VanWhy
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I am a big fan of the death metal albums that use the Boss HM2. The "Swedish Death Metal" sound if you will. I'm also a fan of the Entombed. Who are some of pioneers of this sound. I found this group on Instagram that had a love for the HM2. And they were making a homage to the pedal and selling as "the Chainsaw". They also sell the PCB for it so I wanted to support the cause and bought one.
This my homage to one of my favorite bands built on the HM2 Cult Chainsaw PCB.
It's supposed to be a pretty exact clone and I think it really nails it. The layout was ok. It's not a PPCB board but it gets the job done. Made it to the BOM except it calls for RC4558 chips but I only had TL072s.
There was a 1.5uF electrolytic cap that was on the BOM but I didn't have one. So, I thought, bah, I'll just use a 1u. Well, I learned that it did make a difference. Just didn't sound quite there when maxed. So i put in the 1u5 and it's buzzing away. That's why the one cap looks a bit wonky.
It's a solid PCB. Fun build. And feels good to support fellow HM2 fans.
This my homage to one of my favorite bands built on the HM2 Cult Chainsaw PCB.
It's supposed to be a pretty exact clone and I think it really nails it. The layout was ok. It's not a PPCB board but it gets the job done. Made it to the BOM except it calls for RC4558 chips but I only had TL072s.
There was a 1.5uF electrolytic cap that was on the BOM but I didn't have one. So, I thought, bah, I'll just use a 1u. Well, I learned that it did make a difference. Just didn't sound quite there when maxed. So i put in the 1u5 and it's buzzing away. That's why the one cap looks a bit wonky.
It's a solid PCB. Fun build. And feels good to support fellow HM2 fans.
