DEMO Other* Pedals DIY Stock Albini Blues Kit Build

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VanWhy

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Very cool version of the Harmonic Percolator with a switch to go between the Stock version on the Steve Albini mod.

I went with the full Kit since all the work was pretty much done. I just had to solder everything and install it. Took me less than an hour. The installation in the enclosure was the trickiest part with the sliders. But, overall, not bad.

There is quite a bit of play in the sliders after it was mounted. Not sure if that was something I did or just how they are.

Other than that quality is good. Enclosure is great. Zack and his crew do a great job with everything they do and this is no exception.

Its not for your first time builders since there is little no guidance. But Im sure they would be super helpful if anyone needing anything.

One thing I will mention, is to keep in mind the Ge diodes orientation. Its backwards from the normal line indications but Ive used these parts enough to know the difference. Helps to get the DMM to verify components just in case.

I recommend it.


Also, here's a little demo I did
 

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I just finished mine as well! Sounds great. I actually put my Ge diodes in backwards following the lines and it seems to work fine. Didn't even know I did it wrong! Looking at the schematic, I guess R6 is on the wrong side of a diode.
 
very nice. I have a cart sitting there with this and a few other items in it.

This is f’ing nasty. I need to just click buy it now.

Other than the name, I am not familiar with anything Albini played on, and that’s my only mental association with this circuit,
 
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