. But the naked ones at the end did make me blush a little. :icon_redface:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51527&g2_serialNumber=1) :D
i like the way the 3pdt holds everything in place...well worth the extra pcb size cool.
Quote from: peterg on October 08, 2014, 11:48:43 AM
Thanks guys.
Duck Arse - yes all the boards are different. - The Yellow Humper and the Purple Peaker are more or less the same but the YH doesn't have the high pass cap and resistor that the PP has. I should of used the PP board for both. I had to jerry-rig the YH to add an input impedance resistor since it was too loud other wise. Tonepad has all the circuits except the YH posted. I worked from the Tagboard vero layout to get the cap values for the YH. There is not enough similarities between the rest of the circuit to use one board.
Awesome, love these. If they were smd, you'd be a man after my own heart. :)
Ampeg Scrambler
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51752&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51755&g2_serialNumber=1)
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02676/FACEBOOK-LIKE_2676878b.jpg) :icon_biggrin:
This is my third humble attempt at 1590a builds. It is another SHO but with a buffered bypass board from guitarpcb.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/6d821e23ad7733e48f66bba2f461d81e_zps822bfca8.jpg)(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/069b01d9f743c3f9c42423770095f56a_zps58a367c0.jpg)
This is the most I've crammed into a 1590a... Every time I do one of these builds I think... Why am I doing this?
Quote from: peterg on October 07, 2014, 11:36:34 PM
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51551&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51554&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51527&g2_serialNumber=1)
Very very nice.
Quote from: Luke51411 on November 09, 2014, 10:42:34 AM
This is my third humble attempt at 1590a builds.
Humble? Noooo! Attempt? Nooooo! :icon_cool:
Quote
Every time I do one of these builds I think... Why am I doing this?
Ha ha! Join the club! :D
i still have 2 new x 1590a's...
i just can't bring myself to build with em.......one day maybe.......when i get some winkle pickers.. :)
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 09, 2014, 05:09:05 PM
i still have 2 new x 1590a's...
i just can't bring myself to build with em.......one day maybe.......when i get some winkle pickers.. :)
I have two as well and have been the same with them. I haven't tried before but thought I might give it a go. I am thinking maybe a very simple overdrive like the Black Cat OD-1.
I ordered a couple a long time ago just to see what all the fuss was about. When they arrived, my first thought was "WTF????". :icon_eek: ??? :icon_eek:
But then I built this: (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/LPB081.JPG)
And then this: (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/sho066.JPG) ...and then this: (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/osq063.JPG) and this: (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/o635.JPG)
And (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/amz659.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/bmb723.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/pm713.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/E11710.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/vox832.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/hog224.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/bf374.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/ez370.JPG) and (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/okf425.JPG) and . . .
I need my bl00dy head examined... :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: bluebunny on November 10, 2014, 02:50:15 AM
I ordered a couple a long time ago just to see what all the fuss was about. When they arrived, my first thought was "WTF????". :icon_eek: ??? :icon_eek:
I need my bl00dy head examined... :icon_rolleyes:
We'll settle for gut shots.
Quote from: amptramp on November 10, 2014, 10:35:27 AM
We'll settle for gut shots.
But people are eating their breakfast! OK, here goes...
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/osq061.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/o633.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/amz655.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/bmb724.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/pm711.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/E11701.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/vox833.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/hog225.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/ez372.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/bf376.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/okf426.JPG)
those look great...
i'm still wondering how to get 4 x pt2399's in one... ;D
(i bet someone has.. ::) )
Thanks, mate. I'll leave 4x PTs to you (or Pelle, perhaps?). My limit is two transistors. The four pots was an aberration and I promised never to do it again. ;)
Quote from: bluebunny on November 11, 2014, 08:27:12 AM
Thanks, mate. I'll leave 4x PTs to you (or Pelle, perhaps?). My limit is two transistors. The four pots was an aberration and I promised never to do it again. ;)
So when can we expect your next 4 potter? ;D
Great stuff, Bluebunny.
Quote from: pickdropper on November 11, 2014, 02:20:57 PM
Great stuff, Bluebunny.
OK, now I'm humbled. Thank you Mr. pick
-squeeze-a-twenty-four-channel-mixer-into-a-1590a-dropper. ;)
Quote from: bluebunny on November 11, 2014, 08:27:12 AM
I'll leave 4x PTs to you (or Pelle, perhaps?). My limit is two transistors.
One transistor and one pot is about right, but show me a nice 4x2399 effect and I'll think about it :icon_eek:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Random/LPB-1ledonboardlayout.png)
Quote from: bluebunny on November 12, 2014, 07:47:45 AM
... Mr. pick-squeeze-a-twenty-four-channel-mixer-into-a-1590-dropper. ;)
Catchy nickname. 8)
Quote from: vigilante397 on November 12, 2014, 09:39:24 AM
Quote from: bluebunny on November 12, 2014, 07:47:45 AM
... Mr. pick-squeeze-a-twenty-four-channel-mixer-into-a-1590a-dropper. ;)
Catchy nickname. 8)
Uh huh.
(http://i.imgur.com/xNe5Zw6.jpg) ;D
Quote from: bluebunny on November 11, 2014, 08:27:12 AM
Thanks, mate. I'll leave 4x PTs to you (or Pelle, perhaps?). My limit is two transistors. The four pots was an aberration and I promised never to do it again. ;)
Not to steal CozyBuilders thunder but he sent me a few pictures of his Abductor delay back in June ... in a 1590A! Maybe he will post that sometime. Looking at the picture now. He has 5 switches , 5 pots, two jacks, led, power jack, stompswitch, and multiple pcb's in that thing. He broke the circuit down into two stacked cards so it could all fit. I don't know how he does it.
Quote from: WhiskeyMadeMeDoIt on November 12, 2014, 11:14:55 AM
He broke the circuit down into two stacked cards so it could all fit.
Been there, done that (http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A) :P
You can always go to cordwood construction:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Cordwoodcircuit.agr.jpg)
with a puzzle circuit shown here:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uDjLCfS_Duo/UyHZTij6tHI/AAAAAAAADiI/ZGTGBT_C6Tk/s1600/cordwood-lit-up.png)
Two-lead components are stretched across two separate boards with transistors on one board. If you have to replace something, tough bananas - that's what you get for using tight packaging.
Quote from: bluebunny on November 12, 2014, 10:51:22 AM
Quote from: vigilante397 on November 12, 2014, 09:39:24 AM
Quote from: bluebunny on November 12, 2014, 07:47:45 AM
... Mr. pick-squeeze-a-twenty-four-channel-mixer-into-a-1590a-dropper. ;)
Catchy nickname. 8)
Uh huh.
(http://i.imgur.com/xNe5Zw6.jpg) ;D
Yeah, but does it have automated faders?
Quote from: Perrow on November 12, 2014, 04:43:57 PM
Quote from: WhiskeyMadeMeDoIt on November 12, 2014, 11:14:55 AM
He broke the circuit down into two stacked cards so it could all fit.
Been there, done that (http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A) :P
Perrow that's very cool work. You guys amaze me with your addiction/dedication to squeeze the components in those tiny boxes. Excellent job.
Quote from: amptramp on November 12, 2014, 07:41:53 PM
You can always go to cordwood construction:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Cordwoodcircuit.agr.jpg)
with a puzzle circuit shown here:
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uDjLCfS_Duo/UyHZTij6tHI/AAAAAAAADiI/ZGTGBT_C6Tk/s1600/cordwood-lit-up.png)
Two-lead components are stretched across two separate boards with transistors on one board. If you have to replace something, tough bananas - that's what you get for using tight packaging.
I thought I had seen all the circuit construction techniques. That looks like a pain to layout. I think I would rather use a double sided smd board.
Quote from: Perrow on November 12, 2014, 04:43:57 PM
Been there, done that (http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A) :P
Did ya have to bring that up again? ;) Gotta be the coolest amp on the planet. :icon_cool: :icon_cool: :icon_cool:
Wired up this Fuzz Face last night. Still working on graphics...
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-INZwIySRp_o/VGQy5Wp1kwI/AAAAAAAADAg/14M7ZVdUZEg/s400/blogger-image--182404806.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AU1NzcGeM1M/VGQy4OIqQnI/AAAAAAAADAY/SLaX4E62Fhw/s400/blogger-image-1751934217.jpg)
Here's the layout if anyone is interested:
http://effectslayouts.blogspot.com/2014/11/npn-fuzz-face.html (http://effectslayouts.blogspot.com/2014/11/npn-fuzz-face.html)
Quote from: amptramp on November 12, 2014, 07:41:53 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Cordwoodcircuit.agr.jpg)
My first thought was... Why is there a shrimp in the circuit??? Now that's a truly unique circuit design.
That layer cake thingy is just cool, I have to find a way to visualize the design process of a curcuit like that.
Cordwood construction was not that unique. It was quite popular for avionics and missiles in the 1950's and early 1960's and was the most compact process available in the era before SMD. Obviously circuit boards had to be planned so the position of the components could be matched. Repair was usually done by tossing the assembly and installing a new one unless whatever had died was near the edge and readily replaceable. You can see jumper wires connecting upper and lower board traces. Maybe a 1590A with two PT2399's with leads flattened out would be possible using this construction.
Sorry guys. Just a single pt2399 board. It's Anchovies Noise Ensemble:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51774&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51777&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51780&g2_serialNumber=1)
^ beauty....love those jacks too... 8)
Thanks Rob
that noise ensemble looks very nice and clean! That's a top build!
my new pedal had some etching issues, the board layout is from the little angel chorus, bday edition, rev 4:
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/PhotoNov16120005_zps046c2bb5.jpg?t=1416148974)
and my small set:
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/PhotoNov16121317_zps3e8f73a1.jpg)
now I need to build all my distortion pedals again...
Thomasha - nice collection!
Quote from: thomasha on November 17, 2014, 05:50:22 AM
and my small set:
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/PhotoNov16121317_zps3e8f73a1.jpg)
now I need to build all my distortion pedals again...
bigger or smaller?
Quotebigger or smaller?
smaller!
Quote from: thomasha on November 17, 2014, 05:50:22 AM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/PhotoNov16121317_zps3e8f73a1.jpg)
I love this picture. :D
+1 8) makes me feel like gulliver... ;D ;)
Who said, you cannot put a battery, a power supply jack, three switchcraft jacks, a footswitch and a LED in a 1590a? My take on an A-B-Switch. It takes some Milling, though...
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/001_zps2fbf9d3c.jpg)
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/002_zps4774f26d.jpg)
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/003_zps5fd5a714.jpg)
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/004_zpsfc5bb05b.jpg)
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/005_zps7134fc7f.jpg)
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/006_zpsbad07248.jpg)
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/007_zps09ea84b1.jpg)
P.S. Here is a drilling template for the above build:
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/AB-SwitcherDrillTemplate1950a_zpsca0cff93.jpg)
Quote(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/PhotoNov16121317_zps3e8f73a1.jpg)
Haha! Wtf!? Impressive!
Quote from: mfunky on November 22, 2014, 06:15:56 PM
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/006_zpsbad07248.jpg)
(http://img.pandawhale.com/43402-Minions-cheering-gif-OrI5.gif)
Quote from: mfunky on November 22, 2014, 06:15:56 PM
My take on an A-B-Switch.
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/006_zpsbad07248.jpg) (http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/007_zps09ea84b1.jpg)
Wow! That's a whole lotta work just to accommodate a battery for an LED! :icon_eek: Nice job.
Hi,
more builds!
And this time I'm starting with the distortion pedals!
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0572_zps253fe8c7.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0545_zps25a882f8.jpg)
This is a plexitone, layout by Big Louis, with the hi-gain side, I'm really proud of that bottom etch! Now I can start etching more pictures.
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0564_zps4e9ea7e1.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0557_zps93794604.jpg)
This one is a fuzz face, and it was easy! I should have started doing this boxes with this one, and not the BMP, easy and sounds good!
Cheers,
Thomas
Quote from: thomasha on November 26, 2014, 05:54:17 AM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0564_zps4e9ea7e1.jpg)
This one is a fuzz face, and it was easy! I should have started doing this boxes with this one, and not the BMP, easy and sounds good!
Cheers,
Thomas
this gets my vote for "box of the week".
Quote from: duck_arse on November 26, 2014, 08:05:37 AM
Quote from: thomasha on November 26, 2014, 05:54:17 AM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0564_zps4e9ea7e1.jpg)
this gets my vote for "box of the week".
Yep, it is rather gorgeous. And being so small, you could wear it as jewellery. :icon_biggrin: :icon_cool:
Quote from: thomasha on November 26, 2014, 05:54:17 AM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0564_zps4e9ea7e1.jpg)
This one gives me "feelings"
Quote from: midwayfair on November 26, 2014, 08:58:07 AM
This one gives me "feelings"
Pictures, Jon, or it didn't happen! :D
very cute marshall... 8)
the greeny is cool too... 8)
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 14, 2014, 05:40:56 AM
^ beauty....love those jacks too... 8)
Speaking of which.....
I really like using those jacks as well - but sadly...it seems Mouser has stopped carrying them (Kobiconn 161-MJ159M-EX)...
Anyone have an alternate source ? I see Musikding has a Lumberg variant (kbm63olum) but any on this side of the pond ?
Thanks !
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on November 27, 2014, 07:16:00 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 14, 2014, 05:40:56 AM
^ beauty....love those jacks too... 8)
Speaking of which.....
I really like using those jacks as well - but sadly...it seems Mouser has stopped carrying them (Kobiconn 161-MJ159M-EX)...
Anyone have an alternate source ? I see Musikding has a Lumberg variant (kbm63olum) but any on this side of the pond ?
Thanks !
Dan
Dan,
Mouser doesn't stock them but they will special order them. A few months ago, somebody on Madbean's site did a group buy that went well. I think the number we had to reach was 1000 pcs, but they were inexpensive enough that getting people to buy 50 or more at a time wasn't an issue. I wish I had bought more of them.
Quote from: pickdropper on November 30, 2014, 08:50:46 AM
Quote from: danielzink on November 27, 2014, 07:16:00 PM
Quote from: deadastronaut on November 14, 2014, 05:40:56 AM
^ beauty....love those jacks too... 8)
Speaking of which.....
I really like using those jacks as well - but sadly...it seems Mouser has stopped carrying them (Kobiconn 161-MJ159M-EX)...
Anyone have an alternate source ? I see Musikding has a Lumberg variant (kbm63olum) but any on this side of the pond ?
Thanks !
Dan
Dan,
Mouser doesn't stock them but they will special order them. A few months ago, somebody on Madbean's site did a group buy that went well. I think the number we had to reach was 1000 pcs, but they were inexpensive enough that getting people to buy 50 or more at a time wasn't an issue. I wish I had bought more of them.
Bah...
Newark carries the Lumberg version:
http://www.newark.com/lumberg/klbm-3/socket-6-35mm-jack/dp/97K2703
buuuuut.....in stock only in the UK...
You pay a "one time per order" $20 shipping fee...
Ah well...I'll keep my eyes open for another group buy...
Thanks, Dan
Smallbear carries a good one - it's not Lumberg, but it's just as good (unlike some of the other cheapy ones that were floating around). Also, Chromosphere's store carries them and shipping is actually reasonable out of Australia for them (http://www.diyguitarpedals.com.au/shop/).
Quote from: midwayfair on November 30, 2014, 05:05:01 PM
Smallbear carries a good one - it's not Lumberg, but it's just as good (unlike some of the other cheapy ones that were floating around). Also, Chromosphere's store carries them and shipping is actually reasonable out of Australia for them (http://www.diyguitarpedals.com.au/shop/).
I hope it's better quality than their version of the Lumburg small DC jacks. We used those for FFX prototyping and had a few of them had the metal sleeve pull apart during light use. Needless to say, we are using the real Lumbergs for production even though they are a bit less convenient to get.
Quote from: pickdropper on November 30, 2014, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: midwayfair on November 30, 2014, 05:05:01 PM
Smallbear carries a good one - it's not Lumberg, but it's just as good (unlike some of the other cheapy ones that were floating around). Also, Chromosphere's store carries them and shipping is actually reasonable out of Australia for them (http://www.diyguitarpedals.com.au/shop/).
I hope it's better quality than their version of the Lumburg small DC jacks. We used those for FFX prototyping and had a few of them had the metal sleeve pull apart during light use. Needless to say, we are using the real Lumbergs for production even though they are a bit less convenient to get.
Aren't you guys on different pages here, Dan and Dave looking at the 1/4" jacks, Jon looking at the non-switched DC jack, couldn't find 1/4" jacks at Paul's site.
dave
Quote from: davent on November 30, 2014, 06:03:08 PM
Quote from: pickdropper on November 30, 2014, 05:31:01 PM
Quote from: midwayfair on November 30, 2014, 05:05:01 PM
Smallbear carries a good one - it's not Lumberg, but it's just as good (unlike some of the other cheapy ones that were floating around). Also, Chromosphere's store carries them and shipping is actually reasonable out of Australia for them (http://www.diyguitarpedals.com.au/shop/).
I hope it's better quality than their version of the Lumburg small DC jacks. We used those for FFX prototyping and had a few of them had the metal sleeve pull apart during light use. Needless to say, we are using the real Lumbergs for production even though they are a bit less convenient to get.
Aren't you guys on different pages here, Dan and Dave looking at the 1/4" jacks, Jon looking at the non-switched DC jack, couldn't find 1/4" jacks at Paul's site.
dave
Yeah, I think that is the case, Dave. Most folks associate Lumberg with DC jacks, so that might be where the confusion lies. Dan was originally referring to Kobiconn 1/4" jacks but did find a Lumberg equivalent.
If Jon is talking about Lumberg DC jacks, I respectfully disagree about the quality compared to Lumberg. I've generally found Small Bear's versions of hardware to be high quality, but those Lumberg equivalents had a couple of issues. The two that bothered me were the sleeve pulling out and the really poor threading for the nut that results in very easy cross-threading. The quality of the nut itself isn't very good either. I had a couple that wouldn't tighten down and it turned out to be the nut. Steve may want to go back to the supplier and see if they can improve them.
I really need to email Steve about it. I haven't done it yet and I think he would find this information useful. I know he cares about the quality of his products.
This is an amazing thread. This is my engineers thumb. This is the only 1590A I've build that I think is share worthy. I used the actual schematic for the background. I forget how I got that effect, Gimp was just cooperating with me this time I guess. Most of my builds are not this pretty, but I'm please how this one turned out.
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb321/bitracer/Pedals/EngineersTuumb/64F24FDC_zps5ca84548.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/bitracer/media/Pedals/EngineersTuumb/64F24FDC_zps5ca84548.jpg.html)
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb321/bitracer/Pedals/EngineersTuumb/E9DF99F6_zpsb0013fc7.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/bitracer/media/Pedals/EngineersTuumb/E9DF99F6_zpsb0013fc7.jpg.html)
Quote from: pickdropper on August 19, 2014, 08:55:48 AM
Not a real Klon. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon1_zps4456e81c.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon1_zps4456e81c.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon2_zps11340ff5.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon2_zps11340ff5.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon3_zpscda58542.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon3_zpscda58542.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon4_zpse71ea96d.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/NotaRealKlon4_zpse71ea96d.jpg.html)
Wow, that is pretty special.
Where did you get the board from? Or is it one of yours?
R.
Thanks Robin. It is indeed my own board layout.
I really like the 1590A designs here and am trying to keep my pedalboard as small as possible so I try to replace many of my pedals with smaller homebuild versions
I tried my hand on the Solderman 1590A Big wave (Ultra Flanger) and failed somehow... Does anybody know if Solderman is still around?
But to recover from frustration I made a 1590A Ampeg Scrambler clone based on a Fuzz Dog schematic with added volume control
(http://www.cosmicandroid.com/foto/Scrambler_00.jpg)
(http://www.cosmicandroid.com/foto/Scrambler_01.jpg)
(http://www.cosmicandroid.com/foto/Scrambler_04.jpg)
(http://www.cosmicandroid.com/foto/Scrambler_05.jpg)
(http://www.cosmicandroid.com/foto/Scrambler_11.jpg)
Unfortunately the 10K trimpot to dial in the fuzz octave fried two of the three 2N5306 Darlingtons by dialing it in too far...
Luckily I had some BC182LB's lying around from a D*A*M Meathead clone and their ECB pinout makes for a neat Darlington conversion...
(http://www.cosmicandroid.com/foto/Scrambler_13.jpg)
Thanx for the inspiration all!
Dub Siren
(https://pp.vk.me/c622128/v622128599/99bc/TjNrNY8c0pU.jpg)
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a7gdOQoQ-I
Atari Punk Console with LFO
(https://pp.vk.me/c619420/v619420599/1745e/jzF7ogHvLlg.jpg)
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wECx-imggCc
Wind Generator
(https://pp.vk.me/c623423/v623423599/f224/cbqN2koGTd8.jpg)
Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4rb0A7uq7w
Uoki-Toki. Cool looking devices!
Tim E's Jawari:
(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51882&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51885&g2_serialNumber=1)(http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=51888&g2_serialNumber=1)
Hi,
finished the solstice reverb, from Merlin, in a 1590a.
I made the layout with some components on the copper side.
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0654_zpse6a5ed54.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0655_zps89c6814a.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0667_zps5ac79db4.jpg)
Thomas
Quote from: thomasha on January 19, 2015, 08:04:46 PM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0667_zps5ac79db4.jpg)
Fantastic!!! ;D Great-looking build. Just wow.
Quote from: thomasha on January 19, 2015, 08:04:46 PM
Hi,
finished the solstice reverb, from Merlin, in a 1590a.
I made the layout with some components on the copper side.
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0654_zpse6a5ed54.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0655_zps89c6814a.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0667_zps5ac79db4.jpg)
Thomas
This is just... just... wow... all around. Great build excellent looking finish!
Long time lurker and about to build my most challenging 1590a, but whilst buying parts I noticed these 'new' jacks on rapid. Pretty small footprint and are good quality too.
http://m.rapidonline.com/ProductSearch/ProductDetails?ProductCode=20-0189
Thought it might be useful info to share?
I'll post pics of the finished pedal too, it's an EHX OD glove (OCD rev 3) using some SMD.
Quote from: JoshGreen on January 24, 2015, 07:01:50 PM
Long time lurker and about to build my most challenging 1590a, but whilst buying parts I noticed these 'new' jacks on rapid. Pretty small footprint and are good quality too.
http://m.rapidonline.com/ProductSearch/ProductDetails?ProductCode=20-0189
Thought it might be useful info to share?
I'll post pics of the finished pedal too, it's an EHX OD glove (OCD rev 3) using some SMD.
hmmmmmm....
available at Mouser as well : http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/REAN-Neutrik/RJ5VM/?qs=0rbOLB9uh%252bB0WAXohQexig%3D%3D
really really miss the Kobiconns: 161-MJ159M-EX
wish the Lumbergs were more available in the US: http://www.newark.com/lumberg/klbm-3/socket-6-35mm-jack/dp/97K2703
Quote from: danielzink on January 24, 2015, 10:38:40 PM
wish the Lumbergs were more available in the US: http://www.newark.com/lumberg/klbm-3/socket-6-35mm-jack/dp/97K2703
the lumbergs really are awesome for 1590a
Can't believe I've never seen the Lumbergs before! And I thought the Rean were small!
Quote from: thomasha on January 19, 2015, 08:04:46 PM
Hi,
finished the solstice reverb, from Merlin, in a 1590a.
I made the layout with some components on the copper side.
Thomas
Great stuff, love thinking out of the box with layout splitting boards etc. If you'd share more I'd love to copy it :) just to cool
Hi PereatMundus,
I made a quick pdf file https://www.dropbox.com/s/kygtkniwn310i55/Solsticefulllayout.pdf?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kygtkniwn310i55/Solsticefulllayout.pdf?dl=0)
if you need, I have the eagle files.
Thomas
Quote from: thomasha on January 25, 2015, 02:42:27 PM
Hi PereatMundus,
I made a quick pdf file https://www.dropbox.com/s/kygtkniwn310i55/Solsticefulllayout.pdf?dl=0 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kygtkniwn310i55/Solsticefulllayout.pdf?dl=0)
if you need, I have the eagle files.
Thomas
Whoha, :icon_eek: thats quick, thanks a lot!
Just got the pdf, its more then I'd ever expected! perfect thanks! Will post results! :D
This is nothing world-changing, but as my third and most complicated (so far) 1590A build I think it's pretty cool 8) It's a Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer built on one of Madbean's fabulous boards, and also using his fabulous drilling template or there's no way in hell I could have made it fit :P I recently finished a chorus I called the Dancing Banana, so I figured I would keep with the theme and make the Dancing Orange. Didn't turn out as clean, but again, I still think I'm cool 8)
(http://i.imgur.com/S7pS67w.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/oaVLGpr.jpg?1)
(http://i.imgur.com/4EeQvrh.jpg?1)
Nicely done, Nathan! Any gut shots?
Quote from: peterg on February 02, 2015, 09:05:44 AM
Nicely done, Nathan! Any gut shots?
If you insist :icon_redface:
(http://i.imgur.com/W7QmoXO.jpg)
I had run out of small caps (100n if I remember right) so one of them had to be "adjusted" to fit :P
My Fuji Fuzz :icon_cool:
(https://pp.vk.me/c622117/v622117599/1b3ed/3qZ-hYwVqK0.jpg)
... you can't just post that with no gutshot! It looks like you used Hammerspace to get everything in, and I'd like to see that :)
Quote from: alanp on February 09, 2015, 11:31:18 PM
looks like you used Hammerspace to get everything in
... or possibly PhotoShop :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i1380.photobucket.com/albums/ah183/uoki-toki/IMG_1707_zpsxng32mco.jpg)
Video Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riIt451Q7F0
that really us oarsum!
have you actually cut the stompswitches or is that just photographic trickery?
It is WAY :icon_cool:
Quote from: rocklander on February 10, 2015, 06:13:22 AM
have you actually cut the stompswitches or is that just photographic trickery?
Didn't notice that until I read your comment, but I think you're right, does look like they have been cut :o
There appears to be something covering that part of the switch rather than it being cut. The jacks themselves are not really visible through it. It appears to be like the stuff they use to put in Commodore 64 power supplies. It was a liquid that then solidified. You tried to open up the power supply to work on it and there was a solid inpenetrable brick of gunk preventing your probing at the parts inside.
Then agan it might just be a piece of tape or something.
Quote from: bloxstompboxes on February 10, 2015, 12:09:09 PM
There appears to be something covering that part of the switch rather than it being cut. The jacks themselves are not really visible through it. It appears to be like the stuff they use to put in Commodore 64 power supplies. It was a liquid that then solidified. You tried to open up the power supply to work on it and there was a solid inpenetrable brick of gunk preventing your probing at the parts inside.
Then agan it might just be a piece of tape or something.
Looked at it again (with the brightness turned up on my display) and I think you're right. Looks like electrical tape to me :P
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 10, 2015, 12:19:21 PM
Quote from: bloxstompboxes on February 10, 2015, 12:09:09 PM
There appears to be something covering that part of the switch rather than it being cut. The jacks themselves are not really visible through it. It appears to be like the stuff they use to put in Commodore 64 power supplies. It was a liquid that then solidified. You tried to open up the power supply to work on it and there was a solid inpenetrable brick of gunk preventing your probing at the parts inside.
Then agan it might just be a piece of tape or something.
Looked at it again (with the brightness turned up on my display) and I think you're right. Looks like electrical tape to me :P
That would be a new high/low... break out the dremel to hack off part of the 3pdt to get it to fit in a 1590a... Great build by the way!!!
Yeah it is black sparky tape over the edge of the switches, well fitting that much in there needs some protection don't it :)
Quote from: rocklander on February 10, 2015, 06:13:22 AM
that really us oarsum!
have you actually cut the stompswitches or is that just photographic trickery?
no cut)) this electrical tape
Very very nice, Uoki-Toki.
I'm proud of this one! I still haven't build a 1590A with more than 1 pot ;D 6 jacks i pretty good though. The circuit is a JMK paralyzer parallel effects loop. Some of the more talented builders would have found a way to put a stomp switch in there ::)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/E381710E-4D0E-435D-9B60-08A682FEFC04_zps77eyg8od.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/C12C287E-B606-4CCD-9253-1A0C30EFE02F_zpspafaerxm.jpg)
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 11, 2015, 01:41:26 PM
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/E381710E-4D0E-435D-9B60-08A682FEFC04_zps77eyg8od.jpg)
You're mad :icon_eek:
Do you have a drill template? :P I need to make myself another A/B/Y looper and was thinking about putting it in a 1590A but figured there was no way to get 6 jacks in there!
EDIT: Right after I posted I realized that an A/B would probably work fine but an A/B/Y would need two footswitches, so there's not likely any way it will fit in a 1590A :icon_redface:
Haha drill template... I eyeballed, marked, and then measured to make sure it would work. I bet you could get two stomps in a 1590a, maybe the mini ones and put them at the edges. I didn't think I could get all 6 jacks in there, there could be more space with more precise measurement
I reckon that with the skinny 3pdt either end and lumberg, you could fit 8Xjacms (4 top, 4 bottom) in between...
there's be not much meat on that wall of the 1590a, but it'd be doable
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 11, 2015, 04:55:52 PM
Haha drill template...
Just though I would ask :P I've never made one myself, but I used one someone else made for a recent 1590A build and it made a world of difference ;D
prolly screwed my measurments up, but a quick mock up suggests that 8 wont fit on one side, but align them staggered (left to right) and they might.. here's the overlap (so imagine the bottom row is on the other side of the box)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a%20aligned_zpsdcubks0a.jpg)
Quote from: rocklander on February 11, 2015, 07:04:29 PM
prolly screwed my measurments up, but a quick mock up suggests that 8 wont fit on one side, but align them staggered (left to right) and they might.. here's the overlap (so imagine the bottom row is on the other side of the box)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a%20aligned_zpsdcubks0a.jpg)
It looks like you could do a zig-zag on one side and the same on the opposite side so the jacks on both sides would interleave and there would be enough metal around each jack to avoid weakness or punch-through from an adjacent jack.
Wow, you guys are really pushing the space envelope. I'll look forward to seeing how you jam all that in there.
Personally, I think I hit my max with 1590a builds a while back with a 3PDT footswitch, a 3PDT toggle, 6 pots, a DC jack, 2 enclosed 1/4" jacks and 3 LEDs.
I don't think I'm going to do another one of those.
Quote from: rocklander on February 11, 2015, 07:04:29 PM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a%20aligned_zpsdcubks0a.jpg)
So if I were to do the sends and receives on the bottom of one side, then put the input and output on the top of the other side, do you think I would have room for two 3PDTs? :P Then where would I put my LED's .....
I'm going to think about it and see what I can do. It may be a bit of a stretch, but I still feel like a 1590B is a little too big for just an A/B/Y.
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 12, 2015, 09:45:43 AM
Quote from: rocklander on February 11, 2015, 07:04:29 PM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a%20aligned_zpsdcubks0a.jpg)
So if I were to do the sends and receives on the bottom of one side, then put the input and output on the top of the other side, do you think I would have room for two 3PDTs? :P Then where would I put my LED's .....
I'm going to think about it and see what I can do. It may be a bit of a stretch, but I still feel like a 1590B is a little too big for just an A/B/Y.
If you needed to you could get creative with the dremel and grind out part of the screw mount hole at the top of the box ;D
If you number 1 to 4 from left to right, one side should be upper 1, lower 2, upper 3, lower 4 or you will never get the plugs (which are often larger than the jacks) to fit side-by-side. If you turn to the opposite side, you can get the same sequence, but 1 to 4 becomes 4 to 1 because of the rotation and you then get to interleave the jacks from one side and the other.
Quote from: amptramp on February 12, 2015, 10:32:34 AM
If you number 1 to 4 from left to right, one side should be upper 1, lower 2, upper 3, lower 4 or you will never get the plugs (which are often larger than the jacks) to fit side-by-side. If you turn to the opposite side, you can get the same sequence, but 1 to 4 becomes 4 to 1 because of the rotation and you then get to interleave the jacks from one side and the other.
Ah, I see what you mean. I shall have to see how things fit.
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 12, 2015, 10:24:53 AM
If you needed to you could get creative with the dremel and grind out part of the screw mount hole at the top of the box ;D
I have done that before for a 1590A build, so I'm definitely not opposed to the idea ;D
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 12, 2015, 09:45:43 AM
Quote from: rocklander on February 11, 2015, 07:04:29 PM
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u160/rocklander/pedals/1590a%20aligned_zpsdcubks0a.jpg)
So if I were to do the sends and receives on the bottom of one side, then put the input and output on the top of the other side, do you think I would have room for two 3PDTs? :P Then where would I put my LED's .....
I'm going to think about it and see what I can do. It may be a bit of a stretch, but I still feel like a 1590B is a little too big for just an A/B/Y.
I guess I didn't articulate myself well.. this picture is supposed to represent a side (not top/bottom). stick one row of 4 on one side (nearer the top) and one row of 4 on the other side (nearer the bottom).. I didn't have a size apt cross section picture of the 3pdt, so the stomp switches shown here are from the top (but should be still the same size).. from this angle they should be side on... I can't see there'd be any room for a DC supply though so no chance of any indicator LED
Are the two single ones on the edges jacks? You could install a mini dc jack and fold the pins flat similar to how I did it maybe :icon_twisted: wait... are there two stomp switches? Maybe not then unless there is room underneath. It might even fit on the long wall where the jacks are facing the other way. Wait... why do we want 8 jacks in a 1590A? I lost track of what we were trying to accomplish. Edit: I just realized the two side circles are supposed to represent the stomp switches on top of the box. If you were determined to, you could get a dc jack in there with LEDs. I'm not sure where the wires would have room to run :o haha Someone has to build this now. I call not it.
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 12, 2015, 02:15:48 PM
Are the two single ones on the edges jacks? You could install a mini dc jack and fold the pins flat similar to how I did it maybe :icon_twisted: wait... are there two stomp switches? Maybe not then unless there is room underneath.
yep, like I said.. they're 3pdt.. stomp switches.. I just didn't have a cross section picture to paste in there, so the pic is a top of a switch. they're only there to indicate the room taken up by the stompswitch which would (obviously) be on top.. couldn't realistically have DC or audio i/o on top too on the 1590a cos you'd end up standing on the 6.5mm jacks instead of the switches.
I realized I didn't post the test fit pic
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/0518B11A-3116-44D7-A56B-AF9610DD9649_zpszamyxk6x.jpg)
I think you could fit a dc jack behind one of the switches on the opposite wall.
That settles it. I'm totally going to try it. My new A/B/Y looper will be in a 1590A. 6 jacks, 2 3PDTs, a power jack, and 2 LEDs (one of them bi-color).
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 12, 2015, 11:44:49 PM
That settles it. I'm totally going to try it. My new A/B/Y looper will be in a 1590A. 6 jacks, 2 3PDTs, a power jack, and 2 LEDs (one of them bi-color).
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
You got this. Can't wait to see it!
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 12, 2015, 02:22:45 PM
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/0518B11A-3116-44D7-A56B-AF9610DD9649_zpszamyxk6x.jpg)
Very neat.
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I think you could fit a dc jack behind one of the switches on the opposite wall.
I think pickdropper could fit under-floor heating and a WiFi router in there. :D
Quote from: Luke51411 on February 12, 2015, 02:22:45 PM
I realized I didn't post the test fit pic
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/0518B11A-3116-44D7-A56B-AF9610DD9649_zpszamyxk6x.jpg)
I think you could fit a dc jack behind one of the switches on the opposite wall.
isn't this pic the answer? if the jax will fit between the top panel and the bottom panel, turn the box on its side, and you don't need to chop the pillars. footswitches on (what is now) the top, lick 'a paint, make good, and there's yer burst box surprise looper.
Quote from: duck_arse on February 13, 2015, 08:48:54 AM
isn't this pic the answer? if the jax will fit between the top panel and the bottom panel, turn the box on its side, and you don't need to chop the pillars. footswitches on (what is now) the top, lick 'a paint, make good, and there's yer burst box surprise looper.
New and improved!!! Less box MORE BURST!!!
Quote from: bluebunny on February 13, 2015, 03:21:21 AM
I think pickdropper could fit under-floor heating and a WiFi router in there. :D
And he would still have room for a low wattage tube amp just for practicing :P
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 13, 2015, 10:32:38 AM
Quote from: bluebunny on February 13, 2015, 03:21:21 AM
I think pickdropper could fit under-floor heating and a WiFi router in there. :D
And he would still have room for a low wattage tube amp just for practicing :P
Pickdropper is like Chuck Norris. He doesn't do offboard wiring he just looks at the board and it wires itself.
True bypass looper + Feedback looper + Sag power + Booster
(https://pp.vk.me/c625216/v625216599/2260b/X9vfbCK6R6M.jpg)
All knobs to 10....Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face....
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150214_183524.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150214_172418.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150214_172944.jpg)
Not sure why they are loading in the wrong orientation....
Quote from: noobamp on February 14, 2015, 09:24:22 PM
All knobs to 10....Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face....
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150214_183524.jpg)
cloth! excellent. don't you hate doing the corners? do you size (stick it to paper) your cloth before the big glue?
Quote from: duck_arse on February 15, 2015, 08:30:01 AM
Quote from: noobamp on February 14, 2015, 09:24:22 PM
All knobs to 10....Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face....
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150214_183524.jpg)
cloth! excellent. don't you hate doing the corners? do you size (stick it to paper) your cloth before the big glue?
thanks man!
I typically do cloth on metal and crimp the free cloth edges into the box, securing with the bottom plate. now that you mention it, paper may really be a good idea! The corners are ok as long as you do the top first (glue top to cloth and wait till dry) then tug the cloth as tight as possible, glue on the sides, and then secure the free edges into the box with the lid. also rolling the edges and corners on a hard clean surface as the glue is drying helps for developing the proper shape.
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/50%20Year%20Build/Lpb-1Polished.jpg)
Polished LPB-1. More info in the 50 year build thread (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=109153.0)
Quote from: Perrow on February 15, 2015, 01:59:02 PM
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/50%20Year%20Build/Lpb-1Polished.jpg)
Polished LPB-1. More info in the 50 year build thread (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=109153.0)
I love the look of polished builds, although I dislike the process.
Quote from: pickdropper on February 15, 2015, 05:12:01 PM
I love the look of polished builds, although I dislike the process.
I know what you mean. I will do more polished builds, but not many.
Nice and shiny, Perrow. Great job!
+1 Yep, loving the shine.
Quote from: noobamp on February 15, 2015, 11:17:19 AM
Quote from: duck_arse on February 15, 2015, 08:30:01 AM
Quote from: noobamp on February 14, 2015, 09:24:22 PM
All knobs to 10....Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face....
