Aion Hydra (Naga Viper)

[caiofilipini]

I've been meaning to try this one out for a while now and I absolutely love how it sounds and how versatile it is!
Wiring ended up a bit messy because I didn't pay enough attention while soldering the footswitch and I did it on the wrong side of the board, so I had to cross the wires from the opposite sides, NBD though. It was also the first time I tried a colored decal. I'm quite pleased with the build overall.

I used an NOS JAN2N2222 transistor by Motorola. I believe hFE was around 125. Sounds really good! I'll try to post a sound clip when I have some free time.

 

[SYLV9ST9R]

My son (and I) think it looks great!

 

[caiofilipini]

My son (and I) think it looks great!

Haha thank you!

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Nice work, inside & out. I wonder why Aion made the board so big.

 

[caiofilipini]

Nice work, inside & out. I wonder why Aion made the board so big.

Thanks, Chuck! I was wondering the same thing, and I think it's just because it's easier to mount all 3 pots directly on the board? But yeah, I was really surprised to see such a big board for such a tiny circuit.

 

[caiofilipini]

I made a quick video playthrough with this one:

 

[Robert]

I made a quick video playthrough with this one:

I see Friedman and I see Tweed....... you sir, have excellent taste in amps.

 

[caiofilipini]

I see Friedman and I see Tweed....... you sir, have excellent taste in amps.

Ha thank you, sir! It's not a proper Tweed, it's the '65 Princeton Reverb RI Sweetwater exclusive in Tweed. But that'll do, I guess?

 

[yazooligan]

Sounds and looks awesome!

I wonder how it compares to this one... https://rullywow.com/product/serpentboost2/

 

[caiofilipini]

Sounds and looks awesome!

I wonder how it compares to this one... https://rullywow.com/product/serpentboost2/

Thank you!

I didn't know about the Serpent Boost, but after a quick scan of the build docs, I'm pretty sure it's also the Naga Viper. Have you built that one?

 

[yazooligan]

Thank you!

I didn't know about the Serpent Boost, but after a quick scan of the build docs, I'm pretty sure it's also the Naga Viper. Have you built that one?

It is indeed. I have the board but I haven't populated it yet. They both call for the same components except for the Hydra's 100uF power supply filter cap.

 

[cooder]

Excellent build and great soundz! Thanks for demo !

 

[moonlightpedalbuilds]

here’s my viper from rully. Made 5 of these cased in 1590a. I used both plastic pn2222 and 2n2222.

 

[caiofilipini]

Excellent build and great soundz! Thanks for demo !

Thank you!

 

[caiofilipini]

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here’s my viper from rully. Made 5 of these cased in 1590a. I used both plastic pn2222 and 2n2222.

Very cool! How do you like them?

 

[yazooligan]

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here’s my viper from rully. Made 5 of these cased in 1590a. I used both plastic pn2222 and 2n2222.

Rad as hell.

 

[moonlightpedalbuilds]

Very cool! How do you like them?

Replaced my Varioboost

 

[caiofilipini]

Replaced my Varioboost

Awesome!

 

[Dan0h]

I made a quick video playthrough with this one:

Wow that sounds great!

 

[caiofilipini]

Wow that sounds great!

Thanks! Yeah, I'm super happy with this one.