Stickman393
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This thing is friggin weird.
It's not as clean as I'd ideally want to make it...still trying to figure out my rhythm with ribbon cables, W2B connectors, etc. Never did a wah pedal before, so this is a first.
The biggest headache here was the 10k dual gang pot for the pinion. I couldn't quite find one that would work off the shelf, and the only other option seemed to be to E-mail the folks who make the parachute wah...which my anti-social ass DEFINITELY wasn't going to do.
I just so happened to have an Alps 10K log potentiometer on hand...an RK27. Thing is, It didn't fit, and the only pinion that I had on hand (cannabalized from the crybaby "broken/for parts" internals...it's hard to find a good wah enclosure these days) was designed for a D shaft and a snap ring retainer.
Meh, NBD. Pull out the mini mill, gently shave off the pot shaft until it's a nice D shape, hog out a little bit of the wah enclosure, and bingo...works like a charm. Ugly as hell, but it gets the job done.
As for the sound...huh. Depending on how I have the gear set, this thing can get super low and self-oscillate down in it's lowest range. Kinda wild. Was not expecting that.
Oh, and it's got an LED bling plate and a blue tread. Because F+#/ yeah.
Next wah-ish build I might fab up a wood tread...gotta be something that can stand up to my foot. Jatoba maybe...might be too boring though. Wenge if I have a big enough scrap piece. I dunno. I still need to put a stick figure on this guy...
It's not as clean as I'd ideally want to make it...still trying to figure out my rhythm with ribbon cables, W2B connectors, etc. Never did a wah pedal before, so this is a first.
The biggest headache here was the 10k dual gang pot for the pinion. I couldn't quite find one that would work off the shelf, and the only other option seemed to be to E-mail the folks who make the parachute wah...which my anti-social ass DEFINITELY wasn't going to do.
I just so happened to have an Alps 10K log potentiometer on hand...an RK27. Thing is, It didn't fit, and the only pinion that I had on hand (cannabalized from the crybaby "broken/for parts" internals...it's hard to find a good wah enclosure these days) was designed for a D shaft and a snap ring retainer.
Meh, NBD. Pull out the mini mill, gently shave off the pot shaft until it's a nice D shape, hog out a little bit of the wah enclosure, and bingo...works like a charm. Ugly as hell, but it gets the job done.
As for the sound...huh. Depending on how I have the gear set, this thing can get super low and self-oscillate down in it's lowest range. Kinda wild. Was not expecting that.
Oh, and it's got an LED bling plate and a blue tread. Because F+#/ yeah.
Next wah-ish build I might fab up a wood tread...gotta be something that can stand up to my foot. Jatoba maybe...might be too boring though. Wenge if I have a big enough scrap piece. I dunno. I still need to put a stick figure on this guy...