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150214_183524.jpg)
cloth! excellent. don't you hate doing the corners? do you size (stick it to paper) your cloth before the big glue?
thanks man!
I typically do cloth on metal and crimp the free cloth edges into the box, securing with the bottom plate. now that you mention it, paper may really be a good idea! The corners are ok as long as you do the top first (glue top to cloth and wait till dry) then tug the cloth as tight as possible, glue on the sides, and then secure the free edges into the box with the lid. also rolling the edges and corners on a hard clean surface as the glue is drying helps for developing the proper shape.
the paper really help with edges, and it takes the stress outta straining the sides. let me know if you want a few more secrets, nut hiding and plumping.
last time I did cloth, I made it up as I went along. I've got another cloth coming up soon, and I've fergotten wot I done last!
Quote from: duck_arse on February 16, 2015, 08:37:22 AM
Quote from: noobamp on February 15, 2015, 11:17:19 AM
Quote from: duck_arse on February 15, 2015, 08:30:01 AM
Quote from: noobamp on February 14, 2015, 09:24:22 PM
All knobs to 10....Joe Bonamassa Fuzz Face....
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150214_183524.jpg)
cloth! excellent. don't you hate doing the corners? do you size (stick it to paper) your cloth before the big glue?
thanks man!
I typically do cloth on metal and crimp the free cloth edges into the box, securing with the bottom plate. now that you mention it, paper may really be a good idea! The corners are ok as long as you do the top first (glue top to cloth and wait till dry) then tug the cloth as tight as possible, glue on the sides, and then secure the free edges into the box with the lid. also rolling the edges and corners on a hard clean surface as the glue is drying helps for developing the proper shape.
the paper really help with edges, and it takes the stress outta straining the sides. let me know if you want a few more secrets, nut hiding and plumping.
last time I did cloth, I made it up as I went along. I've got another cloth coming up soon, and I've fergotten wot I done last!
i'm always looking to get better! i'm looking forward to your next cloth cover. let me know of any golden nuggets you think of during the process.
Finally did it. A Black Cat OD-1 overdrive. My hats off to those of you build these regularly. They are a pain, lol. But I like em.
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r606/ohm470k/20150222_165920_zpsccykhkkw.jpg)
(http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r606/ohm470k/20150222_170246_zpsgrlxi91w.jpg)
by the looks of that build. I think you'll be a convert before long. :icon_biggrin:
hello
just ask for where i can get 9mm pot, as cheap as possible. hehe
its hard to find in my country :( only 16mm pot here
thanks
Where is "my country"? Or just take a look at Tayda (http://www.taydaelectronics.com).
seeing as mine aren't 1590a's (although their dimensions are based on the 1590a), I'm not allowed to show them, so I'll show the jig I made to wire them instead. is is just a bit of aluminium, with a tag bent and drilled for a footswitch, but it allows much greater access. the tag is screwed to a supporting block of wood, as shown, with the channel making it just the right height, as well as adding stability.
(http://i.imgur.com/On9TDIQ.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/QCeDfax.jpg)
the side panel is drilled for 4 jax, the idea being that you can swing the first wired up or down, whichever is more out of the way, whilst you wire the second. I've shown pcb jax, but box or open jax will all work the same. just make sure yr holes are the right size.
Quote from: bluebunny on February 25, 2015, 03:10:51 PM
Where is "my country"? Or just take a look at Tayda (http://www.taydaelectronics.com).
Hello Mr BlueBunny
I'm from Indonesia Sir. most local store just stocked 16mm. only friendly with 1590B and above
in Tayda, just stocked like (http://www.taydaelectronics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x500/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/-/a-1855.jpg). its safe to cut the two leg?
i just want like (http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-sxoup5r/products/2626/images/3759/9mm__55041.1409778346.1280.1280.JPG?c=2) or (http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-sxoup5r/products/2044/images/2943/9mmdualg__54896.1409778085.1280.1280.jpg?c=2)
sorry for my poor english. thanks for reply
@duck_arse
nice jig bending.
why not open new tutz thread like http://www.homediystuff.com/making-diy-acrylic-sheet-metal-bender/ (http://www.homediystuff.com/making-diy-acrylic-sheet-metal-bender/) or http://runawaybrainz.blogspot.com/2011/11/diy-how-to-bend-aluminium-easy-way-with.html (http://runawaybrainz.blogspot.com/2011/11/diy-how-to-bend-aluminium-easy-way-with.html)?
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its safe to cut the two leg?
Yes, no problems!
Quote from: KNA on February 26, 2015, 12:41:43 PM
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its safe to cut the two leg?
Yes, no problems!
+1. I just bend them back with pliers and snap them off.
287m - hello from down south. I do have a bending thread hereabouts, how to bend yr own boxes. worth a read if you have a couple of hours to spare.
notice the little square pip on that first pot, just near the washer, that is the anti-rotation lug. you drill an extra small hole (in yr panel, which is a good reason to use sub-panels), the pip sits in, and the pot never twists in its hole, even with a loose nut.
the pip will be proud enough that it will foul your panel, otherwise it would be pointless, but most people here get some pliers and cut it or wiggle it back and forth till it snaps off. honestly, those people don't know what they are missing.
Quote from: duck_arse on February 27, 2015, 10:00:20 AM
287m - hello from down south. I do have a bending thread hereabouts, how to bend yr own boxes. worth a read if you have a couple of hours to spare.
notice the little square pip on that first pot, just near the washer, that is the anti-rotation lug. you drill an extra small hole (in yr panel, which is a good reason to use sub-panels), the pip sits in, and the pot never twists in its hole, even with a loose nut.
the pip will be proud enough that it will foul your panel, otherwise it would be pointless, but most people here get some pliers and cut it or wiggle it back and forth till it snaps off. honestly, those people don't know what they are missing.
many thanks for the advice Sir
Dan Armstrong orange squeezer.....and the brambles within....I hate the wiring process.....it blows my mind how some of you guys make it look effortless
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150307_131918.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39162371/20150305_193952.jpg)
I've been a longtime lurker (specifically this thread), and after much inspiration by Mr.Pickdropper and others here, I've finally decided to take the plunge with my own project. I'm working on a Greedtone overdrive with some added mods (3-way treble cut and bass boost). I've still got a long ways to go including drilling and fitting all the puzzle pieces inside the enclosure, but to say that I'm excited is a huge understatement ;)
My first vero attempt didn't go so well, so I made another which came out much better after taking my time with it:
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150304_1442091_zpsdaamlvoc.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150304_1459001_zpsq39ltoj9.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150309_1535521_zpsrwike5ak.jpg)
Everything seems to just barely fit, but I have to use two SMD capacitors (in between the switches and pots).
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150307_1703051_zpsbaukyunw.jpg)
welcome to the club! don't give up.....one way or another those components will fit. be careful about pesky shorts....especially when that lid gets screwed on. tape every surface you think may be suspect....
to help in the "short" battle, I like to stick plastic insulation cut from overhead projector sheets... :icon_idea:
i will take that idea and claim it as my own! :D that's really smart....i have been using scotch tape like a putz
Quote from: rocklander on March 09, 2015, 07:45:58 PM
to help in the "short" battle, I like to stick plastic insulation cut from overhead projector sheets... :icon_idea:
I like to chop up the plastic pouches that guitar strings live in. Dr Tweek likes to ship components in them (he must have a stash), so I like to recycle them. :)
Quote from: Caboverde on March 09, 2015, 03:50:05 PM
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150307_1703051_zpsbaukyunw.jpg)
there's something wrong with this pic, I just can't work out what it is .....
looking at your veros, you might go around the edges of your cuts with an exacto knife, and clean out any trailling strands/whiskers/threads of copper. they can cause mucho problemos at later stages.
Quote from: duck_arse on March 10, 2015, 08:01:42 AM
Quote from: Caboverde on March 09, 2015, 03:50:05 PM
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150307_1703051_zpsbaukyunw.jpg)
there's something wrong with this pic, I just can't work out what it is .....
looking at your veros, you might go around the edges of your cuts with an exacto knife, and clean out any trailling strands/whiskers/threads of copper. they can cause mucho problemos at later stages.
I don't see a power jack.
..... and there's no room for a battery .....
It looks like in a pinch he could fit one of the mini dc jacks near the footswitch...
LOL! Thanks for all the comments ;D I don't have ALL of the components in place. That pic was originally meant to show a co-worker of mine how all the switches and pots would fit. I have already done a mock-up of where everything, including the DC jack and LED, will go...it should all fit, but that is WHOLLY dependent upon how well I can drill. My tolerances are very small with so many components and such a small space to work in--1 or 2 mm. off for any one hole and nothing fits :(
BTW, the comment about covering up for shorts...IF needed, I can use some cutouts from the static free plastic bag the capacitors came in. I don't think that I will need it though since the traces will be facing the INSIDE of the pedal and not the back cover. Also the vero board will be held in place (above the soldering posts of the switches, etc.) by the locking nut of the DC jack (kind of like a bracket or shelf) and perhaps the wires as well. So the board will be held away from touching anything metal, except the nut itself which perhaps I could cover over with some nailpolish.
BLLUEBUNNY: Thanks for the suggestion about scraping the edges. I was really careful to make sure that I did scrape all the edges, but I will certainly check again. Can't be too careful (!)
I've also bought some metal stamping tools and plan to label the pedal in a similar manner to Fairfield's pedals...planning to, at least. Hoping to get some more time to work on it later this week.
If the anti-static bag is the silvery kind, they are conductive.
Quote from: Brisance on March 10, 2015, 11:09:48 AM
If the anti-static bag is the silvery kind, they are conductive.
It's a transparent, shiny grey bag. Is this conductive? ???
Carbon impregnated ESD bags are NOT conductive. Do your bags have a thin black-ish coating on the inside of them?
Hey boys, it's been a wile since I posted something....
Here is a pure piece of 1590A snobbery, battery operated too :icon_eek: ;D
I did not post the internal pics because it's almost the usual one transistor boost that I made with a recycled enclosure (that hosted about two or three other pedals before this one).
I had to cover some holes (I used epoxy glue for this) and so I had to paint the enclosure (red acrylic with a brush, and a couple of hands of transparent paint... not bad in the end, but how long will it last?); usually I really prefer polished and bare aluminum for my humble works.
(http://s23.postimg.org/873tgjbxz/20150309_152216.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/873tgjbxz/)
Quote from: Govmnt_Lacky on March 10, 2015, 12:16:48 PM
Carbon impregnated ESD bags are NOT conductive. Do your bags have a thin black-ish coating on the inside of them?
Nope, its definitely just a clear gray or smoke plastic bag.
Quote from: allesz on March 10, 2015, 12:21:27 PM
Hey boys, it's been a wile since I posted something....
Here is a pure piece of 1590A snobbery, battery operated too :icon_eek: ;D
(http://s23.postimg.org/873tgjbxz/20150309_152216.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/873tgjbxz/)
So
thats how you get a 9v on board....got it! :D
So this was discussed a while ago, but it's finally happening: My 1590A A/B/Y Switch!!!!! ;D This is just a dry fit, as I'm going to wait to wire it until after the box is painted, because I know I would just end up wiring it twice otherwise. I plan to use the 3PDT to switch between the loops, and the DPDT on the side will be to switch it between A/B mode and Y mode.
(http://i.imgur.com/SfM6wUV.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/kUL1vTa.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/VgjqoWi.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YQ5otU5.jpg)
Hopefully I'll have it all painted and wired up in the next few days 8)
Quote from: vigilante397 on March 10, 2015, 08:36:20 PM
So this was discussed a while ago, but it's finally happening: My 1590A A/B/Y Switch!!!!! ;D This is just a dry fit, as I'm going to wait to wire it until after the box is painted, because I know I would just end up wiring it twice otherwise. I plan to use the 3PDT to switch between the loops, and the DPDT on the side will be to switch it between A/B mode and Y mode.
(http://i.imgur.com/SfM6wUV.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/kUL1vTa.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/VgjqoWi.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/YQ5otU5.jpg)
Hopefully I'll have it all painted and wired up in the next few days 8)
Nice! I made the mistake of loading mine, now it sits loaded and unfinished. I also need to grind down parts of the bottom plate to make it fit :icon_eek:
Quote from: Luke51411 on March 11, 2015, 08:00:49 AM
I also need to grind down parts of the bottom plate to make it fit :icon_eek:
Same here, that's why the bottom plate does not appear in the pictures :P I have the box painted now, I plan to give it a waterslide and lacquer this afternoon and have it wired up by this evening :)
Quote from: vigilante397 on March 11, 2015, 08:40:22 AM
Quote from: Luke51411 on March 11, 2015, 08:00:49 AM
I also need to grind down parts of the bottom plate to make it fit :icon_eek:
Same here, that's why the bottom plate does not appear in the pictures :P I have the box painted now, I plan to give it a waterslide and lacquer this afternoon and have it wired up by this evening :)
Pretty cool, have fun wiring!
Quote from: noobamp on March 10, 2015, 05:17:39 PM
Quote from: allesz on March 10, 2015, 12:21:27 PM
Hey boys, it's been a wile since I posted something....
Here is a pure piece of 1590A snobbery, battery operated too :icon_eek: ;D
(http://s23.postimg.org/873tgjbxz/20150309_152216.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/873tgjbxz/)
So thats how you get a 9v on board....got it! :D
Oh yess! And I am working on a 12 Volt version... probably the pedal will be on top of a car battery or, since this is a mini pedals subforum, a motorbike one.
Hey Vigilante. The switch is really a nice (and tight) work.
And as promised..... the finished product ;D The wiring honestly turned out neater than I thought it would, though I did have to file down one edge of the bottom plate to make it fit. I only dropped it a dozen or so times while wiring it, so the paint job has that nice "I've been dropped a dozen or so times" look to it ::)
(http://i.imgur.com/7Z74M7r.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/EXrnBb1.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/s9jkm7l.jpg)
Very nice, Nathan. Doesn't look too dropped at all.
Some small ones. The left one is a AMZ boost I think, it's from 2013 so I don't remember exactly. Middle one is a Meathead Deluxe with bigger input cap and the right one is a little lighthouse looper.
(http://i57.tinypic.com/2h4gkqo.jpg)
Boost guts.
(http://i61.tinypic.com/2vi2v60.jpg)
Meathead.
(http://i59.tinypic.com/ff4i7l.jpg)
Looper.
(http://i58.tinypic.com/167mujs.jpg)
Hey all!
Here's one I'll lead off with. It's a Klone. I kept reworking the layout until I got the self noise lower than the original and figured that was good enough. Someone asked me about using the MLCC and how it affected the tone. I can measure no appreciable difference and I defenitely dont hear or feel one. Kind of hard to tell from the pics, but the top is polished and the graphics are acid etched.
More to come
http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/newsblog/lpd-solaris-mini-finished (http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/newsblog/lpd-solaris-mini-finished)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3132829.png)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8842868.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7904450.png)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3868854.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3076334.png)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3072728.png)
Thanks,
Law
^ nice build..
love the flush dc socket too.. 8)
+1 - what the spaceman said...
yeah man. sexy build!
Wow, guys! These are seriously some awesome builds :)
Groovenut, what did you use to drill the hole for the flush DC jack?!
Just prepped the enclosure today...holes and labeling. Still have the nightmare of wiring to look forward to -_-
By any chance does anyone know how Fairfield blackens the lettering on his pedals? I've tried shoe polish and sharpie to no avail.
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150312_172358_zpsal8eo8yi.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150312_172445_zps0ngyqngf.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150312_172456_zps9r1dbnbz.jpg)
^ very nice build! sooooo many controls! I cant wait to see the guts all done up :)
For the DC jack I drill it just undersize and use a file :icon_eek: I have been working on a jig so I can mill it, but that's a whole other can of worms because of the jack location and the interior boss locations... the good news is I'm good and fast with a file :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Caboverde on March 12, 2015, 05:53:44 PM
By any chance does anyone know how Fairfield blackens the lettering on his pedals? I've tried shoe polish and sharpie to no avail.
Don't know what Fairfield does, but Indian Ink worked well for me when I did a bit of engraving once.
I like the stamped enclosure look! And those knobs are great, I just used them an a build, they just look pro.
Quote from: alanp on March 12, 2015, 09:01:03 PM
Quote from: Caboverde on March 12, 2015, 05:53:44 PM
By any chance does anyone know how Fairfield blackens the lettering on his pedals? I've tried shoe polish and sharpie to no avail.
Don't know what Fairfield does, but Indian Ink worked well for me when I did a bit of engraving once.
Thanks for the suggestion! Did you just wipe off the excess or is there some special procedure for cleaning it up?
Grovenut: Im seriously dreading the whole wiring ordeal...Im still at the "painting-by-numbers" phase with pedal building. Drill and measuring is easy enough, but all the circuitry/wiring is still a big mystery to me. Right now Im just following a very and some notes I took for the mods. Crossing my fingers that they work the first time through...I REALLY don't relish the thought of troubleshooting.
Luke: Where did you buy these knobs? I love em, but I borrowed them from my Iron Ether Sub-T pedal, not from a store.
Just wipe it off. I used a fine brush to paint it into my engraving.
Law-- that looks great! Glad to see that project has worked out for you. That is a nice piece of engineering!
MC
Quote from: Groovenut on March 12, 2015, 08:06:18 AM
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3132829.png)
WOW!
I wouldn't want to play tetris against anyone on this forum. You guys are insanely good. This is my first attempt at something with more than one transistor in a 1590a. Big muff with a sloppy screen print.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/maxkracht/IMG_2733.jpg) (http://s800.photobucket.com/user/maxkracht/media/IMG_2733.jpg.html)
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/maxkracht/IMG_2734.jpg) (http://s800.photobucket.com/user/maxkracht/media/IMG_2734.jpg.html)
Maxkracht, that looks awesome! Great job, and nice enclosure--I really like the cookies-n-creme finish 8)
To ALL:
I've hit a small snag with my build and I'm hoping someone here can help me. As I've said before, I'm at the "painting by numbers" level of building at the moment, so my level of knowledge of how everything works together is fairly low. I've figuratively run into a wall with the treble-cut switch. My notes show that the capacitors connect to the outer posts of the switch and then to ground, but the notes do not show where the middle post of the switch connects to. I'll include a pic of what I have if it helps. I'm guessing it should ho somewhere on the volume pot or output jack, but I'm totally clueless. Help, pretty please ???
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20150320_194053_zpsg8qdsano.jpg)
Thanks Caboverde! What are you building? I could probably help if I knew what circuit you were working off of. Or you could poke around with that switch and some alligator clips and try stuff out until you find what you like. You shouldn't hurt anything that way. You can use that switch setup to trade between any two parts you like. Swapping out different values for input and/or output caps is a pretty easy way to change the overall EQ.
I'm building an overdrive pedal for use on bass (Greedtone) and wanted to mod it with an added treble cut switch. I also have a bass boost switch, but I know that it goes with the input cap. However, this one has me stumped.
Unfortunately, I can't really try to find the spot after everything is wired in because Im using some ptp wiring along with the vero board. Everything fits inside a bit like a puzzle and will be a bit difficult to take apart once I do find where the switch should be connected :/ But I'll try it, if that's my only hope.
Unless you have a definitive schematic for what you want to do, you are going to have to experiment to see what you like. A simple low-pass filter is just a resister in series with the audio path and a capacitor to ground. You could put one in a few places in that circuit that would work, but all of them will sound different. Try stuff out on a breadboard, that's half the fun.
I hear you bro! I should have bought a breadboard and fooled around on that first before trying to just throw everything together. I'll see what I come up with...keeping my fingers crossed that I'll be able to show a working pedal by next week!
do you have any pics of your notes/schematics? or of a similar build?
Yes...and no. Either way I think I'm up the creek without a paddle here. The notes I have are a drawing I made of the insides of a very similar pedal, with indications of how it was wired--well at least what I could see. This is why I was missing the connection for the middle post of this switch. As far a schematics go, I still have to learn how to do that. I have a vero of the pedal that I'm building, but this was provided through the "request" thread on this forum, so I have no idea how to convert it back to a schematic.
one possible thing that may work is temporarily clipping it to the output right before the vol pot. in theory that may work if its a treble cut. I am sure people in the thread will cringe at the thought, but it just may do the job. give it a shot, and if it doesn't work you're not any worse off than when you started....
Thank Noobamp! ;) I really ppreciate the help, luckily I was able to get ahold of the guy who originally made the vero I'm working off of and he was able to help me out with the switch 8) So this project is back up and running full steam ahead....I hope to have it boxed up tonight!
let us know where that pesky lead went to! ???
dun dun DUUUN! It goes to post 2 on volume 8)
I didn't get to finish it last night, but I'm close. Still have to connect the wires to the main board now...
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/IMG_20150323_1049541_zpstm1pmgwd.jpg)
ha! i wasn't far off at all! good stuff man. Im glad it worked out. the guts look good and snug so far!
He's aliiiive! :icon_twisted:
The ONLY issue I encountered after testing it was that the "more" and "less" switch settings are reversed; but that's an easy fix, especially considering that I honestly did NOT expect the pedal to work (!) :D
...at least not without a bit of trouble shooting.
ON TO THE PICS!
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/1590a%20pedals/IMG_20150324_013840_zps9fnmn9yb.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/1590a%20pedals/IMG_20150324_014335_zpsahcbriiv.jpg)
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/1590a%20pedals/IMG_20150324_014414_zpswl141ezv.jpg)
...and a look at all the spaghetti inside
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm106/WALFREAK/1590a%20pedals/IMG_20150324_102139_zpstktizl59.jpg)
Just add this:
(http://cdn-image.realsimple.com/sites/default/files/styles/rs_photo_gallery/public/image/images/1209/glazed-meatballs-potatoes-ictcrop_300.jpg?itok=vvuGIa-F)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/7861104650_c1690c4980_m.jpg)
Wow Ricky! That's a whole lotta stuff in there!
Here's my latest
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/957537.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2177217.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6823527.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3754178.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/1427294547.png)
It's largely the application circuit with tonal tweaks in the driver and recovery stages plus tails switching/buffered bypass.
I'll try to get a video demo up soon too.
Quote from: Groovenut on March 25, 2015, 01:55:00 AM
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:icon_eek: :o :icon_eek: :o :icon_eek: :o
amazing build lawrence.. 8)
extra points for the square dc socket. vrr nice.
Thank you for the kind words gentlemen! I added an under board gut shot for the curious ;D
Awesome! Your pedals all look soooo clean and well thought out 8)
Is the reverb going to be part of your product lineup?
Quote from: Caboverde on March 25, 2015, 10:09:46 AM
Awesome! Your pedals all look soooo clean and well thought out 8)
Is the reverb going to be part of your product lineup?
Thanks Ricky! I think it will. I had another reverb pedal based on the original brick, but that didn't fit the 1590A theme. I like the way this one sounds a little better and it's much more versatile, so I think I'll put it in the product line. The bigger question is if I can build them affordably. The jury's still out... more numbers to run first....
Quote from: bluebunny on March 25, 2015, 04:33:50 AM
Quote from: Groovenut on March 25, 2015, 01:55:00 AM
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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WvX6s1nt09Y/U60OmjrY8sI/AAAAAAAAAhA/nzLdwiRmkXU/s1600/Orang+Pingsan(2).gif)
I quit. :icon_eek: :icon_eek: :icon_eek: ;D
This one was a little easier to get in the box ;) One chip fuzz. Unlike most of my other circuits, this is a one trick pony. Over the top fuzz and sustain. Great for lead lines :)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/253695.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/4330280.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2119981.png)
more pics here (http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/newsblog/lpd-moeru-fuzz)
At the risk of overloading everyone on LPD pedals, here's another build I just finished. It's a combination of all the things I like from the various PT2399 delay circuits out there.
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/9458518.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2165191.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7686824.jpg)
BTW, where is the best source for the quietest PT2399s? I've run through my old ones and need to reorder but some of the new Tayda chips are pretty noisey ie current swirl/motorboat on the output even with no input. Usually I put the pedal, grounded input, in front of this little Crate amp I have with the gain at 5 and keep trying ships until I find a "quiet" one.
Thanks all!!!
Law
Groovenut- Keep 'em coming- Your pedals look great!
Quote from: Cozybuilder on March 26, 2015, 12:37:21 PM
Groovenut- Keep 'em coming- Your pedals look great!
Thanks Russ! I'll have one to put up in the "man sized" category in a bit ;)
Here's one I finished today. I started with a Rat and kept changing things until I had something I liked, was very versatile and well no longer sounded like a Rat. ;)
I'll try to get a demo up. This ones a keeper ;D
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7645077.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2760086.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/810971.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/9101852.jpg)
cool.. 8)
if those jacks ever move you'll have 'true true bypass' too.. ;D
Quote from: deadastronaut on March 28, 2015, 09:04:49 AM
cool.. 8)
if those jacks ever move you'll have 'true true bypass' too.. ;D
Thanks Rob!
Yup ;)
They are the first thing I put in the enclosure and I really wrench 'em tight. Plus I have a notching process that puts little teeth on the shoulder to bite like a spider washer. So far no issues. It would be nice to have a more compact option that was the quality of the Switchcraft jacks though. A size that would allow spider washers would be my preference, but I have yet to find this solution.
Law-- the pedal "names" are confusing me...
Are they Japanese, or pig Latin, or is the Acronym Dog in my head just howling!
??? :icon_eek: :-\ :icon_wink:
Stellar builds..
MC
Quote from: italianguy63 on March 28, 2015, 10:35:14 AM
Law-- the pedal "names" are confusing me...
Are they Japanese, or pig Latin, or is the Acronym Dog in my head just howling!
??? :icon_eek: :-\ :icon_wink:
Stellar builds..
MC
Thanks Mark!
They are Japanese. Though your Acronym Dog might be on to something ;D
I hope all is well!
Law
I work for government. Everything I see screams acronym first.
So, do you have a large secret Japanese market, Law?
All is well, other than my neck looks like somebody took a blow torch to it.. BLACK.
Healing now.
MC
I'll cross-post this nifty little device because I really like it!
All infos here. (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=110522.msg1014001#msg1014001)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Midi%20Metro/Slacker_Midi_Met.small.jpg)
Quote from: Groovenut on March 25, 2015, 12:42:26 PM
This one was a little easier to get in the box ;) One chip fuzz. Unlike most of my other circuits, this is a one trick pony. Over the top fuzz and sustain. Great for lead lines :)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/253695.png)
Ooh, nice. What is it? Some sort of "fuzz chip" tonebender or cascaded boosters stages?
Quote from: nocentelli on March 28, 2015, 02:57:33 PM
Quote from: Groovenut on March 25, 2015, 12:42:26 PM
This one was a little easier to get in the box ;) One chip fuzz. Unlike most of my other circuits, this is a one trick pony. Over the top fuzz and sustain. Great for lead lines :)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/253695.png)
Ooh, nice. What is it? Some sort of "fuzz chip" tonebender or cascaded boosters stages?
Yes it is a "fuzz chip" tonebender, though not the proprietary chip kind ;)
Just a run of the mill NOS 3046 ;D
Quote from: italianguy63 on March 28, 2015, 11:47:14 AM
So, do you have a large secret Japanese market, Law?
All the Yakuza guitar shredders use LPD pedals ;)
Quote from: Groovenut on March 28, 2015, 08:35:23 PM
Quote from: italianguy63 on March 28, 2015, 11:47:14 AM
So, do you have a large secret Japanese market, Law?
All the Yakuza guitar shredders use LPD pedals ;)
That's awesome! I have the Black Hand folks covered. ;)
MC
Quote from: lars-musik on March 28, 2015, 02:49:55 PM
I'll cross-post this nifty little device because I really like it!
All infos here. (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=110522.msg1014001#msg1014001)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Midi%20Metro/Slacker_Midi_Met.small.jpg)
Very nice! What did you use to etch that?
I used old FeCl3 in 40g/l concentration and toner transfer as etching mask.
all I can is wow. you gusy are truly artist and good at what you do. inspiration for me to keep going and the standard i want to become.
nice looking stuff , all of it
Quote from: lars-musik on March 29, 2015, 09:31:59 AM
I used old FeCl3 in 40g/l concentration and toner transfer as etching mask.
That's what I use for mine as well. I have a bottle of old Radio Shack pcb etchant that does a nice job on aluminum. The hardest part is getting the toner transfer to adhere fully so the lines are nice and sharp after etch.
Here's one I finished today. Drawing inspiration from the Maxon OD820 circuit and my Solaris builds. Really great sounding versatile overdrive with lots of boost level.
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2314439.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5432781.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2525567.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/1229444.jpg)
Groovenut- Your builds look incredible. Thanks for sharing.
Hi,
finally build a klon!
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0805_zpsba68beof.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0813_zpsk7plpp2h.jpg)
and a small wah-wah, colorsound inductorless, as another member already did...
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0816_zps728galvb.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0821_zps2vvdrjqd.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0814_zpsriaxiwxr.jpg)
Cheers,
Thomas
Super fine engineering guys.
Love the little wah wah.
Quote from: thomasha on April 01, 2015, 08:47:11 PM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0816_zps728galvb.jpg)
THIS LOOKS AMAZING. LIKE WOW. I'M SORRY I CAN'T EVEN STOP SHOUTING. THIS IS SO GOOD. :icon_eek:
What do the hieroglyphics say? My wife could probably read them but she's not quite up to conversational ancient Egyptian.
Quote from: vigilante397 on April 01, 2015, 11:48:13 PM
I'M SORRY I CAN'T EVEN STOP SHOUTING.
Aagh! My ears! :D
Quote from: amptramp on April 02, 2015, 12:21:13 AM
What do the hieroglyphics say?
"This one will make Nathan scream." ;)
Quote from: thomasha on April 01, 2015, 08:47:11 PM
Hi,
finally build a klon!
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0813_zpsk7plpp2h.jpg)
and a small wah-wah, colorsound inductorless, as another member already did...
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0816_zps728galvb.jpg)
Cheers,
Thomas
Great!
Nice to see your Klon layout in working order (thanks again for sharing).
Is that Wah a fun build or can you actually play it?
It's hard to play, but I'm still learning...
The fact is, I'm bad with the bigger cry baby too...
I will try to make a good video to show you guys how it works.
Thanks for the compliments,
Cheers
Quote from: bluebunny on April 02, 2015, 03:05:48 AM
Quote from: vigilante397 on April 01, 2015, 11:48:13 PM
I'M SORRY I CAN'T EVEN STOP SHOUTING.
Aagh! My ears! :D
Sorry, I got really excited :P Really excellent builds Thomas.
That klon... and that Wah... ... ...
The bar is now beyond the moon and possibly at the edge of the solar system, it's been raised so many times. Epic work.
We need more info on that wah. Great build.
Quote from: thomasha on April 01, 2015, 08:47:11 PM
and a small wah-wah, colorsound inductorless, as another member already did...
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0816_zps728galvb.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0821_zps2vvdrjqd.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0814_zpsriaxiwxr.jpg)
This! So. Much. This!
That little wah is one of my favorites. Stellar work.
Hi,
made a video and some pictures, as there were some people interested:
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0799_zps5qj2b6lm.jpg?t=1427930601)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0809%202_zps0ljhge90.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0806%202_zps28zunwcl.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0801%202_zpszi8pklsx.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0814_zpsriaxiwxr.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0800_zpsqze7omgn.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0799%202_zpsqxugn9iz.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0798_zpsesw6ghfh.jpg)
Cheers,
Thomas
This has to be the coolest build on the planet!
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0814_zpsriaxiwxr.jpg)
it's just not fair! he's doing wood now, as well as etched miniature wah enclosings.
LPD Gold Dragon Overdrive
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e348/Grovenut/GD1_zps8dbnitup.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e348/Grovenut/GD3_zpsftho8gi1.jpg)
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e348/Grovenut/GD2_zpsinbv6bpw.jpg)
and a quick vid demo clip
Seems I need to put a gut shot up here too... I'll get one....
Here's a gut shot, sorry for the delay....
(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e348/Grovenut/optimized%20guts_zpsubdi3tmp.jpg)
Lawrence- You do some really nice work!
Hi,
finished a small ECL84/PCL84 amplifier in one of these boxes. This one uses a PCL, with 15V heaters.
It uses the Max1771 SMPS, and giver around half watt.
Made a vintage etch on both sides.
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0796_zpsdxkmnsrp.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0801_zpsraupzykx.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0804_zpsidgcm5yl.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0808_zpssf5ipwrd.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0805_zps3btslsui.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0809_zpsyq6lzbmz.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/ecl84_zpshe1a5dpw.png)
Cheers,
Thomas
Thomas meet Cozybuilder, Cozybuilder meet Thomas, you two are cut from the same cloth. Wow, anxiety attack coming on.
Amazing job there Thomas, quite the build!
dave
Quote from: thomasha on April 13, 2015, 11:01:18 PM
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0809_zpsyq6lzbmz.jpg)
Ah, a cousin :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz249/Perrow_MLP/Builds/House%20fly/Gloryshot.jpg)
Quote from: Cozybuilder on April 13, 2015, 08:07:04 PM
Lawrence- You do some really nice work!
Thanks Russ! Much appreciated!
Hi guys,
thanks for all the compliments!
this build really was a hard one!, Perrow knows exactly how it is!
I made a video, to give some impressions of the amp, but I kind of cut the bad playing parts hahaha.
Cheers,
Thomas
Hi all,
Haven't posted on this site for a lonnnnng time, but I just finished up my first 1590A(ish) build, so thought I'd post it.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RVYrT2lMD1g/VS4t-07JfNI/AAAAAAAAFIQ/Stt3GuR1oE4/s1600/small-fuss-032.jpg)
Think I'll be investing in a laser printer soon so I can make proper decals next time.
Here's a gut shot:
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-piAQ_2k5njA/VS4tczKe4OI/AAAAAAAAFIA/dbGCD8IU6TE/s1600/small-fuss-028.jpg)
you people are all mad. and what is it with the white wire? is it a nce day for it? [I say, that's a joke, son!]
Quote from: duck_arse on April 16, 2015, 10:49:57 AM
you people are all mad. and what is it with the white wire? is it a nce day for it? [I say, that's a joke, son!]
(http://media.mtvne.com/manual/intl/emi/2008/5099922772558_640x480_01.jpg)
Oh I get it, so the lyrics are;
QuoteIt's a nice day for a white wire
It's a nice day to start a build
perrow, if you'd added "wah-oooowww" (and not posted that pic), you'd be enjoying
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/sausage.jpeg)
by now.
Quote from: duck_arse on April 18, 2015, 10:18:10 AM
perrow, if you'd added "wah-oooowww" (and not posted that pic), you'd be enjoying
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/sausage.jpeg)
by now.
Bah, it looks over cooked anyway :icon_neutral:
over cooked:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/sausage.jpeg)
half-baked:
(http://media.mtvne.com/manual/intl/emi/2008/5099922772558_640x480_01.jpg)
oh no, he's fully baked ;)
Quote from: irishstu on April 16, 2015, 04:03:45 AM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-piAQ_2k5njA/VS4tczKe4OI/AAAAAAAAFIA/dbGCD8IU6TE/s1600/small-fuss-028.jpg)
Is that a Bazz Fuss? ;)
Quote from: Elijah-Baley on April 18, 2015, 12:32:09 PM
Is that a Bazz Fuss? ;)
Well I don't know, but here's a Fuzzy Bass :icon_mrgreen:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7016/6813471327_50b1407415_z.jpg)
Quote from: Perrow on April 18, 2015, 01:21:41 PM
Well I don't know, but here's a Fuzzy Bass :icon_mrgreen:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7016/6813471327_50b1407415_z.jpg)
This made me laugh more than it probably should have :D
Quote from: Perrow on April 18, 2015, 01:21:41 PM
Quote from: Elijah-Baley on April 18, 2015, 12:32:09 PM
Is that a Bazz Fuss? ;)
Well I don't know, but here's a Fuzzy Bass :icon_mrgreen:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7016/6813471327_50b1407415_z.jpg)
I don't want to carp on, but isn't this a theremin? looks like it should be.
Quote from: duck_arse on April 19, 2015, 07:40:49 AM
I don't want to carp on, but isn't this a theremin? looks like it should be.
Nah. You're thinking of a theremink.
(http://i.imgur.com/djyhYve.png) :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: Elijah-Baley on April 18, 2015, 12:32:09 PM
Quote from: irishstu on April 16, 2015, 04:03:45 AM
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-piAQ_2k5njA/VS4tczKe4OI/AAAAAAAAFIA/dbGCD8IU6TE/s1600/small-fuss-028.jpg)
Is that a Bazz Fuss? ;)
Ha, yup. Not very original, I know.
Quote from: bluebunny on April 19, 2015, 03:16:57 PM
Quote from: duck_arse on April 19, 2015, 07:40:49 AM
I don't want to carp on, but isn't this a theremin? looks like it should be.
Nah. You're thinking of a theremink.
(http://i.imgur.com/djyhYve.png) :icon_biggrin:
We need more posts like this
:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
Quote from: Benoi31 on April 20, 2015, 05:02:03 AM
We need more posts like this
Theremini?
(http://i.imgur.com/wKsdX0Q.png) ;D
Thereminke! :icon_rolleyes:
(http://i.imgur.com/SDwXp2K.png) (OK, I'll stop now. Getting my coat...)
to paraphrase young frankenstein "wher min", "there min".
hold the door, blue.
Quote from: Groovenut on March 25, 2015, 01:55:00 AM
Here's my latest
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/957537.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2177217.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6823527.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3754178.png)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/1427294547.png)
It's largely the application circuit with tonal tweaks in the driver and recovery stages plus tails switching/buffered bypass.
I'll try to get a video demo up soon too.
Finally knocked together a demo clip for this
I think I may need to adjust a few things. I would like a bit more reverb level at max pot settings. I do like the variable depth though.
Tomasha: great build! The amp sounds great, especially when you dime it! 8)
Groovenut: That reverb sounds lovely...I really like the subtlety. Any idea how well it retains low end for basses?
Quote from: Caboverde on April 24, 2015, 10:57:53 AM
Groovenut: That reverb sounds lovely...I really like the subtlety. Any idea how well it retains low end for basses?
Thanks Ricky!
The direct signal is pretty much full range buffered signal so it should be fine for bass. The reverb signal of course has been filtered to avoid any boominess taking over the reverb. I'll see if I can get a bass demo up. The one in the video is already at a new home but I should get another built soon and then I'll do a bass clip for you.
Everything is beautiful in this thread. Even Billy Idol with his awful haircut.
heree, kitty kitteee!!
(http://i.imgur.com/12TVLFS.jpg)
seeing as this fetzer is only based on a 1590a dimensions wise, the full write-up is in another place, to wit:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=108858.0
meeeeeeeowwwwww...that's prrrrrrrrdy..
excellent.. 8)
Sooooo awesome!!!!!!!
