Recent content by MattG

Just finished the updated version I hinted at above. It's the same circuit, but the discrete BJT-based buffers have been replaced with opamp buffers. This allowed me to shrink the PCB a bit. Everything worked on first power-up! The enclosure is "Cosmic Lilac" from @StompBoxParts. I used...

I love my MS-70CDR+. I feel kind of dirty using it, as it's kind of the antithesis of DIY, but it's hard to beat the practicality. It saves a ton of room on my board for occasional-use and always-on effects.

I've lost count of how many builds I've done, but I'm pretty sure it's less than 187. Congratulations! I enjoy your build reports, and as you know, you turned me on to the SprayMax 2k.

Those are all 1510. The Timbre Man has the "premium" aluminum 1510s, the Enchanter's are plastic. What do you use to protect your lungs? I just used an N95 mask (leftover from the Covid days). I could still smell the fumes, even though I was working outside. I also used safety glasses and...

Don't you generally want big transformers like that to sit at 90 degree angles to each other, to minimize magnetic field interference between them?

This is v2.0 of the Timbre Man, circuit courtesy of @HamishR and @Chuck D. Bones. HamishR's thread, Chuck's Thread, my v1.0 build. This is, loosely speaking, a Timmy with a mid boost. It essentially has all the standard Timmy-isms, but gives more control over the mids. I didn't have time to...

:oops: That's impressive! I use a drill press and a multi-step process: make a dent with a center punch, drill a pilot hole, use a step bit for the right size. I used to skip the pilot hole step and often had mis-aligned holes. That you can just hold the enclosure and get nice holes with a...

Is this the "Old Fashioned"? If so, I've built two of those and I think it's a great circuit too, definitely one of my favorites! Are you using 2n3903 for the "money" transistors Q2 and Q3? Did you happen to measure their HFE before installing? Great build, as always!

Curious what others think, but my armchair guess is that separate VREFs aren't really necessary in that circuit either, especially with the 220uF VREF cap(s). I suppose the one place it might make sense is where it's used for the volume control, since that's the only DC path in that part of the...

I'm not sure if this is the schematic @falco_femoralis is referring to, but I suspect this is a representative example: PedalPCB Snozzberry (One Control Strawberry Red). This schematic doesn't explicitly label all the VREFs, but you can see there is a local, dedicated voltage divider and...

The Laureate Jr uses the bass cut from the ODR-C as well. That's a better way to do bass cut in this circuit IMO. Edit: looks like the older Laureate, from the "Professional Series", actually used a Timmy-style of bass cut, like Aion's non-deluxe Andromeda. It doesn't appear that the older...

The Aion Andromeda also has a bass cut knob. It's a simple Timmy-style bass cut. I built this many years ago, so take this with a huge grain of salt, but I felt it sounded a bit thin when more than the smallest amount of bass was dialed back. The Andromeda Deluxe is a clone of the Nordland...

You might be able to use self-fusing (aka self-amalgamating) tape. I have a roll of this: XFasten Self Fusing Silicone Tape Waterproof – 1" x 36 Feet Black, Self Amalgamating Tape, Silicone Rubber for Plumbing, Sealing Pipes, Hose Repair, Outdoor Coax and Electrical Cables. I haven't used it...

Great build (as always), but I feel the shot of the back of the PCB is the real star of the show - that's some really nice soldering and a super-clean PCB! I assume you clean your boards after the soldering is done?

PedalPCB sells some of them. Beyond that, maybe some kind of group buy could be arranged to spread out the shipping and tax pain?