MichaelW
Well-known member
I saw Shawn Tubbs do a video demo of this pedal a while ago and thought it sounded awesome. Not enough for me to drop $200 for one but it was interesting.
When I saw this announced under the "New Releases" by @PedalPCB I knew I had to build it!
Actually had this all ready to go for a couple weeks but decided to order the Bi-Polar caps as recommended (although I'm not sure I understand why its necessary).
This build turned out great with the exception of my ongoing knob indecision and dilemma. The drill pattern did not fit the Drill Template for some reason so I did it old school with paper and tape. My original plan to use the amp style knob SeaFoam uses was foiled as they don't fit not matter how much "English" I applied to the pot placement. Anyway, I defaulted to the tried and true Davies type knobs since I didn't have anything else around. But this was the last straw for me and I broke down and placed a sizable Tayda order for a variety of knobs that seem to be out of stock everywhere else.
This is a really cool circuit with some interesting twists. Instead of a toggle switch to toggle between Transistor/Diode/OpAmp clipping modes there is a "Focus" knob that blends between the 3 settings. It gives you all the "in between" blends of all those sounds. Super useful. I'm also finding that having the passive Bass and Treble controls dimed is a better starting point than at noon like most of my other pedals. Then cutting each to taste. While it is considered a "low gain" pedal it can get pretty gnarly with the gain cranked and sounds good at those levels (as opposed to splatty and fizzy like other "low gain" pedals).
I've only messed around with it on my Strat so far and it sounds fabulous with single coils.
I've got a growing collection of low-medium gain pedals and glad to add this one to the quiver. I have one more to build (Timmy III) and I think I'll have all the bases covered.
When I saw this announced under the "New Releases" by @PedalPCB I knew I had to build it!
Actually had this all ready to go for a couple weeks but decided to order the Bi-Polar caps as recommended (although I'm not sure I understand why its necessary).
This build turned out great with the exception of my ongoing knob indecision and dilemma. The drill pattern did not fit the Drill Template for some reason so I did it old school with paper and tape. My original plan to use the amp style knob SeaFoam uses was foiled as they don't fit not matter how much "English" I applied to the pot placement. Anyway, I defaulted to the tried and true Davies type knobs since I didn't have anything else around. But this was the last straw for me and I broke down and placed a sizable Tayda order for a variety of knobs that seem to be out of stock everywhere else.
This is a really cool circuit with some interesting twists. Instead of a toggle switch to toggle between Transistor/Diode/OpAmp clipping modes there is a "Focus" knob that blends between the 3 settings. It gives you all the "in between" blends of all those sounds. Super useful. I'm also finding that having the passive Bass and Treble controls dimed is a better starting point than at noon like most of my other pedals. Then cutting each to taste. While it is considered a "low gain" pedal it can get pretty gnarly with the gain cranked and sounds good at those levels (as opposed to splatty and fizzy like other "low gain" pedals).
I've only messed around with it on my Strat so far and it sounds fabulous with single coils.
I've got a growing collection of low-medium gain pedals and glad to add this one to the quiver. I have one more to build (Timmy III) and I think I'll have all the bases covered.
