So the things to know about this build:
1. You need to use open-frame jacks, boxed jacks hit the back of the potentiometers
2. So this thing actually does live up to its hype! I’m not sure I can come up with a solid description, it sounds a little bit like all the big hitters in the boutique overdrive world? Very open and transparent with lots of headroom before it clips (I guess kinda 18V KoT-ish in that sense?) and the clipping characteristic is very cool and maintains lots of detail without getting overly “crunchy” (in general not a fan of having to hunt down “magic” diodes but there’s something special here). The two-band EQ is very finely tuned, you can’t get like a TS or even a Klon-ish EQ-hump (the Qs on these controls don’t seem designed for that), there isn’t like an insane range on these dials so it may not work as well as say a Westwood or a Timmy for a utility EQ sweetener, but there are seemingly no unuseable spots on these dials; all the way around it just sounds like different versions of your same tone,
I’d take it over a Klon for an always-on clean boost/sweetener, I’d take it over a KoT for a dirty stage.
Interested in the schematic for this thing; it seems like a very well-considered and fine-tuned design.
1. You need to use open-frame jacks, boxed jacks hit the back of the potentiometers
2. So this thing actually does live up to its hype! I’m not sure I can come up with a solid description, it sounds a little bit like all the big hitters in the boutique overdrive world? Very open and transparent with lots of headroom before it clips (I guess kinda 18V KoT-ish in that sense?) and the clipping characteristic is very cool and maintains lots of detail without getting overly “crunchy” (in general not a fan of having to hunt down “magic” diodes but there’s something special here). The two-band EQ is very finely tuned, you can’t get like a TS or even a Klon-ish EQ-hump (the Qs on these controls don’t seem designed for that), there isn’t like an insane range on these dials so it may not work as well as say a Westwood or a Timmy for a utility EQ sweetener, but there are seemingly no unuseable spots on these dials; all the way around it just sounds like different versions of your same tone,
I’d take it over a Klon for an always-on clean boost/sweetener, I’d take it over a KoT for a dirty stage.
Interested in the schematic for this thing; it seems like a very well-considered and fine-tuned design.
