spi
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This is the first BBD-based pedal I've made, and the first flanger I've owned that wasn't a part of a digital multi-effects.
I was interested in building a flanger but many of the PCBs for them seem to be odd: either they are stacked PCBs, or in large enclosures, or run off voltages other than 9v, etc. I picked this one pretty much because it (barely) fit a 125B without any other oddities. This is supposedly based on an Ibanez FL9.
So far it sounds pretty sweet, but I've really only played it enough to ensure it flanges and the knobs do stuff. There's 3 internal trimmers for bias, regen, and clock that I haven't even adjusted yet. It sounded great the first time it fired up, and I'm sure it will sound even better once it's fine tuned. The instructions don't offer any advice for tuning but I think I can follow the advice of the Madbeans Current Lover, which has the same trims despite being a different circuit.
I just used a label maker for the knobs for now, otherwise I'd forget what they are for. I may add art later if I get inspired.
I messed up the build at first, because I mounted the switch PCB upside down. I got most of the solder off using a sucker and some wick, but the board is still stuck to the switch so I ended up just dropping in a new switch and wiring directly.
I was interested in building a flanger but many of the PCBs for them seem to be odd: either they are stacked PCBs, or in large enclosures, or run off voltages other than 9v, etc. I picked this one pretty much because it (barely) fit a 125B without any other oddities. This is supposedly based on an Ibanez FL9.
So far it sounds pretty sweet, but I've really only played it enough to ensure it flanges and the knobs do stuff. There's 3 internal trimmers for bias, regen, and clock that I haven't even adjusted yet. It sounded great the first time it fired up, and I'm sure it will sound even better once it's fine tuned. The instructions don't offer any advice for tuning but I think I can follow the advice of the Madbeans Current Lover, which has the same trims despite being a different circuit.
I just used a label maker for the knobs for now, otherwise I'd forget what they are for. I may add art later if I get inspired.
I messed up the build at first, because I mounted the switch PCB upside down. I got most of the solder off using a sucker and some wick, but the board is still stuck to the switch so I ended up just dropping in a new switch and wiring directly.
. I’ll also add that when you crank the regen knob to max, the flange sound gets more vocal, almost wah like. Unlike the bf-2 where that gets really metallic and sproingy.
