Audandash
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So this is my first Deadendfx build. I had been holding off doing any of theirs do to many of the projects I would be interested in have funky enclosure sizes that Tayda doesn't offer (meaning I have to drill). I decided this one would be my first venture and it was worth the effort. First the box. I had an old 125BB already so I drilled it (and messed up a few holes per the norm) and powder coated it with 10+ year old powder. Its got a little orange peel but beggers cant be choosers. My biggest concern was the jacks. This uses stacked boards and the jacks are super tight. I conferred with the Jack Whisperer, @MichaelW and he gave me advice. The jacks fit perfect. Now I thought about trying to do a Tayda 1590bb2 but it will be close. I am not sure if it will work or not to be honest. The sandwich style build makes it more advanced than other builds. Once its together because of the way its done you are not really going to be able to trouble shoot. Take you time and watch your clearances before you solder them together. The pot area was the closest on mine. The pads are a great size which makes soldering much easier. They are slong the lines of a madbean pad.
Now that the not so fun stuff is out of the way lets talk about the circuit. This just sounds cool. I am a chorus junkie and have built any chorus I can get my hands on. This one is a little differsnt and worth the effort. It seems to a have a different warble than most of the others and is definitely worth it to build. The bonus is its in stereo. The only other diy stereo project out there i have come across for a diy chorus is the aionfx blueshift. It is a lot more expensive to build and a lot more complicated build even with this one being sandwiched. Calibrating was easy. I set the clock speed and pretty much didn't have to touch the other two trim pots. Overall I would say this is board worthy. Especially if you are a chorus person. Its different enough from the others that you should build it. I am going with 4 stars simply because the board layout could be better. Lots of unused space that could have been condensed to make the jack situation a lot better and be able to get it into a smaller box that could be drilled at Tayda
Now that the not so fun stuff is out of the way lets talk about the circuit. This just sounds cool. I am a chorus junkie and have built any chorus I can get my hands on. This one is a little differsnt and worth the effort. It seems to a have a different warble than most of the others and is definitely worth it to build. The bonus is its in stereo. The only other diy stereo project out there i have come across for a diy chorus is the aionfx blueshift. It is a lot more expensive to build and a lot more complicated build even with this one being sandwiched. Calibrating was easy. I set the clock speed and pretty much didn't have to touch the other two trim pots. Overall I would say this is board worthy. Especially if you are a chorus person. Its different enough from the others that you should build it. I am going with 4 stars simply because the board layout could be better. Lots of unused space that could have been condensed to make the jack situation a lot better and be able to get it into a smaller box that could be drilled at Tayda
