Hi there. I've stacked the IC's and made a switch to go from 1 to 2 ic's. There's heaps of gain. It makes my ears bleed. I'm adding a clean boost to it. I won't be needing the extra gain with the fuzz implementation.
cya next time!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wootage! Project Half complete! Starting a new one already!
Wow, its been awhile. And might I add, I finally got a good one to post.
So I had this crazy idea to do a modified disto+. So I had (for like 1 minute) built a stock disto+. I substituted a 10pf ceramic for a 12pf since they didn't have any at Dickies. So, I socketed all of the capacitors a side from the electrolytics. Looking back on it actually, I should've socketed them as well so I can switch them for higher values for bass. Oh well. Diodes have socketed as well.
The changes I have made are:
- In the clipping stage, I have replaced one diode with an LED. To me, it really makes it crunchy. Great for palm muting!
- changed 10pf to a crazy 101pf. I have no idea why I did that. To me it sounds like it brightened up the tones or let in some high end. Peh, I haven't messed around with too many distortions to make a judgement.
- greenies have been swapped for MKT. I like MKT's but are a bit more pricier.
Mods I shall be doing:
- Have a switch to go from assymetrical to symetrical clipping
- Have a switch to go from LED to Diode. This opens up lots of possibilities. (Assymertical clipping with LED anyone?)
- Have a switch to go from one LM741 IC to 2 LM741 IC or as it's called "stacked"
- Have a booster stage. (most likely a really basic fuzz or a simple booster)
Will have photos up soon!
As for the second project? I'll give you a hint. It rythms with romeo (okay, kinda) and it's a copy of a crappy vintage pedal. I'll update as soon as I get parts.
Cheerio guys!
So I had this crazy idea to do a modified disto+. So I had (for like 1 minute) built a stock disto+. I substituted a 10pf ceramic for a 12pf since they didn't have any at Dickies. So, I socketed all of the capacitors a side from the electrolytics. Looking back on it actually, I should've socketed them as well so I can switch them for higher values for bass. Oh well. Diodes have socketed as well.
The changes I have made are:
- In the clipping stage, I have replaced one diode with an LED. To me, it really makes it crunchy. Great for palm muting!
- changed 10pf to a crazy 101pf. I have no idea why I did that. To me it sounds like it brightened up the tones or let in some high end. Peh, I haven't messed around with too many distortions to make a judgement.
- greenies have been swapped for MKT. I like MKT's but are a bit more pricier.
Mods I shall be doing:
- Have a switch to go from assymetrical to symetrical clipping
- Have a switch to go from LED to Diode. This opens up lots of possibilities. (Assymertical clipping with LED anyone?)
- Have a switch to go from one LM741 IC to 2 LM741 IC or as it's called "stacked"
- Have a booster stage. (most likely a really basic fuzz or a simple booster)
Will have photos up soon!
As for the second project? I'll give you a hint. It rythms with romeo (okay, kinda) and it's a copy of a crappy vintage pedal. I'll update as soon as I get parts.
Cheerio guys!
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