MichaelW
Well-known member
Well this pedal was done and had been sitting ready to go about a week waiting for one blasted part.
When I put my order together for this build I missed the 6v voltage regulator.
I found out when I went to go pull the parts to build it. Ugh.
So I thought I'd go the faster route and order from Amazon. It was supposed to arrive 4 days ago. Then I get the "Your package has been delayed" messages....no duhh......Then I get a "Your package may be lost" message.....arrrrrggghhhh.
Anyway, I was going to give till tomorrow before re-ordering.
I was in my garage, just finishing up populating my LMF board, I had the garage door open, the weather was lovely today.
And at 6:15pm a U-Haul van pulls up to the house, and out steps an Amazon delivery dude......I'm like "whaaaaat the.......".
Anyway, he hands me my package with my voltage regulators and I literally opened it right then and there and installed in hahah.
Buttoned up the build after dinner.
I've been looking forward to this one as soon as @vigilante398 announced it. I've always loved the EF86 channel on a Matchless DC30.
Build went super smooth, it's an easy build once past the learning curve of building these boards.
The Echo Foxtrot has less components as the Space Heater (I think...) It feels like it's laid out a bit more spaciously.
Basically it's a Space Heater tube pre-amp/boost but with an EF86 instead of 12AX7.
I love both the Space Heaters that I've built. I have one set up as a clean tone conditioner and the other as a boost.
I wasn't quite sure how the EF version would sound but when I fired it up I was rewarded with that thick rich, chewy, warmth from the EF86 tube.
I think @vigilante398 really nailed it with this one in replicating "that" sound!
Overall, this is really a clean boost as opposed to an overdrive. There is less gain and less output compared to the Space Heater.
But there's plenty of "oomph" to drive another drive pedal or amp. It could be the tube I'm using (TAD) but you really have to push it pretty hard to use it as an overdrive. But that's not what I'll be using it for.
Totally love the sound of this pedal, much more experimenting with it tomorrow!
Thank you @vigilante398!
When I put my order together for this build I missed the 6v voltage regulator.
I found out when I went to go pull the parts to build it. Ugh.
So I thought I'd go the faster route and order from Amazon. It was supposed to arrive 4 days ago. Then I get the "Your package has been delayed" messages....no duhh......Then I get a "Your package may be lost" message.....arrrrrggghhhh.
Anyway, I was going to give till tomorrow before re-ordering.
I was in my garage, just finishing up populating my LMF board, I had the garage door open, the weather was lovely today.
And at 6:15pm a U-Haul van pulls up to the house, and out steps an Amazon delivery dude......I'm like "whaaaaat the.......".
Anyway, he hands me my package with my voltage regulators and I literally opened it right then and there and installed in hahah.
Buttoned up the build after dinner.
I've been looking forward to this one as soon as @vigilante398 announced it. I've always loved the EF86 channel on a Matchless DC30.
Build went super smooth, it's an easy build once past the learning curve of building these boards.
The Echo Foxtrot has less components as the Space Heater (I think...) It feels like it's laid out a bit more spaciously.
Basically it's a Space Heater tube pre-amp/boost but with an EF86 instead of 12AX7.
I love both the Space Heaters that I've built. I have one set up as a clean tone conditioner and the other as a boost.
I wasn't quite sure how the EF version would sound but when I fired it up I was rewarded with that thick rich, chewy, warmth from the EF86 tube.
I think @vigilante398 really nailed it with this one in replicating "that" sound!
Overall, this is really a clean boost as opposed to an overdrive. There is less gain and less output compared to the Space Heater.
But there's plenty of "oomph" to drive another drive pedal or amp. It could be the tube I'm using (TAD) but you really have to push it pretty hard to use it as an overdrive. But that's not what I'll be using it for.
Totally love the sound of this pedal, much more experimenting with it tomorrow!
Thank you @vigilante398!
. Nathan is having them made by someone, can't remember who, that has a CNC.
