Abyss/The Depths Build

[genXslacker]

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I put this one together over the weekend. It might wind up in Troubleshooting, because of rampant LFO issues, but I've read some pointers from @Chuck D. Bones regarding capacitor swap outs and higher gain transistors I'll try first. That said, in the narrow range that it works properly, I'm getting some lovely '60s tones out of it.

The cosmetics are my standard Fairfield poach. I'm glad Fairfield has normalized imperfect stamping, otherwise that wayward second "I" in "intensity" would drive me to distraction. It may still.

I usually get a little more creative with the naming, but I wasn't feeling it this time.



Inside lid:


Posting the guts now before I butcher them with re-work:


My phone camera warps perspective when I take closeups. It's irritating when I know that some things are parallel or right angles and the photos don't reflect it. Oh well.

I've been working on upping my 3PDT game. Here's a better shot:



It's not perfect, but I feel like they're getting better every time I wire one. As I'm sure others can attest, straightening wire is a maddening endeavor. If anyone would like to offer their tips and tricks in that regard, I'm all ears.

 

[OD is Glorious]

I've been working on upping my 3PDT game. Here's a better shot:

Nice! I keep buying breakout boards but maybe I will graduate to this. Yours is very well done

 

[genXslacker]

Nice! I keep buying breakout boards but maybe I will graduate to this. Yours is very well done

Muchas gracias! I have stacks of those from multiple different vendors. I still use them sometimes, but I dig the look of the hand-wired switch.

And overdrive is definitely glorious. I'd build them all if I had the resources.

 

[Morbidpale]

The stamps are so clean. Do you use just a punch and a hammer? Mine never look that good.

 

[genXslacker]

The stamps are so clean. Do you use just a punch and a hammer? Mine never look that good.

Thanks! Yeah, I use a punch set and hammer. I've definitely improved at it over time. Part of it is paying attention to how hard you're hitting the punches. For example, an "I" doesn't need as much force as a "B" due to the shape of the letters. The "I" goes in like a knife if you don't watch it. I'm still working on that. Also, larger sets require more force than smaller sets. I'm not getting any of that perfect, but at least I know that I need to be paying attention to that stuff now.

Another thing I've learned is that, if you didn't get an even stamp — like, one side is deeper/heavier than the other — you can carefully line the punch back up and restamp with a little more force on the shallower side. You line them up more by feeling that they're sliding back into the same "slots" than by eyeing them.