Green Sreamer

[JimL]

I built a Little Green Screamer. It was an easy build and it sounds ok. It has N4148s in it. Any ideas on how I can mod this pedal to my desire? I bought five boards so I can try mods. My favorite ODs are Wampler Belle and MXR Timmy.

 

[HamishR]

What is your desire?

 

[jwin615]

What is your desire?

It should burst.

 

[CheapSuitG]

The Tubescreamer is bit different than the Timmy. TS has a mid eq hump where the Timmy is a "transparent" overdrive.

Also, socket things like the diodes, try some LED, LED and 4148, bat41 or even just 1 diode.

 

[phi1]

Old article, but still a fun read. Mod 4 (transparent tone control) looks cool.

https://www.premierguitar.com/gear/5-diy-mods-to-perfect-your-ibanez-ts9-and-boss-sd-1

 

[JimL]

The Tubescreamer is bit different than the Timmy. TS has a mid eq hump where the Timmy is a "transparent" overdrive.

Also, socket things like the diodes, try some LED, LED and 4148, bat41 or even just 1 diode.

Thanks. I think that I have no understanding of why I would want a glowing led inside my case. The socket idea is a good one. I have to look into what a bat41 is. I know very little.

 

[JimL]

I think I prefer a more lows.

 

[CheapSuitG]

Thanks. I think that I have no understanding of why I would want a glowing led inside my case. The socket idea is a good one. I have to look into what a bat41 is. I know very little.

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. It works like a clipping diode similar to a 1N4148 but with a higher forward voltage, which changes how the signal clips. Lots of pedals use LEDs for clipping RAT circuits, the JHS Morning Glory and one of my favorites the Keeley Electronics Seeing Eye mod for the Boss DS-1. In that mod, the LED is actually mounted on the outside of the pedal, inside the “O” of Tone on the enclosure. When you play, it lights up in real time you can literally see the signal clipping.

 

[JimL]

LED stands for Light Emitting Diode. It works like a clipping diode similar to a 1N4148 but with a higher forward voltage, which changes how the signal clips. Lots of pedals use LEDs for clipping RAT circuits, the JHS Morning Glory and one of my favorites the Keeley Electronics Seeing Eye mod for the Boss DS-1. In that mod, the LED is actually mounted on the outside of the pedal, inside the “O” of Tone on the enclosure. When you play, it lights up in real time you can literally see the signal clipping.

Thanks for the reply. I still screw up quite a bit, unforced errors. Troubleshooting is not my strong suit yet. I’m gonna get myself some of those BAT41 diodes maybe you could tell me where I could find a socket?

 

[phi1]

Lots of nice articles on this site.

Coda Effects: The different types of diodes

Learn more about electric guitar related electronics: DIY guitar pedals, from fuzz faces to delays and reverb, cables and circuits theory

www.coda-effects.com

For more lows, you could increase C4. (Also described in the Wampler article MOD 3).

Reading the electro-smash tube screamer article several times can go a long way.

 

[JimL]

Very informative reading

 

[CheapSuitG]

https://www.taydaelectronics.com/40-pin-dip-sip-ic-sockets-adaptor-solder-type.html

Thanks for the reply. I still screw up quite a bit, unforced errors. Troubleshooting is not my strong suit yet. I’m gonna get myself some of those BAT41 diodes maybe you could tell me where I could find a socket?

 

[JimL]

Thanks, I have these!