So I’ve completed my first 2 builds ever. A parasite Wah and a Delegate Compressor - Boneyard edition.
first on the Parasaite Wah: overall felt pretty simple. Building the board went well, however the pedal expression enclosure is a nightmare. Missing screws, missing pad for the foot switch. Not ideal. Add to this that the included screws were longer than the drilled holes, I sheared 2 of them and had to resort to super glue.
I pushed through and ended up with a functional Wah-Wah. I probably still need to adjust the pot position to the gears a bit more to get it in the sweet spot, but so far so good.
Now for the delegate compressor.
This one was a bit more difficult. First lesson learned was that LED have a long leg (pin) and a short leg for a reason. Second was that the short leg goes in the K hole on the board.
Third lesson was that you can’t test this pedal before putting it it’s enclosure with the lights on. Yes I could have tape the white LED with the LDR for testing, but turning my lights off was faster and allowed me to see the white LED in action.
Forth lesson was that reversing the Level and Sustain pots was not a good idea (mistake). First test of the pedal made me realize that something was wrong quickly, Turning the level just 1/100 of the pot, scared the bejesus out of my dog. So after a bit of thinking and a night rest, back to the iron to swap them to their correct positions.
Now I’m somewhat happy with the results. However, while it works, I still believe there’s something wrong with it. The amount of volume boost is still very high. The difference between compressed vs clean is so big that it makes it an always on type of pedal. There also seems to be a fair delay before the pedal kicks on. If I stop playing and lower my guitar volume for a few seconds and just turn it back up, the first noise such as running my hands on the string are super loud. Then it seems to kick in and bring the volume and compression down. If anyone have suggestion to were I can start to find the cause all are welcome.
So as a first builds both were enjoyable experiences, I’ve learned a lot and I’m ready to attack new builds. Mainly waiting for the Muffin fuzz to be back in stock to put a new order in. Probably a couple of fuzz and delays (analog and digital). Suggestion are welcome for the delays, I’m pretty set on the Muffin and the Danube for the fuzz.
first on the Parasaite Wah: overall felt pretty simple. Building the board went well, however the pedal expression enclosure is a nightmare. Missing screws, missing pad for the foot switch. Not ideal. Add to this that the included screws were longer than the drilled holes, I sheared 2 of them and had to resort to super glue.
I pushed through and ended up with a functional Wah-Wah. I probably still need to adjust the pot position to the gears a bit more to get it in the sweet spot, but so far so good.
Now for the delegate compressor.
This one was a bit more difficult. First lesson learned was that LED have a long leg (pin) and a short leg for a reason. Second was that the short leg goes in the K hole on the board.
Third lesson was that you can’t test this pedal before putting it it’s enclosure with the lights on. Yes I could have tape the white LED with the LDR for testing, but turning my lights off was faster and allowed me to see the white LED in action.
Forth lesson was that reversing the Level and Sustain pots was not a good idea (mistake). First test of the pedal made me realize that something was wrong quickly, Turning the level just 1/100 of the pot, scared the bejesus out of my dog. So after a bit of thinking and a night rest, back to the iron to swap them to their correct positions.
Now I’m somewhat happy with the results. However, while it works, I still believe there’s something wrong with it. The amount of volume boost is still very high. The difference between compressed vs clean is so big that it makes it an always on type of pedal. There also seems to be a fair delay before the pedal kicks on. If I stop playing and lower my guitar volume for a few seconds and just turn it back up, the first noise such as running my hands on the string are super loud. Then it seems to kick in and bring the volume and compression down. If anyone have suggestion to were I can start to find the cause all are welcome.
So as a first builds both were enjoyable experiences, I’ve learned a lot and I’m ready to attack new builds. Mainly waiting for the Muffin fuzz to be back in stock to put a new order in. Probably a couple of fuzz and delays (analog and digital). Suggestion are welcome for the delays, I’m pretty set on the Muffin and the Danube for the fuzz.
. I just picked what was matching value without knowing there could even be a difference. I have never done any electronic work before these 2 boards. Should I alway buy electrolytic if not otherwise detailed like the film one for this build ?
doesn't bid the price up too high.
