gtfields13
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I've been mostly working and chatting in other, smaller places for the last 6 months. Largely because I've been a bit more focused on establishing a brand, learning and translating designs to PCB in KiCad, and occasionally even selling. And changing jobs...
Which gets to a pedal that I build back a in April because of a request. This was the first time I built a pedal to meet a request.
Build
The build was pretty straightforward, although there isn't a build document for this so I had to do my own BOM creation to make sure I ordered everything I needed at one time. I built this without any modifications.
The only problem I had was with assembly, as I used my own spacing for jacks and my choices did not let me use my typical NMJ6-style enclosed jack. As suggeste by the pictures, the jack spacing I used caused interference with a couple of capacitors which I had to either bend or mount on the back side.
Sound
I've never played with a Browne Protein, nor a Bluesbreaker or ODR-1, so I can't really say that it does anything wrong. I can say that each side works, sounds a bit different, and together they are even crunchier.
My first buyer was pretty happy with it, so I am guessing it sounds like it should.
Design
The original's name led me to a more science-than-canine design. The obvious choice was to reference the public repository of protein information, the Protein Data Base (PDB). Within this, I used the data for a canine olfactory coupling protein when coupled to two different molecules, menthol and citronellal.
This led to the first pedal with no real canine visual connection. I am not sure how I feel about this. On the other hand, the PDB reference gives a whole world of possibility for dual-function combination pedals.
Which gets to a pedal that I build back a in April because of a request. This was the first time I built a pedal to meet a request.
Build
The build was pretty straightforward, although there isn't a build document for this so I had to do my own BOM creation to make sure I ordered everything I needed at one time. I built this without any modifications.
The only problem I had was with assembly, as I used my own spacing for jacks and my choices did not let me use my typical NMJ6-style enclosed jack. As suggeste by the pictures, the jack spacing I used caused interference with a couple of capacitors which I had to either bend or mount on the back side.
Sound
I've never played with a Browne Protein, nor a Bluesbreaker or ODR-1, so I can't really say that it does anything wrong. I can say that each side works, sounds a bit different, and together they are even crunchier.
My first buyer was pretty happy with it, so I am guessing it sounds like it should.
Design
The original's name led me to a more science-than-canine design. The obvious choice was to reference the public repository of protein information, the Protein Data Base (PDB). Within this, I used the data for a canine olfactory coupling protein when coupled to two different molecules, menthol and citronellal.
This led to the first pedal with no real canine visual connection. I am not sure how I feel about this. On the other hand, the PDB reference gives a whole world of possibility for dual-function combination pedals.
