eurobailey
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Thought i would show a couple of my latest Builds
The first build was a Burns Buzz Around using a eyelet board. Most of my components were purchased from Amplified Parts - except for the Q3 transistor that i had a stash of! This was my first build that started on breadboard prior to building. I tested all my transistors using the tagboard effects GE tester layout. One thing i am finding with testing transistors is a lack of stability in measurements (e.g. the voltage/leakage never really stabilising - whether this is a flaw in my tester or the transistors being too leaky I am not sure!). Regardless, on breadboard the pedal sounded great. I did find once built, it was a little temperamental and this is perhaps due to the q3 transistor however the bias knob has made me able to always find a useable sound. Biggest lesson i learnt from this one was to test the breadboard circuit more before committing. I'd love a peak atlas to rule out any errors on my behalf however they are not cheap in Australia and i may not get my money's worth.
My wife helped with the pedal design and dazatronyx in Melbourne does the UV printing for me.
Second build was a Fuzz Face and RM build using the amplified parts layout (and design). Its a hybrid GE / Silicone Fuzz Face and GE RM (using a darlington pair).
Once again i breadboarded both pedals and I am really happy with the results. The fuzz face cleans up nicely, The RM is slightly noisy however both sound amazing through my laney amp. The RM could use a little more power filtering on the RM side however I am tempted to leave it as is.
The last build is the Dane from thorpyFX using tagboard effects layout. It includes the switchable transistors on the boost (GE or zener).
Once again, designed by my wife and printed by Dazatronyx. I really do not enjoy anything more then 3 knobs on a tagboard build!
The first build was a Burns Buzz Around using a eyelet board. Most of my components were purchased from Amplified Parts - except for the Q3 transistor that i had a stash of! This was my first build that started on breadboard prior to building. I tested all my transistors using the tagboard effects GE tester layout. One thing i am finding with testing transistors is a lack of stability in measurements (e.g. the voltage/leakage never really stabilising - whether this is a flaw in my tester or the transistors being too leaky I am not sure!). Regardless, on breadboard the pedal sounded great. I did find once built, it was a little temperamental and this is perhaps due to the q3 transistor however the bias knob has made me able to always find a useable sound. Biggest lesson i learnt from this one was to test the breadboard circuit more before committing. I'd love a peak atlas to rule out any errors on my behalf however they are not cheap in Australia and i may not get my money's worth.
My wife helped with the pedal design and dazatronyx in Melbourne does the UV printing for me.
Second build was a Fuzz Face and RM build using the amplified parts layout (and design). Its a hybrid GE / Silicone Fuzz Face and GE RM (using a darlington pair).
Once again i breadboarded both pedals and I am really happy with the results. The fuzz face cleans up nicely, The RM is slightly noisy however both sound amazing through my laney amp. The RM could use a little more power filtering on the RM side however I am tempted to leave it as is.
The last build is the Dane from thorpyFX using tagboard effects layout. It includes the switchable transistors on the boost (GE or zener).
Once again, designed by my wife and printed by Dazatronyx. I really do not enjoy anything more then 3 knobs on a tagboard build!
so thanks for the influence. The buzz around took some time to get right but i think it worked pretty well - was originally going to be hieroglyphics and then went with a matrix style 'worn look'.