DA- Very nice, how about a gut shot?
thanks nice people, and cozy, if you come over to my house, I'll show you the gut shots I took on the dud SD card, can't get them off, and I don't wanna open the box cause of the glued panels.
but, geeze, it was a glorious looking internal .......
on second thoughts, and after a few drinks, I thought better of it. (http://blogs.citypages.com/food/spam.and.beans.000.jpg)
You're right, the container seems a bit larger. Still, should I say it looks good :icon_biggrin:
Quote from: duck_arse on May 06, 2015, 12:16:23 PM
on second thoughts, and after a few drinks, I thought better of it. (http://blogs.citypages.com/food/spam.and.beans.000.jpg)
Lol!!! Nice build either way ;)
Jmk paralyzer, 2 parallel fx loops. 6 jacks plus dc jack, 1 pot, 1 Led and the circuit. Best squeeze job I've done yet. No fancy graphics because I'm not taking this circuit out of the box! Ever... Everyone should build one of these! It is shown with two 1776 multiplex echoes in separate loops really cool for layering echoes. Also an envelope filter in front of one for extra crazy spaciness. The possibilities are endless!
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/3EA26D2C-115D-4134-A31B-986C4655B28A_zpsdeiqwz3q.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/2815CCB5-7B9B-495E-BC61-6E0EF0075561_zpsiynibhd6.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/C12C287E-B606-4CCD-9253-1A0C30EFE02F_zpspafaerxm.jpg)
Thanks God, no more laser engraving, etching and silk screening, UV printing - ROCKS!
(http://cs628524.vk.me/v628524941/1378/Ktson3htU0g.jpg) (http://www.shift-line.com)
How is that done?
+1 looks great, very pro... 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch1dDZ_tC_4
what, you can print leds now?
that coarse finish looks great.
Not quite up to par with most of the work here but I boxed a couple 1590a today.
First is Madbean's zero point micro and the second is a haunting mids muff from a shared oshpark project.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/90FD6D50-0243-4C10-9D20-FE2F7CCF7224_zpswdolpie2.jpg)(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/465A1E9A-12B5-4E5E-86B7-15E73FF0DE9E_zpsbxcxjxwg.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/8E16788E-C460-442F-8F94-B084B4027B50_zpskskrep3g.jpg)(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/ABE462D2-6746-41AC-9A26-622FF74E8C91_zpsnpmw2kw3.jpg)
Like that smiley face, looks sinister and evil.
Quote from: davent on May 25, 2015, 10:04:35 PM
Like that smiley face, looks sinister and evil.
Sharpies are fun! :icon_evil:
A 1590a "Tap" Tremolo
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/TapTrem_1590a.jpg)
Most drillings are stray and the paintjob got completely ruined during the assembly but I like it very much the way it is. The "Tap" Tremolo follows the Electric Druids schematic for a TAPFLO circuit (http://www.electricdruid.net/images/lfo/TapTremolo.gif). The waveform pot is replaced by a switch with fixed resistors for square and sine wave and the multiplier is a sp3t for half, normal and double tempo. Instead of a tap switch I fitted a 3.5mm jack that is meant to take the tap pulses from a midi clock source (with the help of the Tik Tak Tap (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=110522.msg1014001#msg1014001)). In the long run I guess I'll equip my board with something like the Midi Hub++ (https://www.tindie.com/products/hotchk155/midihub-6-way-midi-thru-and-metronome-module/) that offers tap to midi clock functionality or a smaller version of the Midi Padchokola (http://adanselm.github.io/padchokola/).
Some parts (especially the optocoupler) are quite large so I had two spacers 3D printed. It looks quite OK and really helps to gain some critical millimeters.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/trem_1590a_spacer.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/trem_1590a_gut.jpg)
lars-musik - the first thing i thought when I saw your tremo was "awesome paint job"
Lars, that's insane!
Quote from: peterg on May 29, 2015, 09:41:50 AM
lars-musik - the first thing i thought when I saw your tremo was "awesome paint job"
+1 indeed. Impressive build.
Wow, I even got awarded an "insane" for that one. That means a lot, thanks!
I just posted the layout here (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=111220.0)for everyone who's in need of a little insanity.
OK. I finally waded into the 1590A kiddie-pool. I did my 1st actual 1590A build!
It is a AMZ Mosfet Boost, with light-up clear pot....
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/Boost_zpsm72w4ech.jpg)
And a gut shot-- It looks like there is a lot of room there, but there isn't. The case barely closes. Shorter electro's next time would make it way easier...
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/BoostGut_zpso8a2jyvz.jpg)
And lit up in all it's glory!
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/BoostLit_zpspiuznfuq.jpg)
MC
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 30, 2015, 03:58:23 AM
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/Boost_zpsm72w4ech.jpg)
Very nice, Mark. If you don't have those subminiature electros to hand, looks like you have room to lay them down.
Quote from: bluebunny on May 30, 2015, 06:00:21 AM
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 30, 2015, 03:58:23 AM
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy286/italianguy63/Boost_zpsm72w4ech.jpg)
Very nice, Mark. If you don't have those subminiature electros to hand, looks like you have room to lay them down.
Thank Marc. I populated the board a long time ago. I was going to put it in a Wah enclosure... but, had a stroke of inspiration to try a 1590A. I was too lazy to unsolder them... they barely squeezed in. If I populated that PCB more "flat" it would have been easier... Turned out nice though.
MC
very nice, itg (he says, pretending he's seen all the pictures). push yourself a like.
still no extractors?
Quote from: thomasha on April 13, 2015, 11:01:18 PM
Hi,
finished a small ECL84/PCL84 amplifier in one of these boxes. This one uses a PCL, with 15V heaters.
It uses the Max1771 SMPS, and giver around half watt.
Made a vintage etch on both sides.
(...)
Cheers,
Thomas
Lovely little amp!
What's the output transformer?
Sometimes, you just want something hassle-free in front of a simple amp: This is an AMZ Mini Buffer in a 1590a with battery. Given, that the whole box runs on 1,3 mA (incl. LED this will probably run for days without switching it off...), I did not want to skip the battery option.
The layout has input and output horizontally aligned; I think that it can be used as a generic platform for other projects with one - maybe also two - pots as well - anything with a perf/pcb with up to 3cm lenght and 9 stips height will work, if you solder high components (e.g. big elcos) flat on the board. Therefore, I include the drill template as well.
I will probably add an etch later on (or on the next one - plan to build 2 or 3 as a gift...)
Test Run:
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/70628f1d-682b-%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E415a-bb51-23e835954964_zpsq0c3wyjg.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/mfunky1/media/70628f1d-%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E682b-415a-bb51-23e835954964_zpsq0c3wyjg.jpg.html)
Wired up:
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/82193d40-9bf8-%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E4f7b-9f54-655b8f134042_zps9cjusfyj.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/mfunky1/media/82193d40-9bf8%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E-4f7b-9f54-655b8f134042_zps9cjusfyj.jpg.html)
Top View:
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/3867338d-e8ab-%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E4c37-ada7-d9a206b0d08e_zpsqkbngx9w.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/mfunky1/media/3867338d-%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3Ee8ab-4c37-ada7-d9a206b0d08e_zpsqkbngx9w.jpg.html)
Drill Template
(http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af85/mfunky1/Generic%20Drill%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%20Template%201590A%20with%20Battery%20and%20aligned%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%20Jacks_zps3dk1pfxr.jpg) (http://s996.photobucket.com/user/mfunky1/media/Generic%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%20Drill%20Template%201590A%20with%20Battery%20and%20aligned%3Cbr%20/%3E%3Cbr%20/%3E%20Jacks_zps3dk1pfxr.jpg.html)
mfunky - you are psychotic! That is a fantastic build!
Thanks! BTW: any suggestions for small projects for this platform welcome... I have started a new thread for this: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=111341.0
Finished. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/21/c5cd84f073f9442b7fcdce853347288e.jpg)
Here's another Taiseidou reverb I just finished. This one has a new version of the BTDR-3H that I modified to fit (the first version fit just fine but the manufacturer has made the outcase larger)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/24/302a8d9097f1685beebf71da054215d8.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/24/e462510f014612d9c8c7f5eb57366ce0.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/24/a1650d3856fe7114b65c4117e191821d.jpg)
Lawrence- you do some incredible builds, very impressive.
What did you have to do to make the brick fit?
Quote from: mfunky on June 25, 2015, 03:27:59 AM
What did you have to do to make the brick fit?
Divine intervention.
Yeah, I guess so. With a little more of that, could you add a battery to the reverb?
Quote from: Cozybuilder on June 25, 2015, 02:11:49 AM
Lawrence- you do some incredible builds, very impressive.
Thanks Russ! Greatly appreciated!
Quote from: mfunky on June 25, 2015, 03:27:59 AM
What did you have to do to make the brick fit?
The original version of the BTDR-3H (hard plastic case) were 38x28x11mm and fit my original design like a glove, no modification to the brick necessary, room to spare. The new version is 38x32x11mm, making it almost 1/8" wider than the original version
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6759017_orig.jpg)
The modification involved removing the outcase material from the side opposite the pins. I removed just enough to see the internal pcb and this was enough to fit my design. The new outcase material is soft and cuts pretty easily.
Here's what the original version looks like installed
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2177217.png)
I did have to modify the enclosure lid a little too
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/25/ac62c88a8ce69949facb1dd9b1b78a67.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/06/25/e0c8ce52674633a8bb2e3ccf1d6179c8.jpg)
Quote from: midwayfair on June 25, 2015, 09:04:35 AM
Quote from: mfunky on June 25, 2015, 03:27:59 AM
What did you have to do to make the brick fit?
Divine intervention.
All the praying happened during the pcb layout phase..... well, until I received the new bricks... but that was mainly swearing...
At $15-$20 per brick, it isn't worth having to modify them to fit. I'll be buying up all the original version BTDR-3s I can find :)
I'm the water, why not just use a 'b', sacrilege?
dave
It must be because theres too much case prep to make a wedgie! :icon_twisted:
Quote from: davent on June 25, 2015, 11:53:41 AM
I'm the water, why not just use a 'b', sacrilege?
dave
Oh I'm with you there Dave. Why push the river. After my inventory of pcbs are exhausted, I will probably be retiring the design (unless the manufacturer decides to reduce the size of the part sometime in the future).
Not sacrilege, I just get lost with all that space in a 'B' ;)
Quote from: Cozybuilder on June 25, 2015, 12:02:32 PM
It must be because theres too much case prep to make a wedgie! :icon_twisted:
Oh just you wait Russ, I'm going to build a TB MkI in a 1590A Wedgie....
with a battery! :icon_twisted:
(not!)
That is a drag them upping the box dimension's on you. Beautifully engineered and executed little package you've put together with both sizes of blocks!
dave
Quote from: davent on June 25, 2015, 04:44:57 PM
That is a drag them upping the box dimension's on you. Beautifully engineered and executed little package you've put together with both sizes of blocks!
dave
Thanks Dave!
Oh just you wait Russ, I'm going to build a TB MkI in a 1590A Wedgie....
with a battery! :icon_twisted:
(not!)
[/quote]
I can tell when I've been beat. Wait, you mean watch batteries right?
Quote from: Cozybuilder on June 25, 2015, 05:00:53 PM
I can tell when I've been beat. Wait, you mean watch batteries right?
Car batteries. I dare ya! ;D
Quote from: Groovenut on June 25, 2015, 11:05:14 AM
All the praying happened during the pcb layout phase..... well, until I received the new bricks... but that was mainly swearing...
At $15-$20 per brick, it isn't worth having to modify them to fit. I'll be buying up all the original version BTDR-3s I can find :)
I just ordered a few from Smallbear a week ago and they're the old style...just letting you know, Steve seems to have them in stock.
-Ryan
Quote from: Rhop on June 26, 2015, 05:09:41 AM
Quote from: Groovenut on June 25, 2015, 11:05:14 AM
All the praying happened during the pcb layout phase..... well, until I received the new bricks... but that was mainly swearing...
At $15-$20 per brick, it isn't worth having to modify them to fit. I'll be buying up all the original version BTDR-3s I can find :)
I just ordered a few from Smallbear a week ago and they're the old style...just letting you know, Steve seems to have them in stock.
-Ryan
Thanks Ryan
I just ordered from Steve and will probably continue until his are gone. I was ordering from Antique Electronic Supply because they are local and the least expensive I could find, but they have sold out of the old style.
Woodrow Germanium
(http://i.imgur.com/icfwcCJ.jpg)
Quote from: LucasElerBrazil on July 01, 2015, 03:04:11 PM
Woodrow Germanium
(http://i.imgur.com/icfwcCJ.jpg)
This pedal is everything I love in a 1590A. It's simple but you know what it does, LED right in the middle, and a single knob with a chicken head. Love it.
vigilante397
Thank you, tried to make visually a bit retro! :)
The sound is also pretty cool.
Quote from: davent on June 25, 2015, 11:53:41 AM
I'm the water, why not just use a 'b', sacrilege?
dave
Because Law has an affiinty for a flat file.
Notice his square DC jacks too...
Sadist. :icon_twisted: ;)
MC
Here's the latest build/layout design. It's Merlin's Engineer's Thumb two knob version.
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8404239.jpeg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/21408.jpeg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/4177028.jpeg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8603472.jpeg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7127841.jpeg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8849447.jpeg)
Top drawer build Law, so tidy, very impressive.
Quote from: Groovenut on July 07, 2015, 08:10:21 PM
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8404239.jpeg)
Sweet.
That came out great Law! That just fits the 1590A so sweetly!! MC
axis fuzz.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/11/5f91e2558d58dfe71849625cb26d7724.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/11/6b3212a192769370fb82f3c1a2f1f10d.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/11/1734bc9cb556c487d4ed0afbff20c8ad.jpg)
Ninja!! :icon_surprised:
mfunky- nice Axis build. Where did you find the knobs?
Thank you! Knobs are from uk-electronic here in Germany : http://uk-electronic.de/onlineshop/product_info.php?cPath=27_196_316&products_id=1945&osCsid=abfc62f47e9d6e71b6688cddee167fce
Ok, so I couldn't fit the battery in as well :o maybe next time...
Here is my latest proto. 24 volt two channel Jfet preamp. 5 jfets, 3 amplifier stages and two buffer stages. Full tone stack (Mids are an internal trimmer, Presence is my favorite fixed value) 24VDC from 9VDC. It's a twist on the Randall RG circuit shoe-horned into a 1590A and revoiced to my liking with an added amplifier following the tonestack. Red/Green LED indicates channel with push button.
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5497737.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7529372.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8990201.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5647821.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5830913.png)
I'll try to get a demo together soon.
Edit: added a pic of the red/green LED channel switch illumination
Seriously - you are killing me. One of the most masculine Sounds ever in a 1590a. You can't do that!!!! :D
Other than that, I think that I officially give up on 1590a builds - standard jacks, through hole components, four pots, square (!!!) DC jack and square (!!!) channel switch, great etching, tasty knobs (really, I dig those!). I should focus on making money and buy my stuff from you (if not making would be half of the fun).
Quote from: Groovenut on July 21, 2015, 04:06:28 PM
Ok, so I couldn't fit the battery in as well :o
Shame on you! ;D
I couldn't resist the challenge. Here's my version of Joe Davisson's Obsidian-T. This is slightly modified from the schematic- 250pF treble bleed cap, 2K2 gain to ground, 180K for R17, 100K for R18, no R19. This is a fantastic sounding pedal!!
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2739_zps0b9x29pa.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2743_zpsxdtvxivg.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2740_zpsdlhb05hl.jpg)
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2729_zpskkzedure.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2730_zpsckghdjlc.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2735_zpsxlta0aeh.jpg)
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2737_zpsfv2kxtsh.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2733_zpsuhsvmmzf.jpg)
Well done!!!! Did you use parts of my drill templates? I love this build!
3 pots, AND a battery in a 1590A! Very impressive Russ!
...and it's PINK!
Well done my friend, well done!!!
mfunky- lots of measuring and trying things out in winding up with this layout, the battery is flipped 180 from where I started- the parts just lined up better that way, and the plastic battery connector worked out well with the tip of the input jack. Thanks for the inspiration to do this.
Law- thank you!
You win Russ! Crazy build!
dave
Damn, now I have to try an 18 volt version. But not with a voltage doubler, but with two batteries. [emoji6]
Quote from: mfunky on July 22, 2015, 01:40:43 PM
Damn, now I have to try an 18 volt version. But not with a voltage doubler, but with two batteries. [emoji6]
LOL! ;D
mfunky-
2 9volt batteries could be done- stack them flat side down, use a light-plate as a spacer with a cut out to fit the upper battery (thus locking it in place), a 2-knob circuit using the side-pin 9mm pots under the upper jack using the corner as your friend for spacing, mono input jack holds the lower battery, power jack above the lower jack. A PCB with SMDs could be placed in the area beside the batteries, with some provision for holding the lower battery against the opposite side. If you pull this off that would be great! :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Obsidian-T/DSCN2744_zpswcrvfbqa.jpg)
Ygtbfkm (you got to be f@#$%& kidding me) [emoji6]
I've often thought a stack of 2025 batteries would be perfect for 1590A builds :icon_mrgreen:
(http://thumb7.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/1475543/217391239/stock-photo-stack-of-lithium-button-cell-batteries-closeup-with-shallow-dof-isolated-on-white-background-217391239.jpg)
A 2025 battery is 20 mm in diameter and 2.5 mm thick. a stack of 6 (for 18V) would just be 1.5 cm, some heat shrink around them to hold them together. Don't know exactly how to build the battery holder but have a few ideas, some involving a 3D printer (perfect excuse for buying one of those, don't you say (somehow I fear my girlfriend won't agree :( ).
Print yourself another girlfriend.
Available mAh is always the problem + ecological concerns with these small batteries. The 12 V batteries used by some of the builders (A23, L1023,...) are in fact a stack of these batteries in one enclosure... And yes, 3d printers are great!
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/07/22/b2e844f1956f85246bf5bfefd6b9c73e.jpg)
Heee Heee- now you're thinking about it :icon_twisted:
....... your mission, should you choose to accept it (play the original music theme while reading the files): come up with a circuit he can't 1590A-ise.
one day he'll run outta pink paint and grey bog. and probably still build us all silly. nice one.
and perrow - that stack of button cells could be split into two or three and distributed around all the "mt space" in yr 18V-er.
Mid-fi's Random Number Gererator:
https://db.tt/gerxuiBe
https://db.tt/ENG534ml
https://db.tt/3m21E81r
LPD Osu Compressor (tweaked/based on the Jon Patton Bear Hug)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/1623854.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3310679_orig.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6208618.jpg)
Quote from: Groovenut on August 11, 2015, 01:21:08 AM
LPD Osu Compressor
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6208618.jpg)
(https://carlae.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/hmmm.jpg)
TSBM (the small box master) does it again.
Just curious Law, what is the circuit? [OS for Orange Squeezer? but the u- is it for unique? unbelievable? unworldly?]
Quote from: Cozybuilder on August 11, 2015, 10:56:38 AM
TSBM (the small box master) does it again.
Just curious Law, what is the circuit? [OS for Orange Squeezer? but the u- is it for unique? unbelievable? unworldly?]
Thanks Russ! The circuit's a modified version of the Bearhug by Jon Patton. The name Osu is the Japanese word for press (following my Japanese named pedal theme). I had already used Shiboru (squeeze) for my variation on the Engineers Thumb and Tamochi (sustain) for my optical compressor design, so I had to be creative ;)
Screaming thing NUTSO.
(https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11813347_1691381591085846_4419726152711926628_n.jpg?oh=d7ed3cf425071abbe868cbc2815000ca&oe=5644DCC9)
Quote from: Groovenut on August 11, 2015, 11:08:30 AM
Quote from: Cozybuilder on August 11, 2015, 10:56:38 AM
TSBM (the small box master) does it again.
Just curious Law, what is the circuit? [OS for Orange Squeezer? but the u- is it for unique? unbelievable? unworldly?]
Thanks Russ! The circuit a modified version of the Bearhug by Jon Patton. The name Osu is the Japanese word for press (following my Japanese named pedal theme). I had already used Shiboru (squeeze) for my variation on the Engineers Thumb and Tamochi (sustain) for my optical compressor design, so I had to be creative ;)
Just for further clarification, Jon Patton goes by
midwayfair on the forums. He's designed other circuits a well, info here.
http://jonpattonmusic.com/things-i-make/
dave
Someone on madbean posted a link to some steel enclosures that look very useable for stompboxes. One of them is pretty similar to the RAT enclosure, well, browsing their stock I found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Procraft-Steel-Project-Box-4-1-2-x-1-7-8-x-1-5-8-PB1-XX-BK-/261178632815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccf75aa6f (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Procraft-Steel-Project-Box-4-1-2-x-1-7-8-x-1-5-8-PB1-XX-BK-/261178632815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccf75aa6f)
Looks to be about right for a 1590a build, just thought someone might be interested here or take it as a challenge to build in a 2 piece 1590a size enclosure.
Quote from: Luke51411 on August 11, 2015, 01:37:21 PM
Someone on madbean posted a link to some steel enclosures that look very useable for stompboxes. One of them is pretty similar to the RAT enclosure, well, browsing their stock I found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Procraft-Steel-Project-Box-4-1-2-x-1-7-8-x-1-5-8-PB1-XX-BK-/261178632815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccf75aa6f (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Procraft-Steel-Project-Box-4-1-2-x-1-7-8-x-1-5-8-PB1-XX-BK-/261178632815?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccf75aa6f)
Looks to be about right for a 1590a build, just thought someone might be interested here or take it as a challenge to build in a 2 piece 1590a size enclosure.
I could use half of it as a little chassis to build one of those submini amps Thomasha is always making. Cool link.
ten bucks? make em yershelf for nowt! (I'll post a pic of my latest two tomorrow.)
(http://i.imgur.com/9fzVin5.jpg)
they cost nothing, and have plenty of character, which you can mostly cover with paint and wood.
Quote from: duck_arse on August 13, 2015, 11:03:18 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/9fzVin5.jpg)
they cost nothing, and have plenty of character, which you can mostly cover with paint and wood.
Nice. I like the way you make the screw tabs. I hadn't thought of making another piece attached with a pop rivet. I'm going to have to try my hand at making one.
Mini CE-2
The etch is slightly misaligned, so I'll have to fix that on the next go. The "Level" control will also be changed to "Depth." Not sure what I was thinking on that one.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%202_zps6n9jwnx8.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%202_zps6n9jwnx8.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%201_zpsx5kwnwry.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%201_zpsx5kwnwry.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%203_zpslovi2h5v.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%203_zpslovi2h5v.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%204_zpsh9lsxnod.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%204_zpsh9lsxnod.jpg.html)
Very nicely done Pick! Reminds me of work with all that SMT. Wait, I am at work. :( I take it you baked it rather than soldered by hand?
Thanks Blox.
Nope, all hand soldered SMT.
Madbean Egghead, first try with alcohol ink.
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/AF27F5DD-A335-433C-8ECD-923590D399B8_zpsinalz54m.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/07387B93-5FDF-4DEB-9676-5ED7624AB347_zpsjqjhzrni.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/61EF1446-21C6-4F29-81A0-DC7FB20E50B7_zpsykdwz2l3.jpg)
Quote from: pickdropper on August 29, 2015, 03:53:45 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%202_zps6n9jwnx8.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Aquanet%202_zps6n9jwnx8.jpg.html)
Wow!
Wow is right! 4 ICs in a 1590a box is the bench mark for crazy.
Luke. Nicely done! What jacks are you using?
Quote from: pickdropper on August 29, 2015, 04:18:04 PM
Thanks Blox.
Nope, all hand soldered SMT.
Just saw this in ILF. You must have so much patience and the steady hand of a brain surgeon to be able to pull that off. Awesome stuff pickdropper, my hat goes off to you.
Here's a 'no knob fuzz' - switches for feedback loop and for clipping LED:
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/30/9c9359583e609e4fbed97697001a3580.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/30/f7291c1b68729f712ec0d3e6966a68e4.jpg)
Rumbletone-
Nice clean box in & out. This looks like an ideal candidate for someone to stuff in a 1590LB for their first time with that enclosure.
Quote from: peterg on August 30, 2015, 08:16:00 AM
4 ICs in a 1590a box is the bench mark for crazy.
Oh?
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Zombie%20Chorus/DSCN2492_zps6v62mzki.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Zombie%20Chorus/DSCN2493_zpsr8javyob.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Zombie%20Chorus/DSCN2490_zpsau4uh9cp.jpg)
Pickdropper-
That is one of the slickest builds I've seen- and hand soldering the SMCs is a true art. I'm impressed! You've really upped the ante, especially for us stuck in the through-hole world.
Cozybuilder, did you make this? the Zombie Chorus?
The zombie chorus is nice. I see a punk attitude in that build, for sure! Any chance to add a 9V battery (you know, that I am obsessed with the idea....)?
Is there a good Zombie Chorus PCB to buy somewhere, which also has remedied the ticking issue?
Rocker83- Yes, I built this
Mfunky- Thank you
Cinder- I had to modify the schemo to get rid of the ticking, mainly messing with the Millennium Bypass for the blinking LED- this is what I wound up with, and the wiring diagram (this build does not tick):
(I don't know if anyone sells a PCB for this circuit, but if so it should be easy to modify)
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Zombie%20Chorus/DSCN2403_zpsly8c0zqb.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Zombie%20Chorus/DSCN2402_zpsbgpmnrkn.jpg)
Quote from: Cozybuilder on August 31, 2015, 08:37:13 AM
Rumbletone-
Nice clean box in & out. This looks like an ideal candidate for someone to stuff in a 1590LB for their first time with that enclosure.
That's what I want to try next!
Here are my first 1590As, by building order. These are my first builds after a long time.
The first one Is a Magnavibe, and it was my first etched enclosure too. Got this result at the 3rd attempt. I've misplaced the pot names, so the knobs covered them :icon_redface:. I decided to not paint the enclosure, and the purple LED don't pulse with the LFO :icon_cry:.
(http://s22.postimg.org/lvbbvojfx/magnavibe.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/lvbbvojfx/)
The second one is a Sweet Honey OD. It was hand-painted by my brother.
(http://s22.postimg.org/ckz7s58q5/sweet_honey.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ckz7s58q5/)
The third one is something called Hunny Bunny from Soulsonic. It was my second etched enclosure. When I was removing the black toner after the etch, I though it looks cool this way, so I keeped it.
(http://s22.postimg.org/xj5dq88kt/bunny.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/xj5dq88kt/)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on September 03, 2015, 12:17:03 AM
The third one is something called Hunny Bunny from Soulsonic.
Good name. I approve. ;)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on September 03, 2015, 12:17:03 AM
Here are my first 1590As, by building order. These are my first builds after a long time.
The first one Is a Magnavibe, and it was my first etched enclosure too. Got this result at the 3rd attempt. I've misplaced the pot names, so the knobs covered them :icon_redface:. I decided to not paint the enclosure, and the purple LED don't pulse with the LFO :icon_cry:.
(http://s22.postimg.org/lvbbvojfx/magnavibe.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/lvbbvojfx/)
I love the schematic theme etched onto your Magnavibe- well done!
(http://s22.postimg.org/xj5dq88kt/bunny.jpg)
.... bluebunny does shakespeare .....
Quote from: bluebunny on September 03, 2015, 03:12:50 AM
"Alas, poor Yorrick; I knew him, Horatio."
Quote from: duck_arse on September 03, 2015, 10:35:20 AM
.... bluebunny does shakespeare .....
Hmmm... :icon_neutral: Full of vexation come I, with complaint!
Quote from: bluebunny on September 03, 2015, 03:12:50 AM
Good name. I approve. ;)
:icon_lol:
Quote from: Cozybuilder on September 03, 2015, 08:52:26 AM
I love the schematic theme etched onto your Magnavibe- well done!
Thanks a lot! I'm thinking about to do at least another one with the schematic etched on the enclosure.
Quote from: duck_arse on September 03, 2015, 10:35:20 AM
.... bluebunny does shakespeare .....
Actually I was thinking about to paint the bunny blue, and the skull red :icon_lol:. But I remembered about this after I did the clear coat layer :icon_redface:.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on September 03, 2015, 12:17:03 AM
The second one is a Sweet Honey OD. It was hand-painted by my brother.
(http://s22.postimg.org/ckz7s58q5/sweet_honey.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/ckz7s58q5/)
That is some great work!What markers does he use?I like hand drawn enclosures however i am afraid that the color won't stick to the paint :-\
Quote from: tasos on September 05, 2015, 07:06:12 PM
That is some great work!What markers does he use?I like hand drawn enclosures however i am afraid that the color won't stick to the paint :-\
He used those posca markers. A friend painted it white, then my brother hand-drew it.
Here's another one. I was surprised I didn't saw any 1590A Valvecasters (at least, I don't remember seeing one), so I built one! The toggle switches a 1N4148 clipping pair. It was a hard to build box, because I tried a double layer layout (never did double layers before, so it took a lot of attempts to align the layers correctly), had to remove part of the output jack to make it fit, and didn't had the correct tools do do the tube drilling. Also, the blue LED didn't glow as much I was expecting, so I need to change the limiting resistor.
(http://s9.postimg.org/db9m8t0yz/valve.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/db9m8t0yz/)
I decided to do an FV-1/1590a project. I am still working on the graphics, but here it is so far.
(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac285/Brian_Ketterman/20150907_221241_zpsxlxe1zxf.jpg) (http://s908.photobucket.com/user/Brian_Ketterman/media/20150907_221241_zpsxlxe1zxf.jpg.html)
Here is what's inside... for the most part:
(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac285/Brian_Ketterman/20150907_124619_zpsutrssc3u.jpg) (http://s908.photobucket.com/user/Brian_Ketterman/media/20150907_124619_zpsutrssc3u.jpg.html)
So far the effects are the standard FV-1 demos - Reverb, Chorus, Tremolo, etc.
I am working on a design for a 'wireless' version. The three boards are currently connected with a spaghetti-like menagerie of wires. It would be nice to just plug the boards into one another.
Ketterman, that is magnificent.
Thank you, Pickdropper. Your work is inspiring and sometimes downright humbling. Your praise has a lot of gravitas because of it.
Here is another view of the innards before the wires take over:
(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac285/Brian_Ketterman/20150907_131721_zpsxb6v48jx.jpg) (http://s908.photobucket.com/user/Brian_Ketterman/media/20150907_131721_zpsxb6v48jx.jpg.html)
Time to make another go at cleaning the boards, and boost the lighting. In that order.
Stunning work Ketterman.
I clearly am, and will always remain, a rank amateur.
Unless....
You know, the wires may be a mess, but I think you could have reliability issues if you hard mount the boards. If so, you'd be coupling the assembly to the enclosure in multiple planes, which could result in some stress on the connecting joints. If you can do pin headers, that might be a reasonable compromise.
So, to me, it looks wonderfully solid as it is currently configured. Just fantastic.
I've got a couple of FV-1 boards around here already. Maybe this will inspire me to miniaturize.
And thanks for the compliments; it's mutual.
Thank you, Stallik. We've all seen that your work is far from amateur!
I was thinking that headers would be the answer as well. If another project doesn't take over completely, that will likely be next.
This is an afterlife compressor from Madbean. A very nice sounding optical compressor and a pretty easy squeeze into a 1590a thanks to Brian's great baby boards and low profile jacks!
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/48FB5E4C-0449-40A6-B986-52F15F17F7F1_zpsqlvzwnfy.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/ABB0C43A-7D6C-4A01-8CAB-CB50E656FD79_zpspeawonrq.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g429/Mandoluke/pedals/C35620F4-3F8A-41BE-8E80-68FEF7EEE695_zpsotlkuxy6.jpg)
I dig it. Even more, as it lies on an amp that goes to 12!!!!
Luke- Nice n tidy.
You might consider using 2-conductor 9V jacks like these for boxes without batteries:
(https://dpbfm6h358sh7.cloudfront.net/images/1069044/62760919.jpg)
Quote from: Cozybuilder on September 11, 2015, 10:12:40 AM
Luke- Nice n tidy.
You might consider using 2-conductor 9V jacks like these for boxes without batteries:
(https://dpbfm6h358sh7.cloudfront.net/images/1069044/62760919.jpg)
I love those things. I have a bunch of the standard jacks though so I use those where space permits. I probably could have used it without the white washer but the contacts were just a little close to the pcb for my comfort. I thought about heatshrinking but that seemed like a pain.
This compliment means a lot coming from one of the masters of the small box build!
This is a Les Lius I finished yesterday, with hard-wired boost switch. When I was trying to etch my Magnavibe enclosure, I got it on the 3rd attempt. This is one of the first two, I painted it white and made a inox plate to cover the bad etching. Also, I etched the words Drive, Vol and Clip on the plate, vut Gain and Vol went misplaced and part-covered by the knobs. I will do another one someday.
(http://s23.postimg.org/gpwssntpz/leslius.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/gpwssntpz/)
Hello fellows,
here's my untidy but working "Madring". It is Madbean's Moodring reverb squeezed into a somewhat lengthened 1590a. I trimmed the first Belton Brick with my angle sander carefully to make it fit crossways into the enclosure, but – no wonder it just stopped working afterwards. So I 3D printed these two (oh my) huge red spacers to let the replacement brick stay in its original shape and ended up with an odd looking, very tall 1590a. So it will go second row on my pedal board.
This is my first double sided board that I had fabbed and it has some rookie mistakes (some holes very small, unfortunately one connection missed) as you can see in the added cables.
However, all in all I am quite happy and still on course towards an all 1590a small pedalboard.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/Madring%20Kopie.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/ccdeaa369ec16c490c8d8b7b61669c8b.jpg)
Phase 90 with a script switch
Nice phaser Jimi! Love me some phase.
Lars, sweet reverb, love it!
Quote from: Cozybuilder on September 11, 2015, 10:12:40 AM
Luke- Nice n tidy.
You might consider using 2-conductor 9V jacks like these for boxes without batteries:
(https://dpbfm6h358sh7.cloudfront.net/images/1069044/62760919.jpg)
These are indeed wonderful for 1590a builder. I did have issues with the Small Bear version. The threading is different and very prone to cross-threading. I also had a couple of the pins pull out. The Lumberg ones have help up much better.
I get those from BLMS and I've probably used a dozen or so without issue.
Quote from: lars-musik on September 19, 2015, 04:46:10 PM
Hello fellows,
here's my untidy but working "Madring". It is Madbean's Moodring reverb squeezed into a somewhat lengthened 1590a.
I ... what ... fuuuuuuuuuuu
I know it's not a 1590A build, but it's the smallest I've ever done!
This is a Klon buffer, also got a Cornish buffer in one of these. The boards are stuck down the the jacks with those double sided foam tabs.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/20/dfbf2cf577c052a21526f83c412e586e.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/20/7e8c663c4df874735c340838cdf1474c.jpg)
That is so...
(https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQPM2-CO8aEb0s5kWqYnhc-Xs58bYzfWh0RUJ0c6uEWevxamaR4)
...cute! :)
Quote from: stevie1556 on September 20, 2015, 05:37:20 AM
I know it's not a 1590A build, but it's the smallest I've ever done!
This is a Klon buffer, also got a Cornish buffer in one of these. The boards are stuck down the the jacks with those double sided foam tabs.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/20/dfbf2cf577c052a21526f83c412e586e.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/20/7e8c663c4df874735c340838cdf1474c.jpg)
I second what midway said.
Quote from: jimilee on September 19, 2015, 09:29:58 PM
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/ccdeaa369ec16c490c8d8b7b61669c8b.jpg)
Phase 90 with a script switch
how hard do you have to hit this to ring the bell?
Stevie- Nice squeezing!
Now, how to do one with a pot or 2? (Gotta have a keychain sized fuzz face or RM or?)
Quote from: duck_arse on September 20, 2015, 11:14:26 AM
Quote from: stevie1556 on September 20, 2015, 05:37:20 AM
I know it's not a 1590A build, but it's the smallest I've ever done!
This is a Klon buffer, also got a Cornish buffer in one of these. The boards are stuck down the the jacks with those double sided foam tabs.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/20/dfbf2cf577c052a21526f83c412e586e.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/20/7e8c663c4df874735c340838cdf1474c.jpg)
I second what midway said.
Quote from: jimilee on September 19, 2015, 09:29:58 PM
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/19/ccdeaa369ec16c490c8d8b7b61669c8b.jpg)
Phase 90 with a script switch
how hard do you have to hit this to ring the bell?
Takes a bass player to do it
Cheers.
Cozybuilder - you can definitely get 1 9mm pot in there in its current configuration, I'm in the process of building a always on booster in one. If you use those mini jacks (Lumburg ones I think they are called),I reckon you could just about squeeze 2 9mm pots, and a micro toggle switch to switch it on and off.
What do you think- a candidate for a salvaged/repurposed build? Guess I'm going to crack it open and see. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Protaitone%20kits/OD-2/DSCN2870_zpsed68wvsn.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Protaitone%20kits/OD-2/DSCN2871_zpsxxqnyvhd.jpg)
If anyone can do it, it's you cozy.
Quote from: Cozybuilder on September 20, 2015, 02:31:33 PM
What do you think- a candidate for a salvaged/repurposed build? Guess I'm going to crack it open and see. :icon_mrgreen:
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Protaitone%20kits/OD-2/DSCN2870_zpsed68wvsn.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Protaitone%20kits/OD-2/DSCN2871_zpsxxqnyvhd.jpg)
Is this kind of coaxial relay?
(Lets hope this goes to the right thread this time) :icon_redface:
Cable-TV splitter, the house is from 1930, no idea how long it was on the house. Maybe it'll get a clear-coat finish to preserve the patina (like the custom car shops are doing now)
Quote from: Cozybuilder on September 24, 2015, 11:53:14 AM
(Lets hope this goes to the right thread this time) :icon_redface:
Cable-TV splitter, the house is from 1930, no idea how long it was on the house. Maybe it'll get a clear-coat finish to preserve the patina (like the custom car shops are doing now)
Have you tried to open it yet? I know that white cement stuff can be pretty tough, but I've never actually tried to open anything sealed up with it.
Quote from: apollomusicservice on September 23, 2015, 04:43:50 PM
Is this kind of coaxial relay?
With one input and two outputs I'd guess a splitter (active splitter perhaps, but I can't see any power input so most likely passive).
edit: Oh, so like I didn't see that there were more posts :)
Hmmm, now that its open, there just might be a possibility. Use the two BNC jacks for in & out, make a pair of short cables with BNC 90 degree male on one end, and ¼" phono plug on the other to connect this into your pedal chain- conceivably use a mini DPDT stomper where the third BNC jack is, use a translucent plate on the bottom for LED and to add just enough depth for the stomp switch- yes I think this is possible to use. Hmmm. Inside dimensions: depth from edge to face: 0.6", 1.37" inside face (square). It makes the 1590LB seem gigantic.
