Recent content by HamishR

I built one following Chuck's ideas and it is a fantastic fuzz/OD. Just wonderful. It has a few more knobs but IMO they are worth it. I have built it and it works - I dislike having INPUT anywhere the 9V rail. Seems to me to be asking for problems. So while it may be off topic I can strongly...

Honestly the best "mod" you can make to a 5E3 is bias it properly. It's highly likely to be biased way too hot if you use the stock value cathode resistor. The 5F11 Vibrolux is a fave of mine. The cab is identical to a 5E3 so you can use a 1x12 baffle in it - stock is 1x10. Mojo will build it...

The kits are handy because you get everything included. When ordering parts for an amp build it's easy to forget some wire, or some particular screws you need for something. If you're building a plexi style amp then Valve Storm are wonderful - they seem to be an offshoot of the defunct kit...

Holden stopped making cars here a while ago. Same with Ford and Mitsubishi. You can still buy Ford and Mitsubishi but I don't think any are built here any more. Holden just doesn't exist. It was just General Motors anyway - nothing particularly Australian about them. Holden was a coach builder...

Random observations: - So far I haven't seen any magic diodes. Has he missed out on magic diodes? - There is indeed a market for ridiculously expensive TS pedals. Just look at Vemuram etc. - this is where AI is leading us - yay. Spend all the money on servers, not health care or decent wages...

It's never something straightforward, is it?? Thanks Chuck. I still don't understand half of what you say but the bits I have used have improved my pedals immeasurably.

Clean! It's almost as if you have done this before! If you're using 125 sized enclosures you don't really need to use Lumbergs. I try to use Switchcraft jacks wherever possible but the Lumbergs are good for 1590B builds for top jacks, which is predominantly what I do. I generally solder the hot...

Just be glad it's not in horizontal format I guess.

MMmmm .... Sorbet. Before we had aircon I used to make a lot of lemon sorbet to try to keep us cool in summer. I used an old recipe from my mum. I reduced the amount of sugar significantly and used more lemon juice. Sooo good. The difference in sound was enough to make me think I must have done...

FWIW The specified drain voltages worked perfectly in my first build but in my second I found the sound was a little squeezed - maybe a bit too scooped. To me it sounded like the transistors were biased too high. Reducing the bias voltage a little brought the newer one to life. I assume it's...

My dad took me to see that movie when it first came out. The entire cinema was a mess during that scene. The only time I have seen an audience laugh harder was when seeing Spike Milligan live. And he has a cameo in the Life of Brian. And now I have to try this pedal.

Sorry.

BTW this looks interesting: https://robrobinette.com/5E3_Point-to-Point.htm

Having built quite a few amps my favourites for small would be the 5E3 Deluxe and 5F11 Vibrolux (with a 12" speaker). I've built a tweed Champ with a 12" speaker and it sounded good but to me it also sounded kinda small - Even with pedals it didn't sound as good as the Deluxe or Vibrolux. A...

I would think that the Basic Audio Alter Destiny would be able to achieve that kinda sound without too much trouble. It's easily my favourite Muff style pedal. I have a schematic and a Vero layout if you can build on Vero. It's a low gain Muff with bass, mids and treble controls. Most Muffs will...