OD is Glorious
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This is a $65 Amplified Parts kit called Phase Off. My conclusion is that it is a very nice kit and the circuit sounds absolutely amazing. Gentle swirls and deep oscilation...and you can even get parked wah sounds. I think it is one of the most useful phasers that I have tried. The kit was complete and it even came with the label and the pre-drilled enclosure which produces a very professional store-bought look. For parts, instead of counting out resistors they just include bags of five. They do the same for the ECs and LEDs. So after you add all of the components you have about 4 extra components for each value. They provided a low profile footswitch instead of a full size. I guess because the breakout board hole spacing demanded it! The low-pro footswitches have their pins much closer together than a full-size switch. The D.C. jack that was provided sticks out far so I used a footswitch white washer to reduce the amount it protrudes. I see why they used this type for a kit though - because it allows out of the case soldering!
My one complaint is that the board was difficult to solder and seemed to need significantly more heat and cajoling than the PedalPCB boards; so soldering it was not enjoyable! De-soldering a component on this board was time consuming and fraught with danger of lifting eyelets. Also minor complaint; the hole for the freznel lens was too big so I used some epoxy to secure it to the case.
The only addition I made to the build was 2k matte clear coat to the entire exterior because I dislike the way bare aluminum ages. I boxed this without difficulty and followed the booklet that came with the pedal. The detailed directions were great!
Fun project, great circuit! I love it and loved building it. If a beginner goes slow, knows how to solder and reads all directions I think they could do it.
My one complaint is that the board was difficult to solder and seemed to need significantly more heat and cajoling than the PedalPCB boards; so soldering it was not enjoyable! De-soldering a component on this board was time consuming and fraught with danger of lifting eyelets. Also minor complaint; the hole for the freznel lens was too big so I used some epoxy to secure it to the case.
The only addition I made to the build was 2k matte clear coat to the entire exterior because I dislike the way bare aluminum ages. I boxed this without difficulty and followed the booklet that came with the pedal. The detailed directions were great!
Fun project, great circuit! I love it and loved building it. If a beginner goes slow, knows how to solder and reads all directions I think they could do it.
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