(another) Sheepy Love/GOTA Boss OD-1

MichaelW

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I thought about piggy backing on @Guardians of the analog's build report but then thought better of it, hahaha.

Here's my version of the same board. (Thanks Chris!) It's about as vintage of an OD-1 as you can get.
My other OD-1 is the PPCB "Oddity" which is a later version of the OD-1 with the dual op amp.
And also the AionFX Corona Legacy with has a couple of mods built in. (The bass mod is extremely useful)

I spent quite a bit of time last night comparing the new Sheepy/GOTA OD-1 to my Aion Corona.
I used legit 1S1588 clippers in both and they sound super close.
The Sheepy/Gota one might have slightly lower noise floor, but all these seminal pedals are noisy pedals in general.
The PPCB Oddity sounds like a complete different pedal.

This is another Tayda Sand Brown in 1590b. (I hope it doesn't look purple:) I finished it after dinner last night and my workshop lights are not conducive to photography.

This is a nod towards my Increment build, which is based on the OD-1

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That is a clean build. The bare wire look works great with that layout.

I have one of those “brown” sand tayda enclosures. It’s not what I think of as brown. In person it looks more gray and just a little bit brown. Especially next to something brown, like this:

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Well it IS an 808....just an earlier version. The differences to the LGSM are subtle. Wanna build one?
I have it next in the queue but between what you and Chris have said about it, I’m about to but the pre amp on pause (because it’s going to take a while) and go on a side quest
 
Well tbh as much as I love the OD-1 for pushing amps and such the SD-1 is better.
I have a top secret SD-1 project in the works (on the way from JLCPCB) and if it works out and verifies it may be a better solution.

I think Chris would agree that the SD-1 is the more useful pedal.
 
Well tbh as much as I love the OD-1 for pushing amps and such the SD-1 is better.
I have a top secret SD-1 project in the works (on the way from JLCPCB) and if it works out and verifies it may be a better solution.

I think Chris would agree that the SD-1 is the more useful pedal.
What is it about the SD-1 you like better?
 
The gain range is wider on the SD-1, the compression is better (asymmetrical clipping) and it's brighter and the tone knob is better. Also the mids feel slightly different and better.
Did some reading, Seems like the OD-1 is different enough from an 808 to give it a try, the SD-1 might be to similar, my only apprehension at this point is I think I tend to like the smoothness of symmetrical clipping a little better. But I also don’t tend to crank the the drive on ODs much so we will see.
 
Did some reading, Seems like the OD-1 is different enough from an 808 to give it a try, the SD-1 might be to similar, my only apprehension at this point is I think I tend to like the smoothness of symmetrical clipping a little better. But I also don’t tend to crank the the drive on ODs much so we will see.
i've built all of them. OD-1, SD-1, TS808, OD808,
while they're all kinda the same, yes there are subtle differences that matter.

stock OD-1 is thinner, tamer, and smoother than SD-1. it's probably the most boring of the lot.
OD-1 imo is closer in sound to 808 than SD-1.
OD808 and TS808 are basically identical.
SD-1 is the most aggressive, probably due to being brighter / richer in the high-mids, which also makes it the most satisfying for goosing a high gain amp.

and then of course there's the maxon ST-9 that i will not stfu about. cos it's better than all of them.
essentially does the same thing as an SD-1 but goes even harder, doesn't have as much of a low end cut (thicker), and the mid control allows you to dial in the mid-boost frequency (200-2K) to suit whatever rig you're using.
 
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