Recent content by harmaes

I used 1-1 and 2-2 symmetrical 1n4148 and have that on a switch. Touch on the Way Huge is best to me. Didn’t like the Meteor build.

I expect it to be voltage regulation. @Robert: why has this resolved my issue with the noise?

See post just before yours

Yes, it’s an option to add a drilled enclosure. I’ve had issues with those in the past so I drill my own.

I meant SMD instead of SMC. :) I agree about components and tubes becoming harder to source. If you check the limited stock of colored enclosures at Musikding then that's an example of supply issues.

I've received the King Nothing kit from Klaus today and everything was included and correct except the J201 which was a fake (NPN not JFET). I've had more occasions where he's send fake JFETS. I measured some that I had and used a 2n5485 that was close to the specs of J201s (as mentioned in the...

Just build a King Nothing and it worked first time and is sounding quite cool. Somehow the tone control has a very limited range and doesn't seem to do much. Is this as expected @vigilante398? Can this be improved? Here’s the internals: Cap at the top which is on it's side is a 4n7

I'm planning to build the King Nothing the coming weeks. I've seen quite some build reports here and I want to ask which FET the forum members used for their build and if they measured bias or if there was an issue with the bias? Does the FET require specific idss/VP values or does it not...

Only thing I can advise is to use an audio probe (output jack to a 100n cap) to find where in the circuit the issue starts. Connect the output jack of the audio probe to the normal output (cable), connect the input of the pedal and start at the input of the circuit. Follow the schematic and...

The cables I used were good, low capacitance, no pedals going into the amp, only guitar into Sentry noise gate and the preamp of the Bogner in the loop on the red channel was enough to trigger the squeal. With the buffer between guitar and Sentry I can max out the amp and not get a squeal. So...

Thanks for explaining that Dave, it’s very helpful! I now understand why using a noise gate with the detection loop containing both pedals before the input of the tube amp and the tube amp preamp on high gain including quite some length of cable can work as an antenna as well when used without...

You’re always entitled to cancel the order. Klaus is quite flexible but does not always provide enough insight into why an order hasn’t been shipped yet. Most of the times it’s lack of stock. Most kits have already been produced by him so these ship within a week.

Hey Dave, I have a question about buffers and why they reduce squealing when used in front of a high gain pedal or high gain chain? In my situation I was experimenting with a TC Sentry in the loop of my Bogner XTC 101B using a 4 cable method. This worked well on the clean and blue channel but...

Did you know that the Dover (Grover) drive is a fuzz face into a Zen drive? I build the previous version which is a cool pedal.

Great, good luck. Desoldering a mini PCB board is a major pain and you will break the switch probably. I've had more luck cutting it off with some cutting pliers and removing the residu solder joints as quick as possible. Otherwise a new 3PDT is advisable. And shorten the wires to the 3PDT and...