MXR Phase 45 clone

[Simon Barden]

I will need to try that out.

[jugglindan]

I will need to try that out.

Great. I had a look at the circuit, and the spec sheets for the J201s vs the 2n5459s. There are some overlaps but also some big differences, and it's the variable resistance of the JFETs that produces the phasing effect, so I think my vibrato is mostly from the substitution. Maybe I just discovered a vibrato mod

[jugglindan]

Enclosure finished and pedal boxed:


Knob is temporary, some better ones are still delayed in the post.

Transistors are also temporary. The J201s don't work right, but the 2N5459s are also delayed in the post.

And here it is on the board. 5 of 9 pedals are now made by me

[Woltz]

Nice job mate.

[jugglindan]

Thanks. I will still swap the transistors when they arrive, but it has more phasing than I realised during testing. It needed to run after the other pedals and a bit of overdrive made the effect more noticeable. It's not an always on pedal (unlike the Barber which responds to the guitar volume so well), but I like it.

[Simon Barden]

Two more of your own pedals to replace two bought pedals and you can get in an a Seven of Nine Voyager/Borg reference.

[jugglindan]

Two more of your own pedals to replace two bought pedals and you can get in an a Seven of Nine Voyager/Borg reference.

Lol!
I can definitely replace the pure sky, but the looper and tuner will be tough.

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[McCreed]

I can definitely replace the pure sky, but the looper and tuner will be tough.

Knowing your like of OD's, you could do a Zen Drive clone. They're a pretty cool pedal.
I have a Mooer clone and a hand-made one I bought off Reverb.

Which reminds me, I should put the latter back on the board. Haven't played it in a while...

Oh, and nice job on the phaser!

[jugglindan]

Knowing your like of OD's, you could do a Zen Drive clone. They're a pretty cool pedal.
I have a Mooer clone and a hand-made one I bought off Reverb.

Which reminds me, I should put the latter back on the board. Haven't played it in a while...

Oh, and nice job on the phaser!

Thanks!

Yes, the Zendrive is a nice sounding pedal (or so it appears from reviews and YouTube). I have never played the real thing but I do have a Zendrive patch in the Xtomp. The digital patches are close, but not the same. At the moment, the Barber CDD I built is doing a great job of covering the low to medium gain range. At low gain with the harmonics switch on, it adds a wonderful clarity and articulation to each note. Fingerpicked passages pop and chords sparkle. Of course this is also from the buffer and orange squeezer. Since adding the buffer I need to keep the guitar tone at 60%. Previously it was always maxed. And I have dropped the treble on the amp to boot.

I am thinking of something more in a distortion or fuzz actually. I have a design and decals ready for the Warp Drive, just not 100% decided on what circuit it will be. If the Red Llama gets dirty enough then maybe that, but I am also going to breadboard some fuzzes. The Mosrite Fuzzrite looks interesting, as do silicon fuzz faces. Or maybe one of the 500 different Big Muff circuits, but they tend to be more complex and need more expensive sets of matched transistors.

Oh, the options are dizzying ...

[jugglindan]

Maybe a hoof, with a switchable tentacle in the same box?

Or maybe, just maybe, I should stop building pedals for a while and bl**dy well play instead?

Nah