Aion Electronics Aurora Pedal

[jugglindan]

Ohhh I've wanted to build a Timmy, but haven't got around to it. Did you get a Timmy PCB or etch or vero board?

Have you tried a Red Llama clone? one of my fave OD's

Sorry to disappoint, but my Timmy clone is a Caline Pure Sky bought from eBay. My current Direct Drive is the first pedal I have built on stripboard (have built other circuits but not pedals). There is a layout on tagboardeffects, and it has nearly half the component count of a direct drive, so I might build one in the future. The Pure sky doesn't have the clipping diode selection switch. I have all the components on hand except for the JRC4559 but I could sub a 4558.

No, never tried a Red Llama. I was going to build a Red Snapper, but I don't have all the parts. It's not at all the same, just "red"

[Andy40]

Very cool still. The Tag board schematic doesn't look too difficult.

If you want to have a go at the Red Llama have a look at my Snarkdoodle thread. I think it works well as a clean boost, to meaty overdrive to a very saturated distortion pedal. Its got a nice interplay with different types of amp.

[McCreed]

Sorry to disappoint, but my Timmy clone is a Caline Pure Sky bought from eBay.

Hah! I have one of those, as well as the Caline Orange Burst (alleged BB Preamp clone). Both are actually great sounding pedals and work incredibly well together. I use the PS as light - medium OD into the OB to get extra dirt (or by themselves). Hard to beat for 40 bucks AUD.

I haven't done any internal mods, only cosmetic mods to the enclosures just to personalise them a bit:

[jugglindan]

Very cool still. The Tag board schematic doesn't look too difficult.

If you want to have a go at the Red Llama have a look at my Snarkdoodle thread. I think it works well as a clean boost, to meaty overdrive to a very saturated distortion pedal. Its got a nice interplay with different types of amp.

It was your thread that turned me off any homebrew PCB attempts! I am just not sure how many dirt pedals I really need. I already have 4 on my board and am building #5. So what to do with a hobby that boils down to building things I don't need?

[jugglindan]

Hah! I have one of those, as well as the Caline Orange Burst (alleged BB Preamp clone). Both are actually great sounding pedals and work incredibly well together. I use the PS as light - medium OD into the OB to get extra dirt (or by themselves). Hard to beat for 40 bucks AUD.

I haven't done any internal mods, only cosmetic mods to the enclosures just to personalise them a bit:

I agree, the PS is a great sounding light OD for the price. Probably for any price. I use it as the first pedal in my chain (after the tuner). I use it alone for strumming sorts of things like playing along to the Lumineers, or stacked into one of the other pedals. A homebrew Timmy or AC Booster might be the only thing to evict it.

I have read a comparison of the Xotic pedals RC, AC, & BB. The circuits for all three are very similar. I have a vision of all three on a single board with a switch to select. The switching would likely be too complex though, but switching some key components might be interesting. Sounds like a breadboard project.

[Woltz]

Listening to you guys makes me realise I need to do more pedals after these two. The question is what pedals to get when I have a Marshall DSL Amp not a solid state amp.

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[Andy40]

You ....Need...(to make)....More...Pedals

[Woltz]

You ....Need...(to make)....More...Pedals

Lol I'm thinking maybe a Trem pedal and a Delay pedal next.

I actually want to have a go at building a tube amp as well but looking at prices the transformers are a fair hit to the back pocket.

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[jugglindan]

Listening to you guys makes me realise I need to do more pedals after these two. The question is what pedals to get when I have a Marshall DSL Amp not a solid state amp.

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I guess it depends on what sounds you like, and what style you play. There are kits and stripboard circuits for nearly everything.

I mostly play at night when everyone else is asleep. Dirt pedals into my THR-10 give me lots of options at low volume. Apart from overdrives and compression I also like occasional phaser, delay (set on 1 30ms repeat to thicken notes), and chorus. Most of those circuits are more complex than drive pedals, but in a PCB kit they would be fine.

[Andy40]

I actually want to have a go at building a tube amp as well

One of the best things I ever did was to build an amp. now I am highly addicted.

Doing a scratch build now of a 5E3 which I intend to mod.

I might do a build diary if there is interest. I sourced all of the parts here in Australia and saved a bucket load on shipping from the US