Muroidea 1590B

[AceHyzer]

Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

This is the first time I've attempted to wrangle a PedalPCB pedal into a 1590b. It went off without a hitch!






The RAT is my favorite overdrive/distortion circuit, especially when playing with my mod shop strat with the pure vintage '61 pickups in it, which is my go to on most days. I have a RAT 2, one of the newer production ones with the OP07 chip in it. It's a fantastic pedal, but I wanted to see whether the OG circuit with the LM308N really made a difference.

I bought a few LM308Ns from Tube Depot, they were spendy but seem legit. After shooting this one out with the RAT on my board, I honestly think that my build wins out. It's slightly fuller sounding, I don't know for sure whether that is due to the op amp or just component tolerances, but I'm really digging it. And look how much space it will save on my board! Or maybe I'll just keep them both on the board, one for lower, one for higher gain.

As for the name, I lived in Nicaragua for a couple years in my early 20's. They have an old satirical folklore story/theatrical play that dates back to the 16th century called "Macho Ratón", which translates to Macho Mouse. The Macho Ratón is the main character and wears a mask that always seemed a bit haunting but kinda metal to me.


Anyways, I'm pretty stoked on this build. It was a simple one and it sounds fantastic. I'm going to do a turbo rat next, also in a 1590b.

Rock on.

 

[Band of Dans]

Nicely done! Can’t explain it, but I find top jack-equipped 1590Bs to be *so satisfying*. Looks like this one fit without having to increase the pedal’s “forehead” too much/at all. Nice.

 

[AceHyzer]

Nicely done! Can’t explain it, but I find top jack-equipped 1590Bs to be *so satisfying*. Looks like this one fit without having to increase the pedal’s “forehead” too much/at all. Nice.

Yeah, I really like the form factor. I fear that it has opened a can of worms for me, I've just ordered 10 more 1590b enclosures .

I used the same spacing between the top of the enclosure and the potentiometers that the 125b drill template uses. Same with the 3pdt, I just shortened up the space between the lower pot and the 3pdt.

I've figured out any of the PCBs that measure 1.95"x1.95" or smaller will fit in this format. My plan is going to be to use 1590b's with top jacks whenever possible going forward.

 

[Nostradoomus]

I was going to say how dare you put "Macho" on something without Randy Savage on it too but that's some cool folklore so you get a pass

 

[VanWhy]

I was going to say how dare you put "Macho" on something without Randy Savage on it too but that's some cool folklore so you get a pass

Dude, I was thinking the same thing. I'm going to have to steal that graphic for my next RAT build. A rat cosplaying as the Macho Man! Oh yeah!~

By the way, @AceHyzer great build! Looks great and very cool backstory.