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/DSCN2902_zpsivwrbvpn.jpg)
Cool! I've never seen inside one.
You mission, should you choose to accept, is to yank the cap, coil, and resistor, and somehow work the cap and resistor back into whatever you stuff in there. What is that? Brown Blue brown? 160R? What's the cap? There's got to be something with a 150 ohm resistor that's simple enough to fit inside.
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Here's my latest.
I decided to go non-board mounted pots, DC jack and switch on this one. I had a request from a friend to build one in a big box (1590B :P) and I wanted to do one for myself in a small box, so I left it to wire. If I like this one, I've already finished the layout in my usual style (all user interface pcb mounted) so I can get them to fab whenever. This is the new Tayda powder coat enclosure. I like them. The coating is thick and durable (didn't chip at all during drilling) albeit orange peeled. They sand well though and take clear nicely too. The only other downfall is they only come in black and white.
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3522019.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/9645485.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6233032.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8786667.jpg)
OCDC? How cool is this?
Remember this?
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Small%20Gus/DSCN2870_zpslqot6ws1.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Small%20Gus/DSCN2902_zpselolma7y.jpg)
Mission accepted. Now its this:
(http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Small%20Gus/DSCN2932_zpsxkerflwp.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Small%20Gus/DSCN2948_zpskquvi2vk.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Small%20Gus/DSCN2946_zpsvcbujf0h.jpg) (http://i1362.photobucket.com/albums/r688/russrutledge/Small%20Gus/DSCN2938_zpsozwquzlc.jpg)
Circuit is a modified "Cool One-knob Fuzz" by Gus Smalley
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=111894.msg1030810#msg1030810 (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=111894.msg1030810#msg1030810)
You never cease to amaze Cozy! Nice build, bonus points for the light plate 8)
Very cool Russ! Everything from the repurpose to the size to the light plate. Very nice!!!
Bahaha, amazing.
I dig the light plate. Adds a fun element to it.
what? Cozybuilder build mini need for speed?
hahaha. peace
goodjob!
Tonebender MkIII with a voltage inverter for use with a standard power supply.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%201_zpsd6hth0uw.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%201_zpsd6hth0uw.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%202_zpsy4brigtw.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%202_zpsy4brigtw.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%203_zpsdldfuxg9.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%203_zpsdldfuxg9.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%204_zpsspqavcov.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%204_zpsspqavcov.jpg.html)
Wow, I think you just won the tidiest 1590A build award 8)
Oh Hell Yeah!
That's beautiful!!!
That is incredible sir
Most definitely one of the best 1590A builds I have seen. Very clean and elegant.
Thanks guys.
Quote from: pickdropper on October 12, 2015, 12:05:19 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/MKIII%201_zpsd6hth0uw.jpg)
Beautiful build as always 8)
If you don't mind my asking, where do you get those knobs? I've been having trouble finding knobs that are small enough to be practical for 1590As but still look classy enough for me to want to use them.
Those knobs are from Small Bear. I buy them by the bucket.
Nate- maybe SB?
http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/aluminum-black-index/ (http://smallbear-electronics.mybigcommerce.com/aluminum-black-index/)
Edit- I replied too quick, hadn't seen PD's post. When am I going to learn to look at the page number in the thread?
Quote from: Cozybuilder on October 13, 2015, 10:49:23 AM
Edit- I replied too quick, hadn't seen PD's post. When am I going to learn to look at the page number in the thread?
That dog's bitten me too.
Quote from: Cozybuilder on October 12, 2015, 12:50:39 PM
Wow, I think you just won the tidiest 1590A build award 8)
Placing two large pcbs hiding the wiring helps ;D
Quote from: Perrow on October 13, 2015, 06:07:05 PM
Quote from: Cozybuilder on October 12, 2015, 12:50:39 PM
Wow, I think you just won the tidiest 1590A build award 8)
Placing two large pcbs hiding the wiring helps ;D
Well, there is some truth to that, really. I do put the wires under the board and I don't make them as tight as possible (tight is bad). This one is fairly tidy under the board. I've done a couple of more complicated 1590a builds that had a lot more wire underneath. One in particular had so much hardware underneath that I had to make certain wires longer and the parts needed to be loaded in a specific order. I won't be building that one again.
Just starting to work on putting a mosfet booster module into a 1590A:
(http://www.muzique.com/misc/mos-module1.jpg)
(http://www.muzique.com/misc/mos-module2.jpg)
Best regards, Jack
Hi,
my first post !
Here is a Fet preamp booster, with a darlington buffer.
(http://lemontheo.perso.sfr.fr/Projet%20G5/P%c3%a9dales/Little%20Rooster/IMG_20150501_180419-480x604.jpg)
(http://lemontheo.perso.sfr.fr/Projet%20G5/P%c3%a9dales/Little%20Rooster/IMG_20150501_180634-640x452.jpg)
And a 40watts amp (based on the TPA3106D1), with AOP buffer.
(http://lemontheo.perso.sfr.fr/Lemon%20Amps/NanocCab/IMG_20151018_123302-640x480.jpg)
(http://lemontheo.perso.sfr.fr/Lemon%20Amps/NanocCab/IMG_20151018_123630-640x480.jpg)
(http://lemontheo.perso.sfr.fr/Lemon%20Amps/NanocCab/IMG_20151018_111950-640x480.jpg)
(http://lemontheo.perso.sfr.fr/Lemon%20Amps/NanocCab/IMG_20151018_111634-640x480.jpg)
Théophile
hello, lemontheo, and welcome. those are nice looking things, especially the rooster, but I have two questions for you: where do you get colour matching dc sockets, and can you, please, resize your images for your second post, so we can see all your builds, in all their glory?
Thanks !
I've resized my photos.
For the yellow DC socket, it's from Musikding.de
Tayda has red and white ones. I seem to remember them having others as well, but I don't see any on there other than these I mentioned and the usual black ones.
Does this count?
(http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/96/18/109211896/photos/undefined/IMG_1122.JPG)
(http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/96/18/109211896/photos/undefined/IMG_1136.JPG)
(http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/96/18/109211896/photos/undefined/IMG_1129.JPG)
let's play "spot the blanking plate!"
Here is the finished pedal for which I posted a couple of pix earlier. There are more pix in my blog at:
http://www.muzique.com/news/mosfet-booster-module-in-1590a/
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/mos-mod1.jpg)
regards, Jack
Quote from: amz-fx on October 24, 2015, 11:03:25 AM
Here is the finished pedal for which I posted a couple of pix earlier. There are more pix in my blog at:
http://www.muzique.com/news/mosfet-booster-module-in-1590a/
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/mos-mod1.jpg)
regards, Jack
I built an amz mini booster in a 1590a, with battery and LED. Thank you for that great circuit, use it all the time [emoji6]
A quickie project for my mini looping pedalboard and an excuse to finally use that MSP430 Launchpad i got few years ago:
a stepped expression pedal emulator, basically an MSP430F2012 controlling a digital pot.
The output setting can be stepped in 1(on/off), 2,4,8 or 16 equal steps (configurable), LED bar shows the value, the last used setting is restored on next power up, short clicks step the value, holding down the footswitches jumps the setting to min or max.
I didn't have enough space left for a full scale expression pedal, one 1590A was all i could squeeze in. For a simple task as master volume controller having 8-16 available steps does the job pretty well.
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff176/314_tr/forumpics/xstep6_zpsywg83dty.jpg)
(http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff176/314_tr/forumpics/xstep7_zpstn0oexwm.jpg)
Quote from: mfunky on October 24, 2015, 01:28:54 PM
I built an amz mini booster in a 1590a, with battery and LED. Thank you for that great circuit, use it all the time [emoji6]
Thanks for your kind comments. I'm glad you are enjoying the booster pedal.
Best regards, Jack
Quote from: free electron on October 24, 2015, 01:58:45 PM
A quickie project for my mini looping pedalboard and an excuse to finally use that MSP430 Launchpad i got few years ago:
a stepped expression pedal emulator, basically an MSP430F2012 controlling a digital pot.
Looks great! Well done.
regards, Jack
Here's my new ones. The first is a Soulsonic's Folk Driver. This is a very nice low gain overdrive, which sounds very good alone and amazing when boosting another drive. And since it's a drive, I used a image of a "drive" as the artwork :icon_lol:. This was my first attempt with this kind of etching, and I decided not to paint it because the etch isn't deep enough.
(http://s4.postimg.org/s7tc190y1/pedal.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/s7tc190y1/)
The 2nd is a Mictester's Really Cheap Compressor. Like the Folk Driver, the etch isn't deep enough to paint. It's been a long time since I used a compressor, and like Mictester said about this one, it will be on all the time.
(http://s18.postimg.org/dc75j3ayd/ped.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/dc75j3ayd/)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on October 26, 2015, 03:29:30 PM
(http://s4.postimg.org/s7tc190y1/pedal.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/s7tc190y1/)
(http://s18.postimg.org/dc75j3ayd/ped.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/dc75j3ayd/)
Wow, those etchings look great, good job! I wanna learn how to do that instead of trying to paint.
Would you recommend either of these circuits for a beginner?
I have made FF's, TB MKII's, boosters, and RM's but I want to build a TS(ish) type of light O.D. and a comp.
Both circuits are pretty simple. But I'm not sure if the Folk Driver is TS(ish). Actually it's been a long time since I played something TS(ish) :icon_lol:.
For the etching, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg4UoS6ecY
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on October 26, 2015, 08:08:43 PM
Both circuits are pretty simple. But I'm not sure if the Folk Driver is TS(ish). Actually it's been a long time since I played something TS(ish) :icon_lol:.
For the etching, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg4UoS6ecY
Haha! I just call all "light OD's" "TSish" lol.
Basically, I just like something with a big volume boost and a little grit
Well, I didn't checked how big is the volume boost, but this one is surely a light OD! Here's a demo video (not mine, but mine sounds like this one): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVqMP3uc7n4
Little Angel Chorus, with blinking led. Artwork by my brother. Unfortunately the tone transfer wasn't great, the printer store changed the paper brand they used to sell and the toner wasn't great too. But I count it as one more experience on learning how to etch enclosures.
(http://s27.postimg.org/rha5ot0zj/pedal.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/rha5ot0zj/)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/07/1f7eb93bce886209068013e9d8c1d5cc.jpg)
The new
Madbean cave dweller delay(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/07/857ef79a7fa3f150601338ff5ed81369.jpg)
Phase 90 phaser
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/07/bc4924a5b7cea73abf2cd812fbe73521.jpg)
Here's a one knob fuzz but with no knob - just 2 fixed resistors in place of the level control, and I added toggles for positive feedback loop and LED clipping:
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/07/6d416497dfdd2b619335506b53907322.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/07/46864fda11aca16bd9d50f98ca263e05.jpg)
There have been some really nice 1590a builds lately. This is my latest build; a Buzzaround.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%201_zpsczaysohy.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%201_zpsczaysohy.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%203_zpsaqmrzipq.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%203_zpsaqmrzipq.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%204_zpsfq10x5kz.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%204_zpsfq10x5kz.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%205_zpsnjt8chdi.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/Hive%20Mind%205_zpsnjt8chdi.jpg.html)
Additionally, on my last build, folks were curious what it looked like under the board (which basically covers the guts).
Here is the build with the switch, LED, DC and output jacks in place:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Works%20in%20Progress/Hive%20Mind%206_zpso3bswk4m.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Works%20in%20Progress/Hive%20Mind%206_zpso3bswk4m.jpg.html)
You'll see a scratched area in the box where I chiseled away the Hammond logo. That can get in the way of the pots and prevent them from mounting flush, so I got rid of it.
Here is the build with the pots added. This is the last step before the board gets wired in. Sometimes, I wire the pots to the board first, but in this case I didn't.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Works%20in%20Progress/Hive%20Mind%207_zpsjqd3hojx.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Works%20in%20Progress/Hive%20Mind%207_zpsjqd3hojx.jpg.html)
This is a Madbean's Cave Dweller delay. The enclosure etching went bad, so I covered it with a etched sheet of inox. Artwork by my brother. This one have a white led and no knobs (put pots too close from each other).
(http://s29.postimg.org/re9ndknhf/delay.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/re9ndknhf/)
Zendrive-clones have become my favorite drives - cant help it, simply love the compressed, smooth, pick-sensitive sound that works on almost any (tube) amp. So I thought, it would be nice to always have one in my guitar bag. I am a big fan of battery powered pedals (not complicated to set up for some quick jam, works as a backup, when the power supply fails or gets lost). So, the challenge was to get four pots, jacks, power jack, stomp, LED, perfboard etc in a 1590a. It works, as I came up with a design that has all the flat components where the power jack is. I ordered a custom made printed circuit board though, as the perf version is somehow not reliable (some occasional short somewhere, although the battery is covered with electric tape ;)...). The layout is etched with NaOH and came out really nice. Still missing knobs, max 12 mm diameter, any recommendations?
(http://s17.postimg.org/i4o4u4akv/image001.jpg)
(http://s17.postimg.org/59bjtm5xr/image002.jpg)
(http://s17.postimg.org/ewjnh2ob3/image003.jpg)
(http://s17.postimg.org/dqb24jamn/image004.jpg)
(http://s17.postimg.org/pe53z2zrj/image005.jpg)
(http://s17.postimg.org/gmy34tggf/image006.jpg)
Really nice ZenDrive. You could carve a notch at the top edge of each shaft, colour it in and do away with the knobs altogether....
Not the greatest wiring inside these pedals. Hog Roast is a boost, I originally had one with a MB board inside, it got nicked by a mate so I redid it in SMD. The Screaming Bambino is one I've wanted to do for a long time, basically a TS with a different clipping configuration and the input and output buffers removed.
Both pedals are powder coated (the lime green has sparkle in it which looks great but doesn't come out good in pictures) and laser etched.
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/17/033aa391166856139d54fc5b7fa312c8.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/17/eb5752d59a813eb4f7dff29dd2c9ffd2.jpg)
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/11/17/a482a63ff5b213b229905140a45e7e21.jpg)
Nice ones stevie.
Not nearly as packed as Mfunky's Zen, but fun nontheless
My interpretation of the much loved Cornish buffer, the LPD Maize-ish buffer. At 650uA draw the battery should last a few years :icon_biggrin:
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7889145_orig.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5663467_orig.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5575833_orig.jpg)
Quote from: Groovenut on November 19, 2015, 01:06:37 AM
Not nearly as packed as Mfunky's Zen, but fun nontheless
My interpretation of the much loved Cornish buffer, the LPD Maize-ish buffer. At 650uA draw the battery should last a few years :icon_biggrin:
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7889145_orig.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5663467_orig.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5575833_orig.jpg)
Vertical battery and PCB, side mounted DC Jack... Love it. Don't you usually use square DC jacks?
Yep, looks corn-ish to me. ;D Nice one, Lawrence.
Quote from: mfunky on November 19, 2015, 01:56:30 AM
Vertical battery and PCB, side mounted DC Jack... Love it.
Indeed. It's a-maize-ing. :icon_biggrin:
Getting coat...
Quote from: mfunky on November 19, 2015, 01:56:30 AM
Vertical battery and PCB, side mounted DC Jack... Love it. Don't you usually use square DC jacks?
I do usually use square DC jacks, but they need to be pcb mounted and then the pcb needs a VERY sturdy mounting to the enclosure to avoid damage. This one didn't have any means of mounting the pcb in a very sturdy way, so I went with the trusty through hole DC jack. Thanks!!
How do you make the square holes? By hand? Or do you get that done somewhere?
By hand
Guys your build are just incredible!
Here is my first 1590A one, just to lower a bit the level of this thread :icon_mrgreen:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlA7hi9o_3A/VgzLxw6gb9I/AAAAAAAABvw/w7baT2b1g8I/s640/lpb1.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fR6nn_46BDM/VgzLx-JXxXI/AAAAAAAABvs/ACqX_z_gLtA/s640/inside.jpg)
It is a simple LPB1 boost with a "homemade" (well "homedesigned" would be better, Osh Park made) PCB.
I am not really mastering the art of 1590A builds yet!
Theres a lot to be said for simple elegance. Very nice job, its something to be proud of.
Quote from: Cozybuilder on November 23, 2015, 10:31:26 AM
Theres a lot to be said for simple elegance. Very nice job, its something to be proud of.
I agree. I think it looks great.
Quote from: Benoi31 on November 23, 2015, 10:28:33 AM
Guys your build are just incredible!
Here is my first 1590A one, just to lower a bit the level of this thread :icon_mrgreen:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlA7hi9o_3A/VgzLxw6gb9I/AAAAAAAABvw/w7baT2b1g8I/s640/lpb1.jpg)
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fR6nn_46BDM/VgzLx-JXxXI/AAAAAAAABvs/ACqX_z_gLtA/s640/inside.jpg)
It is a simple LPB1 boost with a "homemade" (well "homedesigned" would be better, Osh Park made) PCB.
I am not really mastering the art of 1590A builds yet!
I really liked this one!
Quote from: Benoi31 on November 23, 2015, 10:28:33 AM
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlA7hi9o_3A/VgzLxw6gb9I/AAAAAAAABvw/w7baT2b1g8I/s640/lpb1.jpg)
Love that! Looks super clean. Is that plate engraved or painted?
Quote from: Benoi31 on November 23, 2015, 10:28:33 AM
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GlA7hi9o_3A/VgzLxw6gb9I/AAAAAAAABvw/w7baT2b1g8I/s640/lpb1.jpg) (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fR6nn_46BDM/VgzLx-JXxXI/AAAAAAAABvs/ACqX_z_gLtA/s640/inside.jpg)
Very neat. And those wide-open spaces! :icon_eek: You could park a bus in there... :icon_wink:
My latest Delay build
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7280989.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/9807466.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/9965069.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/9684517.jpg)
Nice... Deep Blue Delay?
Quote from: mfunky on December 02, 2015, 03:35:34 PM
Nice... Deep Blue Delay?
Thanks!
Based on Merlin's Short Time delay
Lawrence - very nice! How do you do your graphics?
Quote from: peterg on December 02, 2015, 05:07:00 PM
Lawrence - very nice! How do you do your graphics?
For the polished aluminum pedals, I acid etch. For the powder coated pedals I do waterslide decals.
Thanks!
hello Groovenut
can you explain the easiest way to drill square hole?
thanks
Quote from: 287m on December 02, 2015, 11:00:21 PM
hello Groovenut
can you explain the easiest way to drill square hole?
thanks
The easiest way is to have a machine shop use a CNC machine to do so. However, the pedals I build I make by hand and as such I drill the largest possible hole to remain less than the dimensions of the DC jack. I then use a square file to make the square hole to the size of the DC jack. With a bit of practice, I have become quite fast at doing them.
Some time ago I contacted a few machine shops about building a broaching tool to make it easier but they were unable to make the tool I had designed. I need to search out a few more shops I think.
Quote from: Groovenut on December 02, 2015, 11:37:24 PM
Quote from: 287m on December 02, 2015, 11:00:21 PM
hello Groovenut
can you explain the easiest way to drill square hole?
thanks
The easiest way is to have a machine shop use a CNC machine to do so. However, the pedals I build I make by hand and as such I drill the largest possible hole to remain less than the dimensions of the DC jack. I then use a square file to make the square hole to the size of the DC jack. With a bit of practice, I have become quite fast at doing them.
Some time ago I contacted a few machine shops about building a broaching tool to make it easier but they were unable to make the tool I had designed. I need to search out a few more shops I think.
Everyone needs one of these.
I have seen those prior, great tool.
However, I dont think they make one that does rectangular holes ;D
Here's another I finished this morning
LPD DTK Drive overdrive booster
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6339689.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7529869.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/941815.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/8788305.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7870141.jpg)
Another beauty!
Now it's one thing to file a squared hole... but to to get it laid out so precisely to accommodate the board mounted jack and everything else is, i think, the greater feat. Nicely, nicely done, looks perfect!
dave
Masterpiece.
Thank you gentlemen for the kind words :)
I have found there is a kind of pedal building Murphy's Law that states,
The more perfectly ideal the exterior of the pedal, the higher the chances you will completely @#$% it up in assembly ;D
I cannot overstate how paranoid i was during the assembly phase of this pedal
I am very happy it's complete and the pics are taken. From here on out for this pedal, it's all character building injuries :icon_mrgreen:
Not to bombard with my builds but here's another. Simple but I like it :D
LPD Shiboru Compressor based on Merlin's Engineers Thumb. I altered a few values. I always wanted more makeup gain so I changed that and shortened the release time to make it sound more natural to my ears. Great compressor design!
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3519591.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5605545.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3966102.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6256035.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3304144.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/4037497.jpg)
Hey! Stop already! These are just too relentlessly good. :D
One per Day?
Latest build, trying out some new knobs. These are 5/8" diameter, slightly smaller than the 3/4" I usually use.
LPD CJOD (Clay Jones Over Drive)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/2476672.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6425658.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/437270.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/4639004.jpg)
Plus a quick demo vid
I think those knobs look MUCH better on that size build. The proportions look good.
Very nice build.
Quote from: pickdropper on December 16, 2015, 01:12:07 PM
I think those knobs look MUCH better on that size build. The proportions look good.
Very nice build.
Thank you!
I agree though I'm still on the fence about the tone knob being the same size as the other two.
The other thing about these particular knobs is the set screw is very close to the bottom edge and without spacers on the pots, leave the knob high off the surface.
Looks nice Law!
MC
To fill the gap when using Davies 1500 which sit too high as well, i used 7/16" fiber washer. Needed to file the hole bigger to fit over the pot nut but does hide the gap.
Think they'd take paint fine if you need to match to the knob or enclosure.
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_7160_zpszrhohem7.jpg)
(http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc305/davent/IMG_7213_zpsn11kasnd.jpg)
dave
Excellent idea Dave!!
Great idea Dave. Try O rings if you want to increase the friction and prevent the knobs turning accidentally.
felt I'd add: "I add felt". to the knob bottoms, often in contrast colour.
Quote from: duck_arse on December 17, 2015, 09:50:08 AM
felt I'd add: "I add felt". to the knob bottoms, often in contrast colour.
That's what i'd done in the past but couldn't find the sheet of felt, searched around for another solution and found the washers would work with a bit of adaptation.
I usually file down the pots if I want the knobs to mount lower. This only works if the set screw is high enough, which doesn't sound like the case here.
Quote from: davent on December 17, 2015, 02:43:39 PM
Quote from: duck_arse on December 17, 2015, 09:50:08 AM
felt I'd add: "I add felt". to the knob bottoms, often in contrast colour.
That's what i'd done in the past but couldn't find the sheet of felt, searched around for another solution and found the washers would work with a bit of adaptation.
You can get felt circles with adhesive backing that are used as feet for furniture and smaller items like jewel boxes.
Usually I machine a small amount from the inside of the hole so they slip nicely over the retaining nut, but these new pots have a the set screw very close to the bottom of the knob and wont allow this.
Hi! This is my first post and this is my 1590A...
(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w429/doris82d/1_zpsblfg2q2m.jpg) (http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/doris82d/media/1_zpsblfg2q2m.jpg.html)
(http://i1075.photobucket.com/albums/w429/doris82d/2_zpscshfl10s.jpg) (http://s1075.photobucket.com/user/doris82d/media/2_zpscshfl10s.jpg.html)
My first pedal effect.
My first PCB.
My first decal.
My first!
Is a simple SHO but something had to start!
Good sho and good job!
Tidy, well thought out, great job. Welcome aboard.
Quote from: bloxstompboxes on December 23, 2015, 02:13:07 PM
Good sho and good job!
Reading that made me want to say "Jolly good SHO." I can't find anyone at home that thinks I'm as hilarious as I think I am. :P
I thought the something similar myself after typing it, lol.
Quote from: vigilante397 on December 23, 2015, 08:25:22 PM
Quote from: bloxstompboxes on December 23, 2015, 02:13:07 PM
Good sho and good job!
Reading that made me want to say "Jolly good SHO." I can't find anyone at home that thinks I'm as hilarious as I think I am. :P
we all know, nathan.
MarcoB - looks excellent for a first. or a second. .....
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5687/23730660000_20f54be465_o.jpg)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1670/24026316525_acd3a84ee4_o.jpg)
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5784/23399549823_a03eafb118_o.jpg)
white pedal is a diy bypass looper for the zoom :)
This is a shrunken down version of the Roth Love Squeeze compressor. Cool sounding circuit.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/LS%20Mini%201_zpshd4a8csx.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/LS%20Mini%201_zpshd4a8csx.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/LS%20Mini%202_zpsgyyqincb.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/LS%20Mini%202_zpsgyyqincb.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/LS%20Mini%203_zpskf7bxvvn.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/LS%20Mini%203_zpskf7bxvvn.jpg.html)
Pickdropper, that's seriously good looking
LPD Sixty 8 Drive in a 1590A
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/6869450_orig.jpg)
I need to get better lighting on the gutshot but you get the idea
Quote from: stallik on December 31, 2015, 11:53:20 AM
Pickdropper, that's seriously good looking
Thanks, I appreciate the compliment.
This is a 4-knob Ross Compressor.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%201_zpst8zbdh4s.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%201_zpst8zbdh4s.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%202_zpsnnbebz1v.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%202_zpsnnbebz1v.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%203_zpsxesh5j9q.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%203_zpsxesh5j9q.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v158/pickdropper/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%204_zpseqasxdip.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/pickdropper/media/Guitar%20Pedals/4-knob%20Mini%204_zpseqasxdip.jpg.html)
Top shelf stuff Pick. Beautiful layout!
Quote from: Groovenut on March 27, 2015, 08:49:26 PM
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/7645077.jpg)
You guys have a link for these tiny pots?
Search for Alpha pot 9 mm
I think you might be looking for this:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=107874.msg981492#msg981492
Right?
Heres where I get them
http://www.taydaelectronics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=9mm+knurled+pot
I finally finished it. And I am really proud. The MidFi Clari(not) Cubed with all the bells and whistles.
I changed the Volume Pot to a 500K-A because the 100K from the schematic didn't give enough volume in Fuzz-lift mode. And I changed the Speed pot for the LFO mode to a 50K with a 10K resistor in series because a lot of the travel of the "original" 100K was so fast it didn't modulated at all.
But other than that it is according to the schematic here: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=74294.msg666686#msg666686
Enjoy!
EDIT:
I am going to post the layout in the original thread (but maybe not tonight).
Here you'll find a project file if you want to try it, too:
http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=74294.msg1044451#msg1044451
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Clarinot_C3.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Clarinot_C3_guts.jpg)
Bloody hell... Lars, that is impressive.
Cool... Never heard oft it, what a great FX.
it looks like you've nearly run outta room, there, lars.
Lars - that is amazing! I could barely fit the Clarinot Cubed circuit into a 1590BB box!
^^^^ Nicely Played Lars! 8)
Here's my latest. LPD CJOD in Classic Yellow with laser etch art. I think it turned out nicely.
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/541090.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/1482448.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5457847.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/3345498.jpg)
(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/1554330.jpg)(http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/uploads/3/1/4/1/31412717/5593102.jpg)
My first 1590A build. I simple Ruby Amp. Hahahaha! ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/4Y0wWhTl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/oYtmaOnl.jpg)
giovanny - is that your first etch? it turned out very nicely, I'd say.
Its not etche, Duck. Only a term transfer decal.
AMZ buffer module in a 1590A:
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/buffmod2.jpg)
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/buffmod4.jpg)
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/buffmod5.jpg)
AMZ Mosfet Booster module:
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/mos-mod5.jpg)
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/mos-mod1.jpg)
Best regards, Jack
You have managed to put a useful function into a 1590A and still make it look almost empty. Kudos!
Quote from: amptramp on January 23, 2016, 11:01:21 AM
You have managed to put a useful function into a 1590A and still make it look almost empty. Kudos!
Thanks! There are a lot of options for fitting the module in the 1590A.
Best regards, Jack
Quote from: amptramp on January 23, 2016, 11:01:21 AM
You have managed to put a useful function into a 1590A and still make it look almost empty. Kudos!
In fact there's room for another AMZ buffer and a toggle DPDT to bypass/cascade the second one. Should be fun and still be a clean/neat 1590A.
TRS stereo to dual mono 1590A box:
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/breakout-box1.jpg)
(http://www.muzique.com/news/images2/breakout-box2.jpg)
regards, Jack
Jack is an ideal name for a stompbox builder.
Even if it's Jack White?
Quote from: Hatredman on February 15, 2016, 07:41:52 AM
Even if it's Jack White?
He's welcome to put down his guitar and pick up a soldering iron just like the rest of us. Then give us a concert in the demo thread.
Quote from: amptramp on February 15, 2016, 10:38:36 AM
He's welcome to put down his guitar and pick up a soldering iron just like the rest of us. Then give us a concert in the demo thread.
I'd love to see him demoing the Burst Box...
I don't do this very often, but I decided to jump on the 1590A train for a little bit. It's essentially an LPB1 at heart but with a few value tweaks to taste and my own layout with PCB mounted pot. Tayda's black powdercoated box, CNC engraved.
(http://i.imgur.com/eK5hr7q.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/qr8xjTu.jpg)
I'll add to the Tayda black 1290A parade. Laser etch with white back fill. One thing about black, you cant keep the dust off it.....
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160216/d2fa90b07ba857a76b5afbfbc2747d03.jpg)
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160309/8ae0f1e4c78ff9c5f02aa6949bf41a43.jpg)
Just your basic LPB1
Quote from: Benoit08 on March 09, 2016, 03:45:07 PM
Quote from: bluebunny on February 16, 2016, 03:15:03 AM
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 15, 2016, 08:59:11 PM
Tayda's black powdercoated box
Who they?? ???
https://www.taydaelectronics.com
So irony doesn't work so well in forums! ;) Nathan (vigilante397) has a "special relationship" with Tayda. ;D
Quote from: bluebunny on March 10, 2016, 04:10:21 AM
Quote from: Benoit08 on March 09, 2016, 03:45:07 PM
Quote from: bluebunny on February 16, 2016, 03:15:03 AM
Quote from: vigilante397 on February 15, 2016, 08:59:11 PM
Tayda's black powdercoated box
Who they?? ???
https://www.taydaelectronics.com
So irony doesn't work so well in forums! ;) Nathan (vigilante397) has a "special relationship" with Tayda. ;D
irony ??.......... sorry, I'm french !! :o :o :o :o :o
:icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: bluebunny on March 10, 2016, 04:10:21 AM
Nathan (vigilante397) has a "special relationship" with Tayda. ;D
Can I have one, too? Sounds promising....
Quote from: lars-musik on March 10, 2016, 12:07:22 PM
Quote from: bluebunny on March 10, 2016, 04:10:21 AM
Nathan (vigilante397) has a "special relationship" with Tayda. ;D
Can I have one, too? Sounds promising....
It's not that promising, I promise :P
Hello, guys!
Here is my first experience with 1590A box - 4069 overdrive (ROG Double-D Bounce channel seriously modified):
(http://s20.postimg.org/ihptgxjkd/image_08_03_16_23_38_11.jpg) (http://postimage.org/)
Lettering added:
(http://s20.postimg.org/djmkeehjh/20160310_163314.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/meneox6bt/full/)
guts:
(http://s20.postimg.org/kbczh96j1/20160309_183820_1.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/s43n98ci1/full/)
in its previous life, it was an antenna protector, hahaha!
(http://s20.postimg.org/4xepg2g5p/20160218_192843.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/u3fnmwhft/full/)
I was going to ask why the side plates, maybe for extra room, but then I saw you'd modified an anti-burst box. that smd stufff look like wow.
Smd, stripboard, 1590a, repurposed... most impressive!
Really liked it? :)
Quote from: KSG on March 16, 2016, 03:21:17 AM
Really liked it? :)
I know I did.
Wow for the SMD layout. Really beautiful.
LOL for unburtsting the anti-busrt box. :D
Hello, guys!
Here is my next 1590A stompbox - Jack Orman's Son of Screamer modified according to my taste:
(http://s20.postimg.org/qz5l83j2l/20160404_174519.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/y2dgnpoi1/full/)
(http://s20.postimg.org/kzhu4fya5/20160404_174628.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/p8mk6m1jd/full/)
(http://s20.postimg.org/en2oulv7x/20160404_175004.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/c5qxncbbd/full/)
Here's a Muff. Somehow I've never managed to build a Civil War version so I did that here. Wow...I really, really like the CW! It is so smooth. Generally prefer the tone control in the last 1/3 for everything, though.
(http://www.madbeanpedals.com/builds/gallery/RabbitHole.jpg)
Quote from: bean on April 19, 2016, 08:28:47 PM
Here's a Muff. Somehow I've never managed to build a Civil War version so I did that here. Wow...I really, really like the CW! It is so smooth. Generally prefer the tone control in the last 1/3 for everything, though.
(http://www.madbeanpedals.com/builds/gallery/RabbitHole.jpg)
i dig the cross brushing! gives the image a bit more contrast.
My latest Fet compressor design/build
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160428/8928e45a18bfb669e101c65ef3072588.jpg)
It's furthering the basic Rothwell Lovesqueeze design. More headroom, more available compression, slightly faster attack and variable release. More pics http://lawrencepetrossdesign.weebly.com/newsblog/lpd-fet-compressor-ii
I feel a bit intimidated by this thread. My stuff is pretty rudimentary compared to most of these.
My first 1590a was a Cornish buffer. I wasn't interested in making it pretty, so I just ironed on the powder coated enclosure I got from tayda.
(http://i.imgur.com/l17ce1hh.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/584sg9d.jpg)
My next one was a SHO. Learned that Rustoleum 2X takes forever to cure, and never gets very hard. Also, my first attempt with waterslide decals.
(http://i.imgur.com/kosgzEa.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/HyFxsRB.jpg)
Latest build is a poblano picoso, with volume control added. Still need to put clear on it. Waiting on the enamel in the etching to cure first.
(http://i.imgur.com/oJz8yvG.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/B3WCnIA.jpg)
DK1
Can we post 1590LB builds here, too? This is my first one... :)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20160611_211708%20Large_zpsfwve9tjx.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20160605_180342%20Large_zpsdfqpimuk.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20160605_180353%201%20Large_zpscnntbxy0.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20160605_180413%20Large_zpspkweu5du.jpg)
Quote from: adielricci on June 12, 2016, 06:03:41 PM
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20160611_211708%20Large_zpsfwve9tjx.jpg)
So that postage stamp you're holding in your hand is good for international letters, or just domestic? ;)
Hey! That's not a postage stamp. It's a full sized pedal being held by the BFG!
Quote from: adielricci on June 12, 2016, 06:03:41 PM
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20160605_180413%20Large_zpspkweu5du.jpg)
Impressive and inspiring! Are you using low-profile jacks and/or stomp switch?
Quote from: GGBB on June 13, 2016, 10:17:11 AM
Impressive and inspiring! Are you using low-profile jacks and/or stomp switch?
I am using the lowest profile jacks I could find, and a quite fragile (at least during the assembly - I destroyed one) mini stomp switch.
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20160605_163227%20Large_zps0n0aw3sj.jpg)
Quote from: bluebunny on June 13, 2016, 03:00:21 AM
So that postage stamp you're holding in your hand is good for international letters, or just domestic? ;)
I think it might be just as good for international delivery... :icon_lol:
yay my first ever 1590a...fiddly little buggers aren't they...
a mere vol preset pedal...but very handy 8)
using a 3volt cr2032 for the led... 8)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/vol1.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/vol2.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/vol3.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/vol4.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/vol5.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7464107/vol6.jpg)
Beautiful work, DeadAstronaut! :)
So, when are you going to cram a Chasm Reverb in one of these beauties? ;)
Can I play too?
MXR micro amp, fully self-contained. Powered by a 12V 23A battery, and the circuit is switched on by using the sleeve of the guitar jack to complete the ground circuit.
The amp - decoration is with Sharpie only, cos I'm lazy :)
(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h433/plshearer/Mobile%20Uploads/056b0b15-2e04-48b1-9777-6e012509a99d_zpse7bysiqy.jpg) (http://s1109.photobucket.com/user/plshearer/media/Mobile%20Uploads/056b0b15-2e04-48b1-9777-6e012509a99d_zpse7bysiqy.jpg.html)
Gut shot, with battery in place:
(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h433/plshearer/Mobile%20Uploads/e8d80ef4-f2bb-432a-838c-4687c03bdfef_zpsejg7kb7z.jpg) (http://s1109.photobucket.com/user/plshearer/media/Mobile%20Uploads/e8d80ef4-f2bb-432a-838c-4687c03bdfef_zpsejg7kb7z.jpg.html)
Battery out, for a better look at the innards:
(http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h433/plshearer/Mobile%20Uploads/a5869de8-54f9-4347-b3c7-bdea768c48ec_zpsk4unigzj.jpg) (http://s1109.photobucket.com/user/plshearer/media/Mobile%20Uploads/a5869de8-54f9-4347-b3c7-bdea768c48ec_zpsk4unigzj.jpg.html)
Seems I'm late! I see, the OCD in a 1590a isn't up-to-date anymore, it got shrunk even further. BUT I am still in overdrive mode and finished my 1590a version last night anyhow. Sounds cool - it sports the madbean's switchable clipping section (MOSFET + Germanium Diode vs. two LEDs).
I became a big fan of these jacks (http://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-4PIN-1-4-6-35mm-Female-Socket-Mono-Jack-for-Amplifier-/112099925386?hash=item1a19ad1d8a:g:bpgAAOSw-itXtX6Q) as they are stackable and leave enough room inside the enclosure for a medium sized %^&*tail party and some potentiometers.
Also, the etch came out fine.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/0CDRV.jpg)
Here's my reverb build using the Belton 3 brick. Snugly snugly [emoji2](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160830/a480a468a4cd3336bb9f895d53c774f3.jpg)
Wet=reverb level, Deep=room size
Another in your parade of well executed builds- great job!
I will not make any "wet/deep" jokes. Looks neat-o.
Here's another while I've got access to the pics
(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160901/32efa40981f0f9efbcc6a8cba47c41b8.jpg)
Custom overdrive build for Nicky Moroch
Oh my God! One day i want to build boards like you... This boards are not handmade, are?
Quote from: GiovannyS10 on September 04, 2016, 07:55:14 PM
Oh my God! One day i want to build boards like you... This boards are not handmade, are?
If you are asking me? (I assume so since my posts are the last 2)
Then yes they are all hand made, no machines (well the pcb was made by machine, I poplulated and built by hand)
QuoteIf you are asking me?
Yes Groovenut, i was talking to you. I am sorry for not specify :icon_mrgreen: . Your boards seems awesome! Can you send me a PM showing me how you do it? I do good PCBs but is not too professional than it. I think it's the time to improve.
Thanks!
