PedalPCB Two Sticks of Derm/Doomstick - 1590a build

[OD is Glorious]

Build Rating

5.00 star(s)

My opinion is that this is a fabulous circuit. I have been saying I am not a fuzz fan, but maybe I have been playing the wrong fuzz pedals? This one is overpowered and it has a tight sound. It is not all flubby or un-harmonic. I loved the Sandspur and the Copper Clad, but I would say this pedal may be better than both. To my ears it is a pedal I would rock on my board. I love the circuit and it is built with common components that we all have - including the three 3904 transistors. Unity is at 7 o'clock and one notch more at 8 o'clock you have significant gain. I am afraid to get past noon on the dial. It has gain for days.

I decided to continue with 1590a builds. This one fit pretty easy, but you can see I mounted a few caps under the board. I used a 3mm LED and angled the board down toward that LED; it is my way of getting both Lumberg jacks into place. In the 1590a builds I always use a low profile footswitch and I bend the solder lugs so that a breakout board fits. I also continued using letters that are 1/2 inch vinyl. I put it on the PedalPCB platform before boxing and man, I was impressed by the sound! Boxing was fairly simple.

Have a great weekend everyone, and build something great!

 

[EisengesisFX]

Continued applause from me on principle for your 1590A work. Maddening stuff. For what it's worth, 9mm pots also help save precious mm of space...albeit their leg spacing means they always have to be wired offboard.

 

[OD is Glorious]

Continued applause from me on principle for your 1590A work. Maddening stuff. For what it's worth, 9mm pots also help save precious mm of space...albeit their leg spacing means they always have to be wired offboard.

Thanks for the comment. Check out in one of my photos above how I manipulate the legs on the potentiometer. I also cover the board with a thin sheet of plastic substrate to prevent any contacts.

 

[Harry Klippton]

If you mount the jacks closer to the face of the pedal and use low profile electrolytics, the board can usually go "on top" of them. Here's a thread of my 1590a builds where you can see some examples, including an fv-1 with stacked boards

 

[OD is Glorious]

If you mount the jacks closer to the face of the pedal and use low profile electrolytics, the board can usually go "on top" of them. Here's a thread of my 1590a builds where you can see some examples, including an fv-1 with stacked boards

Thanks much for the suggestion. I guess I got a break out of this paradigm I have. I might try that on my next build!

 

[Guardians of the analog]

 

[jwin615]

Nice build. I admire this circuit as well.