PCBGM Ultimate Pharaoh

[VanWhy]

Build Rating

4.00 star(s)

Working through my queue and up next is the Ultimate Pharaoh by PCB Guitar Mania. Their take on the Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh Supreme. For a great demo of this just head over to @jjjimi84 YouTube page for that. Great stuff.

I'm a fan of the Pharaoh circuit so this was one I wanted to add to the collection. If PPCB offered it I would have done that one instead but here we are.

It does not fit well in a 1590BB case. I would have gone with a 1590BB2 if I would do it again. This is why I had to lay down the two 10uF electrolytic caps. Other than that the build wasn't bad.

Did some hieroglyphic style decal. Overall happy with how it came out.

 

[szukalski]

Nice. This was one of the few PCBGM builds I did whilst starting out. I enjoyed the circuit.

Does the PCB still have the issue with the rotary switch not working right in some positions?

 

[VanWhy]

Does the PCB still have the issue with the rotary switch not working right in some positions?

I don't know if this is the same issue but the 2nd to last position does not work right. It's a major volume drop even with all the knobs dimed. So something ain't right. Forgot to mention that in my report

 

[szukalski]

I had a position which didn’t work and another couple which I think were the same.

A massive volume drop may be normal depending on what is clipping.

 

[Harry Klippton]

I built a pharaoh on a rullywow board several years ago. It has toggles instead of the rotary, and from what I remember the GE setting is much quieter, and there's one setting with no clipping diodes that's way louder than all the others. I never did figure out how to use that pedal in a way I liked though

 

[jjjimi84]

What a great looking build! This build was problematic from the word go for me, the clipping options was a complete headache. It had something to do with how it was routed on the pcb, i believe?.?.??