Recent content by airvian

Yes :ROFLMAO: Incorporating a rip/joke on a super hyped pedal in my builds has become a bit of a theme around my projects lately. All the joking aside though: The way the pedal is set up now, I can basically get Monk tones out of it easily (minus the choppieness and amplitutde trem of course) so...

So I finished the build. It sounds great. The Buff 'N Mix really makes all the difference. I also socketed R5/6/7/8 so I can mess around with the filters if I feel like it. The depth control still has not quite enough range in it if you want to go for a really intense, choppy effect, but it...

very true. when you know how little it takes to build that fuzz you really don't feel like spending the money

Yes. It feels like it does basically nothing.

FYI: I now tried out several different transistors in both positions. As a silicon replacement for the OC71, the only PNP silicon transistor I found working consistently was the 2N4033. For the NPN silicon one, I found several BC-type silicon transistors passable. The ones that had the most...

Has anyone tried using a vactrol chip instead of the LED/LDR combo? I am inclined to not do the LED/LDR combo on the planned Pendulum with Mix control for consistencies sake as I found the whole LED/LDR thing a hassle in my original build.

I now ordered another Pendulum PCB and a switch mounted buff n' mix from GuitarPCB. I will also do the output and volume pot cap mods, then update the thread once I have all the parts and the pedal built.

yeah I did those mods and they sound way better than without them. Being able to blend in dry signal would take the effect to new levels though.

The Pendulum really needs a mix control. I kinda implemented one by plugging it in an external fx loop, but that's not ideal. Does anyone have a working solution already?

True. What I was wondering: Hudson advertises a different transformer in their Broadcast AP model. However, they seem to be identical in impedances and ratio. So I am led to believe that the biggest difference between the two circuits is the use of a silicon transistor instead of the OC71.

Yeah, that's what I've read too. Seems like snake oil. They're pretty expensive as well. Neve seems to really swear by transformers though, so maybe that's why it was included in the original design.

Yeah that's the plan. Really want to try and play around with the transformer that's in the pedal too.

Guess I'll just try my way through a bunch and see what works.

Any pointers on what could work well enough?

Has anyone tried swapping the Ge OC71 (or similar) for a silicon transistor?