I am the proud father of two new little ones!
The first born is a Foxxx Tone Machine, rapidly followed by a XOTIC BB Preamp.
I am damn glad, the 1590a are not one millimeter smaller in any dimension!
My boys are never as well turned-out as Groovenuts.... apples and trees I guess.... whatever...
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/FTM_1590a.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/XOTIC_BB_1590a.jpg)
Nice work Groovenut and Lars!
Quote from: Groovenut on August 31, 2016, 08:54:23 PM
Here's another while I've got access to the pics
Custom overdrive build for Nicky Moroch
Beautiful job Lawrence! As always... :icon_mrgreen:
Nice work lads.
Lars how did you do the slide switches? Please.
Hi Rich,
Funny that you ask. Because the filing job is so annoying, I indeed took some pictures during the process and thought about publishing them in the forum to warn you off!
But honestly - after the fact it is not as annoying as it feels during the deed (is this even halfway correct English?)
So, first I ordered a ton of these:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/20pcs-Micro-Size-SPDT-Schiebeschalter-SPDT-Slide-Switch-On-Off-3-Pin-PCB-Mount-/171981555491?hash=item280ae64723
Then I measured with a calliper and incorporated the results into my etch mask.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Mini%20Switches/Pilot_Etch.jpg)
The pilot-etch marks were drilled and filed.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Mini%20Switches/FTM_File.jpg)
Then I realised that I miss the correct screws and ordered these (http://www.ebay.de/itm/260347991063?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) and these. (http://www.ebay.de/itm/260347991063?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT) (M2, 4mm).
The rest was swearing and re-filing.
This should give you the idea....
Thanks Lars.
I did a similar process on the Tremblo.
I used M3 bolts. Threaded the enclosure and screwed down from the inside.
It did give me some issues.
The bolt head stopped the switchs(same ones as yours) from working properly. So I had to file down the heads of the fixings.
It was a ball ache but it still looks good.
Here's my take on a high gainer. A Wampler Triple Wreck without the boost section. I had to order thinner wires, because my usual .14mm² took up too much space.....
Never to be opened again!
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/3gain.jpg)
woah Lars! not smd? GOOD!
i love to see the guts, no guts no glory ;D
Well - I cheated a bit. Had to use 11 SMD parts, sorry. And I etched a double-sided board.
But I opened it up again and took a photo.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/3Gain_Guts.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/3Gain_Guts_II.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/3Gain_Top.jpg)
(http://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/warning.png)
Well, you've done it now. Bet you held your breath. Nice one Lars
Hey Kevin,
that's great one! Thanks for this afternoon laughter.
Yes, I held my breath and afterwards went straight to my test rig, more than half expecting to be greeted by that loud, familiar, annoying hum. BUT EVERYTHING'S STILL FINE. Still need a sign to remind me: Whatever the time - take a picture before closing the lid.
Next time. Maybe.
Lars, still good for me. Thanks! :icon_wink:
Kevin stallik, HAhahaha
i like (your warning) message box, make me remember visual basic 6
the first program i learned ;) hahaha. Good point! :icon_mrgreen:
Reverb-freeze based on Spin FV-1
UV printing
(https://pp.vk.me/c637117/v637117941/103d4/wXqnGomNILU.jpg)
That's one sweet looking build. Guts?
smth like that
(https://pp.vk.me/c637231/v637231941/1a9ac/NhZdhG8H0Uw.jpg)
That's as nice on the inside as it is on the outside. Colour me impressed sir!
I think if i post here a pic of my pedal guts you will vomit in your computer :icon_eek: so, i will not do it. ;D ;D
Very nice guts...
my first editions are oftenly vomit too ;) so, it's normal
In that spirit: Here's my prototype of a Plexi-Drive. Etch didn't turn out brillant this time.
But here is is. Not too many knobs and really sounding great.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/Plex_1590a.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/Plex_1590a_Gut.jpg)
Quote from: lars-musik on November 15, 2016, 09:34:00 AM
In that spirit: Here's my prototype of a Plexi-Drive. Etch didn't turn out brillant this time.
But here is is. Not too many knobs and really sounding great.
LOVE the etch. i like when pedals look rough and handmade. especially etching.
Newest build is a Dead Astronaut X-fuzz. Crazy good sounding little box. Got too cramped; I'll have to modify the layout if I make another.
(http://i.imgur.com/ucSYl7n.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/01UGNjm.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Nkv8XAB.jpg)
What's it gooped with?
Quote from: chuckd666 on November 20, 2016, 10:45:11 PM
What's it gooped with?
Liquid tape. I wasn't precise enough with some of my measurements, so I needed it to help protect against shorts.
Ahh I see, kooky. I haven't heard of that before.
looking nice!
but, to be honest, I think I prefer the not-painted version - nice raw finish :icon_cool:
finished a modified green ringer with a led ldr light sensor to control the amount of the octave effect.
Had some problem with the etch this time.
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/Photo%2013-12-2016%2020%2012%2032_zpssyekoluj.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/Photo%2013-12-2016%2020%2005%2036_zpslzxq5rlf.jpg)
Should have posted this one here too:
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/fs528.JPG) | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/fs530.JPG) |
Jon's "Falstaff" booster. I still don't know why I keep doing this to myself. These boxes are insanely small. :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: bluebunny on December 13, 2016, 04:28:51 PM
Should have posted this one here too:
You know, I think that might be the only build report of that I've seen. I like the choice of graphic. Such serious Fallstaff.
My Goodness! The builds here are reaching stratospheric levels of greatness!
I wish I were as competent as Groovenut and Gena_P1 when building a Reverb, as I had to built one in 3D matrix style... :P
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20170107_131529_zpsoweiv6lq.jpg)
Beware: the following image may be shocking... :o
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20170107_131000_zpsidzhr0sm.jpg)
That's inspiring. I should venture a 1590A one day!!
Just finished this tonight. It lets me use the rick-o-sound on my 4003 with a standard stereo cable instead of an awkward split cable. It has a stereo in and 2 mono outs for sending each pickup to an individual amp. Also my first attempt at swirl painting. Very happy with the way this one turned out!
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/221x392q90/924/l6ylIW.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/221x392q90/924/l4HrFf.jpg)
(https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/221x392q90/923/NGUe2V.jpg)
Quote from: adielricci on January 10, 2017, 05:58:04 PM
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20170107_131529_zpsoweiv6lq.jpg)
adielricci - keep building outsides like this, and no-one will care how shocking (or not) the insides.
Hi all
I want to do some 1590a builds and wanted to use some commercial/professionally made PCBs.
Are there any OSHPark links for them? Anyone sell them still?
Thx
Peter
Phase 45, layout by Solderman
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161211_154241_zpspbxwi1h7.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161211_154253_zpsqgmxofmv.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161211_153948_zpssywaku6e.jpg)
A really simple, yet powerful, MOSFET Booster, with no crackle. Can 1590LB builds be posted here?
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161112_141320_zpsicb5jhwe.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161112_141334%201_zpsaequinjd.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161112_141136_zpsmvl4rsv6.jpg)
Hey-ah! adielricci! Really an awesome golden thing. Maybe this pedal make you rich ;)
I did a booster that uses a very similar circuit than yours, but i used J201 instead. Here is a pic, i could find a gut shot :-\
(https://scontent-amt2-1.cdninstagram.com/t51.2885-15/e35/15538728_695968317226788_4073928818451021824_n.jpg)
Finished this beast up not too long ago. 1776 rub-a-dub with mods to bring mix to unity.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--gfl4xXCRMo/WKXIdp6PYEI/AAAAAAAACP8/2KjW_yEWZm8yevTzEYs963aAAoApj9jPQCLcB/s400/Photo%2BFeb%2B16%252C%2B8%2B27%2B34%2BAM.jpg)
Nice work, Giovanny! I chose MOSFET circuitry because of the high gain characteristics. The J201 works really well for that matter, as well!
flanagan0718, congratularions, it is never easy to cram a brick inside a 1590A! I built one of those a while ago, also with just one control. The latest one has a little more resources, though.
Here goes another rendition of an Angel Chorus:
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161018_114207%20Large_zpsk9bbu4d5.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161018_114215%20Large_zpshipjxg2t.jpg)
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20161018_113519_zpsyftw70b6.jpg)
Nice one chorus! adielricci
I never used reverb modules. I really have no idea about how it works now. But i will try to see threads about now. I am planning to do a shimmer reverb. :)
Quote from: GiovannyS10 on February 24, 2017, 03:16:09 PM
Nice one chorus! adielricci
I never used reverb modules. I really have no idea about how it works now. But i will try to see threads about now. I am planning to do a shimmer reverb. :)
Thanks! The Belton brick has 3 PT2399 inside, creating the reverb effect. It works fine, but you might be happier with an FV-1 if you want shimmer effects.
I see. I think would be nice add another pt2399 in series to increase the shimmer tail and maybe a transistor circuit to turn it more flexible by the picking. Would be a very nice effect. I should work in it when finish my actual flanger development...
one of you two fellows should start an "LB" thread, cozybuider would be all over that!
gio, your black box looks da bomb, as all the kids say. and adiel, are you ever going to run out of gold paint?
Quote from: duck_arse on February 25, 2017, 08:47:40 AM
Adiel, are you ever going to run out of gold paint?
Not soon, I hope! :)
Quote from: duck_arse on February 25, 2017, 08:47:40 AM
one of you two fellows should start an "LB" thread, cozybuider would be all over that!
Just did that! Thanks for the suggestion, Duck_arse!
I am going to bring this threat back to the huge 1590a enclosures... Here's my newest triplet of Fuzzes: A silion Fuzz Face, a two-knobbed One Knob Fuzz and a Tequila Buzz Fuzz (a kind of Fuzzrite). For someone who is not really into fuzzes I wonder why I keep building them!
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/three_fuzzes.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/three_fuzzes_guts.jpg)
Quote from: lars-musik on March 09, 2017, 09:38:41 AM
I am going to bring this threat back to the huge 1590a enclosures... Here's my newest triplet of Fuzzes: A silion Fuzz Face, a two-knobbed One Knob Fuzz and a Tequila Buzz Fuzz (a kind of Fuzzrite). For someone who is not really into fuzzes I wonder why I keep building them!
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/three_fuzzes.jpg)
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/three_fuzzes_guts.jpg)
bravo. a gut shot like that should always be required i think :)
Quote from: lars-musik on March 09, 2017, 09:38:41 AM
I am going to bring this threat back to the huge 1590a enclosures... Here's my newest triplet of Fuzzes: A silion Fuzz Face, a two-knobbed One Knob Fuzz and a Tequila Buzz Fuzz (a kind of Fuzzrite). For someone who is not really into fuzzes I wonder why I keep building them!
Eddystone 27969PSLA?
Colorsound Inductorless Wah
(https://s22.postimg.org/df4jpiqz1/10_wah.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/df4jpiqz1/)
Details here: http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=117081.msg1086326
1590a red llama. Nothing to write home about, but it's my first 1590a, and my first etched enclosure. I tried electrochemical etching (12v psu + salty water + cotton swab) and for some reason it started to peel off the toner stencil really early and I had to stop etching. Ended up with very shallow and uncolored etch.
(http://i.imgur.com/Wks7CuF.jpg)
Hey guys, I've never really been much into 1590a pedals, but after seeing all the great stuff posted in this thread I decided to give it a shot myself.
So I bought 10 1590a boxes and started putting stuff there. The first ones were a booster and a fuzz, but it was too easy so I moved to something a little more challenging. This is a phase 90 clone:
(https://i.imgur.com/OiEIY2D.jpg)(https://i.imgur.com/jTtBpoC.jpg)
I know, the finish is turrible, but I've never been great at it, especially at hand-finishing.
It works though, next in line is the Small Clone chorus. Already etched and soldered the PCB, but I've been too lazy to put it in the box yet. Hope to finish it next week
Quote from: balkanizeyou on April 08, 2017, 07:38:07 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/jTtBpoC.jpg)
That's really nice. I've designed a Phase 90 for a 1590A but with through hole components. Not built it though so totally unverified and would be a tight squeeze. Surface mount makes it a whole lot simpler to fit complex circuits in there, but still impressive.
BTW, I like the finish.
Quote from: Perrow on April 10, 2017, 06:55:54 AM
That's really nice. I've designed a Phase 90 for a 1590A but with through hole components. Not built it though so totally unverified and would be a tight squeeze. Surface mount makes it a whole lot simpler to fit complex circuits in there, but still impressive.
BTW, I like the finish.
Thank you!
I know I know, using SMD is cheating and there are people that could squeeze a reverb tank with a battery into 1590A :icon_lol: it's just that I'm not good at this, so I like to have a big margin of error in my builds (purists would probably kill me for wasting SO MUCH SPACE with this enclosed jack sockets! but that's what I had at hand).
I also really hate drilling PCBs so SMD definitely helps with that
(http://www.dazatronyx.com/little-fetish/little-fetish.jpg)
(http://www.dazatronyx.com/forums_etc/little-fetish-guts.jpg)
Love the design :)
My first (and probably the last, cause it is really hard to put more than one pot inside) 1590A pedal - Electra Distortion with slight modifications.
(http://i68.tinypic.com/x6alxw.jpg)
It's hard to fit stuff inside a 1590A, but the next ones will be easier, if you want to give another try. The trick is to get low profile parts if you can, and plan on how you'll use the space incide the 1590A. You can fit 2 "regular" 16mm pots side by side, and 3 9mm pots side by side, but maybe the knobs won't fit (my delay have 3 pots side by side, and I didn't got any knob to fit them). Use mono jacks, and sometimes you need to cut out part of them to make the board to fit. Also, put the jacks "as lower as you can", looking from the bootom of the box, so you have more space between them and the bottom lid of the enclosure.
You can fit 4 9mm pots inside a 1590A, plus a toggle switch, actually.
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/fa91e9c20d502d6b186a75de74118a77%20Large_zpsggxukprn.jpg)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on April 22, 2017, 01:10:08 PM
... 3 pots side by side, and I didn't got any knob to fit them ...
That's true, sadly. The smallest diameter I found are on the Davies (Clones) and you can't fit three of them side by side in a 1590a. I did some experiments with a 3D printer but had no luck. So I'll stick to two alongside. But depending on the momentary level of craziness, the number of pots can be quite high.
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/Clarinot_C3.jpg)
6 pots and a toggle switch and another switch at the side :o That's insane! 8)
Also, that dc jack with external nut helps to get more internal space.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on April 22, 2017, 07:30:50 PM
6 pots and a toggle switch and another switch at the side :o That's insane! 8)
Also, that dc jack with external nut helps to get more internal space.
It is insane. Whilst impressive, I'd have to ask.. but WHY?!?
Surely such a pedal would be easier to use and more convenient to construct in a slightly larger enclosure? Aside from pure style-points, is there any reason at all to try and squeeze it down to the point at which you can't really get your fingers around the knobs and it becomes fiddly to use at best at more likely downright awkward?!
I love a nice 1590A pedal, but I think we need to think about the human interface on these things too. "Too small" is not a great thing on any pedal. I deal a lot with Eurorack synth gear, and that often has the same problem - people try to squeeze far too many features into far too little room, just because they can. Turns out, in general, aside from the grins, that's not a good enough reason ;)
Ok, 2 euro cents done. I'll shut up now. As you were.
Tom
One of the reasons why could be: because it is possible, just to prove a concept.
When a pedal has more than 4 potentiometers, I also prefer to use a larger enclosure, because my feet aren't small (EU 48). Even so, I really like my set, with those small enclosures...
(http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/ae244/adielricci/IMG_20170415_152754%20Large_zpsxk2fuwkd.jpg)
Hi Tom,
you asked the question:
Quote from: ElectricDruid on April 22, 2017, 07:51:23 PM
I'd have to ask.. but WHY?!?
And you gave the answer:
Quote from: ElectricDruid on April 22, 2017, 07:51:23 PM
It is insane. Whilst impressive...
But honestly, I don't really know. I like to have the option of putting it in a 1590a. Because putting a small PCB in a large enclosure is always possible, but not the other way round.
I have befriended an experimental jazz guitarist who wanted a small travelling boards (because he often rides his bike to gigs) and he asked me whether I could possibly built is favourite pedals in a 1590a. These were: A BB Preamp, a Wampler Plexi, a KLON and a Triple Wreck. So I did it. Wasn't easy but he was totally happy. Since then, he even git more dwarfs from me. A Timmy, an Ultra Flanger, a FOxxx Tone MACHINE and even your TAP TREMOLO (albeit just with a 3.5mm jack for the tap input) Here's his board now:
(http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg578/lars-musik/1590a/axels%20board.jpg)
That's an amazing board, and I quite understand why you'd build such a thing.
Sorry, was being a bit negative last night. I shouldn't post when I feel like that.
Tom
Quote from: ElectricDruid on April 23, 2017, 05:51:20 AM
Sorry, was being a bit negative last night.
That's perfectly fine. You don't want to know what we poor 1590A-obsessed builders think or say whilst boxing these things up!
By the way: The developer of the TAPFLO, the Flangelicous etc never needs to apologise for anything!
That being said - I already made a 1590A layout for the Flangelicous. Even populated it but then you published the revised version and I did'nt want to box up my old one. That's another problem with being pedal-obsessed. Always something new and overflowing drawers of populated boards.
To me, there's 3 main reasons:
1- to save pedal board space. You can have a lot of pedals in a small pedalboard using 1590As.
2- to challenge yourself. Big builds (lots of parts and/or lots of pots) aren't easy to do. And sometimes you do it just to prove yourself you can do it. Me, for example, my hardest build ever was a 1590A wah, and I don't plan on adding it to my pedalboard, it's more like a trophy to me.
3- it's as fun as to build something inside a big enclosure 8)
Quote from: rankot on April 22, 2017, 07:33:47 AM
My first (and probably the last, cause it is really hard to put more than one pot inside) 1590A pedal - Electra Distortion with slight modifications.
(http://i68.tinypic.com/x6alxw.jpg)
Tom's quite right. It
is insane. But good on you rankot for having a go! :) Every time I've done it, I've sworn never again. One or two pots is bad enough, then I went and did these (and I continue with the madness :icon_rolleyes:).
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/vox832.JPG) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/E11710.JPG)
My next ones will have 3 pots (a big muff) and 4 pots (a modded rat). And everytime I do a 1590A, I swear never again too :icon_razz:
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on April 23, 2017, 06:07:33 PM
And everytime I do a 1590A, I swear never again too :icon_razz:
I think we need to set up a support group to help each other through these crisis periods when we get tempted... ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: bluebunny on April 24, 2017, 03:10:34 AM
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on April 23, 2017, 06:07:33 PM
And everytime I do a 1590A, I swear never again too :icon_razz:
I think we need to set up a support group to help each other through these crisis periods when we get tempted... ;D ;D ;D
Yes, maybe the "1590LB support group" :o, together we should be able to convince people of the lunacy of small box builds 8)
Quote from: Cozybuilder on April 24, 2017, 12:56:25 PM
Yes, maybe the "1590LB support group" :o, together we should be able to convince people of the lunacy of small box builds 8)
I'm in!!
Newest proco Rat in the bloc
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/Photo%2026.04.17%2020%2032%2027_zpsw12782mg.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/Photo%2026.04.17%2020%2030%2005_zps6pbv99bo.jpg)
Cheers,
Thomas
Quote from: bluebunny on April 24, 2017, 03:10:34 AM
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on April 23, 2017, 06:07:33 PM
And everytime I do a 1590A, I swear never again too :icon_razz:
I think we need to set up a support group to help each other through these crisis periods when we get tempted... ;D ;D ;D
This would not be a 12-step program for 1590A builders (because you can get addicted to 12-step programs), it would cover items like trimpots with knobs, pots that have the guts on the outside of the enclosure, subminiature RF links between stompboxes to eliminate jacks, Polaroid-style flat batteries, flexprint circuits that you can roll up and stuff in the box, optical on-off toggle switches mounted outside the box etc. We haven't even begun to plumb the depths of (depraved) design practices that would enable you to stick a design with eight pots into a 1590A. But I am sure some enterprising designer will put all of this together soon. Tick, tock.
AmtTramp, the joy is to build these beauties without using SMDs... ;)
I was offered the chance to join Amedeo, a stealth startup company in Pittsburgh run by T. Peter Brody, the man who invented the term "active matrix" for displays. I preferred to stay in Canada so I didn't go, but he was using an offset printer on glass to print the resist to make lines that were 8 microns wide, which he could do perfectly, 6 microns which worked most of the time and 4 microns which worked about half the time. He used simple n-channel cadmium selenide MOSFET's and he could get good results by screen printing one transistor per pixel. The offset printer was set up to make four successive impressions so gaps in ink coverage would be filled by successive impressions. We all see displays every day - if you are reading this, you are looking at one now. Printing your own integrated circuits or BBD's may be simpler than you think. CdSe is one of those materials like polysilicon or germanium - if it vaguely looks like a transistor, it will work.
BTW I went to Dr. Brody's home and saw the first active matrix display attached to a television. There were a lot of lineouts (he did not have modern clean room facilities or deposition equipment when he started out in the 1970's) but the picture was there in glorious black and greenish yellow. The display was electroluminescent because one of the properties of CdSe is that transistors can typically stand off more than 200 volts. You could make any of the popular circuits the size of a grain of rice and run it on anything from 9 volts to tube voltages.
...provided we have the right equipment and supplies. That's a great idea, but its accomplishment would be a bit on the hard side, here in Brazil.
BSIABII with contour pot and shielded wires.
(http://i64.tinypic.com/k5ct3.jpg)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/2h2e495.jpg)
Hi,
just finished another one!
This one is based on the echo base, but with less knobs and instead of tails the switch adds a LDR tremolo to the circuit using the same LFO of the echo base.
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0476_zpspsuhhq60.jpg)
(http://i1303.photobucket.com/albums/ag159/Thomas_Eduardt_Hafemann/DSC_0489_zpsewfsd4hg.jpg)
I had to put the ICs on the copper side to make it fit in one board, but it works!
cheers
Great work, Thomasha! No SMDs!
EA tremolo. One of my favourite circuits - so simple, yet sounds so good
(http://i.imgur.com/J4kWf3P.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/XuSYWGT.jpg)
Keeley Katana clone - my first 1590a.
Massive headroom, huge gain on tap, and flat boost across the whole range which is good for electric and I can use it on acoustic as well.
I might want to build a treble booster for pre-overdrive boost, and move this one to my loop board as a clean volume boost.
Laser etched with an Epilog Helix 75.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4177/34613410616_ebfedb0442_c.jpg)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4185/34268876920_e79a39846c.jpg)
Adam
This is my first Pro Co Rat ever! I've used Joe Davisson's diode opamp. Reverse etched by me (my first reverse etch), artwork by Adiel Ricci.
(https://s9.postimg.org/ib2fxo4yz/rat.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/ib2fxo4yz/)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on June 18, 2017, 02:44:51 PM
This is my first Pro Co Rat ever! I've used Joe Davisson's diode opamp. Reverse etched by me (my first reverse etch), artwork by Adiel Ricci.
Great work, pal! Congratulations!
Great work, pal! Congratulations!
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Thanks a lot, Adiel! My friends loved the artwork 8)
Another wah! I posted more information on the respective thread, but it also needs to go to this gallery.
(http://i.imgur.com/Fui5kRCl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Zkk9h3el.jpg)
Quote from: thomasha on August 22, 2017, 12:14:44 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/Fui5kRCl.jpg)
I've said it before, I'll say it again. I enjoy your work 8)
Tom- Your work just keeps getting better, its a tough act to follow.
Quote from: thomasha on August 22, 2017, 12:14:44 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/Fui5kRCl.jpg)
This is one of the sexyest things I've ever
saw seen, guitar related or whatever. It's really beautiful, specially knowing that it's a regular Hammend and you crafted the foot thingy yourself.
*Edit*: me can't speak ingrish.
--
Scarlett Johansson uses a Burst Box with her Telecaster.
Here is my latest THAT4301 compressor limiter.
Sprint Layout files for pcb:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s9l2nr1kwqi6wt9/AAD-DwktyQt4ruzgMSlV4Hoza?dl=0
(https://s26.postimg.org/836ue3b51/2017-08-31_18.04.11.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/836ue3b51/)
(https://s26.postimg.org/u3n6uptt1/2017-08-31_18.05.30.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/u3n6uptt1/)
Quote from: lietuvis on August 31, 2017, 01:33:22 PM
(https://s26.postimg.org/836ue3b51/2017-08-31_18.04.11.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/836ue3b51/)
I had never even heard of the THAT4301 before, I'm reading the datasheet now 8) great looking build by the way, very clean inside and out.
Quote from: lietuvis on August 31, 2017, 01:33:22 PM
Here is my latest THAT4301 compressor limiter.
Would you share the schematics by any chance?
Would you share the schematics by any chance?
Added schematic to dropbox link with pcb files and here is the link to dcdc :
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3W-DC-Boost-Converter-3-3V-12V-5V-9V-to-15V-Output-Step-up-Power-Supply-Module/331826987047?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D45993%26meid%3Dc621c83b7a404f229d1bda9c7402ddaf%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D252996434711&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
where the example of that 4301 and the eagle lib?
my bookmark http://www.thatcorp.com/pedals/index.html (http://www.thatcorp.com/pedals/index.html) just show the other :(
That 4301 thingy wasn't cheap :icon_cry:
My 5th ever 1590A and the biggest challenge of them all, a Big Muff
(http://a65.tinypic.com/14y4tw8.jpg)
(http://a67.tinypic.com/2emq1jo.jpg)
(http://a65.tinypic.com/2z6tvcw.jpg)
hey Ben, izzat thread-seal tape I see on yer dc jack? you got those wobbly nut blues, huh?
3 16mm pots in A like that Ben? Crazy, but done.
What muff is that?
Quote from: duck_arse on September 21, 2017, 12:24:08 PM
hey Ben, izzat thread-seal tape I see on yer dc jack? you got those wobbly nut blues, huh?
Yep! Thread tape. Not wobbly, just preventative measures is all. I've been putting it on everything except the pots because they already have those anti rotation tabs.
Quote from: 287m on September 21, 2017, 01:08:01 PM
3 16mm pots in A like that Ben? Crazy, but done.
What muff is that?
Ya, it took some careful planning and measuring but I really wanted to try it. Big thanks goes to cozybuilder for the words of encouragement and inspiring pics!
It's a 47 Rams Head, thanks to Jimi Photon for identifying my favorite version out of all the different ones
Merlin's Engineer's Thumb in a 1590A. Finished this one this morning...
MC
(https://s1.postimg.org/7pqkt0chd7/Thumb_L.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/7pqkt0chd7/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/20hzvljwcr/Thumb_G.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/20hzvljwcr/)
Dear fellows,
Here is something I have been putting off for a year. Now finally I braced myself for this little guy.
It is an EQD Sea Machine. I separated the LFO and audio board and it really fit (although I didn't measure too much in advance just made everything as small as I could).
(https://s1.postimg.org/2xbp5klnor/Sea-_C01.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2xbp5klnor/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/30vb3ahazv/Sea-_C02.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/30vb3ahazv/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/2flngzqhvf/Sea_C_guts.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2flngzqhvf/)
What I like most about that is all those knobs with zero knobs on the sides. Nice.
Quote from: lars-musik on October 19, 2017, 06:27:17 PM
(https://s1.postimg.org/2xbp5klnor/Sea-_C01.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2xbp5klnor/)
YOU. ARE. INSANE.
But in a nice way. ;D
I feel inadequate now.
Quote from: italianguy63 on October 20, 2017, 06:52:12 AM
I feel inadequate now.
Never!
You guys are the only reason that I even dare to build my own pedals! If it weren't for this forum I wouldn't have a single working cuircuit (but on the other hand, I'd have much more time for making music).
Quote from: lars-musik on October 19, 2017, 06:27:17 PM
Dear fellows,
Here is something I have been putting off for a year. Now finally I braced myself for this little guy.
It is an EQD Sea Machine. I separated the LFO and audio board and it really fit (although I didn't measure too much in advance just made everything as small as I could).
(https://s1.postimg.org/2xbp5klnor/Sea-_C01.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2xbp5klnor/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/30vb3ahazv/Sea-_C02.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/30vb3ahazv/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/2flngzqhvf/Sea_C_guts.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2flngzqhvf/)
...and now all you have to do is finish developing the shrink-ray for your fingers and your dastardly master plan will be complete! ;)
T.
Quote from: lars-musik on October 19, 2017, 06:27:17 PM
(https://s1.postimg.org/2xbp5klnor/Sea-_C01.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/2xbp5klnor/)
:icon_eek: My initial verbal reaction included some words automatically blocked by the forum. You've really outdone yourself on this one. And as always, love your style 8)
Well, this is not as awesome as Lars's build, but still let me show it...
a porkbarrel, aka ce2 clone.
Sounds really nice, using only through hole components, in a sandwiched build.
This is how I made it>
(https://i.imgur.com/ZzOXMzol.jpg?1)
not the cleanest etch, but still looks nice, there are some spots where the etch was to shallow.
The boards look like this>
(https://i.imgur.com/VutzXAEl.jpg?1)
the connections between boards are the GND, 9v, VB and signal
(https://i.imgur.com/hBQfto7l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/VYsobK2l.jpg?1)
as you can see, there is still a lot os space around the DC jack.
(https://i.imgur.com/gT6dzvbl.jpg?3)
(https://i.imgur.com/kGFzWXOl.jpg?1)
cheers,
thomas
first see in mbp
after five minutes, i still look at that stacked board
amazing
Yeah, I'm impressed too, Thomas. Those little boards are beautiful. Somehow you've got it all squeezed in there and kept track of it too. Nice work.
Tom
1) Life would sure be a heckuva lot more compatible with 1590A boxes if we used 1/8" mini phone plugs/jacks.
2) Has building 6-knob/2-board FX somehow displaced building a ship-in-a-bottle as the hobby of those who relish obsessive suffering?
Quote from: Mark Hammer on November 11, 2017, 01:33:49 PM
2) Has building 6-knob/2-board FX somehow displaced building a ship-in-a-bottle as the hobby of those who relish obsessive suffering?
Someone definitely needs to combine those ideas and report back. Now that you've retired.... :icon_wink:
because they can make Lionardo DeCaprio And Kati Wenslet hang forever in this ship
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Buddelschiff_Titanic.JPG)
:icon_mrgreen:
I can't decide if the Titanic would be most analogous to a compressor/expander, a tube screamer, noise gate, a bit crusher, or simply a kill switch, perhaps a burst box.
actually, a looooooong delay
for a story 8)
downward expansion? very nice sandwich, oww, me teef!
Quote from: 287m on November 11, 2017, 10:36:47 AM
first see in mbp
after five minutes, i still look at that stacked board
amazing
Here's another for your viewing pleasure.
(http://images.rumbust.net/superflybothboards.jpg)
http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A (http://rumbust.net/Superfly+in+a+1590A)
Quote from: Perrow on November 14, 2017, 03:34:35 AM
Here's another for your viewing pleasure.
:icon_eek:
Woah!
That is awesome. :icon_biggrin:
woah, Perrow the curved man himself :icon_biggrin:
thanks, happy to see another mini wizard still here
Quote from: 287m on November 14, 2017, 08:28:54 AM
woah, Perrow the curved man himself :icon_biggrin:
thanks, happy to see another mini wizard still here
Sadly I'm only here with a keyboard, long time since I built something. Don't have a workspace at the moment.
Nice to see that you are still here Perrow, that subminiature amp of yours is amazing!
I built a looper this time, based on the madbean's loophole with the vibrato mod, in this case using an opamp.
Here are some pictures of the build>
the boards, the LFO was a later add-on, so the board looks normal
(https://i.imgur.com/qDIw4vrl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/OpqBo1jl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ksvcjH7l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vRjdvlOl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/08mrX0al.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LpqmZY2l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DSQSoekl.jpg)
Some pictures with the recording on.
The etch is a time glass
here a crappy video
Okay... what the.... f-word.
That etch, that 2 3PDTs, two boards... I quit :icon_eek:
Thomas, will your next one be an 1590A ADA Flanger? :icon_lol:
Well, I used mini DPDT's since this pedal has no true bypass anyway.
A third DPDT would make it true bypass, but stomping 3 times to have a loop playing is too much. And it wouldn't fit anyway.
As for the flanger, Solderman did some nice stuff in 1590As too, unfortunately the links are all broken.
He had a nice Big wave flanger with the MN3005.
My second attempt at 1590a. It's a germanium npn booster based on Small Bear's Ursa Minor.
(https://s7.postimg.org/vk7h3g093/boost0s.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/vk7h3g093/)
(https://s7.postimg.org/sdcxjt0dj/geboost_S.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/sdcxjt0dj/)
Quote from: thomasha on November 25, 2017, 08:50:58 AM
Well, I used mini DPDT's since this pedal has no true bypass anyway.
A third DPDT would make it true bypass, but stomping 3 times to have a loop playing is too much. And it wouldn't fit anyway.
As for the flanger, Solderman did some nice stuff in 1590As too, unfortunately the links are all broken.
He had a nice Big wave flanger with the MN3005.
I've got those Solderman files.
The Big wave is (2) TL072's, (2) CD4049's and an MN3007 - all in a 1590A
I also have his FL3 layout which is (2) 4558's, an MN3102 and an MN3207
He was a pretty amazing guy.....I wonder what happened to him...
Dan
Quote from: danielzink on December 05, 2017, 04:46:37 PM
I've got those Solderman files.
I hope you can post them soon then. ;D
Quote from: swever on December 03, 2017, 04:34:07 PM
My second attempt at 1590a. It's a germanium npn booster based on Small Bear's Ursa Minor.
Nice job, Alexander. I like the arrangement with the pot on the top edge and the stompswitch in the middle.
Thank you, Marc! This control arrangement was designed to fulfill customer's request. He wanted nothing but the button on the top surface (because he tends to stomp the box really hard without really looking at it and that kills the pots eventually).
I improved the design further by putting a large old soviet knob (another flea market find). Now I can adjust gain with one finger or even with my foot.
(https://s2.postimg.org/expadn1ph/geboostknob2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/expadn1ph/)
I like this one so much now that I am keeping it and building a new one for the customer.
I thought my 1590a booster (on the right hand side) was not compact enough so I decided to build another one in an even smaller gainta B037 enclosure (on the left) just because I could. It's called Buster (as in Buster Gonad). :icon_mrgreen:
(https://s7.postimg.org/8on9p8mhz/buster01.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/8on9p8mhz/)(https://s7.postimg.org/6wuaucauv/buster02.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/6wuaucauv/)(https://s7.postimg.org/q1xk43a3b/buster03.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/q1xk43a3b/)
Tomasha, that in insane. Just how? Must be some sort of optical illusion or black magic going on there.
Are you sure that all fits? I mean, I can see it but I'm not sure I'm ready to believe it. I probably couldn't fit that in a BB.
1590A? Unbelievable!
Huh, this really pushed my nerves to the limit >:(
(http://i66.tinypic.com/24o4ykg.jpg)
But the result is nice! :) It wasn't working first time I put it in, and soon I found out that one block capacitor's leg is broken - using audio tracer cable revealed that in no time. So I decided just to solder another capacitor on copper side of PCB (yellow one seen on top of picture). It works now really fine.
It is my take on Tim Ecobedo's PWM variation by Paul Stevenson (https://paulinthelab.blogspot.rs/2012/06/nintendetar-add-on-oscillator-veroboard.html), who added clipping diodes at the end, so more sounds are available. I added a potentiometer to control clipping, because it brings even more control. If anyone's interested, I can post schematic and PCB files.
Parked wah
(https://s17.postimg.org/djk04tkzv/IMG_0592.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/djk04tkzv/)
(https://s17.postimg.org/5e1y6rrmz/IMG_0594.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/5e1y6rrmz/)
(https://s17.postimg.org/won9ep9zf/mini_q_3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/won9ep9zf/)
Rankot, that's a beautiful 1590A! How did you did the finishing?
I first drill holes, then paint sides, trying to paint it as even as I can. It's quite complicated, because I don't have anything better for painting but spray cans, and it seems that paint doesn't stick to aluminium so well, so I have to paint for a few times each layer. And I paint in a basement, so I must warm up the case before painting, or the painting will be even worse:(
After that, I print a sticker using colour laser. I print it on a dedicated white polyethylene self adhesive foil. Then cut holes on a foil. After foil is stuck to case, I paint over it using glossy coating spray.
But the paint is not really tough and can be easily scratched, so I must try to fin another finishing coat. Any suggestion is welcome!
Quote from: rankot on January 14, 2018, 08:16:35 AMand it seems that paint doesn't stick to aluminium so well, so I have to paint for a few times each layer.
Use a primer...
Remember for Aluminium Self-etching primer works best.
Peter
I'll try with primer, thanks!
Quote from: peterc on January 14, 2018, 03:03:40 PM
Remember for Aluminium Self-etching primer works best.
HUGE +1 to that. Self-etching primer gives fabulous results on aluminum boxes.
I've bought the only one type of aluminium primer I could found in my town, not sure if it is self-etching.
rankot - how about Tayda enclosures? Several colors, powred coated, cheap. At first I used to paint all my naked alu enclosures with spray cans. Now, the only spray I use, it's a clear coat to protect the decal and I use Tayda painted enclosures, or use non painted aluminum enclosures that I buy locally (I think I buy them at similiar price as painted Tayda boxes). I rarely put a color due to the delicate coating (acrylic) and the cost of the paint.
T.
Interesting, but I live in Serbia ;D
Ordering anything from USA means huge postage, customs and tax - ordering from China means just wait for a package little bit more.
I usually wait 14-18 days for the package (I live in Poland). You can give it a try but wait for the promo code (15% off). Postage cost is acceptable in my opinion. Take the Registered Mail, it costs around $4-$5 for small order.
T.
Tayda is based in Thailand. They have a shipping operation in the US but only for US (maybe some Canadian) orders. An order to Serbia would not come from the US, I think direct from Thailand.
OK, I'll see that. However, since I must put additional transparent layer over the box after I stick the decal, it may be the problem if it is already painted with incompatible color?
I don't know, I haven't tried painting or clear coating over any powder-coated boxes yet. It seems Temol does it, maybe he can tell us what kind of finish he uses.
I spray paint only waterslide decal, off the enclosure. I do not spray any clear coats after applying the decals. It's easier to replace the decal (if it gets damaged) than invisibly repair clear coat on the enclosure. If I was going to use durable protective layer, I'd look for some kind of resin (Envirotex?) or maybe automotive paint.
T.
Crammed a Paul Cochrane Timmy into a 1590a. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, but I probably wouldn't want to do it again.
I really regret socketing the 4558 cause it sticks out like a sore thumb.
