A few years ago I built my first BJF designed Sparkling Yellow Overdrive. I changed this bit, changed that bit never really got into it so put it aside for a while. Well this week, after having some success with a couple of other BJF designs I have gently modified I thought I'd look at the Sparkling Yellow again. Changed a bit here again, a bit there agin, then changed out the LED clipping diodes for a pair of 1N4148s and 1N4001s - my go-to diodes.
Viola! there is the sound I wanted out of it all along! Pretty proud of myself for "improving" a design by the famous Bjorn. So I went back and looked at the original scheme - turns out I actually undid all of my changes except the diodes - ended up with exactly the stock circuit except for the diodes. oh, ok. Maybe Bjorn does know what he's doing after all.
Anyone else had an experience like this?
Viola! there is the sound I wanted out of it all along! Pretty proud of myself for "improving" a design by the famous Bjorn. So I went back and looked at the original scheme - turns out I actually undid all of my changes except the diodes - ended up with exactly the stock circuit except for the diodes. oh, ok. Maybe Bjorn does know what he's doing after all.
Anyone else had an experience like this?
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