Recent content by HamishR

I just remembered that I have a Mercury Magnetics Hotbox mains transformer from when I fried my Hotbox playing an outdoor gig. The organisers told me it was mains power but my guitar sounded brighter and brighter through the gig and by the time our set finished the Hotbox smelled really bad...

You're not alone. I can't work out bread boards - yet. I thought I was doing pretty well, what with designing my own Vero layouts and being able to draw rudimentary schematics. But so far breadboards have defeated me! I tried over 1/2 a dozen 2N1308s in this circuit, of varying HFE and leakage...

You are of course correct. Context is everything.

I agree with both @Guardians of the analog and @szukalski. The stock Timmy is bland, as are so many very popular pedals. At least it is to me. It's a perfectly good OD and would be great for stacking (which hadn't occurred to me because I rarely stack pedals). But I like more colour and...

You've sold me!

It's generally pretty self-explanatory. D3, D4 and C6? just leave them off. There is no connection to complete the circuit required, so no jumpers or anything are needed. At the end leave out R3, R4, R6, R7, Q1 and C2. the only jumper you'll need is to connect C3 to Volume 3. C3 needs to connect...

Oh yeah... Forgot about them! Still, I don't play them. Loved building them, don't play them. The only one I do play from time to time is the Alter Destiny. @MichaelW - I tried the Anvil but found it kinda flat or something - couldn't connect with it. Maybe I built it wrong?

I have a fascination with the Big Muff but the only one I have ever really liked is the Basic Audio Alter Destiny. This one looks like my kind of Big Muff...

It's one of my favourites of the Skreddys. Glad you're enjoying it!

Just for the record (and these are what I used), in the original pedal Q1 is a 2N5210 and Q2&3 are 2N5172. I was able to find through-hole examples of these at Mouser. I haven't checked them for HFE but they sound just like the original pedal, ie fantastic! The stock Animals pedal is cool in...

So if I don't have any J112s can I use a J113? It's only one different, innit? :ROFLMAO: Seriously though, I have 2N5457, 2N5458, 2N5485, 2N5952, J113, J201, 2SK170, 2SK117 - Would any of these work in Q1?

I have a Herman Miller Mirra chair. Unfortunately I suspect it may be more than $500! When I made the switch to digital photography in the early 2000s I found myself sitting at a desk for much longer than I ever had before, staring at a large computer monitor. The cheap office chair I had was...

Hey @cooder - did you use a 2N5485 for Q1?

You like Tubescreamers now? You'll get over it. :ROFLMAO:

I would never use the Barbershop as a stand-alone pedal but it does make an excellent booster. Same with the Broadcast IMO. I admit to being puzzled by both pedals when I first tried them - the breakup is quite harsh in each. But often that makes for a great sound into an already breaking up...