(https://i.imgur.com/vxpMa6o.jpg?2)
(https://i.imgur.com/i773bZV.jpg?2)
Not bad at all for a first post - welcome! Very neat little build.
Quote from: oatmonster on January 27, 2018, 10:32:39 PM
but I probably wouldn't want to do it again.
We all say that, but it's like childbirth: you kinda forget how incredibly painful it was, then go and do it all again! ;D
Quote from: bluebunny on January 28, 2018, 06:59:40 AM
Quote from: oatmonster on January 27, 2018, 10:32:39 PM
but I probably wouldn't want to do it again.
We all say that, but it's like childbirth: you kinda forget how incredibly painful it was, then go and do it all again! ;D
It's not that we forget. We remember that the first steps of the next "build" are rather fun. :icon_razz:
first post and first 1590A? amazing
no, when you enter 1590A world, you can't leave completely.
vero or perf? Nice build
Quote from: EBK on January 28, 2018, 07:21:47 AM
Quote from: bluebunny on January 28, 2018, 06:59:40 AM
Quote from: oatmonster on January 27, 2018, 10:32:39 PM
but I probably wouldn't want to do it again.
We all say that, but it's like childbirth: you kinda forget how incredibly painful it was, then go and do it all again! ;D
It's not that we forget. We remember that the first steps of the next "build" are rather fun. :icon_razz:
Haha, the only enclosures I have laying around are 1590As so I guess I'll have to do a few more. Probably something simpler though so I can spend some time learning how to screen print my graphics.
Quote from: 287m on January 28, 2018, 09:10:18 AM
first post and first 1590A? amazing
no, when you enter 1590A world, you can't leave completely.
vero or perf? Nice build
Thanks, I used vero for this. This actually wasn't my first 1590A build. Earlier I built this: an EQD speaker cranker clone to get my feet wet. Much simpler, though at the time I still wanted to pull my hair out.
(https://i.imgur.com/fBAFz5r.jpg?1)
(https://i.imgur.com/z03LQWs.jpg?1)
Rangemaster with switchable input capacitors ala Mini Beano from AM.
Regards,
Lars
(https://s9.postimg.org/9x0aorjq3/IMG_0225.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/9x0aorjq3/)
(https://s9.postimg.org/p5q82k0jv/IMG_0223.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/p5q82k0jv/)
You may have set a new world record for jack proximity. If nothing shorts out with both plugs inserted, you must have a fraction of a mm clearance.
Quote from: thermionix on January 30, 2018, 03:50:28 PM
You may have set a new world record for jack proximity. If nothing shorts out with both plugs inserted, you must have a fraction of a mm clearance.
It works without shorting, but after looking at some pictures in this thread, it seems they could have been arranged differently for more clearance.
Next time, I guess..
Regards,
Lars
I'm impressed, I hope it didn't come off like a criticism. I'm not brave enough for a 1590A attempt myself.
Quote from: thermionix on January 31, 2018, 03:36:11 PM
I'm impressed, I hope it didn't come off like a criticism. I'm not brave enough for a 1590A attempt myself.
No, read no criticism in your post, thermionix.
It's just that we are always looking for a better way to go about things.
It's my first build in a 1590A and while I'm really happy with it, the stuff being shown in this thread is on another level completely.
Room for improvement, that's all.
Regards,
Lars
Quote from: Lars F on February 02, 2018, 03:50:21 AM
Room for improvement, that's all.
In a 1590A? Ah, the irony! ;)
Quote from: bluebunny on February 02, 2018, 05:45:56 AM
Quote from: Lars F on February 02, 2018, 03:50:21 AM
Room for improvement, that's all.
In a 1590A? Ah, the irony! ;)
I'm presently working on my very first 1590A builds, and I've learned that they are more spacious than they first appear. :icon_wink:
It reminds me of my old vehicle, a 2006 Scion xB, magically designed to be much bigger on the inside than on the outside. Sadly, my wife accidentally made it much(!) smaller on the outside one day, so we had to replace it.
First build of 2018. It's a bazz fuss in parallel with a LPB. Made it for a bassist friend, and the artwork was a little pun (bass fuzz - bass fish :icon_lol:)
(https://s9.postimg.org/g9j97w2tn/fuzzfora.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/g9j97w2tn/)
3rd build of 2018. Well, this one was finished in 2017, but I made the enclosure today. It's a 1590A Triangle Big Muff, etched artwork based on the original one. I don't have any experience on using inks, so I painted it with nail polish :icon_lol:.
(https://s9.postimg.org/p7ax1ftmj/muff1.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/p7ax1ftmj/)(https://s9.postimg.org/4aeowsb17/muff2.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/4aeowsb17/)(https://s9.postimg.org/d5fj7as3v/muff3.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/d5fj7as3v/)
Hey Marcos,
Such awesome work! The etching work was perfect and that painting work turned all it more special! Really incredible man! 8) 8) 8) 8)
4th build of 2018. It's a Devi Ever Hyperion. My cleanest etch so far, and painted with nail polish again (easy and cheap :icon_mrgreen:)
(https://s9.postimg.org/xerazatwb/IMG_20180227_183548.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/xerazatwb/)(https://s9.postimg.org/rql08ex9n/IMG_20180227_183614.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/rql08ex9n/)
Work in progress here, if you'll indulge me.
I have a huge backlog of projects waiting to be finished, and I've come to realize that the enclosure finishing step is where my biggest bottleneck is. So, I have enlisted the help of my six-year-old daughter on this one:
(http://i.imgur.com/8v7rgxPl.jpg)
When she is done painting it, I'll let her do all the assembly (minus the soldering and final tightening). Pretty good so far. :icon_cool:
Quote from: EBK on March 01, 2018, 05:34:46 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/8v7rgxPl.jpg)
Quite frankly she has more artistic prowess than I do ::)
FWIW, Mammoth has 1590As on sale for $3.40 right now. I ordered one, not for a pedal build, but for a simple power distro box I'm gonna throw together.
Bertola's classic mini fuzz that I made for my little brother. Simplest circuit ever, though it sounds great.
(https://s14.postimg.org/rwlwdo4vl/B131_F515-327_D-4073-_BF7_E-_B14_E1_DD820_C6.jpg)
(https://s14.postimg.org/o08khnwqp/CF8_FBFAE-_EDA0-45_AC-85_C6-2_AB173_F34_F8_D.jpg)
Simple, but I really dig the orange knob and yellow LED on that.
To me, it's kind of like simplicity perfected -- a relaxing, contented sigh.
Welcome to the forum, by the way. :icon_smile:
5th build of 2018. It's a Big Muff I made for a friend. He drew the artwork, I did a reverse etch on all sides of the enclosure (my first etch on a side of a enclosure), plus a little bit of "relic" finishing (actually the etches went too shallow and I got some of the ink removed when I was sanding the enclosure, but my friend liked the result, so I left it this way).
(https://s7.postimg.cc/omcx36ng7/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/omcx36ng7/)(https://s7.postimg.cc/buyqwoldz/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/buyqwoldz/)(https://s7.postimg.cc/tl0fhq6on/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/tl0fhq6on/)(https://s7.postimg.cc/ep1wa52zr/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ep1wa52zr/)(https://s7.postimg.cc/yjnxw9px3/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/yjnxw9px3/)(https://s7.postimg.cc/w2c6p0dqf/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/w2c6p0dqf/)(https://s7.postimg.cc/vctecnkwn/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/vctecnkwn/)
6th build of 2018. It's a mosfet booster. Simple, but effective. Artwork drawn by my brother, then I etched it.
(https://s7.postimg.cc/ew8kx7lzb/dentro.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ew8kx7lzb/) (https://s7.postimg.cc/5ogcgiucn/fora.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5ogcgiucn/) (https://s7.postimg.cc/c25fjrriv/led.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/c25fjrriv/)
8th build of 2018. Doug Hammond's Highway89 using a layout provided by 287m - thanks again, bro!
(https://s33.postimg.cc/sz1cfy0xn/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/sz1cfy0xn/)
Btw, this one have 4 16mm pots in a 1590A :icon_wink:
(https://s33.postimg.cc/lkc0ngcgb/pots.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/lkc0ngcgb/)
Just started building with 1590a. This is tricker than it looks. A little lik building a ship in a bottle.
These are mockups. I'm waiting on some parts to finish these up.
SHO, Ugly Face, and Woolly Mammoth.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/5t6nhpthp/303_DE7_B6-6_E4_E-4_C69-9_E4_A-98_C0_DC9_BF81_A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5t6nhpthp/)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/lrfd7uvfh/48_D47494-_BFAC-467_E-9_A73-_D8_EB5_E3641_DA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/lrfd7uvfh/)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/t7emtnqul/E078_A14_D-4648-4947-85_C7-570_A94342_A71.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/t7emtnqul/)
Yeah, it's harder that it looks. But nice start!
Btw, which Ugly Face layout did you used? Planning on doing a 1590A Ugly Face, but I didn't made a layout yet.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on June 07, 2018, 08:22:38 PM
Yeah, it's harder that it looks. But nice start!
Btw, which Ugly Face layout did you used? Planning on doing a 1590A Ugly Face, but I didn't made a layout yet.
I'm using some PCBs I had made. These were not design with the 1590a in mind but the board seems to fit sideways. I soldered these before I thought about fitting these in the smaller boxes. I might have to replace the caps with shorter ones.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/5bpqq9md9/Screen_Shot_2018-06-07_at_8.00.22_PM.png) (https://postimg.cc/image/5bpqq9md9/)
Nice boards. With some planning when positioning the pots and jacks, the caps won't be a problem. But if you can get shorter caps, it'll make the fitting easier.
SHO, first completed 1590a build.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/ba79z6eil/IMG_0049.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/ba79z6eil/)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/599l23zm5/IMG_0051.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/599l23zm5/)
I was resistant to the small boxes. Now I'm giving in. I never use batteries, and the space savings is nice. Shoehorning things into the small enclosure is an added hassle, but wiring is simplified since you don't need battery clip. These small enclosures impose some limitations which can translate to creative design and decisions. For example, I'm thinking about doing an F.F. While someone has probably done it I think 5 knobs is too many, so one or two knobs will have to go, the choice is interesting.
Welcome to the 1590A world! The limitations imposed by the small enclosure results in some fun challenges in my opinion. Of course, sometimes you'll want to throw everything out of an window when something doesn't fit and you found this out just after you've drilled the enclosure :icon_lol:.
One more Ultra Flanger, layout by Solderman, for the 1590A. This time, properly deticked, lower noise, adjusted. Soon to go into the enclosure.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tvvt-H2yo_0/Wx2fzOdxagI/AAAAAAAAT_I/EEAJrkH7ehcYoBNhd2N8xJ7R9Zs38FoNgCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/bb834806-c3b0-4b28-8364-0f22e2ca3ebb.jpg)
9th build of 2018: Alfonso's Zendrive, in my opinion the best ts-like od. Didn't had any ideas for an artwork to etch, so I went with a swirl using red, green and blue nail polishes.
(https://s33.postimg.cc/qcfjk878b/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/qcfjk878b/)(https://s33.postimg.cc/yhxlid8bv/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/yhxlid8bv/)(https://s33.postimg.cc/h4nb3ikqj/out.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/h4nb3ikqj/)(https://s33.postimg.cc/7k3ogn34b/fundo.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/7k3ogn34b/)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on June 11, 2018, 07:55:59 PM
9th build of 2018: Alfonso's Zendrive, in my opinion the best ts-like od. Didn't had any ideas for an artwork to etch, so I went with a swirl using red, green and blue nail polishes.
(https://s33.postimg.cc/qcfjk878b/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/qcfjk878b/)(https://s33.postimg.cc/yhxlid8bv/image.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/yhxlid8bv/)(https://s33.postimg.cc/h4nb3ikqj/out.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/h4nb3ikqj/)(https://s33.postimg.cc/7k3ogn34b/fundo.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/7k3ogn34b/)
Nice work, is there a layout for this? I am thinking about building a 1590a Tube Screamer.
Completed Woolly Mammoth. I'm kicking myself for rushing to finish this and not thinking about the box. Now i want to stamp something on the outside.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/onlfyqral/IMG_1224.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/onlfyqral/)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/9244esurx/IMG_1225.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/9244esurx/)
Quote from: soggybag on June 12, 2018, 12:16:47 AM
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on June 11, 2018, 07:55:59 PM
Nice work, is there a layout for this? I am thinking about building a 1590a Tube Screamer.
I made my own layout, with onboard 16mm pots :icon_twisted:. PM me your e-mail and I'll send you the files if you want.
10th build of 2018. A friend asked me to build him a pedal called "satan muff", it's an internal joke. Despite the name, the circuit is Joe Davisson's Transistor Obsidian.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/xz1vyg2pj/obsidian.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/xz1vyg2pj/)
came out great man....nice etch. 8)
Thanks a lot, Rob. It's nice to get a compliment from you, since your works are one of my inspirations on enclosure etching :icon_wink:. I really liked this one, the etching came out very clean. My friend liked it too, I gave him the pedal yesterday and he already used it in a concert!
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on July 05, 2018, 03:14:19 PM
10th build of 2018. A friend asked me to build him a pedal called "satan muff", it's an internal joke. Despite the name, the circuit is Joe Davisson's Transistor Obsidian.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/xz1vyg2pj/obsidian.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/xz1vyg2pj/)
Excellent work. Loving the heavy metal umlaut, lol..:)
T.
Quote from: ElectricDruid on July 08, 2018, 06:15:15 AM
Excellent work. Loving the heavy metal umlaut, lol..:)
Hadn't noticed that, Tom. Brilliant! :icon_cool:
Thanks a lot. It was a request from my friend. His band logo have that umlaut, as he told be he basically add them to make the vowels look strange :icon_lol:
11th build of 2018. It's not a pedal, but it's in a 1590A :icon_wink:. Rick Holt's (aka frequencycentral) Superfly, which is an submini version of Doug Hammond's Firefly.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/d0uul64mf/13_m_o.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/d0uul64mf/)(https://s15.postimg.cc/q50exvjtj/14_frente.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/q50exvjtj/)
This is the Schu-Tone Bison delay. Its a Binson-like dual delay in a 1590A. Delay one is one repeat, delay two is based off the first delay and has the feedback loop. If you've done the 1776 Effects Multiplex Binson Mode, you know how it works.
There are a few boards left, message me if interested.
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/913/43292678622_8dd374571f_b.jpg)
Damn tight 8)
A modern DSP with up to 3500ms delay ram in a 1590A housing. Up to 24Bit 192KHz. Rotary encoder for control and SD card slot for possible memory expansions. Fully programmable in C / GCC.
(http://img.dimehead.de/thumbs/IMG_4730_.jpg) (http://img.dimehead.de/IMG_4730_.jpg)
(http://img.dimehead.de/thumbs/IMG_4729_.jpg) (http://img.dimehead.de/IMG_4729_.jpg)
(http://img.dimehead.de/thumbs/IMG_4726__1.jpg) (http://img.dimehead.de/IMG_4726__1.jpg)
(http://img.dimehead.de/thumbs/IMG_4733_.jpg) (http://img.dimehead.de/IMG_4733_.jpg)
Very nice, in a "high tech and miniature" way! I like the display.
Does that encoder have a push button too? I was trying to work out how you'd adjust more than one parameter, but a button-push to scroll through the parameters and then the encoder to twiddle them would work. The limitation on such a thing is always going to be the interface - you've easily got processor power and program Flash memory enough to design some amazing effects chain that could have a hundred parameters. Keeping the feature creep under control and having the discipline to keep it simple would be the biggest problem, I suspect!
12th build of 2018: Parasit Studio 8-Bitar.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/idp5y0zuv/8bitar.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/idp5y0zuv/)
I feel like I should post this question here (I promise that I will have a 1590A pic soon):
How do you guys ground your 1590A enclosures (for shielding) when using jacks with plastic bushings?
I use metal bushings. But you can use one of those connectors attached to the 3pdt or pot.
(https://yata.ostr.locaweb.com.br/5aa40f0b8636526eb0516a8033496dc42ab39d528c877be6fd1862d4571011d4)
Also, you can solder a wire to the back of the pot. I once saw some pics of a pedal whose buider soldered an wire to the metal part of the 3pdt, but I think this isn't the better option.
I've been known to run a small strip of self-adhesive copper tape over one of the pot holes [in my usual sub-panel] and solder a grounding wire to it and back to the board.
Thanks for the input on my shielding question. I went with a ground wire soldered to a piece of copper shielding tape. Next time, though, I'll probably stick to jacks with metal bushings.
Anyway, I promised some pics "soon", and "soon" is now. Here is my very first completed 1590A build, a Madbean Donut (it's based on the LPB-1):
(http://i.imgur.com/kVFMu5ml.jpg)
Gutshot (this pic was taken before I added that shielding wire -- well, technically, the wire is there, in the lower-right, but unconnected):
(http://i.imgur.com/wGQrYepl.jpg)
I decided to do something different with the indicator LED on this build. I used a bright white LED inside the enclosure shining onto a recessed panel to provide indirect (reflected) light. I color corrected the "white" LED to make it a bit more like a tungsten-filament incandescent bulb by using a small piece of a 3/4 CTO lighting gel (you can see the gel piece in the gutshot pic).
Here is a picture of the lighting without the donut in the way:
(http://i.imgur.com/IjSnJXDl.jpg)
As for the "donut" decoration, I made it from a metal washer, which I covered with JB Weld and painted. The "sprinkles" are made from bits of cut up wire-wrap wire.
(http://i.imgur.com/B5Qd3XPl.jpg)
Somebody's gotta do it:
(https://modmomtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-02-at-8.07.43-AM.png)
Quote from: thermionix on August 28, 2018, 08:05:35 AM
Somebody's gotta do it:
(https://modmomtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Screen-Shot-2014-06-02-at-8.07.43-AM.png)
Before Brian created the Donut PCB, he added a "Donut" button to the MBP page (inspired by a forum discussion around adding a Donate button). The Donut button, which is still there, links to this pic:
(http://www.madbeanpedals.com/misc/dnut.jpg)
I imagine the Donut PCB was just a continuation of this fun.
Thus, the Homer cycle is completed. :icon_lol:
Coming soon!
By request (by Eric strangely) -- the (small rodent) "Nutria Mini" - AKA ProCo RAT 1590A.
Prototyping done -- just have to piece it together and test it.
Pictures at 11:00.
MC
(https://s33.postimg.cc/l04jb1yfv/Mini_Nutria1590_A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/l04jb1yfv/)
Quote from: italianguy63 on August 31, 2018, 04:17:26 AM
By request (by Eric strangely) -- the (small rodent) "Nutria Mini" - AKA ProCo RAT 1590A.
I blame this guy:
(http://i.imgur.com/DSfnyxsl.jpg)
Quote from: EBK on August 31, 2018, 07:02:26 AM
Quote from: italianguy63 on August 31, 2018, 04:17:26 AM
By request (by Eric strangely) -- the (small rodent) "Nutria Mini" - AKA ProCo RAT 1590A.
I blame this guy:
(http://i.imgur.com/DSfnyxsl.jpg)
Have you named him?
I dub him "Anderson Pooper"
He came with the name Pretzel. My kids have been calling him Pretzel Piggy.
Quote from: italianguy63 on August 31, 2018, 07:19:29 AM
I dub him "Anderson Pooper"
Make sure to dye his hair white in late adolescence, so that (nobody) will take him seriously.
The Nutria Mini.... (ProCo RAT 1590A)
Went together great! Great build!
Only, 1 minor problem.. it doesn't work.
Lights up, no effect... gotta' unbox it and troubleshoot it.
BOOO!!!
MC
(https://s33.postimg.cc/444q45p1n/Mini_Nut.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/444q45p1n/)
(https://s33.postimg.cc/6y7vhm6nf/Mini_Nut_Gut.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6y7vhm6nf/)
And just like that....
On the very rare occasion I did not socket the IC (saving room in the 1590A). The OPAMP is bad.
It always happens like this!
Got it torn apart and the bad component out. Having to redo some wiring now that got marred up getting it apart.
MC
Just received my first 1590A's
You guys are all nuts!
Quote from: stallik on September 03, 2018, 04:37:54 AM
Just received my first 1590A's
You guys are all nuts!
This was my feeling when my first 1590As turned up. It's quite normal. And after building the first two or three, this feeling was confirmed. :icon_eek:
And then I bought some more. Twice. :icon_rolleyes:
Yeah, that's how I felt like when I got my 1st one. We all are nuts!
Quote from: EBK on August 21, 2018, 02:27:14 PM
I feel like I should post this question here (I promise that I will have a 1590A pic soon):
How do you guys ground your 1590A enclosures (for shielding) when using jacks with plastic bushings?
I'm just thinking out loud here, been a while since I was brave enough to try a 1590A build. Since the box can't possibly hold a 9V, is it safe to assume the back plate is unlikely to be removed? This might allow the lazy "solder free" approach of just jamming a bare ground wire into the screw holes, much like in way you often see TOM bridges on guitars grounded.
Obviously more of a hack than a professional, reliable approach but the screw should hold the ground wire in place at least until the back panel is removed.
Quote from: slashandburn on September 03, 2018, 09:16:32 PM
Since the box can't possibly hold a 9V
Don't be so sure. All sorts of miracles have occurred in the very thread. :D
13th build of 2018: Dan Armstrong Green Ringer. Been building stuff since 2002, but didn't got to build this one before, even it's a classic project and a kinda mandatory effect to build.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/tv6me4jx3/ringer_outside.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/tv6me4jx3/)(https://s15.postimg.cc/fbzhcp3mv/ringer_inside.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/fbzhcp3mv/)
Neat. :icon_cool:
9v? What about 250v?
(https://i.imgur.com/86S1FPWl.jpg)
I use a different approach, use a bare wire, a solid one is better, make a ring, put the ring between the jack and the enclosure, solder one end to your ground. The jack will keep it in place.
Done it a lot in tube amps to avoid ground loops, when using jacks with plastic bushings.
Another prototype showed up yesterday... got it populated, and it is super cool.
'67 Dallas Arbiter PNP Fuzz Face (positive ground) for 1590A.
Unfortunately, I have to go to NC in a couple days to bring my mom back to her winter house in FL. So, I won't be able to complete this for a couple of weeks.
I still need to figure out some artwork, and make an enclosure to box it.
I'll post pics when I get back to it.
MC
(https://s33.postimg.cc/lxm14kuff/DAFuzz_Mini.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/lxm14kuff/)
Aw! Those look real cute! Can't wait to see the eventual build. Have a good trip in the meantime.
Quote from: bluebunny on September 06, 2018, 01:40:03 PM
Aw! Those look real cute! Can't wait to see the eventual build. Have a good trip in the meantime.
Thanks... the tranny's stacked on top of the other components perfectly.. should be just enough clearance. Looking forward to finishing one!
MC
Usually, I measure to the best of my ability and have to do some heavy filing and generous application of JB Weld putty as a result.
This time, I feel there are no millimeters to give away and not much room for estimates.
So I thought I might try to do it right once...
This is going to be a Tom's Tapflo Tremolo in a 1590a.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/u4ztaq7s1/Views.jpg)
(https://s22.postimg.cc/yqvxj2tb1/Views.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/yqvxj2tb1/)
I noticed you use the "Lumberg" style jacks... I don't have any experience with them. I just use opposed "open" Nuetrik jacks...
Can anyone chime in about the pluses or minuses of the "Lumberg" style? I also don't know of a inexpensive supplier in the US.... ??
MC
I like them, because they are very small. And with a plate sander, you'll even manage to scrape of some crucial tenth of millimeters without compromising the stability. Unfortunately I have no idea where to get them in America but the Type is"Lumberg KLBM 3".
I also like the lumberg jacks. As Lars says, make sure you get the right type. These are both mono Lumberg jacks I bought from different suppliers without paying attention to the part number. Both good quality parts but you'll notice the one on the left is a lot larger.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/rofmdngnx/IMG_20180907_133615.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/rofmdngnx/)
Mark, BLMS seems to have them: https://lovemyswitches.com/1-4-mono-jack-lumberg-klbm-3/
Quote from: diffeq on September 07, 2018, 11:43:52 AM
Mark, BLMS seems to have them: https://lovemyswitches.com/1-4-mono-jack-lumberg-klbm-3/
I saw that.. I have to make a BLMS order from Larry.. as I need some 3PDT washers. But, they are still a bit more expensive than the Nuetrik jacks... But, I will try some.
EDIT: It is only LMS now.. Larry too has fallen victim to PC. I need to stock up on surplus BLMS stickers while he still has them.
Thank you!
MC
Quote from: lars-musik on September 07, 2018, 05:05:52 AM
This is going to be a Tom's Tapflo Tremolo in a 1590a.
(https://s22.postimg.cc/u4ztaq7s1/Views.jpg)
Cool! And also ambitious!
I get the rotary switch (waveform selection, right?) but what does the toggle switch do?
Hi Tom,
once more and first and foremost: Thanks for your designs and the sharing of them. This is really priceless!!!
The toggle (nice of you to ask, because I am not sure I got it completely right) should eplace the multiplier potentiometer with an ON-OFF-ON Toggle that gives me the regular, half and double speed. In the datasheet, you've shown the possibility to use a rotary switch instead of the potentiometer, so in order to understand how the resistor values have to be distributed, jerry-rigged this:
(https://s15.postimg.cc/yokwqevh7/Multiplier_Resistors.jpg)
So it seems, that 25K:55K (+5V to 0V) gives half speed, 35K:45K normal and 55K:22K double speed. I wired the switch like this
(https://s15.postimg.cc/a82qw0n1n/Schem.jpg)
And hope it'll work!
By the way: I already put one of your Trems in a 1590a. Just with less features.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/rzeda0zqz/DSC_4667.jpg)
(https://s15.postimg.cc/vj0azvs6z/Tap_Trem_1590a.jpg)
Really cool! Great thread! ;)
Quote from: lars-musik on September 07, 2018, 02:23:11 PM
Hi Tom,
once more and first and foremost: Thanks for your designs and the sharing of them. This is really priceless!!!
The toggle (nice of you to ask, because I am not sure I got it completely right) should eplace the multiplier potentiometer with an ON-OFF-ON Toggle that gives me the regular, half and double speed. In the datasheet, you've shown the possibility to use a rotary switch instead of the potentiometer, so in order to understand how the resistor values have to be distributed, jerry-rigged this:
<snip>
So it seems, that 25K:55K (+5V to 0V) gives half speed, 35K:45K normal and 55K:22K double speed. I wired the switch like this
<snip>
One thing jumps out - the multipliers are the wrong way up - they start at 0V with x0.5, and go up from there to x4 at the higher voltage.
I *think* your solution looks overcomplicated, but I didn't really understand it - you've used a DPDT with a centre off? The important stuff for you is all on page 9 and 10 of the datasheet, and on page 10 there's an example of exactly this (x0.5/x1/x2 range switch):
(https://electricdruid.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TAPRangeSwitch.png)
(Although seeing that now, I'm confused - it looks like I got the multipliers the wrong way up too - check that).
HTH,
Tom
14th build of 2018: Dod FX25 envelope filter. I really liked this one, it's fun to play with it. It was supposed to have purple knobs, but I accidentally ordered pink ones instead of purple ones. So I've ended up with black knobs for this build.
(https://s15.postimg.cc/s2cy52q2f/fx25.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/s2cy52q2f/)
Quote from: ElectricDruid on September 08, 2018, 06:12:33 PM
(https://electricdruid.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TAPRangeSwitch.png)
(Although seeing that now, I'm confused - it looks like I got the multipliers the wrong way up too - check that).
HTH,
Tom
OH DEAR!!!!! I never realised that was what you meant with the "Range Switch". It's indeed a bit embarassing, because that's exactly what I was looking for......
15th build of 2018. Pink Jimi Photon's Photon Phuzz. It was supposed to get purple knobs too, but I put the pink ones at least for now. For the artwork, I used a picture of another Jimi and painted in pink, in reference to Pink Jimi :icon_lol:. It's a fuzz with a little bit of overdrive according to the bias setting. Goes from a sweet and fat drive to a little splatty (but not too much) fuzz. And it sounds amazing with the harmonica!
(https://s15.postimg.cc/tw8sq3vtz/photon.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/tw8sq3vtz/)
Nice lens flare. Kinda like a purple haze...
(I'll get my coat...)
16th build of 2018. Lastgasp Art Laboratories Rattle Crow. I remember this one got some interest back in time, but then it was kinda forgotten. Reverse etch based on the original artwork.
(https://i.postimg.cc/PCb7fvfZ/rattlecrow.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PCb7fvfZ)
17th build of 2018: Ugly Face, by Tim Escobedo. The sound of this one is just amazing.
(https://i.postimg.cc/grcNvSYw/ugly_face.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/grcNvSYw)
That is quite some factory you're running there, Marcos! :D Nice builds. Aren't all the 1590As driving you nuts?
I´ve been busy. And gone crazy in the process, unfortunately. Tom's Tapflo Tremolo in a 1590a with all the features was a stupid idea indeed. While I was at it (going crazy I mean), the long overdue reverb (Ghost Echo) just had to be made. Both needed taller enclosures, so I saw an old one in half and screwed it between the bottom plate and the enclosure.
For relaxation, I did two easy ones. A Deep Blue Delay and a Tubescreamer.
(https://i.postimg.cc/8PB6rQZg/1590a_new.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/0bjQL3gV/1590a_new.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0bjQL3gV)
Quote from: bluebunny on September 20, 2018, 03:36:21 AM
That is quite some factory you're running there, Marcos! :D Nice builds. Aren't all the 1590As driving you nuts?
I was waiting for enclosures and 3PDTs to arrive from China, so in the meantime I got a good number of boards done and tested. I still have 2 more to finish (waiting for some parts that if I get lucky will arrive this week), one to (re)make the layout but the box is ready and 2 more I'm still not sure I'll box them. And I kinda got used to 1590As, since almost all my builds are in those ones. But there's some of them that drives me nuts. The one I have to remake the layout is one of them, I did 3 layouts that worked but didn't fit in the 1590A, so I have no choice and have to go SMD... And I never did SMD before, so it'll be a new challenge.
Lars, your work is just amazing! I love your artworks.
Quote from: italianguy63 on September 02, 2018, 04:49:00 AM
The Nutria Mini.... (ProCo RAT 1590A)
Went together great! Great build!
Only, 1 minor problem.. it doesn't work.
Lights up, no effect... gotta' unbox it and troubleshoot it.
BOOO!!!
MC
(https://s33.postimg.cc/444q45p1n/Mini_Nut.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/444q45p1n/)
(https://s33.postimg.cc/6y7vhm6nf/Mini_Nut_Gut.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/6y7vhm6nf/)
Finally got back to this guy and got it fixed. I don't actually know what was wrong with it...
I am thinking a short between one of the (ground) tangs of one of the pots, and the solder side of the PCB? Anyway. Working (VERIFIED).
I hate having to unbox these 1590A builds.. it is a tedious, laborious process! It is so much better when they just work!
MC
Quote from: italianguy63 on September 21, 2018, 06:28:22 AM
I hate having to unbox these 1590A builds.. it is a tedious, laborious process! It is so much better when they just work!
Yeah, I totally agree with that! It's way easier to box than to unbox. That's why I test the circuits outside of the enclosure before boxing them almost all the time. And unfortunally, that few times I don't test the circuits outside of the enclosure are the times the circuit doesn't work :icon_frown:
Quote from: lars-musik on September 20, 2018, 07:04:19 AM
Tom's Tapflo Tremolo in a 1590a with all the features was a stupid idea indeed.
That sounds like a challenge....;)
18th build of 2018. Shoot The Moon tremolo. I used a trimpot for the gain pot and added the ramp switch mod from the Tremulus Lune.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Tp4SH73d/shootthemoon.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Tp4SH73d)
Btw, this is one of those I boxed before testing, and it didn't worked at first. Gladly it was just a small solder bridge and I didn't had to unbox it.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on September 22, 2018, 03:32:26 PM
Btw, this is one of those I boxed before testing, and it didn't worked at first. Gladly it was just a small solder bridge and I didn't had to unbox it.
Wise guy!
;D
MC
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on September 22, 2018, 03:32:26 PM
18th build of 2018. Shoot The Moon tremolo. I used a trimpot for the gain pot and added the ramp switch mod from the Tremulus Lune.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Tp4SH73d/shootthemoon.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Tp4SH73d)
Btw, this is one of those I boxed before testing, and it didn't worked at first. Gladly it was just a small solder bridge and I didn't had to unbox it.
Very good as ever, Marcos 8)
These are my last buildings.
The delay art was a tribute for one of my favorite Brazilian bands, Engenheiros do Hawaii. Probably mostly of you will not understand the reference, but that okay. LOL
And the 1590LB is a 1A switching power supply.
(https://i.postimg.cc/LhZpSHgQ/40495635_1598456990256280_6071096945167996198_n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LhZpSHgQ)
(https://i.postimg.cc/KRPhKJNn/40619307_542928822830312_4728329221030795206_n2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KRPhKJNn)
(https://i.postimg.cc/RN5zVjcS/40908448_152361709034868_1795738670149749937_n.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RN5zVjcS)
Engineers from Hawaii? Nope, I don't get the reference.
The artwork is a reference to the band.
19th build of 2018. Runoffgroove Tri-vibe.
(https://i.postimg.cc/PP7L1DS6/trivibe.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PP7L1DS6)
"Family portrait" of the last 3 pedals I've built, their artwork shares the same theme.
(https://i.postimg.cc/s1wGDq7C/pedais.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1wGDq7C)
Getting caught up a little bit finally!
Finished this guy up this morning... came out super cool and compact.
'67 PNP Fuzz Face (w/charge pump voltage inverter).
AC128 trannies..
MC
(https://i.postimg.cc/vx78MVPp/Mini-Fuzz-Top.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vx78MVPp)
(https://i.postimg.cc/kVVnGZ1N/Mini-Fuzz-Gut.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kVVnGZ1N)
(https://i.postimg.cc/8FqT6H92/Mini-Fuzz-Lit.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8FqT6H92)
My 6-year-old daughter painted this for me a while ago, and I've finally assembled it.
(http://i.imgur.com/aCaOSaxl.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/TGurAnBm.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/SXZIJg7l.jpg)
It's a Tonebender MkI. I still need to learn how to properly bias it, but it works.
That's really beautiful, outside and inside.
Magnetosphere - Dual PT2399 delay, kinda like a space echo
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1976/45375445362_f5a1b07191_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2c8F23S)1854 Magnetosphere (https://flic.kr/p/2c8F23S) by Dan Schumaker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126000939@N08/), on Flickr
Chameleon_3 - FV-1 with three switchable programs (I have three reverb's in there now)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1915/45427207001_61561834a3_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2cdfiYV)1853 Reverb_3 (https://flic.kr/p/2cdfiYV) by Dan Schumaker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126000939@N08/), on Flickr
Expanse Phaser - Modded Ross Phaser
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1974/44312845835_aae086997d_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2avLVen)1850 Expanse (https://flic.kr/p/2avLVen) by Dan Schumaker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126000939@N08/), on Flickr
Clairvoyant Comp - Dyna Comp based compressor with clean blend
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1937/45052611392_b4a7e91a71_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2bD9pKW)1849 Clairvoyant (https://flic.kr/p/2bD9pKW) by Dan Schumaker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126000939@N08/), on Flickr
Curd - Big Cheese based fuzz (only three out of the four tone options, no tone bypass)
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1940/44190808445_4be8206e8e_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ajZrLr)1847 Curd (https://flic.kr/p/2ajZrLr) by Dan Schumaker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126000939@N08/), on Flickr
Impressive stuff, Dan. Those pedals are absolutely rammed!
I'm amazed you do all the pots on wires up to the connections at the top, but that's what it looks like. I'd have been trying to put PCB pots on the flip-side of the board somehow. But I've never tried it, so what do I know, right?!
Tom,
I made these little pot mounting boards for my 1590A builds. It makes wiring the pots up super easy. Its just a straight shot down of ribbon wire to get all four wired up.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1726/42743870282_029c93f3dd_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2888vsJ)Resized_20180613_204944 (https://flic.kr/p/2888vsJ) by Dan Schumaker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126000939@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/880/27924523337_300a70eebf_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JxAtUV)Resized_20180613_204933 (https://flic.kr/p/JxAtUV) by Dan Schumaker (https://www.flickr.com/photos/126000939@N08/), on Flickr
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 25, 2018, 05:14:07 PM
Impressive stuff, Dan. Those pedals are absolutely rammed!
I'm amazed you do all the pots on wires up to the connections at the top, but that's what it looks like. I'd have been trying to put PCB pots on the flip-side of the board somehow. But I've never tried it, so what do I know, right?!
Quote from: dan.schumaker on October 26, 2018, 07:57:28 AM
I made these little pot mounting boards for my 1590A builds. It makes wiring the pots up super easy. Its just a straight shot down of ribbon wire to get all four wired up.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1726/42743870282_029c93f3dd_c.jpg)
Neat. Fuzzdog does a similar three-pot board:
(https://d13z1xw8270sfc.cloudfront.net/resize/90736/1473421305278_pcb-fp3pot.jpg/120/120/0/) (https://shop.pedalparts.co.uk/FuzzPup_3-Pot_Daughterboard/p847124_16400126.aspx)
For little over a quid, it's a no-brainer for 1590A builds.
I finished the Ultra flanger build. Using solderman's layout a made some small modifications, just to incorporate some recent corrections to the ticking problem (as Boss did) and adding some extra filtering at the PS.
(https://i.imgur.com/KvVuROil.jpg?2)
(https://i.imgur.com/1B4wl4Ll.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/yT4nd90l.jpg)
The led flashes with the LFO, I connected it before the depth pot, so it has always the same intensity. It helps when setting those really slow flanging tones, almost like phasing. This one also does the jet like sound, or chorus like when reducing the regeneration. It distorts the notch a little in the extreme settings, I had to tame it with the guitar volume pot to get some clean flanging.
I could change the gain in the circuit, by reducing the first opamp gain, but who wants a clean flanger anyway?
Quote from: thomasha on November 26, 2018, 02:31:45 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/yT4nd90l.jpg)
I already said this on the etched enclosures thread, but I freaking love it. So good. 8)
Quote from: thomasha on November 26, 2018, 02:31:45 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/1B4wl4Ll.jpg)
Beautiful
and insane! :icon_cool:
Thomasha, care to share Solderman's PDF files using https://www.docdroid.net (https://www.docdroid.net) or something similar, I've checked this thread https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83321.120 (https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83321.120) and all the links are dead, and unfortunately unavailable with www.archive.org (http://www.archive.org)? :(
Here you have the originals
https://docdro.id/vQcmsud (https://docdro.id/vQcmsud)
https://docdro.id/R8g06Fn (https://docdro.id/R8g06Fn)
But there are some strange mistakes/choices.
For example:
- There are no ground or 9V pins.
