Post-Lockdown pedal building

stickyfiddle

Keefy said:

stickyfiddle said:

Yeah, that'll work with an open Switchcraft type of socket. Or Fuzzdog actually had some really slim ones in stock if you really need. Tight is good anyway - it means the battery doesn't rattle  

 I could have taken 1mm off the battery space and another 1mm from the pot clearance. Coulda woulda shoulda...

EVERY one of my builds has something I would have done differently, even with these relative paint-by-numbers* Fuzzdog kits, whether it's finishing or labelling or LED colour or just getting the solder be a bit messy in places. Don't sweat it

(* not intended as an insult, I get no pleasure from vero builds at all...)

My copper build will have to wait for the weekend now as I'm working today after all. I also have some Gundam robot kits to get cracking on when the mood takes me..

LastMantra

I've got loads of bits. Could build a whole bunch of stuff. I do mainly stick to drives/fuzz because they're generally simple/small parts count. Everything is packed away at my parents house atm, don't think I'll be able to get to it.

Get yourself a breadboard and start collecting bits n pieces (whenever something electronic breaks down I'm in seeing what I can strip from it!). It means you can really tune them in to your own taste, and your amp/other gear! Taylor made!
Atm I'm playing a germanium muff and a tweaked "rangemaster" (less treble, more thick boost). Sounds good to me! 

Keefy

LastMantra said:

I've got loads of bits. Could build a whole bunch of stuff. I do mainly stick to drives/fuzz because they're generally simple/small parts count. Everything is packed away at my parents house atm, don't think I'll be able to get to it.

Get yourself a breadboard and start collecting bits n pieces (whenever something electronic breaks down I'm in seeing what I can strip from it!). It means you can really tune them in to your own taste, and your amp/other gear! Taylor made!
Atm I'm playing a germanium muff and a tweaked "rangemaster" (less treble, more thick boost). Sounds good to me! 

Good call, I have a little breadboard but haven't done anything with it for ages. And I have some old Ge transistors too! So yeah, treble booster...

stickyfiddle

Finally...

stickyfiddle

Getting there...

Keefy

stickyfiddle said:

Getting there...

MCMLXXXI = 1981

Still not a clue...

stickyfiddle

Board complete waiting for chips & pots

stickyfiddle

And done. Knobs pinched from my old Fuzz Face that doesn’t get used much. It’ll get posher ones once they arrive from Germany but that may take a long time. 

It’s a clone of the DRV 1981 (basically a posh Rat, the “Hype-R Rat” as Fuzzdog calls it). It sounds good!!

JMP220478

Audio and or video clips gents please ... really interested in how all this fine work sounds 

stickyfiddle

I’ll see what I can do

rico

I finished a Green Citrus (Matamp GT-esque preamp) kit the other day but I didn’t appreciate the spacing of the top three knobs when I ordered the green ones so the treble control has become a set and forget kind of deal for know. 

It’s a beast of a pedal. 

stickyfiddle

Nice! 

My Quaverato kit has literally just arrived, so considering that bff or the afternoon’s activities

TTBZ

Didn't realise the Hyp-R Rat was a DRV clone - I might have to try that out as I like the sound of it in demos but not paying that much for a fancy Rat, as nice as their enclosure looks.

Has anyone tried any of the Fuzzdogs MIAB pedals and what did you think? I want to mess around with something that does a nice open sounding JCM800 bark! Don't know whether to just go for a Guvnor, Angry Charlie or their Eagle Claw - no idea what that last one is based on but sounds interesting. Maybe something FET based to get a more "amp like" feel?

stickyfiddle

TTBZ said:

Didn't realise the Hyp-R Rat was a DRV clone - I might have to try that out as I like the sound of it in demos but not paying that much for a fancy Rat, as nice as their enclosure looks.

Has anyone tried any of the Fuzzdogs MIAB pedals and what did you think? I want to mess around with something that does a nice open sounding JCM800 bark! Don't know whether to just go for a Guvnor, Angry Charlie or their Eagle Claw - no idea what that last one is based on but sounds interesting. Maybe something FET based to get a more "amp like" feel?

Yeah, it’s a nice Rat. A little less aggressive and “chunky” than my early-MIC Rat2 and a lot less aggressive than my Fuzzdog Rat build, but sounds nice in its own right. I am happy not spending 200 notes on one though.

No idea on MIABs I’m afraid, though I’m sure someone else must know. I did have a Guvnor2 a long time ago (possibly my 2nd ever pedal?) which I liked at the time, but it’s hard to remember exactly what it was like. 

stickyfiddle

Quaverato unpacked. It’s a lovely kit - might take a while as at least 2x the number of parts as a typical dirt

roberty

stickyfiddle said:

And done. Knobs pinched from my old Fuzz Face that doesn’t get used much. It’ll get posher ones once they arrive from Germany but that may take a long time. 

It’s a clone of the DRV 1981 (basically a posh Rat, the “Hype-R Rat” as Fuzzdog calls it). It sounds good!!

That looks great. Painting then makes all the difference

Potentially gonna make an order from https://www.musikding.de/ soon

Did a fuzz dog seven knob swollen pickle and fuzz factory at the start of lockdown but haven't really used them

Going to do a Meathead on Vero today and pop it in my Bazz Fuss. If I ever get out of bed

english_bob

stickyfiddle said:

Quaverato unpacked. It’s a lovely kit - might take a while as at least 2x the number of parts as a typical dirt

Interested to see how you get on with this- looks pretty involved but it's very reasonably priced for what you get when you're done. Tempted to pick one up with the MIDI module.

stickyfiddle

english_bob said:

stickyfiddle said:

Quaverato unpacked. It’s a lovely kit - might take a while as at least 2x the number of parts as a typical dirt

Interested to see how you get on with this- looks pretty involved but it's very reasonably priced for what you get when you're done. Tempted to pick one up with the MIDI module.

Yeah, it looks a fantastic pedal, and from demos sounds potentially as good as my Walrus Monuments but with even more control - it’s even got dipswitches to control the crossover point between high and low frequencies for the harmonic trem. 

The plan at the moment is to have my newly-acquired PT Nano with Jan Ray, Quaverato, Revival Drive Compact and Deco for a super simple rootsy/ country/folky rock board. 

roberty

Well that seems to have gone smoothly. Will test and box tomorrow probably and spend tonight practicing. Vero is always a bit of a gamble in my experience

stickyfiddle

Neat! (What is it?!)