A bit of pedal p*rn for you DIY'ers

[McCreed]

First, I didn't make this pedal. I bought it in 2016 off of Reverb.com from a guy in Greece.
It's called The SOB - Son Of Blues.
It's a point-to-point dual overdrive based on the Boiling Point Overdrive (left side) and a Marshall Bluesbreaker MkI (right).

I just like looking at the guts. To me, not being a pedal builder, it just looks so steam punk!
Hope you like it. Oh, btw, it absolutely rocks!

I can post details about clipping and tone circuit if anyone is interested.

[jugglindan]

That does look tasty. Makes me a little weak at the knees

I hope it sounds at least as good as it looks. I have found layouts for both, but I really don't need more overdrives just now.

Well, OK, maybe just one more ...

[Andy40]

Dang, that is very very cool

[McCreed]

I was hoping you guys would like it! It's like art in my eyes...

And yes, it does sound really good too.

[jugglindan]

I can never post the interior of one of my pedal builds again

[McCreed]

I can never post the interior of one of my pedal builds again

That's how I feel when I see some of the guitar builds that come out of this place!

I have found layouts for both, but I really don't need more overdrives just now.

Well, OK, maybe just one more ...

I went through a dual overdrive pedal phase a few years ago. I had a heap, but this is the only one I've kept.
Not only because it sounds good, but it's just so unique.

The builder did a variation on the switching via a 2-way clipping switch and a 3-way Fat switch to the Boiling Point circuit, and toggle on the Bluesbreaker side switches between clean boost and overdrive.

I still have a thing for OD's but I've mostly curbed my apatite for them and way less obsessive about them.

[jugglindan]

I went through a dual overdrive pedal phase a few years ago. I had a heap, but this is the only one I've kept. Not only because it sounds good, but it's just so unique.

Agreed. I would never sell that pedal. It's a work of art. If you don't want to use it anymore you could take the lid off and hang it on the wall!

The builder did a variation on the switching via a 2-way clipping switch and a 3-way Fat switch to the Boiling Point circuit, and toggle on the Bluesbreaker side switches between clean boost and overdrive.

My OD-2 has both of those mods. The 3-way EQ: flat, mid-hump, fat (boosts low end), and switchable clipping between silicon diodes, no clipping and my now socketed LEDs.

[McCreed]

I believe this just uses LED's and switches between symmetrical and asymmetrical.

It also has an order switch so you can change which feeds which when combined.

[jugglindan]

I believe this just uses LED's and switches between symmetrical and asymmetrical.

It also has an order switch so you can change which feeds which when combined.

That's something I wish I had. My OD-2 has the TS and a clean boost but I can't change the order they are in. I couldn't even mod it easily since they share a circuit board. I don't use the boost much anyway, preferring to use a light overdrive for a dirty boost more often.

I discovered a great setting on my Barber clone: a light drive that seems to give every note extra clarity and articulation.

[jugglindan]

Resurrecting this thread with some more pedal p*rn:



It's the interior of a Barber Dirty Bomb, taken from the reverse engineering thread at freestompboxes.org.

That's what I call an incredibly elegant hand-built pedal. To echo one of the fsb comments, it makes my pedals look like a family of rats have been living in them for several years. I particularly like the way he mixes solid-core non-insulated wire with the traditional insulated bendy stuff. As well as keeping it neat, the solid core wire gives a lot of structural integrity, using the hardware to hold the board in place despite not using PCB mounted hardware for the most part.

I am going to see if I can apply this technique to my next pedal build. I have been slowly trying to improve the neatness of my builds.