Triad Overdrive (JHS 3 series OD / HAO Rumble MOD)

[Band of Dans]

Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

First of all, I totally stole the Kirkland idea from @182julien44. Thanks for the inspiration. Yours looks nicer.

I haven't seen any build reports for this thing, but was interested after learning it's based on the HAO Rumble MOD. I built the Corroder (HAO Rust Driver) a few months ago and liked it as well. And I don't think I've built any other Dumblesque pedals.

Either way, it's a very straightforward build with a fairly low parts count and nothing exotic. I've only spent about an hour noodling around with it and it sounds nice enough to me. I'm not sure it's weird enough to hold my interest for long, but maybe that's good. I'm still not entirely sure how to manage the "body" control.

Hopefully my creative lighting choices distract from the fact that I didn't account for the LED drill location when I laid out the print . As one of my buddies said, "it really drives home the bargain aesthetic." Fair enough.

 

[genXslacker]

Man, nice and tidy. I particularly appreciate the layout of the jack wiring.

Please share your secret for getting the curves in board-to-footswitch bus wires so neat and match-y.

 

[Band of Dans]

Man, nice and tidy. I particularly appreciate the layout of the jack wiring.

Please share your secret for getting the curves in board-to-footswitch bus wires so neat and match-y.

Thanks! I’m afraid it’s mostly the angle of the photo. If you looked from the side it wouldn’t be as neat looking, ha. Usually I solder to the wires to the board first, then hold the rounded exterior of my needle nose pliers against each wire and gently press against the wire to bend it into place. Sometimes it works better than others.

One day I hope to approach @MichaelW levels of bus wire neatness. Maybe one day.

 

[genXslacker]

Thanks! I’m afraid it’s mostly the angle of the photo. If you looked from the side it wouldn’t be as neat looking, ha. Usually I solder to the wires to the board first, then hold the rounded exterior of my needle nose pliers against each wire and gently press against the wire to bend it into place. Sometimes it works better than others.

One day I hope to approach @MichaelW levels of bus wire neatness. Maybe one day.

Well, I took inspiration from your photo and tried to achieve a similar effect with the one I'll button up tomorrow. I didn't have the benefit of this knowledge then, but I was reasonably satisfied for a first attempt at that.

 

[bluedmc777]

Nice tidy build! I’ve thought about building both the HAO clones as well. Which do you like best? The Rust Driver is more Marshall-esque isn’t it?

 

[EisengesisFX]

Having just done my monthly Costco run yesterday, I especially appreciate the graphics choice/execution here.

 

[Band of Dans]

Nice tidy build! I’ve thought about building both the HAO clones as well. Which do you like best? The Rust Driver is more Marshall-esque isn’t it?

Thanks! I think I like this one better though the rust driver is maybe a bit more charming if that makes sense. It cleans up nicely with the volume knob too. Though I guess it’s kind of known for being noisy when you roll back the volume knob, which mine definitely does. Should be pretty quick to breadboard if you wanna try it out. The tone switch on mine does basically nothing so you could leave that out to make it even simpler.