Nut Driver build

[Vild]

Build Rating

3.00 star(s)

Shitty tube screamer variant. Build the plumes or dunes clone or something. (Or just buy a plumes)

Soundwise I have pretty much the same experience as the guys in this thread. I almost wondered if I did something wrong. It's weak.
Post in thread 'Hortin FexDrive layout 3' https://forum.pedalpcb.com/threads/hortin-fexdrive-layout-3.28453/post-368739

Something I learned with this build though is the metallic chrome tayda paint jobs are thick enough that the ppcb template won't fit correctly over it but I made it work.

 

[owlexifry]

that's unfortunate.
box looks great though! maybe could save it for something else. (would probably fit an UberDrive quite nicely)

when this one first showed up in 'upcoming releases' i was pretty excited to see it and possibly breadboard the circuit.
but, sadly, its just an 808 with a poor choice of clipping diodes.

fortin could chuck any old circuit in a box, write up some marketing spiel about how they've carefully tuned it to snap necks (with 1 or 2 component value substitutions) and every metal simp will want it because fortin.

if you want a good overdrive that actually make your amp react and chonk the way you want it to:

Frost Drive - PedalPCB.com

Compare to VFE Ice Scream

www.pedalpcb.com

or the OG

Cirrus (Legacy PCB)

Build a true-bypass replica of the very rare Ibanez / Maxon ST-9 Super Tube Screamer, a TS variant with semi-parametric midrange. (Legacy project, new version coming soon)

aionfx.com

 

[Vild]

Thanks for the tips! If it's that close to a normal 808 it should be easy for me to try to find some good mods for it or something. I haven't really looked at the circuit much but I probably should have. I definitely trusted Fortin too much on this lol.

 

[owlexifry]

Thanks for the tips! If it's that close to a normal 808 it should be easy for me to try to find some good mods for it or something. I haven't really looked at the circuit much but I probably should have. I definitely trusted Fortin too much on this lol.

no worries
if you want to try some different clipping diodes, you could pull the x2 mosfets and drop in a clipping switch here:


(sw1 & sw2 to the points circled in red, can just use a regular on/on DPDT)

 

[Vild]

Oh hell yeah thanks!
Not sure if there is a good spot for the switch, I'll probably just run some jumpers to a bread board and try some random ones out and see how it goes.

 

[owlexifry]

run some jumpers to a bread board and try some random ones out and see how it goes.

hell yes.