Kliche drive 390nF capacitor
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What about 330nF / .33uF? Plenty more options available in that value.
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FWIW I have built several Klones from Pedal PCB boards and some from other boards and the Pedal PCB ones are better. The Pedal PCB boards are more accurate and just sound better - ie they have all the correct components listed and in the right places. Some of the competitor boards leave bits out and the pedal just doesn't sound the same.
I have experimented too, and found that I prefer to use ordinary old 1N4148 diodes where I should use Ge. The pedal is less compressed as a result which I like - others will probably prefer the extra compression. I also swap a couple of caps to get a little more low end - avoiding the low-cut of the original. For me it's the best of both worlds. I get everything a Klon does but it's a little punchier and fuller. This is the beauty of building your own. ?
I have experimented too, and found that I prefer to use ordinary old 1N4148 diodes where I should use Ge. The pedal is less compressed as a result which I like - others will probably prefer the extra compression. I also swap a couple of caps to get a little more low end - avoiding the low-cut of the original. For me it's the best of both worlds. I get everything a Klon does but it's a little punchier and fuller. This is the beauty of building your own. ?
My big thing about a lot of OD pedals is the amount of low end lost when you engage them. So it is possible that I over-compensate! What I did on my last "Mini-Kliché" is swap C4 from 68nF to 220nF. This makes the clean boost more in line with your regular signal - or it does with my rig. I also changed C7 from 82nF to 150nF - this gives the OD a lot more grunt. And I swapped C15 to 6n8 to give the tone pot a bit more range - this mod I gleaned from a different board's instructions. I was just using this pedal with my Les Paul and it sounds amazing with gain at around 3.00.
BTW if you do swap to 1N4148s instead of Ge diodes the overall sound becomes a bit brighter. My solution to this was to solder a 100nF cap across the volume pot pins 1 and 2 on the board. This essentially shunts a little high-end to ground at the output. It works for me.
BTW I just use a 330nF cap instead of 390.
BTW if you do swap to 1N4148s instead of Ge diodes the overall sound becomes a bit brighter. My solution to this was to solder a 100nF cap across the volume pot pins 1 and 2 on the board. This essentially shunts a little high-end to ground at the output. It works for me.
BTW I just use a 330nF cap instead of 390.
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