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  1. thesmokingman

    Differences Between Rat and Turbo Rat

    There's a multi-rat schematic floating around that will give you all the combinations and differences http://guitar-fx-layouts.42897.x6.nabble.com/file/n45577/Multi-RAT.png I don't recall there being a more up-to-date version of that document with any of the newer Rat models available
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    Fun with JFETs and servos

    op275 should fit your bill except for cost ...
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    VFE Pedals -- An opportunity to become a "licensed builder"

    Devi Ever did this same thing right before the game console project collapsed. I didn't bite then and I wouldn't bite now. Peter's an alright-enough guy but I'm not ready to give someone 4-5 bucks a pedal for their particular recipe on a modded existing circuit.
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    Can anyone help me get the Octave to work on 2 War Sythe pedals please.

    the 1n5817 have a lower and more consistent Vf so you should see a more pronounced ring mod effect. that said, the eqd tentacle does work with the diodes you used. I can't help but notice that you're having quite a bit of trouble with your builds and the work shown is kinda indicative of early...
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    If you could only have one...

    kester 44 63/37 (probably the most expensive thing on this list) I use wick so infrequently I still have radio shack branded braid ... I use a spring loaded solder sucker I bought for like $10 radio shack 22 ga solid core hookup wire (available online for $20 in a nice box dispenser) leatherman...
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    Can anyone help me get the Octave to work on 2 War Sythe pedals please.

    try a pair of 1n5817 instead of the 1n4148 pair in the ring mod section
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    Sandspur (stupid question?)

    the thing is the silicon version just isn't going to be the germanium version ... which is why the board has a trimmer for input resistance. even if you get the gain ranges down in Ge territory and raise the input resistance, they don't quite behave the same as Ge and that's sort of the...
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    Sandspur (stupid question?)

    I bought some telefunken bc109c from smallbear, works fine.
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    What's Design Margin?

    I sold a wonderful saffron squeeze clone (including metal can ota mojo) only to have the guy message me that he hooked it up to the nintendo power supply ... told them that whatever they do, don't open it up and let the mojo smoke out
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    Not Carbon Black

    I was so going to build a carbon black then smallbear started carrying matched Ge sets again and the urge to tonebender mkii pro set in ... yes the transistors and 100uf cap are ridiculously oversized for the pcb but I just don't care after running through every zepp lick I could fit into my...
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    "Express Lane" Pedals

    red llama
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    Tearjerker

    yeah the batter door does not clear the bottom of the PCB, specifically the DIP switch and MID control. I can probably add a pic of the bottom plate sans battery door if you need an idea of "by how much"
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    Tearjerker

    BC109 transistors Whipple inductor, Area 51 pot Yes, that's the pedalpcb jfet buffer on the output for more fuzz friendly wah. I used the super-thick leads from the protection diode to board-mount and power that off the LED pads (note the jumpered LED resistor). In order to not get capacitor...
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    Tearjerker

    I really like the way it turned out (tone-wise). I really don't like that the bottom plate (with battery door) no longer fits ... now I'm shopping bottom plates
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