DEMO Blueshift (Boss Dimension C)

[owlexifry]

for the longest time i had no idea the boss dimension C is a chorus pedal. i always assumed it was just some obscure boss pedal thing.

who doesn’t love a chorus?
after building the CE-2, i was all about ‘em.
then i found out what the dimension C actually is (+ roland dimension d) and it’s fancy smooth stereo mixing circuit, the simple toggles, mmmm, i had to play one.
so i ordered a blueshift board from aionfx.

as i’m sure some have seen in another thread @Fama saved the day and provided the edited/formatted .pdf (from the aionfx build docs design) for the uv printed enclosure that i ordered from tayda.
print turned out great. thanks @Fama \m/

- ordered most of the caps, H11F1, some transistors+opamps, jacks, switches, and the fancy header pins+hardware from mouser.
- resistors from my stash (tayda, mostly)
- 3207, 3102, NE570 from banzai

was a bit different building on a pcb for the first time since jul2021, eventually got used to it, but holy heck are there a lot of components in this circuit



wired it for minimal bypass.



sounds awesome!



incredible in stereo.
everyone needs to play and/or hear one of these in stereo, it’s a full body experience

just a quick iphone demo:

now i gotta figure out how to record in stereo with the scarlett 2i2

EDIT:
I've attached the .pdf that was used for the UV print - for anyone that wants to use it for their blueshift builds.
(note: there is no gloss layer)

 

[ThePanda]

Dude love it! I am about to order the Blueshift as well!

 

[HamishR]

Way back when I actually had a Dimension D. A little OTT for the tiny gigs I played back then. Later on when Boss brought out the Dimension C I used one of those for a while but these days I am chorused out. I can't use chorus any more. I may reconsider if asked to play in an '80s themed band!

But for some reason I am perversely tempted to try building one of these pedals. I like the idea of a true bypass Dimension C. Your beautiful build is not making it any easier to resist!

 

[MichaelW]

I'm sitting on that board and it's taunting and daring me to build it. I'm still a little intimidated by it.
But man that sounds freaking awesome!

 

[jimilee]

Man that’s awesome. I’m still just sitting here staring at my PCB set.

 

[owlexifry]

Dude love it! I am about to order the Blueshift as well!

hell yeah, you won't regret it.
it's honestly not that bad to build.
just takes a bit longer than a tube screamer

Way back when I actually had a Dimension D. A little OTT for the tiny gigs I played back then. Later on when Boss brought out the Dimension C I used one of those for a while but these days I am chorused out. I can't use chorus any more. I may reconsider if asked to play in an '80s themed band!

But for some reason I am perversely tempted to try building one of these pedals. I like the idea of a true bypass Dimension C. Your beautiful build is not making it any easier to resist!

hahah thanks \m/
it’s not entirely true bypass, 'minimalist' bypass still goes through an input buffer, but still better than going through the pre- and de- emphasis filters in stock mode.

how different is the dimension D to the C? just a big box?

Man that’s awesome. I’m still just sitting here staring at my PCB set.

ay cheers. it's worth the slog i reckon! time to open up that BOM google doc

I'm sitting on that board and it's taunting and daring me to build it. I'm still a little intimidated by it.
But man that sounds freaking awesome!

bro if you can build x2 mbp skoolies with that much nonchalance, i think you got this one in the bag

hell yeah man it’s heavenly, this demo doesn’t even come close to conveying the magic you'll feel when you’re feeding two independent rigs in stereo mode.

e.g.
last night i went on an interdimensional space mission

 

[owlexifry]

recently did a demo for a stereo amp i finished the other day.
so whipped out this blueshift build for the stereo outputs. it’s lush.

(amp plugged into a 1x12 and 4x12 cos that’s all i have for 8 ohm speaker options, and only single SM57, so mono audio only)

 

[Erik S]

I'm now off down a youtube Dimension C rabbit hole, and will probably need to build one of these. That space echo clip really sealed the deal.

Nice work!

 

[owlexifry]

I'm now off down a youtube Dimension C rabbit hole, and will probably need to build one of these. That space echo clip really sealed the deal.

Nice work!

ayyy that’s the spirit

cheers