Recent content by MattG

I’ve since sold that build. What scratched the itch much better for me is the Aion Tachyon, which is the lead side of the Boss SD-2. I can also get fairly close to the Tachon/SD-2 lead side with the Old Fashioned (tweaked Skreddy Major), either with the gain cranked, and/or boosted with another...

I finished up my Delegate Compressor (Boneyard Edition), based on the Earthquaker Devices The Warden. Here's Chuck's Delegate (Warden) Upgrades thread where he describes the changes made to the circuit. The build itself was unremarkable, everything went together and appears to work correctly...

I keep meaning to post pics, but: I've since done two more enclosures where, before applying the actual decal, I first applied about three coats of Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge (DSMP), waiting two hours between applications, and then baking for an hour at 200F. The difference between these and...

@MichaelW - did you use the SR mods in your Sliver build? I played both my Sliver and the Dynamic Haircut tonight. I didn’t find the Sliver to sound “bigger”, but I do feel like it was a bit more open, crisper, or maybe defined. Hard to describe verbally, but as of tonight I might also give the...

Impossible to say, I sold v1 quite a while ago. But I recycled the schematic from v1, so I would expect it to be exactly the same. Really, the only difference in v2 is the PCB layout.

Here's a complete do-over of my "Dynamic Haircut", which is a clone of the Barber Gain Changer. Here's the build report for v1.0, which I did almost four years ago. I sold that build a while ago. I had long since given away my last v1 PCB, and someone recently messaged me asking if I had any...

Here's my build of the PedalPCB Sliver Overdrive, based on the Barber LTD. I used the component value substitutions in @Route14's post, Sliver -> Barber LTD SR to build this to LTD SR ("Special Recipe") specs. It's a straightforward build, nothing unremarkable in that category. I built it in...

That is awesome! At a glance, that battery pack kind of looks like the Cry Baby Mini I have on my board. I'm curious about your 18650-based scheme too, as I always wanted to do something like that. My understanding is that safe lithium ion charging isn't too terribly hard, but ideal lithium...

The Dishwasher Safe Mod Podge trial and error continues. I have one (mostly) success and one utter failure. First, the failure. Thinking the raw aluminum was the culprit, I tried on a powder coated enclosure, specifically a "Brunken Blue" from StompBoxParts. I did not use a hair dryer, but...

Unfortunately this didn't fare too well. An hour bake at 175F, followed by air drying/curing at room temperature for 48 hours. I took a picture this time, see below. I'm recycling the graphic I used for this build, so you can see what's missing. (And, perhaps ironically, I didn't get perfect...

Hmmm, I’m about to order some cheap powder coated enclosures to try on, since the bare aluminum is starting to look increasingly suspicious. IME the W1-PRO glue doesn’t work well on powder coated surfaces, but is pretty good on raw aluminum. So there’s definitely a surface-glue compatibility...

Have you by chance compared this to a stock Colorsound Powerboost or Overdriver? The ST-2 definitely has that in its DNA, but has some tweaks. I built several Colorsound PB/OD pedals over the years. One thing they were “famous” for is the splatty decay when used as a light overdrive or dirty...

I just tried the hair dryer on another sanded bare aluminum enclosure. This wasn't a perfect trial, since my wife's hair dryer literally died after about four or five minutes of use. (Looks like the power cable insulation had worn down enough to expose both conductors - made for a nice display...

That was a satisfying read, thanks for sharing! They all look great!

You're in good company - I've done that more times than I care to admit!