The D.I.Y. FX Pedal Building Thread

[DrNomis_44]

that sounds great Doc

Cheers mate, I reckon that has to be about the best distortion sound I have ever gotten out of a Tube-based pedal so far, it has that vintage rock sound, in the next couple of weeks, I might do a build write-up for the Rangemaster Treble Booster since it is a really easy one to build.

[wokkaboy]

you got a wide range of sounds Doc, sounds good. I liked the 2nd half of the last demo with the Rangemaster on, nice clear crisp distorted sound. Have you done a build diary on the Rangemaster treble booster ?

[DrNomis_44]

you got a wide range of sounds Doc, sounds good. I liked the 2nd half of the last demo with the Rangemaster on, nice clear crisp distorted sound. Have you done a build diary on the Rangemaster treble booster ?

Haven't done a build write-up for the Rangemaster yet, but I can certainly do one this week,I have a spare diecast case I can use to house it in, actually that gives me a good excuse to try one of the transistors from my stash of old 60's Philco transistors in it,should be interesting to see what results I get from them.


The Rangemaster is a very easy pedal to build because it doesn't use very many parts, so I reckon it's a good one to start with for those who are new to building pedals.

Here's what one of my 60's Philco transistors looks like:




I bought it as part of a lot of 560 of them on eBay, I can't remember how much they all cost me, but I think it was about Au$100.00 or so.

[Dedman]

I finally have Doc's Big Muff fuzz pedal working, after sending it back to the Doc to correct my dodgy first attempt at electronics wiring.
It seems to sound best with single coils or a split humbucker but it hazzz the fuzzzzz! and sustain? I went out, got a coffee, came back , split the atom, cured the common cold and it was STILL going! Going into my little 20W Vox with its 8 inch speaker it really sounds a bit strangled, so I'm looking forward to the posty this week as he's bringing me an Orange Micro Terror amp and 12inch Celestion Greenback. Next project...speaker cab!

[DrNomis_44]

I finally have Doc's Big Muff fuzz pedal working, after sending it back to the Doc to correct my dodgy first attempt at electronics wiring.
It seems to sound best with single coils or a split humbucker but it hazzz the fuzzzzz! and sustain? I went out, got a coffee, came back , split the atom, cured the common cold and it was STILL going! Going into my little 20W Vox with its 8 inch speaker it really sounds a bit strangled, so I'm looking forward to the posty this week as he's bringing me an Orange Micro Terror amp and 12inch Celestion Greenback. Next project...speaker cab!

Those little Micro Terror amps are cool, I saw a video on youtube of a Micro Dark Terror being demoed, and was amazed at the sounds it was producing, that Big Muff pedal should sound cool through your new Micro Terror amp, I've tried my Big Muff pedal through my Marshall and it sounded pretty good.

[kimball492]

Sounds like Docs cracked the Big Muff pedal Dedman. Glad it's working, well done both. Those Orange Micro Terror are supposed to be excellent and put out 20w. A buddy sent me this the other day, not Japanese but thought you may enjoy Dedman. http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2...#comment-20386

Hey Doc you building the Ibanez pedals ?

[Dedman]

thanks Kimball, very similar process that seems to have developed world wide. I tend to think there was a lot more international travel 1000yrs ago than we think occurred. (In this case Korea and Japan have invaded one another a few times over the centuries).

I looked at a lot of options before going with the Orange, the Dark version was a little too gainy for my tastes, but I wanted something small, not overly powerful and I can mess with different speakers in different cabs or different amps later, like I might do a 12in Jenson cab later or pick up a Fender or Vox head later.

[DrNomis_44]

Sounds like Docs cracked the Big Muff pedal Dedman. Glad it's working, well done both. Those Orange Micro a Terror are supposed to be excellent and put out 20w. A buddy sent me this the other day not Japanese but thought you may enjoy Dedman. http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2...#comment-20386

Hey Doc you building the Ibanez pedals ?

Not yet since I'm a bit short of money at the moment.

[kimball492]

Plenty of time Doc just saw you'd eyed some up at a music shop lol.

[DrNomis_44]

Plenty of time Doc just saw you'd eyed some up at a music shop lol.

Arghhhhhh....I guess my secret's out now.....hahahaha, I'm looking at buying myself a new TS-9 pedal and a new MXR Dynacomp pedal, I used to have a Dynacomp some years ago but it either got pinched or I lost it, I tried making one a couple of years ago but it never worked as well as a bought one.

Been doing some revision of my FX chain prior to designing/building of a pedal board, and I think I've got it to the point where it should cover all the sounds I could ever want....(famous last words).