**The DIYStompboxes 10-Year Anniversary Contest Thread**

[kingswayguitar]

sweet stuff 'Stomptown'. especially at the end with the delay. and all that with one tranny....even better!

[deadastronaut]

Nice one stomptown , i was hooked with just the leds ...sounds great man.  Cool build.

@john. Wow nice prize....

[Perrow]

Maybe some think there is a psychological advantage on the judges to post near the end. I have noticed this in several contests.

Tweaking til the last moment, have my entry ready, video, photos and documentation, just want to try another time to get it working with germaniums, and then maybe I can let it rest.

If I'd'd some more time the last month I'd've had it ready sooner, but seeing as it's been, I'm happy I've got something to enter (got a few apostrophes in that sentence now, didn't I  ).

[midwayfair]

THIS IS A REMINDER TO BE SURE YOU'VE PAID YOUR ENTRY FEE BEFORE POSTING YOUR ENTRY!
http://diystompboxes.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=94

We're getting down to the wire and I don't want anyone to be disqualified for a last-minute post forgetting a necessary step. Remember, the entry fee goes to the forum to help keep this place running!

[Stomptown]

THIS IS A REMINDER TO BE SURE YOU'VE PAID YOUR ENTRY FEE BEFORE POSTING YOUR ENTRY!
http://diystompboxes.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=94

We're getting down to the wire and I don't want anyone to be disqualified for a last-minute post forgetting a necessary step. Remember, the entry fee goes to the forum to help keep this place running!

Hey Jon, how do we show proof of payment anyways?

[midwayfair]

Hey Jon, how do we show proof of payment anyways?

You guys don't have to worry about it, we just get a list from Aron every once in a while.

[seedlings]

Name of entrant: Stomptown
Pedal name: Cascaida Overdrive

Doing more with less = sweetness!  Well done.

CHAD

[Liquitone]

Here is my 1st entry; the Deluxe Stereo Vibe
It is basically a classic Uni-vibe circuit with some modifications like the (switchable)input impedance-, gain-,and stereo output mods from R.G.Keens' articles.
It's is very similar to the mono-vibe in a wah-shell I built recently but this one has a separate expression-pedal with the circuit build into a large enclose so I had more room for the stereo-functions and extra switches.
The expression-pedal controls the speed, has a cancel switch at heel-down position and a chorus/vibrato switch at the toe-down position for on the fly switching. The chorus/vibrato and true bypass switching is done by relays to keep the audio-path short regardless of where the switches are placed.
The expression-pedal is connected to the main pedal by a 7-core cable with sturdy CB-connectors.
The main goals in this design where an as short as possible signal-path and maximum flexibility and ease in use so operating the pedal won't distract too much from the playing itself.

Making the demo video was a real pain, and I am not really satisfied with it, but considering the deadline it will have to do.
I'm going to invest in a better camera for the next demo and record in a room where I can really turn up the volume.
I used a 100w plexi-style amp on the left channel and a 5W Fender Champion 600 reissue on the right.
The guitar is as always my Squier Classic Vibe '60 strat with Seymour-Duncan SSL-1 in the neck position and the Squier tremolo bridge replaced with a Fender vintage style tremolo-bridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO9erVLBSqg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvuMZ-xQMNY

Here are the pictures;















And the project files;

[haveyouseenhim]

    I     I   I don't eve...  Whaaahhh

[davent]

Bam... who wants to play now?

Kay, superlatives can't do your pedal justice... wow!

[GGBB]

Please excuse me while I pull my jaw up off the floor.

[seedlings]

In stereo, the vibe pulls your left and right eardrum out, takes each around the block different directions, then returns them to opposite sides od your head.

Wowza.  Thank you for sharing!

CHAD

[~arph]

Here is my 1st entry

 

[~arph]

Jimi would have loved that one

[deadastronaut]

Very cool, superb build man, 

@the judges  , can entrants be disqualified for using the word  deluxe? 

[alanp]

Bloody hell. That build is insane! Between this and Govt's flanger, there is some stiff competition going on here!

[Liquitone]

wow,. thanks guys! those are great compliments.

@chad, having a cancel switch really adds to the weird stereo effects, in cancel the signal centers on the main amp and when taken off cancel it start to bounce to the 2nd amp, so apart from moving in and out of effect mode it also moves into and out of stereo mode, and it happens gradually thanks to the slow response of the light-bulb.

@deadastronaut; haha! you're going to hate me for having a 2nd pedal for this contest...  ...the DELUXE tremolo

[kingswayguitar]

never mind "Liquitone". that video was good enough for me considering the pedal is so great.

[deadastronaut]

@liquid.  2nd deluxe?   

oh bugger..

 

[samhay]

Stomptown - very nice.

Liquitone - there is a bit too much there to cope with in one sitting. Very cool. Is this an original circuit, and will you be sharing the schem?