- The 100uF cap is after the 1k LED resistor.
- There is only one 9v rail for all chips (ticking noise).
My Eagle files you find here:
https://www.4shared.com/file/VJjne7Etfi/UF_online.html (https://www.4shared.com/file/VJjne7Etfi/UF_online.html)
https://www.4shared.com/file/tsrn78oXfi/UF_online.html (https://www.4shared.com/file/tsrn78oXfi/UF_online.html)
The schematic is a little ugly, the layout is almost the same.
I just added some caps, a resistor between the clock chips and the audio chips, and the boss approach to correct the ticking.
I would change the 3PDT model to the same as used by solderman, since the pins in my layout are too small.
Quote from: thomasha on November 27, 2018, 06:38:18 AM
Here you have the originals
https://docdro.id/vQcmsud (https://docdro.id/vQcmsud)
https://docdro.id/R8g06Fn (https://docdro.id/R8g06Fn)
But there are some strange mistakes/choices.
For example:
- There are no ground or 9V pins.
- The 100uF cap is after the 1k LED resistor.
- There is only one 9v rail for all chips (ticking noise).
My Eagle files you find here:
https://www.4shared.com/file/VJjne7Etfi/UF_online.html (https://www.4shared.com/file/VJjne7Etfi/UF_online.html)
https://www.4shared.com/file/tsrn78oXfi/UF_online.html (https://www.4shared.com/file/tsrn78oXfi/UF_online.html)
The schematic is a little ugly, the layout is almost the same.
I just added some caps, a resistor between the clock chips and the audio chips, and the boss approach to correct the ticking.
I would change the 3PDT model to the same as used by solderman, since the pins in my layout are too small.
Cool, thanks a lot!
Here some pictures of my small Univibe build.
(https://i.imgur.com/XbdotDyl.jpg)
Only 11 mm diameter space around the LDRs.
The lamp was also quite long, so I drilled through the board, to gain the extra 2 mm.
(https://i.imgur.com/s8DikPJh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9HweWT1h.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ihNK8OLh.jpg)
I had to measure it a lot to make this fit perfectly, since it is impossible to hide a bad hole for this sliding switch.
(https://i.imgur.com/2PmTUzmh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/g66xRtSh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jp2KSOTh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/abBW5zvh.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/qNhybBmh.jpg)
Quote from: thomasha on December 11, 2018, 02:25:40 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/qNhybBml.jpg)
I would tell you my initial reaction to this build, but the forum would censor 2/3 of the words. Excellent work, inside and out. 8)
Mightily impressed
Quote from: vigilante397 on December 11, 2018, 03:19:18 PM
I would tell you my initial reaction to this build, but the forum would censor 2/3 of the words. Excellent work, inside and out. 8)
Well, at least you DID have words for your initial reaction :icon_lol:. I got words for my 3rd or 4th reaction, but I'm sure the forum would ban me for 9/10 of the words :icon_lol:.
Good Lord, man! A through-hole Univibe in a 1590A. Hang it up folks, we have a winner!
I think I fainted.
Quote from: thomasha on December 11, 2018, 02:25:40 PM
Here some pictures of my small Univibe build.
SO UNBELIEVABLE!!! :o
I'm having trouble to put Electra distortion in this small box :)
You shall put bigger pictures here, there are some of us with big monitors and even bigger dioptre :) This kind of masterpiece really deserves to be seen it all it's glory!
I think that wins the internets for the month.
"I had to measure it a lot to make this fit perfectly ...." < that's pretty funny.
I was afraid that he will have 9V battery hidden behind the first PCB :)
I also made a video of it, just to show some different settings
I'm not sure if I biased the lamp correctly, but it sounds quite intense to me.
20th build of 2018: Suhr Riot.
(https://i.postimg.cc/7fD1rKsS/riot1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7fD1rKsS)(https://i.postimg.cc/gww8HQjb/riot2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gww8HQjb)
Hi there,
I've been reading this thread a lot the past few month and found it awesome. Here's my small contribution.
This is not a toaster !!! This is a prototype of the RunOffGroove Fetzer Valve Revisited.
I found out that we always drill holes in our enclosures, and wondered about slots. Emulating a triode is refering to valves and their strange and mysterious lightning. So I proceed some tests and ended with this prototype. I've added an orange LED and left out the footswitch, since this looks like an "always on" effect in my case.
I like the sound, but still have to work on design, let's say it's a start.
(https://i.postimg.cc/d70nNw89/DSCF6663.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/d70nNw89)
(https://i.postimg.cc/62k0QZFH/DSCF6660.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/62k0QZFH)
Welcome, balno! Nice work there!
Where did you get that mesh?
Thanks !
Mesh was bought in a local hardware store, they sold this as 'deployed metal' here in France. This mesh size is pretty big to my taste. I found the perfect size in my wife's hairdryer but, unfortunately, she caught me staring at it and I got a glance meaning "don't even think about it"... She knows me so well...
Looks like drywall/stucco mesh...
MC
Very beautiful pedal!
If you have extra mesh, you can use it as a paint mask for a snakeskin look.
21th build of 2018. It's an EP Booster with internal charge pump.
(https://i.postimg.cc/D8thPBBc/epbooster.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/D8thPBBc)
I promised I wouldn't build 1590A anymore, but this was stronger than me - Quackmire evelope filter:
(https://i.postimg.cc/B6rBNPxh/IMG-20190112-151541376.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Y0QfP2Rt/IMG-20190112-151605156.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/W15K8StX/Quackmire-PCB.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/HLJvTy92/IMG-20190112-175551691.jpg)
Very neat, Ranko. I had just put this on my "to do" list. I think I may have to steal your layout. :)
No problemo!
Work in progress:
(http://i.imgur.com/8rzSHDIm.jpg)
I'd like to think that the main reason no one else has attempted to make a Chia Pe[d]-al™ before is because it is hard to get the seeds to stick (and hard to keep them moist), not because doing such a thing is a sign of a diseased brain. :icon_razz:
What would you do when they start to germinate?
8)
Quote from: rankot on January 14, 2019, 09:58:23 AM
What would you do when they start to germinate?
8)
Once the seeds start to germinate, I plan to quickly assemble the pedal, carefully misting it with water each day. If I can have a fully functional, living pedal long enough to record a video demo, I will call it a success. :icon_wink:
I don't expect it to last forever.
Quote from: EBK on January 14, 2019, 09:46:44 AM
Work in progress:
(http://i.imgur.com/8rzSHDIm.jpg)
I'd like to think that the main reason no one else has attempted to make a Chia Pe[d]-al™ before is because it is hard to get the seeds to stick (and hard to keep them moist), not because doing such a thing is a sign of a diseased brain. :icon_razz:
remind me
not to eat the cake when I next come to your house ....
Quote from: EBK on January 14, 2019, 09:46:44 AM
I'd like to think that...
If you'd like to think that, we're not going to stop you...;)
ohh bloody dear, some one stop me - where is the sproutput socket, Eric?
I don't know what chias are. is that like a specially optioned Ford? also, what substrate are you glueing them to, heavy card [matboard]? felt?
Quote from: duck_arse on January 15, 2019, 08:38:47 AM
also, what substrate are you glueing them to, heavy card [matboard]? felt?
Krylon. Chia seeds make their own glue when soaked in water. Mostly, the steps have been: spray enclosure with water, sprinkle on some seeds, wait a minute, and repeat. Once the seeds have adhered to each other and to the enclosure, they are fairly secure.
Right now, I'm only 5% positive these seeds will actually grow, however.
Quote from: EBK on January 15, 2019, 09:57:02 AM
Right now, I'm only 5% positive these seeds will actually grow, however.
If the Chinese can grow cotton on the moon (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-46873526), then I think you stand a pretty good chance, Eric. ;)
Finally managed to find a place for a rotary switch :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/3wq6dWp8/Quackmire-IMG-20190118-093314563.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/rpx5JMqM/Quackmire-DSC-0002.jpg)
Quote from: rankot on January 18, 2019, 04:33:02 AM
Finally managed to find a place for a rotary switch :)
Wow! :icon_eek:
Quote from: rankot on January 18, 2019, 04:33:02 AM
Finally managed to find a place for a rotary switch :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/rpx5JMqM/Quackmire-DSC-0002.jpg)
You did indeed :icon_eek: Looks great! ;D
I am in the midst of my third 1590A build (will post pics soon, I am sure), and I am very much reminded of something I once saw in a documentary about submarines.
The particular segment of the documentary contained a dubbed over translation from Russian to English of a submariner describing the difficulty of surfacing a sub under the polar ice cap in the Arctic Ocean.
He said (I believe I remember the wording, which was surprisingly uncensored on US television), "It's very hard to do, like trying to take a shit on the ceiling."
Hi, after my 1590LB adventure I returned to the old and good 1590a.
This time I tried the multiplex with the dual delay and the series/parallel switch. To make everything fit I squeezed most of the components on one board, using both sides. But it is a single sided etch, so, I had to use some jumpers and reuse some holes for more than one component.
The sound is really nice, I liked the parallel configuration particularly. The series configuration can sound weird with the different time settings.
(https://i.imgur.com/Fh9aBx0l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/VGuKFvol.jpg)
too much film caps in this one! I could have used smaller ones.
(https://i.imgur.com/aU92qtNl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/m71R0RGl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/D09GBs1l.jpg)
Pure madness!
Quote from: patrick398 on February 19, 2019, 06:46:02 PM
Pure madness!
+1 agree. That confirms you as a crazy person. Incredible work.
Tom
https://imgur.com/a/ap8w3VM
No footswitch because... It's meant to be part of the pedalboard ;)
Kidding, I was lazy to route a switch and it's the project that taught be how damn cramped a 1590A is.
It's Tim Escobedo's Cmos Drive and it doesn't have a volume knob! :P
Guys made a short video of it.
the schematic was this one:
http://1776effects.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Multiplex-Build-Doc-1.7.pdf (http://1776effects.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Multiplex-Build-Doc-1.7.pdf)
You all do some amazing stuff! Never done a 1590A before, but I got one and am ready to try. One thing I want to ask about: anyone ever build in a 'landscape' format? All I have ever seen are 'portrait' builds. I guess that, unless the box is Velcro'd in place, stepping on the switch would risk the pedal turning on its side? Cheers!
Quote from: rutabaga bob on March 04, 2019, 10:11:47 AM
I guess that, unless the box is Velcro'd in place, stepping on the switch would risk the pedal turning on its side? Cheers!
May I guide you to a cool solution to that ,,turning on its side" problem? Stomptrap: https://www.stomptrap.de/en/
My new 1590A build, DOD 250:
(https://i.postimg.cc/F7Gv1v4P/IMG-20190304-193952270.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F7Gv1v4P)
(https://i.postimg.cc/D87F2ZtJ/IMG-20190304-193942912.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/D87F2ZtJ)
Not yet boxed, but it will be soon (just to test few clipping modes and decide).
Here's one I did a few months back for my bass rig. I unfortunately never took a completed gutshot, and I don't want to take it off my board to do so right now.
It's a buffered splitter, with a footswitchable mute on one channel— I use it so I can have constant signal going to my rack tuner and to my monitor, but let's me mute the signal going to the amp for silent tuning. Simple, but I'm super happy with how the graphics came out.
I ended up using a dpdt since the 3pdt was overkill, but I originally had a different scheme in mind that required the 3pdt.
(https://i.postimg.cc/XBVCn3wv/411-C9-BF7-F316-474-F-ADF0-139-EBB39820-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XBVCn3wv)
(https://i.postimg.cc/34jGMW06/6-C888-B91-7673-4-CA1-83-DF-A57-C2-C570506.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/34jGMW06)
Finally, after more than two months, getting ready to assemble:
(https://i.postimg.cc/pVCB11Df/moj-DOD250.jpg)
;D
Final product:
(https://i.postimg.cc/bNRHx7dc/moj-DOD250-spakovan.jpg)
Quote from: rankot on May 27, 2019, 03:51:53 PM
Finally, after more than two months, getting ready to assemble:
(https://i.postimg.cc/pVCB11Df/moj-DOD250.jpg)
;D
Which OPAmp did you end up using?
How did you do "mixed" clipping? One of each type GE/SI?
MC
Quote from: italianguy63 on May 29, 2019, 07:01:27 AM
Which OPAmp did you end up using?
How did you do "mixed" clipping? One of each type GE/SI?
I'm using LM1458, it shall be the same as dual LM741. Didn't try with other opamps, I was too busy with other stuff these days. Another half is used to stabilize Vref.
Clipping is done this way, you need On-Off-On DPDT switch for this to work:
(https://i.postimg.cc/pTJpkDQL/dual-clipping.jpg)
It can be used for any combination of diodes, just make sure that those with higher Vf are in place of 1N4148, and lower Vf in place of 1N34A.
Cool!! Thanks.. something I may try.
MC
This is the Mini Sample/Hold. which is basically the s/h part of Maestro Filter S/H. More info here (https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=122371.0).
I was going to try a water slide-like finishing based on Maestro's original artwork, but I liked the bare aluminium look so much it ended up with no artwork at all, just the knob colors to resemble the original artwork a little bit. First photo with flash, second photo with some lens flare :icon_smile:.
(https://i.postimg.cc/nCvs21nq/IMG-20191126-191656.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nCvs21nq)(https://i.postimg.cc/ygMdXD5f/IMG-20191126-191904.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ygMdXD5f)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on November 27, 2019, 08:11:50 AM
...but I liked the bare aluminium look so much it ended up with no artwork at all, just the knob colors to resemble the original artwork a little bit.
It's perfect in its simplicity.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on November 27, 2019, 08:11:50 AM
First photo with flash, second photo with some lens flare :icon_smile:.
Call that lens flare?? This is lens flare! | (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/o636.JPG) |
:icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: ;D |
Nice neat build, Marcos. :icon_cool:
This is sooo tidy! Congratulations.
Quote from: rankot on May 28, 2019, 03:18:31 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/bNRHx7dc/moj-DOD250-spakovan.jpg)
I was at it again, too. A friend of mine said that he really likes the COT50 (he's got an original) but with singlecoils the output is lower than unity plus he'd like tone control. AND it should be a mini pedal. After modifying a Speaker Cranker (also = Electra) to COT50 specs and fiffling with a BMP tonestack directly on a pot plus a booster at the end I gave up cramming all these loose parts into a 1590a and etched a PCB. This is what I came up with and I must say: Either I got overly enthused the first time I tried it (or it sounds really great) I'm going to make me one, too. Because this i great and could possibly replace most Overdrives I have atm.
(https://i.postimg.cc/0ymkkLW7/CHT.jpg)
Here's the schmatic:
https://postimg.cc/QFd10rNC (https://postimg.cc/QFd10rNC)
(https://i.postimg.cc/7Zg9Pxp3/Schem-final.jpg)
Quote from: bluebunny on November 28, 2019, 03:14:22 AM
Call that lens flare?? This is lens flare! :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted: :icon_twisted:
Nice neat build, Marcos. :icon_cool:
Thanks Marc! Your lens flare looks way better than mine :icon_twisted: :icon_cool:
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on November 28, 2019, 06:33:01 AM
Thanks Marc! Your lens flare looks way better than mine :icon_twisted: :icon_cool:
I had after-images for weeks... ;D
Another impressive etch from lars-musik!
Amazing two colour scheme. Have you tried a galaxy kind of colour mix?
Lars' etchings are indeed simply awesome. All of them.
Quote from: lars-musik on November 28, 2019, 04:45:38 AM
I was at it again, too. A friend of mine said that he really likes the COT50 (he's got an original) but with singlecoils the output is lower than unity plus he'd like tone control. AND it should be a mini pedal. After modifying a Speaker Cranker (also = Electra) to COT50 specs and fiffling with a BMP tonestack directly on a pot plus a booster at the end I gave up cramming all these loose parts into a 1590a and etched a PCB. This is what I came up with and I must say: Either I got overly enthused the first time I tried it (or it sounds really great) I'm going to make me one, too. Because this i great and could possibly replace most Overdrives I have atm.
Really neat pedal! And I'm jealous on those beautiful etchings! :o
First try at a 1590a and let me tell you what... Unless there is a specific reason to build one I dont think I will do it again. Had to go to the darkside for this one as I used 0805 smt resistors and lower value caps. Everything is touching... Not really keen on that. It's a Nurse Quacky by the way... Sounds freaking great though. I do like the option of being able to do bigger builds in normal size enclosures with the smd parts though so I'm glad I took the plunge. Have to work on my soldering for smt. Might go the solder paste and hot air rework gun route. Hope you guys like it.... Peace
(https://i.postimg.cc/dkXLh0FF/20191205-195915.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/dkXLh0FF)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ctn6wN1n/20191205-200301.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ctn6wN1n)
(https://i.postimg.cc/hJDJwwsk/20191205-200854.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJDJwwsk)
Quote from: Chillums on December 05, 2019, 08:32:19 PMHad to go to the darkside for this one as I used ... smt
(https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/facebook/000/017/886/download.jpg)
I looked at hot air stations for a while, ended up just getting a $200 reflow oven. I do SMD for everything. Not because I have to, but because I can. Now I'm at the point that soldering a through-hole board is tedious and feels like it takes forever :P
Build looks great by the way ;D
Quote from: Chillums on December 05, 2019, 08:32:19 PM
First try at a 1590a and let me tell you what... Unless there is a specific reason to build one I dont think I will do it again.
Yeah, we all say that. And then we keep doing it regardless. :icon_rolleyes:
Nice build, despite the pain. ;D
Quote from: Chillums on December 05, 2019, 08:32:19 PM
First try at a 1590a and let me tell you what... Unless there is a specific reason to build one I dont think I will do it again.
Quote from: bluebunny on December 06, 2019, 04:10:20 AM
Yeah, we all say that. And then we keep doing it regardless. :icon_rolleyes:
That! You'll surely do it again :icon_lol: The main reasons to do 1590As are the small size and the challenge to do it. Sooner or later you'll be looking at a schematic and thinking "well, I can do it for a 1590B, but could it fit a 1590A? Let's give a try".
Nice build! Despite the cheating you did by using smd :icon_rolleyes: (just kidding). You had a hard time because it was your first one, and also you used onboard pots and that closed jacks that takes too much space. With smaller/open jacks and offboard pots, you can fit in more complex circuits.
quack attack. very nice.
Quote from: Chillums on December 05, 2019, 08:32:19 PM
Unless there is a specific reason to build one I dont think I will do it again.
no no no, you got this barse ackwards. because you have no reason
to do it, you
do do it.
My first completed build in 2020 - although I designed a PCB for it in January 2019 - Lava, or EQD Erupter.
(https://i.postimg.cc/v4vwFcky/Lava.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/v4vwFcky)
I forgot to shoot internals, but now I'm too lazy to disassemble it again :-[
The 2nd build for this year, 1590A again, Phat Phuk:
(https://i.postimg.cc/ykpShy7g/Phat-Phuk-napravljen.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ykpShy7g)
That's a pair of sweet little builds, Ranko. Nice way to start the new year! :icon_cool:
I decided to do my first build in a 1590A because why not. It's a Bazz Fuss with some extra power filtering and reverse polarity protection also because why not. The finish is grey hammertone paint from Home Depot.
(https://i.postimg.cc/645nMKkR/IMG-5372.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/645nMKkR)(https://i.postimg.cc/9RfQSffW/IMG-5368.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9RfQSffW)(https://i.postimg.cc/9DtXQ9Rm/IMG-5370.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9DtXQ9Rm)(https://i.postimg.cc/JGjMpXQN/IMG-5375.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JGjMpXQN)
Very nice build. But please put that toothed washer on the inside of the pedal where it doesn't bother my OCD. ;D
Hi,
just wanted to show off my 1590A builds of last year. The super lead is an electra style od utilizing a mosfet and some schottkys, the orion is simply an dam red rooster clone and finally, the calvera is a modified ea tremolo. So, nothing fancy at all. But I like them. :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/wy7j3Gxd/IMG-20200209-113359.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wy7j3Gxd)
Regards,
Helge
Beauties. Is it hammered spray finish?
T.
Quote from: temol on February 09, 2020, 08:25:09 AM
Beauties. Is it hammered spray finish?
T.
Thanks Temol! Yes, it is. Also the gold. Just cheapo rattle cans bought of local super market special offers.
Quote from: Fuzz Aldryn on February 09, 2020, 08:11:49 AM
nothing fancy at all. But I like them.
I like them too :)
Quote from: bluebunny on January 21, 2020, 08:01:41 AM
But please put that toothed washer on the inside of the pedal where it doesn't bother my OCD. ;D
Does it bother your other Fulltone products as well?
I'll let myself out...
I'm extremely pleased with this one. Not because there's much stuffed into it but the fact that I designed layout and board so that the trim pot adjustment screw would show through a hole in the top. I measured it all out and it fits perfectly. Maybe nothing special to you guys but a near miracle for me!
SHO no crackle, trim adjusts for clean or gritty boost in the normal way. Labels for switch, screw and knob seemed enough. Vinyl sticker labels
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/SHOnocrackle.jpg)
That enclosure is superb!
Thanks Erik
Eric indeed speaks the truth. 8)
Extra points for the trim adjustment hole.
Quote from: stallik on February 29, 2020, 05:18:12 PM
SHO no crackle, trim adjusts for clean or gritty boost in the normal way.
Do I understand this well - you use the multiturn trim instead of a regular pot for source resistor, and no DC cracking? Interesting.
The Ripley II - Bazz Fuss with a pulsating LED. This was my 3rd ever pedal.
(https://i.imgur.com/8fEpnMf.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tBIaSTp.jpg)
Clip of the LED pulse. https://i.imgur.com/Y1pq99R.mp4
Pacman - Shoe Pixel - This is the most stuff I've been able to cram into a 1590A so far.
(https://i.imgur.com/bo2xDOm.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BOVK4FR.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nmKgYj0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/nmLtBIc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vlSX7SC.jpg)
Lean on me.
(https://i.imgur.com/QTSFUeP.jpg)
Quote from: mtk on March 01, 2020, 09:23:49 AM
This was my 3rd ever pedal.
If you're gonna shame us with such wonders after only a few attempts, what are the rest of us mere mortals supposed to do?? ???
Nice builds. ;)
Quote from: rankot on March 01, 2020, 09:06:38 AM
Do I understand this well - you use the multiturn trim instead of a regular pot for source resistor, and no DC cracking? Interesting.
Yes. The trim pot still crackles but not too much probably because the adjustment is so slow. There's no crackle from the new volume pot which is effectively hanging off the output, draining to ground.
Quote from: bluebunny on March 01, 2020, 09:55:33 AM
Quote from: mtk on March 01, 2020, 09:23:49 AM
This was my 3rd ever pedal.
If you're gonna shame us with such wonders after only a few attempts, what are the rest of us mere mortals supposed to do?? ???
Nice builds. ;)
Ha! I'm just reliving the glory days. Like Al Bundy, I peaked early.
Quote from: bluebunny on March 01, 2020, 06:57:20 AM
Extra points for the trim adjustment hole.
And for labeling it "Screw". :icon_lol:
(At least that is what I see when I squint through the pixels.)
Is there writing on the lower edge of the left side of the box? I think we need a higher resolution pic, Kevin.
Here's an SVG file of the graphic I used. You should be able to zoom right in. Text is printed using white ink on clear vinyl, the red line is a cut path. The whole thing wraps round the top of the enclosure. It was a mistake to make the little circles for the corners of the box. It would have been better to leave them square. I'm intending to make such templates for different size boxes and share them here
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/Cracle-NOT-OK-3.svg)
EQD Bellows, made for 1590A. Works like a charm! Still need to box it, but I suppose it wouldn't be a problem.
(https://i.postimg.cc/yg1BTQNK/IMG-20200325-140952656.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yg1BTQNK)
(https://i.postimg.cc/5YsJKBHC/IMG-20200325-141012962.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5YsJKBHC)
Been playing with a JAN 6946 (6112WA) in a Valvecaster and it sounds as good as any valvy I've built but is completely hiss free even at full tilt. Love the look of these tiny tubes so looking to shove it into a 1590A. Anyone done that yet? looking for design ideas...
Quote from: stallik on March 31, 2020, 09:57:17 AM
Been playing with a JAN 6946 (6112WA) in a Valvecaster and it sounds as good as any valvy I've built but is completely hiss free even at full tilt. Love the look of these tiny tubes so looking to shove it into a 1590A. Anyone done that yet? looking for design ideas...
I haven't done it myself, but I seem to recall someone having done it, and I fully support you doing it 8)
EDIT: Found this picture from this thread over 5 years ago. If he can make it work with a full-size tube I have full confidence it can be easily done with a submini ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/J0HRQOb.jpg)
Been checking it out and I think I can fit a twin caster in there :icon_twisted:
I may be crazy, or just old... i recall people doing amps with output transformers in very small enclosures. Perhaps not on this site.
dave
Quote from: davent on March 31, 2020, 07:36:40 PM
I may be crazy, or just old... i recall people doing amps with an output transformers in very small enclosures. Perhaps not on this site.
I think it was on here, I remember seeing someone do a 1W submini amp with transformer in a 1590A. I want to say it was Perrow, but I'm not positive.
You might be right, Nathan. I think it may have been one of Rick's (Superfly or Murder One), which he'd originally put in a 1590B.
I've seen some submini 1590a builds with the tubes and/or trannys on the outside but I want everything inside..
I did both a valvecaster with a full sized tube and a rick's superfly:
(https://i.postimg.cc/TpP13cKR/valve.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/TpP13cKR)(https://i.postimg.cc/G47pDTsk/sup.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G47pDTsk)
There are others that made other amps in a 1590a, like Perrow and Thomas.
If you want everything inside (which is probably the best idea for a stompbox), a submini valvecaster could be easily done if you put the pots on one side of the box and the tube on the other side, something like this:
(https://i.postimg.cc/PvZWrpdj/submini.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PvZWrpdj)
I'd cut some slots or drill some holes on the box to show the tube and for ventilation purposes. Those little things gets very hot, and inside a small closed box that may be an issue with parts around it. That's why I'd stick with a single tube inside a 1590a.
A fully-internal submini valvecaster looks like a great idea, Marcos (I may have to try it). But for the crazy people (i.e. Kevin) it doesn't involve an OT. :icon_twisted: Nice builds, btw!
Thanks, Marc!
I can't try a fully-internal submini valvecaster because I'm out of 1590A and 3PDT, but I'm sure it's doable. You can do a main poard that fits on the back of the pots and is connected by wires to a secondary board that holds the tube. Or probably can do everything in one board. For my fully sized build, I had to use a dual layer board because of the tube pinout, but submini pinout is different, it may be possible with a single layer board.
Quote from: rankot on March 25, 2020, 09:21:58 AM
EQD Bellows, made for 1590A. Works like a charm! Still need to box it, but I suppose it wouldn't be a problem.
(https://i.postimg.cc/yg1BTQNK/IMG-20200325-140952656.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yg1BTQNK)
(https://i.postimg.cc/5YsJKBHC/IMG-20200325-141012962.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5YsJKBHC)
Finally put it into the enclosure, but it seems to be a little bit noisy. Not sure if it's a wiring problem, or I f*ck*d up something else, but now I'm to tired to fix it, it will have to wait till Saturday.
(https://i.postimg.cc/7fVmPN1D/IMG-20200402-192541187.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7fVmPN1D)
(https://i.postimg.cc/R33RR5kV/IMG-20200402-195255306.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R33RR5kV)
OK, I admit, I'm sometimes stupid! I forgot to solder ground from the PCB to the input jacks, and this thing worked somehow, but was very noisy! Now when another wire is in place (the brown one going from PCB to the jack), everything's fine, no noise at all, just pure DISTORTION! Love it!
(https://i.postimg.cc/vgX5Y6ch/IMG-20200403-151530871.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vgX5Y6ch)
(https://i.postimg.cc/F1L9QX8d/IMG-20200403-151903168.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F1L9QX8d)
Quote from: rankot on April 03, 2020, 09:28:20 AM
OK, I admit, I'm sometimes stupid! I forgot to solder ground from the PCB to the input jacks, and this thing worked somehow, but was very noisy! Now when another wire is in place (the brown one going from PCB to the jack), everything's fine, no noise at all, just pure DISTORTION! Love it!
(https://i.postimg.cc/vgX5Y6ch/IMG-20200403-151530871.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vgX5Y6ch)
(https://i.postimg.cc/F1L9QX8d/IMG-20200403-151903168.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/F1L9QX8d)
what's this you say rankot - a build can be fixed
by adding a ground wire? well, I never.
nice yellow.
Quote from: duck_arse on April 03, 2020, 10:41:16 AM
what's this you say rankot - a build can be fixed by adding a ground wire? well, I never.
nice yellow.
I could call it Yellows? 8)
It's regular Tayda yellow. For some time I buy enclosures only from them, for two reasons: the paint is great, and shipping is reasonable. I used to buy unpainted ones from Aliexpress, but it's really hard to paint them and be satisfied with the result, it's too time consuming and the price difference is negligible. So all qudos to Tayda. Only once they shipped enclosures which were not completely dry before packed, so that protective foil left circular marks on them, but it was gone after one additional layer of gloss spray.
I also figured out that those jacks are really great for 1590A builds, they are really small and I like them more then open type.
And this is another one for today: PhatPhuk. Already built this one, but that one went as a gift to my brother, so I needed one for myself. I tried this build with a switch so output transistor can be Ge or Si (not too much difference, honestly) and I moved bias trim outside, so it became a regular pot (470 Ohm instead of 2k2). Also replaced stock 10k emitter resistor to 22k, which gave me better range control for bias pot.
(https://i.postimg.cc/DWvmFr3B/IMG-20200403-182833969.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DWvmFr3B)
(https://i.postimg.cc/ygwVJ92q/IMG-20200403-183751761.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/ygwVJ92q)
I've been building pedals for more than five years, and this is the first fuzz I built! NPN Ge fuzz built on a PCB that I designed to be used in a bigger enclosure, but then decided to put it into 1590A I had at hand, so I had to desolder 3PDT and wire it internally. Works fine!
(https://i.postimg.cc/sBdVWC5w/IMG-20200404-191051241.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sBdVWC5w)
(https://i.postimg.cc/MMzqs0PB/IMG-20200404-191116155.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MMzqs0PB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/yg6Ch1xX/IMG-20200404-193838736.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yg6Ch1xX)
Me again! This time, Harmonic Percolator. Interesting pedal, but it seems that it doesn't have enough gain - volume pot is not so usable and if Fuzz is at less than half, the gain seems to be under unity. However, I like this one, I will wash the PCB with isopropyl alcohol in the morning and put screw the lid. If anyone has an idea how to increase the gain, I'm all ears.
(https://i.postimg.cc/s1cTFsYb/IMG-20200421-232744123.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1cTFsYb) (https://i.postimg.cc/PP52T9KJ/IMG-20200421-232801148-BURST000-COVER-TOP.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PP52T9KJ)
Hey, am I the only one stuck to 1590A enclosures? :icon_biggrin:
Electra distortion with a simple tone control.
(https://i.postimg.cc/2L64sHBM/IMG-20200422-110143962.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2L64sHBM) (https://i.postimg.cc/5j75BMhV/IMG-20200422-142650473.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5j75BMhV) (https://i.postimg.cc/QVxkKMnm/IMG-20200422-142705256.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QVxkKMnm)
Wow, you surely didn't took a break at all lol.
Nice builds, all of them!
Quote from: rankot on April 22, 2020, 09:07:02 AM
Hey, am I the only one stuck to 1590A enclosures? :icon_biggrin:
Yep! ;D
I've got a couple on the go, so I'll join you soon. More nice builds, btw! 8)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on April 22, 2020, 11:06:28 AM
Wow, you surely didn't took a break at all lol.
Nice builds, all of them!
Well, I had some of those PCBs populated and tested year ago, but never enough time to make enclosures :)
Quote from: rankot on April 22, 2020, 09:07:02 AM
Hey, am I the only one stuck to 1590A enclosures? :icon_biggrin:
I really really really wanted to build this in a comfortable 1590B, but it was designed for a 1590A, and I didn't have any 1590Bs available.
(https://i.imgur.com/aSotnKLl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/lg19s0hl.jpg)
Circuit is a SchuTone Meathook, which is Llama/Platypus-based. Knobs are labeled with TP brands sold in the US: Charmin, Cottonelle, and Quilted Northern.
Is that a uP-controlled relay-bypass we see in there on top of everything?
Cripes!
Quote from: ElectricDruid on April 24, 2020, 07:26:58 PM
Is that a uP-controlled relay-bypass we see in there on top of everything?
Cripes!
Yes. Fancy stuff. :icon_cool:
I got the board for free from Dan Schumaker (Schu-Tone). I was expecting to have to wire it old-school, but he threw in a pre-programmed chip and steered me toward the proper relay to order, so I had to give it a try. It made the offboard wiring easier.
Here's the EE Fuzz mentioned in the "what was your first pedal? (https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=124102.msg1177221#msg1177221)" thread.
(http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/eefz006.jpg) (http://www.bouron.org.uk/marc/eefz008.jpg)
So this is the second one of these I've built, forty-two years after the first lamentable attempt!
Quote from: bluebunny on April 25, 2020, 12:38:42 PM
So this is the second one of these I've built, forty-two years after the first lamentable attempt!
Excellent work!
On that basis, I should build a 741 fuzzbox and a Maplin Autowah, just for grins!
Quote from: EBK on April 24, 2020, 09:09:43 PM
Quote from: ElectricDruid on April 24, 2020, 07:26:58 PM
Is that a uP-controlled relay-bypass we see in there on top of everything?
Cripes!
Yes. Fancy stuff. :icon_cool:
I got the board for free from Dan Schumaker (Schu-Tone). I was expecting to have to wire it old-school, but he threw in a pre-programmed chip and steered me toward the proper relay to order, so I had to give it a try. It made the offboard wiring easier.
Been looking into using microcontroller to trigger a relay. I'm using a 555 flip flop at the moment but have just had my first taste of PICs and am hungry for more
Vulcan OD. For more info find appropriate thread :)
(https://i.postimg.cc/21PbBXnX/IMG-20200607-133844682.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/21PbBXnX) (https://i.postimg.cc/hfS7zhsR/IMG-20200530-105446430.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hfS7zhsR)
Operation Cram a Mountainking Megalith into a 1590A-tall was a complete success. No room to spare. I had to get creative and move stuff around but it fired right up. So much heavy from a tiny box. I'm going back to regular size pedals for a bit now. lol This was fun and all but damn it was a pain in the ass at times. The Megalith is my current doom pedal obsession.
(https://i.imgur.com/lfyr592.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GHbvFzK.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/9WExiLt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/B6yP3kz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/3rdVg7O.jpg)
Nice and tight build, mtk!
Quote from: mtk on July 03, 2020, 11:45:03 AM
I'm going back to regular size pedals for a bit now. lol This was fun and all but damn it was a pain in the ass at times.
I know how it feels. But soon you'll be back to 1590A :icon_twisted:
And, to reply to Rankot:
Quote from: rankot on April 22, 2020, 09:07:02 AM
Hey, am I the only one stuck to 1590A enclosures? :icon_biggrin:
I ordered 5 1590A from Aliexpress. Also, I have one at home that's already etched and drilled, just waiting for me to etch and build the circuit board (yeah, seems strange to start with the enclosure, but it was a 2 board circuit that ended up not fitting the 1590A and I had to redesign the layout, just lazy to etch the board). I don't really need anything on my pedalboard rn, so no clue on what I'll be building (but for the one that I've already started). But hope to go along with you on this topic soon.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on July 03, 2020, 03:05:18 PM
I know how it feels. But soon you'll be back to 1590A :icon_twisted:
It's kinda like childbirth (so I'm told): it freakin' hurts - like 46 on a scale of 1 to 10 - and you swear blind you'll
never do it ever, ever again. But your brain dilutes the memory of the unspeakable pain and you do it again regardless. :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on July 03, 2020, 03:05:18 PM
Nice and tight build, mtk!
Quote from: mtk on July 03, 2020, 11:45:03 AM
I'm going back to regular size pedals for a bit now. lol This was fun and all but damn it was a pain in the ass at times.
I know how it feels. But soon you'll be back to 1590A :icon_twisted:
(https://i.imgur.com/jfOQSRT.gif)
Finally finished the astrosim+a clean preamp in a box.
This one only has a headphone output for late night playing or BBD debugging
( my wife hates the high pitched sound that leaks through the delay when I'm testing new filters)
(https://i.imgur.com/gDcMdCBl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/I0pAbcIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fMU9OOBl.jpg?1)
Quote from: thomasha on August 14, 2020, 01:26:41 PM
Finally finished the astrosim+a clean preamp in a box.
This one only has a headphone output for late night playing or BBD debugging
( my wife hates the high pitched sound that leaks through the delay when I'm testing new filters)
(https://i.imgur.com/gDcMdCBl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/I0pAbcIl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fMU9OOBl.jpg?1)
O. M. F. G.
here's a shoot the moon tremolo
smd components
boards are different color, i wanted to try oshparks transparent to get that cool traces, but forgot i use ground fills xD
enclosure is spray painted with black hammerite paint
laser etched using Neje Master 2 7W (actually something like 3W)
lines are a bit thicker than they should be but i'm not sure is it due to not setting laser focus properly, or having to do 4 passes
(https://i.postimg.cc/Lqx6sVSm/IMG-20200920-221937.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Lqx6sVSm)
(https://i.postimg.cc/sQ1fGZf7/IMG-20200920-222046.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQ1fGZf7)
Quote from: baklavametal on September 20, 2020, 05:12:26 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/Lqx6sVSm/IMG-20200920-221937.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Lqx6sVSm)
Great looking build 8) Laser being out of focus would definitely make thicker lines. Also if adjustment is a little off on the axes (like mine always is ::)) and you run multiple passes without homing in between it will definitely look like that because it's shooting next to the previous pass instead of on top.
I built an Electra Distortion with a clipping selector a little while ago. The etching on the enclosure didn't come out very well, but oh well. It took me a while to choose the artwork but ultimately I settled on the bug in amber as a sort of indirect reference to the pedal's original name.
(https://i.postimg.cc/WD8QF2RC/photo5143369447908681865.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WD8QF2RC)(https://i.postimg.cc/rR0bPxd2/photo5143369447908681863.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rR0bPxd2)(https://i.postimg.cc/23MgBcJk/photo5143369447908681864.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/23MgBcJk)
I liked the result. Sometimes, the etches that doesn't come out "very well" gives the box a cool worn look.
Hi,
It's not a pedal per se but an amplified audio probe to be used to debug other pedals that has been put in a 1590A enclosure. ;)
The device is using a LM386 chip and a full-range 3.2cm speaker.
With a 1/4 TS jack to dual banana cable it can be used as a mini amplifier as well.
