Fingolfen
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I finally got around to finishing up my Lizard Queen clones, and honestly - I'm pleasantly surprised... I figured as inexpensive as the small box version of the Lizard Queen is at this point, I'd try to go all out and do a small box version of the big box pedal as closely as possible.
To better mirror the components in the original big box version, I decided to go ahead and use NOS Allen-Bradley carbon composition resistors. I doubt this will make much (if any) difference in the sound of the unit, but they sure do look cool. For my personal pedal, I also scrounged and used the last of my 100nF Panasonic film capacitors. I've built a couple more just using WIMA film capacitors in place of the Panasonic ones. Both the small and large box versions use a 47pF ceramic capacitor, but they're in different parts of the circuit. After some testing, I went ahead and used both sourcing some NOS ceramics from my local electronics store. The transistors and electrolytic capacitors are all new production.
As I opted not to add a battery to the enclosure, the wiring was really straightforward. I'm using my own 3PDT daughter board that is set up very much like the PedalPCB version. The internal wiring is a mix of ribbon cable and aviation grade wiring from Tube Depot. All of the jack connections are insulated with heat shrink tubing.
Playing on the name of the original pedal, I decided to feature our own reigning reptilian monarch, Steggi, on the enclosure. I may have to change the name of the pedal down the line, but I think the end result is fairly cute - even if it borrows quite a bit from the style of the original.
The sound of the pedal matches the demos I've found online, and honestly I'm really liking it a lot so far. I don't think it is going to replace the K-T Event Fuzz on my main board, but it may join it. I'm going to try and get some tone demos in the near future.
Tiny bit more at the blog: https://steggostudios.blogspot.com/2023/07/cloning-lizard-queen.html
To better mirror the components in the original big box version, I decided to go ahead and use NOS Allen-Bradley carbon composition resistors. I doubt this will make much (if any) difference in the sound of the unit, but they sure do look cool. For my personal pedal, I also scrounged and used the last of my 100nF Panasonic film capacitors. I've built a couple more just using WIMA film capacitors in place of the Panasonic ones. Both the small and large box versions use a 47pF ceramic capacitor, but they're in different parts of the circuit. After some testing, I went ahead and used both sourcing some NOS ceramics from my local electronics store. The transistors and electrolytic capacitors are all new production.
As I opted not to add a battery to the enclosure, the wiring was really straightforward. I'm using my own 3PDT daughter board that is set up very much like the PedalPCB version. The internal wiring is a mix of ribbon cable and aviation grade wiring from Tube Depot. All of the jack connections are insulated with heat shrink tubing.
Playing on the name of the original pedal, I decided to feature our own reigning reptilian monarch, Steggi, on the enclosure. I may have to change the name of the pedal down the line, but I think the end result is fairly cute - even if it borrows quite a bit from the style of the original.
The sound of the pedal matches the demos I've found online, and honestly I'm really liking it a lot so far. I don't think it is going to replace the K-T Event Fuzz on my main board, but it may join it. I'm going to try and get some tone demos in the near future.
Tiny bit more at the blog: https://steggostudios.blogspot.com/2023/07/cloning-lizard-queen.html
