Brown Betty (another one)

Chuck D. Bones

Circuit Wizard
This was my 2nd PedalPCB build. Lotta gain, very quiet. NOS 5mm red LEDs are at least 35 years old. Not saying they sound better, I just wanted to see if they still worked! Most of the parts are from Small Bear, including the box and knobs. I really like the mini-pointer knobs, easy to read from a distance. Front panel LED is my trademark violet.

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Interested in a pic of the box without the led on... in your pic it looks almost navy blue, which I would be interested in. From the small bear page picture I assumed it was more of a royal blue.
 
Interested in a pic of the box without the led on... in your pic it looks almost navy blue, which I would be interested in. From the small bear page picture I assumed it was more of a royal blue.

I added a pic with the flash turned on. Small Bear calls this color Dark Blue.
 
Ah interesting. I was looking at the 1590B color set which is different from 1590BB (has option for blue, not dark blue). Not sure if that blue is different, maybe I will confirm with SBE
 
i dunno the name of it but that style of knob is my fave. feels good in the fingers and looks classy. also they are easy to turn and grip in tight spaces. perfect for pedals like this with lots of controls. nice build. brown betty is one of my fave pedalpcb offerings.
 
2 of the internal LEDs will light up IF the trimmer is maxed, PRESENCE is dimed and the GAIN is set high. Not all that bright though.
 
Cool build! I'd be tempted to add a bit more solder to your ground connection! It's the OCD in me I'm afraid... :eek: It's obvious you know what you're doing!
 
Yeah, I have to admit that the ground wire on the output connector looks sketchy from that angle. After seeing the pic, I reinspected it myself. The part you can't see is properly wetted.

Today I'm using my Corduroy as the foundation pedal, trying to get more familiar with it. It sounds pretty good on its own and when driven by my Ice Scream Sammich (modd'ed Frost Drive) it gets reeeeeeeeeeeeel guuuuuuuuuud.
 
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