(https://i.postimg.cc/PPsB3bVm/MP-AA01-finished-plugged.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PPsB3bVm) (https://i.postimg.cc/BPqWQHL8/MP-AA01-finished-open.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BPqWQHL8) (https://i.postimg.cc/56vqgT6m/MP-AA01-finished-internals.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56vqgT6m)
Edit: you can find the project's KiCad as well as Gerber and drill files on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/pawlakm/mp-aa01
Quote from: kraal on September 24, 2020, 10:57:58 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/PPsB3bVm/MP-AA01-finished-plugged.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PPsB3bVm) (https://i.postimg.cc/BPqWQHL8/MP-AA01-finished-open.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BPqWQHL8) (https://i.postimg.cc/56vqgT6m/MP-AA01-finished-internals.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56vqgT6m)
It is important to me that you know that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.
Quote from: vigilante397 on September 24, 2020, 02:38:10 PM
Quote from: kraal on September 24, 2020, 10:57:58 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/PPsB3bVm/MP-AA01-finished-plugged.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PPsB3bVm) (https://i.postimg.cc/BPqWQHL8/MP-AA01-finished-open.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/BPqWQHL8) (https://i.postimg.cc/56vqgT6m/MP-AA01-finished-internals.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56vqgT6m)
It is important to me that you know that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS.
Thank you :)
As there is not thread for enclosures smaller than 1590A, I post this one here.
Edit: ty EBK, moved post :icon_redface:
Quote from: kraal on October 07, 2020, 08:26:01 AM
As there is not thread for enclosures smaller than 1590A, I post this one here.
Maybe this?
https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=116919.0
Cool looking enclosure and build though. :icon_smile:
For this one, I had to go all SMD.... Gutshots later.
A Decimator/GString.
(https://i.postimg.cc/sXjDv3YP/SLNCE.jpg)
Such a clean, clear etch, about perfect!
dave
Me again..... I am on a miniature trip.
EQD The Depth and Clari(not).
(https://i.postimg.cc/3RwC1fp9/SMALL-VBE-TPEJM.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/p5yt58Vb/SMALL-VBE-TPEJM-Gutshots.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/p5yt58Vb)
After a long time, I finally built another pedal. This is Jonny Reckless' Little Jim. The etching didn't came out too good because I tried a different paper for the tone transfer. But I liked the result anyway.
(https://i.postimg.cc/PpsMkXVn/little-jim.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PpsMkXVn)
I haven't been doing much complete pedal building lately, mostly just working on some circuits. However, I did knock out a wooden 1590A-ish enclosure the other day. First time doing this and I'm definitely making more, so many options going this route. This one is Tornillo with an Ash knob.
(https://i.imgur.com/E6ssMK7.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hSNXeph.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/SVDHDfn.jpg)
Build Folder - https://imgur.com/a/xIbKW67
Quote from: mtk on October 24, 2020, 04:49:59 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/E6ssMK7.jpeg)
That looks fantastic.
Edit: Just realised why I like it so much, and had such a strong reaction to it. Looks very similar to a wooden toy car my dad made for me when I was 3 ! Haha
Quote from: mtk on October 24, 2020, 04:49:59 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/E6ssMK7.jpeg)
While that does look fantastic, the two different woods sets my OCD off. And if they were the same, I'd feel like I needed to line the grains up, so I'd only have one setting!
I'd better stick to paint and plastic knobs, right?!?
Quote from: mtk on October 24, 2020, 04:49:59 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/hSNXeph.jpg)
I have a CNC machine and I don't do anything near this cool with it, I need to change my ways :P Really excellent build, very nicely done.
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 24, 2020, 07:27:00 PM
While that does look fantastic, the two different woods sets my OCD off. And if they were the same, I'd feel like I needed to line the grains up, so I'd only have one setting!
I'd better stick to paint and plastic knobs, right?!?
If that sort of thing stresses you, you'd better not take a look at the wiring inside of my 1590A enclosures.
I only took up electronics and stompboxes as a hobby early this year to fill in the time I'd normally spend going to see live music, which we haven't had any of since March here. And let's just say my soldering, layouts and enclosures are not yet up to the standard of the beautiful work seen here. I'm still doing everything on stripboard and as offboard components rather than making up pcbs.
However, I am reassured to see that I'm not the only person obsessed with fitting things into the smallest enclosure possible.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MM8tNN8X/20201025-122235.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MM8tNN8X)
(https://i.postimg.cc/34M2WvLq/20201025-124047.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/34M2WvLq)
From left to right: Cmos overdrive, Cmos octave/fuzz (based on Parasit studio Eagleclaw), Rangemaster, and a Buffer with switchable treble boost.
Quote from: Radical CJ on October 24, 2020, 09:50:18 AM
That looks fantastic.
Edit: Just realised why I like it so much, and had such a strong reaction to it. Looks very similar to a wooden toy car my dad made for me when I was 3 ! Haha
That's funny. Thanks.
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 24, 2020, 07:27:00 PM
While that does look fantastic, the two different woods sets my OCD off. And if they were the same, I'd feel like I needed to line the grains up, so I'd only have one setting!
I'd better stick to paint and plastic knobs, right?!?
lol Damn, that's some sensitive OCD level. Are all your pedals symmetrical?
Quote from: vigilante397 on October 24, 2020, 09:26:38 PM
I have a CNC machine and I don't do anything near this cool with it, I need to change my ways :P Really excellent build, very nicely done.
Thanks. Woodworking is my first hobby, I've only recently(2 years) gotten into building pedals. It was past time both hobbies merged.
Quote from: mtk on October 25, 2020, 07:19:10 AM
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 24, 2020, 07:27:00 PM
While that does look fantastic, the two different woods sets my OCD off. And if they were the same, I'd feel like I needed to line the grains up, so I'd only have one setting!
I'd better stick to paint and plastic knobs, right?!?
lol Damn, that's some sensitive OCD level. Are all your pedals symmetrical?
While I was
mostly joking, yes, all my pedals are symmetrical. And all my resistors are soldered in the same way around, too ;)
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 25, 2020, 09:50:40 AM
And all my resistors are soldered in the same way around, too ;)
Also guilty.
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 25, 2020, 09:50:40 AM
And all my resistors are soldered in the same way around, too ;)
I always orient my resistors the same way. Vertical resistors have the first value band towards the "top side". Horizontal resistors usually have the first value band towards the left side, but sometimes I put them towards the right side (but then all resistors have the same orientation). Standing resistors have this same orientation, and when there are multiple standing resistors all of them have the same terminal raised. I use ceramics for any caps up to 100nF, and I put all of them with the value code facing the same direction, I pick a random direction when I put in the first cap and the other ones follows the same orientation.
But I usually don't bother too much on wire colors.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on October 25, 2020, 05:15:14 PM
I put all of them with the value code facing the same direction
Also guilty.
Quote from: bluebunny on October 25, 2020, 12:34:07 PM
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 25, 2020, 09:50:40 AM
And all my resistors are soldered in the same way around, too ;)
Also guilty.
Really ticks me off when i mess one up, where was my head...
dave
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on October 25, 2020, 05:15:14 PM
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 25, 2020, 09:50:40 AM
And all my resistors are soldered in the same way around, too ;)
I always orient my resistors the same way. Vertical resistors have the first value band towards the "top side". Horizontal resistors usually have the first value band towards the left side, but sometimes I put them towards the right side (but then all resistors have the same orientation). Standing resistors have this same orientation, and when there are multiple standing resistors all of them have the same terminal raised. I use ceramics for any caps up to 100nF, and I put all of them with the value code facing the same direction, I pick a random direction when I put in the first cap and the other ones follows the same orientation.
But I usually don't bother too much on wire colors.
"standing resistors"? what madness is
this in ocd land? as for caps, I always face that dilemma of having a value obscured if all are faced same direction.
I am also guilty of installing capacitors that do not use colour bands in an orientation where I can read the value and voltage markings. This makes it easy to figure out what you did later and in fact is part of a MIL handbook:
http://everyspec.com/MIL-HDBK/MIL-HDBK-0300-0499/MIL-HDBK-454_9165/
which is Standard general Requirements for Electronic Equipment. This book is worth a read to see how the big boys do reliable and maintainable manufacturing.
Also guilty... But I also try to use components that all have the same color :icon_redface:
Current build in progress (still have to clean the PCB and to drill the enclosure.) Unfortunately there is ONE dark blue electrolytic cap, and I have to admit that the 3PDT toggle switch on the other side of the board is red... :icon_sad:
(https://i.postimg.cc/V5mNmZKR/IMG-20201026-164017-resized-20201026-044138384.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/V5mNmZKR)
Quote from: kraal on October 26, 2020, 11:50:09 AM
. . . and I have to admit that the 3PDT toggle switch on the other side of the board is red... :icon_sad:
Fix that: nail varnish. ;)
Quote from: duck_arse on October 26, 2020, 08:58:40 AM
"standing resistors"? what madness is this in ocd land? as for caps, I always face that dilemma of having a value obscured if all are faced same direction.
For caps, I had that dilemma and tried to put all them with visible values. But then I did some build that had like 3 caps in parallel (layout-wise), and any way the value of one of them had to be obscured.
The "standing resistors thing", as much as I try to avoid (also I try to avoid jumpers), are sometimes needed. I'm a 1590A guy, so sometimes this is the only way to fit them. Well, there's the smd way, but I'm not ready for that. My last build (still have to box it, that's why I didn't posted here yet, but it's a Theremin Fuzz from Parasite Effects) have three resistors on the copper side, but I think this isn't enough to trigger my ocd. The one I'm building rn, on the other hand, have a resistor in diagonal direction, which is getting me pissed >:(. But it was that or some giant jumper.
Quote from: kraal on October 26, 2020, 11:50:09 AM
Also guilty... But I also try to use components that all have the same color :icon_redface:
For stuff that uses film caps, I'm guilty.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on October 26, 2020, 05:02:41 PM
. The one I'm building rn, on the other hand, have a resistor in diagonal direction, which is getting me pissed >:(. But it was that or some giant jumper.
For stuff that uses film caps, I'm guilty.
Could some creative lead bending, not have at least kept the body parallel to the other components on the pcb, some insulation & camo paint on the leads, you could photoshop the offending leads out before you post a picture, no one will ever know...
dave
Throwing stones at standing resistors is a brave thing to do in the 1590A thread.
Quote from: kraal on October 26, 2020, 11:50:09 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/V5mNmZKR/IMG-20201026-164017-resized-20201026-044138384.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/V5mNmZKR)
That looks absolutely stunning. The aesthetics of it speak to the level of care that went into it.
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 26, 2020, 07:12:29 PM
That looks absolutely stunning. The aesthetics of it speak to the level of care that went into it.
Thank you for this nice comment. :)
Quote from: davent on October 26, 2020, 06:47:57 PM
Could some creative lead bending, not have at least kept the body parallel to the other components on the pcb
Now you made me think about to remove that resistor and replace it with a new one with some lead bending but so the resistor itself it's in parallel to other resistors :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Perrow on October 26, 2020, 06:49:29 PM
Throwing stones at standing resistors is a brave thing to do in the 1590A thread.
hmmm, yes, I realise 1590A is small, but OCD is OCD and rules are rules.
rule number one, don't build in 1590A-sized boxes.
rule number two, no standing resistors.
rule number three, no parts slanty-mounted.
Quote from: duck_arse on October 27, 2020, 09:19:36 AM
Quote from: Perrow on October 26, 2020, 06:49:29 PM
Throwing stones at standing resistors is a brave thing to do in the 1590A thread.
hmmm, yes, I realise 1590A is small, but OCD is OCD and rules are rules.
rule number one, don't build in 1590A-sized boxes.
rule number two, no standing resistors.
rule number three, no parts slanty-mounted.
I think I managed to disobey all of them on one layout... :icon_lol:
Don't build in 1590A-sized boxes? In the 1590A pedals thread!?! :icon_eek:
Here Duck, let me help you with the rules:
rule number one, don't build in 1590A-sized boxes, unless you're crazy (You are)
rule number two, no standing resistors, unless you really have to (You do)
rule number three, no parts slanty-mounted, unless you missed the holes you meant to put it in (You probably will sooner or later)
Quote from: duck_arse on October 27, 2020, 09:19:36 AM
rule number one, don't build in 1590A-sized boxes.
rule number two, no standing resistors.
rule number three, no parts slanty-mounted.
What about when you have to use wires to connect something "offboard" but that was supposed to be "onboard"? Like a eletrolytic cap that doesn't fit the space on the board, or a trimpot that ended up in the in/out plug's way because you did a bad job when planning parts' positions?
them's is the rules. I never said youse needs follow them, did I?
Quote from: ElectricDruid on October 25, 2020, 09:50:40 AM
While I was mostly joking, yes, all my pedals are symmetrical.
Clipping, too?
I'm waiting for 1590A cordwood. It would mean all resistors standing, by definition. I don't use 1590A enclosures because I'm not a masochist. Slanted components help you find your way around the board.
One of my favourite quotes came from a colleague (who had a PhD in physics and an MBA): "If you can't fix it, feature it."
I have to share this. Falling back into old obsessions I wanted an all-mini Board. This is the collection I got and I think, it'll do.
BB Preamp, Varioboost, Pareidolia, The Depth, Decimator G, Clari(not), Ghost Echo, Klon, Electricdruid Tap Tremolo, Mark Hammer AEFEA, Gator, Orange Squeezer and a boost.
(https://i.postimg.cc/RhwtCvz3/1590a-mini.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/PvrJ2sJh/1590a-mini.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PvrJ2sJh)
Quote from: amptramp on October 28, 2020, 07:00:53 AM
I'm waiting for 1590A cordwood. It would mean all resistors standing, by definition. I don't use 1590A enclosures because I'm not a masochist. Slanted components help you find your way around the board.
One of my favourite quotes came from a colleague (who had a PhD in physics and an MBA): "If you can't fix it, feature it."
previously shown Ustinov's Theory, in a home-made 1590-A-ish sized box. stacked boards, very cordwoodish.
(https://i.imgur.com/EVQeAKy.jpg)
Quote from: amptramp on October 28, 2020, 07:00:53 AM
I'm waiting for 1590A cordwood. It would mean all resistors standing, by definition.
Hang on a minute. DA is "Captain Cordwood". ??? Surely there's a mahoosive contradiction here?? :o
Quote from: duck_arse on October 28, 2020, 01:34:18 AM
them's is the rules. I never said youse needs follow them, did I?
We already break rule #1 :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: lars-musik on October 28, 2020, 09:32:58 AM
I have to share this. Falling back into old obsessions I wanted an all-mini Board. This is the collection I got and I think, it'll do.
Awesome!
Quote from: bluebunny on October 28, 2020, 10:12:47 AM
Quote from: amptramp on October 28, 2020, 07:00:53 AM
I'm waiting for 1590A cordwood. It would mean all resistors standing, by definition.
Hang on a minute. DA is "Captain Cordwood". ??? Surely there's a mahoosive contradiction here?? :o
two points here, Marc - I always send my cordwood layouts to a guy to check, and
he never mentioned any errors on this one - and - resistors laying flat are anchored and supported both ends; resistors strung between the two boards are anchored and supported at each end. same diff.
Your cordwood layouts are a thing of beauty, Captain. Just gently tugging at one of your hip<->floor interface modules. :icon_wink:
BTW, we need a different word. "Layout" is wrong when everything is standing up.
Got to finish this one on halloween, but lots of beers were scheduled for the weekend :icon_lol: and just now I got time for a photo.
This one is Parasit Studio Theremin Fuzz. It's been some time since I wanted to build it, I had some trouble with the layout before, but this time it went kinda nice and quick. It's a very funny pedal to play with. It can mimic some whammy-ish sounds based on playing dynamics.
(https://i.postimg.cc/3yzRZGR7/thereminfuzz.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3yzRZGR7)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on November 03, 2020, 09:30:23 PM
Got to finish this one on halloween, but lots of beers were scheduled for the weekend :icon_lol: and just now I got time for a photo.
This one is Parasit Studio Theremin Fuzz. It's been some time since I wanted to build it, I had some trouble with the layout before, but this time it went kinda nice and quick. It's a very funny pedal to play with. It can mimic some whammy-ish sounds based on playing dynamics.
(https://i.postimg.cc/3yzRZGR7/thereminfuzz.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/3yzRZGR7)
looks good, i've always loved the sound from the demos (thanks @Freppo!)
Can I see the layout you used?:icon_redface: :icon_redface:
Sure! This is the one I made:
(https://i.postimg.cc/YGmCwvZ8/thereminfuzz.png) (https://postimg.cc/YGmCwvZ8)
I had to put a jumper (red wire) running under one of the ICs and a resistor. The other two thin lines are also jumpers, bigger ones that run under more stuff. The three resistors under the ICs were mounted on the copper side. Not my beautiest layout, but sometimes we have to do these kind of stuff to fit circuits inside a 1590A. And it worked, that's what matters.
I didn't made a pdf out of it, but I can share the files (or maybe make a pdf) if you want to give it a try.
Thanks Marcos! ;D ;D ;D
since I can't etch, I'm just probably gonna make a perf layout for it... :icon_lol:
thanks but the pdf prolly won't be needed for me, unless somebody else out there wants...
Thanks again! :icon_biggrin:
Ah got it. I tried to adapt it to perfboard. It's a bit bigger, but it'll still fit a 1590A. All parts number are the same as Freepo's pdf, so you can use that partslist (I removed the values so the image will be cleaner). The resistor near the top IC (which is IC1) is R4. R3, R5 and R6 are mounted on the solder side. The jumpers in yellow and red can be put on the solder side or on top side under the ICs. Those T200K pads are for the trimpot. And now, looking at the layout, I think it's a better idea to move the ground pad on the right side to closer to the out pad, and also move the "blend2" pad closer to "blend1" pad. Hope it helps you.
(https://i.postimg.cc/K11tvkJL/thereminfuzzlayout.png) (https://postimg.cc/K11tvkJL)
Marcos: here's what I came up with off your layout design. Not verified yet. Managed to get the under-board resistors back on top and dump a couple of linking wires. Part numbers match Freppo's schematic.
https://i.postimg.cc/vmYx4KG3/ther-fuzz1-51pic.gif
Larry, I took a look at your redesign, and it's supposed to work. I mean, all connections are there, and since mine is verified and you just moved a few stuff around then yours should work. You just mislabelled two resistors (R13 and R15 are reversed), but it doesn't matter anyway since they have the same value.
It's a fun circuit, but just an opinion. If I had to build it again, I'd remove the octave switch and hard wire it to the octave up mode. This is where the fun is, imo. The blend knob is interesting to keep.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on November 10, 2020, 06:10:37 AM
Larry, I took a look at your redesign, and it's supposed to work. I mean, all connections are there, and since mine is verified and you just moved a few stuff around then yours should work. You just mislabelled two resistors (R13 and R15 are reversed), but it doesn't matter anyway since they have the same value.
It's a fun circuit, but just an opinion. If I had to build it again, I'd remove the octave switch and hard wire it to the octave up mode. This is where the fun is, imo. The blend knob is interesting to keep.
have you tried the 2 octave up mod? if you did, how did it sound (like usable, or something..). Freppo mentioned that mod in the build doc.
I didn't tried it. On/on/on switches are pretty rare here, at least the local stores doesn't have them, so I just skipped this mod.
Last one I finished. It's Alex's (CynicalMan) Dimension P chorus with one/two voices and dry off mods. I started with this layout (https://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=94435.msg817744#msg817744) and modded it a bit so it fits a 1590A. It was a tight fit, I had to add some jumpers over the board, 2 resistors mounted on copper side and 4 or 5 caps hanging on wires because they were too tall to fit under switches/pots. Unfortunally I forgot to take a photo of the board itself and I don't want to open it again :icon_lol:.
(https://i.postimg.cc/mtn3ms4z/dimensionp.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mtn3ms4z)(https://i.postimg.cc/LJZt7b4y/dimensionpinside.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/LJZt7b4y)
Very neat build, Marcos. And completely infeasible. ;D I have yet another Dim-P in the pipeline (#4) destined for an altogether larger enclosure.
Thanks, Marc! It was indeed a hard one to box, but it wasn't hard to build because I started with a verified layout that was just a bit bigger than needed. Still, I think this was the biggest build I did on a 1590A.
This is indeed a very nice chorus, an awesome choice if you can't get a BBD for a chorus.
I haven't built any PCBs or pedals for quite some time, but lockdown 2020 changed all that as I *really* needed a few projects to keep me occupied. I re-acquainted myself with ExpressPCB plus, and also managed to find the magic formula for making PCBs using a laser printer on magazine paper and the solvent transfer method.
End result is a Belton reverb (with the potting removed to reduce the damn huge footprint)
(https://i.postimg.cc/PNhY625M/DSC00049.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PNhY625M) (https://i.postimg.cc/9DzGd0Q5/DSC00053.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9DzGd0Q5) (https://i.postimg.cc/zLgKQQhx/DSC00055.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/zLgKQQhx)
And a PT2399 echo based on the 'Faux'. I'm rather proud of this as it's most effort I've put into building a pedal - including the last-minute decision to make a sub-board for the pots. AND, all of the drill holes were spot on, which is something I've generally struggled with in the past!
(https://i.postimg.cc/QBwt0K5h/DSC00081.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/QBwt0K5h) (https://i.postimg.cc/mtyPBDxy/DSC00082.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mtyPBDxy) (https://i.postimg.cc/k2MB4mq3/DSC00083.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k2MB4mq3) (https://i.postimg.cc/9rhD69kf/DSC00084.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9rhD69kf) (https://i.postimg.cc/HJVnw9r6/DSC00086.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HJVnw9r6)
My hat goes off to those of you that manage to cram even more into a 1590a and come up with such beautiful enclosure artwork - respect! :)
Steve, imo your builds are beautiful. And great pcbs, it's very nice to find the magic tone transfer formula and you surely found yours.
For the drill holes, it's easier if you include a guide on your artwork. Like a simple dot or something like that. If you do the artwork after drilling the enclosure, then a good tip is to make a drilling template and use it for the drill positions. I have one I made using photoshop, I can share the file if you want to use it as a reference to move things around and make your own template.
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on January 09, 2021, 07:44:32 AM
Steve, imo your builds are beautiful. And great pcbs, it's very nice to find the magic tone transfer formula and you surely found yours.
For the drill holes, it's easier if you include a guide on your artwork. Like a simple dot or something like that. If you do the artwork after drilling the enclosure, then a good tip is to make a drilling template and use it for the drill positions. I have one I made using photoshop, I can share the file if you want to use it as a reference to move things around and make your own template.
Something else you can do with a predrilled enclosure you want to add art to is scan the enclosure and do you art layout on the 'to size' scan.
dave
Quote from: davent on January 09, 2021, 11:30:29 AM
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on January 09, 2021, 07:44:32 AM
Steve, imo your builds are beautiful. And great pcbs, it's very nice to find the magic tone transfer formula and you surely found yours.
For the drill holes, it's easier if you include a guide on your artwork. Like a simple dot or something like that. If you do the artwork after drilling the enclosure, then a good tip is to make a drilling template and use it for the drill positions. I have one I made using photoshop, I can share the file if you want to use it as a reference to move things around and make your own template.
Something else you can do with a predrilled enclosure you want to add art to is scan the enclosure and do you art layout on the 'to size' scan.
dave
Great minds think alike ;) That is exactly what I do for most pedals or other things I build that require text labelling or some kind of artwork. Open the scanned PDF in Illustrator and add the items to be printed on separate layers, then print onto laser waterslide...boom!
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on January 09, 2021, 07:44:32 AM
Steve, imo your builds are beautiful. And great pcbs, it's very nice to find the magic tone transfer formula and you surely found yours.
For the drill holes, it's easier if you include a guide on your artwork. Like a simple dot or something like that. If you do the artwork after drilling the enclosure, then a good tip is to make a drilling template and use it for the drill positions. I have one I made using photoshop, I can share the file if you want to use it as a reference to move things around and make your own template.
Very kind of you to say that Marcos, thank you :)
I found the magic ratio to be 2:1 Isopropyl to Acetone, both 99.99%. I use a cheap glass pipette from ebay to measure the solvent. Also, 'keying' the copper with 800 grit abrasive or steel wool first and getting the clamping method right is very important.
I don't get on well with drilling templates that wrap around the outside of the enclosure. Instead, I usually print the PCB or control layout onto paper and stick that on the inside of the enclosure, then carefully drill a pilot hole using a carbide bit in a handheld bit holder thingy.
Quote from: elshiftos on January 09, 2021, 10:21:18 PM
I found the magic ratio to be 2:1 Isopropyl to Acetone, both 99.99%. I use a cheap glass pipette from ebay to measure the solvent. Also, 'keying' the copper with 800 grit abrasive or steel wool first and getting the clamping method right is very important.
Interesting. I did acetone (nail enamel remover in fact, so no pure acetone) transfers a few times, and all I used were acetone. I scratched the back of the paper with a knife, so acetone can soak the paper better than if I just apply acetone to the outside layer. Then I dropped some acetone on the paper, used my fingers to apply pressure, let it dry and repeated once. I got some nice results out of this method, but the results were very "brand" depending. Some nail enamel remorer did good transfers, while others didn't transfered at all. It may be related to the formula each brand uses. In your case, a pure acetone may be too aggressive to the toner, that's why the need of that much isopropyl.
Finished this one yesterday. The toner of the printer I use isn't so good, so it didn't protected so well the enclosure for the etching. But the result was good imo.
(https://i.postimg.cc/6T5Z594q/p90.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6T5Z594q)
A shot of the board before I boxed it. I made my own layout. While I done other stuff with more parts than this one, the tracing for this one wasn't so easy. Had to put some resistors under the ICs, use some jumpers (there are some on the solder side) and had to use wires to connect the trimpot because I didn't found a smaller one to use. Anyway, it works, so that's what matters :icon_lol:.
(https://i.postimg.cc/4mYhVB5T/p90board.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4mYhVB5T)
Another phaser for the pedal collection, and this one surely will be added to my pedalboard. It's the DOD Phasor 201, using Solderman's layout.
Artwork based on the original one but with greek words, got this idea after our friend Antonis translated to greek one phrase I wrote in portuguese in some topic. Well, I used google translator for the greek words, and I assume they're correct even if somebody tells me there are errors on them :icon_lol:. Painted it blue using nail enamel, and used a blue led and blue knob.
For some reason, this one was so hard to transfer. I tried both acetone and iron, used two different papers (including one I successfully did some transfers before), changed printer settings, and after about 9 or 10 attemps this was the better transfer I got, and I just went with it. In the end, I liked the result, and imo it sounds better than the Phase90 I did before, even having half the stages number.
(https://i.postimg.cc/PpD8F1tq/dod201-1.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/PpD8F1tq)(https://i.postimg.cc/5QMFcj0S/dod201-2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5QMFcj0S)
Quote from: Marcos - Munky on April 08, 2021, 11:01:03 PM
In the end, I liked the result, and imo it sounds better than the Phase90 I did before, even having half the stages number.
Nice job, Marcos! It looks awesome! I have recently built a 3-stage phaser based on the phase 45 and I can't recommend it enough! If I'm not mistaken, the phasor 201 is very similar to the phase 45, so it should be pretty simple to adapt it. It's going to be hard to fit inside a 1590a, though ;D
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The Phasor 201 and the Phase 45 are basically the same circuit. The differences are just a few resistor values, and the Phase45 have one more cap than the Phasor 201 (well, actually two more caps, but one is just for power filtering).
This build was easy enough for a 1590A, since I started with an already tested layout. Adding another stage shoudn't be too complicated. But the 1590A Phase 90 I built before this one was a more complicated work, since I had to start from just the schematic.
Imo 1590A are fun builds and one of the most pleasuring things on them is to complete challenging builds. I'm working on a much more complicated one, probably the most complicated one I ever did, with lots of parts and lots of jumpers :icon_lol:. Layout is ready, board is already etched and half populated, just need to finish it and check if it fits the 1590A. I mean, in theory it should fit, but when we add pots, jacks and toggle switches, things can bet complicated. Hope to finish it until the next weekend.
Just built this little treble booster. It doesn't work. I'm betting on a busted transistor. I ordered it from a questionable source :P. I'll sort it out in a week or two, but the guts fit without a problem :). I'm building it as an experiment as my first 1590a build.
(https://i.postimg.cc/w16pXKsG/IMG-20210613-084646.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w16pXKsG)
What kind of sorcery is this:
(https://www.gitarrebass.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MXR-Carbon-Copy-Mini-Analog-Delay_3.jpg)
(https://www.gitarrebass.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MXR-Carbon-Copy-Mini-Analog-Delay_2.jpg)
Has anybody seen the other side of the board? Or are there 2 boards?
Kind of remembers me something Pickdropper would do. Very clean and tidy.
Quote from: thomasha on September 19, 2021, 11:03:07 AM
What kind of sorcery is this:
Has anybody seen the other side of the board? Or are there 2 boards?
Kind of remembers me something Pickdropper would do. Very clean and tidy.
Didn't you do a Deluxe Memory Man in an LB? :P
It is very reminiscent of Pickdropper's designs, very tidy. I would bet money on multiple PCBs, at the very least I would expect the jacks, pots, and switch to be PCB-mounted.
Yes, the DMM was a tough one.
I wish I could make things more tidy, without having to wire all the 5 pots plus switch.
I was looking for some ideas, and saw the mini carbon copy. Really curious how they made the second board.
Quote from: thomasha on September 20, 2021, 04:57:20 PM
Yes, the DMM was a tough one.
I wish I could make things more tidy, without having to wire all the 5 pots plus switch.
I was looking for some ideas, and saw the mini carbon copy. Really curious how they made the second board.
It looks like the 2.1mm jack, 1/4" jacks, pots, and LEDs are mounted on there, not entirely sure about the footswitch or the mini toggle for the Bright. Then probably male headers on the hardware board, female headers on the main audio board. That's certainly how I would have done it (he says smugly to himself despite never working in anything smaller than 1590B). Keeping as much as possible board mounted makes everything look neat, but also makes it reliable and easier to manufacture with less hand-soldering required. Serious win-win for MXR on that one, must be super cheap to produce.
Board 1 goes in, tighten down pot, 1/4" jack, and footswitch nuts. Board 2 goes on top. Attach knobs, screw on bottom plate, then on to the next unit.
As a side note I really like the look of the tiny tantalum caps.
Additional side note: Are those SMD sockets for the BBD???
I particularly like the "MXR" style tall Davies 1900 knobs. That's a nice touch, and shows a certain commitment. Would have been so easy to use something standard, but they didn't.
I like the small trimmers, can't find them anywhere (other than mouser)
The jacks are also pretty close to the top of the box. Are those the normal Neutrik jacks? They require a lot of space.
The SMD sockets are also pretty good for this build. the normal sockets are way higher than those.
Quote from: thomasha on September 28, 2021, 10:02:28 AM
I like the small trimmers, can't find them anywhere (other than mouser)
The SMD sockets are also pretty good for this build. the normal sockets are way higher than those.
Those SMD sockets for the BBD chips actually look more like a small SMD adapter PCB, very neat idea.
Every once in a while I get to actually build pedals. This was my first encounter with the 1590A: a boost and a CMOS fuzz.
(https://i.postimg.cc/fkw2mfxy/IMG-20220116-170255.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fkw2mfxy) (https://i.postimg.cc/XBJkhx8g/IMG-20220116-170342.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XBJkhx8g)
First? Wow. 8)
Should be ok if I mount it on the top of a 1590a?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL9Yb8-XwAYUp7D.jpg)
Quote from: stallik on February 19, 2022, 03:52:28 PM
Should be ok if I mount it on the top of a 1590a?
Definitely.
(https://c.tenor.com/qo15haWnIcwAAAAC/popcorn-micaheljackson.gif)
DOD FX-25 - the 60th pedal I have successfully completed! Ta-dah! Sorry for not putting some pedal porn, but I forgot to make a photo before putting it into the box, and was too lazy to pull it out for shooting. :icon_cool:
(https://i.postimg.cc/9DJbtrS1/IMG-20220222-210757008.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9DJbtrS1) (https://i.postimg.cc/xk8Rs9VQ/IMG-20220222-211001367.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xk8Rs9VQ) (https://i.postimg.cc/qtFGSWp3/IMG-20220222-211007999.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qtFGSWp3)
Delicious Ranko! 8)
Quote from: ElectricDruid on February 22, 2022, 06:17:16 PM
Delicious Ranko! 8)
Thanks!
I've been away from finishing pedals for a long time - really have no idea why, but I just soldered boards, tested them and put into the cardboard box. Then, somehow, ended with more than 20 pedals in that state. Probably because I really HATE drilling and making enclosures, and also had trouble with my printers and decals. Finally took some time+will to finish few, now I'm really happy!
Green (Pedal) Day pt. 2 - ROG Peppermill. Built this one with some kind of probably fake J201, but it works.
(https://i.postimg.cc/n9Xsbntt/IMG-20220223-214406044.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/n9Xsbntt) (https://i.postimg.cc/kDGRtvRh/IMG-20220223-215846858.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/kDGRtvRh) (https://i.postimg.cc/s1LQPGpf/IMG-20220223-215855129.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/s1LQPGpf)
Quote from: stallik on February 19, 2022, 03:52:28 PM
Should be ok if I mount it on the top of a 1590a?
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FL9Yb8-XwAYUp7D.jpg)
Please tell me you won't be mounting that thing... anywhere.
I've run out of enclosures so wondered if I could make my own 1590a. Not quite as tall as the wood stock wasn't thick enough so, the switch only just clears the baseplate. Fiddly PIA to make - I'll order some proper ones ;)
Green ringer
(https://www.stallibrass.com/images/kas/wood1580a.jpg)
Nicely done, Kevin. You'd give the duck a run for his money. :)
Finished! A project that dragged along for about 18 month. 26 Overdrives in 1590a as a kind of Blind-Test (for the "what overdrives fits my p90 into amp XY with a XZ speaker"-guys). Covers probably most ODs that were hyped in the past 25 years.
(https://i.postimg.cc/RVzk9YVg/DSC-5694-Kopie1590a.jpg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/MXdPmdBB/DSC-5694-Kopie1590a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MXdPmdBB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/VrNMfBNy/DSC-5698-Kopie1590a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VrNMfBNy)
Quote from: lars-musik on November 13, 2022, 11:32:48 AM
Finished! A project that dragged along for about 18 month. 26 Overdrives in 1590a as a kind of Blind-Test (for the "what overdrives fits my p90 into amp XY with a XZ speaker"-guys). Covers probably most ODs that were hyped in the past 25 years.
(https://i.postimg.cc/MXdPmdBB/DSC-5694-Kopie1590a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MXdPmdBB)
(https://i.postimg.cc/VrNMfBNy/DSC-5698-Kopie1590a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/VrNMfBNy)
Nice! And the winner is ... ???
That is...awesome?...scary?...amazing?...all of the above?
Not surprised it took 18 months. If it had been me, I'd have gone completely crazy after six months and then spent the next 12 months recovering!
Stunning work. Do we get a demo?!? :icon_twisted:
Three things come to mind
1. Wow!
2. Why are some out of numerical order?
3. What does it sound like with them all on together :icon_twisted:
all of them with their own etch, wow
Quote from: GGBB on November 13, 2022, 11:51:40 AM
Nice! And the winner is ... ???
Honestly: I think I could get the sound I need for my band out of them all. There are a handful I do not really care for (eg. Hudson Broadcast, OCD), then there are those that are just a copy of others (eg Timmy <-> Jan Ray) and then there are those I really like (foremost the crazy versatile AEFEA from the esteemed Mark Hammer :D, the Klon).
So, bottom line: I'd pick any of them and would be OK.
Quote from: ElectricDruid on November 13, 2022, 11:54:29 AM
Do we get a demo?!? :icon_twisted:
I have got a friend who actually can play guitar and he just got himself a new looper. So there might be something in the making!
Quote from: stallik on November 13, 2022, 12:12:03 PM
2. Why are some out of numerical order?
They are not. Are they? That's the signal path. I could have interchanged input and output in the middle row, then it would have been a tad more elegant. But then I guess it would have ed to confusion if they'd be taken from the board. After all, the convention is right in left out, right?
My bad Lars. Think my brain is going funny. Looked again and they're in order, once more and they're not. Prefer to call it an optical illusion rather than senility
It's almost poetic, what a way to capture the current zeitgeist of electric guitar music!
Quote from: lars-musik on November 14, 2022, 02:07:25 AM
there are those that are just a copy of others
I was about to ask about that: half of them have to be takes on a Tube Screamer or Blues Breaker. Besides the audacity of it, what made you go for individual units instead of fewer pedals with options to cover all the variations where appropriate?
Quote from: FiveseveN on November 14, 2022, 01:03:29 PM
I was about to ask about that: half of them have to be takes on a Tube Screamer or Blues Breaker. Besides the audacity of it, what made you go for individual units instead of fewer pedals with options to cover all the variations where appropriate?
We've all done this, pedals with loads of switches and potentiometers, trimmers and whatnot to cover all the possibilities of a certain pedal type. But that's not really handy, I think. I once did a "Fuzz Face Tester" with a broad range of options plus two handful of selected transistors and sent it to fuzz nerds. Most of them were just overwhelmed and in the end went for the most expensive "boutique" clone with the funkiest name they could get their hands on. Plus, they swore those would "clean up better", have "more grit" and so on. Which, honestly, could have been recreated in the test machine.
So my 1590A overdrive overkill is a fun project with the added benefit of looking great. Of course, still people wpuld claim, that their Original or their Archer or their Ceriatone would sound better than any of these pedals (my Klon included). But if someone wants a double/triple/quadruple Overdrive to fit their settings and equipment, this machine might just be it.
By the way, this was the Fuzz Face Tester:
(https://i.postimg.cc/56106jQv/FF-Testpaket.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56106jQv)
I must have been understandably mesmerized at first and missed the "for the what overdrives fits my p90 into amp XY with a XZ speaker-guys" part. I thought it was for your personal exploration but now it totally makes sense.
This is amazing, so much work! The first thing my kid would do would be turn them all on at once.
Quote from: readingaregood on November 17, 2022, 10:33:43 AM
This is amazing, so much work! The first thing my kid would do would be turn them all on at once.
It's not your kid, but my friend Axel. But - here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t8bsH31nInc
"That is AWESOME!," they said. Thank you for answering the important questions ;D
;D ;D ;D
As the first couple were switched on, it became clear that this board would be great for testing the stacking of various circuits - presume that was the idea all along?
Reminds me a bit of this
My three little 1590A peddies: modified EP booster, modified 8-bitar and heavily modified Si FuzzFace :icon_twisted:
(https://i.postimg.cc/k6YBcT4L/20230131-DIYZXSpectrar-13.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/k6YBcT4L)