flemming
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I'll squeeze in one morereport before the end of the year. There are quite a few build reports on this one with different opinions. The actual build itself I wasn't super excited with. To start with the build docs have the wrong dimensions for the top jacks and the expression jack. The template is mostly okay (though the top jacks are still a bit too wide if you follow the template), but the numeric values in the docs are off. I reported this to AionFX a few months ago and they didn't really seem to care, since I never heard back and they didn't update them. If you're interested, here is a drill template that works:
I hate all the unnecessary wiring, but I guess I've just been spoiled by PedalPCB builds. The grounding on the various jacks could be simplified a bit. Something got screwed up with my UV print and it sits slightly too low and I hate it so much
I'm also annoyed for taking the easy way out and not properly labeling everything. The problem was the build docs were a bit ambiguous with regards to the switch positions and prior build reports had conflicting info. I could have put forth the effort to try and figure everything out, but I took the easy way out and left off the labels and now I kinda hate myself. Why? Well because this pedal is finicky and understanding all the various settings is pretty important. Just trying random things made me think it wasn't working properly. The original user manual was pretty helpful, and once I read that and tinkered a bit, I was off and running. I jumpered 2-3 of the color pot as suggested and I used the suggested LDRs from Amazon, but I went with lower MCD green LEDs from Smallbear rather than the ones from Tayda since some people implied that being too bright was a problem. There's a lot going on with this pedal and it's pretty fun to play with. You can go from quacking to almost phaser like with the right settings.
The enclosure is winked silver and while the photo makes it look a little weird I do absolutely love the look of it (minus the print being too low). I was going for a 1970s van vibe. I did originally want Davies 1400 knobs for it, but the damn pointers smacked into each other since the knobs are too close, so I swapped in some MXR style knobs that I had on hand.
I hate all the unnecessary wiring, but I guess I've just been spoiled by PedalPCB builds. The grounding on the various jacks could be simplified a bit. Something got screwed up with my UV print and it sits slightly too low and I hate it so much
I'm also annoyed for taking the easy way out and not properly labeling everything. The problem was the build docs were a bit ambiguous with regards to the switch positions and prior build reports had conflicting info. I could have put forth the effort to try and figure everything out, but I took the easy way out and left off the labels and now I kinda hate myself. Why? Well because this pedal is finicky and understanding all the various settings is pretty important. Just trying random things made me think it wasn't working properly. The original user manual was pretty helpful, and once I read that and tinkered a bit, I was off and running. I jumpered 2-3 of the color pot as suggested and I used the suggested LDRs from Amazon, but I went with lower MCD green LEDs from Smallbear rather than the ones from Tayda since some people implied that being too bright was a problem. There's a lot going on with this pedal and it's pretty fun to play with. You can go from quacking to almost phaser like with the right settings.The enclosure is winked silver and while the photo makes it look a little weird I do absolutely love the look of it (minus the print being too low). I was going for a 1970s van vibe. I did originally want Davies 1400 knobs for it, but the damn pointers smacked into each other since the knobs are too close, so I swapped in some MXR style knobs that I had on hand.
