Miscellaneous pedal projects

[jugglindan]

Based on my results so far, I am pretty sure I could build something that complex, but I know I would find it stressful. I build pedals to relax so the stress of making sure such a large board is correct is not something I feel like doing right now.

And yes, I like the sound of the deep blue delay. I just can't decide between it and the Earthquaker Disaster Transport Jr. It's mostly the same circuit, but Earthquaker added a tone control that only affects the repeats. It's harder to find reviews on so I am still undecided.

[JohnH]

Yeah, fair call. I enjoy the challenge but there's definitely been times I just need to put everything down because it stopped being fun

[jugglindan]

I am about at that point at the moment. Once I finish the FS-808 I am going to take a breather from pedals for a bit. I want to turn my focus back to my Blueycaster build, and that other thing. No, not that other thing, the other other thing. Playing guitar. Yes, I am sure that's the other thing I want to focus on for a while.

[DrNomis_44]

The Space Spiral is one I've never heard of before, since it uses a PT2399 IC, I'm going to assume that it's a delay effect of some sort, looks really interesting so I wouldn't mind building one.

[jugglindan]

With my most recent failure with the EQ mod to the FW-808, I was quite a lot more relaxed. I just left the pedal for a day and came back to it with a new idea which turned out to work quite well. So there is hope for me yet!

[JohnH]

Decided to add this to the growing list:

https://www.coda-effects.com/2017/12...-t-preamp.html

Will order the PCB but will probably have to wait until next pay to buy the other bits I need - daycare fees have come back, so my very small window of having spare cash has apparently closed

[JohnH]

Got another haul from Tayda this afternoon, so I can finish a few of the pedals I have on the go. I bought the 1590DD enclosure for the Purgatory Pedal, which is honestly just such a ludicrously huge enclosure. The only reason I need one so large is the 450V capacitor, so I should have just swapped the capacitor for a smaller one.

[JohnH]

Got a bit done in my lunch break today. Drilled the enclosures for the Parasit Theremin Fuzz and the Valvecaster. I almost drilled the huge enclosure for the Purgatory pedal too, but when I looked at the Tayda site again I realised the 1590XX was what i had meant to buy, so I will order that next pay (and a 100V capacitor to replace the giant 450V one)

Will finish the wiring for these tonight, but won't spray them until next week. Thinking of trying decals for these as I can't get in to Megalo to print yet.

[JohnH]

All boxed up, and both working fine. The Thermin fuzz is wild - I think I'll use it quite a lot. The Valvecaster is quite good too.

[jugglindan]

Is that a straight Valvecaster build, or something based on Dr Nomis's mods in another thread? Is the sound worth the hassle over opamp or FET-based drive pedals? I know that's subjective, but I am interested in your thoughts.