greypilgrim76
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So some of you knew I was chipping away at this one because I had to keep asking wiring questions, but here's my latest effort. I call it "Klon Sung Blue" because I'm a dork and also a Neil Diamond fan. Anyway, it's the Notakliche on the left side and a Blues Driver on the right side, with the order switch in the middle. I gotta say, having planned this out blind without having ever actually put these two separate pedals together (I know, that was silly), the tonal variety here is pretty amazing, and I'm getting WAY different sounds with the NK into the BD than vice versa. NK into BD works best as a sort of boost (though doubling up the OD kicks the BD into, well, overdrive), but BD into NK with the gain levels up makes something much more akin to a fuzz or even something almost Metal Zone-ish (not quite, but in that vein). Chalk one up to the experimental approach working out!
My only "regret" is that I didn't take the more complicated wire dressing into account, so while everything is cut to the correct length, I could've run some wires longer to get them out of the way and keep from crossing over other wires, but the gut shot can be our little secret.
One small question: The NK sounds perfect--exactly like the one I built separately. The BD also sounds great, and a lot like my Boss pedal. If I let a note or chord sustain/ring out, though, it gets a bit wooly/staticky as it hangs on. Is this typical for a Cobalt Drive build, or is there something I could check or tighten up? I sort of prodded at the wiring, but didn't get any noises that suggested a culprit. It may be a feature and not a bug, but I figured I'd see if anyone had any thoughts. It sounds great regardless!
Anyway, here are the visuals:
My only "regret" is that I didn't take the more complicated wire dressing into account, so while everything is cut to the correct length, I could've run some wires longer to get them out of the way and keep from crossing over other wires, but the gut shot can be our little secret.
One small question: The NK sounds perfect--exactly like the one I built separately. The BD also sounds great, and a lot like my Boss pedal. If I let a note or chord sustain/ring out, though, it gets a bit wooly/staticky as it hangs on. Is this typical for a Cobalt Drive build, or is there something I could check or tighten up? I sort of prodded at the wiring, but didn't get any noises that suggested a culprit. It may be a feature and not a bug, but I figured I'd see if anyone had any thoughts. It sounds great regardless!
Anyway, here are the visuals:
