This is the only non-PedalPCB build I've done so far other than my first pedal kit. Fun easy build, but I didn't realize the ground and switch pads are reversed compared to PedalPCB boards, so I had to re-do that. Socketed a few components since the build docs had different values for one of the Gyrators compared to the original HM-2. Thanks for the tips on waterslides from my last build (minotaur), this one went much more smoothly. I pulled the Ash silhouette from a decal on amazon and designed the rest in Illustrator earlier today.
The pedal sounds really awesome. It is basically the tonestack of a dimed HM-2 combined into one knob, with a distortion section similar to an MXR Distortion+. I'm a bit of an HM-2 fanatic. In fact, the first PedalPCB build that got me into all this madness was the Promethium. This measures up with my favorite clones, although it is more inspired by the HM-2 than an outright clone.
For those of you who don't know, the HM-2 on dimed settings is known as the Swedish "chainsaw" sound, and Ash(ley) is a character from a horror franchise called Evil Dead who has a chainsaw arm and carries a shotgun he refers to as his "boomstick." I thought this would be a fun crossover between those two things and I hope there are some Evil Dead fans on here that get the reference.
Chainsaw = HM-2 EQ
Boomstick = Volume
Evil = Distortion
Also Idk if I have the sense of humor of a 10-year-old, but the switch placement with the graphic was unintentional. Not really off-brand though considering how comedic the movies are.
The pedal sounds really awesome. It is basically the tonestack of a dimed HM-2 combined into one knob, with a distortion section similar to an MXR Distortion+. I'm a bit of an HM-2 fanatic. In fact, the first PedalPCB build that got me into all this madness was the Promethium. This measures up with my favorite clones, although it is more inspired by the HM-2 than an outright clone.
For those of you who don't know, the HM-2 on dimed settings is known as the Swedish "chainsaw" sound, and Ash(ley) is a character from a horror franchise called Evil Dead who has a chainsaw arm and carries a shotgun he refers to as his "boomstick." I thought this would be a fun crossover between those two things and I hope there are some Evil Dead fans on here that get the reference.
Chainsaw = HM-2 EQ
Boomstick = Volume
Evil = Distortion
Also Idk if I have the sense of humor of a 10-year-old, but the switch placement with the graphic was unintentional. Not really off-brand though considering how comedic the movies are.
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